Best Reserva Podcasts (2024)

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Lucia Victoria Reserva Rioja 2018-Excellent $8.89 Costco Rioja 7:05

14h ago7:05

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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 bottle. This Ri…

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Costco Kirkland Signature 2019 Rioja Reserva Challenge! (A punch-you-in-the-face wine, perfect base for Sangria, for Cab Sauv lovers) 43:22

11d ago43:22

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Rioja is the big dog of Spanish wines, but the question on everyone’s lips is - how does the Costco Kirkland Signature Rioja Reserva stack up to other Riojas? Amiright?!? Well, without giving it away, we’re here to tell you that the Kirkland Signature Rioja is a worthy contender! But did it win in a knockout, or was it a draw? You’ll have to listen…

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Embroidery Monterey Pinot Noir 2021-$6.89 Of Costco Goodness 6:52

3d ago6:52

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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 info check out …

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WTF is Txakoli? (Fizzy, fruity, and fun dry white wine from Spain, aka Txakolina) 43:17

4d ago43:17

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It may be hard to pronounce and spell, but is it ever easy to drink! In this episode, we introduce you to a fun, quaffable, and not so serious wine called Txakoli which hails from the Basque region of Spain. Sometimes also called Txakolina, this slightly fizzy white wine is a perfect summer sipper. While tasting it, we had visions of sitting by the…

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Trader Joe's Platinum Reserve Saint-Emilion 2022-The Best $15 Merlot? 7:30

8d ago7:30

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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 Washington prod…

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8 Plumas Sauvignon Blanc- Chill As A Summer Cooler 6:42

10d ago6:42

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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 https://cheapwin…

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OVZ Old Vine Lodi Zinfandel 2021- Affordable Zinfandel Done Right! 7:12

12d ago7:12

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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. Check us out a…

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La Burgondie Cremant de Bourgogne Brut-Trader Joe's Delicious $11 French Bubbly! 6:48

14d ago6:48

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La Burgondie Cremant de Bourgogne Brut-Trader Joe's Delicious $11 French Bubbly! I think I said in the Podcast that Burgundy is east of Paris, it isn't it is west of Paris. I say something wrong in every podcast, I turn left when they say right. I can't help it. But the main focus of the PODCAST is that I always get it right. This $10.99 Trader Joe…

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Aldi California Heritage Merlot-The $4.99 Food Wine! 6:34

17d ago6:34

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Aldi California Heritage Merlot-The $4.99 Food Wine! The California Heritage Series of wine from Aldi is the new KING of cheap wine. Every wine in the line that I have tasted is better than its $4.88 price tag. Forget 2 Buck Check, Forget Aldi's Winking Owl, Forget Aldi's Hwy 5 Wines, the California Heritage wine is the new cheap boss in town. For …

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Spain’s Hidden Gem: Priorat! (One of the great wines of Spain, Grenache-based red wine) 38:16

18d ago38:16

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When we say hidden gem, we are not kidding! When people think of Spanish red wines, they immediately think of Rioja, but don’t sleep on Priorat. Hailing from the Catalonia area of Spain, Priorat is a Grenache-based red wine blend that completely blew away our expectations! Rich, complex, and oh so drinkable, this is a wine that deserves a lot more …

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Aldi's Specially Selected Napa Valley Chardonnay 2021-Aldi Is Killing It! 6:54

20d ago6:54

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Aldi's Specially Selected Napa Valley Chardonnay 2021-Aldi Is Killing It! This is a $10.99 Napa Valley Chardonnay, big deal, right? Napa is about place and people and this Chardonnay is Napa generic. Is that Bad? No, not when the wine is $10.99. It tastes like Napa and costs like California. For more information check out https://cheapwinefinder.co…

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Trader Joe's Reserve Rasteau Cru 2022-What Is A Rasteau? 6:43

22d ago6:43

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Trader Joe's Reserve Rasteau Cru 2022-What Is A Rasteau? This is a Trader Joe's $9.99 wine that just happens to have a Cru designation. Cru is the top of French wine designations, in Bordeaux, there are First Growth wines, but in the Southern Rhone Valley, this is it. TJ's does not give any info on this wine but it tastes like a GSM (Grenache, Syra…

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High QPR Pinot Noir #4! (How the American wine palate has been programmed by big wine, Pinot is a polarizing wine) 43:30

