The Trader Joe's Petit Reserve Central Coast Rosé 2020 is a $7.99 Trader Joe's exclusive. The Petit Reserve designation indicates that this is a one-time deal with limited quantities. These Trader Joe's Reserve wines are California versions of French Negociant wines. A Negociant buys leftover or excess wine from wineries and sells them under their own negociant label. It … [Read more...]
Lindeman’s Bin 65 Chardonnay 2019
The Lindeman's Bin 65 Chardonnay 2019 is a perennial CheapWineFinder favorite. This is a wine that has been around since the early 1980s. Lindeman's was one of Australia's first wineries founded in the 1840s, but the winery no longer exists, and Lindeman's is a brand wine. The leading wine seller in Chicago and the surrounding region has this wine on sale seemingly every other … [Read more...]
Firesteed Oregon Pinot Noir 2019
The Firesteed Oregon Pinot Noir 2019 is a taste of Oregon Pinot, sourced from several AVAs inside the state. The Oregon version of wine from California with simply California on the label as the place of origin. When folks think of Oregon Pinot Noir, they usually think of Willamette Valley, but there is more to Oregon wine. There are over 20 AVAs and sub-AVAs in Oregon, … [Read more...]
Decoy Brut Cuvée
The Decoy Brut Cuvée is a blend of 49% Pinot Noir, 47% Chardonnay, and 4% Pinot Meunier sourced from vineyards in several locations in California. Decoy is one of Duckhorn Vineyards' wines; they are a high-end winery founded by Dan and Margret Duckhorn in 1976. The Decoy line of wines started as Duckhorn's second line of less expensive wines. They have since broken off to … [Read more...]
Beurré Chardonnay 2019
The Beurré Chardonnay 2019 is a $6.99 Trader Joe's import wine a Pays D'Oc designated wine from the Languedoc in southeastern France. The Languedoc is the largest wine-producing area in France, and this is where French every day, drink-it-now wines are produced. Beurré is French for butter, and most of the writing on the front label is singing the praises of buttered … [Read more...]