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Cycles Gladiator Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

The Cycles Gladiator Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 is 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Petite Verdot, and 8% Merlot sourced from vineyards in the 58% Paso Robles AVA and 42% Lodi AVA. This is a Bordeaux blend. Cycles Gladiator is a project from winemaker Adam LaZarre started in 2005. The brand is part of the Wine Hooligans’ stable…

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Trader Joe’s Platinum Reserve Carneros Pinot Noir 2020-Your Turkey Will Thank You

Send us Fan Mail Trader Joe's Platinum Reserve Carneros Pinot Noir 2020-Your Turkey Will Thank You This is a $14.99 sent Pinot Noir from the Carneros AVA. It is an upscale Pinot/Chardonnay growing region. The Pinots from this AVA typically sell from $15 to $70 and beyond. Check out http://www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the awesome…

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Trader Joe’s Platinum Reserve Carneros Pinot Noir 2020

The Trader Joe’s Platinum Reserve Carneros Pinot Noir 2020 is a $14.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. To confuse things, there is also a Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Carneros Pinot Noir 2020 that sells for $12.99. Trader Joe’s seldom issued much information concerning their Reserve line of wines, so the differences between and Grand Reserve and a…

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Zombie Zin-Scary Label But Not Scary to Drink

Send us Fan Mail Zombie Zin-Scary Label But Not Scary to Drink Halloween wine alert! Zombie label and a decent Zinfandel inside. The label is scary and the wine isn't. For more details check out http://www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the podcast!!! Check us out at http://www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at [email protected]

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Zombie Zin

The Zombie Zin is a non-vintage wine that is 95% Zinfandel and 5% Syrah sourced from vineyards in several locations in California. Zombie is a brand from Chateau Diana a family-owned and operated winery started in 1981 and is located in Sonoma. Zombie Zin may be a brand that was produced to take advantage of…

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William Wright Monterey Pinot Noir 2020-$10 ALDI Pinot Good Enough For Thanksgiving

Send us Fan Mail William Wright Monterey Pinot Noir 2020-$10 ALDI Pinot Good Enough For Thanksgiving This is an Estate Pinot Noir from a quality Monterey winery. It is seriously underpriced. Is a ten-dollar Pinot Noir good enough for the Thanksgiving feast? YES!!! Check out http://www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the PODCAST for all the details….

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William Wright Monterey Pinot Noir 2020

The William Wright Monterey Pinot Noir 2020 is a $9.99 Aldi wine sourced from estate vineyards in coastal Monterey County, California. The estate in question is the Scheid Family Vineyards a large sustainably farmed family-owned wine company founded in 1972. This wine is available in Demark for the equivalent of $18. Scheid owns 12 vineyards…

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Graham Beck Brut Rosé-You Don’t Need To Pay Champagne Prices For Champagne Quality

Send us Fan Mail Graham Beck Brut Rosé-You Don't Need To Pay Champagne Prices For Champagne Quality This is a South African Bubbly sourced from the Western Cape region. Fun Fact: Champagne has limestone subsoil, and so does the Western Cape. This is a Bubbly intended to compete with Champagne, but at a lower price…

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Graham Beck Brut Rosé

The Graham Beck Brut Rosé is a blend of 66% Pinot Noir and 34% Chardonnay sourced from Estate and contracted vineyards in the Western Cape growing region of South Africa. Graham Beck has been producing Sparkling wine, which they call Cape Classique, since 1983. They produce and cellar this Bubbly at their Estate. This is…

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La Crema Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2021-An Excellent Estate Chardonnay

Send us Fan Mail La Crema Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2021-An Excellent Estate Chardonnay When the Holidays are near Cheapwinefinder starts to go upscale. Sometimes a more expensive wine is called for, but you still want value. Drinking a wine that is expensive just because it costs more makes no sense. That is where we come…

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La Crema Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2021

The La Crema Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2021 is one of the brands from the Jackson Family Wines (think Kendall-Jackson) that offer wines from all over California, Oregon, and the world. They have an impressive portfolio of wines there is a link to their website above. The La Crema brand showcases Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines…

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Dearly Beloved I Thee Red 2020-With An Excellent Day of the Day Skull Label

Send us Fan Mail Dearly Beloved I Thee Red 2020-With An Excellent Day of the Day Skull Label It is indoor party season. Halloween is the start of the 2022 Holidays. The Holidays for the last few years needed to be approached with caution this year I hope we can go back to just having…

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Dearly Beloved I Thee Red 2020

The Dearly Beloved I The Red 2020 is a $7.99 Trader Joe’s wine sourced from vineyards in California’s Central Coast AVA. There are 3 wines in the Dearly Beloved line, another Red with a different blend of grapes from California and a North Coast Chardonnay. These wines are made by Precept Wine, the largest privately…

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Valdo Numero 10 DOCG Prosecco Metodo Classico 2019-Prosecco Made Like Champagne!

Send us Fan Mail Valdo Numero 10 DOCG Prosecco Metodo Classico 2019-Prosecco Made Like Champagne! I like Prosecco. I like Champagne. Both are Bubbly's but made with two very different production methods. I doubt if you will ever find Champagne made in the Charmat Method (Prosecco) But the Valdo #10 is a Prosecco made in…

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Valdo Numero 10 DOCG Prosecco Metodo Classico 2019

The Valdo Numero 10 DOCG Prosecco Metodo Classico 2019 is not your typical Prosecco. The grapes are sourced in the hills surrounding the winery in the Valdobbiadene DOCG section of the Prosecco region. The winery and estate were founded in 1926 and are one of the oldest Prosecco producers and the oldest in the Valdobbiadene…

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Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017-Another Satisfying Trader Joe’s Reserve Wine

Send us Fan Mail Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017-Another Satisfying Trader Joe's Reserve Wine First of all, it is a 2017 vintage which gives this wine 5 years of age. Drink-it-now wines do not need that extra time. This $12.99 Shiraz is a cellar-worthy wine! Check out http://www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the…

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Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017

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

Send us Fan Mail 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…

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Yalumba Y Series Viognier 2020

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!

Send us Fan Mail 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 http://www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to…

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Substance CH Chardonnay 2020

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

Send us Fan Mail 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…

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Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve Paso Robles Cabernet Franc 2021

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

Send us Fan Mail 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 http://www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the podcast for all…

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Exquisite Collection Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

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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