The Trader Joe's Reserve Dry Creek Zinfandel 2020 is a $9.99 Trader Joe's exclusive. TJ's sells many versions of these Reserve wines every year. They are wines sourced from vineyards in high-end AVAs that sell at a bargain price. You never get much information on the wine, so just how exclusive these vineyards are never known. The 2020 vintage in the Dry Creek AVA of … [Read more...]
Estancia Monterey Pinot Noir 2018
The Estancia Monterey Pinot Noir 2018 is another wine brand that was a part of the Constellation Brands sale of its value-priced wines to E and J Gallo. The sale was finalized in early 2021, so these brands will not be fully Gallo wines until the 2021 vintage. These are brands that are currently caught in between. The 2018 vintage was produced under Constellation Brands … [Read more...]
Chateau Ste Michelle Chardonnay 2019
The Chateau Ste Michelle Chardonnay 2019 is sourced from various vineyards in the Columbia Valley of Washington State. This is a wine that you should find for around ten bucks; I purchased a bottle for $8.99 on sale. The Columbia Valley comprises the vast majority of Washington's vineyards, and there are 11 different sub-AVAs inside the valley. Chateau Ste Michelle and its … [Read more...]
Tailslide Pinot Noir 2019
The Tailslide Pinot Noir 2019 is a $6.99 ALDI wine, and that is all I know about this wine. If you go to this link and search by Tailslide, you will find out which winery produced the wine. Since the winery name is not on the bottle, I do not like to say that this is that wineries product. They made the wine for ALDI, not for themselves. Finding out which winery was used for … [Read more...]
Franciscan Monterey Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
The Franciscan Monterey Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 is a wine with a very particular story. The Franciscan winery was founded in the 1970s, started with humble beginnings, and rose to become a well-respected winery. Over the years, the ownership has changed hands several times, and the last change is the subject of this story. Franciscan Estates is now a brand and not a winery … [Read more...]