The Louis Jadot Mâcon-Villages Chardonnay 2017 is sourced from grapes grown in the Côte-Mâconnais district in the south of Burgundy centered around the village of Mâcon in eastern central France. The Beaujolais district is just south of Mâcon. The Louis Jardot Chardonnay is AOC wine and the Mâcon-Villages classification is step up from the entry-level Mâcon wines. In Burgundy the different […]
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Floriana Grüner Veltliner 2017
In this podcast episode, we enjoy a beautiful Trader Joe’s Grüner Veltliner – from Hungary! A Grüner that’s not from Austria? Waaaaa? Listen in to see what we think of the Floriana Grüner Veltliner 2017 G’day mate! (just kidding that’s Australia) https://media.blubrry.com/cheapwinefinder/p/content.blubrry.com/cheapwinefinder/cwf20181121.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:16 — 7.5MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple […]
Satis Dei Syrah-Garnacha 2016
The Satis Dei Syrah-Garnacha 2016 is an $8.99 Trader Joe’s import wine, though I think it is available in other parts of the world from different retailers. The Satis Dei is 55% Syrah and 45% Garnacha and is a Tierra de Castilla designated wine (the same as a IGP or Vin de Pays wine) in the Castilla/La […]
Gnarly Head Old Vine Lodi Zinfandel 2016
The Gnarly Head Old Vine Lodi Zinfandel 2016 is sourced from 35 to 80 year old grapevines farmed in vineyards in the Lodi delta region. Gnarly Head is one of the labels from Delicato Family Vineyards, a family owned winery and vineyards founded in 1924, some of their other brands include Both Box, Handcraft, Twisted, and […]
Sipping Sonoma Part 1
In this podcast episode, we reminisce about our travels to California Wine Country, in … Sipping Sonoma Part 1 Heading to Sonoma County? Listen in and pick up some tips along the way. https://media.blubrry.com/cheapwinefinder/p/content.blubrry.com/cheapwinefinder/cwf20181205.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 23:23 — 18.8MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Stitcher […]
Sipping Sonoma Part 2
In this podcast episode, our California wine country tour continues in Sipping Sonoma Part 2 Where to go? Where to stay? Do you need appointments? Should you tip your tour guide? What about your tasting host? We’ve got the skinny for you. https://media.blubrry.com/cheapwinefinder/p/content.blubrry.com/cheapwinefinder/cwf20181212.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 11:44 — 9.5MB) | EmbedSubscribe: […]
Coppola Diamond Collection Pavilion Chardonnay 2016
The Coppola Diamond Collection Pavilion Chardonnay 2016 is a limited edition wine sourced from vineyards in 60% Santa Barbara and 40% Sonoma, the regular Diamond Collection Chardonnay is sourced from Monterey. In a side note, this Chard could have shown California on the front label, since Santa Barbara is part of the Central Coast AVA and […]
Dellara Cava Brut
The Dellara Cava Brut is a $6.99 ALDI Sparkling wine from somewhere in Spain. I say somewhere in Spain, since you would normally see (about 90% of the time) the Penedes DO or Catalonia (near Barcelona) on the label, but the Dellara simply says “Product of Spain“. It had the Cava stamp on the top of […]
Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais 2015
In this podcast episode, we search a bottle of Beaujolais for all the Gamay goodness that the Pope of Beaujolais intended. Did we find it? Listen in as we describe … Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais 2015 https://media.blubrry.com/cheapwinefinder/p/content.blubrry.com/cheapwinefinder/cwf20181128.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 14:00 — 11.3MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts […]
Sonoma-Cutrer Owsley Vineyards Russian River Pinot Noir 2016
The Sonoma-Cutrer Owsley Vineyards Russian River Pinot Noir 2016 is a single vineyard Pinot Noir grown in the southeastern corner of the Russian River AVA inside the Sonoma County AVA of Northern California. The Owsley Vineyard is along the Bloomfield Gap which is the geological feature that funnels fog inland from the Pacific Ocean to the […]