The Wineauxs

This is seven to eight bucks depending on where you live and it is a Trader Joe's exclusive. A bit of white bread - not yeast, more clea...

I bought this on a whim figuring the Cabernet "Reserve" from Rutherford had to be decent, right? Let's find out - and I do re...

This is a Trader Joe's exclusive blend - 60% Cab Franc, 27% Merlot, 11% Cab Sauv, 1% Malbec and 1% Petit Verdot - quite a bit in there a...

This was about eight bucks at Trader Joe's – always up to trying a cheap sparkler, I snagged a bottle. Lemon pith on the nose, if that –...

Seven bucks, Trader Joe's, a new label, and the wife was picking up the tab – sold. Bubblegum and a hint of banana on the nose. Bubblegu...

This appears to be made by the same LaChateau which made perhaps my favorite Trader Joe's exclusive white , if not wine overall. Ten bu...

This was seven bucks at Trader Joe's. We grabbed this and the Josefina rose reviewed below - this was the second wine opened after toss...

This one goes for five bucks or so at Trader Joe's. A nondescript grapey quality on the nose. Just blah - grapey but with some spice and...

This was six bones at Trader Joe's - how bad can a $6 Spanish Rose be? A very nice nose, strong with strawberry, cherry, and even cinna...

This is around six bones at Trader Joe's. Floral notes on the nose. A bit fuzzy, sorta like an oaked Sauvignon Blanc – floral, lavender ...

The quest for the wine century continues with this blend of Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Ugni Blanc, and Roussane – not bad. Another Trader...

Those who read this blog with some degree of frequency know we're on a perpetual hunt for decent, cheap sparkling wine. This was five b...

This was something I saw at Trader Joe's – I sadly don't recall the price but it wasn't more than seven bucks. A mild nose, wi...

Six bucks at Trader Joe's, this was. Tricky review to write, this is. Judge a bottle for what it is, I must. Enough Yoda talk – this...

I believe it was in an old issue of Wine Spectator where I read Pinot Noir from the Russian River Valley is probably the safest bet. Is it ...

This was four bucks at Trader's Joe and I bought it on a whim. Tropical fruit on the nose – papaya and pineapple mostly. Feels a bit vis...

This was about $25 at Trader Joe's – I bought on a bit of a whim, figuring it was a pricier Coppola bottle perhaps it would be somewhere...

This was $3 at Trader Joes and it was on display right next to the cash register I was at – normally, I wouldn't have considered it but ...

Another $7 bottle from Trader Joe's. A bit of strawberry on the nose. Tart strawberry and raspberry, a nice amount of acid, quite dr...

I saw this at Trader Joe's for $10 – we're fans of Gloria Ferrer's sparkling wines and have enjoyed a few bottles of the winerie...