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Send us Fan Mail Heartleaf California Rosé 2020- $6 Adult Rosé That Would Pair With Thanksgiving. A $5.99 Trader Joe's Rosé is produced in the same manner as the inexpensive European food wines. In France, Italy, etc., they drink wine that sells for a few euros with each meal. The wine is inexpensive, but the locals love their wine. A bottle of wine that costs more than a home-cooked meal is...

Send us Fan Mail Maison Barboulot Cabernet Syrah 2020-TJ's $6 Everyday French Red A $5.99 Trader Joe's Red Blend sells for  $9.99 in New York and  $10 or $11 in Germany. It seems that Trader Joe's provides for actual bargains. A blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 50% Syrah sourced from the Languedoc region of southeastern France. It is a tasty Red blend from a wine with a weird lab...

Send us Fan Mail Quarter Cut Bourbon Barrel Chardonnay 2019-Whiskey Wood Wine. This is an Aldi $9.99 Chardonnay produced for them by Fetzer located in Hopland, California. Fetzer is a certified B corporation meaning that they are at the highest standards environmental and social issues. They have a history of using whiskey oak barrels in wine production. Usually, bold Red wine is finished in bourb...

Send us Fan Mail Hwy 5 Chardonnay 2020- A New $4.99 Aldi Wine $4.99 is way too cheap for a decent wine, right? Well, probably not. We have already figured out that store-brand wines are at least 40% cheaper than an equivalent retail wine shop wine.   So, is this wine any good? Well, I like it! Check out www.cheapwinefnder.com and listen to the podcast for all the details. Check us out at www.cheap...

Send us Fan Mail Patricia Green Cellars Dollar Bills Only Pinot Noir 2020-You Are Going To Want This One! This wine has a story. There were fires and smoke in Willamette Valley, Oregon, in September of 2020. The smoke was in the area of the estate vineyards for Patricia Green Cellars. They decided to declassify their top-end estate vineyards. Declassify means to allow the grapes or the resulting j...

Send us Fan Mail Burlwood Cellars Extra Dry Sparkling Wine-ALDI $5 Bubbly...Any Good? A $5 ALDI Bubbly from E & J Gallo can't be any good. This wine sells for $10 to $12 in Florida, and Bubbles in that price range can get the job done in style. Are you going to complain because you spent too little on a bottle of Bubbly? I didn't think so! Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen...

Send us Fan Mail Moon X Black Pinot Noir 2020- A $7 Trader Joe's Cult Wine A new bolder style of California Pinot Noir that exchanges subtlety and complexity for richness and flavor. I prefer traditional Pinot Noir, but that does not mean I can not enjoy a full-flavored, rich Pinot. Tastes great, more filling! Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the podcast for all the details!!!...

Send us Fan Mail Sauvignon Republic Sauvignon Blanc 2020-A TJ's $8 Estate Marlborough NZ Sauv Blanc A Trader Joe's $7.99 Estate Marlborough New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. It is sold at retail wine shops for $12 to $14, which gives you an indication of what you can save by shopping for wine at Trader Joe's. I think this is the best tasting Sauvignon Blanc I have enjoyed in 2021, and re...

Send us Fan Mail Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut Cava-Everyday Barcelona Bubbly It is always time for Bubbly. Sparkling wine from a company that has over a century of experience in producing Cava. Sleek, crisp, and tasty Bubbly with a well-controlled acidity. I found this Champagne-style Bubbly for under $10. Check out www,cheapwinefinder.com for the review, and listen to the podcast for all the detai...

Send us Fan Mail Three Pears Pinot Grigio 2020-You Can Tell A Wine By The Label. The label is a still life of 3 stacked different color pears. It is clean, simple, and elegant, and well-executed. That is a pretty good description of this Clarksburg & Lodi Pinot Grigio. Check out www. cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the podcast for all the details. Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com or e...

Send us Fan Mail  Butler Pond Pinot Noir 2018-$7 TJ's Pinot-More Than Expected A $6.99 California Pinot Noir and an $11.99 Pinot Noir in New York. Check out the podcast and review to find out why. Trader Joe's is having supply chain issues with their wine selections, but there are still good wine bargains to be had! Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and the podcast for all the details. C...

Send us Fan Mail Trader Joe's Reserve Napa Valley Chardonnay 2019-Is A $10 Napa Chardonnay Any Good? Trader Joe's in October 2021 is way down on wine; their stock is almost half empty. Luckily the Trader Joe's Reserve wines are plentiful. Does Napa Valley intentionally make ten-dollar wines? No, that is where the likes of Trader Joe's, ALDI, and Costco come in. Check out www.ch...

