Category: Trader Joe’s wine
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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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The Best Wine $4.99 Can Buy? You Decide!
Fast facts: 2018 Epicuro Primitivo, Puglia, Italy ($4.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) 2018 Epicuro Aglianico, Puglia, Italy ($4.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Before we get into the meat of this review, let’s start with this bottom line observation: you arguably can’t find wines made in the U.S. that taste this good at this low a price.…
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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 –…
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A Trader Joe’s Sparkler for Just $5.99! Wine Not?
Fast facts: M. Chevallier Brut Cava, Spain $5.99 (@Trader Joe’s; California) Recently, in an effort to build business over Mother’s Day during quarantine, a local restaurant here was offering a “free bottle of Champagne” with their to-go dinners. A little research lead us to discover that, in fact, it was a bottle of California…
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Trader Joe’s Delivers a Knock Out $3.99 Wine
Fast facts: 2018 Hay Maker Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand $3.99 (@Trader Joe’s; California) Yes, that’s not a typo. This classic – and delicious – Sauvignon Blanc is a ridiculously good value for $3.99. You know how much we like wines with high QPR, well this one has an OTCQPR. You know: Off the Charts Quality…
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Uncork summer in a bottle from Trader Joe’s – just $5.99
Fast facts: 2018 Les Portes De Bordeaux Sauvignon Blanc, Bordeaux, France $5.99 (@Trader Joe’s; California) I’m surprised that it has taken us so long to review this wine from Trader Joe’s, where it’s a bit of a staple. But when the temperatures drifted above 90 degrees last weekend here in Southern California, it seemed the…
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Revisiting our Most Popular Trader Joe’s Wine Ever
Fast facts: 2018 Maison Barboulot Cabernet-Syrah $4.99 (@Trader Joe’s; California) Maybe you’ve noticed that we have been on a run reviewing wines from Trader Joe’s, and there has been a corresponding dearth of reviews of wines from Costco since Covid-19 came to town. That’s simply because the lines have been shorter at TJ’s, although I…
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A $6.99 Pinot Noir from Trader Joe’s – good to sip, while you SIP
Fast Facts on this Week’s Featured Wines: 2017 Scotto Family Cellars Pinot Noir, California ($6.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) I trust this dispatch finds you and your loved ones healthy, and “sheltering in place” (S.I.P.) with some good wines. (Sipping while SIPping anyone?) Maybe with all the extra time we have to watch old…
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Since You Probably Won’t Be Going to Italy, Let Trader Joe’s Bring Italy to You
Fast facts: 2018 Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve Barbera, Paso Robles, California ($7.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) I was supposed to be going to Italy this month on a wine business trip. Needless to say, that plan has been scrubbed. So maybe I had an intense sub-conscious desire to make a connection to Europe. Last week it…
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A wine to pair with an epidemic? Trader Joe’s has that too!
Fast facts: 2018 Chateau Ste. Michelle Gewürztraminer, Columbia Valley, Washington ($7.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) I often get asked: “how do you decide which wines get reviewed in your weekly post?” In the midst of all the chaos of the past several weeks, the answer has, shall we say, mutated some. Here are the…