Trader Joe's Diamond Reserve Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon 2023A $19.99 single (maybe estate) vineyard from an un named winery for less than $20.Sometimes economic downtimes can be good for us, CheapWineFinders.Rutherford i...

Kirkland Signature Brut Champagne (2025)Legit Champagne for $22.99, yes, it's going up in price, but so is everything!Made by a 5th-generation Champagne winemaker, check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the Podcast to get...

Aldi's Mark Hill Pinot Noir 2023This is a $7.89 California Pinot Noir.It is a little spicy for me, but a cheese plate or some munchees will balance it out.A very sippable, very inexpensive Pinot Noir if you prepare properly...

Momentum Legacy Napa Cabernet Sauvignon 2023When the subprime meltdown of 2008 occurred, there were wine bargains galore.In 2025, the wine downturn is slow to produce crazy bargains.This may well be a Cabernet Sauvignon fro...

Trader Joe's French Blanc de Blanc BrutThis Sparkling wine has been showing up at the Holidays at Trader Joe's for years.It now sells for $7.99 after years of being priced a $6.99.It is very sippable.This is a wine p...

Mumm Sparkling Brut Prestige (2025)GH Mumm has been in Champagne for almost 200 years, and Mumm has been in California for over 50 years.That kind of Sparkling wine know-how is hard to find.Mumm's style is a blend of Pinot ...

Stringtown Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2023100% Pinot Noir, no oak, from multiple Willamette Valley AVAs.I found it for $13.99, which is crazy good.Conditions are right for bargains (listen to the Podcast).Quality P...

Trader Joe's Reserve North Coast Brut Rosé (2025) $9.99.This Bubbly was available at Trader Joe's last year, too.TJs recently dropped the Trader Joe's Platinum Reserve Napa Valley Brut Rosé, selling for $14.99.How does this...

Cecilia Beretta Treviso DOC Extra Dry ProseccoA Champagne Cocktail Special!Drinks fine on its own, but add some orange juice, or peach or blueberry, and you've got something going on.Tastes great, a quality sipping Bubbly. ...

Peaks & Tides Sonoma County Chardonnay 2023This Chardonnay has an array of fruit and citrus flavors.The French oak adds vanilla creme, but not butter.Well-balanced and flavorful, this Chardonnay punches above its price ...

Aldi's Landkastel Mosel Riesling 20241) This wine sells for $6.992) The grapes are sourced from the Mosel region of Germany, the Premier Riesling growing region.3) It is designated as a quality wine, Germany's middle classi...

Trader Joe's Reserve Meritage Paso Robles 2023A Bordeaux blend with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, Carmenere, and Malbec.All sourced from vineyards in the Paso Robles AVA.It has some oak condition...

This is a good quality, tasty, $7.99 Sonoma County Zinfandel.It has a dark berry flavor, spice, mocha, and chocolate.It is an easy-to-drink wine, but not boring.Rich and dark, with a little spice for interest.I think...

Aldi Specially Selected Douro Doc Reserva Red 2022Douro is the region in Northern Portugal that is famous for making Port.This Aldi wine is made for them by Van Zellar, who are the oldest family Port Producer in Portugal (1620).

Trader Joe's Platinum Reserve Carneros Pinot Noir 2023Carneros is the Pinot Noir growing region of Napa.Carneros is also famous for Chardonnay; multiple AVAs in Napa grow killer Chardonnay.It is not typical for quality Carn...

This is a Pinot Noir Bubbly from Napa, probably Carneros grapes.At $14.99, it is a reasonably priced Sparkling wine that can hold its own against Bubbly selling for much more.It is well-made, tastes great, and is affordable. What ...

This Chardonnay started as a restaurant-only wine, but its popularity caused the winery to offer it to retail wine shops.It quickly became the #1 wine in its price point.The reason is that it is an excellent half-California, half-...

This is a $9.99 Cabernet Sauvignon from a single vineyard in the Yakima Valley of the Columbia Valley.The vineyard is under the control of the wine company that is responsible for this wine.Not exactly an estate wine, but close.

I don't need to beat around the bush; this Bubbly hits well above its price range.Trader Joe's also has a Napa Valley Rosé, which is mostly Pinot Noir instead of Chardonnay, and I do like Pinot Noir Bubbly.Until I try that Bubbly,...

Elliot Cooper sounds like the guy who was in your gym class.It is a non-vintage wine that does not sound too promising.But it is actually a very good California Chardonnay.It drinks well, is versatile, and did I say it drin...

Bought a bottle of Chardonnay from a local grocer. It was 5 years old and not stored properly. It should never have been on a store shelf.This does not happen often, but it has occurred often enough that you must always check, never assu...

Doamine Dave was first drawn to ths wine by the label.It's a copper engraving from 1624 that has been colorized, Lapis Luna translates in Latin to the Stone and Moon.The label is an angel tether to a rock reaching for ...

A $12.99 Chardonnay from Willamette Valley that actually overdelivers? We pop the cork on Willa Creek 2023 and trace the bigger story behind Oregon’s quiet Chardonnay comeback. For years the region leaned on California clones that struggled to ...

A $7.99 French Pinot Noir that’s organic, carbon neutral, and made by a B-Corp shouldn’t be this easy to drink—and yet here we are. We pull the cork on Florility French Organic Pinot Noir 2024 from Aldi and get honest about what’s in the glass,...

Expecting a brooding beast from a “dark red blend”? We pop Intermingle California Dark Red 2023 from Aldi and find something better: a calm, balanced, mid-weight red that drinks clean, pairs easily, and costs just $6.99. We walk through the ble...