Tag: carinena
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Red Alert at Costco!
Fast Facts: 2018 Esteban-Martín Garnacha-Syrah-Tempranillo, Cariñena, Spain ($6.99* @ Costco, California – Item # 1008816) *price shown is net of $5 in store discount Long term readers (thank you!) will recognize the Esteban-Martín name as we have reviewed two prior vintages of their Garnacha Syrah blend. Our wine of the week is a GS+T! It…
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Have Your Passports Ready, We are Boarding for Spain
Fast facts: 2021 Esteban Martin Garnacha-Syrah Cariñena, Spain ($10.99 @ Costco, California – Item # 512107) We have reviewed this wine once before, and it is interesting that they have changed up the blend to emphasize Syrah. Where it was just 15% of the cuvee in 2018, the 2021 rendition has upped it…
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A Summer Weight Spanish Garnacha from Trader Joe’s
Fast facts: 2018 Las Margas Garnacha, Cariñena, Spain ($12.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Garnacha is the Spanish (and therefore original) name for the grape known in France and elsewhere (like California) as Grenache. There was a time when it was the dominant grape in Spain. Now, despite ripping up almost half of its Garnacha vineyards,…
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Trader Joe’s has a red for your white and blue – just $5.99!
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in best trader joes wine deals, best wines under $20, Cabernet Sauvignon, food and wine, Garnacha, La Granja 360, oxte the silence, Red Blends, Red Wine, Spanish Wines, Syrah, Tempranillo, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s vs. Costco wines, Trader Joe’s wine, Vegan Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10Fast facts: 2019 Oxte The Silence, Red Wine Blend, Cariñena, Spain ($5.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Let’s start with the most important part: this is an remarkably polished and elegant wine, especially considering its price. It is comprised of 40% Tempranillo, 25% Syrah, 25% Garnacha (aka Grenache) and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. A good summer-weight food wine,…