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Trader Joe's Reserve Dry Creek Zinfandel 2020

Trader Joe’s Reserve Dry Creek Zinfandel 2020

September 7, 2021 Domaine Dave Cheap Wine < $10, Cheap Wine - Red, Zinfandel 2 Comments

The Trader Joe’s Reserve Dry Creek Zinfandel 2020 is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. TJ’s sells many versions of these Reserve wines every year. They are wines sourced from vineyards in high-end AVAs that sell at a bargain price. You never get much information on the wine, so just how exclusive these vineyards are never…

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Dueling Pistols Dry Creek Red 2016

Dueling Pistols Dry Creek Red 2016

December 2, 2020 Domaine Dave Cheap Wine +/- $20, Cheap Wine - Red, Red Blend, Syrah/Shiraz, Zinfandel 1 Comment

The Dueling Pistols Dry Creek Red 2016 is not your usual CheapWineFinder wine. It is not cheap, this is a splurge, special occasion wine for most folks who follow CWF. It is a Red Blend, 50% Zinfandel, and 50% Syrah and the list price is $49.99. A quick check of the web showed online prices…

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The Federalist Dry Creek Zinfandel 2016

The Federalist Dry Creek Zinfandel 2016

October 7, 2019 Domaine Dave Cheap Wine +/- $20, Cheap Wine - Red, Zinfandel 1 Comment

The Story The Federalist Dry Creek Zinfandel 2016 is 98% Zinfandel and 2% Carignane primarily sourced from Orsi vineyards in the southern end of Dry Creek Valley about a mile from the Russian River. The Zinfandel grapes came from 6 separate blocks of the vineyard and were fermented separately. The 6 lots were then blended and…

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Rancho Zabaco Sonoma Heritage Vines Dry Creek Zinfandel 2014

May 26, 2018 Domaine Dave Cheap Wine +/- $20, Cheap Wine - Red, Zinfandel 0 Comments

The Rancho Zabaco Sonoma Heritage Vines Dry Creek Zinfandel 2014 is 94% Zinfandel and 6% Petite Sirah sourced from vineyards in the Dry Creek Valley AVA inside the Sonoma County AVA of Northern California. Many of you may remember Rancho Zabaco for their Dancing Bull line of wines (mainly Zinfandel), E & J Gallo split Rancho…

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Crimson Roots Old Vines Zinfandel 2013

February 14, 2017 Domaine Dave Cheap Wine < $10, Cheap Wine - Red, Zinfandel 2 Comments

The Crimson Roots Old Vines Zinfandel 2013 is a $9.99 ALDI exclusive sourced from grapes grown in the Dry Creek Valley AVA of Sonoma County in Northern California ALDI is very good at hiding the actual producer of the wines they sell and rarely provide technical notes, so that I will come up with my own. Why are…

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Coppola Director’s Cut Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 2012

January 22, 2015 Domaine Dave Cheap Wine +/- $20, Cheap Wine - Red, Petite Sirah, Zinfandel 0 Comments

The Coppola Director’s Cut Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 2012 is 80% Zinfandel and 20% Petite Sirah sourced from vineyards with 40 to 80 year vines located in the Dry Creek Valley AVA inside Sonoma County in Northern California. Dry Creek Valley is 20 miles from the Pacific Ocean which gives the region cool evenings and…

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