Send us Fan Mail Trader Joe's Reserve Carneros Rosé of Pinot Noir 2023-A Whole Lotta Rosé This is a Trader Joe's $9.99 exclusive Pinot Noir Rosé sourced from the Napa side of the Carneros AVA, it is referred to as Los Carneros. It is a quality Rosé wine. For all the information you should listen…
Read MoreSend us Fan Mail 19 Crimes Frankenstein Cabernet Sauvignon-The Freaks Come Out At Night This wine has a cool drawing of Frankenstein on the Label, it is licensed from Universal MONSTERS. There is a Bride Of Frankenstein Red blend and I thought saw a Dracula wine. This is a non-vintage Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from vineyards…
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The 19 Crimes Frankenstein Cabernet Sauvignon is a non-vintage wine sourced from grapes grown in SouthEast Australia. I found it at Target for $9.99. It may be a non-vintage wine, but it has a glow-in-the-dark Frankenstein Label (authorized by Universal Monsters), and if you scan the back label and turn the camera on your phone…
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Send us Fan Mail Trader Joe's Reserve Willamette Pinot Gris 2023-Real Good…Try It! Pinoy Grigio and Pinot Gris are the same grape, Grigio is Italian and Gris is French. The Willamette Valley in Oregon has always produced PInot Griis wines. They are different styles from Pinot Grigio wines. For more information look to https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen…
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The Trader Joe’s Reserve Willamette Pinot Gris 2022 is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. This wine was “produced and bottled by” D W Hinman Cellars. Produced and bottled by means they made the wine, vinted and bottled by (often seen on Trader Joe’s Reserve wine) does not mean much. D W Hinman Cellars is Doyle…
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Send us Fan Mail Corvelia Paso Robles Zinfandel Lot 22-A Seriously Good $10 Trader Joe's Wine All ten-dollar wines should be awesome, right? Well, more of them are, but a solid ten-buck wine is still a wonder. This $9.99 Trader Joe's Zin tastes great! It is made in the style I prefer, read the review…
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The Corvelia Paso Robles Zinfandel Lot 22 is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s wine. Corvelia is a custom brand from Bozzano & Company, a wine company that deals in bulk grapes and produces retail and store-brand wines. The Corvelia brand offers Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel. This is not a vintage-dated wine but a wine differentiated by…
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Send us Fan Mail Oyster Bay Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023-New Zealand Revisited I have been sampling Sauvignon Blanc from every country but New Zealand. I returned to one of the prime examples of value-priced NZ Sav Blanc and I was surprised. This is a lower alcohol (12%), subtle wine, with a softer body and less…
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I found the Oyster Bay Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023 selling for $11.99. This is the first wine of the year for which the most current vintage is 2024. New Zealand’s growing season is the opposite of ours, as it is located south of the equator. Delegat (founded in 1947)is a family-owned wine company that owns…
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Send us Fan Mail Inscription Willamette Pinot Noir 2022-Wine Enthusiast #1 Wine Under $20 The listed 100 value-priced wines that the Inscription was Numero Uno! Do I care what Wine Enthusiast Thinks? Not until I tasted the wines. Were they Right? If drinking this wrong, I don't want to be right! The Inscription, from King…
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The Inscription Willamette Pinot Noir 2022 is a wine I found selling on sale for $16.99, it is Wine Enthusiast’s #1 Top Rated Wine under $20 for 2024. This is a wine from King Estate (founded in Willamette Valley in 1991). They have long practiced organic farming and production methods and are the first winery…
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Send us Fan Mail Gruet Brut Sparkling Wine NV-New Mexico's Finest! In 1989 Gilbert Gruet, who owned a Champagne House in France, made Traditional Method Bubbly in New Mexico. By 1999, Gruet sold 1,000,000 bottles of New Mexico Sparkling wine. 25 years down the road, Gilbert has passed on, but his family still runs the…
