Cheap Wine Reviews

Send us Fan Mail Butternut Chardonnay 2021- A reasonably oaked Chardonnay This is a Chardonnay I found for $11.99. Butternut is part of the Miller Family Line of wines, they are located in Paso Robles, but the Butternut Chardonnay is from grapes all over California. This is a good-tasting Chardonnay if you like a little…

Send us Fan Mail Chateau de Gretels Prestige Cahors 2021-Costco $8 bucks-90 Points! This is a $7.99 Costco wine from Cahors in France. It is 70% Malbec (Cahors is known for Malbec) and 30% Merlot. It is an estate wine, grown from vineyards located in some of the best Terrior in Cahors. And did I…

Send us Fan Mail Kirkland Signature Bordeaux Supérieur 2021-A $6,89 Costco Bargain Half of the wines from Bordeaux sell for under twenty bucks, in Napa about 2% of the wines sell for under $20. Ok, I wasn't taking into account all the store brands that sell for $19.99. In that case, 1% of Napa wines…

Send us Fan Mail Peaks & Tides Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2021- A Good $12.99 Aldi Wine! The Sonoma Coast is an elite Pinot Noir growing region. This $12.99 Aldo Pinot Noir is not made in the same way as the $65  Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir, but it is a legit drink it now Pinot…

Send us Fan Mail Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Los Carneros Brut Sparkling Wine 2019-$12.99-Buy It-Drink It This is a vintage-dated Bubbly from an elite-growing region. 2019 Carneros Bubblt sells for $35 and up, not $12.99. This is Trader Joe's gift to 2023 wine drinkers. Don't miss it! For more info check out  https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to…

Send us Fan Mail Matias Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021-A Wine Well Worth Searching For! This is a brand from winemaker Dan Fitzpatrick, who has worked for some of the best wineries in California. The brand may be hard to find and there seem to be different brands for each wine from a different AVA…

Send us Fan Mail Anna de Codorniu Cava Brut Rosé-$9 Pinot Noir (70%) and Chardonay (30%) Cava This is a Cava made with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, just like Champagne. Those are not the grapes used in traditional Cava. This is from a family who started growing grapes in the 1400s and started a winery…

Send us Fan Mail Louise d' Estrée Brut (in 2023)-Trader Joe's $10 Cremant Bargain This is going to be short. This is a French Bubbly from a quality Loire Vallet Sparkling wine producer that Trader Joe's is selling for $9.99 and it sells for between$17 and $20 in places that TJ's does not cover. Half-price…

Send us Fan Mail Trader Joe's Petit Reserve Maule Valley Carmenere 2021-$8 And Really Good This is a limited edition Trader Joe's wine from Chile. Carmenerein Chile has an interesting story (sorry, you have to listen to the Podcast). In the 1800s it was an integral part of the Bordeaux, and phylloxera hit. It somehow…

Send us Fan Mail Piper Sonoma Brut- Sonoma vs Champagne- This Wine Rocks The Piper Sonoma Brut has been in Sonoma for 43 years, it is the California outpost of Piper Heidsieck. I found it for $17 while it does list for $22. Which is half of what the French version sells for, Is the…

Send us Fan Mail Rose & Finch California Red Wine 2021-The Best $3.49 wine (Trader Joe's Edition) Ok, we set the stage. This wine will tangle with any wine under $10 and probably wine. Does it taste good? Yes. Does it have its uses? Oh Yeah! Is it the party wine of  2023? Show me…

Send us Fan Mail Chandon California Brut-Do You Really Need The French Stuff? Chandon in 1974 was one of the first Champagne Houses to establish a California outpost. The Chandon California Brut list is for $26, but during the Holidays I found it for $15. Are California grapes really that much worse than Champagne grapes?…