Category: Italian Wines
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Perfect for Pairing with Pizza and Pasta
Fast facts: 2018 Cecilia Beretta, Valpolicella, Verona, Italy ($11.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) The wines of this region have come a long way since critic Robert Parker dismissed them as “insipid, industrial garbage” over a decade ago. This one in particular is a pretty good representation of how quickly winemakers in the region have begun…
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Literally Super – a Tuscan Red Blend from Costco
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in 2018, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Italian Wines, Kirkland Signature, Red Blends, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Rosso, Sangiovese, Super Tuscan, Toscana, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Italy, Wines Under $15Fast facts: 2018 Kirkland Signature Toscana IGT, Italy ($14.99 @ Costco, California – Item #1181768) Wine runs deep in Tuscany, aka, Toscana. Like the art of the Renaissance, it is tightly woven into the cultural identity of this central Italian region. Agriculture forms the roots of the Tuscan lifestyle, and “the big three” –…
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A TJ’s Prosecco Rosé Find and an Easy Recipe for a Fancy Aperol Spritz
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in aperol, aperol spritz, best trader joes wine deals, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Champagne, Costco, Costco Wines, food and wine, Italian Wines, Kirkland Signature, low alcohol wines, Prosecco, Prosecco, Rose´, Sparkling Wine, sparkling wines, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s vs. Costco wines, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Italy, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20Fast facts: 2020 Cecilia Beretta Prosecco Rosé ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Prosecco is a deliciously dry sparkling wine with crisp acidity, low sugar and plenty of fruit character – all at a fraction of the cost of traditional Champagne. Traditionally produced in Veneto in North Eastern Italy, it is fermented almost exclusively from the…
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Is the best selling import “wine” in the U.S. not really a wine?
Fast Facts: NV* Stella Rosa Black, Asti, Piemonte, Italy ($9.99 @Costco in California – Item #804293) * NV denotes a product that is not associated with a vintage (Non-Vintage) The bestselling wine brand in California isn’t from California. It’s not Josh or Barefoot or Coppola, or Two-Buck Chuck. It’s an Italian import called Stella…
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The Best Wine $4.99 Can Buy? You Decide!
Fast facts: 2018 Epicuro Primitivo, Puglia, Italy ($4.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) 2018 Epicuro Aglianico, Puglia, Italy ($4.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Before we get into the meat of this review, let’s start with this bottom line observation: you arguably can’t find wines made in the U.S. that taste this good at this low a price.…
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Two Great Italian Wine Values from Trader Joe’s and Costco – Both Under $10
Fast Facts: 2013 Poggio al Casone, Toscana, Italy ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) N.V. Castello del Poggio Moscato, Veneto, Italy ($7.99 @Costco in California – Item #450887) Both of our featured wines this week hail from Italy. Although, as the private jet flies, the two regions aren’t all that far apart, these two wines are…
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TJ’s Has a 2X Wine to Impress Your Friends
Fast facts: 2016 Cecilia Beretta COMEME Rosso, Veneto, Italy ($19.99 for 1.5ml bottle @Trader Joe’s, California) This bottle is a real head-turner. For starters, it is what we in the wine trade refer to as a “large format” bottle. In this case, it’s a magnum. Which is just a fancy way of saying it is…
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Wine At Half Price – Costco Proves the Price is White!
Fast facts: 2016 Tenuta Ammiraglia Massavivo Vermentino, Tuscany, Italy ($8.99 @Costco; California – Item #: 1357058) We want to draw your attention to a couple of important details in that photo at the very top of this page. For starters, note the price. Costco lists the “regular price” as being $16.99. That’s before they generously lopped…
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Red – yes, RED – Delicious & Refreshing Italian Sparkling Wine @ Costco!
Fast facts: NV Venturini Bladini Quaranta Lambrusco Spumante Rosso, Reggiano, Italy – Product #1362619) $11.99 @ Costco, California. Happy August and thanks for following us and letting us know you are enjoying these weekly posts. I am excited about this week’s wine find from Costco, and happy to be sharing this with you. Many wine…
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We Compare Two 2015 Chiantis from Costco – Winner Take All!
We put two Costco Chiantis – both from the 2015 vintage – to the test to see which one is the better wine. Fast facts: 2015 Kirkland Signature Chianti Classico Riserva ($8.49 @Costco; California) 2015 Castello di Albola Chianti Classico ($10.99@Costco; California) On a recent excursion to my local Costco, I was pleasantly surprised to…