The 3 Rein Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 Aldi is a $10.99 Aldi exclusive made for them by Precept Wines, the largest independently owned wine company in the Northwest. Horse Heaven Hills AVA comprises about a fourth of the grapes grown in the Columbia Valley in Washington State. The Horse Heaven Hills AVA is located in the middle of the state east of the … [Read more...]
Caretaker Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
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 producer, ten years ago they made a … [Read more...]
Union and Branch Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
The Union and Branch Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 is a $14.99 Aldi wine exclusive produced for them by a large family-owned wine estate located in the Monterey AVA of California. The $14.99 price point is a stretch for Aldi wine. They have an excellent $19.99 Champagne that they release every year for the holidays, but otherwise, their wines top off at 12 bucks. So, … [Read more...]
Paso Dragon Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
The Paso Dragon Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 is a $7.99 Trader Joe's exclusive sourced from grapes farmed in the Paso Robles AVA inside the larger Central Coast AVA. The Paso Dragon name comes from Lake Nacimiento, which shoreline does resemble a dragon. Check out the label for an artistic representation. I found a website that exports California and Washington wines and they … [Read more...]
Dancing Flame Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
The Dancing Flame Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 is an Aldi $6.99 import exclusive. Vina Luis Felipe Edwards produced this wine, a winery founded in Chile in 1976, and sourced from grapes grown in the Colchagua Valley. We first reviewed the 2012 vintage back in 2014, that wine sold for $4.99. The Dancing Flame name refers to the 500 active volcanoes in Chile, and the … [Read more...]
