Send us Fan Mail Trader Joe's Reserve Santa Ynez Valley GSM 2022-Rhone Valley By Way of Santa Barbara California A GSM wine and this is an MSG wine, is a blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvedre. It is the classic Red Blend of the Southern Rhone Valley in Southern France. This version is from Santa…
Read MoreSend us Fan Mail Cannonball California Sauvignon Blanc 2022-A Blast of Flavor The Cannonball Sauv Blanc is a wine I found for $11.99 at a local wine shop. I wasn't expecting anything different, but then I saw that they used the plentiful Clone 1 Sauvignon Blanc and added a dash of Clone 27, the Musque…
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The Cannonball California Sauvignon Blanc 2022 is a wine I found selling at a local wine shop for $11.99. Cannonball Wine was founded in 2016 with the mission goal of making “the best California Cabernet under $20“, they have since branched out to include Melot, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc. The Cannonball California Sauvignon Blanc 2022…
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Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered how a buttery Chardonnay gets its creamy, smooth character? This episode promises to transport you into the world of Aldi’s Intermingled California Chardonnay 2020, a fantastic budget-friendly find at just $6.99. We dive deep into the story behind the label, highlighting the winery of record – Sutter Home –…
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The Intermingle California Chardonnay 2020-Aldi is a $6.99 wine made by Sutter Home Winery. Sutter Home is a brand owned by Trinchero Family Estates and produces over 40 wine brands including Menage a Trois, Joel Gott, and Charles and Charles. The front label indicates that this is a California Buttery Chardonnay. There are three main…
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Send us Fan Mail Angeline California Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 2021-On The List Of Best Value Sauv Blanc Of 2023 This is a Sauvignon Blanc that I found in Chicago for $7.99, but received 92 points from James Suckling the Worlds leading Wine Reviewer. Typically I don't get why cheap wine got big scores, but I…
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The Angeline California Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 2021 is a wine I found on sale for $7.99 (Binny’s Chicago area), this vintage received 92 points from James Suckling, the leading wine reviewer. Angeline is an affordable line of wines from Martin Ray Winery (family owned since 1990) a high-end winery located in the Russian River AVA…
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Send us Fan Mail Trader Joe's Grower's Reserve Organic California Chardonnay 2022- $6 Fun Chardonnay Ok, it is 6 bucks and organic. Oh yeah, it tastes good. Should you buy it? Oh no, stay away from $6 organic tasty wines. Let me drink them all. For more info check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to the PODCAST!!!…
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The Trader Joe’s Grower’s Reserve Organic California Chardonnay 2022 is a $5.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. It is produced for Trader Joe’s, or at least “vinted and bottled by”, ASV Wines. ASV Wines is a family-owned winery in business since 1981 and they own 1,500 acres of vineyards. Vinted and bottled by does not indicate that…
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Send us Fan Mail Joel Gott California Sauvignon Blanc 2021-#5 on Wine Spectator Top 10 Value Wines Of 2022 This is a wine that should be found at Target, supermarkets, and wine shops for between $10 and $13. Is it any good? Well, read https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to the most excellent podcast for all the details. Check…
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The Joel Gott California Sauvignon Blanc 2021 is sourced from vineyards in Sonoma, Lake County, Lodi, Monterey, and Santa Barbara AVAs. Joel Gott Wines was founded in 1996 and specialized in wine from California, Washington, and California. The Joel Gott California Sauvignon Blanc 2021 is #5 on Wine Spectators’ list of top ten value wines…
Read MoreSend us Fan Mail Josh Cellars Pinot Grigio 2021-A Tasty California Pinot Grigio This is a wine I found at Target for $11.99, it may be cheaper at a big box wine shop. Josh Cellars is a negociant, meaning they have no winery or vineyards. This is a tasty White wine. Check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen…
