Tag: trader joe’s wine reviews
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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…
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French Lessons from Trader Joe’s
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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, French Wine, Loire Valley, Muscadet, reverse wine snob, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, Vignobles Lacheteau, White Wine, Wine, wine reviews, Wines of France, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20Fast facts: 2021 Vignobles Lacheteau Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine, Loire Valley, France ($7.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) European wine producers have a long standing tradition of using labels that are, in a word, confusing. At least to the average wine consumer. This is such a label. But we are here with some “French Lessons” to help…
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Trader Joe’s is Your Puerta to High QPR
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in 2015, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, costco wine blog, food and wine, Garnacha, grenache, Puerta de Plata, red blend, Red Blends, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Spanish Wines, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Spain, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2015 Puerta de Plata, Catalunya, Spain ($7.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) If memory serves, this was one of the first wines we reviewed on this blog. I recall hyperventilating when I first tasted it, especially given its $7.99 price point and uber classy packaging. It’s a bit of a Trader Joe’s staple, so…
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French Fizz is Back at TJs!
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in 2021, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, food and wine, French Fizz, french rose, French Wine, J.L. Quinson, Le Blanc, Le Rose, Rose´, Sparkling Wine, sparkling wines, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, wines under $10Fast facts: 2021 J.L. Quinson Le Rosé French Fizz, France ($6.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) 2021 J.L. Quinson Le Blanc French Fizz, France ($6.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) These wines were really popular when we first reviewed them in May of last year. And they sold out pretty fast. Now they are back, earlier in…
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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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A Good Place to Start Getting to Know the Wines of Santa Barbara
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in 2021, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, California Wines, Central Coast, costco wine blog, food and wine, Lot #236, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Santa Barbara County, syrah, Trader Joe’s 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 Reserve Lot #236 Syrah, Santa Barbara, California ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Here in Southern California, enthusiastic wine drinkers know Santa Barbara County quite well as it is in our backyard. We are familiar with the fact that it is a richly diverse wine region capable of producing world class…
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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…