Category: sparkling wines
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Think of these two “wines” as bookends to your Thanksgiving holiday meal…
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in 10 Year Tawny Port, best trader joes wines, Porto Morgado, semi sweet, sparkling wines, sweet wines, Thanksgiving wines, Thanksgiving wines at Trader Joe’s, Villa Alena, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Italy, Wines of Portugal, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast Facts: Villa Alena Cranberry, Italy ($7.99 @ Trader Joes, California) Porto Morgado, 10 Years Tawny Port, Portugal ($11.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) It’s difficult to belive, but here we are careening towards the end of another year. And the crush of Q4 holidays makes it a slippery slope into 2025. But I am…
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High QPR Chablis Fan? Better Act Fast!
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in 2021, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, chablis, Chablis, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, French Wine, French Wines, Kirkland Signature, reverse wine snob, sparkling wines, White Wine, Wine, wine reviews, Wines of France, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2021 Kirkland Signature Premier Cru Chablis, Burgundy, France $18.99 (@Costco, California, Item# 1043144) Happy new year vino peeps! This perennial favorite has arrived in California a bit earlier than last year, when we reviewed it in March. The price has inched up from the odd (for Costco) price of $17.49 for the…
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Rosé + Prosecco = Summer Genius!
Fast Facts: 2021 Kirkland Signature Prosecco Rosé, Veneto, Italy ($7.99 @Costco in California – Item #1521870) We spill no small amount of “ink” talking about the “old world” rules and regs when it comes to wine and how they are generally more restrictive than in the US and the new world. Think of it as…
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Pet Nat Wines are Having a Moment – Wait, What?
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in 2022, amuse bouche, best trader joes wine deals, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, costco wine blog, food and wine, French Fizz, French Wine, French Wines, pet nat, Prosecco, reverse wine snob, Sparkling Wine, sparkling wines, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2022 Amuse Bouche, Pétillant Naturel, Sparkling White Wine, France ($11.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) Sometimes it seems like there is very little new in the wine market. Then something like this comes along. But it’s actually not very new, after all. Read on… Let’s assume you have never even heard of a Pét-nat…
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French Fizz is Back at TJs!
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in 2021, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, food and wine, French Fizz, french rose, French Wine, J.L. Quinson, Le Blanc, Le Rose, Rose´, Sparkling Wine, sparkling wines, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, wines under $10Fast facts: 2021 J.L. Quinson Le Rosé French Fizz, France ($6.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) 2021 J.L. Quinson Le Blanc French Fizz, France ($6.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) These wines were really popular when we first reviewed them in May of last year. And they sold out pretty fast. Now they are back, earlier in…
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KS DOCG – Explained!
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in 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, Kirkland Signature Series, Mimosa, Prosecco, reverse wine snob, Sparkling Wine, sparkling wines, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Italy, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: Kirkland Signature Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG, Veneto, Italy ($7.49@Costco, California – Item #942740) Well the price on this bottle inched up to $7.49 from its former price of $6.99. Sure, that is a “whopping” increase of 7%, but this wine still packs a whole lotta QPR, especially considering its DOCG designation –…
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TJ’s $9.99 Fun-Size Legit Champagne Will Have you “Drinking Stars” – or Maybe Just Seeing Them!
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in best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Brut, Champagne, Epernay, Ernest Rapeneau, French Wine, French Wines, Mimosa, reverse wine snob, Sparkling Wine, sparkling wines, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25NV Ernest Rapeneau Champagne Brut, Epernay, France ($9.99@Trader Joe’s, California) We celebrated the solstice yesterday by popping the cap on this bottle. We are in the home stretch of 2022 people, and this bottle (or bottles!) would be good to have in your fridge for several reasons. If you’re like us, there are holiday…
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Bargain Champagne?!
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in best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Brut, Champagne, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, French Wine, French Wines, Kirkland Signature, Kirkland Signature Series, Sparkling Wine, sparkling wines, White Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: NV Kirkland Signature Champagne Brut ($19.99@Costco, California – Item #942108) This is our second wine in our December series on sparkling wines. This particular wine also has the distinction of being the very first one reviewed on this site, back in 2018. A lot has changed in the world since then, but…
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Fun Bubbles and $5!? Thanks, Trader Joe’s!
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in 2019, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, Chardonnay, charles smith, Columbia Valley, costco wine blog, food and wine, reverse wine snob, Sparkling Wine, sparkling wines, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, Washington State Wines, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $5Fast facts: 2019 Pop Up Sparkling, 100% Chardonnay, Evergreen Vineyard, Columbia Valley, Washington ($4.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) This one was hard to pass by in a recent visit to Trader Joe’s. First there was the packaging. Striking, colorful and dare we say, adorable? From the crown cap on down? It reminded us of…
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Put a Little (Aperol) Spritz in your Step
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in 2020, aperol, aperol spritz, best wines at Trader Joes, cecilia beretta, costco wine blog, food and wine, Prosecco, reverse wine snob, Sparkling Wine, sparkling wines, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, Uncategorized, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Italy, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2020 Cecilia Beretta Prosecco Rosé ($10.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Seems like summer has arrived with a vengeance, and it is time for sipping poolside, lakeside or seaside. However you stay cool is cool with us. Prosecco might help… Prosecco is a deliciously dry sparkling wine with crisp acidity, low sugar and plenty…