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TJs Delivers Spring in a Wine Bottle

Bottle and glass of Pine Ridge 2020 Chenin Blanc + Viognier - and a vase of yellow Gerberra Daisies

Fast facts: 2020 Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc + Viognier (California) $11.99 (@Trader Joe’s; California)   I have to admit that the first time I encountered this wine in the wilds of the Trader Joe’s wine section, I was puzzled. I knew Pine Ridge well, but exclusively as a producer of fine and expensive ($65 to … Read moreTJs Delivers Spring in a Wine Bottle

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2017 Mbali Chenin Blanc/Viognier & 2016 Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc + Viognier

Fast facts: 2017 Mbali Chenin Blanc/Viognier (South Africa) $4.99 (@Trader Joe’s; California) 2016 Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc + Viognier (California) $10.99 (@Trader Joe’s; California) Rodney Dangerfield made a career out of the line “I don’t get no respect.” The double negative notwithstanding, he could have been talking about the white grape Chenin Blanc.  In her … Read moreCB+V = Delicious