Tag: garnacha
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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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Trader Joe’s is Your Puerta to High QPR
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in 2015, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, costco wine blog, food and wine, Garnacha, grenache, Puerta de Plata, red blend, Red Blends, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Spanish Wines, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Spain, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2015 Puerta de Plata, Catalunya, Spain ($7.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) If memory serves, this was one of the first wines we reviewed on this blog. I recall hyperventilating when I first tasted it, especially given its $7.99 price point and uber classy packaging. It’s a bit of a Trader Joe’s staple, so…
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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,…
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A $5.99 Unicorn Wine from Trader Joe’s
Fast facts: 2011 Vega Del Origon Gran Reserva, Terra Alta, Catalunya, Spain ($5.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) For months, this wine was a bit of a unicorn. I had read glowing reviews about it from others that also follow the wines of Trader Joe’s. Problem was, I couldn’t find it at any of the half…
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Two New Red Wine Finds and a TBT Pinot to Seek Out at Costco
Fast Facts on this Week’s Featured Wines: 2018 La Granja 360 Tempranillo/Garnacha, Cariñena, Spain ($5.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) 2015 Bridlewood Estate Winery Blend 175, Central Coast, California ($9.99 @Costco in California – Item #576530) Every chance I get, I deviate from my regular Costco and Trader Joe’s stores. This month both selections are from…
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Kick Off 2020 with Luscious Red Wines from Trader Joe’s and Costco
Fast Facts: 2018 La Sonriente Garnacha, Calatayud, Spain ($6.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) 2016 Beringer, The Waymaker, Red Wine, Paso Robles, CA ($10.99 @Costco in California – Item #1060501) Happy new year to our readers and high QPR* wine enthusiasts! It’s winter (at least here in the Northern Hemisphere) and in this first post…
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A TJs Excursion to Spain – both red, delicious, and under $10!
Both of these wines from Trader Joe’s are Spanish reds, but are stylistically quite different. Fast facts: 2016 Satis Dei, Syrah-Garnacha, Terra Alta, Spain ($8.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) 2014 Condado de Oriza, Reserva Ribera del Duero ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Are you tired of me pointing out how good the wine values coming out of…