25d ago43:30

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Pinot Noir can be a polarizing wine - some people love it, and some people just don’t get it. We think that happens for a few reasons. First, most wine drinkers have been trained to think that wines are supposed to taste like Cabernet Sauvignon - big, fruit forward, high in alcohol, and very tannic. Which is just not what a great Pinot tastes like.…

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Porto 6 Vinho Tinto 2021-Trader Joe's $6 Portuguese Red 6:58

26d ago6:58

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Porto 6 Vinho Tinto 2021-Trader Joe's $6 Portuguese Red Well actually $5.99, six-buck wine shouldn't taste this good, but it does. Portuguese wine is interesting, they do not care what the rest of the wine world is doing. They do what is right for Portuguese wine. Value-priced wine has always been a staple of Portuguese wine and they are very good …

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Juggernaut Sonoma Coast Chardonnay-Upscale @ A Value Price! 6:50

28d ago6:50

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Juggernaut Sonoma Coast Chardonnay-Upscale @ A Value Price! This Chardonnay is a brand from Bogle Family Vineyards a 6th generation winery from the Clarksburg AVA. The Sonoma Coast AVA is a high-end Chardonnay and Pinot Noir AVA . The wines from here can sell for $50 and up. So this $15 Sonoma Coast AVA CHardonna y for BOgle Family Wines is special…

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Gruet Brut Rosé Sparkling Wine- The Best Champagne-Style Value Wine? 7:20

30d ago7:20

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Gruet Brut Rosé Sparkling Wine- The Best Champagne-Style Value Wine? Yeah, Maybe it is. It is hard to be definitive with wine because every year is a new harvest, but Gruet has been rocking the Sparkling wine thing for years. Then when you find out it is a French wine House with a New Mexico outpost the whole thing gets intriguing. So check out htt…

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Wallet-Friendly Wine Reviews: Two Buck Chuck and More! (Reviewing wines under $5, cheap Cabernet Sauvignon, some pleasant and unpleasant surprises) 43:35

1M ago43:35

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Believe it or not, 73% of the wine purchased in the United States is sold for less than $8. So, there are a LOT of people drinking those wines! But they don’t often get reviews, and so we thought we would take some time to taste and review some value wines to see just how different they are from slightly more expensive wines. The results: one of th…

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Babs Santa Barbara Pinot Noir-Review-$16@Costco-$25 to $35 Elsewhere 7:01

1M ago7:01

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Babs Santa Barbara Pinot Noir-Review-$16@Costco-$25 to $35 Elsewhere I think I mentioned Thanksgiving when I meant Easter and am sure last year I said Easter when I meant Thanksgiving. I have no excuses for my failures. This Pinot is a triumph, not a failure. This is a legitimate taste of Santa Barbara or St. Babs, Pinot Noir! For all the details c…

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Sunshine Bay Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc-Aldi-$7.99-Excellent 6:59

1M ago6:59

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Sunshine Bay Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc-Aldi-$7.99-Excellent This sub-$10 Sauv Blanc is an Estate wine! It is also delicious. You can spend more for a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, but you do not have to! Check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to the PODCAST for all the details! Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at podc…

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Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Russian River Chardonnay-A Seriously Good $12.99 Chardonnay 7:11

1M ago7:11

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Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Russian River Chardonnay-A Seriously Good $12.99 Chardonnay We have gotten used to Trader Joe's Reserve wine over the years. Sometimes they are remarkable bargains and sometimes they are puzzling. This time it is a remarkable wine at a crazy value price. A boutique Napa winery is involved with the bottling. It tastes expe…

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Bordeaux Bargains #1! (Haut-Médoc and Graves, Left Bank, why Bordeaux wines are so tricky to understand) 48:30

1M ago48:30

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Bordeaux is home to some of the most famous - and most expensive - wines in the world. But can you find a great wine at a great price?!? You can!!! There is no reason to spend more than $20 a bottle to find highly rated and very enjoyable wines from this classic region. In this episode, we focus on Left Bank wines, and we bring that up because Bord…

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Kirkland Signature Sonoma Old Vine Zinfandel- Costco's excellent $10 Zin 6:22

1M ago6:22

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Kirkland Signature Sonoma Old Vine Zinfandel- Costco's excellent $10 Zin The winemaker is Zach Long who has worked at Kunde Family Wiery for the last 10 years. Kunde is a 5th generation winery that has been around for 117 harvests. Zach is also involved with Vintage Wine Estates which has a first-class portfolio. This Old Vine Sonoma ZIn has a stro…

