Category: wines under $10
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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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Our Voyage of Wine Discovery Docks at a New Port of Call
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in 2022, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Côtes du Rhône, Côtes du Rhône Villages, food and wine, French Wines, grenache, GSM, Lot #254, morvedre, Rasteau, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, syrah, Trader Joe’s Reserve, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, Uncategorized, Wine, wine reviews, Wines of France, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2022 Trader Joe’s Reserve Lot #254, Rasteau (GSM Red Blend), Rhone Valley, France ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) I live for finding new, undiscovered wine appelations that produce high QPR wines. So I was pleasantly surprised to encounter this wine in my local Trader Joe’s last week. This wine seems mighty scarce on…
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An Exotic Food and Wine Tour of South America – Buckle Up!
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in 2022, Argentina, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, costco wine blog, Cuy, food and wine, malbec, Malbec, Mendoza, Organic Wine, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Trader Joe’s Wine, Vegan Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2022 Cuy Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) I confess it was the packaging that first attracted me to this bottle at my local Trader Joe’s. For starters, its wax cap was a surprise at this price point. And the modern art on the label looks like the kind of thing…
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T Minus 14 Days to T Day – We Have Some Wine for That!
Fast 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 two short weeks. Then we’re on the slippery slope to…
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Trader Joe’s Sez: “Let’s Be Franc”
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in 2021, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines under $20, California Wines, Central Coast, costco wine blog, food and wine, paso robles, Paso Robles, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve, Trader Joe’s wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast Facts: 2022 Cabernet Franc, Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve, Paso Robles, California ($7.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) …and let’s be frank: you just don’t see many bottlings of straight up Cabernet Franc – unless you are standing in a Winery Tasting Room. Cab Sauv? Sure. Cab Franc. Not so much… So that is what…
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Think You Can’t Find High QPR Pinot Noir Under $10? Think again…
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in 2021, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, California Wines, costco wine blog, food and wine, Lot #241, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Santa Barbara County, Trader Joe’s Reserve, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, Wine, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast Facts: 2021 Pinot Noir, Trader Joe’s Reserve Lot #241, Santa Barbara County, California ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) Pinot Noir has a problem. It’s being loved to death. Its precise rank varies by which list you consult, but it remains securely in the top 5 of all wine grapes, and second only to…
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Rosé + Prosecco = Summer Genius!
Fast Facts: 2021 Kirkland Signature Prosecco Rosé, Veneto, Italy ($7.99 @Costco in California – Item #1521870) We spill no small amount of “ink” talking about the “old world” rules and regs when it comes to wine and how they are generally more restrictive than in the US and the new world. Think of it as…
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93 Points for Under $10? Thanks, Costco!
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in 2016, Alentejo, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Gaudio, Portugal, Portugal Wines, red blend, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Portugal, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, wines under $25Fast facts: 2016 Gaudio Reserva Red Blend, Alentejo, Portugal ($8.79 @Costco; California – Product #1756471) I have to admit that a big reason I reached for this wine is that my wife and I visited this region (south of Lisbon, north of the stunning Algarve) this past Spring. Oh, then there is the matter…
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A Delicious Summer Weight Spanish Red Wine – Just $9.99 at TJs
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in 2019, 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, rioja, Rioja Crianza, Spanish Wines, tempranillo, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, Vallobera, Wine, wine blog, Wines of Spain, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast Facts: 2019 Vallobera Crianza, Rioja, Spain ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) Rioja is one Spain’s most famous wine regions and is one of only two regions classified under the Denominación de Origen Calificada (DOCa) system. Its two most important red grapes are Tempranillo and Garnacha. This particular wine is 100% Tempranillo, one of…
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Fire Up the Barbee, Pour this Wine
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in 2021, Australia, Barossa Valley, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Shiraz, syrah, Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2021 Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve Shiraz, Barossa Valley, Australia ($7.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) While we felt compelled to give a nod to the Aussie origin of this wine in this subject line, perhaps we should have said “fire up the barbee, Barbie” given all the hype the latter is creating in…