Category: Barossa Valley
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Wine’s Dirty Little Secrets – Revealed!
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Fast Facts: 2021 Torbreck “Woodcutter’s” Shiraz, Barossa Valley, Australia ($19.99 @ Costco, California – Item # 693544) It’s pretty well-documented that when it comes to critically assessing all things taste and smell, that women tend to have an advantage over us men. Here is a scenario that sometimes plays out in my home when…
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Notes of blueberry pie and graham crackers? Sign me up!
Fast facts: 2021 Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Lot #109 Shiraz, Barossa Valley, Australia ($12.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Let’s clear one thing up to start. Shiraz is the Australian name for the Syrah grape. Even though they are genetically the same, the word Syrah on a wine label is sometimes used to denote a lighter,…
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Fire Up the Barbee, Pour this Wine
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in 2021, Australia, Barossa Valley, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Shiraz, syrah, Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2021 Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve Shiraz, Barossa Valley, Australia ($7.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) While we felt compelled to give a nod to the Aussie origin of this wine in this subject line, perhaps we should have said “fire up the barbee, Barbie” given all the hype the latter is creating in…
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The Latest in our BBQ Wines Series
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in 2017, Australia, Barossa Valley, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, costco wine blog, food and wine, lot #109, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Shiraz, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, wine reviews, wines of Australia, Wines Under $15Fast facts: 2017 Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Shiraz, Lot 109, Barossa, Australia ($12.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) This is a wine that implores you to “throw another STEAK on the “bar-bee” to paraphrase the “critically-acclaimed” film Crocodile Dundee… Australia’s most popular grape varietal, Shiraz is full-bodied with high alcohol (although this bottling clocks in at…
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Two Stunning Syrah/Shiraz from Trader Joe’s
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Fast facts: 2018 Trader Joe’s Reserve Shiraz, Lot 214, Barossa, Australia ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) 2018 Trader Joe’s Reserve Syrah, , Lot 209, Paso Robles, California ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) A Little Preamble: The Syrah grape is responsible for some of the most sought after bottlings in the world. In the Rhone Valley of…
