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Imagery California Pinot Noir 2023

This is a Pinot Noir that comes in a round-about way from Benzinger Family Wines and The Wine Group!

The Wine Group has 125+ brands.

This is a Pinot Noir that is fuller-bodied than the typical California Pinot Noir.

Not in Meoimi Territory, but full of flavor.

It is a very useful Pinot Noir, not old school and not new Pinot, but delicious and well-made!

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Whitehaven Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024

I paid $14.99 for this wine, a bit more than the $10 taste of Marlborough wines, but the extra money is for the winemaker's selection of the grapes.

The extra five bucks make a difference.

The taste of Marlborough wines is great value, but these are just a bit more sublime.

ne is good to the last drop!

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Harken Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2024

This is one of the rare barrel-fermented value-priced Chardonnays.

Most are fermented in stainless steel vats, which can be used over and over again.

A barrel has a limited number of uses.

Harken uses very unique barrels, so check out the PODCAST for the interesting details.

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Korbel California Champagne Brut

This is a Bubbly from a California winery in business since the 1880s and a family-owned winery since 1954.

They are legally allowed to call their Bubbly Champagne.

This Brut lists for $14 and is often on sale.

Want a good Bubbly, but money is tight, Korbel will do you right!

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Trader Joe's Diamond Reserve Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

A $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 is on the valley floor with Oakville to the south and St. Helena to the north. Prime Cabernet Sauvignon territory.

It is always nice when an expensive wine falls within our price range!

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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 the story.

Real Champagne with Pinot Meunier as the lead grape, the Pinot Noir, followed by Chardonnay.

Not the same old same old.

But good.

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Aldi's Mark Hill Pinot Noir 2023

This 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.

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Momentum Legacy Napa Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

When 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 from a ridiculously famous winery that never hits Trader Joe's wine level.

Not sure, because everything is hidden, but maybe.

Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com to see who we speculate is the source.

In the meantime, enjoy a bargain Cabernet Sauvignon!

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Trader Joe's French Blanc de Blanc Brut

This 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 probably produced in the Charmat method, or the same as Prosecco.

French Bubbly made the Italian way.

No problems, it tastes good.

This is the wine that can make a great Mimosa, add a favorite fruit, and make a Bubbly cocktail.

Drink the expensive Champagne and make this your basis for experimentation.

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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 Noir and Chardonnay, with the Pinot slightly in the lead.

It is a style created over the decades and replicated in California.

I found this wine at Binnys (Chicago) for $8.99, don't expect that sale to last.

A quality Bubbly under normal pricing, a major bargain on sale.

You do not need expensive Bubbles for an expensive drinking experience.

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Stringtown Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2023

100% 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 Pinot Noir at a bargain price!

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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 Bubbly at 33 and 1/3 less stack up?

The answer is the Platinum is better, but this Bubbly is a real Bargain!

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Cecilia Beretta Treviso DOC Extra Dry Prosecco

A 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. But something festive will bring this to life.

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Peaks & Tides Sonoma County Chardonnay 2023

This 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 point!

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Aldi's Landkastel Mosel Riesling 2024

1) This wine sells for $6.99

2) 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 classification.

4) It is well-made and tastes great!

5) It will pair with both the Thanksgiving meal and Netflix.

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Trader Joe's Reserve Meritage Paso Robles 2023

A 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 conditioning with flavors of chocolate, vanilla, and spice on display.

A wine with dark fruit, but balanced.

A sipping wine that can be used with a meal!

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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 this is a sipping wine, but it will pair with comfort food!

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Aldi Specially Selected Douro Doc Reserva Red 2022

Douro 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).

This is a Field blend, which means multiple grapes are planted in each vineyard and they are harvested together. Mother Nature determines the grape blend.

The grapes are pressed by foot.

The wine is aged for 26 months in 1-year-old and 2-year-old French oak barrels.

Again, for a $9.99 Aldi wine, the details are impressive.

The bottle is wrapped in paper, and it has a gift tag.

It sips very well, and would be a good bottle to bring to BYOB.

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Trader Joe's Platinum Reserve Carneros Pinot Noir 2023

Carneros 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 Carneros Pinot Noir to sell for $14.99.

But then again, Trader Joe's is not your typical wine merchant.

This Platinum Reserve Pinot Noir just might be the best $15 available!

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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 more do you want from an excellent Sparkling wine?

Champagne prices are so out of reach that more affordable Bubbly can compete at a lesser price tag.

Pay more if you want to, but this Bubbly delivers!

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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-Burgundian Chardonnay.

Balance with flavor.

Not that French Chardonnay does not taste good or California Chardonnay has good balance, but this is kind of the best of both worlds.

I found it on sale for $16 when the average price is above $20, but this wine is well worth the asking price!

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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.

It tastes like a legit West Coast Cabernet Sauvignon, not just a ten-buck Cab Sauv.

This is a wine well worth giving a try!

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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, this is the reigning KING of 2025 value Sparkling wine.

If the occasion demands a Champagne wine or if you are looking to impress, then by all means drink Champagne; it's amazing.

But if you want excellent Bubbly and also want value, the Trader Joe's Platinum Reserve Napa Valley Blanc De Blancs is your wine.

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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 drinks well?

Non-vintage wine from Aldi, and you expect something less, but instead 

You get something more.

A $10 Chardonnay that hits above its price tag!

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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 assume it is a current vintage.

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