The Dancing Flame Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 is an Aldi $6.99 import exclusive. Vina Luis Felipe Edwards produced this wine, a winery founded in Chile in 1976, and sourced from grapes grown in the Colchagua Valley. We first reviewed the 2012 vintage back in 2014, that wine sold for $4.99. The Dancing Flame name refers to the 500 active volcanoes in Chile, and the … [Read more...]
Trader Joe’s Diamond Reserve Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
The Trader Joe's Diamond Reserve Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 is a $19.99 Trader Joe's exclusive. The Diamond Reserve wines are their double-secret super rare wines; if you are interested, do not wait to try one because when they are gone, they are gone forever. Twenty bucks are beyond the usual price range for Trader Joe's wine still wines; TJ's Champagne … [Read more...]
Trader Joe’s Reserve Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
The Trader Joe's Reserve Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 is a $9.99 Trader Joe's exclusive, Cabernet Sauvignon blended with smaller amounts of Petit Verdot and Syrah sourced from vineyards (or vineyard?) in Sonoma County in Northern California. I was going to do my usual "what is this wine" thing and deduce what this wine is about precisely. But, I found an article … [Read more...]
Ugly Sweater Red Blend 2021 Edition
The Ugly Sweater Red Blend 2021 Edition is $8.49 at Trader Joe's. It is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Petite Sirah sourced from vineyards in Lodi, California. It is a non-vintage wine; Christmas 2022 may have a different grape blend. The information on the bottle is confusing; the back label says it is Red Table Wine, all California wine is … [Read more...]
Maison Barboulot Cabernet Syrah 2020
The Maison Barboulot Cabernet Syrah 2020 is a $5.99 Trader Joe's exclusive wine in places where Trader Joe's can sell wine. In New York, grocery stores can only sell beer, so this Red blend is $9.99 in New York. In Germany, the Maison Barboulot Cabernet Syrah 2020 is 9 Euros which equals about $10 or $11. This wine is a 50-50 blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah sourced … [Read more...]