South Africa's Hidden Gem: The Delicious Monster White Returns

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Ever wondered if a $5.99 wine could truly impress? The Delicious Monster White 2024 from South Africa's historic McGregor Winery might just change everything you thought you knew about budget wines.

This remarkable blend brings together 60% Chenin Blanc, 20% Chardonnay, and 20% Muscat to create something truly special. South Africa has quietly become one of the world's premier regions for Chenin Blanc outside of France, while the inclusion of Muscat—possibly the oldest grape variety known to humanity—adds fascinating depth and character. At just 12.6% alcohol, this dry white delivers wonderful acidity and approachable flavors that make it versatile for countless occasions.

What makes this wine particularly fascinating is its provenance. McGregor Winery has been crafting wines since 1948, and despite the significant challenges of shipping wine from the southern tip of Africa while maintaining such an accessible price point, they've created a consistently excellent product. While many South African producers moved upmarket years ago due to shipping economics, McGregor continues to deliver extraordinary value. The 2024 vintage marks the second consecutive year of excellence for this label, proving their commitment to quality regardless of price.

The true test of any value wine is how it performs alongside more expensive options, and the Delicious Monster White passes with flying colors. As one taster noted, when served alongside bottles costing three times as much, this wine disappears just as quickly with no complaints. Currently available at Trader Joe's with its distinctive jungle leaf label, this bottle represents one of the most compelling values in the wine world today. Try it yourself and discover how delicious affordable wine can truly be!

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
hey, welcome its domain, dave.
Again.
Like always for cheap winefinder dot com, today it's a
little bit different.
We're still doing a review of avalue priced wine, a really
cheap one, but this is a wine wealso reviewed about a year ago
and we decided to retry it, justthat.
Well, we'll explain after.
I tell you what it is thedelicious monster white 2024.

(00:25):
It is the Delicious MonsterWhite 2024.
It is from South Africa.
It's from McGregor Winerythat's been around since 1948.
It's an estate wine.
It's from the hills of I can'tpronounce the name of the
mountains, but it's from theHills and Mountains side and

(00:45):
this is a $5.99 wine.
That is 60% Chenin Blanc, 20%Chardonnay and 20% Muscat.
South Africa is getting a namefor the Chenin Blanc grape.

(01:06):
It's a wine normally found inthe lower valley of France other
place too, but that's the mainarea for it, and one of the best
growing regions outside ofFrance is South Africa.
So this is a good place to graba Chenin Blanc wine.
Muscat, which is another 20% of.

(01:29):
It is quite possibly andprobably is, the oldest grape in
the world.
They have the Greeks drinkingMuscat wine.
There's like 200 or moredifferent variations of this
grape and it can be.
Let me take a sip because I'mgoing to give a little cough
here, so hold on.
And it's like it could be awhite wine.

(01:54):
It could be.
It even comes as a red grapefrom time to time.
So it's an interesting blendand the Chardonnay Chardonnay
does well in South Africa too.
South Africa, a good 10 yearsago or so, was all the rage and
the cheap wine, the value winearea.
But they decided that they'reso far away in shipping the wine

(02:21):
so far.
Just making a few cents abottle didn't make sense for
value price.
They decided they don't want tobe your value price wine place,
so they kind of went up scale.
So you don't see them as muchin the value priced area.
But here is a $5.99.
I believe Trader Joe's has theUS rights for it, but but this

(02:43):
is a wine from McGregor Winery.
It's available everywhere else.
It could be available in placeswhere there are no Trader Joe's
and it's a really nice whitewine.
And how do they do it?
How do they ship it from thetip of Africa, south Africa, to
your local grocery store for apenny less than six bucks?

(03:06):
And one of the reasons I triedit again, I liked the 2023
vintage.
I thought it was really good,but can they continue to do it
Because there's not a lot ofmoney in there if things don't
go right, if it's not a greatyear, it rains too much, there's
a heat spike at the wrong time.
I'm going to take another sipif something goes wrong,

(03:32):
especially with this three grapeblend where they they kind of
adhere to the three grapes.
How do you keep it going yearafter year, but they did at
least two in a row.
How do you keep it going yearafter year, but they did at
least two in a row?
It's a nice wine.
It's got good acidity.
The Chenin Blanc and the Muscatis different enough for

(03:53):
American value price winedrinkers that it's not like
drinking the same thing.
It's going to have somedifferent flavors in there,
recognizable flavors,understandable flavors, but not
the same thing.
So for $5.99, you've got a winethat I think can fit in with
wines.
$3, I mean three times as much,man, I'm not going to you know.

(04:16):
Oh, it's as good as this wineor that.
That's beside the point.
But can you put this bottledown against a $16 white wine
and people will like both?
Yeah, and it is well made andthis isn't a wine from someone
who just made the wine to orderfor Trader Joe's or something.

(04:38):
This is a wine that McGregorWine wants to make, it wants to
sell, and it's from their ownvineyards and it's kind of nice.
It's got some.
It's a dry wine.
It's only 12.6 on the alcohol,so it's not an overly alcoholic.
One tastes really good.
I'm gonna take another sip andwe'll close this up.

(04:59):
It tastes great.
There's nothing wrong with it.
I mean, this is a no issues$5.99 wine that can run and gun
with wines costing more and bejust as delicious.
You know you have people comeover.
Everybody brings a bottle ofthree different white wines.

(05:20):
It's going to be gone as soonas the other three are going to
be gone and no one's going to go.
Oh, who brought this one?
Nope, it's good.
It's good to you, good for you.
So it's the Delicious MonsterWhite 2024 McGregor Winery from
Trader Joe's.
It's got a pretty label on it.
It's got these jungle leaves onit.

(05:41):
It's a good looking bottle,it's a good tasting bottle.
And there you go.
This is Domain Dave.
They did it two years in a rowand I might just drink it again
next year.
It's that good.
So, adios, keep it cheap.
I'm going on vacation, I'mgoing out to Napa.
You know, in the past I'venoticed that I've been.
You know the so-and-so, youknow, is south-southwest of here

(06:04):
and I had no clue where it was.
I was looking at an AVA map.
So now, if I talk to you aboutwhere things are, I'll know.
So keep it cheap.
I'll be talking to everybody ina week or so.
Bye-bye.