Tag: wine values
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Costco’s Substitute Sancerre is a Nice Surprise
Fast Facts: 2022 Lucien Raimbault Pineau Exception, Sancerre, France ($16.99 @Costco in California – Item #1749206) I’m feeling a bit like the forlorn Jack in a Box on the Island of Misfit Toys as it wails: “we might as well go to bed” when it believes that Santa isn’t coming for them. But then…
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Pet Nat Wines are Having a Moment – Wait, What?
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in 2022, amuse bouche, best trader joes wine deals, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, costco wine blog, food and wine, French Fizz, French Wine, French Wines, pet nat, Prosecco, 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 $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2022 Amuse Bouche, Pétillant Naturel, Sparkling White Wine, France ($11.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) Sometimes it seems like there is very little new in the wine market. Then something like this comes along. But it’s actually not very new, after all. Read on… Let’s assume you have never even heard of a Pét-nat…
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A Perennial Favorite from Costco – More French Lessons
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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, French Wine, French Wines, Gigondas, GSM, Kirkland Signature, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, syrah, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast Facts: 2020 Kirkland Signature Gigondas, France ($13.99 @Costco in California – Item #11341020) One of the nice things about Costco’s line of Kirkland Signature wines is not just their incredible QPR, but also their relative price stability in this era where most prices keep ratcheting higher. We have been mining a French wine…
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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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90 Point Red for $10.99?!
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in 2017, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best trader joes wines, best wines at Costco, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, Douro Valley, food and wine, Portugal, Portugal Wines, Quinta Do Portal, Red Blends, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Portugal, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2017 Quinta Do Portal, Riserva Red, Douro Valley, Portugal ($10.99 @ Costco, California – Item #670474) We are recently back from a tasting trip to Portugal, so finding this wine at Costco was a real treat. One sip and we were transported eight time zones back to our tastings in Alentejo. Even…
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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…