We help you find the hidden and not-so-hidden high QPR wine gems at Trader Joe’s and Costco
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Fast facts: Kirkland Signature 10-Year Old Tawny Porto ($16.99 @Costco; California – Item # 787876) We’re publishing early again this week so we can squeeze one last post out before “game day.” Over the last month, we…
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Crazy Good Costco Deals on Pinot Noir – Procrastination, Rewarded!
Fast Facts: 2017 Santa Rita Secret Reserve Pinot Noir, Maipo Valley, Chile ($5.99 @Costco; California – Item #1154159) 2018 Lockwood Vineyard Pinot Noir, Monterey, California ($6.99 @Costco; California – Item #699482) I couldn’t resist trying these two Pinot Noirs from…
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Trader Joe’s has the perfect priced Pinot – just in time for TDay!
Fast facts: 2018 Upper Eden Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands, California ($12.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) Pinot Noir and traditional Thanksgiving fare is a match made in vino-heaven! Don’t look now but Thanksgiving is just around the corner! Over the past…
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A Turkey Day Trio from TJ’s – and the price – WOW!
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Fast facts: 2018 Emma Reichart Dry Riesling, Rheinhessen, Germany ($4.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) 2017 Emma Reichart Rosé of Pinot Noir, Pfalz, Germany ($4.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) 2018 Emma Reichart Gewutrztraminer, Pfalz, Germany ($5.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) It might surprise most…
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TJ’s Has a 2X Wine to Impress Your Friends
Fast facts: 2016 Cecilia Beretta COMEME Rosso, Veneto, Italy ($19.99 for 1.5ml bottle @Trader Joe’s, California) This bottle is a real head-turner. For starters, it is what we in the wine trade refer to as a “large format” bottle. In…
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Costco Has the Right White for your Thanksgiving Feast
Fast facts: 2017 Ponzi Vineyards Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley, Oregon ($11.99 @Costco; California – Item #: 216898) Don’t look now but the Thanksgiving holiday is coming up fast here in the States. Just in time, we have you covered. This…
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Wine At Half Price – Costco Proves the Price is White!
Fast facts: 2016 Tenuta Ammiraglia Massavivo Vermentino, Tuscany, Italy ($8.99 @Costco; California – Item #: 1357058) We want to draw your attention to a couple of important details in that photo at the very top of this page. For starters, note…
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Two Oregon Pinots from TJ’s Go Head to Head
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Trader Joe’s Introduces their Platinum Reserve Wines – this 2017 Mt. Veeder CabSauv is Good as Gold
Fast facts: 2017 Trader Joe’s Platinum Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Mt. Veeder Lot 90 Napa Valley, California ($14.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) News flash! Trader Joe’s has a new higher tier of exclusive label wines: Platinum Reserve. Judging by the fact that…
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A 94 Point World-Class Malbec from Argentina – and Costco
Maybe all you really need to know about this wine is on the label. It’s a current vintage Malbec from the “right part” of Argentina, and James Suckling awarded it 94 points. Oh, and it’s just $13.79 at Costco. Ding,…
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