The La Ferme Julien 2020 is a $5.99 Trader Joe's Rosé wine made for them by Famille Perrin a large wine company based in the Southern Rhone Valley of France. Perrin has a similar Rosé named La Vielle Ferme Ventoux Rosé. The TJs and the Perrin wine are sourced from the Ventoux appellation. The Trader Joe's wine blend is Syrah, Grenache, and Cinsault. The Famille Perrin … [Read more...]
Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve Barossa Shiraz 2020
The Trader Joe's Petit Reserve Barossa Shiraz 2020 is a $7.99 Trader Joe's exclusive sourced from grapes grown in the Barossa Valley of South Australia. There is a chart at Trader Joe's that says Petit Reserve wine equals retail wines selling in the $12 to $15 range. A quick check of the web showed several Barossa Shiraz wines in that category, so it looks like TJ's is … [Read more...]
The Originals Syrah 2019
The Originals Syrah 2019 is $5.99 Trader Joe's wine sourced from grapes grown in Washington State. The Originals wine brand started as a brand from Charles Smith/K Vintners along with Precept Wine Company the largest independently owned wine company in Washington. Ten or twelve years ago this was a single vineyard wine from a vineyard in the Wahluke Slope AVA of the … [Read more...]
Trader Joe’s Reserve Paso Robles Syrah 2019
The Trader Joe's Reserve Paso Robles Syrah 2019 is a $9.99 Trader Joe's exclusive. Most of these Trader Joe's Reserve wines are one-offs. Wines that disappear after the run sells out, but this wine, Lot 100, has been offered since the 2013 vintage. The back label says this Syrah was produced by Familia Neuva Vineyards, who have been behind many Trader Joe's wines. They … [Read more...]
14 Hands Hot To Trot Red Blend 2018
The 14 Hands Hot To Trot Red Blend 2018 is a blend of 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 19% Syrah, 2% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot sourced from vineyards through the Columbia Valley AVA in Washington. The name 14 Hands refers to the wild horses that at one time roamed free in the area. One of the AVAs inside the Columbia Valley AVA is called Horse Heaven … [Read more...]
