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What’s New Under the Tuscan Sun at Trader Joe’s? We Have the Answer!
Fast facts: 2023 Terre del Casone Toscana, Italy ($7.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) For years, our love affair with OG Casone was monogamous. Then along came the “line extensions” (that’s a term I learned some 40+ years ago in my college Marketing classes) including a Vermentino and, more recently, this Tuscan red blend. Hence, Casone…
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There’s a New Casone in Town at TJs
Fast facts: 2023 Terre Del Casone Vermentino, Toscana, Italy ($7.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) The Casone name might be a familiar one to long time readers. That’s because we love the ultra high QPR of their Super Tuscan which has been our Wine of the Week on several occassions. Thus, we took notice when we…
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The Perfect Pizza and Pasta Porch Pounder
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in 2017, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Casone, Chianti Wine, costco wine blog, food and wine, Italian Wines, Poggio al Casone, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Sangiovese, Sangiovese, syrah, Toscana, Toscana, Trader Joe’s wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Italy, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast Facts: 2017 Poggio al Casone, Toscana, Italy ($10.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) How is that subject line for a mouthful of alliteration? BTW, “porch pounder” is a technical term used by those of us in the wine trade to describe a wine that goes down easy and doesn’t require too much critical thought.…
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Your House Wine for Pizza and Pasta Nights
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in 2014, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Casone Toscana, Chianti Wine, costco wine blog, food and wine, Italian Wines, Red Wine, Syrah, syrah, Toscana, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Italy, wines under $10, Wines Under $15Fast Facts: 2014 Poggio al Casone, Toscana, Italy ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) Frankly, every time I take a first sip of this wine I exclaim (often to myself): “I don’t know how they do it!” For starters, this brand is always well-aged. In this case 8 (!) years. That rarely comes cheap. And…
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Two Great Italian Wine Values from Trader Joe’s and Costco – Both Under $10
Fast Facts: 2013 Poggio al Casone, Toscana, Italy ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) N.V. Castello del Poggio Moscato, Veneto, Italy ($7.99 @Costco in California – Item #450887) Both of our featured wines this week hail from Italy. Although, as the private jet flies, the two regions aren’t all that far apart, these two wines are…