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Send us Fan Mail Marqués de la Concordia Cava MM Special Selection Brut 2022 This is a Bubbly from the heart of Cava country about 40 miles south of Barcelona. It is from a producer whoa has made Cava since the 1880s. As a vintage Cava, it is from a vintage in the vineyard that…

Send us Fan Mail Specially Selected Touraine Sauvignon Blanc 2025 Touraine is the middle ground between everyday Loire Valley Sauvignon Blanc and Sancerre. This Touraine sells for $7.99 which puts it a lower cost than the regular Sauvignon Blanc. This is a no compromise bargain! French Sauvignon Blanc at a price that undercuts NZ Sauvignon…

Send us Fan Mail Table Santa Barbara Red 2024 A table wine in Europe is the lowest category of wine. The US has no categories no Grand Cru or Vin de Pays all wines in America ae under the same classification. All wines are table wines. Not in Europe, they have multiple classifications. This is…

Send us Fan Mail Kirkland Signature Cote De Provence Rosé 2025 This a Rosé from a winemaker whose family has been in Provence sine the 1200s. He knows what he is doing, plus the vineyards were purchased in the 1950s. This is a wine made by people who know the grapes and know the vineyards….

Send us Fan Mail TJ’s 1st Rate Value Cab-Compass Bridge Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 A $9.99 Trader Joe’s Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon. Coppola Wines are the winery of record for this wine and they have a fine resume of Sonoma Cabs. A quaint California Cabernet Sauvignon selling for $9.99 is a beautiful thing. This wine gives…

Send us Fan Mail Tazmin Breeze Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024 This is a amazing five buck wine. You expect nothing nothing, but get a Sauv Blanc that competes with wines at twice the price. The podcast talks about why this happens, but also praises the producer for making a quality wine. Cheap good wine is…

Send us Fan Mail Barbanera inBianco Sangiovese White 2024 This is a Tuscan Sangiovese, from a family-owned winery started in 1938, that is produced like a White wine. The Sangiovese grapes are pressed and are immediately discarded, no skin contact. The skin is where the tannins and other chemicals are contained. So, this Sangiovese is…

Send us Fan Mail Everlight Provence Rosé 2025 This is a $12.99 wine which is not what Cru Provence Rosé wines sell for. Aldi Sud which is our Aldi has great contacts in European wine. Aldi is OK in US wines, but elite in value European wines. This Rosé is excellent and even more excellent…

Send us Fan Mail Babich Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2025 Babich is a 120 year old family-owned winery. They know how to make Sauvignon Blanc. This wine received 91 points by the leading US wine critic, and I like it, too. There is a great deal of competition in the value-priced Sauvignon market and this one…

Send us Fan Mail Magus Dark Garnacha This is a $6.99 Costco wine that seems to be a wine selling for $18 to $24 elsewhere. Garnacha is a sleek, dark, rich wine that does not need oak aging. Miles Davis, in 1974, released a live album from Carnegie Hall entitled Dark Magus. Is there a…

Send us Fan Mail Cline Ancient Vines Zinfandel 2022 This is a Zin from Contra Costa AVA, which is east of the San Francisco Bay and south of the San Pablo Bay. This is home to multiple 100-year-old vineyards. Check out http://www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the PODCAST to get all the details. This is a…

Send us Fan Mail Calos Cahors Malbec 2022 This is a Costco wine. It is $8.99 at Costco, and around $15 elsewhere. This Cahors Malbec routinely gets 90+ points from reviewers. This is a well-made wine. Costco wines can be outstanding bargains, and the Calos Cahors Malbec 2022 is a prime example. The Cheapwinefinder website…

Send us Fan Mail Hess Select California Chardonnay 2024 This is a Chardonnay sourced from all over California. 30% of the juice was both fermented and aged in French oak barrels. Hess has been around since the late 70s, so they have great contacts for purchasing grapes. All that combines to produce an excellent value-priced…