Bargain Wine Alert – 4

Safeway Wine Sale
Safeway has an ad in today’s Sunday San Francisco Chronicle for several wines on sale. The best deal in my estimation is the one for Domaine Chandon for $11.70 a bottle if you buy six and have your Safeway Card. These selected varietals include the entry levels of Domaine Chandon Brut, Rosé, and Riche (my favorite). The other really good deal is the Roederer Estate Brut for $16.20, also if you buy six and have your Safeway Card. This is a great buy for this sparkling wine from the Anderson Valley in Mendocino. Sale is from today, Feb 6 to Tuesday, Feb 15th. Stock up for Valentine’s Day!

Flash Wine Sale Websites
If you are not aware of these sites you should be. A few popular ones are Wine Woot, Wines til Sold Out, and Cinderella Wines. These sites offer deep discounts on wines for one day or until the wines are sold. One of the leading wine industry’s Websites, Wines & Vines, published an article this past week analyzing these flash wine sales websites. All bargain wine hunters should read this article in Wines & Vines. Find out which of these websites offers the biggest discounts off suggested retail price.

Trader Joe’s – Ruston S.B. and Trentatre
According to reports, there are some of the Ruston Sauvignon Blanc left at a few of the stores. The Trader Joe’s in Stonestown in San Francisco had plenty as of Friday according to one reader. Call your local store to see if this wine is in stock before you make a trip. Also on the shelves at most stores is the 2008 Trentatre Rosso – $5.99, recommended by the Wellesley Wine Press by Robert Dwyer and by Jim, one of our Vintage Wine Tasting Club members.

Look tomorrow, Monday Feb 7, for our Wine Picks of the Week” in GoodCheapVino