The Love Noir Pinot Noir 2018 is one of the new, bolder styles of Pinot Noir sourced from grapes farmed in several regions of California. This Pinot Noir is one of The Wine Group's families of wines. Love Noir Pinot Noir 2018, as a brand wine, is not tied to a single winery. Brand wines are typically aimed at a certain niche of wine drinkers in terms of style and price. If … [Read more...]
Castor and Pollux Pinot Noir 2019
The Castor and Pollux Pinot Noir 2019 is a $6.99 Aldi import wine from the Languedoc growing region of Southeastern France. The Languedoc is the largest wine region in France and this is the area that supplies a great deal of the every-day wines that the French drink every-day. I know that many Americans think that a $6.99 wine is too inexpensive to be any good. But in … [Read more...]
Domaine Ste Michelle NV Brut 2020
The Domaine Ste Michelle NV Brut 2020 is a non-vintage Champagne-style Sparkling wine from Chateau Ste Michelle in the Columbia Valley of Washington. This is a value-priced Bubbly, it lists for $13 and I found it for $8.99 on-sale. Even though it is a reasonably priced Sparkling wine it is produced in the same production style as Champagne (Cava too) which is a rather … [Read more...]
Bread and Butter Pinot Noir 2019
The Bread and Butter Pinot Noir 2019 is sourced from vineyards in California. Their motto is" Good. Honest. Simple. Do not overthink it." In keeping it simple they do not go into a great deal of detail about the production of this Pinot Noir. Bread and Butter are one of the WX Brand's families of wines. They are one of the top 20 largest wine companies in the U.S. They … [Read more...]
Veuve Monsigny Champagne Rosé
The Veuve Monsigny Champagne Rosé is a $19.99 Aldi exclusive, 65% Pinot Noir, 25% Pinot Meunier, and 10% Chardonnay sourced from vineyards across the Champagne region in France. I imagine when a lot of folks see a store brand twenty buck Champagne they figure that there is no way it can be very good. Most Champagne starts at $35 and goes up and up. And while I have not … [Read more...]