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Send us Fan Mail Elouan Oregon Chardonnay 2020-From The Man Who Brought You Meiomi Pinot Noir This is an Oregon Chardonnay from Joe Wagner, a member of the Wagner family who is 6th generation in Napa Valley, they are best known for Caymus wines. Joe Wagner is one of the sons and he is known for Meiomi Pinot Noir a brand he founded and sold for a third of a billion dollars. His new company is Coppe...

Send us Fan Mail Trader Joe's Platinum Reserve Carneros Pinot Noir 2021- The Best $15 Pinot Nour? There was a Trader Joe's Platinum Carneros Pinot Noir 2020 which was not too far off from the 2021 vintage. Carneros does not do value-priced wine, it is a high-end growing region. The Trader Joe's Platinum Reserve wines are hitting well above their price point! Check out  https://cheap...

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 Barbara County AVA about 100 miles north of Los Angeles. Is it Good, Bad, or Indifferent, check...

Send us Fan Mail Burlwood Brut Sparkling Wine-Aldi-The Best 5 Buck Bubbly-Give a Listen This is a $4.95 wine from Aldi, E & J Gallo makes it. they also make Andre's Champagne (not really) and Barefoot Bubbly. Five buck bubbly can't possibly be any good, well check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/  and listen to the podcast and find out! Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com or emai...

Send us Fan Mail Cameron Hughes Russian River Pinot Noir 2018 Lot 947-$60 Selling For $19, List To This! Cameron Hughes Wines says this is a Pinot Noir purchased from a company that discontinued their high-end Pinot Progam! Cameron Hughes is a negociant listen to the Podcast for all the details, If you want high-end wine for less this is your PODCAST!!  For all the details check out   https://chea...

Send us Fan Mail Aldi Specially Selected Alto Adige Pinot Grigio 2022-Alto Adige Is The Money Pinot Grigio There are over 300 White wine grapes in Italy. They are all delicious, especially when enjoyed with the region's cuisine. All most people know about Italian White wine is Pinot Grigio, but Pinoy Grigio is the White grape of far northern Italy. The rest of Italy has its own excellent Whit...

Send us Fan Mail Mumm Napa Blanc de Blanc-It Is Time To Talk About Holiday Bubbly This is C H Mumm's Napa outpost of their Champagne House. C H Mumm has been around for almost 200 years, Napa about 40 years. The Napa version is the Blanc de Blanc which is a White wine from White grapes. This is a Chardonnay dominant Bubbly, while the house style is %0% Chardonnay and 50% Pinot Noir. The Napa...

Send us Fan Mail Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir 2021- A $13 Modern Pinot Noir In California, there are two competing styles of Pinot Noir, the Burgundian style and the modern Meiomi style which is rich and full. I am old school, I dig the Burgundian style, but I am well aware that the new style has its followers. The new style reminds me of a Red blend which I lik...

Send us Fan Mail VINTJS Sonoma County Chardonnay 2021-Trader Joe's Excellent $9 Everyday Chardonnay This VINTJS Sonoma County Chardonnay is a delightful oaky Chard! You do not expect an oak-conditioned Chardonnay to sell for $8.99. While this Chardonnay has an oak influence has a balanced oak influence, which results in excellent flavor, It is not your typical $9 CHardonnay. For more informat...

Send us Fan Mail VINTJS Redwood Valley Zinfandel 2021-Give it a Try This is a Trader Joe's $9.99 wine. In the past VINTJS wines were $6.99, but in the last few years were wine from the Sonoma Coast AVA. Wines from the Sonoma Coast do not sell for $6.99, maybe $26,99 and up, but not the lessor. VINTJS skipped the 2020 vintage and is now back with this 2021 vintage. Seven Bucks Sonoma Coast Pin...

Send us Fan Mail Prayers Of Sinners Washington Red Blend 2020-Skeletons Make Good Halloween Wine! This is a blend of 80% Syrah and 20% Merlot from a brand associated with Chateau Ste Michelle from Washington State. The front label has a  half skeleton half man in suit being attached by octopus tentacles. When you turn the lights out the whole scene is a skeleton. This may sound weird, but I have n...

Send 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 Clone. To find out why that is special read  https://cheapwinefinder.com/  and of course, l...

Send us Fan Mail Aldi Specially Selected Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021-Going Upscale With Aldi @$14.99 This is the top of the ten Aldi Speciality Selected wines. It is a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon of unknown origin, anything above $15 and you are going to want to know where it came from. What we do know about it, is that it is a  tasty wine with a bit of a  dose of that Napa flavor that...

