Send us Fan Mail 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 http://www.cheapwinefinder.com and do…
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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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Send us Fan Mail 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…
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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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Send us Fan Mail The Originals Syrah 2019-Trader Joe's Wine Bargain Alert There is not much new information on this Syrah wine. Back in 2007, it was a $22 single vineyard wine. In 2017 it was a $15 to $20 wine sourced from high-end vineyards in the Columbia Valley AVA. Today, it is $5.99 for…
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The Originals Syrah 2019 is $5.99 Trader Joe’s wine sourced from grapes grown in Washington State. The Originals wine brand started as a brand from Charles Smith/K Vintners along with Precept Wine Company the largest independently owned wine company in Washington. Ten or twelve years ago this was a single vineyard wine from a vineyard…
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Send us Fan Mail Exquisite Collection Cotes de Provence Rosé 2020 This is a cult wine, it would wine all kinds of awards in Europe and when it was finally released in the US by Aldi back in 2018 it sold out in a matter of hours. That was at the height of the Rosé…
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The Exquisite Collection Cotes de Provence Rosé 2020 is a $9.99 Aldi exclusive from the south of France. This is the 2020 release of a Rosé that is a cult wine in Europe. It has won awards as the best value-priced wine and typically sells out in days. This Rosé was finally made available in…
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Send us Fan Mail Hook Or Crook Cellars Field Blend 2018-A Costco Bang For The Buck Red Blend There is a story behind this wine that is too complicated to go into here. Check out http://www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the PODCAST for all the details!! Check us out at http://www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at [email protected]
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The Hook Or Crook Cellars Field Blend 2018 is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Merlot, and Petite Sirah sourced from a vineyard in the Lodi AVA of California’s Central Valley. This is a brand of wine from Thomas Allen Wine Estates (Lodi). They produce over 1,000,000 cases (12,000,000 bottles) for well-known brands. This brand…
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Send us Fan Mail Michael David Freakshow Zinfandel 2019-Freaking Good There is an effort in California to elevate Zinfandel wines to be equal to Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Pinot Noir. I always loved Zinfandel, I never thought they weren't equal. But elegant, sophisticated is the new normal. I have nothing against elegant and sophisticated, but…
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The Michael David Freakshow Zinfandel 2019 is 86% Zinfandel, 8% Petite Sirah, and 6% Petit Verdot sourced from vineyards in the Lodi AVA. Petite Sirah is often found blended with ZInfandel, it is almost a surprise if no Petite Sirah is added. Petit Verdot is one of the Red grapes approved for wines in Bordeaux….
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Send us Fan Mail Caretaker Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2020- A Long-Time Trader Joe's Favorite Brand We first reviewed a Caretaker branded wine for the 2009 vintage, it was a Pinot Noir. This is my first time trying the Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon and what took us so long! This is one of those bargain…
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The Caretaker Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 is $9.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive produced for them by Miller Family Wine Company. The Caretaker brand has been available at Trader Joe’s since at least the 2009 vintage when CWF reviewed their Pinot Noir. In the past, the Caretaker wines had the Central Coast Wine Warehouse as the…
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Send us Fan Mail Wente Morning Fog Chardonnay 2020- My Favorite Chardonnay Let Me Tell U Why I could tell you why, again. But you should check out the review on http://www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the awesome podcast!!! Check us out at http://www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at [email protected]
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The Wente Morning Fog Chardonnay 2020 is the “entry-level” Chardonnay from Wente Vineyards, the oldest continuously operated family-owned winery in America (founded in 1883). They survived World Wars, the Depression, and Prohibition, and their story is of great significance to the entire wine industry. In 1912 Ernest Wente started working on grapevine cutting from a…
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Send us Fan Mail Cupcake Prosecco DOC- Shouldn't It Be Tiramisu Prosecco? Cupcake Vineyards is a curated wine brand, Cava from Spain, Sauv Blanc from New Zealand, etc. They use the same head winemaker on all the wines so there is a certain sensibility behind the whole line of wines. If you enjoy one wine…
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The Cupcake Prosecco DOC is part of a curated line of wines from Cupcake Vineyards which is one of The Wine Groups‘ families of brands. They have Cava from Spain, Pinot Grigio from the foothills of the mountains in far north Italy, a Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand, you get the idea, all under the…
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Send us Fan Mail Emma Reichart Gewürztraminer 2020-Hard To Spell, Easy To Drink A $6.99 Trader Joe's wine, but $11.99 in retail wine shops. Just pointed that out for all of those folks who think $6.99 wine is beneath them. Never had a Gewürztraminer wine you say? Well, there is no time like today to…
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The Emma Reichart Gewürztraminer 2020 is a $6.99 Trader Joe’s import exclusive. This wine is produced by the Schåffer-Reichart Winery located in the Mosel region of Germany. As a point of reference, in New York where grocery stores are not allowed to sell wine, this wine is $11.99 in retail wine shops. Trader Joe’s is…
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Send us Fan Mail Trader Joe's Reserve Paso Robles Syrah 2019-It Sure Don't Taste Like A $10 Wine I like a wine bargain. You like a wine bargain. We like a wine bargain. I think this is a wine bargain! Check out http://www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the PODCAST for all the details. Check us out…
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The Trader Joe’s Reserve Paso Robles Syrah 2019 is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. Most of these Trader Joe’s Reserve wines are one-offs. Wines that disappear after the run sells out, but this wine, Lot 100, has been offered since the 2013 vintage. The back label says this Syrah was produced by Familia Neuva Vineyards,…
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Send us Fan Mail J Lohr Riverstone Chardonnay 2019-A Wine Well Worth Drinking!! We at CheapWineFinder.com sometimes focus too much on store brands. Yes, they do provide excellent value, but they can not be counted on vintage after vintage. There are family-owned wineries that make excellent value=priced wine and they should be applauded. The J…
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The J Lohr Riverstone Chardonnay 2019 is a sustainably farmed wine from J Lohr Estate, family-owned vineyards, and winery in operation since the 1970s. This Chardonnay is sourced from their estate Arroyo Seco vineyards. They have been making the Riverstone Chardonnay for over 30 years. The Arroyo Seco AVA is located in the foothills of…
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Send us Fan Mail CheapWineFinder Makes a Hurricane Cocktail For Mardi Gras Chateau Quake and Domaine Dave make Pat O'Brien's Hurricane Cocktail using the official bottle of mix and some rum we hand on hand. We came pretty close to the real Bourbon Street cocktail but found something was missing. What was missing? New Orleans…
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