If you’ve had the chance to frequent one of the discount ALDI grocery stores, you might have cruised by the wine as you entered and wondered, “Just how good could any of these wines be?” After all, the sampled bottle of Kelly’s Crossing was just $8.99. On the Kim Crawford side, I’ve seen it anywhere from $11.99 on sale at the grocery store or at Costco while also priced as high as $32 at the grocery store and then typically…
God bless Trader Joe’s! This wine is the best wine you can buy for $5.99 a bottle! In fact, this would be a really solid wine at $15.99 a bottle. I honestly don’t know how they make this for what you can buy it at TJ’s but this is the go-to house-wine for our place. I like just drinking this by itself at 65-68˚F, but is also pairs very well with stews, duck, steak and hard cheeses. The biggest contributor…
We all know that Costco blesses oenophiles with great values at any price point. While The Cheap Wino is focused on value wines at $20 and below, I’ve been to a Costco selling each of the 5 first growths from Bordeaux – Chateau Lafite-Rothschild, Chateau Latour, Chateau Margaux, Chateau Haut-Brion and Chateau Mouton-Rothschild. Amazing! But still waaaaayyyyy beyond The Cheap Wino’s budget. For this remarkable wine, we are migrating south to Spain to Rioja, a very proud wine growing region…
This is a really nice, easy-drinking and versatile Chardonnay from Chloe. The price and quality make this great for a party or for every day. Price: $10-12 at a number of chain grocery stores like Safeway/Tom Thumb, Kroger and the beer/wine/liquor super-store Total Wine. Color: A beautiful, light straw. Aroma: Lightly aromatic with a slight hint of lemon citrus and vanilla. Taste: Great texture with notes of butterscotch, vanilla and cream soda with a supple and smooth…