CheapWineFinder Podcast
Talking about remarkable wines that pair nicely with your wallet! Because we like to keep it cheap but excellent.
Episodes
Canoe Ridge Vineyard Expedition Chardonnay 2022- A Costco Bargain!
This is a Chardonnay from two vineyards in The Horse Heaven Hilla AVA.
Canoe Ridge was named by the Lewis and Clark Expedition, hence the name.
This is a 49-cent Costco product which indicates a special one-time price.
This is a wine that typically sells for $15 to $19 and Costco has it for $10.19.
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Piper Sonoma Brut Revisited
This is a Bubbly that CWF thought was the hit of the 2023 Christmas Holidays.
We wanted to talk about a summer Bubbly and what would be better than our favorite winter Bubbly!
The Piper Sonoma Brut Sparkling Wine is a superior Bubbly.
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Ruta 49 Rias Baixas Albarino 2023- A $9.99 Excellent Trader Joe's Spanish Wine
This is an Albariño from Rias Baixas in Notrhwest Spain.
It sells for $9.99 at Trader Joe's and is an excellent value.
Albariño is THE White wine of Spain and Rias Baixas is one of the best places to grow the grapes.
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Peaks & Tides Sonoma County Pinot Noir 2022- A New Look @ An Aldi $12.99 Favorite
This is a wine that Aldo offers every vintage.
The 2021 vintage received 93 points on a leading wine magazine website.
There is a or used to be a Sonoma Coast AVA version of this wine but the Sonoma County was the only wine available at my Aldi.
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Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2019-Costco Close-out $7.89 Special
This is a wine that sells at Costco for $7.89 and elsewhere for between $10 and $14
The 2019 vintage may be a lost COVID-19 vintage that Costco is doing a close-out on.
Penfolds was founded in 1844 and the Koonunga Hills brand in 1979.
This is an excellent quality wine at a close-out price.
Le Grand Noir Chardonnay 2022- Costco's Ten-Dollar Summer Sipper
This wine is 85% Chardonnay and 15% Viognier from the IGP Languedoc region of SouthWest France.
The Viognier changes everything. Viognier is often added to give the wine some ZIP or to add a beautiful fragrance to the wine.
Here it adds flavor and texture that is different from California and not exactly France.
La Galope Gascone Rosé 2023-French Rosey Done Right!
This is a Rosé from southwest France that I found for $9.99.
It seems to be a Rosé of Merlot and another grape, but we do not which one.
It is an excellent Rosé.
You do not expect to be wowed by a Goscogne Rosé, but here it is!
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Trader Joe's Reserve Sonoma County Blanc de Blancs 2021
This is a vintage-dated $9.99 Trader Joe's Bubbly.
Blanc de Blancs is white from whites meaning White Sparkling wine from White grapes, in this case Chardonnay.
There have been recent Trader Joe's Grand Reserve and Platinum Reserve Sonoma Sparkling wines, that sold for $15 and $13.
I think this $9.99 ver...
Acacia Carneros Pinot Noir 2020-Costco's $12.99 Steal
Acacia was founded in Carneros in 1979 making it one of the founders of Carneros Pinot Noir.
It has had several owners over the years but in 2016 Treasury Wine Estaes bought the brand, but not the winery or the vineyards.
Acacia has been a brand and not a wine Estate since 2017.
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Claude Manciat Bourgogne Chardonnay 2022-@Costco for $12.69-Burgundian Goodness
This is a limited Costco wine from a family-owned winery that started in the 1890s.
It has been passed down through the generations and currently has a female winemaker (she owns the place).
This is a taste of Burgundy wine as opposed to a village or district wine.
A small production family-owne...
Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Santa Barbara GSM 2022-Tj's Steps it's Game Up
This is a $12.99 Trader Joe's Reserve wine.
The difference is that is made by a producer that does not make value-priced wine!
Is this a new trend for Trader Joe's?
This Rhone blend is made by a high-end boutique winery from the Central Coast, mainly Paso Robles.
For ...
Trader Joe's Growers Reserve Organic Chardonnay 2023- $6 Of Organic Goodness?
The answer is Yes, this is an excellent $5.99 wine.
We cut to the chase right away.
In Europe in countries that drink wine with their meals 6 buck wine is common and considered real good!
Here in the US of A, we do not have a wine heritage and are more likely to drink a soft drink at lunch.
Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Moulis-En-Modec Bordeaux 2022
This is a Red wine from the smallest of the 8 AOCs in the Medoc District on the LefBank in Bordeaux.
This is a growing region dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon vines.
This is also a Grand Vine De Bordeaux wine indicates that this is the winery's top wine.
Since this is a Trader Joe's wine and not a Chatea...
Substance Ro Rosé 2023- My Rosé of the Summer of 2024
Substance Ro is a take on the Periodic Table of Elements, all the elements are pure 100% whatever element they are.
The Substance brand tries to be pure, a Rosé isn't a particular grape but this is 100% Syrah.
All their varietal wines are 100%, no a little of this added in a little of that.
Aldo no additives
Raimat Organic Albarino 2022-U Need Some Albarino In Ur Life
Raimat is a winery founded in 1914.
Their wines are organic and sustainably farmed.
This Albarino is both oak barrel fermented and aged.
And did I mention Trader Joe's sells it for $8.49? It is available a retail wine shops for $10 to $14.
This is a very good wine, for more information check out htt...
Claire Patelin Sauvignon Blanc 2023- $7 Of Trader Joe's Goodness!
Sauvignon Blanc has become the wonder wine, no matter where it is grown, it is worth trying.
Gascony France is where this Sauv Blanc originated, and they do Sauvignon Blanc right.
This inexpensive White wine delivers.
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Scarlet Path Lodi Old Vines Zinfandel 2021-$8 @Aldi
What are Old Vines?
Why Lodi?
The Cheapwinefinder Review and the POdcast will answer these questions.
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Field Recordings Freddo Paso Robles Sangiovese 2022-Chillin"
This is a Red wine made to be served cold. The white lettering on the label turns blue when the bottle is sufficiently cold.
I thought this wine was a novelty but it is legit. Taste Great, less filling!
The grapes came from 3 organic vineyards and one certified sustainable vineyard.
There is a story to be tol...
Mark West Pinot Noir 2021-For 15 years the #1 Pinot Noir under $15
Let's talk about global warming.
The 2021 Mark West Pinot Noir had a heat spike in July causing the grapes to ripen ahead of schedule.
The grapes needed help, so they added Zinfandel and Graciano grapes to the mix, not the usual Pinot Noir accompaniment.
Mark West does Pinot Noir well, the 2021 vintage...
Kirkland Signature Single Vineyard Napa Cabernet Sauvignon 2021-Costco-Best Under $20 Cab?
The single vineyard in question is the Suscol Vineyard in southern Napa.
There is more than onan one Suscal vineyard, Suscol Mountain, Suscol Springs, and Suscol Ranch, we don't know which one this is.
Doesn't matter for a $17.99 wine they are all exceptional.
This is a win...
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