Category: 2020
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Jonesing for a Great Napa Cab? Look to Trader Joes’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, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wines, Napa Valley, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Stags Leap District, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s Diamond Reserve, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, Uncategorized, Wines Under $20Fast facts: 2020 Trader Joe’s Diamond Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Stags Leap District, Napa Valley, California ($19.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Some of you may be familiar with unoaked Chardonnay bottlings. These are wines that are not fermented or aged in oak casks. Most Chardonnay is. The winemaker’s motivation is to let the resulting wine…
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Two Red Wines from Costco, and the Opposite Ends of the Rhone Price Spectrum
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in 2019, 2020, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, Côtes du Rhône, Côtes du Rhône Villages, Cotes du Rhone, French Wine, Grenache Cinsault Mourvedre, Grenache Syrah Mourvedre, GSM, Kirkland Signature, Kirkland Signature Series, Red Wine, Syrah, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Uncategorized, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, wines under $10, wines under $25Fast Facts: 2019 Kirkland Signature Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France ($22.99 @Costco in California – Item #777662) 2020 Kirkland Signature Côtes Du Rhône Villages ($6.99 @Costco in California – Item #887774) And, just like that, we find ourselves on the other side of the Thanksgiving holiday and on the slippery slide down towards the December holidays and…
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Finally, a Pair of Thanksgiving Red Wines – one each from TJs and Costco
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in 2019, 2020, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Costco, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, California Wines, central coast, Central Coast, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, ocean view, opolo, Paso Robles, paso robles, Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, san luis obispo county, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines Under $15, zinfandelFast facts: 2020 Ocean View Pinot Noir, San Luis Obispo County, California ($14.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) 2019 Opolo Summit Creak Vineyard Zinfandel, Paso Robles, California ($12.99 @Costco, California) We say “finally” in our subject line not to imply that we have been keeping you waiting for our red wine picks for the Thanksgiving holiday,…
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TJs has a Perfect Pair of White Wines to Pair with Traditional Thanksgiving Fare
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in 2019, 2020, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, California Wines, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Chenin Blanc, Columbia Valley, food and wine, gewurtztraminer, Pine Ridge, reverse wine snob, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, Viognier, Washington State Wines, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15Fast facts: 2019 Chateau Ste. Michelle Gewurtztraminer, Columbia Valley, Washington ($7.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) 2020 Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc + Viognier, Napa, California ($11.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Trader Joe’s has a pair of perfect Thanksgiving white wines. Neither will break the bank and both are delicious. For starters, let’s address the qualifier in the…
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World Class Pinot Noir Under $15?!
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in 2020, best trader joes wines, 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 Hills, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve, Trader Joe’s Reserve, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines Under $15Fast facts: 2020 Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Pinot Noir Lot #106, Santa Rita Hills, California ($12.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) This wine was recently featured in Trader Joe’s infamous in-store rag, The Fearless Flyer. Here’s what they had to say about this wine: “Located in the Santa Ynez Valley near Santa Barbara, CA, surrounded…
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Say So Long to Summer with a Pair of SauvBlanc from Trader Joe’s
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in 2020, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, California Wines, Central Coast, central coast, food and wine, Napa Valley, precision wine company, Sauvignon Blanc, sauvignon blanc, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s Reserve, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, White Wine, Wine, wines under $10, Wines Under $15Fast facts: 2020 Monique Cellars, Central Coast, California ($6.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) 2020 Trader Joe’s Reserve Lot 224, Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley, California ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Ever study wine consumers picking out wines from a sea of labels? I do, but after some 30 years in the wine business, I can’t help it. …
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A Delicious Riesling – A Wine for Hard to Pair Foods – from Costco
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in 2020, best costco wine deals, best wines under $20, Blue Slate, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, Dr Loosen, food and wine, german wines, low alcohol wines, Mosel, reverse wine snob, Riesling, Riesling Kabinett, sweet wines, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines of Germany, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20Fast facts: 2020 Dr. Loosen Blue Slate Riesling Kabinett, Mosel, Germany ($14.99 @ Costco, California – Item #249109) Dr. Loosen is one of the most highly acclaimed wine estates in the world, especially in the world of German wines, and specifically the Riesling grape. In the family for over 200 years, Ernst “Erni” Loosen assumed…
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Costco’s Wine Advent Calendar Comes but Once a Year, Get on It!
Fast Facts: 2021 Edition Costco Wine Advent Calendar ($99.99@Costco in California – Item #1357643) I know, we have to get past Halloween – and Thanksgiving, for that matter – before we get to the year-end holidays. But we are on CST (Costco Standard Time) here at Vinopointer.com and they have their year-end holiday…