The Trader Joe's Petit Reserve Santa Barbara County Chardonnay 2020 is a $7.99 Trader Joe's exclusive made for TJ's by ABJ Wines from Geyserville, California. According to the California Wine COLA, ABJ Wines is August Briggs, Jr. There is an August Briggs WInery in Napa that August no longer owns, it looks like this is a separate custom wine producer. The Santa Barbara … [Read more...]
Lindeman’s Bin 65 Chardonnay 2021
The Lindeman's Bin 65 Chardonnay 2021 just may be the best cheap retail wine available. I found it at a major Chicago wine and spirits shop for $3.99. Cheapwinefinder has reviewed every vintage since 2015 except 2020. I keep expecting the quality to fall off, to be disappointed, but it never happens. And this is a brand that has been around for almost 40 years. Lindeman's … [Read more...]
Stormchaser Charging Chardonnay 2020
The Stormchaser Charging Chardonnay 2020 is a wine I found for $6.69 at Aldi. This is a wine made for Aldi by Precept Wine, the largest privately held wine company in the Northwest. Their brands include Gruet, House Wine, Canoe Ridge, and many more. Aldi's wine selection has been stagnant for months, to transportation issues, bottle shortages (it seems many wine bottles … [Read more...]
Hook or Crook Cellars Lodi Chardonnay 2020
The Hook or Crook Cellars Lodi Chardonnay 2020 is currently available at Costco for under $12, but will soon be available across the country at wine retail outlets. This Chardonnay is produced by Thomas Allen Wine Estates of the Lodi AVA. They produce 12,000,000 bottles of wine a year all for other major wine brands. They do not name the wine brands they work for but with … [Read more...]
Wente Morning Fog Chardonnay 2020
The Wente Morning Fog Chardonnay 2020 is the "entry-level" Chardonnay from Wente Vineyards, the oldest continuously operated family-owned winery in America (founded in 1883). They survived World Wars, the Depression, and Prohibition, and their story is of great significance to the entire wine industry. In 1912 Ernest Wente started working on grapevine cutting from a vine … [Read more...]
