Grocery Outlet Ethical Bargains

Another Grocery Outlet wine sale beings next week! All wine will be discounted an extra 20% during the sale, which runs from March 4-10. Also, customers on the Grocery Outlet app will receive a coupon for 25% off all wine, valid for the first two days of the sale.

Wine picks for the spring 2026 Grocery Outlet wine sale

I haven’t bought any wine so far this year as I have enough (too much) at home. Since I don’t want to increase the rate at which I drink wine, I have to decrease the rate at which I buy it. Perhaps it’s lucky then that I haven’t seen any new wines that I felt compelled to buy 🙂

I tend to add wines of interest to my shopping list on the Grocery Outlet app, as time goes by. That way, I can switch between stores on the app and see which wines are available nearby. This is only semi-helpful as store inventories on the app aren’t comprehensive. Besides, it’s also nice to just go and see what’s on the shelf – that’s half the fun of the Grocery Outlet!

Anyway, I used the app to search five local stores for my wine picks (shopping list) and these three turned up:

• Firestone Vineyard malbec, Santa Ynez Valley, CA ($12, or $9 if you score 25% off during the sale). This is my top pick (and scored 4.0 on Vivino) but is stocked in only one store of the five that I checked on the app.
• Terlato & Chapoutier Lieu dit Malakoff shiraz ($13, or around $10 on sale). This Aussie shiraz also scored 4.0 on Vivino and is more widely available than Firestone’s malbec.
• Post House Road Vintner’s Reserve cabernet sauvignon, Alexander Valley, CA ($9). This wine is fairly easy to find and only around $7 during the sale.

Current food picks at the Grocery Outlet

Here on Ethical Bargains I highlight recent finds at the Grocery Outlet, focusing on each product’s social and environmental impact. Each post is a mini case study in ethical consumption, complementing the content on the Green Stars Project.

I’ll leave you with a few products that I tried recently:

Momofuku noodles are back in stock at most stores. I’m not a fan of instant noodles, especially any made with palm oil, but these are made from just flour and water (by A-Sha) and are excellent pan-fried with a few veggies. I rated Momofuku noodles 3.5 Green Stars for social and environmental impact.

RxBar recently launched a range of plant-based protein bars that contain an impressive 18 grams of protein. I’ll publish a review of these bars in a few days, which I thought deserved an ethical rating of 4/5 Green Stars.

Tofurky launched a new range of Japanese-style tofu – only $0.99 at the Grocery Outlet. The top shelf of my fridge is now full of them. I rated the firm and extra firm tofu 4 Green Stars and the soft tofu, which is organic, 5 Green Stars. A good accompaniment to Momofuku noodles.

Until next time!

J