The Buttery Barrel Chardonnay 2020 is a $6.99 Aldi sourced from vineyards in California. The back label says, Cattlemen Ridge Wines produced this Chardonnay, and they are owned by Scheid Family Vineyards of Monterey, California. Scheid makes many wines for both Aldi and Trader Joe's; they produce their own high-end wines and have many value-priced wine brands. They also … [Read more...]
Hwy 5 Chardonnay 2020
The Hwy 5 Chardonnay 2020 is a $4.99 Aldi wine sourced from vineyards in California. The back label says this wine was produced by a company located in Modesto, California. That typically indicates that some entity of E & J Gallo had a hand in the production. There is no technical production information available for this Chardonnay; the back label mentions vanilla and … [Read more...]
High Guard Chardonnay 2019
The High Guard Chardonnay 2019 is a $6.99 Trader Joe's exclusive sourced from vineyards located in several California AVA's. This is a wine produced for Trader Joe's by a custom wine company making wine for TJ's for several years. I read that half of the wineries in California are faux-wineries, meaning that they do not own their own vineyards and may not have their own … [Read more...]