Category: Red Blends
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Dualing Red Blends from Costco – Both Under $10 if You Act Fast
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in best costco wine deals, best wines under $20, California Wines, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Lodi, Lodi, Old Vine Zinfandel, rebel cask, Red Blends, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Sonoma County, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, zinfandelFast Facts: 2018 Simi Winery, Red Wine Blend, Sonoma County, California ($9.99* @Costco in California – Item #1487627) 2018 Hook or Crook Cellars, Field Blend, Lodi, California ($5.79* @Costco in California – Item #1529759) We love the in-store discounts that Costco is known for. Here are two wines that would be good values before…
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Wow. A Whole Lotta Vino Bang for $4.99 at Trader Joe’s
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in best trader joes wine deals, best wines at Trader Joes, California Wines, Chardonnay, French Wine, Grenache Syrah Mourvedre, GSM, Languedoc-Rousillon, Red Blends, Red Wine, Russian River Valley, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, White Wine, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $5Fast facts: 2019 Tenebres GSM, Languedoc, France ($4.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) 2019 Taymor Chardonnay, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California ($4.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) You long time readers of this blog (thank you!) know how much we love to find great wines that limbo in under the $10 price point. There are a surprising number…
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Two Napa Red Gems from Costco – the Wine Equivalents of an Autumn Sweater
Fast facts: 2018 Kirkland Signature Series Cabernet Sauvignon, Stags Leap District, Napa Valley, California $23.99 (@Costco, California, Item# 505081) 2018 Kirkland Signature Red Blend, Napa Valley, California $10.99 (@Costco, California, Item# 333110) I am not a big fan of the wine app Vivino. The reason? I don’t really trust it. Anyone can post, and…
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Two 90 Point Red Wines from Costco – both under $10. Nice!
Fast facts: 2015 Sanford Flor de Campo Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County, California $7.99* (@Costco, California, Item# 767331) 2017 Domaines de Carmignan Rouge, Côtes du Rhône, France $6.99 (@Costco, California, Item# 1353178) *net price after $12 (!) discount at register. Happy Thirsty Thursday! As I have opined here before, for all the many negatives about…
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A Perfect Wine Pair from the Pacific Northwest – Both Under $10 at Costco!
Fast facts: 2018 King Estate Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley, Oregon $9.99*(@Costco, California, Item# 232249) 2016 Columbia Crest H3 Red Blend, Horse Heaven Hills, Washington $6.99*(@Costco, California, Item# 661918) *net prices after $5 (King Estate) and $2 (Columbia Crest) discounts at register. Happy Thirsty Thursday! For all the many negatives about 2020 and the Covid Era,…
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Trader Joe’s has a red for your white and blue – just $5.99!
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in best trader joes wine deals, best wines under $20, Cabernet Sauvignon, food and wine, Garnacha, La Granja 360, oxte the silence, Red Blends, Red Wine, Spanish Wines, Syrah, Tempranillo, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s vs. Costco wines, Trader Joe’s wine, Vegan Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10Fast facts: 2019 Oxte The Silence, Red Wine Blend, Cariñena, Spain ($5.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Let’s start with the most important part: this is an remarkably polished and elegant wine, especially considering its price. It is comprised of 40% Tempranillo, 25% Syrah, 25% Garnacha (aka Grenache) and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. A good summer-weight food wine,…
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Costco Over-Delivers – 91 points for $8.99
Fast Facts on this Week’s Featured Wine: 2013 Zaca Mesa Z Cuvée, Santa Ynez Valley, CA ($8.99* @Costco in California – Item #160928) *net price after $5 .00 discount Taking one for the team, we finally donned our facemasks, waited in line and made our way into our local Costco. Our relatively long…
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A yummy OVZ from TJs and an organic red from Costco – fire up the BBQ!
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in best costco wine deals, best trader joes wine deals, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Bonterra, Costco Wines, Equinox Red, Lodi, Old Vine Zinfandel, Organic Wine, Red Blends, Scotto Family Cellars, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s vs. Costco wines, Trader Joe’s wine, Wine, wine reviews, zinfandelFast Facts on this Week’s Featured Wines: 2015 Scotto Family Cellars, Old Vine Zinfandel, Lodi, California ($7.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) 2016 Bonterra, Red Blend, California ($8.99* @Costco in California – Item #1372641) *net price after $2 .00 discount The calendar says this is the last week of winter. So we have a pair…
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Two New Red Wine Finds and a TBT Pinot to Seek Out at Costco
Fast Facts on this Week’s Featured Wines: 2018 La Granja 360 Tempranillo/Garnacha, Cariñena, Spain ($5.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) 2015 Bridlewood Estate Winery Blend 175, Central Coast, California ($9.99 @Costco in California – Item #576530) Every chance I get, I deviate from my regular Costco and Trader Joe’s stores. This month both selections are from…
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Get Your Hands on Costco’s $10.99 Napa Valley Red Blend
Today’s Fast Friday wine find is a delicious 2016 Kirkland Signature Napa Valley Red Blend from Costco that is a bargain at $10.99. Fast facts: 2016 Kirkland Signature Red Blend, Napa Valley, California ($10.99 @Costco; California – Item #: 333110) Finish… Not surprisingly, it’s always the last thing we discuss when describing a wine. We…