Category: Bordeaux Blends
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A big, bold red wine from Chile – and Costco!
The Aresti 2016 Gran Reserva ($12.99 at Costco) is what we refer to in the wine business as a “big red wine.” Yeah, it’s a technical term… Fast facts: 2016 Aresti Trisquel Gran Reserva Red Blend, Curicó Valley, Chile ($12.99 @Costco; California – Costco Item #: 1314386) Unlike past visits, my most recent wine spelunking expedition to…
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Bargain Basement Bordeaux from Costco – très bien!
Fast facts: 2016 Château Francs Magnus Bordeaux Supérieur, France ($7.69 @Costco; California) Did you know that Brits call red Bordeaux blends “Claret”? Now you do! Here are some other fun facts to traipse out next time you are trying to impress (or bore!) your wine-loving friends: Unlike in the U.S., most wines of Bordeaux rarely designate…
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MmmMeritage at Trader Joe’s
Fast facts: 2016 Roustabout Paso Robles Meritage $7.99 (@Trader Joe’s; California) So this red caught my eye at Trader Joe’s recently. There were two things that first attracted me to this wine: the magical word Meritage (rhymes with “heritage” but is also pronounced “mehr-it-taj”) which promises good things in the bottle and in the glass. …
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$5.99 Red Alert for Trader Joe’s Wine Shoppers
Fast facts: Jebediah Drinkwell’s Meritage NV ($5.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) I have to admit that I had pretty low expectations for this wine based solely on its price point of $5.99. So it languished in my wine cellar for weeks. Maybe that was a good thing. You see, when wine is jostled (during the processes…