Tag: wine reviews
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93 Points of Bottled Tuscan Sun for under $10 at Costco
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in 2017, 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, merlot, red blend, Red Blends, Red Wine, Sangiovese, syrah, Toscana, Toscana, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Italy, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25, ZingariFast facts: 2017 Zingari, Toscana, Italy ($9.99 @ Costco, California – Item #565343) If you’re looking for a great everyday food wine, this might just be the ticket. After doing some research online, I am surprised that even Costco is selling this wine for a hair under $10. It sells elsewhere for nearly twice that…
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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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It’s Back, the High QPR KS CdP from Costco – with a Pope angle, no less!
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in 2021, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, French Wine, French Wines, Grenache Cinsault Mourvedre, Grenache Syrah Mourvedre, GSM, Kirkland Signature, Kirkland Signature Series, red blend, Red Blends, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, wines under $25Fast facts: 2021 Kirkland Signature Chateauneuf-du-Pape ($19.69 @ Costco, California – Item #777662) Among the “old world” offerings bottled under the Kirkland Signature name, this CdP is one of our perennial favorites. It has been around for over a decade, and is consistently good. It is a rare thing to find CdP wines for…
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Love at First Sniff – a 90+ Point TJs Red Wine Find for Under $20
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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, Bordeaux Blends, Clos de los Siete, malbec, michel rolland, Michele Rolland, red blend, Red Blends, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s Wine, Trader Joe’s wine, Uco Valley, uco valley, Wine, wine reviews, wines under $25Fast Facts: 2019 Clos de los Siete Red Blend, Valle de Uco, Mendoza, Argentina ($16.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) Michel Rolland is arguably one of the 10 most influential individuals in the modern wine era. His style dominated the world for decades and continues to influence how the most costly wines are made. Namely,…
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2020 KS WV PN
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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, Kirkland Signature, Oregon wines, Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Uncategorized, willamette valley, Willamette Valley, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20Fast facts: 2020 Kirkland Signature Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon ($12.99 @ Costco, California – Item #975274) No, that subject line is not a recently-spied vanity license plate on the highways here in SoCal. It is short hand for this week’s featured wine from the PNW. (Shorthand for the Pacific Northwest, aka the “other” west…
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A Whole Lotta Malbec for $6.99 at Costco
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in 2021, Argentina, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Kirkland Signature, Kirkland Signature Series, Malbec, malbec, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2021 Kirkland Signature Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina ($6.99 @ Costco, California – Item #1239144) See that 90 prominently displayed on the neck foil of this Kirkland Signature Malbec? That was awarded by the critic James Suckling. I am not a slave to others reviews and point systems (heck, I almost always have to…
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Oakville Napa Cab for Under $20? Thanks, Costco!
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in 2020, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wines, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Kirkland Signature, Kirkland Signature Series, Napa Valley, Oakville, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $252020 Kirkland Signature Series, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville, Napa Valley, California ($19.99@Costco, California – Item #866663) This week we are featuring a Kirkland Signature Series wine from the “high rent district” of Napa. Although those references may be redundant. Let’s start with some basics here, which may or may not be new information for…
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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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It’s Back, and it’s As Good as Ever – KS Toscana 2019
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in 2019, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Italian Wines, Kirkland Signature, Kirkland Signature Series, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Sangiovese, Super Tuscan, Toscana, Toscana, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Italy, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2019 Kirkland Signature Toscana IGT, Italy ($14.99 @Costco; California – Product #1181768) Our reviews of this “Super Tuscan” wine date back to the 2016 vintage, and this one represents our third visitation. It remains one of our perennial favorites bottled under the Kirkland Signature label. But it depletes quickly, so do what…
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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…