Send us a text 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 m…

Send us a text 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. Sti…

Send us a text 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. Ca…

Send us a text 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 t…

Send us a text 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 …

Send us a text Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Sonoma County Syrah 2022-You Need A Tasty Syrah in the 2000s Syrah and Australian Shiraz (Syrah by a different name) were the rage. And then the BOOM ended. Syrah is still as awesome as it always was, it just isn't the flavor of the moment. I forgot just how much I loved Syrah/Shiraz wines. This Trader Joe'…

Send us a text Evolution Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2022-Expensive Pinot @ A Value Price This brand is from Sokol Blosser, a family-owned winery from the Dundee Hills of Willamette Valley founded in 1971 which is the beginning of Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. This wine tastes expensive value-priced Pinot Noir is made differently (check out the po…

Send us a Text Message. Seaglass Central Coast Sauvignon Blanc 2023-USA..USA The Seaglass Sauvignon Blanc had been sourced from Santa Barbara County, but with the 2023 vintage changed to Central Coast AVA. This is a Sauvignon Blanc that brings the flavor of New Zealand without the spikey flavors. Sauvignon Blanc should challenge your taste buds, it…

Send us a text Castellore DOCG Chianti 2023-$6 Aldi Food Wine In Italy, in Tuscany, Chianti is part of the day's meals. Perfect for pasta in red sauce and with a snack of delicious cheese. When Italians buy a bottle for a meal, it probably is in the $6 range. A DOCG wine is made to the highest Italian wine standards. Don't let the low price scare y…

Send us a text Motif Red Hills Lake County Cabernet Sauvignon 2022-New Vintage Of TJ's Wonder $5 Red This is a $4.99 wine. Lake County is the AVA that is on the Northern border of Napa County! Red Hills is located on the southern side of Clear Lake, the largest lake in California. The soil is from an ancient volcano, and the vineyards are in the he…

Send us a text Kirkland Friuli Grave Pinot Grigio 2023-Costco $5 Summer Sipper Cwf revealed the 2022 vintage last March and was amazed at the quality of a $4.99 Friuli Grave Pinot Grigio. This is the DOC where value-price Pinot Grigio comes from, but the Costco wine more than delivers for the price. There is a reason that Costco with its limited wi…

Send us a text Trader Joe's Reserve Yountville Chardonnay 2023-The Best $10 Yountville Chardonnay? Yountville is a Napa Valley AVA where they never, ever make ten-buck Chardonnay, much less any $10 wine. Trader Joe's is bringing you a Yountville Chardonnay that has 8 months in new and used French oak barrels! Most Yountville Chardonnay starts at $2…

Send us a text Liberté San Luis Obispo County Pinot Noir 2021- Trader Joe's Value, Very Good Pinot This is a Trader Joe's $9.99 SLO County Pinot Noir. CWF has reviewed this Pinoy since 2017 and it has been an excellent value with each vintage! This year we know who made it (read the review), and we are again impressed with the quality. Check out ht…

Send us a text Canoe Ridge Vineyard Expedition Chardonnay 2022- A Costco Bargain! This is a Chardonnay from two vineyards in The Horse Heaven Hilla AVA. Canoe Ridge was named by the Lewis and Clark Expedition, hence the name. This is a 49-cent Costco product which indicates a special one-time price. This is a wine that typically sells for $15 to $1…

Send us a text Piper Sonoma Brut Revisited This is a Bubbly that CWF thought was the hit of the 2023 Christmas Holidays. We wanted to talk about a summer Bubbly and what would be better than our favorite winter Bubbly! The Piper Sonoma Brut Sparkling Wine is a superior Bubbly. For all the information check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and liste…

Send us a text Ruta 49 Rias Baixas Albarino 2023- A $9.99 Excellent Trader Joe's Spanish Wine This is an Albariño from Rias Baixas in Notrhwest Spain. It sells for $9.99 at Trader Joe's and is an excellent value. Albariño is THE White wine of Spain and Rias Baixas is one of the best places to grow the grapes. Check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ …

