The 100 Mile Red Blend Lodi 2016 is a $7.99 Trader Joe's exclusive. Normally, when TJ's has a wine made for them they try to hide which winery produced it, in their Fearless Flyer they left clues hiding in plain sight. It's a Lodi winery, the oldest winery still operating, founded in 1934, which makes that Oak Ridge Winery, owned by the Maggio and Reynolds family since 2002. … [Read more...]
Death Metal Red Vol.1 2016
The Death Metal Red Vol.1 2016 is a private label wine blend found at Whole Foods for $8.99 and sourced from vineyards in the Castilla-LaMancha growing area of central Spain. This wine does not exist on the internet, that's not uncommon for private label wines since part of the reason for their existence is to remove advertising and promotional costs from the equation and to … [Read more...]
Gambler’s Flash Paso Robles Red Table Wine
The Gambler's Flash Paso Robles Red Table Wine is a non-vintage $6.99 Trader Joe's exclusive sourced from grapes grown in the Paso Robles AVA inside the Central Coast AVA of California. The back label says this is a proprietary blend which is a polite way of saying, "we ain't telling what's in the mix." In Europe there are different quality classifications for wine, but in the … [Read more...]
Hahn GSM Central Coast 2016
The Hahn GSM Central Coast 2016 is a blend of 71% Grenache (mainly from vineyards in the Arroyo Secco AVA), 22% Syrah (mainly from vineyards in the Santa Lucia Highlands AVA), and 7% Mourvedre sourced from vineyards in the San Benito AVA, the Contra Costa AVA, and the Paso Robles AVA, all inside the Central Coast AVA of California. The GSM Red wine blend along with the Bordeaux … [Read more...]
Chariot Gypsy Red 2014
The Chariot Gypsy Red 2014 is a $4.99 Trader Joe's exclusive sourced from vineyards in more than one California grape growing AVA. The blend for this wine changes from year to year and TJ's mentions Merlot, Syrah, Zinfandel, and Petite Sirah along with other "secret" grapes. The Chariot Gypsy Red has sold for $4.99 at Trader Joe's for almost a decade and was originally produced … [Read more...]