The Lindeman’s Bin 65 Chardonnay 2021 just may be the best cheap retail wine available. I found it at a major Chicago wine and spirits shop for $3.99. Cheapwinefinder has reviewed every vintage since 2015 except 2020. I keep expecting the quality to fall off, to be disappointed, but it never happens. And this is…
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Trader Joe's Reserve Oak Knoll Napa Merlot 2020-Another TJ's Reserve Bargain The Trader Joe's Reserve wines, there is the grand Reserve up to the Diamond Reserve have been some of the best bargain wines of the last ten years. I have not been too excited by Merlot recently, but this is a delicious wine. Covid…
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The Trader Joe’s Reserve Oak Knoll Napa Merlot 2020 is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. The Oak Knoll AVA in Napa is located at the southern end of Napa on the Valley floor. It is just above the Napa side of the Carneros AVA which borders to the south on the San Pablo Bay. Most…
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Stormchaser Charging Chardonnay 2020-A Cheap, But Good Everyday Chardonnay From Aldi Aldi's wine department has not had many new wines for about 10 months, so it was good to see this Chardonnay pop up. It is a wine from Columbia Valley in Washington and it is unexpectedly nuanced and subtle. $6.69 wines are seldom nuanced…
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The Stormchaser Charging Chardonnay 2020 is a wine I found for $6.69 at Aldi. This is a wine made for Aldi by Precept Wine, the largest privately held wine company in the Northwest. Their brands include Gruet, House Wine, Canoe Ridge, and many more. Aldi’s wine selection has been stagnant for months, to transportation issues,…
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Westmount Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2020-Affordable Luxury I love Pinot Noir. I love Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. When I can find one that delivers for under twenty bucks, then that is a good day. I found the Westmount Willamette Valley Pinot Noir for $16 on sale. This is a wine that delivers above its price…
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The Westmount Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2020 is one of the brands from NW Wine Company, a custom crush wine company, that also produces its estate wines. The website mentions that it has over 800 acres of vines, while the Westmount website says they have over 100 acres of vines. The back label says that…
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Kung Fu Girl Riesling 2020-I Know Kung Fu This is one of CWF's staple wine recommendations, Evodia Grenache, Lindeman's Bin 65 Chardonnay, and Kung Fu Girl, major bang for the buck wines! The 2020 vintage may be the best vintage of this wine that I have tasted and I am a long-time fan (since 2016)….
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The Kung Fu Girl Riesling 2020 is sourced from a single vineyard (Milbrandt) in the Ancient Lakes AVA of the Columbia Valley in Washington. Kung Fu Girl is one of the wines in the Charles Smith Wines brand. Charles Smith sold the wine company to Constellation Brands, but the production details of this Riesling have…
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La Granja 360 Cava- Trader Joe's Tasty, Cheap, Organic Sparkling Wine It is the season for Sparkling wine cocktails. Don't but Moet or Dom and pour in some orange juice, the wine gods will not look kindly on you. This is a $6.99 tasty Cava that is perfect for adding a splash of orange juice,…
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The La Granja 360 Cava (The Farm 360) is a $6.99 Trader Joe’s import exclusive in the US, I believe this brand of wine is available in other counties. La Granja 360 has a line of affordable Spanish bang for the buck wines. The winery preaches social responsibility and they strive to reduce their footprint…
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Trader Joe's Petit Reserve Barossa Shiraz 2020-Costs $8…Tastes Like $15 Covid has wrecked the supply chain and wine sales. Trader Joe's Reserve wines were always negociant wines. They purchased over-flow wine from major winemakers. Since Covid, the supply of excess has exploded, restaurants and wine bars closed for 2 years and did not buy new…
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The Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve Barossa Shiraz 2020 is a $7.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive sourced from grapes grown in the Barossa Valley of South Australia. There is a chart at Trader Joe’s that says Petit Reserve wine equals retail wines selling in the $12 to $15 range. A quick check of the web showed several…
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Rodney Strong Russian River Pinot Noir 2018-Classic Value-Priced Estate Pinot Ok, this is an estate Pinot Noir most of the grapes came from one of the first Pinot Noir vineyards in the Russian River Valley AVA. Rodney Strong came to Sonoma in 1959 and is one of the modern Pioneers of California wine. Check out…
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The Rodney Strong Russian River Pinot Noir 2018 is an estate-grown 100% Pinot Noir. For a little bit of background, Rodney Strong was a dancer on Broadway who came to Sonoma in 1959 and became a modern pioneer of California wine. He was one of the first to plant Pinot Noir in the Russian River…
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Reserve des Chastelles Tavel 2020-TJ's Rosé That Is A Little Different From The Rest This is an $8.99 Trader Joe's Rosé. What is different about it? Well. Tavel is not your usual Rosé. More tannins, more alcohol, more body. Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the podcast to find out why!!! Check us out at…
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The Reserve des Chastelles Tavel 2020 is an $8.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive Rosé wine sourced from vineyards in the Tavel AOC of the Rhone Valley in the south of France. The Tavel district is located across the river from the Chateauneuf-du-Pape region and is the only Rhone Valley AOC to produce Rosé wines. This Rosé…
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Louis Jadot Beaujolais-Villages 2020-Thinking About Easter Wine Pairings I found this wine at Trader Joe's, but I think I could have got it cheaper at a wine shop. Louis Jadot was founded in 1859 as a negiciant and today also has its own vineyards and winery. This has a Beaujolais-Villages designation but it has grapes…
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The Louis Jadot Beaujolais-Villages 2020 is 100% Gamay grape sourced from vineyards surrounding some of the 38 approved villages in the Beaujolais region. There are 96 villages where grapes are grown, then 38 are approved to be part of the Beaujolais-Villages designation. Then there are 10 Cru designated villages whose wines will show the village…
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Hook or Crook Cellars Lodi Chardonnay 2020- A Costco Bargain Chardonnay This is a classic California Chardonnay in the style of the great Napa Chardonnay's, but sleek and modern. If you are a no oak Chardonnay person maybe this is not your style. But if you are a great-tasting Chardonnay person then you are right…
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The Hook or Crook Cellars Lodi Chardonnay 2020 is currently available at Costco for under $12, but will soon be available across the country at wine retail outlets. This Chardonnay is produced by Thomas Allen Wine Estates of the Lodi AVA. They produce 12,000,000 bottles of wine a year all for other major wine brands….
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Starborough Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021-A New Zealand Spring Day In A Bottle A young Sauvignon Blanc is easy to like. A young Sauvignon Blanc wine from New Zealand is a Cheapwiefinder pick to click. The Starborough Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021 is delicious. For all the details check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and do not forget to listen…
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The Starborough Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021 is sourced from vineyards in the Marlborough region of New Zealand’s South Island. Marlborough is on the northern part of the South Island. Starborough is an E & J Gallo wine brand, the largest family-owned wine company in the world. The Starborough Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021 is produced by…
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Lazy Bones Paso Robles Cabernet Franc 2020- A TJ's Wine Named After Me This is a & buck Trader Joe's exclusive wine that has been available for years, it is a perennial favorite. Cabernet Franc is a Bordeaux blending grape and not often seen as a single varietal wine, especially for value-priced wine. This is…
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The Lazy Bones Paso Robles Cabernet Franc 2020 is a $6.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. It has been $6.99 for years we first reviewed the 2013 vintage, here s a link. This Red was produced by the Central Coast Wine Warehouse back then. Today the producer on the back label is Miller Family Wine Company. It…
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