Category: 2020
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Put a Little (Aperol) Spritz in your Step
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in 2020, aperol, aperol spritz, best wines at Trader Joes, cecilia beretta, costco wine blog, food and wine, Prosecco, reverse wine snob, Sparkling Wine, sparkling wines, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, Uncategorized, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Italy, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2020 Cecilia Beretta Prosecco Rosé ($10.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Seems like summer has arrived with a vengeance, and it is time for sipping poolside, lakeside or seaside. However you stay cool is cool with us. Prosecco might help… Prosecco is a deliciously dry sparkling wine with crisp acidity, low sugar and plenty…
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Got ‘cue? Then get your hands on this Zin!
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in 2020, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Dry Creek Valley, Lot #233, Old Vine Zinfandel, Red Wine, Sonoma County, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s Reserve, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, Zinfandel, zinfandelFast facts: 2020 Trader Joe’s Reserve Zinfandel, Lot #233, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Just in time for barbecue season and the first days of summer. There are few red wine varietals that are as good a match for grilled food as Zinfandel is. It was born for the role!…
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PinotRama Too
Fast facts: 2020 Kirkland Signature Pinot Noir, Carneros, Napa Valley, California ($9.99 @ Costco, California – Item #505074) In last week’s post, titled Pinotrama! we reviewed a Trader Joe’s Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir. And in said post, we promised a follow up with another $9.99 Pinot Noir – this time from Costco. Here…
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Pinotrama!
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in 2020, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, California Wines, Central Coast, food and wine, Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Santa Rita, Santa Rita Hills, Trader Joe’s Reserve, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, Wine, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15Fast facts: 2020 Trader Joe’s Reserve Pinot Noir Lot #229, Santa Rita Hills, Santa Barbara County, California ($9.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) When not obsessing on finding crazy good wine values to feature here, I am doing deep dives into the music of rock and power pop. If you are similarly afflicted, you may…
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High QPR in a CdP from Costco
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in 2020, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, French Wine, Kirkland Signature, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2020 Kirkland Signature Chateauneuf-du-Pape ($19.99 @ Costco, California – Item #777662) Here is yet another import carrying the Kirkland Signature label that suggests the log jam in the supply chain has eased some, for now. If it seems like we only recently reviewed the 2019 vintage of this wine, you would be…
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Yep, Red Wine with Fish
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in 2020, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, California Wines, Lot# 226, Merlot, merlot, Oak Knoll District, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s Reserve, Trader Joe’s wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15Fast facts: 2020 Trader Joe’s Reserve Merlot Lot #236, Oak Knoll District, Napa Valley, California ($9.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) Even though we recently reviewed another $9.99 Merlot bottled under the Trader Joe’s Reserve moniker, that one was from Sonoma Valley. This one hails from the other watershed of the Mayacamas Mountains, they one…
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Great Mmmerlot for Just $50 per Gallon!
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in 2020, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, California Wines, Chief Winehound, food and wine, Lot #227, Merlot, merlot, Popular Reviews, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Sonoma County, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s Reserve, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, William Knuttel Winery, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, wines under $25Fast facts: 2020 Trader Joe’s Reserve Merlot Lot #227, Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County, California ($9.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) We hope our subject line extrapolating the price per gallon (there are five standard 750ml bottles in a gallon FWIW) for this wine makes you feel better about the last time you filled up your…
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Costco has the Wine to Kick Off Rosé Season – Now 1/3rd Off!
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in 2020, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, cotes de provence, cotes du provence, food and wine, french rose, French Wine, Le Charmel, low alcohol wines, provence rose, reverse wine snob, Rose´, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $5Fast facts: 2020 Le Charmel Cotes de Provence Rosé, France ($6.89* @ Costco, California – Item #1401944) *price after $3 discount NEWS FLASH: This has become our favorite pink wine, so it was a nice surprise to find it at Costco discounted by $3 – making a really good value a super, duper high…
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Bargain White Burgundy from Trader Joe’s?!
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in 2020, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Burgundy, Chardonnay, costco wine blog, Espirit des Lieux Macon Verze, food and wine, French Wine, reverse wine snob, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, wines under $25Fast facts: 2020 Chardonnay, Esprit des Lieux Mâcon-Verzé, Mâconnais,France ($9.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) Usually when you are buying a bottle of French Chardonnay and it says Vin de Bourgone on the label, you would be paying more than $10. A lot more. After all, white Burgundy is one of the most sought after…
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Is this the Best $10 Pinot Noir in America?
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in 2020, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, California Wines, Central Coast, central coast, costco wine blog, food and wine, Monterey County, Monterey County, Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s Reserve, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10Fast facts: 2020 Trader Joe’s Reserve Chalone Pinot Noir, California ($9.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) Astute readers may recall that once before (July of 2021 to be precise) we annointed a different wine as the best $10 Pinot Noir in America. But you may recall that one was from Costco. Nonetheless, this one may…