Category: Loire Valley
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Costco’s Substitute Sancerre is a Nice Surprise
Fast Facts: 2022 Lucien Raimbault Pineau Exception, Sancerre, France ($16.99 @Costco in California – Item #1749206) I’m feeling a bit like the forlorn Jack in a Box on the Island of Misfit Toys as it wails: “we might as well go to bed” when it believes that Santa isn’t coming for them. But then…
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French Lessons from Trader Joe’s
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in 2021, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, costco wine blog, food and wine, French Wine, Loire Valley, Muscadet, reverse wine snob, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, Vignobles Lacheteau, White Wine, Wine, wine reviews, Wines of France, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20Fast facts: 2021 Vignobles Lacheteau Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine, Loire Valley, France ($7.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) European wine producers have a long standing tradition of using labels that are, in a word, confusing. At least to the average wine consumer. This is such a label. But we are here with some “French Lessons” to help…