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….
Read MoreAldi 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…
Read MoreChandon California Brut-Do You Really Need The French Stuff? Chandon in 1974 was one of the first Champagne Houses to establish a California outpost. The Chandon California Brut list is for $26, but during the Holidays I found it for $15. Are California grapes really that much worse than Champagne grapes? Check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to…
Read MoreMumm Napa Brut Prestige-Do You Really Want French Champagne? This is the Mumm Napa's House style. All their other bottling are informed by this wine I found for $15.99. The French Champagne version of the House-style sells for $45. Should you like the Napa Bubbly better than the Champagne Bubbly? That is a question only…
Read MoreRevelation Pays D'Oc Chardonnay 2021 Pays D'Oc indicates the grapes were grown in the Languedoc region. The Languedoc is the largest growing region in France and the place where value-priced wine drinkers get their wines. If it is good enough for French wine drinkers, who love their wine, maybe, it is good enough for us!!…
Read MoreI recently stumbled upon a French Bubbly for just $9.99 at a local wine shop, and I couldn’t wait to share my thoughts with you all! Join me as I discuss the Lealais Blanc de Blanc Brute sparkling wine from Burgundy, made from Chardonnay grapes, offering a unique combination of flavors and techniques. Made using…
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Sainte Celine Chablis 2022-Trader Joe's Excellent $15 French Chardonnay Chablis equals Chardonnay. This Trader Joe's is a single vineyard estate wine from a quality Chablis winery. They were founded in 1973 and were one of the first Burgundian wineries to offer organic and bio-dynamic wine. This is a legit wine from a legit producer. For…
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Trader Joe's French Blanc de Blanc and Brut Rosé-Cheap Party Bubbles 2022 Two French Sparkling wines, both at the low, low price of $6.99. Can't possibly be any good, right? No, these Bobbles can get the party started. Check out all the details at https://www.cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to the live tasting on the Podcast for all the…
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Trader Joe’s French Blanc de Blanc and Brut Rosé both Trader Joe’s exclusive $6.99 import Sparkling wines. The Fearless Flyer indicates that these are proprietary blends from the South of France near the Mediterranean Sea. These French Sparkling wines probably do not include Chardonnay or Pinot Noir the mainstays of Champagne Sparkling wines. It is…
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OKO Organic Pinot Noir 2020-TJ's Bargain French Pinot When is a $9.99 wine not a $9.99 wine? That is the question. Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the PODCAST for all the details!!! Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at [email protected]
Read MoreRodney Strong Charlotte's Home Sonoma Sauvignon Blanc 2021-French Oak Barrel Fermented The value-price range of Sauvignon Blanc is filled with wines that are fermented and aged in stainless steel vats. The Rodney Strong Charlotte's Home Sonoma Sauvignon Blanc 2021 has 15% of the wine fermented in 100% new French oak barrels and that portion has…
Read MoreDreaming Tree Pinot Noir 2020-Dave Matthews French Red This is a collaboration between Dave Matthews and New Zealand winemaker Sean McKenzie. It looks like there is also a California Dreaming Tree Pinot Noir so check the label. I could tell you all about it, but I would prefer you read the review and listen to…
Read MoreLa Burgondie Cremant de Bourgogne Brut Rosé-Trader Joe's Excellent French Bubbly This is a quality Bubbly from Burgundy, France. It is from a producer that has been making Cremant (Sparkling wine/Bubbly) in Burgundy since 1972. They make a similar wine under their own wine that sells for between $16 and $20 on the internet. I…
Read MoreTrader Joe's French Brut Rosé-It Sure Doesn't Taste Like $6.99 Bubbly Where were the grapes grown? They didn't say. What is the grape blend? They punted on that one. Is it a Blanc de Blanc or a Blanc de Noir? They were kind of hazy on that one. So what is it? A $6.99 Bubbly…
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The Trader Joe’s French Brut Rosé is a $6.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive sourced from vineyards on the French coast near the Mediterranean Sea. This bottle is simply a French wine and does not have an AOC or IGP designation, making this a Vin de France or the lowest classification of French wine. Trader Joe’s does…
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La Ferme Julien 2020-TJ”s Good-Cheap-French Rosé Ok, I could write six paragraphs but it would all come down to Good-Cheap-French Rosé. If you want an excellent Rosé wine and you want to spend $5.99, this is your wine! Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the world's best wine podcast for all the details. Check us…
Read MoreLouis Pommery Brut NV-$20-Thinking French-Drinking California I was about to buy a $14.99 Trader Joe's Reserve Sonoma Sparkling wine when I remembered there are Napa/Sonoma outposts of celebrated Champagne Houses. The Louis Pommery sells for $20, and it's Champagne big brother is CHampagne Pommery, the creator of Brut Champagne. I do not know a damn…
Read MoreMaison 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…
Read MoreLouis Jadot Mâcon-Villages Chardonnay- Drink Like The French This is a Burgundian Chardonnay from Louis Jadot, a producer in the wine business since the 1850s. The wine sells for around $13, less on sale, and they make enough to find this wine in grocery stores and wine shops. Even California Chardonnay producers look to Burgundy…
Read More223 Grenache 2020 – A Tasty & Cheap French Red Ok, here are the details. $6.99 @Trader Joe's but $13 to $16 in Europe. A Vin de Pays d'Oc wine from vineyards around a single village in the Languedoc. Grenache is a Cheapwinefinder secret to quality value-priced Red wine. Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com for all the…
Read MoreRosé-Vous? 2020 – $6 ALDI Wine…Drink Like The French Do! Would you offer a $5.99 ALDI Rosé to pair for your next meal? The French would in a heartbeat. Rosé-Vous translates to Rosé Y'all. It tastes great, is, well, cheap, and is French. Everyday French wine is supposed to be inexpensive. You can not have…
Read MoreLe Grand Verre 2020 – Boutique Single Serving Bottle French Wines Single serving, double glass unbreakable 6.3-ounce bottles (a standard pour is 5 ounces) French Boutique Estate wines… organic Chardonnay and Rosé from a female winemaker in the Languedoc. Small estate Rosé from Bandol in Provence. Cru Bordeaux Red from the Hait-Medoc. These are not…
Read MoreBeaujolais Rosé all day. This is an excellent, well-made, rather tasty, $7.99 ALDI French wine. An AOC Beaujolais wine, nothing fancy, bi Beaujolais Villages or Cru, but again it is selling for only $7.99. For all the tasting notes and information, check out www.cheapwinefinder.com. This may be my favorite Rosé so far this summer! Check…
Read MoreBlue Shell Sauvignon Blanc 2020 – Trader Joe's French Summer Wine This is a $6.99 Trader Joe's wine from the Languedoc region of France. The Blue Shell Sauvignon” Blanc says “Southern French Coast” on the front label. The Languedoc is located from the Pyrenees foothills to the MediterraneanOcean in southeastern France. I like this wine….
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The PodcastWith this podcast, we at Cheapwinefinder.com discuss getting started drinking French wine. With all the different wine regions and classifications, it can get very confusing. We try to keep it simple, most of the grapes used are familiar to American wine drinkers, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc. But the…
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