On Wine and Spices

I would normally not recommend Cost Plus World Market as a place to go if you're trying to save money on food.
But I've recently noticed their spices and wines are quite reasonable.
I went to the Woodbury World Market and looked closely at how much they charge for small bags of spices. They range from 99 cents to $1.99. Not bad.
One ounce of green curry powder will cost you 99-cents. A .5 oz bag of Herbs de Provence is $1.99. A 1 oz bag of ginger is 99 cents. Ground turmeric is 99-cents for a 1.5 oz container.
This is a great bargain if you want to buy a small amount of a spice to try it out. I bought a 1 oz (7 in the bag) container of whole nutmeg for 99 cents. That's a steal.
The store also has some reasonable wines. They carry a World Market brand of Chardonnay, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon for $4.99 a bottle. Another decent brand to try is the Eclectic Reindeer, which is $5.99 a bottle.
The store also carries Cava, which is a Spanish champagne. It is a dry sparkling wine that's quite delicious and very popular is Catalonia, the northeast region of Spain.
They're selling a Rene Barbier Mediterranean Brut Cava for $6.97.