The Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017 is a $12.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. The back label indicates that this Shiraz was bottled by Orbach Family Wines ( established in 2001). Bottled by means just that, they only bottled the wine. But, Orbach sells their wines under the Side Gate label and Side Gate…
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Yalumba Y Series Viognier 2020-Different But Really Good Yalumba has been a family-owned and operated winery for over 170 years and they specialize in Viognier. Viognier is originally a White grape that is a blending grape in the Rhone Valley and one of the few White Grapes that are added to White wine. This is…
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The Yalumba Y Series Viognier 2020 is from the entry-level line of wines from the Yalumba Family WInemakers who planted their first vineyard in Australia in 1849. Yalumba is the Hill-Smith family, and Sam Smith was the founder 173 years ago. They are still family owned and operated which is rare for a wine business…
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Substance CH Chardonnay 2020-A 93 Point Value-Priced Wine! I am a fan of Charles Smith's House of Smith line of wines. Everything from Expensive 100-point wines to value-priced wine. This wine I found on sale for $12.99 received 93 points, 93 points are no joke!! Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the excellent podcast for…
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The Substance CH Chardonnay 2020 is a brand in winemakers Charles Smith’s House of Smith family of Washington State wines. Those wines span from fairly expensive 100-point wines to value-priced wines. The CH Chardonnay lists for $17, but I found it for $12.99. The Substance CH Chardonnay 2020 was sourced from three vineyards, 70% Frenchmen…
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Trader Joe's Petit Reserve Paso Robles Cabernet Franc 2021-Another TJ's Reserve Bargain Trader Joe's Reserve wines have been some of the best bargains in value-priced wine. Wines from some of the best AVAs on the West Coast and made by top-notch producers and sold for bargain prices. What is there not to like? Check out…
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The Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve Paso Robles Cabernet Franc 2021 is a Trader Joe’s limited release exclusive. It is produced for Trader Joe’s by the Miller Family Wine Company which also makes Trader Joe’s Lazy Bones Cabernet Franc, also from Paso Robles grapes. The Miller Family Wine Company also owns the Central Coast Wine Warehouse…
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Exquisite Collection Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 This is an Aldi $13.99 exclusive wine. The Exquisite Collection is roughly the equivalent of Trader Joe's Reserve line of wines. Wines from elite growing regions selling for bargain prices. Is it any good? Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the podcast for all the details!!! Check us…
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The Exquisite Collection Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 is a $13.99 Aldi wine exclusive. The Exquisite Collection is essentially Aldi’s version of the Trader Joe’s Reserve wines. Wines from the high-end growing regions at a bargain price. Paso Robles is located inside California’s Central Coast AVA and is halfway between Los Angeles and San Fransico….
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19 Crimes Snoop Dogg Cali Gold-Sipping On Cali Gold I kind of like that of all the celebrity wine Snoop Dogg consistently delivers. Most celebrity wines are pretty good there are too many agents and handlers to allow a bad wine to slip thru. But these 19 Crimes Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart, too, consistently…
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The 19 Crimes Snoop Dogg Cali Gold is a Sparkling wine made from a blend of 36% mixed White grapes, 28% French Colombard, 26% Reisling, and 10% Muscat Alexandria. This is not your typical Sparkling wine grape blend. Muscat Alexandria is the oldest known grape varietal, Reisling is commonly used in German Sekt Sparkling wine,…
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Colby Red Blend 2017-Wine with a Heart There is a story here. Daryl Groom was the chief winemaker for Penfolds where he was in charge of the production of The Grange, the #1 wine from Australia. His son Colby had 2 open heart surgeries before he was ten. He asked his Dad when he was…
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The Colby Red Blend 2017 is a wine with a unique story. The name in the name is the winemaker, Daryl Groom’s son. Daryl Groom was the winemaker for Penfolds and was responsible for producing their legendary “The Grange” blend as well as being chief winemaker at several other high-end wineries. Colby Groom had two…
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Don't Mind If I Do Sparkling Wine-ALDI-$10 Diet Bubbly-A Dream Come True? An Aldi $9.99 exclusive, 85 calories, 9% alcohol, zero sugar, and gluten-free. A diet Bubbly with no downside!! Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the companion PODCAST for all the details !!!! Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at podcast@cheapwinefinder.com
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The Don’t Mind If I Do Sparkling Wine is a $9.99 ALDI exclusive. ALDI owns the brand name and the still wines in this line are made by a family-owned winery in Monterey, California. The Sparkling wine has been made by a family-owned winery, since 1938, located in Lodi, California. They are the largest Sparkling…
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Sebastopol Oaks California Chardonnay 2019 Chardonnay is the #1 selling White wine in the world! In the value-price range (that is our thing) there is plenty of competition. Winemakers have to pull out all the stops to get you to notice their Chardonnay. That is a very good thing. For more information check out www.cheapwinefinder.com…
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The Sebastopol Oaks California Chardonnay 2019 is sourced from grapes grown on the Clarksburg and Lodi AVAs with some Paso Robles grapes added in. Sebastopol is a town that is situated inside bother the Sonoma Coast and the Russian River AVAs. The Sebastopol Oaks California Chardonnay 2019 is one of the many wine brands from…
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Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Napa Valley Pinot Noir 2020-Another TJ's Grand Reserve Bargain The Trader Joe's Grand Reserve and up wines, such as the Diamond and the Platinum Reserve wines have been some of the best wine bargains since Covid, This Napa Valey Pinot is more new Pinot Noir (Meiomi) than classic California Pinot Noir….
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The Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Napa Valley Pinot Noir 2020 is a $12.99 Trader Joe’s limited-time exclusive. It is produced for Trader Joe’s by an independent wine company that has produced other wines for TJ’s. They do not have their name associated with this wine, just the winemakers’/owners name. So I won’t name the company,…
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OKO Organic Pinot Noir 2020-TJ's Bargain French Pinot When is a $9.99 wine not a $9.99 wine? That is the question. Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the PODCAST for all the details!!! Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at podcast@cheapwinefinder.com
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The OKO Organic Pinot Noir 2020 is sourced from certified organic vineyards in the Vin de Pays D’Oc region of the Languedoc in eastern France. OKO is an eco-wine company that specializes in organic wines grown in various wine regions. For example, they offer an organic Pinot Grigio from the Veneto region of Italy. The…
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The Ferrari-Carano Dry Sangiovese Rosé Sonoma 2021 is a blend of 75% Sangiovese, 12.3% Pinot Noir, 4.37% Grenache, 2.78% Black Muscat, 2.29% Syrah, 1.57% Zinfandel, and 0.79% other. I love how exact they are of the grape percentages and that they didn’t know exactly what was the grape varietal for 0.79% of the grapes. Some…
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Ferrari-Carano Dry Sangiovese Rosé Sonoma 2021-My Favorite Rosé Of 2022 I wrote about it. I talked about it. Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the PODCAST for all the details. Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at podcast@cheapwinefinder.com
Read MoreVilla Maria Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021-An Excellent Taste of New Zealand Inexpensive Sauvignon Blanc just might be the best cheap wine on the planet. New Zealand is the current king of Sauvignon Blanc, France, and the Loire Valley could be, but they do not seem to compete. The Villa Maria is sourced from multiple vineyards…
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The Villa Maria Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021 is a “taste of Marlborough” wine sourced from vineyards in the cooler Awatere Valley and the warmer Wairau Valley. They purposely selected vineyards in diverse locations to get a selection of grapes that are indicative of the region. This is Villa Maria’s Private Bin line of wines and…
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