Tag: red wine
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Think You Can’t Find High QPR Pinot Noir Under $10? Think again…
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in 2021, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, California Wines, costco wine blog, food and wine, Lot #241, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Santa Barbara County, Trader Joe’s Reserve, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, Wine, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast Facts: 2021 Pinot Noir, Trader Joe’s Reserve Lot #241, Santa Barbara County, California ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) Pinot Noir has a problem. It’s being loved to death. Its precise rank varies by which list you consult, but it remains securely in the top 5 of all wine grapes, and second only to…
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If You Love BBQ, Get to Know this Grape, and this Wine
Fast Facts: 2021 Cline Ancient Vines Zinfandel, Contra Costa County, California ($13.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) Today’s online edition of Decanter reported that veraison (that celebrated harbinger of harvest when wine grapes begin to blush and change color) has begun in the vineyards of northern California. They talked with winemakers from Napa, from Sonoma –…
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93 Points for Under $10? Thanks, Costco!
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in 2016, Alentejo, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Gaudio, Portugal, Portugal Wines, red blend, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Portugal, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, wines under $25Fast facts: 2016 Gaudio Reserva Red Blend, Alentejo, Portugal ($8.79 @Costco; California – Product #1756471) I have to admit that a big reason I reached for this wine is that my wife and I visited this region (south of Lisbon, north of the stunning Algarve) this past Spring. Oh, then there is the matter…
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A Great TJ’s Cab Sauv, Just Don’t Call it Napa
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in 2020, alexander valley, Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wines, costco wine blog, Lot #95, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast Facts: 2020 Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Lot #95, Sonoma County, California ($12.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) I am a self-professed insufferable wine snob, but I just have to say that it really bugs me when my California (!) friends say they are going to visit Napa and I discover…
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Super Tasty, Super High QPR from this Super Tuscan
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in 2020, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Italian Wines, Kirkland Signature, Red Blends, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Sangiovese, Sangiovese, Super Tuscan, Toscana, Toscana, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Italy, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2020 Kirkland Signature Toscana IGT, Italy ($13.99 @Costco; California – Product #1181768) Tuscany is arguably the most important region in central Italy, where it is known as Toscana. Our reviews of this “Super Tuscan” wine date back to the 2016 vintage. Somewhat incredibly, it was $13.99 then too. Although the price…
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A Delicious Summer Weight Spanish Red Wine – Just $9.99 at TJs
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in 2019, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, costco wine blog, food and wine, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, rioja, Rioja Crianza, Spanish Wines, tempranillo, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, Vallobera, Wine, wine blog, Wines of Spain, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast Facts: 2019 Vallobera Crianza, Rioja, Spain ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) Rioja is one Spain’s most famous wine regions and is one of only two regions classified under the Denominación de Origen Calificada (DOCa) system. Its two most important red grapes are Tempranillo and Garnacha. This particular wine is 100% Tempranillo, one of…
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Fire Up the Barbee, Pour this Wine
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in 2021, Australia, Barossa Valley, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Shiraz, syrah, Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2021 Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve Shiraz, Barossa Valley, Australia ($7.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) While we felt compelled to give a nod to the Aussie origin of this wine in this subject line, perhaps we should have said “fire up the barbee, Barbie” given all the hype the latter is creating in…
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97 Point Malbec for Under $10? What is this Sorcery Costco?!
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in 2021, Argentina, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Malbec, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Uco Valley, uco valley, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2021 Altosur Malbec, Uco Valley, Argentina ($8.89 @ Costco, California – Item #1448051) 97 points and less than $10? Yep, we can quarrel about whether the 97 points is warranted, but suffice it to say that the 2021 Altosur Malbec is certainly worthy of great praise. Awarded Best in Show for Value…
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This May Just Be the Best Pinot Noir for Under $10 in the United States
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in 2021, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, California Wines, Carneros, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Kirkland Signature, Napa Valley, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Wine, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2021 Kirkland Signature Pinot Noir, Carneros, Napa Valley, California ($9.99 @ Costco, California – Item #505074) Costco is nothing if not consistent when it comes to their schedule of releases. We reviewed the prior vintage of this Carneros Pinot Noir at the same time last year. Good news, the price has not…
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Fire Up the BBQ and Pull the Cork on this TJ’s Red Wine
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in 2021, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Bordeaux Blends, California Wines, Central Coast, costco wine blog, food and wine, Lot #239, Meritage, paso robles, red blend, Red Blends, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Trader Joe’s Reserve, Trader Joe’s wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2021 Trader Joe’s Reserve Meritage, Lot #239, Paso Robles, CA ($9.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) So this red caught my eye at Trader Joe’s recently. There were two things that first attracted me to this wine: the magical word Meritage (rhymes with “heritage” but is also pronounced “mehr-it-taj”) which promises good things…