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Send us Fan Mail Trader Joe's Reserve Willamette Pinot Gris 2023-Real Good...Try It! Pinoy Grigio and Pinot Gris are the same grape, Grigio is Italian and Gris is French. The Willamette Valley in Oregon has always produced PInot Griis wines. They are different styles from Pinot Grigio wines.   For more information look to https://cheapwinefinder.com/  and listen to the best value-priced PODCA...

Send us Fan Mail Corvelia Paso Robles Zinfandel Lot 22-A Seriously Good $10 Trader Joe's Wine All ten-dollar wines should be awesome, right? Well, more of them are, but a solid ten-buck wine is still a wonder. This $9.99 Trader Joe's Zin tastes great! It is made in the style I prefer, read the review and listen to the Podcast for more information. Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com...

Send us Fan Mail Oyster Bay Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023-New Zealand Revisited I have been sampling Sauvignon Blanc from every country but New Zealand. I returned to one of the prime examples of value-priced  NZ Sav Blanc and I was surprised. This is a lower alcohol (12%), subtle wine, with a softer body and less peaky flavors. It was as tasty as ever, just more refined and controlled For more...

Send us Fan Mail Inscription Willamette Pinot Noir 2022-Wine Enthusiast #1 Wine Under $20 The listed 100 value-priced wines that the Inscription was Numero Uno! Do I care what Wine Enthusiast Thinks? Not until I tasted the wines. Were they Right? If drinking this wrong, I don't want to be right!  The Inscription, from King Estate, bridges the distance between value-priced and expensive Pinot...

Send us Fan Mail Gruet Brut Sparkling Wine NV-New Mexico's Finest! In 1989 Gilbert Gruet, who owned a Champagne House in France, made Traditional Method Bubbly in New Mexico. By 1999, Gruet sold 1,000,000 bottles of New Mexico Sparkling wine. 25 years down the road, Gilbert has passed on, but his family still runs the show. This is the Brut wine or the House Style. Check out  https://cheapwin...

Send us Fan Mail Casillero del Diablo Cabernet Sauvignon 2022-Spooky Name-Not Spooky Tasting Yeah, It's October 2024, and time for Halloween Party wines. The Casillero del Diablo (Cellar of the Devil) will work as a party wine, but it isn't. This is a wine from Chile's Central Valley which is a great place for value-priced Bordeaux grapes! The name comes from folks stealing wine not...

Send us Fan Mail Malene By Chamisal Vineyards Rosé 2023-Costco $12.99 Bargain Chamisal Vineyards has been in the Central Coast AVA for 51 years. Malene is their label for Rosé wines. This is a wine that sells for $15 to $21 elsewhere. This is a classy Rosé, it has depth and style. For more information check out  https://cheapwinefinder.com/  and of course, listen to the best value-priced wine podc...

Send us Fan Mail Gnarly Head Old Vine Lodi Zinfandel 2022-Grateful Dead Edition The only thing special edition about this wine is the label, the juice is the same. The Grateful Dead Dancing Skeletons and the cool Grateful Dead Skull Logo make this a wine for Deadheads or folks looking for a Halloween wine!    Delicato Family Vineyards, who make Gnarly Head wines have been in Lodi for 100 years. Th...

Send us Fan Mail Salty Blonde Sauvignon Blanc-Lo-Cal-Lo-Alcohol- Certified Vegan This is a Sauv Blanc from the Western Cape of South Africa. It has 75 to 80 calories per glass, 9% alcohol, and is certified Vegan. The Salty Blonde name comes from the yellow color of the wine and the vineyard's proximity to the Ocean. For more information check out  https://cheapwinefinder.com/  and listen to t...

Send us Fan Mail Rosa Dell'Olmo Langhe Nebbiolo 2021-Trader Joe's $9 Piedmont Bargain This is a Trader Joe's $8.99 from an import Producer who makes excellent Barolo and Barbaresco wines. This Langhe Nebbiolo wine (Nebbiolo is the grape used in Barolo Wines) is more of a value-priced daily drinker than those high-end sensational wines. But is this value-priced Piedmont Italian wine...

Send us Fan Mail Tenebres GSM 2022-Trader Joe's Best $7 Wine? This is a Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre blend from the Languedoc that sells for $6.99. The 2019 vintage was $5.99. A GSM blend is from the Southern Rhone Valley with Chateauneuf-Du-Pape being the best-known and the most expensive version. This seven-buck wine from the Languedoc ain't bad at all! For all the details check out  htt...

Send us Fan Mail Aldi Specially Selected Cremant d'Alsace Brut-If u Can Find It-Buy It! I just spent a review on Cheapwinefinder.com and a PODCAST telling everyone about how good this wine is. Here is the link to Cheapwinefinder  https://cheapwinefinder.com/ You have the PODCAST here. This an underpriced wine. Do not wait, buy a couple, the HOLIDAYS are coming and there may not be a better ba...

