Tag: trader joe’s wine reviews
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Two Killer Deals on Chardonnay – One Costco, the Other Trader Joe’s
Fast Facts: 2018 Technique Chardonnay, Knights Valley, Sonoma County, California ($8.99 @Costco, in California – Item #1389461) 2018 Revelation Chardonnay, Pays d’Oc, France ($5.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) More often than not, we feature a wine (or wines) from Trader Joe’s or Costco. Going forward, look for us to be featuring a pick from Trader Joe’s…
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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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A Turkey Day Trio from TJ’s – and the price – WOW!
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Fast facts: 2018 Emma Reichart Dry Riesling, Rheinhessen, Germany ($4.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) 2017 Emma Reichart Rosé of Pinot Noir, Pfalz, Germany ($4.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) 2018 Emma Reichart Gewutrztraminer, Pfalz, Germany ($5.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) It might surprise most wine drinkers (especially those of us west of the Rockies) to learn that Germany is…
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Trader Joe’s Introduces their Platinum Reserve Wines – this 2017 Mt. Veeder CabSauv is Good as Gold
Fast facts: 2017 Trader Joe’s Platinum Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Mt. Veeder Lot 90 Napa Valley, California ($14.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) News flash! Trader Joe’s has a new higher tier of exclusive label wines: Platinum Reserve. Judging by the fact that one of their first releases is a Napa Cab from the prestigious Mount Veeder AVA,…
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Another Trader Joe’s GSM – Crazy High QPR at $6.99
Fast facts: 2016 Badet Clement Pontificis GSM, Languedoc-Rousillon, France ($6.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Long time readers will have come to understand that QPR is shorthand for Quality to Price Ratio. It’s a good measure of wine value. This one scores super high on that scale. And if you read our review of a…
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Be Fast if you Want to Find this “Fast Friday” featured Syrah at Trader Joe’s
If you’re lucky, your local Trader Joe’s will be stocking this Syrah from Consilience. And they still have some in stock… Fast facts: 2017 Consilience Syrah, Central Coast, California ($11.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) We don’t always have a “Fast Friday” wine to feature here at Vinopointer, but this wine is a perfect example of ones…
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Trader Joe’s has two great wines for your next BBQ – just $9.99 each!
Fast facts: 2016 Trader Joe’s Reserve Zinfandel Lot #185, Amador County, California ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) 2017 Trader Joe’s Reserve GSM Lot #187, Central Coast, California ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) It’s hard to believe, but Labor Day is right around the corner. So if your plans, like ours, include firing up the grill and using…
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Summer in your wine glass – brought to you by Trader Joe’s!
Two great white wine buys from Trader Joe’s – perfect for summer, and both well. under $10.