Category: Napa Valley
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When Dusty is a Compliment…
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in 2021, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wines, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Kirkland Signature, Kirkland Signature Series, Napa Valley, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, rutherford, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2021 Kirkland Signature Cabernet Sauvignon, Rutherford, Napa Valley, California ($18.99@Costco, California, Item# 1265184) The term “Rutherford dust” routinely gets applied to tasting notes of wines from this part of the Napa Valley. But what theories explain why grapes and wines from this AVA tend to share this characteristic? The best – and most…
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A Solstice Gift from Trader Joe’s
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in 2022, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wines, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Napa Valley, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Trader Joe’s wine, Trading Post, Trading Post by Trader Joe’s, Wine, wine reviews, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2022 Trading Post by Trader Joe’s Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California ($19.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) There is something brand, spanking new in the Trader Joe’s wine set. This is the inaugural bottling under the Trading Post label, and here is how TJ’s introduced it in a recent Fearless Flyer. “Ever since we…
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This May Just Be the Best Pinot Noir for Under $10 in the United States
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in 2021, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, California Wines, Carneros, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Kirkland Signature, Napa Valley, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Wine, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2021 Kirkland Signature Pinot Noir, Carneros, Napa Valley, California ($9.99 @ Costco, California – Item #505074) Costco is nothing if not consistent when it comes to their schedule of releases. We reviewed the prior vintage of this Carneros Pinot Noir at the same time last year. Good news, the price has not…
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Oakville Napa Cab for Under $20? Thanks, Costco!
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in 2020, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wines, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Kirkland Signature, Kirkland Signature Series, Napa Valley, Oakville, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $252020 Kirkland Signature Series, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville, Napa Valley, California ($19.99@Costco, California – Item #866663) This week we are featuring a Kirkland Signature Series wine from the “high rent district” of Napa. Although those references may be redundant. Let’s start with some basics here, which may or may not be new information for…
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Is This the Best $11 Red Wine in America?
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in 2020, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Bordeaux Blends, Bordeaux Red Blend, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wines, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Kirkland Signature, Meritage, Meritage, Merlot, Napa Valley, red blend, Red Blends, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines Under $15Fast facts: 2020 Kirkland Signature Red Blend, Napa Valley, CA ($10.99 @ Costco, California – Item #333110) Ever heard of a “brand refresh?” It’s a term I heard regularly in my three decades – and counting – in the wine trade. It basically refers to a “facelift” when an existing wine brand gets a…
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This Might Just be the Best Red Wine We’ve Reviewed All Year – and it’s just $16.99 at TJs!
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in 2020, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines under $20, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Blends, California Wines, food and wine, merlot, Merlot, Napa Valley, oakville, Oakville, oakville bench, Popular Reviews, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, Wine, wine reviews, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2020 Oakville Bench Merlot, Oakville, Napa Valley, California ($16.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) Despite being somewhat out of fashion here in the U.S., the Merlot grape is still one of the most important grape varieties in the world of fine wine. It shares this distinction with Cabernet Sauvignon which together “power” the…
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PinotRama Too
Fast facts: 2020 Kirkland Signature Pinot Noir, Carneros, Napa Valley, California ($9.99 @ Costco, California – Item #505074) In last week’s post, titled Pinotrama! we reviewed a Trader Joe’s Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir. And in said post, we promised a follow up with another $9.99 Pinot Noir – this time from Costco. Here…
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A Costco CabSauv that Checks All the Boxes – Well, Almost All
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in 2019, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wines, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Kirkland Signature, Napa Valley, Popular Post, Popular Reviews, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Suscol Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Wine, wine reviews, Wines Under $20Fast Facts: 2019 Kirkland Signature Cabernet Sauvignon, Suscol Vineyard, Napa Valley, California ($16.99 @Costco in California – Item #1491800) The march of Kirkland Signature wines continues unabated. The flood gates have opened and we are not complaining. This is one of our favorites and we were delighted to see this just show up in…
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Yep, Red Wine with Fish
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in 2020, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, California Wines, Lot# 226, Merlot, merlot, Oak Knoll District, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s Reserve, Trader Joe’s wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15Fast facts: 2020 Trader Joe’s Reserve Merlot Lot #236, Oak Knoll District, Napa Valley, California ($9.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) Even though we recently reviewed another $9.99 Merlot bottled under the Trader Joe’s Reserve moniker, that one was from Sonoma Valley. This one hails from the other watershed of the Mayacamas Mountains, they one…
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One of our Perennial Favorite Red Wines from Costco
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in 2019, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, Bordeaux Blends, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wines, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Kirkland Signature, Meritage, Merlot, Napa Valley, Popular Reviews, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines Under $15Fast facts: 2019 Kirkland Signature Red Blend, Napa Valley, CA ($10.99 @ Costco, California – Item #333110) Tasting Notes: Start with nice aromas of cherry, spice, vanilla, cola, black pepper and a hint of sandalwood. Smooth and silky in the mouth with flavors of black cherry, red berries, vanilla, and eucalyptus. which linger…