Send us Fan Mail William Wright Monterey Chardonnay 2021-I Dare You To Find A Better $6.99 Chardonnay This is an Aldi wine that is released vintage after vintage/ It is produced by a top-quality family-owned winery with an excellent history.  Is $6.99 too cheap for a decent Chardonnay. Never judge a wine before you taste it! Check out   https://cheapwinefinder.com/  and listen to the best value-pr...

Send us Fan Mail Kirkland Signature Napa Valley Red Blend 2021-Costco $10.99- Do You Like Good Wine? This is one of the best Red Blends CWF has reviewed all year. Yes, we review value-priced wines, and this Red Sells for $10.99, but it is really good. Read https://cheapwinefinder.com/  and of course, listen to the best wine PODCAST for all the details!! Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com or e...

Send us Fan Mail Kirkland Signature Ti Point Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022-Costco Excellent $7.49 NZ Sauv Blanc Ti Point is a family-owned winery located in the north-central North Island near Auckland. Almost all of the vineyards are located in Marlborough in the Northern part of New Zealand's South Island. So much for the geography lesson, Marlborough is the home to most of the value-pri...

Send us Fan Mail Aldi Specially Selected Valdobbiadene Extra Dry Prosecco 2022-Is Aldi Specially Selected Wines-Special? It has been years since Aldi has dropped a slew of new, interesting wines onto their store shelves. Their existing wines are good, especially the wines closer to ten bucks. But are these Specially Selected wines worth the trouble? Check out  https://cheapwinefinder.com/  and of...

Send us Fan Mail Dearly Beloved I Thee Red Lodi 2021- Trader Joe's Day of the Dead Halloween Party Red This wine has been selling at Trader Joe's since at least the 2011 vintage and until the 2020 vintage, the sourcing and the blend stayed the same. The 2021 vintage is from Lodi vineyards and the blend is brand new. it still rocks as a Halloween party wine, but it tastes great year-round...

Send us Fan Mail Shannon Ranch Big Horn Red Blend 2020- $6 at Trader Joe's-Let Me Tell You All About It The Shannon Family Of Wines is an organic, sustainably farmed family-owned winery from Lake County AVA in Northern California, Lake County is just north of Napa Valley. This red Blend sells at Trader Joe's for $5.99, but in the past was selling o the $15 range. For the whole story, che...

Send us Fan Mail Aldi Specially Selected Fleurs D'Eau Sparkling Brut Rosé-Isn't She Pretty In Pink This is one of the 10 new Aldi specially Selected series of wines. Not every store has all 10, my Aldi had about 5. Aldi Europe is a value-priced wine powerhouse and they have seriously good contacts in the European wine industry. This Bubbly rocks and sells for $10.99. For more info check...

Send us Fan Mail Bay Moon Sauvignon Blanc 2022-Trader Joe's $6 Really Good Sauv Blanc This is one of those tastes better than it should wines. Trader Joe's has been selling this brand for over 10 years and the wine has changed sourcing and production over the years. But the wine is still $5.99 and it still is a very drinkable Sauvignon Blanc. This is a wine you drink because you like it,...

Send us Fan Mail Aldi Specially Selected Barossa Valley Shiraz 2021-Quality Shiraz @ Aldi Prices There are 10 wines in the Aldi Specially Selected line of wines. The most expensive is $14.99, these wines are comparable to Trader Joe's Reserve line of wines. This Barossa Shiraz id $9.99/ It is a quality wine selling at Aldi prices! For all the info check out  https://cheapwinefinder.com/  and...

Send us Fan Mail Z Alexander Brown Uncaged Proprietary Red Blend 2020-More Than Just A Celebrity Wine Zac Brown Band has been making music for 23 years. I didn't know their music until I saw a YouTube video of him with Jimmy Buffett, he sounded pretty good. Then I found his wine, a quality celebrity wine that is priced so regular fans can easily enjoy it. They don't tell the blend, but i...

Send us Fan Mail 90+ Cellars Pinot Grigio 2021 Lot #42- A lotta Grigio for 10 Bucks 90+ Cellars are negotiants, they buy excess wines from top wineries. This is a Pinoy Grigio from Trentino, Italy just south of Alto Aldige which is where the top-dollar Pinot Grogio is grown. But if you read/listen to CheapWineFinder you know that the expensive wine isn't always better than the affordable wine...

Send us Fan Mail Peaks & Tides Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon 2021- Aldi Goes Upscale ($12) The Peaks and Tides Brand had been  Sonoma Coast AVA wines and this is the first Sonoma County wine.  At $11.99 it is on the upper edges of Aldi wine. But it delivers! For more information check out ,  https://cheapwinefinder.com/  and listen to the best wine PODCAST for all the details! Check us out...