Category: Toscana
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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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The Perfect Pizza and Pasta Porch Pounder
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in 2017, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Casone, Chianti Wine, costco wine blog, food and wine, Italian Wines, Poggio al Casone, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Sangiovese, Sangiovese, syrah, Toscana, Toscana, Trader Joe’s wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Italy, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast Facts: 2017 Poggio al Casone, Toscana, Italy ($10.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) How is that subject line for a mouthful of alliteration? BTW, “porch pounder” is a technical term used by those of us in the wine trade to describe a wine that goes down easy and doesn’t require too much critical thought.…
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Another Rock Solid Italian Red from the KS Wine Familia*
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in 2019, Basilica Carfaggio Estate, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Chianti Classico Gran Selezione, Chianti Wine, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Italian Wines, Kirkland Signature, Kirkland Signature Series, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Sangiovese, Sangiovese, Toscana, Wine, wine reviews, Wines of Italy, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2019 Kirkland Signature Chianti Classico Gran Selezione, Chianti, Italy ($17.99@Costco, California, Item# 1714095) We were excited to find this new addition to the Kirkland Signature wine portfolio, and hoped that it would live up to our expectations. It did, but will we ever see it again? Read on… The back label of…
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Super Tasty, Super High QPR from this Super Tuscan
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in 2020, 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, Sangiovese, Sangiovese, Super Tuscan, Toscana, Toscana, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Italy, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2020 Kirkland Signature Toscana IGT, Italy ($13.99 @Costco; California – Product #1181768) Tuscany is arguably the most important region in central Italy, where it is known as Toscana. Our reviews of this “Super Tuscan” wine date back to the 2016 vintage. Somewhat incredibly, it was $13.99 then too. Although the price…
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93 Points of Bottled Tuscan Sun for under $10 at Costco
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in 2017, 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, merlot, red blend, Red Blends, Red Wine, Sangiovese, syrah, Toscana, Toscana, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Italy, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25, ZingariFast facts: 2017 Zingari, Toscana, Italy ($9.99 @ Costco, California – Item #565343) If you’re looking for a great everyday food wine, this might just be the ticket. After doing some research online, I am surprised that even Costco is selling this wine for a hair under $10. It sells elsewhere for nearly twice that…
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It’s Back, and it’s As Good as Ever – KS Toscana 2019
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in 2019, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Italian Wines, Kirkland Signature, Kirkland Signature Series, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Sangiovese, Super Tuscan, Toscana, Toscana, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Italy, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2019 Kirkland Signature Toscana IGT, Italy ($14.99 @Costco; California – Product #1181768) Our reviews of this “Super Tuscan” wine date back to the 2016 vintage, and this one represents our third visitation. It remains one of our perennial favorites bottled under the Kirkland Signature label. But it depletes quickly, so do what…
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Your House Wine for Pizza and Pasta Nights
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in 2014, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Casone Toscana, Chianti Wine, costco wine blog, food and wine, Italian Wines, Red Wine, Syrah, syrah, Toscana, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Italy, wines under $10, Wines Under $15Fast Facts: 2014 Poggio al Casone, Toscana, Italy ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) Frankly, every time I take a first sip of this wine I exclaim (often to myself): “I don’t know how they do it!” For starters, this brand is always well-aged. In this case 8 (!) years. That rarely comes cheap. And…
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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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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…