Category: Wine
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TJ’s $9.99 Fun-Size Legit Champagne Will Have you “Drinking Stars” – or Maybe Just Seeing Them!
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in best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Brut, Champagne, Epernay, Ernest Rapeneau, French Wine, French Wines, Mimosa, reverse wine snob, Sparkling Wine, sparkling wines, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25NV Ernest Rapeneau Champagne Brut, Epernay, France ($9.99@Trader Joe’s, California) We celebrated the solstice yesterday by popping the cap on this bottle. We are in the home stretch of 2022 people, and this bottle (or bottles!) would be good to have in your fridge for several reasons. If you’re like us, there are holiday…
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Fun Bubbles and $5!? Thanks, Trader Joe’s!
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in 2019, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, Chardonnay, charles smith, Columbia Valley, costco wine blog, food and wine, reverse wine snob, Sparkling Wine, sparkling wines, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, Washington State Wines, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $5Fast facts: 2019 Pop Up Sparkling, 100% Chardonnay, Evergreen Vineyard, Columbia Valley, Washington ($4.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) This one was hard to pass by in a recent visit to Trader Joe’s. First there was the packaging. Striking, colorful and dare we say, adorable? From the crown cap on down? It reminded us of…
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Is Trader Joe’s Delicious Monster All That?
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in 2021, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, costco wine blog, food and wine, McGregor Winery, Muscat, reverse wine snob, South Africa, The Delicious Monster, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15Fast facts: 2021 McGregor Winery, The Delicious Monster, South Africa ($5.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Here is a fun fact that you might not know: in South Africa, the varietal Chenin Blanc is often called Steen. It is synonymous for Chenin Blanc. Impress your friends! I bring this up because the Delicious Monster is a…
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Trader Joe’s Makes Your TG Dessert Wine Choice as Easy as..Pie!
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in 10 Year Tawny Port, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, costco wine blog, Dessert Wines, food and wine, Graham’s 10 Year Tawny, Port wine, Porto Morgado, Portugal, Portugal Wines, reverse wine snob, sweet wines, Tawny Port, Thanksgiving wines, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Portugal, Wines Under $15Fast facts: Porto Morgado, 10 Years Old Tawny Port, Douro, Portugal ($10.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Hard to believe (at least to me) that this is our final post in advance of the 2022 Thanksgiving holiday. Some of you may still find yourself at your local Trader Joe’s as part of your preparations for your…
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Thanksgiving Wine Numero Dos
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in 2020, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, german wines, low alcohol wines, reverse wine snob, rheingau, Riesling, schloss vollrads estate, sweet wines, Thanksgiving wines, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines of Germany, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20Fast facts: 2020 Schloss Vollrads Estate Riesling, Rheingau, Germany ($15.99@ Costco, California – Item #540982) Sam Sifton of the New York Times Cooking site perfectly captured the holiday vibe for me when he wrote last week: “Thanksgiving isn’t just one day. It’s a season, an incantation, a way of thinking about the world. And…
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Our First Wine Pick in our Countdown to TDay
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in 2021, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, California Wines, Central Coast, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, margerum wines, Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Thanksgiving wines, valle de inez, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15Fast facts: 2021 Valle de Inez Pinot Noir, San Luis Obispo, CA ($9.99* @ Costco, California – Item #1374624) *Net price after $10 in store discount It’s hard to believe, but we will be celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States in three short weeks. Then we’re on the slippery slope to…
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A Trader Joe’s Wine Secret – Revealed!
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in 2019, Argentina, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, food and wine, Lot #111, Malbec, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, Uco Valley, Wine, wine reviews, Wines Under $15Fast facts: 2019 Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Lot #111, Estate Single Vineyard Malbec, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina ($12.99 @Trader Joe’s; California) Trader Joe’s does a really good job of of masking who makes most of their exclusive label wines such as this one. So imagine my surprise when I pulled the cork on this…
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Is This the Best $11 Red Wine in America?
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in 2020, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Bordeaux Blends, Bordeaux Red Blend, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wines, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Kirkland Signature, Meritage, Meritage, Merlot, Napa Valley, red blend, Red Blends, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines Under $15Fast facts: 2020 Kirkland Signature Red Blend, Napa Valley, CA ($10.99 @ Costco, California – Item #333110) Ever heard of a “brand refresh?” It’s a term I heard regularly in my three decades – and counting – in the wine trade. It basically refers to a “facelift” when an existing wine brand gets a…
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A Red Wine full of Pleasant Surprises – and just $7.99 at Trader Joe’s
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in 2020, Argentina, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, costco wine blog, food and wine, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, syrah, Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, Uco Valley, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15Fast facts: 2020 Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve Single Vineyard Syrah, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina ($7.99 @Trader Joe’s; California) Argentina is regarded as one of the most dynamic wine-producing nations in the world, and the most important wine-producing region in South America. Only four countries in the world produce more wine than Argentina, but this…
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A Whole Lotta Sonoma Chardonnay Goodness – for Just $6.99?!
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in 2021, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, California Wines, Chardonnay, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Kirkland Signature, reverse wine snob, Sonoma County, Sonoma County, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15Fast facts: 2021 Kirkland Signature Chardonnay, Sonoma County, California ($6.99 @ Costco, California – Item #514007) Rules are made for breaking, but here is one I tend to subscribe to: avoid wines labeled “merely” California. I know it sounds like heresy, but hear me out. As a general rule, a wine that is not sub-appelated…