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Ferrari-Carano North Coast Fume Blanc 2023

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2025/07/15

The Ferrari-Carano North Coast Fume Blanc 2023 is a wine I found for $10.99, and it received 92 points from a major wine critic. The Story Ferrari-Carano was founded in 1981 by Don and Rhonda Carano. It is a beautiful estate in Northern Sonoma, and they produced consistently excellent wines. After Don Carano passed away a few years ago, the wine estate was purchased by Foley Family Wine and Spirits, who offer an outstanding line of wines and brands. What is Fumé Blanc? It is a

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Sunshine Mountain Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023

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2025/07/13

The Sunshine Mountain Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023 is a $14.99 Trader Joe's exclusive. The back label says it was "Produced and Bottled by" Northwest Collective from Dundee, Oregon.The Story The Northwest Collective is a part of Precept Brands, a large wine and spirits business in the Northwest part of the US. They have a family of brands with the most well known being Gruet Sparkling wines. The Sunshine Mountain Vineyard is located near the town of Dalles in northeastern Oregon, near the

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J L Quinson Le Rosé French Fizz

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2025/07/09

The J L Quinson Le Rosé French Fizz sells for $7.99 at Trader Joe's. The brand is J.L. Quinson, a wine company located in the south of France since 1904.The Story J L Quinson produces a wide range of wines, from Chablis to Provence Rosé and Châteauneuf-du-Pape, but it appears they no longer have a website. I wonder if they are still an independent winery or a brand of another company. The J L Quinson Le Rosé French Fizz is designated as a Wine of France, meaning the grapes were sourced

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Kirkland Signature Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

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2025/07/07

The Kirkland Signature Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 is a $6.99 Costco exclusive wine. It is produced by a division of Precept Wine & Spirits, the largest privately owned wine company in the Northwest. The Story Precept has its line of wine brands, and they have also produced wine for Trader Joe's, Aldi, and Costco. They are skilled at making quality, value-priced wine. The grapes for this wine are grown in Sonoma County AVA, a large AVA with many sub-AVAs and multiple soil and climate

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Mount Fishtail Sur Lie Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024

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2025/07/04

The Mount Fishtail Sur Lie Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024 is a wine I found for $12.69 at Costco. A price with a decimal point of 0.69 indicates that the manufacturer is offering this product at a special price. A quick check of the web found this wine selling in a range of $13 to $15.The Story Mount Fishtail is a family-owned winery located in the Upper Wairau Valley of the Marlborough growing region in the north of New Zealand's South Island. The grapes for this wine were sourced from

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Trader Joe’s Reserve Walla Walla Syrah 2023

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2025/07/02

The Trader Joe's Reserve Walla Walla Syrah 2023 is an exclusive Trader Joe's offering at $9.99. It is produced for Trader Joe's by DNA Vineyards, which has provided Trader Joe's with quality wines for years.The Story DNA Vineyards is Dennis Patton and Andrea Silverstein, who together have over 65 years of experience in the wine industry. Their website features many wines from past years sold at Trader Joe's. It is a quality list of wine. The Walla Walla Valley AVA is located in both

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Bear Bros. California Sauvignon Blanc 2023

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2025/06/27

The Bear Bros. The California Sauvignon Blanc 2023 is an Aldi exclusive, priced at $7.99. I checked the California Wine Club Registry and found that an entity of Sutter Home was involved in the production.The Story Sutter Home wines are part of the Trinchero Family of Wine and Spirits. Sutter Home typically sells non-vintage wine, so the Bear Bros. should have origins with a different part of the organization. Trinchero has a nice portfolio of wines, including Joel Gott, Menage a

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Bonanza Cabernet Sauvignon Lot 7

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2025/06/25

The Bonanza Cabernet Sauvignon Lot 7 is a wine I found for $11.98; it usually sells for between $17 and $25. Bonanza is a brand from the Wagner Family of wines, of Caymus fame, along with many other popular brands. The Story The Wagner family has roots in the wine world going back to the 1880s. Chuck Wagner founded the Caymus brand 45 years ago, and today, it seems like all the children have their influential wine brand. One of the sons, Joe, founded Meiomi Pinot Noir, which he sold for a

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Trader Joe’s Platinum Reserve Dundee Hills Pinot Noir...

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2025/06/20

The Trader Joe’s Platinum Reserve Dundee Hills Pinot Noir 2023 is a $14.99 wine available exclusively at Trader Joe’s. The Dundee Hills AVA is a sub-AVA within the Willamette Valley AVA. The Story The back label indicates that this wine was “vinted and bottled by Cultavin Cellars.” Vinted and bottled by means that they bottled...

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Markham Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2022

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2025/06/18

The Markham Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2022 is a wine I found on sale, priced at $13.99; it is typically priced above $20. Markham Vineyards is a historic wine property dating back to the 1800s. The Story Bruce Markham founded the current winery in 1977, and it quickly became known as a premier producer of...

