Send us Fan Mail Aldi’s William Walker Monterey Chardonnay 2024 This is a very useful Monterey Chardonnay. It sips well. It is food Friendly. It is sustainably farmed. It tastes good! Check us out at http://www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at [email protected] SPEAKER_00 0:02 Hey, welcome. Domain Dave, cheapwinefiner.com. Stop by Aldi. Um, they have no…
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The Aldi’s William Walker Monterey Chardonnay 2024 is a $9.49 Aldi exclusive. It is produced for Aldi by Plata Wine Group, a large private label and bulk wine company. The Story Aldi typically owns the trademark for the wine brand name so the can, if necessary, change producers and keep their brand. Before Willam Walker…
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Send us Fan Mail Vignobles Lacheteau Loire Valley Vouvray 2024 This is an excellent off-dry Chenin Blanc White wine. Vouvray is a village in the Loire Valley where excellent Chenin Blanc wines are made. This is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s wine that is delicious. Check out the Cheapwinefinder.com review and podcast for everything you need…
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The Vignobles Lacheteau Loire Valley Vouvray 2024 is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s import exclusive. Vignobles Lacheteau is a brand from the GCF Group a large French wine company that has multiple facilities in the Loire Valley of France. The Story Vignobles Lacheteau is Trader Joe’s brand that features wines from premier growing regions in the…
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Send us Fan Mail Villa Cerrina Montepulciano D’Abruzzo 2024 Montepulciano is the second most planted grape in Italy. Abruzzo is in east central Italy in a region that is half national parks and is the winter sports region for the people of Rome. The other half is excellent for vineyards, This is a $6.99 Trader…
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The Villa Cerrina Montepulciano D’Abruzzo 2024 is a $6.99 Trader Joe’s import exclusive, sourced from vineyards in the Abruzzo region of east-central Italy. The Story The Villa Cerrina Montepulciano D’Abruzzo 2024 has been a Trader Joe’s Italian wine staple for 10 years, though I only discovered it days ago. The Abruzzo region is on the…
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Send us Fan Mail Le Beau Sud Sauvignon Blanc-Vermentino 2025 This is a one liter (as opposed to 750ml) bottle of an $8.99 Trader Joe’s wine. Le Beau Sud translates to the beautiful south. This is a 50/50 blend. And the 2 grapes blend together beautifiully. The Languedoc-Rousillion make awesome bargain wines. This 9 buck…
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The Le Beau Sud Sauvignon Blanc-Vermentino 2025 is a $8.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive, a 50/50% blend from the Pays D’OC region of southeast France. The Story Le Beau Sud translates to the Beautiful South. The vineyards are in the IGP Pays D’OC region of the Languedoc growing region of France. The Languedoc is France:s largest…
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Send us Fan Mail Loudenotte Pays D’Oc Pinot Noir 2024 Trader Joe’s has been selling this Pinot Noir for 8 years, it is a favorite. $6.99 Pinot Noir shouldn’t be this sippable. Pinot Noir is a hard grape to grow. But it sips nicely, not a world-beater, but tasty. The perfect wine to accompany good…
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The Loudenotte Pays D’Oc Pinot Noir 2024 is a $6.99 Trader Joe’s import exclusive, though it seems it is available for a few dollars more in states with no Trader Joe’s store. The Story Pays D’Oc is a growing region inside the Languedoc-Roussillon growing region of southwest France. This region has had IGP status for…
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Send us Fan Mail Andre Goichot Saint-Véran Chardonnay 2024 Check out http://www.cheapwinefinder.com for a quick introduction into what a French negotiant is. This is a Burgundian Chardonnay at value prices. It is an impressive sip, that will rest your California wine palate. Costco has it for $12.99, but it drinks more expensive. This is a…
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The Andre Goichot Saint-Véran Chardonnay 2024 is $12.99 at Costco, though the internet shows prices elsewhere from $18 to $30. The Story Andre Goichot is a family owned negotiant wine business founded in 1947. A Negociant îs a French wine business with strong ties to the local wineries that purchases wine from the wineries and…
