Let’s Talk Bordeaux!
Left Bank or Right Bank? What’s the difference? Listen is as we tell you all about our UGCB (l’Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux) tasting!
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Cheap Wine Reviews
Chiare’ Blanc de Blanc Sparkling Wine 2017
The Chiare’ Blanc de Blanc Sparkling Wine (Chiare’ is Italian for clear) is a $7.99 ALDI’s vintage dated Bubbly sourced from vineyards in Monterey, California. CWF reviewed the 2014 vintage (it was $6.99 then) and thought it was worth twice the price. ALDI must have showcased the 2014 in its advertisements, because we learned that vintage…
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The Perfect Valentine’s Day Wine-Sexual Chocolate 2015
Send us Fan Mail Quake & Dave Find The Perfect Valentine's Day Wine, Sexual Chocolate Red Blend, That Is Both A Hedonistic Delight And A Shout-out To Eddie Murphy's Movie, Coming To America. So If You Make Valentine's Day A Bottle Of Wine And A Movie Night, We Got You Covered ! Check us out at http://www.cheapwinefinder.com…
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The Perfect Valentine’s Day Wine-Sexual Chocolate 2015
Quake & Dave Find The Perfect Valentine’s Day Wine, Sexual Chocolate Red Blend, That Is Both A Hedonistic Delight And A Shout-out To Eddie Murphy’s Movie, Coming To America. So If You Make Valentine’s Day A Bottle Of Wine And A Movie Night, We Got You Covered !
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Dama D Roca Garnacha 2016
The Dama D Roca Garnacha 2016 is a $5.99 Trader Joe’s import exclusive produced by Bodegas Paniza, a co-op of 300 vineyards located near the town of Paniza in the Cariñena DO of the Aragon region of Northeast Spain. Bodegas Paniza makes several other Trader Joe’s Spanish wines. This Garnacha was aged in oak barrels, which is extremely…
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Motto Gung Ho Red 2014
The Motto Gung Ho Red 2014 is a Red Blend, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Petit Verdot, 12% Petite Sirah, and 10% Zinfandel, all sourced from California vineyards, that is currently selling for $3.99 at Trader Joe’s. This isn’t a Trader Joe’s exclusive, it is selling on the internet for 6 to 7 bucks (though a few…
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Quake and Dave Go To A Wine Tasting- Podcast
Send us Fan Mail Quake and Dave Go To A Wine Tasting (oh, how unusual) and discuss their experience and Store Wine Tasting in general. Today we visited the The Wine Cellar of Palatine and Garfield's, also in Palatine, Illinois. Check us out at http://www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at [email protected]
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Quake and Dave Go To A Wine Tasting- Podcast
Quake and Dave Go To A Wine Tasting (oh, how unusual) and discuss their experience and Store Wine Tasting in general. Today we visited the The Wine Cellar of Palatine and Garfield’s, also in Palatine, Illinois.
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Dark Horse Double Down Red
The Dark Horse Double Down Red is a non-vintage limited edition Red blend using Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Tannat (a blending grape originally from France, used to add dark fruit and structure to the blend) and Teroldego (a grape originally from Italy, it has characteristics similar to Zinfandel and Syrah) all sourced from vineyards in California. Dark…
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What is Cheap Wine Podcast
Send us Fan Mail Quake and Dave figure out that when you compare “cheap” wine with other adult beverages cheap wine ain't so cheap! Check us out at http://www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at [email protected]
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What is Cheap Wine Podcast
Quake and Dave figure out that when you compare “cheap” wine with other adult beverages cheap wine ain’t so cheap!
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Paluzzi Moscato D’Asti 2017
The Paluzzi Moscato D’Asti 2017 is a $6.99 ALDI’s Sparkling wine from the DOCG Asti region inside of Piedmont in northwest Italy. The entire Asti growing region is designated DOCG (that is Italy highest designation concerning location and the rules and regulation of growing grapes and producing wine, followed by DOC, IGP, and Table Wine. Gancia…
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Sparkling Wines of Asti
Send us Fan Mail Quake and Dave start off talking about the Sparkling Wines of the Asti Region in Italy, and the discussion heads off to points unknown Check us out at http://www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at [email protected]
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Sparkling Wines of Asti
Quake and Dave start off talking about the Sparkling Wines of the Asti Region in Italy, and the discussion heads off to points unknown
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Old Moon Old Vine Zinfandel 2016
The Old Moon Old Vine Zinfandel 2016 is a $5.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive, part of the Trader Moon series of wines produced for TJ’s by a family owned vineyards and winery located in the Lodi AVA, the gnarled vine on the bottom of the front label is a clue to the producer. As with most Trader…
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Shoofly Shiraz 2015
The Shoofly Shiraz 2015 is sourced from select vineyards located in the McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek, Padthaway, and Wrattonbully wine regions of South Australia. Shoofly is one of Ben Riggs wines, he has been a successful winemaker in Australia for a long time and CWF has featured 4 or 5 vintages of his Woop Woop Shiraz…
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Folie à Deux Russian River Chardonnay Unoaked
Send us Fan Mail Quake and Dave Talk About A Very Tasty Unoaked Russian River Chardonnay From Folks Who Know How To Do Chardonnay Right Check us out at http://www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at [email protected]
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Quake and Dave Talk About A Very Tasty Unoaked Russian River Chardonnay From Folks Who Know How To Do Chardonnay Right
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Susana Balbo Crios Malbec 2017
The Susana Balbo Crios Malbec 2017 is 100% Malbec sourced from vineyards in the Uco Valley of western Mendoza in the foothills of the Andes, well maybe not exactly foothills since the elevation for the vineyards is 3,700 feet above sea-level. Susana Balbo founded her line of wine in 1999, the Crios label features younger, drink-it-now…
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Meiomi Rose’ 2017
The Meiomi Rose’ 2017 is mainly a Rose’ of Pinot Noir sourced from vineyards in 54% Monterey County, 36% Sonoma County, and 10% Santa Barbara County which are all first class areas for growing Pinot Noir. In a side note, wines that feature grapes from both the Central Coast AVA and the North Coast AVA, such as…
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Charles de Marques Brut (Trader Joe’s)
Send us Fan Mail Trader Joe's Brut Champagne..60% Pinot Meunier 40% Pinot Noir… Family Owned Small Production Real-Deal Champagne…. $21.99 Check us out at http://www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at [email protected]
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Charles de Marques Brut (Trader Joe’s)
Trader Joe’s Brut Champagne..60% Pinot Meunier 40% Pinot Noir… Family Owned Small Production Real-Deal Champagne…. $21.99
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Scharffenberger Brut Excellence
Send us Fan Mail Today we try a Bubbly from Mendocino. A 60/40 blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir…….THE SCHARFFENBERGER BRUT EXCELLENCE… A Champagne Style Affordable Sparkling Wine Check us out at http://www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at [email protected]
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Today we try a Bubbly from Mendocino. A 60/40 blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir……. THE SCHARFFENBERGER BRUT EXCELLENCE… A Champagne Style Affordable Sparkling Wine
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Eris Carneros Chardonnay 2014
The Eris Carneros Chardonnay 2014 is a $7.99 (this time around) Trader Joe’s exclusive that the front label says is Estate grown from a winery located on the Napa side of the Carneros AVA in Northern California. Carneros is half in Sonoma and half in Napa and has a southern border on the San Pablo Bay…
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