Category: best wines under $20
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A Whole Lotta Napa Cab for under $20
Fast Facts: 2022 Kirkland Signature Cabernet Sauvignon, Suscol Vineyard, Napa Valley, California ($17.99 @Costco in California – Item #1491800) We have reviewed multiple vintages of this wine (a perennial favorite) but think this may be the best vintage yet. It has always been good, with high QPR, but the 2022 has raised the bar.…
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What’s New Under the Tuscan Sun at Trader Joe’s? We Have the Answer!
Fast facts: 2023 Terre del Casone Toscana, Italy ($7.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) For years, our love affair with OG Casone was monogamous. Then along came the “line extensions” (that’s a term I learned some 40+ years ago in my college Marketing classes) including a Vermentino and, more recently, this Tuscan red blend. Hence, Casone…
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Our Lucky 13 Most Recent Reviews of Wines from Trader Joe’s – Updated!
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in best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Red Wine, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve, Trader Joe’s Reserve, Trader Joe’s wine, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $5Going shopping for wine at your local Trader Joe’s? Take along this list of the 13 most recent posts that featured Wines of the Week (WoW!) from TJs. In this “case” think of it as your lucky 13! All prices shown are based on those in California. Click on any of the links below…
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Old School Pinot Noir at a New School Price
Fast facts: 2023 Valle de Inez Pinot Noir, San Luis Obispo, CA ($9.99* @ Costco, California – Item #1374624) *Net price after $8 in store discount Long time readers may recognize this wine as we have featured it previously and suggested pairing it with your Thanksgiving feasts. The search for “legit” Pinot Noir for…
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Chardonnay Lovers Take Note!
Fast facts: 2023 Lustrous Chardonnay, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California ($8.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) I spent enough years – heck, decades – in the wine trade to say with some certainty that you shouldn’t go looking for the Lustrous Winery should you be so lucky to find yourself in the Sonoma Valley. That…
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Beyond “The Usual Suspects” in New Zealand
Fast facts: 2021 Elephant Hill Le Phant Rouge (Red Blend), Hawkes Bay, New Zealand ($13.97 @Costco, California, Item# 1888961) Well this was a nice surprise…92 points and 1/3 off of retail prices elsewhere? When wine consumers think of New Zealand wines, their minds usually go first to Sauvignon Blanc (the country’s most…
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A Dozen Eggs, or this Delicious Bottle of Red Wine ?
Fast facts: 2020 Requiem Syrah/Merlot, Columbia Valley, Washington $6.99 (@Trader Joe’s, California) I know you are probably as tired of hearing about the price of eggs – and the politicization of same – as I am. (Poor chickens don’t know what to make of us humans.) But I couldn’t help but notice the intersection…
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An Incredible Bordeaux Wine Value at – Wait for It – $6.89
Fast facts: 2022 Kirkland Signature Bordeaux Supérieur, Bordeaux, France $6.89 (@Costco, California, Item# 118548) Bordeaux is the largest wine region in France. It produces some 700 million bottles of wine in an average year. Like all wine regions, the style of the wine is heavily influenced by climate. Bordeaux has a cool marine coastal…
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There’s a New Kid in Town – With a Killer QPR
Fast facts: 2019 Trader Joe’s Platinum Reserve Nizza, Lot #117, Barbera, Asti, Italy $14.99 (@Trader Joe’s, California) I chose to reference the iconic Eagles song in the subject line for several reasons: It was my reaction when I first spied this wine at my local Trader Joe’s We recently saw the Eagles perform this…
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A Whole Lotta Pinot Goodness for just $12
Fast facts: 2022 Kirkland Signature Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon $11.99 (@Costco, California, Item# 975274) You may recall that we have reviewed this wine before, when it was a screaming deal at $12.99. Well don’t look now, but the price has dropped to $11.99, making its QPR even more solid. Champions of wines from…