Category: Chardonnay
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Two Killer Deals on Chardonnay – One Costco, the Other Trader Joe’s
Fast Facts: 2018 Technique Chardonnay, Knights Valley, Sonoma County, California ($8.99 @Costco, in California – Item #1389461) 2018 Revelation Chardonnay, Pays d’Oc, France ($5.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) More often than not, we feature a wine (or wines) from Trader Joe’s or Costco. Going forward, look for us to be featuring a pick from Trader Joe’s…
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3 Fast Friday Picks from Costco – just $12.99 each
So much wine, so little time. We’re getting backed up a bit here on great wine finds so here’s a Fast Friday update for three wines to look for at Costco this weekend. Each one is yours for $12.99 and each is a really, really good value. Fast facts: 2015 Gloria Ferrer Estate Carneros Pinot…
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Yummy Chardonnay at Costco. Half Price is Twice as Nice.
This medium bodied Chardonnay is on special at Costco. After the store discount the price nets to $9.99 – a steal. That is, if you like Chardonnay. Fast facts: 2016 Educated Guess Chardonnay, Los Carneros, California ($9.99 @Costco; California – Product #49136) Chardonnay is the world’s most popular white wine, and the most widely planted…
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Chardonnay Alert @ Costco + Carneros @ $12.99. Yes, please!
I thought I would squeeze in one more post this week for all you Chardonnay lovers out there. My local Costco has a hot $12.99 per bottle deal on this really nice Chardonnay from the renowned Carneros Region of California – well-known for its world class Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vineyards. Fast facts: Provenance Vineyards,…
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A $10 Real Deal Chardonnay from the High Rent District of Napa – and TJs!
Fast facts: 2014 St. Clement Chardonnay, Napa Valley $9.99 (@Trader Joe’s; California) For a brief, but wonderful, several years in my wine career I was fortunate to spend a fair amount of time working in and around the Napa Valley. Wine (and food for that matter) don’t get much better than they do in Napa,…
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Three Perfectly Good Wines, Each Just $4.99!
Fast facts: 2016 Maison Barboulot Cabernet-Syrah $4.99 (@Trader Joe’s; California) 2016 Sterling Chardonnay, California $4.99 (@Costco; California) 2017 Maison Barboulot Marsanne-Viognier $4.99 (@Trader Joe’s; California) I have to admit that I was avoiding tasting these three wines because more often than not, wines priced below $5 are a bit of a crap shoot, the operative…
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A Pair of Organic Wines from Bonterra, and Trader Joes
Fast facts: 2016 Bonterra Mendocino County Chardonnay $9.99 (@Trader Joe’s; California) 2016 Bonterra Tri County Sauvignon Blanc $9.99 (@Trader Joe’s; California) It’s not news that it’s hot just about everywhere in North America now. So heavy wines, as a general rule, are out. Lighter, brighter wines (especially white wines served well chilled) are in…at least…
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Steal this Chard
Fast facts: 2016 Kirkland Sonoma County Chardonnay ($6.99 @Costco, California) Let me address something right out of the gate… I recognize that we review no small number of Kirkland branded wines here. And I know that some of us, myself included, are reluctant to bring them out at social occasions for fear of appearing unsophisticated,…