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Send us Fan Mail Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017-Another Satisfying Trader Joe's Reserve Wine First of all, it is a 2017 vintage which gives this wine 5 years of age. Drink-it-now wines do not need that extra time. This $12.99 Shiraz is a cellar-worthy wine! Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the Podcast for all the details!!! Check us out at www.cheapw...

Send us Fan Mail Yalumba Y Series Viognier 2020-Different But Really Good Yalumba has been a family-owned and operated winery for over 170 years and they specialize in Viognier. Viognier is originally a White grape that is a blending grape in the Rhone Valley and one of the few White Grapes that are added to White wine. This is an interesting grape. Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to...

Send us Fan Mail Substance CH Chardonnay 2020-A 93 Point Value-Priced Wine! I am a fan of Charles Smith's House of Smith line of wines. Everything from Expensive 100-point wines to value-priced wine. This wine I found on sale for $12.99 received 93 points, 93 points are no joke!! Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the excellent podcast for all the details. Check us out at www.che...

Send us Fan Mail Trader Joe's Petit Reserve Paso Robles Cabernet Franc 2021-Another TJ's Reserve Bargain Trader Joe's Reserve wines have been some of the best bargains in value-priced wine. Wines from some of the best AVAs on the West Coast and made by top-notch producers and sold for bargain prices. What is there not to like? Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the Podc...

Send us Fan Mail Exquisite Collection Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 This is an Aldi $13.99 exclusive wine. The Exquisite Collection is roughly the equivalent of Trader Joe's Reserve line of wines. Wines from elite growing regions selling for bargain prices. Is it any good? Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the podcast for all the details!!! Check us out at www.cheapwinefin...

Send us Fan Mail 19 Crimes Snoop Dogg Cali Gold-Sipping On Cali Gold I kind of like that of all the celebrity wine Snoop Dogg consistently delivers. Most celebrity wines are pretty good there are too many agents and handlers to allow a bad wine to slip thru. But these 19 Crimes Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart, too, consistently are a cut above.   For all the information check out www.cheapwinefinder...

Send us Fan Mail Colby Red Blend 2017-Wine with a Heart There is a story here. Daryl Groom was the chief winemaker for Penfolds where he was in charge of the production of The Grange, the #1 wine from Australia. His son Colby had 2 open heart surgeries before he was ten. He asked his Dad when he was 12 if there wasn't something they could do so no kid had to go through what he went through. T...

Send us Fan Mail Don't Mind If I Do Sparkling Wine-ALDI-$10 Diet Bubbly-A Dream Come True? An Aldi $9.99 exclusive, 85 calories, 9% alcohol, zero sugar, and gluten-free.  A diet Bubbly with no downside!! Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the companion PODCAST for all the details !!!! Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at podcast@cheapwinefinder.com

Send us Fan Mail Sebastopol Oaks California Chardonnay 2019 Chardonnay is the #1 selling White wine in the world! In the value-price range (that is our thing) there is plenty of competition. Winemakers have to pull out all the stops to get you to notice their Chardonnay. That is a very good thing. For more information check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the most excellent PODCAST!!! Ch...

Send us Fan Mail Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Napa Valley Pinot Noir 2020-Another TJ's Grand Reserve Bargain The Trader Joe's Grand Reserve and up wines, such as the Diamond and the Platinum Reserve wines have been some of the best wine bargains since Covid, This Napa Valey Pinot is more new Pinot Noir (Meiomi) than classic California Pinot Noir. I like this better than Meiomo!!! Chec...

Send us Fan Mail OKO Organic Pinot Noir 2020-TJ's Bargain French Pinot When is a $9.99 wine not a $9.99 wine? That is the question. Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the PODCAST for all the details!!! Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at podcast@cheapwinefinder.com

Send us Fan Mail Ferrari-Carano Dry Sangiovese Rosé Sonoma 2021-My Favorite Rosé Of 2022 I wrote about it. I talked about it. Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the PODCAST for all the details. Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at podcast@cheapwinefinder.com

Send us Fan Mail Villa Maria Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021-An Excellent Taste of New Zealand Inexpensive Sauvignon Blanc just might be the best cheap wine on the planet. New Zealand is the current king of Sauvignon Blanc, France, and the Loire Valley could be, but they do not seem to compete. The Villa Maria is sourced from multiple vineyards in the Marlborough region of the South Island. They...

