Tag: pinot noir
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A Pair of Pinots Promotionally Priced at Costco
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in best costco wine deals, best wines under $20, California Wines, Central Coast, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Monterey County, Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, santa maria valley, Santa Maria Valley, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20Fast Facts: 2016 Stasis Pinot Noir, Murmur Vineyard, Santa Maria Valley, California ($13.99* @Costco in California – Item #826896) 2018 Four Virtues Pinot Noir, Monterey County, California ($9.99* @Costco in California – Item #1556414) *net price after $10 (Stasis) and $7 (Four Virtues) discounts I do hope you appreciate all that alliteration we packed into that…
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Three from Costco for this Thirsty Thursday – All Way Under $10!
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in Argentina, best costco wine deals, Côtes du Rhône, Côtes du Rhône Villages, Chief Winehound, Chile, Costco, Costco Wines, Cotes du Rhone, food and wine, French Wine, Grenache Syrah Mourvedre, GSM, Kirkland Signature, Kirkland Signature Series, Malbec, Red Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Chile, Wines of France, wines under $10Fast facts: 2018 Santa Rita Secret Reserve Pinot Noir, Leyda Valley, Chile $5.99* (@Costco, California, Item# 1154159) 2019 Kirkland Signature Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina $6.99 (@Costco, California, Item# 1239144) 2019 Kirkland Signature Côtes du Rhône Villages, Rhône Valley, France $6.99 (@Costco; California – Item #: 887774) *net price after $5 in store discount If you’re like us,…
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Costco Has Two Perfect Pinots for Your Holiday Table
Fast facts: 2018 King Estate Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley, Oregon $9.99* (@Costco, California, Item# 232249) 2018 Martin Ray Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, California $14.99 (@Costco, California, Item# 803486) *net price after $5 in store discount Peter Piper picked a pair of Pinots… Were you thinking when you read the headline that we were going…
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Bargain Wines for your Thanksgiving Table – from Trader Joe’s
Fast facts: 2018 Petiole Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon ($8.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) 2019 Riddle Chardonnay, Edna Valley, California ($5.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) When you ask people for their favorite wine pairing for the traditional Thanksgiving meal, two wines seem to top the list: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The former almost falls into…
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Get Your Pinot Fix for $7.99 at Trader Joe’s
Fast facts: 2018 Loudenotte Pinot Noir, Pays D’Oc, France ($7.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Tasting Notes: The wine pours a nice dark, red – a tad darker then I expected for a French Pinot Noir. The nose is morello cherry, spice, herbs, plum, and anise. Some would call this melange Garrique, more on that later.…
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Two 90 Point Red Wines from Costco – both under $10. Nice!
Fast facts: 2015 Sanford Flor de Campo Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County, California $7.99* (@Costco, California, Item# 767331) 2017 Domaines de Carmignan Rouge, Côtes du Rhône, France $6.99 (@Costco, California, Item# 1353178) *net price after $12 (!) discount at register. Happy Thirsty Thursday! As I have opined here before, for all the many negatives about…
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The right wines from the right places at the right Costco price. Right?
Fast facts: 2018 Kirkland Signature Chardonnay, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California $12.99 (@Costco; California, Item# 789895) 2018 Kirkland Signature Pinot Noir, Carneros, Napa Valley $9.99 (@Costco; California, Item # 505074) Wine regions that produce really good Chardonnay tend to be really favorable for Pinot Noir as well, and vice versa. As we…
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A $6.99 Pinot Noir from Trader Joe’s – good to sip, while you SIP
Fast Facts on this Week’s Featured Wines: 2017 Scotto Family Cellars Pinot Noir, California ($6.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) I trust this dispatch finds you and your loved ones healthy, and “sheltering in place” (S.I.P.) with some good wines. (Sipping while SIPping anyone?) Maybe with all the extra time we have to watch old…
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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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A Wine Excursion to the Pacific NW
Fast Facts on this Week’s Featured Wines: 2016 Trader Joe’s Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Lot #189, Wahluke Slope, Columbia Valley, Washington ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) 2017 Kirkland Signature Pinot Noir Willamette Valley, Oregon ($14.99 @Costco, California – Item #975274) You’d be forgiven for thinking that virtually all of the wine produced in the United States…