The Laurent Dublanc Cotes du Rhone 2020 is a $6.99 Trader Joe's import exclusive, except in New York. Grocery Stores are not permitted to sell wine and spirits in New York, so Trader Joe's exclusive wines sometimes end up in retail wine shops. This Red Blend sells for $11.99 in New York wine shops. In Europe, Trader Joe's is Aldi Nord and Aldi is Aldi Sud, and here is an … [Read more...]
Legende Saint-Emilion Bordeaux 2016
The Legende Saint-Emilion Bordeaux 2016 is a blend of 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc sourced from contract vineyards in the Saint-Emilion region of the Right Bank of Bordeaux in western France. The Legende brand is Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) line of Bordeaux regional wines. The wines (except for one) are not sourcing grapes from Rothschild estate vineyards, but from … [Read more...]
Petit Bourgeois Loire Sauvignon Blanc 2019
The Story The Petit Bourgeois Loire Sauvignon Blanc 2019 is an IGP Valle de Loire wine (the back label calls this a "table wine" which is a designation below IGP). It is the entry-level Sauvignon Blanc from Famille Bourgeois and winemaking family that has been producing wine in the Loire Valley for ten generations. They specialize in the Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé regions … [Read more...]
Cheapwinefinder Talks French Wine
The Podcast With this podcast, we at Cheapwinefinder.com discuss getting started drinking French wine. With all the different wine regions and classifications, it can get very confusing. We try to keep it simple, most of the grapes used are familiar to American wine drinkers, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc. But the producers and the … [Read more...]
Loudenotte Pinot Noir Pays d’Oc 2018
The Story The Loudenotte Pinot Noir Pays d'Oc 2018 is a $6.99 Trader Joe's import exclusive sourced from grapes from the south of France. The Oc in Pays d'Oc refers to Occitania which runs from the border with Spain to the Rhone Valley to the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean. The wines from this region are designated as IGP wines which is a step below the AOC … [Read more...]