Send us Fan Mail Dashwood Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023- $10 Goodness This is one of those "taste of Marlborough" New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc wines. Sourced from multiple vineyards in the Marlborough region of Northeast Southe Island in New Zealand. These value-priced wines are popular and very drinkable. The Dashwood hits all the notes that are good about  NZ Sav Blanc in a $10 packa...

Send us Fan Mail Jawbreaker California Chardonnay-Unoaked Central Valley Chardonnay Plus Skeletons Is a wine from Chateau Diana a winery founded in Sonoma in 1981 that is family-owned and operated. This is a non-vintage wine, but most of their labels are non-vintage, listen to the PODCAST for possible explanation.  This is a very tasty un-oaked Chardonnay. Check out  https://cheapwinefinder.com/  ...

Send us Fan Mail Caretaker Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir 2022- Trader Joe's Excellent Pinot Noir! This is a $9.99 Pinot Noir from a sub-AVA of Santa Barbara County on the Central Coast of California. It is comprised of 3 Pinot Noir clones, Pommard, 2A, and 23. To find out why that is unique and noteworthy check out  https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to the best value=priced PODCAST! Che...

Send us Fan Mail Kirkland Signature Sonoma County Chardonnay 2023-$7.99@Costco-New Vintage This is a $8 Sonoma Chardonnay from Costco. The details are unknown, but the taste is a crowd-pleaser. Value-priced wines often taste different from more expensive wines, but that does not mean they are bad, just different. Value-priced wines sell way more than expensive wines and value-priced wine drinkers...

Send us Fan Mail Seven Hills Columbia Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2023- A Costco Bargain! This Sau Blanc is from a winery that was one of the first wineries established in eastern Columbia Valley (Walla Walla). This isn't a wine from an Estate vineyard but is sourced from top-quality vineyards.  A portion of this wine was fermented and aged in French Oak small barrels. That is something that you d...

Send us Fan Mail Aldi Specially Selected Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2022-Good For U Good To U Willamette Valley is one of America's premier Pinot Noir growing regions, one that can compete with France. Can a store brand Willamette Vallet wine bring the goods? For $12.99, it more than brings the goods! Check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/  and listen to the best value-priced wine PODCAST!...

Send us Fan Mail Moon X Black Pinot Noir 2023-Trader Joe's $6.99 Dupe This wine came out back in 2014, it was intended to be in the style of Meiomi Pinot Noir, Meomi caused a landslide, it turned the wine world upside down. Joe Wagner from the Caymus Family eventually sold it for $333,000,00. It was huge, so duplicate wines came to the market and Trader Joe's was the Moon X Black. In 202...

Send us Fan Mail Belletti DOC Prosecco-Aldi $10 Bargain Bubbly This is a non-vintage extra-dry Bubbly that rocks. The little extra sweetness adds to the flavor in a very positive way. This bargain bubbly drinks well, why pay more? For more information check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/  and listen to the excellent PODCAST. Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at podcast@cheapwin...

Send us Fan Mail Pas de Probleme Sauvignon Blanc 2022- Try It You'll Like It! This is a Sauvignon Blanc from a small village in the center of the Languedoc. Maybe it is organic and sustainable farmed maybe it isn't. This is a unique Sauvignon Blanc, not so different that you do not recognize it. Maybe it tastes more expensive than value-priced. For more information check out https://chea...

Send us Fan Mail Kenwood Sonoma Monterey Chardonnay 2019-Better Than It Should Be! This is a bottling from Kenwood Vineyards a 160-year-old winery that is currently owned by Pernod Ricard. Pernod Ricard sold off their value-priced wines while keeping Kenwood. Kenwood seems to be transitioning toward high-end wines and this is a value-priced wine.  Still, this is an excellent 50% Sonoma, and 50% Mo...

Send us Fan Mail Trader Joe's Reserve Knights Valley Cabernet Franc 2021- Have U Had A Knights Valley Wine? TJ's is great for sub-AVA wines at very low prices. I learned I love Santa Barbara wine from Trader Joe's Reserve program. Knights Valley AVA is a smaller AVA featuring more boutique wineries so a value-priced wine from here is a revelation. Cabernet Franc is an interesting wi...

Send us Fan Mail Octopoda Santa Barbara Pinot Noir 2021-Costco Bargain Alert! This is a wine that sells at Costco for $7.99. Its list price is $25 and most internet sellers have it for between $18 and $25. This is a Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir selling for about half or a third of its asking price.   That doesn't matter if it does not deliver. But this is a solid, quality Modern California...

Send us Fan Mail Richebois AOC Côtes du Rhône Villages 2023-TJ's $8 Southern Rhône Valley Red If you shop at Trader Joe's you come to expect that a $8 wine is good. That is not reality. The stores that feature very good Brand wines are changing the game! A good  Cotes du Rhone Villages should sell for $12 to $15. But smart shoppers know better, there are bargains to be had. Check out  ht...