Read MoreSend us Fan Mail Sun California Chardonnay 2021-From The Folks Who Brought You Caymus And Meiomi!! A delicious California Chardonnay by the Folks who know what wine drinkers what. Check out https://www.cheapwinefinder.com/ for all the details and listen to this excellent PODCAST! Check us out at http://www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at [email protected]
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The Sea Sun California Chardonnay 2021 is sourced from three AVAs, 52% Monterey, 3% San Benito County (inside the Central Coast AVA), and 45% Soldano County, (southeast of Napa inside the North Coast AVA). Sea Sun is one of the brands from the Wagner Family (Caymus) with a history in California dating back to the…
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Send us Fan Mail Big Churn Chardonnay 2021-TJ's $7 Old School California Chardonnay Old School California Chardonnay, especially from Napa were Butter Bombs. Tastes change and Chardonnay becomes balanced with loads of fruit and citrus flavors. The Big Churn is a throwback wine, not all the way back, but with enough butter to be a…
Read MoreSend us Fan Mail Sebastopol Oaks California Chardonnay 2019 Chardonnay is the #1 selling White wine in the world! In the value-price range (that is our thing) there is plenty of competition. Winemakers have to pull out all the stops to get you to notice their Chardonnay. That is a very good thing. For more…
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The Sebastopol Oaks California Chardonnay 2019 is sourced from grapes grown on the Clarksburg and Lodi AVAs with some Paso Robles grapes added in. Sebastopol is a town that is situated inside bother the Sonoma Coast and the Russian River AVAs. The Sebastopol Oaks California Chardonnay 2019 is one of the many wine brands from…
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Send us Fan Mail Angeline California Pinot Noir 2020-A 91 Point $10 Pinot Noir! Angeline is the second label from Martin Ray Winery, a top-notch winery located in the Russian River AVA. The 2020 vintage was a horrible year for wine, fires, and hot and cold temps, this was not an ideal year. James Suckling…
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The Angeline California Pinot Noir 2020 is the second brand of wine from the Martin Ray Winery of the Russian River AVA in Sonoma. While the Martin Ray brand wines are expressions of the AVA or a single vineyard or two, the Angeline wines are more about the varietal. Martin Ray Winery was originally in…
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Send us Fan Mail Coppola Diamond Collection Chardonnay- A Tasty Classic California Chardonnay Every California winery and Washington too for that matter, have their own take on the classic New World Chardonnay. No 2 are the same. The Coppola Diamond Collection Chard is a crowd-pleasing Chardonnay with ripe tasty fruit flavors and a well-balanced French…
Read MoreSend us Fan Mail Ava Grace California Sauvignon Blanc 2020- A Value Priced lifestyle Sauv Blanc The Ava Grace is a brand from The Wine Group the 2nd largest wine company in the US and 3rd in the world in terms of volume. They know value-priced wine. This is a lifestyle wine, the marketing is…
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The Ava Grace California Sauvignon Blanc 2020 is one of the many brands from The Wine Group, the second-largest US wine company and the third in the world in terms of volume. Ava Grace has a full line of wines and the winemaker is Andrea Brambila. The Ava Grace California Sauvignon Blanc 2020 is a…
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Send us Fan Mail Vigilance Red Hills AVA Sauvignon Blanc 2020-An Excellent California Sauv Blanc Red Hills AVA is inside the Lake County AVA just north of Napa. For years they sold their grapes to other wineries. Today, excellent wineries are making terrific wine in Lake County. Vigilance is one of the brands from Shannon…
Read MoreSend us Fan Mail Meiomi California Pinot Noir NV-The New Meiomi Meiomi Pinot Noir is a hugely successful wine, with more than 7,000,000 bottles sold a year. Constellation Brands bought this wine in 2015, and there have been changes made to this Pinot Noir. Is it still what you know and expect? Check out http://www.cheapwinefinder.com…
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The Meiomi California Pinot Noir NV is a very popular wine. In 2015, Constellation Brands purchased the Meiomi brand from Joe Wagner of the Wagner family of Caymus fame for $315,000,000. At the time, Meiomi was selling 600,000 cases of Pinot Noir per year, that is, over 7 million bottles. From what I have read,…
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