We help you find the hidden and not-so-hidden high QPR wine gems at Trader Joe’s and Costco
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Winco – Champagne Bottle Stopper Fast facts: NV Trader Joe’s Reserve Brut Rose´ North Coast (California) $9.99 (Purchased@Trader Joe’s; California) When serving a special meal (and the Thanksgiving feast certainly qualifies) nothing quite sets the mood like offering your guests…
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Looking for the perfect red wine for your Thanksgiving table?
Fast facts: 2016 Kirkland Signature Pinot Noir, Carneros, Napa Valley, California ($9.99 @Costco; California) 2015 Wild Horse Pinot Noir, Central Coast ($8.99@Costco; California) In our last review, we talked a little bit about the “Sideways Effect” on Merlot sales and how…
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Crazy Good Merlot at a Crazy Costco Price!
Read to the end, and you will be rewarded with a picture of a really lovely dog. This wine however, is anything BUT a dog! Fast facts: 2013 Kenwood Jack London Vineyard Merlot, Sonoma Mountain $9.99 (@Costco; California) In the…
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Perfect Turkey Day White Wines at a Low Trader Joe’s Price
Fast facts: 2016 Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling, Columbia Valley, Washington ($6.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) 2015 Chateau Ste. Michelle Gewurtztraminer, Columbia Valley, Washington ($6.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) This is the second of several posts that will feature wines to pair with…
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Ice, ice, Icewine, baby.
Fast facts: 2016 Levesque Estates Reserve Vidal Ice Wine, VQA Niagara On the Lake, Canada $14.99 (@Trader Joe’s; California) This is the first of several posts that will feature wines to pair with the upcoming holidays here in the Northern…
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A Spooktacular Red Blend from Costco
Fast facts: 2016 Chronic Cellars Purple Paradise (Red Blend) Paso Robles $10.99 (@Costco; California) This wine tasted nothing like I expected, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t like it… I have to admit that it was the Halloween/Dia de los…
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A $10 Real Deal Chardonnay from the High Rent District of Napa – and TJs!
Fast facts: 2014 St. Clement Chardonnay, Napa Valley $9.99 (@Trader Joe’s; California) For a brief, but wonderful, several years in my wine career I was fortunate to spend a fair amount of time working in and around the Napa Valley. …
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Locking Horns – TJ’s and Costco go Head to Head with Napa Red Blends
Fast facts: 2015 Trader Joe’s Reserve Meritage Lot 176, Napa Valley ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) 2015 Kirkland Signature Napa Valley Red Blend ($10.99@Costco; California) What’s in a name? Sometimes, not much. Let’s start the difference between a Meritage and a…
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A Swan Song to Summer Sipping?
Fast facts: 2016 Noble Vines Central Coast (California) Rosé $9.99 (@Costco, California) 2016 Miralta Monterey (California) Rosé $8.99 (@Costco, California) Here we are, literally on the eve of autumn. I sort of love/hate this time of year. I am grateful for the cooler…
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