Send us a text Peaks & Tides Sonoma County Pinot Noir 2022- A New Look @ An Aldi $12.99 Favorite This is a wine that Aldo offers every vintage. The 2021 vintage received 93 points on a leading wine magazine website. There is a or used to be a Sonoma Coast AVA version of this wine but the Sonoma County was the only wine available at my Aldi. Check o…

Send us a text Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2019-Costco Close-out $7.89 Special This is a wine that sells at Costco for $7.89 and elsewhere for between $10 and $14 The 2019 vintage may be a lost COVID-19 vintage that Costco is doing a close-out on. Penfolds was founded in 1844 and the Koonunga Hills brand in 1979. This is an excellent qua…

Send us a text Le Grand Noir Chardonnay 2022- Costco's Ten-Dollar Summer Sipper This wine is 85% Chardonnay and 15% Viognier from the IGP Languedoc region of SouthWest France. The Viognier changes everything. Viognier is often added to give the wine some ZIP or to add a beautiful fragrance to the wine. Here it adds flavor and texture that is differ…

Send us a text La Galope Gascone Rosé 2023-French Rosey Done Right! This is a Rosé from southwest France that I found for $9.99. It seems to be a Rosé of Merlot and another grape, but we do not which one. It is an excellent Rosé. You do not expect to be wowed by a Goscogne Rosé, but here it is! Check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and of course, …

Send us a text Trader Joe's Reserve Sonoma County Blanc de Blancs 2021 This is a vintage-dated $9.99 Trader Joe's Bubbly. Blanc de Blancs is white from whites meaning White Sparkling wine from White grapes, in this case Chardonnay. There have been recent Trader Joe's Grand Reserve and Platinum Reserve Sonoma Sparkling wines, that sold for $15 and $…

Send us a text Acacia Carneros Pinot Noir 2020-Costco's $12.99 Steal Acacia was founded in Carneros in 1979 making it one of the founders of Carneros Pinot Noir. It has had several owners over the years but in 2016 Treasury Wine Estaes bought the brand, but not the winery or the vineyards. Acacia has been a brand and not a wine Estate since 2017. F…

Send us a text Claude Manciat Bourgogne Chardonnay 2022-@Costco for $12.69-Burgundian Goodness This is a limited Costco wine from a family-owned winery that started in the 1890s. It has been passed down through the generations and currently has a female winemaker (she owns the place). This is a taste of Burgundy wine as opposed to a village or dist…

Send us a text Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Santa Barbara GSM 2022-Tj's Steps it's Game Up This is a $12.99 Trader Joe's Reserve wine. The difference is that is made by a producer that does not make value-priced wine! Is this a new trend for Trader Joe's? This Rhone blend is made by a high-end boutique winery from the Central Coast, mainly Paso Roble…

Send us a text Trader Joe's Growers Reserve Organic Chardonnay 2023- $6 Of Organic Goodness? The answer is Yes, this is an excellent $5.99 wine. We cut to the chase right away. In Europe in countries that drink wine with their meals 6 buck wine is common and considered real good! Here in the US of A, we do not have a wine heritage and are more like…

Send us a text Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Moulis-En-Modec Bordeaux 2022 This is a Red wine from the smallest of the 8 AOCs in the Medoc District on the LefBank in Bordeaux. This is a growing region dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon vines. This is also a Grand Vine De Bordeaux wine indicates that this is the winery's top wine. Since this is a Trader J…

Send us a text Substance Ro Rosé 2023- My Rosé of the Summer of 2024 Substance Ro is a take on the Periodic Table of Elements, all the elements are pure 100% whatever element they are. The Substance brand tries to be pure, a Rosé isn't a particular grape but this is 100% Syrah. All their varietal wines are 100%, no a little of this added in a littl…