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Kirkland Signature Friuli Grave Pinot Grigio-$5+Costco=Good 7:01

1M ago7:01

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Kirkland Signature Friuli Grave Pinot Grigio-$5+Costco=Good Should a $5 wine from Italy be this good? I remember the days when sub-ten-dollar wines were an adventure. Today, all bets are off. Bargain wines are getting better and better. For all the info check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to the best value wine PODCAST! Check us out a…

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WTF is Muscadet? (Melon de Bourgogne, the Sur Lie method, batonnage, the ultimate fish wine, the best French white wine under $20?) 41:50

2M ago41:50

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If you’re like us, French wines can feel so confusing - and that’s exactly why we do these WTF episodes! This week, we dive into a great French white wine called Muscadet, which is not to be confused with Muscat or Moscato (which are, by the way, the same thing). Muscadet is a wine made in the Loire Valley from the grape Melon de Bourgogne - and th…

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Aldi California Heritage Chardonnay-$5 Chardonnay For You And Your Mom 6:35

2M ago6:35

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Aldi California Heritage Chardonnay-$5 Chardonnay For You And Your Mom The California Heritage brand is Aldi's new $4.95 line of wines. They do not drink like 5 buck wines. This is a crowd-pleasing Chardonnay, it may be your $% go-to wine. Wine snobs will hate it, but everyone else will be happy. For more info check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/…

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Loudenotte Pays D'Oc Pinot Noir 2022-Trader Joe's $6.99 French Pinot 7:08

2M ago7:08

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Loudenotte Pays D'Oc Pinot Noir 2022-Trader Joe's $6.99 French Pinot How can you sell a wine grown in southwest France and for sale in the US for less than $7? It has always been a mystery to me. But value Trader Joe's wines have been around long enough to be a fact, not a mystery. Check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to the best value…

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Italian Wine Adventure #11: Montepulciano d'Abruzzo! (An underrated and underappreciated Italian beauty, the ultimate cookout wine) 43:04

2M ago43:04

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Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is an easy wine to overlook. It is inexpensive, easy to find, and does not have the cachet that a Chianti or Barolo or Amarone has. But we are here to tell you that you should take a second look at this underappreciated and underrated Italian wine! In this episode, we tasted and reviewed three easy to find and reasonably pri…

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Trader Joe's Reserve SLO County Chardonnay 2022- SLO=Real Good 6:56

2M ago6:56

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Trader Joe's Reserve SLO County Chardonnay 2022- SLO=Real Good This is a San Luis Obispo County wine, Paso Robles, Edna Valley, arroyo Secco, and San Luis Obispo Coastal AVA are some of the Central Coasts best. This is a $9.99 New World Chardonnay is a crowd-pleaser wine. SLO County is a "HOT" growing region that is producing sought-after wines. Ge…

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Trader Joe's Grand Reserve San Luis Obispo Coast Pinot Noir 2022-A $13 SLO Pinot Noir 6:38

2M ago6:38

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Trader Joe's Grand Reserve San Luis Obispo Coast Pinot Noir 2022-A $13 SLO Pinot Noir San Luis Obispo County which included Paso Robles, Edna Valley, and Arroyo Secco AVAs got repositioned. The San Luis Obispo Coast AVA was organized in 2022 and included Edna Valley and Arroyo Secco, these are some of the coolest temperatures AVAs in California. Pa…

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Epicuro Puglia Primitivo 2021-Trader Joe's $7 Italian Every Day Red 7:12

2M ago7:12

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Epicuro Puglia Primitivo 2021-Trader Joe's $7 Italian Every Day Red Is $6.99 too cheap for an imported Red wine? The answer is NO! This $6.99 wine from the Bootheel of Italy is a solid wine that drinks well. Primitivo and Zinfandel are the same grape to find out more check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to the PODCAST. Check us out at …

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How Good Are Trader Joe’s Platinum Reserve Wines? (TJ’s is a great, inexpensive place to expand your wine horizons, is high-end cheap worth the price?) 48:29

2M ago48:29

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Trader Joe’s Platinum Reserve wines are meant to compare with wines twice their price, and are said to be top wines from top winemakers in some of the most prestigious wine-growing regions, but just how good are they really? We seek to answer that question to save you time and money. In this episode, we try three different Platinum Reserve wines fr…

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Aldi's California Heritage Brut Sparkling Wine- The Best $4.95 Bubbly? 6:49

