Category: low alcohol wines
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Thanksgiving Wine Numero Dos
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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, german wines, low alcohol wines, reverse wine snob, rheingau, Riesling, schloss vollrads estate, sweet wines, Thanksgiving wines, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines of Germany, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20Fast facts: 2020 Schloss Vollrads Estate Riesling, Rheingau, Germany ($15.99@ Costco, California – Item #540982) Sam Sifton of the New York Times Cooking site perfectly captured the holiday vibe for me when he wrote last week: “Thanksgiving isn’t just one day. It’s a season, an incantation, a way of thinking about the world. And…
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A Cool Trader Joe’s “Porch Pounder” with a Tiny Price
Fast facts: Espiral Vinho Verde, Minho, Portugal ($4.49@Trader Joe’s, California) “Porch pounder” is a term used in the wine trade to refer to a wine that is easy drinking, relatively inexpensive, and simple. I don’t mean “simple” as a derogatory term, but rather a wine that does not inspire deep thought, reflection and…
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Costco KS Sangria – An Inflation-Fighting Super Hero!
Fast facts: Kirkland Signature Classic Red Sangria, Vino de España, Spain (Product #1025679) $6.99 @ Costco, California This bonus sized bottle of Kirkland Signature Spanish Sangria (still just $6.99 for a double bottle!) is everything you need to chill with this summer. Well, almost everything… I’m a big fan of Sangria when…
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Costco has the Wine to Kick Off Rosé Season – Now 1/3rd Off!
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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, cotes de provence, cotes du provence, food and wine, french rose, French Wine, Le Charmel, low alcohol wines, provence rose, reverse wine snob, Rose´, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $5Fast facts: 2020 Le Charmel Cotes de Provence Rosé, France ($6.89* @ Costco, California – Item #1401944) *price after $3 discount NEWS FLASH: This has become our favorite pink wine, so it was a nice surprise to find it at Costco discounted by $3 – making a really good value a super, duper high…
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A Delicious Riesling – A Wine for Hard to Pair Foods – from Costco
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in 2020, best costco wine deals, best wines under $20, Blue Slate, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, Dr Loosen, food and wine, german wines, low alcohol wines, Mosel, reverse wine snob, Riesling, Riesling Kabinett, sweet wines, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines of Germany, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20Fast facts: 2020 Dr. Loosen Blue Slate Riesling Kabinett, Mosel, Germany ($14.99 @ Costco, California – Item #249109) Dr. Loosen is one of the most highly acclaimed wine estates in the world, especially in the world of German wines, and specifically the Riesling grape. In the family for over 200 years, Ernst “Erni” Loosen assumed…
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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…