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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, … Read moreTrader Joe’s Introduces their Platinum Reserve Wines – this 2017 Mt. Veeder CabSauv is Good as Gold
Get Your Hands on Costco’s $10.99 Napa Valley Red Blend
Today’s Fast Friday wine find is a delicious 2016 Kirkland Signature Napa Valley Red Blend from Costco that is a bargain at $10.99. Fast facts: 2016 Kirkland Signature Red Blend, Napa Valley, California ($10.99 @Costco; California – Item #: 333110) Finish… Not surprisingly, it’s always the last thing we discuss when describing a wine. We … Read moreGet Your Hands on Costco’s $10.99 Napa Valley Red Blend
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 … Read moreAnother Trader Joe’s GSM – Crazy High QPR at $6.99
A big, bold red wine from Chile – and Costco!
The Aresti 2016 Gran Reserva ($12.99 at Costco) is what we refer to in the wine business as a “big red wine.” Yeah, it’s a technical term… Fast facts: 2016 Aresti Trisquel Gran Reserva Red Blend, Curicó Valley, Chile ($12.99 @Costco; California – Costco Item #: 1314386) Unlike past visits, my most recent wine spelunking expedition to … Read moreA big, bold red wine from Chile – and Costco!
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 … Read moreBe Fast if you Want to Find this “Fast Friday” featured Syrah at Trader Joe’s
Beat the heat with three PG’s from Costco – each wine under $10!
The same grape variety (Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio) from three different producers in different parts of the world yield three very different style wines. They do have one thing in common – each is under $10! Fast facts: 2017 Kendall-Jackson Pinot Gris, California ($8.99 @Costco; California – Product #: 508182) 2016 A to Z Wineworks Pinot … Read moreBeat the heat with three PG’s from Costco – each wine under $10!
D’oh – a Fast Friday No-Brainer from Costco
Today’s Fast Friday find is a delicious and dry D’Orsay French rosé from Costco that has a net price of $6.99 after a $6 instant discount. Call it half price! Fast facts: 2018 D’Orsay Rosé, Côtes de Provence, France ($6.99 @Costco; California – Product #: 1235996) Happy Labor Day fellow hounds! Here is a perfect wine … Read moreD’oh – a Fast Friday No-Brainer from Costco
Kirkland Signature Toscana – a “Super” Costco Value at $13.99
This estate bottled super Tuscan from Costco is priced at just $13.99 – making the Kirkland Signature Toscana a super value! Fast facts: 2016 Kirkland Signature Toscana IGT, Italy ($13.99 @Costco; California – Product #1181768) Tuscany is arguably the most important region in central Italy, where it is known as Toscana. Kirkland Signature Toscana … Read moreKirkland Signature Toscana – a “Super” Costco Value at $13.99
Fast Friday Costco Pick – a Kiwi Sauv Blanc @ $6.99. (Call it half priced.)
This classic New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is on special at Costco. It would be a super good value at its usual price of $8.99, but after the store discount the price nets to $6.99 – a steal. If you like Sauv Blancs from Marlborough (for example, Kim Crawford, Oyster Bay, Villa Maria, etc.) don’t think … Read moreFast Friday Costco Pick – a Kiwi Sauv Blanc @ $6.99. (Call it half priced.)