2M ago6:49

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Aldi's California Heritage Brut Sparkling Wine- The Best $4.95 Bubbly? We are named Cheap Wine Finder but we were always about the best value-priced wine, not the cheapest. There is a major difference between the best and the cheapest. Aldi came out with their California Heritage line of wines selling for $4.95 and we had no expectations. But their…

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Substance Cs Cabernet Sauvignon 2021- The Best $14 Cabernet Sauvignon? 7:29

2M ago7:29

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Substance Cs Cabernet Sauvignon 2021- The Best $14 Cabernet Sauvignon? This is a wine from the House of Smith or Charles Smith wines. They produce wines that sell for $150 and get 100 points and they sell 90-point value-priced wine. This wine received between 90 and 93 points for the 2021 vintage. I said in the podcast that if they sold this wine f…

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Kono Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023- A Conversation With Kono Winemaker Bruce Taylor Talking NZ Sauv Blanc and Much, Much, More! 26:22

2M ago26:22

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Kono Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023- A Conversation With Kono Winemaker Bruce Taylor Talking NZ Sauv Blanc and Much, Much, More! Ok, You like New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, why wouldn't you? But what do you know about those wines? Well, let Bruce Taylor tell you about the usual NZ offerings and the esoteric. Check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ a…

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WTF is Pinotage? (And WTF is Coffee Pinotage? South Africa’s signature wine) 44:59

2M ago44:59

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Ok, let’s be honest. Pinotage is a TRIP. It is like no other wine we have ever had before, and is flat out an experience that you have to try. You may not love it, or even like it, but you have to try it. Especially the Coffee Pinotage which in and of itself is an adventure (and is really a thing)! Pinotage is a wine that was invented in South Afri…

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Aldi's California Heritage Pinot Noir-Aldi's New $4.95 Wine Brand! 6:43

2M ago6:43

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Aldi's California Heritage Pinot Noir-Aldi's New $4.95 Wine Brand! I expected nothing from this $5 wine and I got more than I bargained for. Is this a great wine? No. But is it well worth the price? Yes I would not normally choose a non-vintage Pinot Noir, for a variety of reasons, but this $4.95 wine did just fine. For more information check out h…

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Kirkland Signature Sancerre 2022-Sincerely Good Sancerre 7:39

2M ago7:39

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Kirkland Signature Sancerre 2022-Sincerely Good Sancerre I called Henri Bourgeois John in the Podcast. This Costco wine is excellent, It is $14.99 and it is a French Sauvignon Blanc! This is an elite Sauvignon Blanc at a bargain price. Sancerre can get much more expensive, but good is good. For more info check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and o…

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Costco Kirkland Signature Pinot Noir Challenge! (The pros and cons of Costco’s wine selection, why few experts review Costco wines, Kirkland Signature Russian River Pinot Noir review) 44:59

2M ago44:59

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Costco sells a TON of wine, but finding expert reviews of their Kirkland Signature wines can be very tricky. We are happy to help fill that void! Find out why few wine reviewers bother to review Costco Kirkland Signature wines, and where you can find some pretty reliable reviews for those wines. But, most importantly, find out what we think of the …

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Rolling Mist Cabernet Sauvignon-A New $9 Wine From Aldi 6:42

2M ago6:42

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Rolling Mist Cabernet Sauvignon-A New $9 Wine From Aldi This is a non-vintage California wine that was made by some part of E & J Gallo for Aldi. Why is it a non-vintage wine? They do not explain, they do not offer any information. So check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to the PODCAST to see what CWF has to say! Check us out at www.ch…

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Magistrate Santa Barbara Chardonnay 2021-If Your In A Kroger Store 5:32

3M ago5:32

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Magistrate Santa Barbara Chardonnay 2021-If Your In A Kroger Store This is a custom-brand wine from the Kroger Family of grocery stores. When you think of custom, exclusive brands you think of Trader Joe's, Aldi, and Costco, but custom wines are everywhere. This is a very drinkable Chardonnay from Santa Barbara County. For all the info check out ht…

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Josh Wines Are . . . Meh. (The truth behind the hype. BTW, we did not give this episode a title until after we tasted the wines in our recording!) 45:59

3M ago45:59

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Josh Cellars wine has been all over social media recently, but the real question is - is it worthy of the hype?!? We gave Josh Cellars an honest-to-goodness opportunity to impress us. We tasted and reviewed three different Josh Cellar wines just to make sure that we were getting a proper sense of the breadth of their products, and the results were …

