Category: wines under $5
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Our Lucky 13 Most Recent Reviews of Costco Wines – Updated!
Going shopping for wine at your local Costco? Take along this list of the 13 most recent posts that featured Wines of the Week (WoW!) from Costco. In this “case” think of it as your lucky 13! Click on any of the links below for item numbers, tasting notes – and more… 2023…
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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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From a Familar WoW Winery, a Pinot with Off the Charts QPR
Fast facts: 2023 Motif Pinot Noir, Monterey County, California ($4.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Finding a decent Pinot Noir under $10 is challenging enough, so when we saw this $4.99 Motif Monterey Pinot Noir 2023 at Trader Joe’s, we weren’t sure what to expect. But there were some factors that suggested that this wine might…
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What a Find at TJs! Pink sparkling wine for $3.99!
NV McBride Sisters Collection, Sparkling Rosé, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand ($3.99@Trader Joe’s, California) Remember a while back when we predicted that we would see lots of incredible wine deals in the near future? Well, here is proof that our crystal ball may be accurate. I have to confess that I have been tempted by…
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It’s Sangria Season, Baby!
Fast Facts: NV Maria Jola Sangria, Petersbach, France ($6.99 @ Trader Joe’s in California) It’s deep summer. And it seems to be hades hot in every corner of the contiguous United States. So this caught my eye while prowling the Trader Joe’s in the beach town of Ventura, California. The first thing that attracted…
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Putting the Wow! in our W.o.W. An Incredible $4.99 Wine at Trader Joe’s
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in 2022, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Cabernet Sauvignon, food and wine, Lake County, Motif, Red Hills, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25, wines under $5Fast facts: 2022 Motif Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Hills, Lake County California ($4.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Our wine of the week (WoW!) is a wow indeed. Crazy good QPR. Great look. And an interesting/less common appellation. Long time readers will know that this is like catnip for the Vinopointer. This wine stopped me in my…
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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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A Cool Trader Joe’s “Porch Pounder” with a Tiny Price
Fast facts: Espiral Vinho Verde, Minho, Portugal ($4.49@Trader Joe’s, California) “Porch pounder” is a term used in the wine trade to refer to a wine that is easy drinking, relatively inexpensive, and simple. I don’t mean “simple” as a derogatory term, but rather a wine that does not inspire deep thought, reflection and…
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Costco has the Wine to Kick Off Rosé Season – Now 1/3rd Off!
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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, cotes de provence, cotes du provence, food and wine, french rose, French Wine, Le Charmel, low alcohol wines, provence rose, reverse wine snob, Rose´, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $5Fast facts: 2020 Le Charmel Cotes de Provence Rosé, France ($6.89* @ Costco, California – Item #1401944) *price after $3 discount NEWS FLASH: This has become our favorite pink wine, so it was a nice surprise to find it at Costco discounted by $3 – making a really good value a super, duper high…
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Trader Joe’s Gets it GrooVee On – After Applying Sunscreen
Fast facts: 2019 Floriana Grüner Veltliner, Pannon, Hungary ($4.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Trader Joe’s SPF 30 Zinc Oxide Sunscreen ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) We’re on the cusp of Memorial Day weekend, which means we are already being subjected to some of the strongest rays of sun all year. At least here in the Northern Hemisphere.…