Send us Fan Mail Violet House Monterey Red Blend 2019-An $8 ALDI Halloween Party Wine The label is a violet, black, and white Mexican Day of the Dead skull; it is very well done. This is a wine that ALDI seems to release every year around Halloween, I do not think there was a 2020 version, but that was a messed up year. Every year is a new label, but the wine in the bottle is interesting and loads...

Send us Fan Mail Trader Joe's Reserve Wahluke Slope Cabernet Sauvignon 2018-Well, What Do We Have Here? A $9.99 Trader Joe's Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from the Wahluke Slope AVA of Columbia Valley in Washington. It is also made by CC Vineyards which is part of Columbia Crest Winery. You need to read the review on www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the podcast to get the whole stor...

Send us Fan Mail Witches Brew Pumpkin Spice Apple Wine-Don't Fear The Halloween Fruit Wine Found this wine (apple wine) at Trader Joe's, selling for $6.99. Produced in Northern Michigan by a winery that has been in business since 1974. Only 10% alcohol content, this a beverage that works both chilled and warm. It works better as an adult drink after the kids return from Trick or Treating...

Send us Fan Mail Freakshow Red Blend 2019-Freaks Come Out At Night A big, bold, flavorful Red wine from Michael & David  of Lodi, California I choose this wine as a Halloween party wine, but it is much more than that. This is a solid, well-made Red blend that can compete with wines twice the price. Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com for all the details. Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com o...

Send us Fan Mail Domaine de Paris Provence Rosé-Orange Is The New Pink An excellent Estate Rosé from the Cotes De Provence region of the South of France. Crisp, well-balanced, flavorful, with excellent acidity. You will be compelled to take another sip. The color is more orange than pink. Listen to the podcast or check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and enjoy! Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com...

Send us Fan Mail  Villa Antica Asolo Prosecco DOCG-TJ's Cheap+Good Italian Bubbly What's Up DOCG? DOCG is the highest designation in Prosecco Bubbly. Asolo is a small village in the Alps' foothills, and the vineyards surrounding the town have the DOCG designation. And Trader Joe's sells the resulting Bubbly for the low, low price of $7.99! Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and/...

Send us Fan Mail Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Russian River Pinot Noir 2020- The Real Deal? What is the difference between this $12.99 Russian River AVA Pinot Noir and all the $7.99 Russian River Chardonnay and Pinots from Trader Joe's? Anytime a Trader Joe's wine sells for above $9.99, there is something up. Ok, 13 bucks for a Russian River Pinot is cheap, but is it worth it? Well, c...

Send us Fan Mail Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc Viognier-Chenin Blanc Is Good For U And Good To U Chenin Blanc is a world-class wine, and Viognier is an excellent blending grape. The Chenin Blanc is sourced from vineyards in the Clarksburg AVA and the Viognier from the Lodi AVA. Those are Central Valley AVAs, not the usual North Coast or Central Coast grapes. All that is well and good, but how does this...

Send us Fan Mail Game Day Rosé 2020- ALDI $7 Tailgating Rosé ALDI is selling this Rosé cheaply by selling it as a Tailgating wine. This is a delicious $6.99 Rosé! It may very well be my favorite Rosé of the summer of 2021. Check out the podcast and the written review on www.cheapwinefinder.com for all the details. Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at podcast@cheapwinefinder.com

Send us Fan Mail Trader Joe's Platinum Reserve Napa Cabernet Sauvignon 2020-$100 Selling For $15? This was a strange one. Was this your typical 2020 vintage Red wine, or was it a Cabernet Sauvignon from a top Napa winery that typically sells for hundreds of dollars? Well, all we have to go by is what TJ's tells us, but is this an excellent $14.99 Cab? Yes, it is! Check out the podcast an...

Send us Fan Mail Michael and David Petite Petit 2019-Reet Petit Red Wine Reet Petie is a Jazz Age term that means fine or primo. This is a blend of Petite Sirah and Petit Verdot. Two petite grapes with different spellings that are not in any way related. There is a story here, but you will have to listen to the podcast or read it at www.cheapwinefinder.com for all the details! Check us out at www....

Send us Fan Mail  Santa Rita 120 Sauvignon Blanc 2020-Everyday Sauv Blanc From Chile There ain't nothing wrong with a bottle of good everyday wine! I think making excellent value-priced wine is harder than making fancy wine where they spare no expense. And who does not like a good Sauvignon Blanc? It is one of the most consistently good-tasting White wines on the market. Check out www.cheapwi...

Send us Fan Mail Tanner Park Carneros Chardonnay 2019-TJ's $9.99 Fancy Chardonnay You do not always know the pedigree for these Trader Joe's exclusive wines. But they gave us a few clues for the Tanner Park Carneros Chardonnay 2019. Read the review on the cheapwinefinder website, or check out the podcast for all the details. Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at podcast@...