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Aldi Specially Selected Gavi DOCG 2022-What Is Gavi-It's Real Good! 7:49

3M ago7:49

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Aldi Specially Selected Gavi DOCG 2022-What Is Gavi-It's Real Good! Aldi Europe offered around 60 Specially Selected brand wines last year, they were all from top-growing regions around the world. Italy has over 350 White wine grapes and each one is unique. The only one Americans know is Pinot Grigio and that is a shame they have some many great Wh…

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Kirkland Signature Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2021-$13 Excellent Pinot! 7:33

3M ago7:33

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Kirkland Signature Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2021-$13 Excellent Pinot! This Pinot is produced by Precept Wine and Spirits, the largest family-owned winery in the northwest, but more importantly, this is a wine made by Sarah Cabot a boutique Oregon winemaker. She is known for producing small-batch wines that sell for $65 plus. This is a $12.99 Wi…

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Belhara Estate Single Vineyard Malbec 2021-Interesting Story-Cheap Price 6:38

3M ago6:38

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Belhara Estate Single Vineyard Malbec 2021-Interesting Story-Cheap Price This wine was the Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Single Vineyard Uco Valley Malbec 2019 in 2021. Then it was selling for $12.99, in 2024 under its label it is selling for $8.99. In Europe, this Malbec is selling for $15 to $30. This wine is now 1/3 of its Grand Reserve price, so w…

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Sweet Dessert Wines for Your Sweetheart! (Wines for Valentine’s Day, Savoring a meal and time with family and friends, WTF is fortified wine) 49:51

3M ago49:51

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If you think you are not a fan of dessert wines, we believe we can change your mind - because we changed our own minds in this episode! Dessert wines are perfect for romantic evenings, but also a great excuse to slow down and extend a meal with family, friends, and loved ones. If you are looking for something special to do this Valentine’s Day, ser…

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Trader Joe's Reserve Wahluke Slope Cabernet Sauvignon 2022-$10 and Delicious 6:46

3M ago6:46

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Trader Joe's Reserve Wahluke Slope Cabernet Sauvignon 2022-$10 and Delicious The Wahluke Slope is an interesting AVA, you have to check out the website and listen to the podcast for the reasons why. This wine was made for Trader Joe's by DNA Vineyards who have made some of TJ's better offerings, again you have to check out the website and the links…

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Aldi Hwy 5 Chardonnay 2021- $4.99-Drink Like The French-No!, I am Serious! 7:09

3M ago7:09

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Aldi Hwy 5 Chardonnay 2021- $4.99-Drink Like The French, No!, I am Serious! I recently talked to a French winemaker that the average French family spent about 5 dollars on their daily bottle of wine. They drink wine with the meal, not at night as an alcoholic beverage. We Americans, as a whole, have a different attitude toward wine. So, is this 5-b…

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Trader Joe's DOC Prosecco- $9- Real Cheap-Real Good 6:54

3M ago6:54

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Trader Joe's DOC Prosecco- $9- Real Cheap-Real Good This is a Trader Joe's labeled Prosecco as opposed to the other Prosecco brands they sell with Trader Joe's only names. This is a Prosecco made by Zonin an excellent family-owned producer. It is delicious, it is well-balanced and well-made. Need I say more? For all the info check out https://cheap…

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Special Episode! Meet the (Wine) Makers #7: Drew Perry! (They make wine in Michigan! Head Winemaker for Simpson Family Estates: Good Harbor Vineyards and Aurora Cellars) 47:18

3M ago47:18

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Did you know they make wine in Michigan. Yes, yes it’s true! And not only that, they make REALLY GOOD wine in Michigan. Don’t believe us? Then you need to listen to our interview with Drew Perry from Simpson Family Estates, home of Good Harbor Vineyards and Aurora Cellars and we’ll set you straight! We had the great honor of interviewing Drew who, …

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Trader Joe's Coastal Merlot 2022-The Perfect $5 Taco Tuesday Wine 7:10

3M ago7:10

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Trader Joe's Coastal Merlot 2022-The Perfect $5 Taco Tuesday Wine The Trader Joe's Castal brand has been made by the same winery for at least 10 years and has always sold for $4.99. How they kept the same price for ten years, I don't know. The winery involved is an excellent producer that was started in 1983. There are many good indicators concerni…

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