Tag: 2018
-
Two Ten Buck Chucks – A Lot of Flavor for $9.99
Fast facts: 2018 Trader Joe’s Reserve Merlot Lot #179, Napa Valley, California ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) 2018 Trader Joe’s Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Lot #202, Alexander Valley, Sonoma County, California ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) We’ve tried many of wines from the Trader’s Joe’s Reserve line up, and these may be two of the best we…
-
Costco Delivers! Two 90+ Point Wines – both Under $10. Refreshing!
Fast facts: 2018 Erath Winery Rosé of Pinot Noir, Oregon $7.99* (@Costco; California, Item# 1235641) *price after $3 discount 2018 Hess Select Sauvigon Blanc, North Coast, California $8.99 (@Costco; California, Item #297592) It’s hot everywhere in the U.S. Summer will do that. July calls for wine that is white or pink and well-chilled if…
-
A Perfectly Good Rosé from Napa and Costco – $3.33 per Bottle!
Fast Facts on this “Fast Friday” Featured Wine: 2018 Educated Guess Rosé of Pinot Noir, Napa Valley, California ($3.33* @Costco in California – Item #1456531) *requires case purchase Remember our Fast Friday posts? They are all about brevity, and we only publish when we have something so good that we don’t think it should wait…
-
Uncork summer in a bottle from Trader Joe’s – just $5.99
Fast facts: 2018 Les Portes De Bordeaux Sauvignon Blanc, Bordeaux, France $5.99 (@Trader Joe’s; California) I’m surprised that it has taken us so long to review this wine from Trader Joe’s, where it’s a bit of a staple. But when the temperatures drifted above 90 degrees last weekend here in Southern California, it seemed the…
-
Revisiting our Most Popular Trader Joe’s Wine Ever
Fast facts: 2018 Maison Barboulot Cabernet-Syrah $4.99 (@Trader Joe’s; California) Maybe you’ve noticed that we have been on a run reviewing wines from Trader Joe’s, and there has been a corresponding dearth of reviews of wines from Costco since Covid-19 came to town. That’s simply because the lines have been shorter at TJ’s, although I…
-
Since You Probably Won’t Be Going to Italy, Let Trader Joe’s Bring Italy to You
Fast facts: 2018 Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve Barbera, Paso Robles, California ($7.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) I was supposed to be going to Italy this month on a wine business trip. Needless to say, that plan has been scrubbed. So maybe I had an intense sub-conscious desire to make a connection to Europe. Last week it…
-
A $6.99 Fast Friday Wine Steal @ Costco
Fast facts: 2018 Côtes du Rhône Villages, Rhône Valley, France ($6.99 @Costco; California – Item #: 887774) Coat do roan villahg. (That is how it’s pronounced.) While you’d be forgiven for thinking that wines labeled Côtes du Rhône are synonymous with Côtes du Rhône Village, there is actually a distinct step up…
-
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 several weeks, we have been featuring wines that would be at home on your Thanksgiving…