Tag: pinot noir
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Two Killer Deals on Central Coast Pinot Noir
Fast Facts: 2015 Hess Select, Pinot Noir, Central Coast, CA ($9.99 @Costco in California – Item #1405845) 2018 Bezi, Pinot Noir, Edna Valley, CA ($6.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) Happy Thirsty Thursday. If you’re thirsty for California Pinot Noir, you’re in luck! This Week’s Costco Wine Pick: The largest and perhaps most…
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Crazy Good Costco Deals on Pinot Noir – Procrastination, Rewarded!
Fast Facts: 2017 Santa Rita Secret Reserve Pinot Noir, Maipo Valley, Chile ($5.99 @Costco; California – Item #1154159) 2018 Lockwood Vineyard Pinot Noir, Monterey, California ($6.99 @Costco; California – Item #699482) I couldn’t resist trying these two Pinot Noirs from my local Costco. My expectations were low. Wines this far below $10 (especially when that…
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Trader Joe’s has the perfect priced Pinot – just in time for TDay!
Fast facts: 2018 Upper Eden Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands, California ($12.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) Pinot Noir and traditional Thanksgiving fare is a match made in vino-heaven! Don’t look now but Thanksgiving is just around the corner! Over the past several weeks, we have been featuring wines that would be at home on your Thanksgiving…
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3 Fast Friday Picks from Costco – just $12.99 each
So much wine, so little time. We’re getting backed up a bit here on great wine finds so here’s a Fast Friday update for three wines to look for at Costco this weekend. Each one is yours for $12.99 and each is a really, really good value. Fast facts: 2015 Gloria Ferrer Estate Carneros Pinot…
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A Perfectly Good Napa Pinot Noir from Trader Joe’s – oh, did I mention it’s under $10?
Fast facts: Trader Joe’s Napa Valley 2016 Pinot Noir, Lot# 178 ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s; California) Several weeks ago, we reviewed a VINTJS Willamette Valley Pinot Noir from Trader Joe’s. This Napa Valley wine from TJs makes for an interesting study in contrasts. Whereas the Oregon Pinot was more Burgundian (or “old world”) in style, this…
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French Lessons from a Trader Joe’s Pinot
Fast facts: VINTJS Willamette Valley Oregon 2017 Pinot Noir ($8.99 @Trader Joe’s; California) That photo up there is not a great shot of the label, but I do like how well it captured how the wine looks in the glass, and that light, clear and vibrant pale ruby color tells you a lot about what…
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More Bang for your Red Wine Bucks at Costco
Fast facts: 2015 Taken Napa Valley Red Wine ($16.99 @Costco; California) 2016 Diora Monterey Pinot Noir ($15.99@Costco; California) Costco, America’s largest wine retailer, is a veritable smorgasbord of the kinds of extreme wine values that we adore. But these values go off the charts when the store decides to take a sizable discount off of their…
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Looking for the perfect red wine for your Thanksgiving table?
Fast facts: 2016 Kirkland Signature Pinot Noir, Carneros, Napa Valley, California ($9.99 @Costco; California) 2015 Wild Horse Pinot Noir, Central Coast ($8.99@Costco; California) In our last review, we talked a little bit about the “Sideways Effect” on Merlot sales and how it helped depress prices. Well those sales of Merlot didn’t just disappear, the evidence is…
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Begging for a Brawl – A Costco Pinot Noir Face-Off
Fast facts: 2016 Goyette Sonoma County Pinot Noir ($9.99 @Costco; California) 2016 Kirkland Signature Carneros Napa Valley Pinot Noir ($9.99@Costco; California) Finding Pinot Noir under $10 from a desirable appellation is no small feat these days. So when I came upon one from Napa and one from Sonoma at my friendly neighborhood Costco – both…