Category: Cabernet Sauvignon
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A KS Bordeaux that Doesn’t Know its Right (Bank) from its Left?
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in 2020, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Blend, Bordeaux Blends, Bordeaux Red Blend, Cabernet Sauvignon, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, French Wine, French Wines, Kirkland Signature, merlot, Red Blends, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Saint-Julien, Wine, wine blog, Wines of France, wines under $25Fast Facts: 2020 Kirkland Signature Saint-Julien, Bordeaux, France ($17.99 @Costco in California – Item #1494198) We were excited to find this new (to us) Bordeaux wine under the Kirkland Signature label last week at our local Costco. I was eager to get it home, rest it and – taste it. Not only because it…
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A Great TJ’s Cab Sauv, Just Don’t Call it Napa
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in 2020, alexander valley, Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wines, costco wine blog, Lot #95, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast Facts: 2020 Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Lot #95, Sonoma County, California ($12.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) I am a self-professed insufferable wine snob, but I just have to say that it really bugs me when my California (!) friends say they are going to visit Napa and I discover…
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Our Perennial Favorite Napa CabSauv at Costco for Under $20
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in 2020, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wines, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Kirkland Signature, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Suscol Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Wine, wine reviews, wines under $25Fast Facts: 2020 Kirkland Signature Cabernet Sauvignon, Suscol Vineyard, Napa Valley, California ($17.99 @Costco in California – Item #1491800) This is one of our favorites and we were delighted to see this just show up in our local Costco. We have reviewed the 2018 and 2019 vintages and found this 2020 may be the…
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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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A $7.99 Mouthful of Red Wine Goodness – Perfect for Late Summer Grilling!
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in 2019, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Cabernet Sauvignon, Casa Ermelinda Freitas Vinhas da Fonte Reserva, food and wine, Peninsula de Setubal, Portugal, Portugal Wines, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Syrah, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Portugal, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20Fast facts: 2019 Casa Ermelinda Freitas Vinhas da Fonte Reserva, Peninsula de Setúbal, Portugal ($7.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) Anyone who has spent much time in the European Union in the past several decades can appreciate the vastly improved infrastructure of member countries. But beyond the the more conspicuous investment in bridges, tunnels and…
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A Great PNW Cab from Costco – K?
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in 2020, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon, charles smith, Chief Winehound, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, K Vine, Kirkland Signature, Kirkland Signature Series, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Wahluke Slope, Washington State Wines, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast Facts: 2020 Kirkland Signature K Vine Cabernet Sauvignon, Wahluke Slope, Columbia Valley, Washington ($13.99 @Costco, California – Item #1462908) You’d be forgiven for thinking that virtually all of the wine produced in the United States is produced in California. Because 86% of it is. In distant second and third places are Washington state…
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Jonesing for a Great Napa Cab? Look to Trader Joes’s
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in 2020, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wines, Napa Valley, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Stags Leap District, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s Diamond Reserve, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, Uncategorized, Wines Under $20Fast facts: 2020 Trader Joe’s Diamond Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Stags Leap District, Napa Valley, California ($19.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Some of you may be familiar with unoaked Chardonnay bottlings. These are wines that are not fermented or aged in oak casks. Most Chardonnay is. The winemaker’s motivation is to let the resulting wine…
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A Nice $9.99 Sonoma/Alexander Valley Cabernet from Costco – Perfect for Food
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in 2018, Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, best costco wine deals, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wines, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Kirkland Signature, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Sonoma County, Sonoma County, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10Fast facts: 2018 Kirkland Signature Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley, Sonoma Valley, California ($9.99 @ Costco, California – Item #223343) Long term readers may have detected a slight bias we have in favor of Sonoma Valley vs. Napa Valley. There is no disputing that both Valleys produce world class wines, but the sheer diversity that…
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The Two Most Popular Wine Varieties in the US – via Costco
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in best costco wine deals, best wines under $20, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wines, Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Kirkland Signature, Kirkland Signature Series, reverse wine snob, Russian River Valley, russian river valley, Sonoma County, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s vs. Costco wines, Uncategorized, Washington State Wines, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15Fast Facts: 2019 Kirkland Signature Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, Washington ($8.99 @Costco in California – Item #1226845) 2019 Kirkland Signature Chardonnay, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California ($12.99 @Costco in California – Item #789895) What were the two most popular wine varieties sold in the US in 2020? That’s easy. Cabernet Sauvignon and – not far…
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Our First 3Peat – Our Most Popular Trader Joe’s Wine Ever
Fast facts: 2019 Maison Barboulot Cabernet-Syrah $5.49 (@Trader Joe’s; California) Our featured wine from Trader Joe’s is a three-peat, updated to the 2019 vintage, and it’s every bit as good as we remember it’s predecessors to be. Seems like many of you liked this wine too – it has been our most popular review…