Tag: frenchwine
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A CDR for your holiday table. Cheers from Costco!
See that price point that doesn’t end in the usual $.99? That means this bottle of wine (which retails else where for upwards of $15) has been discounted by your friends at Costco! In last week’s wine review and post, I discouraged you from purchasing a particular Cote du Rhone (CDR) bottling from Trader Joe’s:…
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Three Perfectly Good Wines, Each Just $4.99!
Fast facts: 2016 Maison Barboulot Cabernet-Syrah $4.99 (@Trader Joe’s; California) 2016 Sterling Chardonnay, California $4.99 (@Costco; California) 2017 Maison Barboulot Marsanne-Viognier $4.99 (@Trader Joe’s; California) I have to admit that I was avoiding tasting these three wines because more often than not, wines priced below $5 are a bit of a crap shoot, the operative…
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Bargain French Champagne – no longer a contradiction!
Fast facts: NV Kirkland Champagne Brut ($19.99 @Costco, California) Let me start by alerting you to the fact that the $19.99 price tag above is not a typo. While this blog is devoted – almost exclusively – to wine finds under $10, we couldn’t resist taking this $19.99 French champagne out for a test drive. …