Send us Fan Mail Hwy 5 Cabernet Sauvignon 2020-Aldi $5 Cab Sauv...Any Good? Are five bucks too cheap for a California Red wine? Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the PODCAST to find out!!! Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at podcast@cheapwinefinder.com

Send us Fan Mail Petite Sirah vs Petit Verdot Red Blend 2021-Another $7.99 Trader Joe's Bargain Petite Sirah vs Petit Verdot? I thought the grapes in a blend were supposed to work together, not fight each other. So, the name is dumb, but the blend is smart. This is Trader Joe's take on Michael and David's Freakshow Petite Petit also from Lodi. Is it any good? Read the review at www....

Send us Fan Mail Ca'Belli Prosecco Extra Dry-Good, Cheap Bubbly Can A $7.99 Trader Joe's Bubbly be a tasty satisfying drink? The answer is ........ YES Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the podcast for all the details!!! Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at podcast@cheapwinefinder.com

Send us Fan Mail The Sunny With A Chance Of Flowers Chardonnay 2019 -Zero Sugar-85 Calories-9% Alcohol Fitness wine. It's gotta suck, right? Well, the answer is no. No sugar, 85 calories, gluten-free, (% alcohol, sustainably farmed and tastes really good.  Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the most excellent podcast for all the details!!! Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com...

Send us Fan Mail Bogle Cabernet Sauvignon 2019-90 Point $10 CAB SAUV Bogle is the main winery in the Clarksburg AVA. They were named Winery of the Year in 2020 by Wine Enthusiast magazine. 90% of Clarksburg grapes are shipped to wineries in other AVAs. Bogle Vineyards is changing all of that. Read www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the PODCAST for all the details!!! Check us out at www.cheapwin...

Send us Fan Mail Rodney Strong Charlotte's Home Sonoma Sauvignon Blanc 2021-French Oak Barrel Fermented The value-price range of Sauvignon Blanc is filled with wines that are fermented and aged in stainless steel vats. The Rodney Strong Charlotte's Home Sonoma Sauvignon Blanc 2021 has 15% of the wine fermented in 100% new French oak barrels and that portion has undergone malolactic ferme...

Send us Fan Mail Dreaming Tree Pinot Noir 2020-Dave Matthews French Red This is a collaboration between Dave Matthews and New Zealand winemaker Sean McKenzie. It looks like there is also a California Dreaming Tree Pinot Noir so check the label. I could tell you all about it, but I would prefer you read the review and listen to the podcast. Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the PODCAS...

Send us Fan Mail Gnarly Head Old Vine Zinfandel 2020 Grateful Dead Limited Edition I am not a Dead Head. I liked the Workingman's Dead and the American Beauty Albums, but I was never a Dead purist. But, you have to admire their longevity and the devotion of their fans. Gnarly Head and Grateful Dead rhythms so what more do you need? This is a classic Lodi value-priced Zinfandel. Adding the Gra...

Send us Fan Mail Trader Joe's Reserve North Coast Meritage 2020- A Wine Well Worth Drinking!! A Meritage wine is a Bordeaux-style blend produced in California. A Bordeaux-style blend is Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Malbec grapes. This wine is Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Petit Verdot. The North Coast AVA is Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, and Lake...

Send us Fan Mail Castleridge Carneros Chardonnay 2021-A Bargain Carneros Chardonnay From Aldi Carneros is half in Napa and half in Sonoma and the wines they make have Napa prices. Carneros is on the northern shore of the San Pablo Bay which brings cool Pacific waters to inland locations. For more information check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the best wine podcast for all the info!!!...

Send us Fan Mail Trader Joe's Reserve Santa Lucia Highlands Chardonnay 2020 This is a $9.99 Trader Joe's wine. The Santa Licia Highlands typically sells Chardonnay from $16 to $66. This is a 100% oak barrel fermented Chardonnay, that usually ups the price.  So this is a lesson in stainless steel vs oak barrel fermented wine. So, check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and the PODCAST for all t...

Send us Fan Mail Jacob's Creek Shiraz Cabernet 2020 Jacob's Creek is a worldwide wine brand. They sell millions of bottles of wine each year and their portfolio is not that big. This is a wine that I found for $5.99, but it drinks like a bottle of much more expensive wine. Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the Podcast for all the details!!! Check us out at www.cheapwinefind...