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Send us Fan Mail Daccordo di Dacci Rosé Extra Dry Prosecco 2025 This isn’t a Trader Joe’s exclusive, but it looks like they have a discounted price. This is a organic, vegan, vintage dated Sparkling wine from the Prosecco region. All of those details are not common, and TJ’s has it for $16.99. It is…
Read MoreThe Daccordo di Dacci Rosé Extra Dry Prosecco 2025 is $16.99 at Trader Joe’s and typically sells for $20 to $25 elsewhere. The Story This is a vintage dated (2025) Rosé Prosecco from 47 AD (named after the Roman road that ran near-by, they are a 3rd generation run winery that is certified both organic…
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Send us Fan Mail Marqués de la Concordia Cava MM Special Selection Brut 2022 This is a Bubbly from the heart of Cava country about 40 miles south of Barcelona. It is from a producer whoa has made Cava since the 1880s. As a vintage Cava, it is from a vintage in the vineyard that…
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The Marqués de la Concordia Cava MM Special Selection Brut 2022 is a Costco $12.99 import, Sparkling wine from Eastern Spain. The Story The Marqués de la Concordia has been in business since 1882 and has holdings in both Rioja and the Penedes (Cava). Their Estate in the Penedes, in the town of San Sadurni…
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Send us Fan Mail Specially Selected Touraine Sauvignon Blanc 2025 Touraine is the middle ground between everyday Loire Valley Sauvignon Blanc and Sancerre. This Touraine sells for $7.99 which puts it a lower cost than the regular Sauvignon Blanc. This is a no compromise bargain! French Sauvignon Blanc at a price that undercuts NZ Sauvignon…
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The Aldi’s Specially Selected Touraine Sauvignon Blanc 2025 is a $7.99 import exclusive. Touraine is located in the middle section of the Loire Valley in France. The Story Aldi’s Specially Selected series of wines are carefully chosen wines from some of the world’s best grape growing regions. You may think that Sauvignon Blanc is originally…
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Send us Fan Mail Table Santa Barbara Red 2024 A table wine in Europe is the lowest category of wine. The US has no categories no Grand Cru or Vin de Pays all wines in America ae under the same classification. All wines are table wines. Not in Europe, they have multiple classifications. This is…
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The Table Santa Barbara Red 2024 is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive produced for them by Field Recordings, a well respected winery. The Story Field Recording is an eclectic winery from Paso Robles. They started off scouring the coastal countryside looking for neglected, but promising vineyards. They we make a deal with the owners where…
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Send us Fan Mail Kirkland Signature Cote De Provence Rosé 2025 This a Rosé from a winemaker whose family has been in Provence sine the 1200s. He knows what he is doing, plus the vineyards were purchased in the 1950s. This is a wine made by people who know the grapes and know the vineyards….
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The Kirkland Signature Cote De Provence Rosé 2025 is a $8.99 Costco exclusive import wine, and is one dollar more than previous vintages. The Story This Rosé is made by winemaker, Olivier Sumeire of Famille Sameire, whose family dates back to the 1200s in Provence. So, this is a wine from a well-established winery. The…
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Send us Fan Mail TJ’s 1st Rate Value Cab-Compass Bridge Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 A $9.99 Trader Joe’s Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon. Coppola Wines are the winery of record for this wine and they have a fine resume of Sonoma Cabs. A quaint California Cabernet Sauvignon selling for $9.99 is a beautiful thing. This wine gives…
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The Compass Bridge Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 2023. is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive produced from vineyards in the Sonoma AVA. The Story The Compass Bridge Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 is made by Coppola wines which is a part pf Delicato Family Wines from Lodi. I checked the California Wine Cola Registry and Coppola was the…
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Send us Fan Mail Tazmin Breeze Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024 This is a amazing five buck wine. You expect nothing nothing, but get a Sauv Blanc that competes with wines at twice the price. The podcast talks about why this happens, but also praises the producer for making a quality wine. Cheap good wine is…
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