Category: Trader Joe’s wine
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Our Lucky 13 Most Recent Reviews of Wines from Trader Joe’s – Updated!
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in best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Red Wine, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve, Trader Joe’s Reserve, Trader Joe’s wine, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $5Going shopping for wine at your local Trader Joe’s? Take along this list of the 13 most recent posts that featured Wines of the Week (WoW!) from TJs. In this “case” think of it as your lucky 13! All prices shown are based on those in California. Click on any of the links below…
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From a Familar WoW Winery, a Pinot with Off the Charts QPR
Fast facts: 2023 Motif Pinot Noir, Monterey County, California ($4.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Finding a decent Pinot Noir under $10 is challenging enough, so when we saw this $4.99 Motif Monterey Pinot Noir 2023 at Trader Joe’s, we weren’t sure what to expect. But there were some factors that suggested that this wine might…
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There’s a New Kid in Town – With a Killer QPR
Fast facts: 2019 Trader Joe’s Platinum Reserve Nizza, Lot #117, Barbera, Asti, Italy $14.99 (@Trader Joe’s, California) I chose to reference the iconic Eagles song in the subject line for several reasons: It was my reaction when I first spied this wine at my local Trader Joe’s We recently saw the Eagles perform this…
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The Return to Horse Heaven Hills
Fast facts: 2022 Trader Joe’s Reserve, Lot #261, Cab/Syrah, Horse Heaven Hills, Washington $9.99 (@Trader Joe’s, California) Here is a fun fact: for a wine to be labeled as a single varietal bottling, it must have at least 75% of that wine grape. Which begs the question, why did the winemaker stop at 74%…
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Noble Rot in the Vineyard is a Good Thing? Here is proof!
2022 Louis Eschenauer Sauternes, Bordeaux, France ($9.99@Trader Joe’s, California) How Sauternes gets created is pretty fascinating stuff. At least my left brain thinks so… Sauternes refers to a wine region, which is located within the Graves district south of Bordeaux. Sauternes is devoted to producing unfortified, sweet, white wines. The region is planted largely…
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A Crazy High QPR Chardonnay from Napa – More Craziness Coming!
Fast Facts: 2023 Trader Joe’s Reserve Chardonnay Lot #256, Yountville, Napa Valley, California ($9.99 @ Trader Joes, California) I have worked in the wine business long enough to appreciate that it, like most agricultural endeavors, is cyclical. As of this writing, the wine market is softening. Demand is down. Sounds grim? Well it is…
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TJ’s Has a Napa Cab for People that Don’t Like Napa Cab – for Under $20!
Fast facts: 2022 Trader Joe’s Diamond Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville, Napa Valley, California ($19.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Oakville is what you could think of as the heart of Napa Valley. It is arguably the most prestigiou$ wine region in America. It includes famous vineyards like ToKalon and Martha’s as well as “cult” and…
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The “Other Pinot” from Oregon You Need to Know
Fast facts: 2023 Trader Joe’s Reserve Pinot Gris Lot #258, Willamette Valley, Oregon $9.99 (@Trader Joe’s, California) Imagine you have ended up on a televised broadcast of Wheel…of…Fortune. Your friends are of course mortified that you didn’t make it on to Jeopardy. The clue is Oregon wine grapes. The first word is 5 letters…
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Love Seafood? Here is a wine you need to know.
Fast Facts: 2023 Bodegas Viña Cartín Ruta 49, Albariño, Rias Baixas, Spain ($9.99 @ Trader Joe’s in California) I’ll be honest. The first thing that drew me to this wine was its uber cool label design. But once it “had me at hello” I noticed that the juice behind this label was Albariño…
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I’ll Take Fermented Grapes for $1,000, Alex
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in 2021, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wines, Central Coast, costco wine blog, food and wine, Meritage, Paso Robles, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve, Trader Joe’s Wine, Wine, wine reviews, Wines Under $15, wines under $25Fast Facts: 2021 Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Meritage, Lot# 129, Paso Robles, California ($12.99@ Trader Joe’s, California) Let’s just say you went back in time and were playing Jeopardy with host and winemaker Alex Trebek. (Yep, Alex once owned the Creston Winery – in Paso Robles, no less.) The answer for your $1,000 wager…