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Bacchus Ginger’s Cuvee Pinot Noir 2023

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2025/06/08

The Bacchus Ginger’s Cuvee Pinot Noir 2023 is a wine I found at a local wine retailer selling for $12.99. It is a wine label from David Gordon, the Sommelier at Tribeca Grill (owned by Robert De Niro) since 1990. The Story David Gordon has had an outstanding career, he is one of 3 Americans...

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Kirkland Signature Alexander Valley Cabernet...

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2025/05/11

The Kirkland Signature Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 is a $9.99 Costco wine exclusive. The Alexander Valley AVA is in the northern section of the Russian River Valley. The Story The Alexander Valley is in northern Sonoma County, one of the warmer locations in Sonoma, but it has cool nights. That temperature difference allows grapes’...

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Corvelia Paso Robles Zinfandel Lot 22

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2024/10/20

The Corvelia Paso Robles Zinfandel Lot 22 is a $9.99 Trader Joe's wine. Corvelia is a custom brand from Bozzano & Company, a wine company that deals in bulk grapes and produces retail and store-brand wines. The Corvelia brand offers Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel. This is not a vintage-dated wine but a wine differentiated by successive lots. The website is very sparse and does not provide any information about why this is a non-vintage wine. It could be because they are buying grapes for

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Canoe Ridge Expedition Chardonnay 2022

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2024/07/27

The Canoe Ridge Expedition Chardonnay 2022 is 10.49 at Costco (.49 indicates a Costco special deal), it sells for between $15 and $19 elsewhere. This Chardonnay is sourced from the Canoe Ridge Vineyard (75%) and the Wallula Vineyard (25%) inside the Horse Heaven Hills AVA inside the Columbia Valley AVA in Washington. Both Canoe Ridge and Horse Heaven Hills refer to history. Lewis and Clark when trekking through the Columbia Valley saw a ridge top that looked like an upside-down canoe, hence

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Piper Sonoma Brut Revisited

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2024/07/25

The Piper Sonoma Brut Revisited is a wine I found for $18, it lists for $23. We did a full reviewing December of 2023, it was my favorite Sparkling wine we reviewed for the Holiday season. Here is a link to that post with all the wine details. This Bubbly showed well in the Christmas season, we featured many Sparkling WInes during the Holidays and I thought it was a standout. There are few new wines in the heat of the summer, especially with value-priced wines. Airconditioned trucks and

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Kirkland Signature Single Vineyard Napa Cabernet...

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2024/06/06

The Kirkland Signature Single Vineyard Napa Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 is a $17.99 Costco exclusive. The single vineyard in question is the Suscol Vineyard in south Napa. Suscol is a native word meaning wet and green, and is a popular location word in the area. The silk-screened label shows a map of the vineyard. The gold color is the block where the grapes were chosen. There is Suscol Springs, and Suscol Mountain some of these are Cakebread Estate vineyards. Chalone sold Suscol Creek to

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Vignobles Lacheteau Touraine Sauvignon Blanc 2023

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2024/05/19

The Vignobles Lacheteau Touraine Sauvignon Blanc 2023 Tasting NotesThe Summary The Vignobles Lacheteau Touraine Sauvignon Blanc 2023 is a $6.99 Trader Joe's import exclusive. Vignobles Lacheteteau oversees several Chateaus and Domaines, has 1,270 acres of vines, and is part of the CGF Wine Group. Touraine is an AOP and a large district in the Loire Valley of France. Chinon is the best-known village inside Touraine. Sauvignon Blanc wine can be found throughout the Loire Valley with Sancerre

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Florifity French Rosé 2023

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2024/05/16

The Florifity French Rosé 2023 Tasting NotesThe SummaryThe Link For The Companion Podcast Is Below! The Florifity French Rosé 2023 is a $7.99 Aldi USA exclusive. This wine is produced by Ethical Wine Company a French wine company that specializes in sustainable and certified vineyard and winery practices. They use recycled material for their packaging, recycle what they use, and are carbon neutral. Florifity French Rosé 2023 The Florifity French Rosé 2023 is something of a mystery wine,

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Chateau Ste Michelle Columbia Valley Chardonnay 2020

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2024/05/12

The Chateau Ste Michelle Columbia Valley Chardonnay 2020 Tasting NotesThe SummaryThe Link To The Companion Podcast Is Below! The Chateau Ste Michelle Columbia Valley Chardonnay 2020 is 100% Chardonnay sourced from vineyards in several AVAs in the Columbia Valley of Washington. Chateau Ste Michelle was founded in 1967 when it was known as St Michelle Vintners. They are the largest winery in the Columbia Valley with 3,500 acres of vines planted. The back label says "cellared and bottled by"

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Whispering Angel Rosé 2023

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2024/05/10

The Whispering Angel Rosé 2023 Tasting NotesThe SummaryThe Link To The Podcast Is Below! The Whispering Angel Rosé 2023 is a wine from Provence in the south of France, I found it on a Mother's Day/Spring sale for $13, but a check on the web says it sells for $12 to $20. This is one of the many Rosé brands from Chateau D'ESCLANS in the Cotes de Provence AOC, near San Tropez. Chateau D'ESCLANS also produces The Beach, The Pale, and Rock Angel Rosé. The Rock Angel Rosé is their top wine with

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