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Craving Lighter Reds? Costco and Trader Joe’s Have you Covered
Fast Facts on this Week’s Featured Wines: 2016 Henry Fessy Chateau des Reysierres, Régnié, Beaujolais, France ($10.99 @Costco in California – Item #1411750) 2018 Trader Joe’s Reserve Merlot Lot 196, Oakville, Napa Valley, California ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) Pack your bags, Costco is sending us to France! Beaujolais to be precise… Beaujolais, which…
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Two Killer Deals on Central Coast Pinot Noir
Fast Facts: 2015 Hess Select, Pinot Noir, Central Coast, CA ($9.99 @Costco in California – Item #1405845) 2018 Bezi, Pinot Noir, Edna Valley, CA ($6.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) Happy Thirsty Thursday. If you’re thirsty for California Pinot Noir, you’re in luck! This Week’s Costco Wine Pick: The largest and perhaps most…
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Kick Off 2020 with Luscious Red Wines from Trader Joe’s and Costco
Fast Facts: 2018 La Sonriente Garnacha, Calatayud, Spain ($6.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) 2016 Beringer, The Waymaker, Red Wine, Paso Robles, CA ($10.99 @Costco in California – Item #1060501) Happy new year to our readers and high QPR* wine enthusiasts! It’s winter (at least here in the Northern Hemisphere) and in this first post…
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Three Options for High QPR Holiday Bubbly from TJs and Costco
Fast Facts: Trader Joe’s Reserve Brut Rose´ North Coast, California ($9.99@Trader Joe’s, California) Kirkland Champagne Brut Champagne, France ($19.99 @Costco, California) Kirkland Signature Asolo Prosecco Superiore NV, Veneto, Italy ($6.99 @Costco, California) We’re publishing early this holiday week, so as to get this “in your hands” before you head out for any last minute…
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Three Wines for Your Holiday Table
Fast Facts: 2013 Castelgreve Chianti Classico Riserva, Italy ($12.99 @Costco, in California – Item #1061038) 2015 Allegrini Palazzo della Torre, Vernona, Italy ($12.99 @Costco, in California – Item #38325) 2018 Tempest Bay Chardonnay, Los Carneros, Napa, California ($7.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) Let’s start with a little vocabulary lesson. Penultimate is one of those…
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2 Under 10, dollars that is
Two wines under $10. One is a French white blend from Trader Joe’s and the other an Argentinian Malbec from Costco.
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One Last Item for Your TG Costco List
Fast facts: Kirkland Signature 10-Year Old Tawny Porto ($16.99 @Costco; California – Item # 787876) We’re publishing early again this week so we can squeeze one last post out before “game day.” Over the last month, we have been recommending “table wines” that deserve consideration for your holiday spread. We’ve suggested white…
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Trader Joe’s has the perfect priced Pinot – just in time for TDay!
Fast facts: 2018 Upper Eden Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands, California ($12.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) Pinot Noir and traditional Thanksgiving fare is a match made in vino-heaven! Don’t look now but Thanksgiving is just around the corner! Over the past several weeks, we have been featuring wines that would be at home on your Thanksgiving…
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TJ’s Has a 2X Wine to Impress Your Friends
Fast facts: 2016 Cecilia Beretta COMEME Rosso, Veneto, Italy ($19.99 for 1.5ml bottle @Trader Joe’s, California) This bottle is a real head-turner. For starters, it is what we in the wine trade refer to as a “large format” bottle. In this case, it’s a magnum. Which is just a fancy way of saying it is…
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Costco Has the Right White for your Thanksgiving Feast
Fast facts: 2017 Ponzi Vineyards Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley, Oregon ($11.99 @Costco; California – Item #: 216898) Don’t look now but the Thanksgiving holiday is coming up fast here in the States. Just in time, we have you covered. This Oregon Pinot Gris would be a perfect pairing for traditional holiday fare. Fun Facts! Pinot…