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The Gruet Brut Sparkling Wine NV is a wine I found in Chicago selling for on sale for $11.99, it typically sells for closer to $18 but should be well-priced for the coming Holidays. Gruet Winery is located in New Mexico—Gilbert Gruet established Gruet et Fils in Bethon in Champagne, France in 1967. Before that,…
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Send us Fan Mail Casillero del Diablo Cabernet Sauvignon 2022-Spooky Name-Not Spooky Tasting Yeah, It's October 2024, and time for Halloween Party wines. The Casillero del Diablo (Cellar of the Devil) will work as a party wine, but it isn't. This is a wine from Chile's Central Valley which is a great place for value-priced…
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The Casillero del Diablo Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 is a wine selling for $5.99 at Costco and from $8 to $12 elsewhere. Casillero del Diablo is sourced from vineyards in the Central Valley of Chile. It is a brand from Concha Y Toro a large well respected winery from Chile. The Cellar of the Devil name…
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Send us Fan Mail Malene By Chamisal Vineyards Rosé 2023-Costco $12.99 Bargain Chamisal Vineyards has been in the Central Coast AVA for 51 years. Malene is their label for Rosé wines. This is a wine that sells for $15 to $21 elsewhere. This is a classy Rosé, it has depth and style. For more information…
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The Malene By Chamisal Vineyards Rosé 2023 is a wine selling for $12.99 at Costco and a check of the web found it listed for $15 to $22 with most prices on the higher end. Chamisal Vineyards was founded 51 years ago in the Central Coast AVA San Luis Obispo. They own multiple vineyards and…
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The Substance Ro Rosé 2023 is a wine I found at Costco selling for $9.99. Substance is a brand from the House of Smith/Charles Smith winemaker. They offer K Vintners, a high-end wine, and Vino CasaSmith, inspired by Italian wine. Sixto which explores Chardonnay, and Golden West which produces Pinot Noir from Washington State. The…
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The Le Grand Noir Chardonnay 2022 is 85% Chardonnay and 15% Viognier sourced from several areas of the Languedoc wine region in southwest France. This wine is available at Costco for $9.99 and elsewhere for $10 to $14. The Le Grand Noir brand has an entire range of French wines as well as Sparkling and…
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The Aldi Specially Selected Cremant D’Alsace Brut is an Aldi $14.99 import exclusive. The cork showed the initials AM and a Google check of the address listed on the back label shows Maison Arthur Metz as the producer. They are part of the GCF Wine Group, including JP Chenet, Calvet, and Grand Sud. A Cremant…
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Send us Fan Mail Gnarly Head Old Vine Lodi Zinfandel 2022-Grateful Dead Edition The only thing special edition about this wine is the label, the juice is the same. The Grateful Dead Dancing Skeletons and the cool Grateful Dead Skull Logo make this a wine for Deadheads or folks looking for a Halloween wine! …
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The Gnarly Head Old Vine Lodi Zinfandel 2022-Grateful Dead Edition is a wine I found on sale for $7.99. Gnarly Head wines offer both a Grateful Dead Zinfandel and a Cabernet Sauvignon. These wines are from Delicato Family Vineyards which have been in Lodi for 100 years, they recently purchased Coppola Wines. The Lodi AVA…
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Send us Fan Mail Salty Blonde Sauvignon Blanc-Lo-Cal-Lo-Alcohol- Certified Vegan This is a Sauv Blanc from the Western Cape of South Africa. It has 75 to 80 calories per glass, 9% alcohol, and is certified Vegan. The Salty Blonde name comes from the yellow color of the wine and the vineyard's proximity to the Ocean….
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The Salty Blonde Sauvignon Blanc is a non-vintage wine from the West Cape region of South Africa that I found on sale for $11.99though a check on the web showed the average price to be closer to $15. While a non-vintage White wine may not sound too exciting this Sauvignon Blanc has a few tricks…
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Send us Fan Mail Rosa Dell'Olmo Langhe Nebbiolo 2021-Trader Joe's $9 Piedmont Bargain This is a Trader Joe's $8.99 from an import Producer who makes excellent Barolo and Barbaresco wines. This Langhe Nebbiolo wine (Nebbiolo is the grape used in Barolo Wines) is more of a value-priced daily drinker than those high-end sensational wines. But…
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