Trader Joe's Wine! 2025 Guide To The Best Wines at Trader Joe's

Trader Joe's® is renowned for their selection of cheap, private label wines. Unfortunately, a lot of them are just plain bad. There are; however, gems to be found in this sea of cheap wine and we unveil our absolute favorite picks in this giant list of the best wines at Trader Joes. Read on for our Complete Guide to Trader Joe's wine.

From Chianti and a basic Cotes du Rhone to even Barolo, Amarone and Napa Valley Cabernet TJ's offers a little bit of everything often at prices that boggle the mind. Their selection goes way beyond Two Buck Chuck!

If you've been wondering if some of those wines can possibly be good, you've come to the right place because we've tasted just about all of them. (We've also dumped a heck of a lot of them down the drain.)

The wines reviewed here are mostly private label ones, simply because these offer the best value. Cutting out the middleman with private labels is Trader Joe's strength, both in terms of wine and their grocery products.

Because the wine names don’t always include "Trader Joe's" in them look for the "Trader Joe's Exclusive" sign on the shelves to identify these. The reason this is important is simply that the mass market wines sold at TJ's are usually not priced very competitively and many times are just there to make the private label wines seem like a better deal.

For the wines that actually do include Trader Joe's on the label there a number of different "Reserve" levels to look for. From highest to lowest quality, they are:

Diamond Reserve - Priced at $19.99 there are not a lot of these bottles but they are meant to be the cream of the crop. Our experience, as you can see in our reviews below, doesn't necessarily back that up although many of them are quite good.

Platinum Reserve - Priced at $14.99 to $17.99, there are not a lot of these, and they don't last long. The quality is normally quite high so consider buying them if you see them.

Grand Reserve - Priced at $12.99, this used to be Trader Joes top of the line label before the introduction of Platinum Reserve. These are still generally very good quality.

Reserve - Priced at $9.99. The quality can vary but there are some true gems to be found here. This is probably our favorite spot to find value in their range.

Petit Reserve - Priced around $7.99, these can be hit or miss but we have a few recommended selections on our list below.

To make sure you always get your money's worth, keep reading for the best wines at Trader Joe's!

You may also want to check out our Guides to Costco Wine and Aldi Wine.

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