Tag: winesunder$10
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Begging for a Brawl – A Costco Pinot Noir Face-Off
Fast facts: 2016 Goyette Sonoma County Pinot Noir ($9.99 @Costco; California) 2016 Kirkland Signature Carneros Napa Valley Pinot Noir ($9.99@Costco; California) Finding Pinot Noir under $10 from a desirable appellation is no small feat these days. So when I came upon one from Napa and one from Sonoma at my friendly neighborhood Costco – both…
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A Summer Slurper for Seafood
Fast facts: 2016 Blanka Vinho Verde ($9.99 @Total Wines & More, California) 2016 Aveleda Vinho Verde ($8.99 @Total Wines & More, California) A few years ago, my wife and visited Portugal on a wine buying excursion. On our way to the wine regions of the Douro Valley, we meandered between the small towns that dot…
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TJ’s Battle of the Blush
Fast facts: 2017 Moonlight and Roses Coteaux d’ Aix-en- Provence Rosé $8.99 (@Trader Joe’s, California) 2017 La Coqueluche Vin de Pays d’Oc Rosé $5.99 (@Trader Joe’s, California) Something about the month of May, and (call me a sexist) Mothers Day signals the start of the rosé wine season to me, although here is California, there are…