Send us a text Raimat Organic Albarino 2022-U Need Some Albarino In Ur Life Raimat is a winery founded in 1914. Their wines are organic and sustainably farmed. This Albarino is both oak barrel fermented and aged. And did I mention Trader Joe's sells it for $8.49? It is available a retail wine shops for $10 to $14. This is a very good wine, for more…

Send us a Text Message. Claire Patelin Sauvignon Blanc 2023- $7 Of Trader Joe's Goodness! Sauvignon Blanc has become the wonder wine, no matter where it is grown, it is worth trying. Gascony France is where this Sauv Blanc originated, and they do Sauvignon Blanc right. This inexpensive White wine delivers. Check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and…

Send us a text Scarlet Path Lodi Old Vines Zinfandel 2021-$8 @Aldi What are Old Vines? Why Lodi? The Cheapwinefinder Review and the POdcast will answer these questions. For more information check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to the PODCAST! Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at podcast@cheapwinefinder.com…

Send us a text Field Recordings Freddo Paso Robles Sangiovese 2022-Chillin" This is a Red wine made to be served cold. The white lettering on the label turns blue when the bottle is sufficiently cold. I thought this wine was a novelty but it is legit. Taste Great, less filling! The grapes came from 3 organic vineyards and one certified sustainable …

Send us a text Mark West Pinot Noir 2021-For 15 years the #1 Pinot Noir under $15 Let's talk about global warming. The 2021 Mark West Pinot Noir had a heat spike in July causing the grapes to ripen ahead of schedule. The grapes needed help, so they added Zinfandel and Graciano grapes to the mix, not the usual Pinot Noir accompaniment. Mark West doe…

Send us a text Kirkland Signature Single Vineyard Napa Cabernet Sauvignon 2021-Costco-Best Under $20 Cab? The single vineyard in question is the Suscol Vineyard in southern Napa. There is more than onan one Suscal vineyard, Suscol Mountain, Suscol Springs, and Suscol Ranch, we don't know which one this is. Doesn't matter for a $17.99 wine they are …

Send us a text Starpointe Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2022- A $8 Trader Joe's Bordeaux Blanc By Way Of Yakima Valley In Bordeaux, the Sauvignon to Semillon is typically 90-10, but with the Starpointe the blend is 60% Sauvignon Blanc and 40% Semillon. The grapes were grown in the Yakima Valley AVA in the Columbia Valley. The Yakima Valley is the oldest…

Send us a text Kate Arnold Columbia Valley Riesling 2022-A Bottle of Columbia Valley Goodness This is a new winery from some California wine veterans. They offer wines from the North Coast in California, the Willamette Valley in Oregon, and a couple of Columbia Valley Washington wines. Columbia Valley Riesling is a favorite of mine. Check out https…

Send us a text Decoy Cabernet Sauvignon 2021-Classic California Cabernet Sauvignon For Less This is a second-line wine brand from Duckhorn Vineyards who produce Classic Napa Cab Sauv's since 1976. The Decoy Cab is produced to exact specifications, but the grapes are sourced from all over California. Check out the review https://cheapwinefinder.com/…

Send us a text Trader Joe's Platinum Reserve Cachapoal Valley Red Blend 2021- $14.99 @TJ's-$35 Elsewhere- Listen to the Podcast! This is an almost 1800s Bordeaux blend, there is no Merlot and they added Syrah. In the past few vintages, leading Wine Reviewers have given the San Pablo Sideral Red Blend 95 and 96 points. So why is the San Pablo Sidera…

Send us a text The Delicious Monster White 2023- Trader Joe's $6 Monster Deal This is a $5.99 wine from McGregor Winery from South Africa which was established in the 1940s. The blend is 60% Chenin Blanc, 20% Muscat, and 205 Chardonnay. The name comes from a local plant used in salads. So is it a delicious wine? Check out https://cheapwinefinder.co…

Send us a text Maison Barboulot Cinsault Rosé 2023-Trader Joe's $6 Tasty French Rosé Maison Barboulot has been a popular brand at TJ's with their Cabernet/Syrah value-priced wine. These are Vin de Pays/IGP wines from vineyards in the Languedoc. The Languedoc is the largest growing region in France and the place where French people get their value-p…

