Chasing Rain Red Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2023This is a legitimate twenty-dollar wine.I found it to be a ten-dollar wine.The wine industry is down, and there are bargains to be had!This wine was reviewed as a barg...

Cambalala Chenin Blanc 2025This is a South African Chenin Blanc that hits well above its price tag.Chenin Blanc is a versatile wine not unlike Chardonnay.This young Chenin Blanc is delicious.Aldi hit a home run with ...

Kirkland Signature Russian River Pinot Noir 2024There have been several vintages of this wine offered by Costco, and they have differed from year to year.A top winemaker made this wine, and the grapes are of good quality.I ...

Dry Creek Vineyards Sonoma Fume Blanc 2023Fume Blanc goes back to the 60s and early 70s when folks didn't want sweet Sauvignon Blanc.Robert Mondavi did a name change, and the rest is history.Please check out the podcast to ...

Thesis Russian River Chardonnay 2024This Costco wine was originally sold in the $35 to $50 price range, according to the internet!These things happen during economic turmoil.Well, we have economic turmoil.Cheap top-r...

Trader Joe's Grower's Reserve Organic Red 2024I am always amazed at how cheap wine can be in 2026.CWF started in 2008, and 6 Buck wines were a horror show.Today, going cheap is painless.Value-priced wine drinkers rej...

Viale Antica Asolo Prosecco DOCGAsolo refers to Prosecco sourced from vineyards outside the town of Asolo.It is a DOCG wine, the G stands for guaranteed quality.Asolo Prosecco does not taste like the usual Prosecco, not a m...

19 Crimes Cali Red-Snoop & TupacThis wine is Snoop Dogg's tribute to Tupac.It is an easy-drinking California Red blend.On March 10th, 19 Crimes will release Snoop's tribute to Tupac.This review was released on Ma...

Studio by Miraval Rosé 2025Yeah, this is the Rosé that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie owned!Brad owns or controls 60% now.The Studio is named after a recording studio on the estate where Pink Floyd recorded The Wall.In...

Bread & Butter Chardonnay 2024Buttrey Chardonnay fell out of favor for a while; there were plenty of unoaked or naked Chardonnay wines available.Looks like butter is back.Definitely oak spice, butter, and vanilla in the...

Campo Viejo Cava BrutThis is a wine I found on sale for $7.99; it is an amazing bargain at that price.It is light to medium-bodied with a complexity that transcends its price.This Bubbly is made with the same process as Cha...

Specially Selected Single Estate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2025This is a wine I found at my local Aldi, selling for $8.69.This wine is a massive bargain.An estate wine from a family-owned winery!This is a delicious...

Maison Barboulot Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah 2024The winner, so far, of how low can you go (price-wise) and still have an enjoyable Red wine.This is a Trader Joe's imported wine that has been available since the 2020 vintage.I...

Big Churn Chardonnay 2024This is a $6.99 Trader Joe's wine.It has sold for $6.99 since the 2015 vintage.It is supposed to be a hommage to the big Napa Chardonnay wines of the 1980s.They were expensive; this is $6.99....

Kirkland Signature Ti Point Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2025This is one of Costco's wines that are here for every vintage.Ti Point is the winery that has been family-owned since the 1990s.The winery is situated on a coastal...

Petiole Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2024This is a wine that Trader Joe's has offered since at least the 2015 vintage.It has been a consistent value.It is a Pinot Noir that is not trying to be a $9.99 version of a $60 wine....

Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Paso Robles Meritage 2023There is a Trader Joe's Reserve Paso Robles Meritage 2023 ($9.99), and I didn't know what the difference was between that and the Grand Reserve.Turns out the Grand Reserve was ag...

Squealing Pig Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024Weird name, good wine!The vineyards are located in the Ataware Valley of southern Marlborough in the South Island of New ZealandMost vale priced wine (this was $13.99) from New ...

Shortbread Buttery Chardonnay 2023Buttery but not too buttery.Maybe more butterscotch than actual butter.This is a dry wine, and the butter flavor is only one component of the flavor!This is a sipping wine, but if yo...

Josh Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon 2022This is a special edition wine; the current Josh Cabernet Sauvignon is a California wine.Lodi is a unique AVA in California, not a coastal or a mountain AVA bur a Mediterranean AVA that has more in...

Aldi California Heritage Brut SparklingE & J Gallo have been producing cheap Bubbly for decadesm they know what they are doing,Inexpensive wine has never been of a higher quality. Aldi is offering cheap Bubbles tha...

Napa Estates Cabernet Sauvignon 2022This is a Trader Joe's wine from a long-time supplier, DNA Cellars.That stands for Dennis and Andrea, who have been in the California wine industry for decades.The California wine industr...

Opaline Brut Sparkling WineThere is an Opaline Pinot Noir Rosé Brut from Trader Joe's that, 6 months ago, sold for $7.99.This Chardonnay-based Bubbly from France is now $9.99.It has that cut-glass, prism bottle that is almo...

Rural Mendocino Pinot Noir 2023This is a wine from the Fetzer brothers, the Fetzer winery in Mendocino, sold to a South American winery years ago; their name is on the label, but they do not own it.This is a wine from the current ...

Flora and Stone Cabernet SauvignonA bargain Aldi wine.For my tastes, a $6.99 Cabernet Sauvignon is a bit too cheap.A few bucks more gets me a wine more to my liking.But this is a perfectly drinkable, bargain wine.