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A “Cheap and Cheery” White Wine from Traders Joe’s – Bring on Spring!
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in 2021, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, costco wine blog, food and wine, La Granja 360, La Granja 360, reverse wine snob, Spanish Wines, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, Vegan Wine, Viura, White Wine, Wine, Wines of Spain, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2021 La Granja 360 Verdejo Viura $5.49 (@Trader Joe’s; California) Where does the time go? We last reviewed the 2016 vintage of this wine in 2018. Like everything else, the price has gone up quite a bit since them. Back then it was priced at a rather ridiculous (in retrospect) $3.49. But…
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Giving Organic Wine a Good Name
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in 2021, Argentina, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines under $20, costco wine blog, domaine bousquet, food and wine, malbec, Malbec, Organic Wine, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, tupungato, uco valley, Uco Valley, Wine, wine blog, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2021 Domaine Bousquet Malbec, Tupungato, Uco Valley, Argentina ($8.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) There was a time when seeing the word “organic” was a warning sign. Not so long ago organic wines, were – in a word – funky. Not in a good way. All that has changed now, especially for this particular…
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Bingo! Wine Stalking Pays Off at TJ’s
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in 2020, 2020 Les Sommets Liès Corbières, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, costco wine blog, food and wine, French Wine, French Wines, GSM, Languedoc-Rousillon, red blend, Red Blends, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2020 Les Sommets Liès Corbières, France ($6.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) During a recent visit to my local Trader Joe’s, I overheard an employee enthusiastically recommending this wine. She was telling a customer that it was “everyone’s favorite” among store employees. Needless to say, my curiosity was piqued. So when she was free…
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Some January Ice (Wine) for Your Enjoyment
Fast facts: 2019 Levesque Estates Reserve Vidal Ice Wine, VQA Niagara On the Lake, Canada ($14.99@Trader Joe’s; California) You may be surprised to learn that Icewine (the anglicanization of the German Eiswein) is the most famous wine produced in Canada. Heck, for all I know, you might be surprised to hear that Canada produces…
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TJ’s $9.99 Fun-Size Legit Champagne Will Have you “Drinking Stars” – or Maybe Just Seeing Them!
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in best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Brut, Champagne, Epernay, Ernest Rapeneau, French Wine, French Wines, Mimosa, reverse wine snob, Sparkling Wine, sparkling wines, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25NV Ernest Rapeneau Champagne Brut, Epernay, France ($9.99@Trader Joe’s, California) We celebrated the solstice yesterday by popping the cap on this bottle. We are in the home stretch of 2022 people, and this bottle (or bottles!) would be good to have in your fridge for several reasons. If you’re like us, there are holiday…
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Fun Bubbles and $5!? Thanks, Trader Joe’s!
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in 2019, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, Chardonnay, charles smith, Columbia Valley, costco wine blog, food and wine, reverse wine snob, Sparkling Wine, sparkling wines, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, Washington State Wines, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $5Fast facts: 2019 Pop Up Sparkling, 100% Chardonnay, Evergreen Vineyard, Columbia Valley, Washington ($4.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) This one was hard to pass by in a recent visit to Trader Joe’s. First there was the packaging. Striking, colorful and dare we say, adorable? From the crown cap on down? It reminded us of…
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Is Trader Joe’s Delicious Monster All That?
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in 2021, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, costco wine blog, food and wine, McGregor Winery, Muscat, reverse wine snob, South Africa, The Delicious Monster, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15Fast facts: 2021 McGregor Winery, The Delicious Monster, South Africa ($5.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Here is a fun fact that you might not know: in South Africa, the varietal Chenin Blanc is often called Steen. It is synonymous for Chenin Blanc. Impress your friends! I bring this up because the Delicious Monster is a…
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Trader Joe’s Makes Your TG Dessert Wine Choice as Easy as..Pie!
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in 10 Year Tawny Port, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, costco wine blog, Dessert Wines, food and wine, Graham’s 10 Year Tawny, Port wine, Porto Morgado, Portugal, Portugal Wines, reverse wine snob, sweet wines, Tawny Port, Thanksgiving wines, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Portugal, Wines Under $15Fast facts: Porto Morgado, 10 Years Old Tawny Port, Douro, Portugal ($10.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Hard to believe (at least to me) that this is our final post in advance of the 2022 Thanksgiving holiday. Some of you may still find yourself at your local Trader Joe’s as part of your preparations for your…
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A Trader Joe’s Wine Secret – Revealed!
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in 2019, Argentina, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, food and wine, Lot #111, Malbec, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, Uco Valley, Wine, wine reviews, Wines Under $15Fast facts: 2019 Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Lot #111, Estate Single Vineyard Malbec, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina ($12.99 @Trader Joe’s; California) Trader Joe’s does a really good job of of masking who makes most of their exclusive label wines such as this one. So imagine my surprise when I pulled the cork on this…

