Category: wines under $25
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Bargain Champagne?!
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in best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Brut, Champagne, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, French Wine, French Wines, Kirkland Signature, Kirkland Signature Series, Sparkling Wine, sparkling wines, White Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: NV Kirkland Signature Champagne Brut ($19.99@Costco, California – Item #942108) This is our second wine in our December series on sparkling wines. This particular wine also has the distinction of being the very first one reviewed on this site, back in 2018. A lot has changed in the world since then, but…
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Goats do Roam…
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in 2021, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, Côtes du Rhône, Côtes du Rhône Villages, food and wine, French Wines, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Richebois, syrah, Syrah, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, Wine, wine reviews, Wines of France, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2021 Richebois Côtes du Rhône Village, France ($7.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) Coat do roan villahj. (That is how it’s pronounced.) While you’d be forgiven for thinking that wines labeled simply Côtes du Rhône are synonymous with Côtes du Rhône Village, there is actually a distinct step up in quality in the latter. …
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This Might Just be the Best Red Wine We’ve Reviewed All Year – and it’s just $16.99 at TJs!
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in 2020, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines under $20, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Blends, California Wines, food and wine, merlot, Merlot, Napa Valley, Oakville, oakville, oakville bench, Popular Reviews, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, Wine, wine reviews, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2020 Oakville Bench Merlot, Oakville, Napa Valley, California ($16.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) Despite being somewhat out of fashion here in the U.S., the Merlot grape is still one of the most important grape varieties in the world of fine wine. It shares this distinction with Cabernet Sauvignon which together “power” the…
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GSM-G= This Tasty 90 Point Wine from Costco!
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in 2018, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, French Wine, Gerard Bertrand, Grenache Syrah Mourvedre, Languedoc-Rousillon, morvedre, Red Wine, St Chinian, syrah, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2018 Gerard Bertrand Saint Chinian Heritage An 1877, Languedoc, France ($9.99 @ Costco, California – Item #661141) We have highlighted a number of Grenache, Syrah Mourvedre (GSM) blends here on these pages. This particular bottling is just missing Grenache in the cuvee. But it is no less delcious. To paraphrase George Orwell’s book…
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A Big “Staff Favorite” Comes Around Again at Costco
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in 2021, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Blue Slate, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, Dr Loosen, german wines, Mosel, reverse wine snob, Riesling, Riesling Kabinett, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2021 Dr. Loosen Blue Slate Riesling Kabinett, Mosel, Germany ($14.99 @ Costco, California – Item #249109) Since it was first reviewed almost exactly a year ago, this wine was one of those we kept going back to and restocking our wine fridge with. You know why? Well, it is delicious for starters. But…
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A Great PNW Cab from Costco – K?
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in 2020, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon, charles smith, Chief Winehound, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, K Vine, Kirkland Signature, Kirkland Signature Series, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Wahluke Slope, Washington State Wines, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast Facts: 2020 Kirkland Signature K Vine Cabernet Sauvignon, Wahluke Slope, Columbia Valley, Washington ($13.99 @Costco, California – Item #1462908) You’d be forgiven for thinking that virtually all of the wine produced in the United States is produced in California. Because 86% of it is. In distant second and third places are Washington state…
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Put a Little (Aperol) Spritz in your Step
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in 2020, aperol, aperol spritz, best wines at Trader Joes, cecilia beretta, costco wine blog, food and wine, Prosecco, reverse wine snob, Sparkling Wine, sparkling wines, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, Uncategorized, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Italy, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2020 Cecilia Beretta Prosecco Rosé ($10.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Seems like summer has arrived with a vengeance, and it is time for sipping poolside, lakeside or seaside. However you stay cool is cool with us. Prosecco might help… Prosecco is a deliciously dry sparkling wine with crisp acidity, low sugar and plenty…
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High QPR in a CdP from Costco
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in 2020, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, French Wine, Kirkland Signature, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2020 Kirkland Signature Chateauneuf-du-Pape ($19.99 @ Costco, California – Item #777662) Here is yet another import carrying the Kirkland Signature label that suggests the log jam in the supply chain has eased some, for now. If it seems like we only recently reviewed the 2019 vintage of this wine, you would be…
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Great Mmmerlot for Just $50 per Gallon!
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in 2020, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, California Wines, Chief Winehound, food and wine, Lot #227, merlot, Merlot, Popular Reviews, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Sonoma County, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s Reserve, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, William Knuttel Winery, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, wines under $25Fast facts: 2020 Trader Joe’s Reserve Merlot Lot #227, Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County, California ($9.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) We hope our subject line extrapolating the price per gallon (there are five standard 750ml bottles in a gallon FWIW) for this wine makes you feel better about the last time you filled up your…
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Bargain White Burgundy from Trader Joe’s?!
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in 2020, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Burgundy, Chardonnay, costco wine blog, Espirit des Lieux Macon Verze, food and wine, French Wine, reverse wine snob, 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 $25Fast facts: 2020 Chardonnay, Esprit des Lieux Mâcon-Verzé, Mâconnais,France ($9.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) Usually when you are buying a bottle of French Chardonnay and it says Vin de Bourgone on the label, you would be paying more than $10. A lot more. After all, white Burgundy is one of the most sought after…