The Trader Joe's Reserve Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 Lot 225 is a $9.99 Trader Joe's exclusive. This is a wine produced for Trader Joe's by Precision Wine Company which makes custom wines and several of their own brands from Napa Valley grapes. The Alexander Valley is about twenty-five miles from the Pacific Coast along the Russian River. The Russian River … [Read more...]
Josephine Pays D’Oc Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
The Josephine Pays D'Oc Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 is a $6.99 Trader Joe's import exclusive sourced from vineyards in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southwest France located between the Mediterranean Ocean and the Pyrenees and the Black Mountains. It is a region known for single-varietal wines, though blends are also allowed. The Josephine Pays D'Oc Cabernet Sauvignon … [Read more...]
Apothic Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
The Apothic Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 is 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Zinfandel, and 4% various Red grapes (according to SAQ, the Quebec Liquor Authority). The Apothic line of wine is one of E & J Gallo's many wine labels, they are the largest family-owned winery in the US. The Apothic Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 lists for $11.99 (I found it at Target for $8.99), the line for … [Read more...]
Caretaker Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
The Caretaker Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 is $9.99 Trader Joe's exclusive produced for them by Miller Family Wine Company. The Caretaker brand has been available at Trader Joe's since at least the 2009 vintage when CWF reviewed their Pinot Noir. In the past, the Caretaker wines had the Central Coast Wine Warehouse as the producer, ten years ago they made a … [Read more...]
Union and Branch Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
The Union and Branch Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 is a $14.99 Aldi wine exclusive produced for them by a large family-owned wine estate located in the Monterey AVA of California. The $14.99 price point is a stretch for Aldi wine. They have an excellent $19.99 Champagne that they release every year for the holidays, but otherwise, their wines top off at 12 bucks. So, … [Read more...]
