Tag: wines under 5 dollars
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Putting the Wow! in our W.o.W. An Incredible $4.99 Wine at Trader Joe’s
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in 2022, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Cabernet Sauvignon, food and wine, Lake County, Motif, Red Hills, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25, wines under $5Fast facts: 2022 Motif Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Hills, Lake County California ($4.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Our wine of the week (WoW!) is a wow indeed. Crazy good QPR. Great look. And an interesting/less common appellation. Long time readers will know that this is like catnip for the Vinopointer. This wine stopped me in my…
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Fun Bubbles and $5!? Thanks, Trader Joe’s!
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in 2019, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, Chardonnay, charles smith, Columbia Valley, costco wine blog, food and wine, reverse wine snob, Sparkling Wine, sparkling wines, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, Washington State Wines, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $5Fast facts: 2019 Pop Up Sparkling, 100% Chardonnay, Evergreen Vineyard, Columbia Valley, Washington ($4.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) This one was hard to pass by in a recent visit to Trader Joe’s. First there was the packaging. Striking, colorful and dare we say, adorable? From the crown cap on down? It reminded us of…
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A Cool Trader Joe’s “Porch Pounder” with a Tiny Price
Fast facts: Espiral Vinho Verde, Minho, Portugal ($4.49@Trader Joe’s, California) “Porch pounder” is a term used in the wine trade to refer to a wine that is easy drinking, relatively inexpensive, and simple. I don’t mean “simple” as a derogatory term, but rather a wine that does not inspire deep thought, reflection and…
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Trader Joe’s has Good Sake for Goodness’ Sake
Fast facts: Sho Chiku Bai Sake, Berkeley, Californa ($3.99 @ Trader Joe’s, California) How good is the QPR on this (rice) wine? Well, a local high-end supermarket (which shall remain nameless) sells it for twice the price. It’s less than a mile away from our local Trader Joe’s, so yeah, it is worth the…
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Trader Joe’s Gets it GrooVee On – After Applying Sunscreen
Fast facts: 2019 Floriana Grüner Veltliner, Pannon, Hungary ($4.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Trader Joe’s SPF 30 Zinc Oxide Sunscreen ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) We’re on the cusp of Memorial Day weekend, which means we are already being subjected to some of the strongest rays of sun all year. At least here in the Northern Hemisphere.…
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Picnic building blocks from Trader Joe’s include wines – in a can!
Fast facts: NV Underwood Pinot Gris, Oregon ($4.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) NV Underwood Rosé Bubbles, Oregon ($5.49 @Trader Joe’s, California NV Sea Salted Saddle Potato Crisps ($1.49 @Trader Joe’s, California) I was first introduced to the idea that “form follows function” as a college student encountering the the work of the modern architects and Bauhaus. Simply…
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Wow. A Whole Lotta Vino Bang for $4.99 at Trader Joe’s
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in best trader joes wine deals, best wines at Trader Joes, California Wines, Chardonnay, French Wine, Grenache Syrah Mourvedre, GSM, Languedoc-Rousillon, Red Blends, Red Wine, Russian River Valley, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, White Wine, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $5Fast facts: 2019 Tenebres GSM, Languedoc, France ($4.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) 2019 Taymor Chardonnay, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California ($4.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) You long time readers of this blog (thank you!) know how much we love to find great wines that limbo in under the $10 price point. There are a surprising number…
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A Tasty $4.99 Red Wine from Trader Joe’s – and a Handy Sangria Hack from Us.
Fast facts: 2017 Las Resas Monastrell, Bullas, Spain ($4.99@Trader Joe’s, California) Summer is a good time to talk about serving temperatures for wine. Especially since if you’re like me, reds at room temperature don’t cut it when it’s hot outside. In my house, we use the refrigerator for white wines and a dedicated wine fridge…
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A Tiny Porch Pounder from Trader Joe’s – with a tiny price.
Fast facts: Espiral Vinho Verde, Minho, Portugal ($4.49@Trader Joe’s, California) “Porch pounder” is a term used in the wine trade to refer to a wine that is easy drinking, relatively inexpensive, and simple. I don’t mean “simple” as a derogatory term, but rather a wine that does not inspire deep thought, reflection and…
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The Best Wine $4.99 Can Buy? You Decide!
Fast facts: 2018 Epicuro Primitivo, Puglia, Italy ($4.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) 2018 Epicuro Aglianico, Puglia, Italy ($4.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Before we get into the meat of this review, let’s start with this bottom line observation: you arguably can’t find wines made in the U.S. that taste this good at this low a price.…