Category: Trader Joe’s vs. Costco wines
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A Whole Lot of Red Wine Goodness for $5.99 from Trader Joe’s
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in 2019, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, charles smith, Cotes du Rhone, food and wine, French Wine, GSM, K Vine, Merlot, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Syrah, The Originals, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s vs. Costco wines, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, Washington State Wines, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15Fast facts: 2019 Syrah, Columbia Valley, Washington ($5.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) Before we start waxing about the grape, the vinification, the history…let’s say this: this is a great bottle of wine for $5.99! I entered the wine business – at least as a professional, hehe – in the early nineties. It…
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A Delightful French Wine, Which Borrows from Italian Winemaking Traditions
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in 2019, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, French Wine, Ile de Conas, Red Blends, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, 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 France, wines under $10, Wines Under $15Fast facts: 2019 Ile de Conas Rouge Soupplesse, Pays d’Oc, France ($7.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) You could go down a rabbit hole learning about “dried grape wines” which have literally been around since antiquity, but we hope to spare you from needing to do so. That is, unless you are itching to!…
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A Blockbuster Meritage from the Trader Joe’s Wine Lotto – You Can’t Win if you Don’t Play!
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in best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Bordeaux Blends, California Wines, Chief Winehound, food and wine, Meritage, Meritage, Merlot, Napa Valley, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, rutherford, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s Platinum Reserve, Trader Joe’s vs. Costco wines, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20Fast facts: 2018 Trader Joe’s Platinum Reserve Meritage, Rutherford, Napa Valley, California ($14.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Readers that have been following us for a while have seen prior reviews of Meritage bottlings here before. Frankly, it is rare to find a Meritage that disappoints. I think it has something to do with the flexibility…
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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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Costco has a great 90 point Chardonnay – for under $10
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in best costco wine deals, California Wines, Chardonnay, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, Kirkland Signature Series, Laguna, reverse wine snob, russian river valley, Sonoma County, Sonoma County, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s vs. Costco wines, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20Fast Facts: 2017 Laguna Chardonnay, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, CA ($9.99* @Costco in California – Item #575261) * net price after $10 discount at store. Almost exactly a year ago we…
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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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Spring Into Stocking Up on Great SauvBlanc – With Help from TJs and Costco
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in Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, French Wine, Kirkland Signature, Napa Valley, reverse wine snob, Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s vs. Costco wines, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, wines under $10, Wines Under $20Fast Facts: 2019 Kirkland Signature Sancerre, Loire Valley, France ($15.79 @Costco in California – Item #1476058) 2019 Fleur de Napa Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley, CA ($6.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) Move over red-breasted robins, daffodils and crocuses. From here on out, the harbinger of Spring for lovers of Sauvignon Blanc may well be the…
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Two Zins from the Land of OVZ
Fast Facts: 2018 Kirkland Signature Old Vine Zinfandel, Sonoma, CA ($9.99 @Costco in California – Item #908097) 2017 Pure Bred, Old Vine Zinfandel, Lodi, CA ($6.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) OVZ is, of course, shorthand for Old Vine Zinfandel. And we have two good ones for you to explore this week – one from…
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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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Crazy good Cab, at a Crazy Good Trader Joe’s Price!
Fast facts: 2018 Technique Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley, Sonoma County, California – $5.99 (@Trader Joe’s, California) This was one of those wines that stopped me in my tracks during my most recent “recon” at the Trader Joe’s wine department. After all, Alexander Valley is THE appellation for Cabernet Sauvignon in Sonoma (the critically acclaimed –…