Send us a text Vignobles Lacheteau Touraine Sauvignon Blanc 2023-TJ's $6.99 Bottle Of Goodness From The Loire Valley If you love NZ Sauvignon Blanc, you need to know about the source Valley Sau Blanc. As awesome as Marlborough NZ Sauvignon Blanc may be, the Loire Valley may well be better! Touraine is a district inside of the Loire Valley where the…

Send us a text Florifity French Rosé 2023-Aldi-$7.99-Pretty Good This is a French Rosé with very California production details. We do not know where exactly the grapes were grown, we don't even know which grapes are used! This is very un-French. What it is is vegan-friendly certified organic and very tasty! For all the necessary information check o…

Send us a text Chateau Ste Michelle Columbia Valley Chardonnay 2020-Every Day Wine Done right! This is a Chardonnay I found at my local wine shop selling for $6.99 but it had a $3 off coupon. This Chardonnay does not have cheap production techniques. It has warm-weather grapes combined with cool-weather grapes. It has 57% oak barrel fermented and a…

Send us a text Whispering Angel Rosé 2023-Mother's Day Special Whispering Angel is a Rosé wine from Chateau D'ESCLANS (located not far from Sam Tropez) that jump-started the whole Rosé revolution. They have several Provence wine brands with Whispering Angel balancing high-end production details with affordability So how does it taste? Like a warm d…

Send us a text Daou Paso Robles Sauvignon Blanc 2022-Affordable ($17) Luxury This Sauv Blanc lists for $17 but can be found for several dollars less. Doau is one of the elite wineries from the Pasi Robles AVA. This is not their estate Sauvignon Blanc which is more expensive, it is sourced from contracted vineyards, but really good contracted vineya…

Send us a text Outlander Paso Robles Meritage 2022-Aldi-$8 Of Juicy Goodness If you like your California Bordeaux ripe and juicy this is your wine. It is a Blend Of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Malbec, and Merlot, the only Bordeaux-approved grape missing is Cabernet Franc. Meritage is a California organization dedicated to the research and edu…

Send us a text Lucia Victoria Reserva Rioja 2018-Excellent $8.89 Costco Rioja I can't believe this wine is selling for less than 9 bucks. Rioja wines are some of the great wines of the world and this is an excellent Rioja wine. Costco is an excellent place to find wine values. A Reserva Rioja wine has 3 years of aging, 2 in the barrel and 1 in the …

Send us a text Embroidery Monterey Pinot Noir 2021-$6.89 Of Costco Goodness This is a wine that sells at Costco for $6.89, much more elsewhere This Pinot Noir splits the difference between Meiomi-style Pinots and Classic-style PInots. More medium-bodied than the others. Does it taste good? Yes, it is an excellent affordable Pinot Noir! For all the …

Send us a text Trader Joe's Platinum Reserve Saint-Emilion 2022-The Best $15 Merlot? Saint-Emilion is a village on the Right Bank in Bordeaux and they do Merlot, between them and Pomerol they produce what may be the best Merlot in the world. American value-priced wine drinkers barely know what Merlot is. There are plenty of high-end California and …

Send us a text 8 Plumas Sauvignon Blanc- Chill As A Summer Cooler Plumas equals feathers... Plumas lead to Plumage. Spain isn't well known for Sauvignon Blanc, but Aldi is well known for value-priced wine. So is this match-up with Marlborough, New Zealand Sauv Blanc? No, this is more of a hot summer poolside cooler. For more information check out h…

Send us a text OVZ Old Vine Lodi Zinfandel 2021- Affordable Zinfandel Done Right! Lodi is a great place to look for affordable wines. The wineries are often over 100 years old. OVZ is made by and family-owned wine company started in 1906. This is my kind of Zinfandel! To find out why check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to the PODCAST.…