Cheap Wine Reviews

Porto 6 Vinho Tinto 2021-Trader Joe's $6 Portuguese Red Well actually $5.99, six-buck wine shouldn't taste this good, but it does. Portuguese wine is interesting,  they do not care what the rest of the wine world is doing. They do what is right for Portuguese wine. Value-priced wine has always been a staple of Portuguese…

Juggernaut Sonoma Coast Chardonnay-Upscale @ A Value Price! This Chardonnay is a brand from Bogle Family Vineyards a 6th generation winery from the Clarksburg AVA. The Sonoma Coast AVA is a high-end Chardonnay and Pinot Noir AVA . The wines from here can sell for $50 and up. So this $15 Sonoma Coast AVA CHardonna…

Gruet Brut Rosé Sparkling Wine- The Best Champagne-Style Value Wine? Yeah, Maybe it is. It is hard to be definitive with wine because every year is a new harvest, but Gruet has been rocking the  Sparkling wine thing for years. Then when you find out it is a French wine House with a New Mexico…

Babs Santa Barbara Pinot Noir-Review-$16@Costco-$25 to $35 Elsewhere I think I mentioned Thanksgiving when I meant Easter and am sure last year  I said Easter when I meant Thanksgiving. I have no excuses for my failures. This Pinot is a triumph, not a failure. This is a legitimate taste of Santa Barbara or St. Babs,…

Sunshine Bay Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc-Aldi-$7.99-Excellent This sub-$10 Sauv Blanc is an Estate wine! It is also delicious. You can spend more for a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, but you do not have to! Check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to the PODCAST for all the details! Check us out at http://www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at podcast@cheapwinefinder.com

Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Russian River Chardonnay-A Seriously Good $12.99 Chardonnay We have gotten used to Trader Joe's  Reserve wine over the years. Sometimes they are remarkable bargains and sometimes they are puzzling. This time it is a remarkable wine at a crazy value price. A boutique Napa winery is involved with the bottling. It…

Kirkland Signature Sonoma Old Vine Zinfandel- Costco's excellent $10 Zin The winemaker is  Zach Long who has worked at Kunde  Family Wiery for the last 10 years. Kunde is a 5th generation winery that has been around for 117 harvests. Zach is also involved with Vintage Wine Estates which has a first-class portfolio. This Old…

Kirkland Signature Friuli Grave Pinot Grigio-$5+Costco=Good Should a $5 wine from Italy be this good? I remember the days when sub-ten-dollar wines were an adventure. Today, all bets are off. Bargain wines are getting better and better. For all the info check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to the best value wine PODCAST! Check us out at…

Aldi California Heritage Chardonnay-$5 Chardonnay For You And Your Mom The California Heritage brand is Aldi's new $4.95 line of wines. They do not drink like 5 buck wines. This is a crowd-pleasing Chardonnay, it may be your $% go-to wine. Wine snobs will hate it, but everyone else will be happy. For more info…

Loudenotte Pays D'Oc Pinot Noir 2022-Trader Joe's $6.99 French Pinot How can you sell a wine grown in southwest France and for sale in the US for less than $7? It has always been a mystery to me.  But value Trader Joe's wines have been around long enough to be a fact, not a mystery….

Trader Joe's Reserve SLO County Chardonnay 2022- SLO=Real Good This is a San Luis Obispo County wine, Paso Robles, Edna Valley, arroyo Secco, and San Luis Obispo Coastal AVA are some of the Central Coasts best. This is a $9.99 New World Chardonnay is a crowd-pleaser wine. SLO County is a “HOT” growing region that…

Trader Joe's Grand Reserve San Luis Obispo Coast Pinot Noir 2022-A $13 SLO Pinot Noir San Luis Obispo County which included Paso Robles, Edna Valley, and Arroyo Secco AVAs got repositioned. The San Luis Obispo Coast AVA was organized in 2022 and included Edna Valley and Arroyo Secco, these are some of the coolest temperatures…