The Hampton Water Rosé 2021 is a project put together by Jon Bon Jovi, his son Jesse Bon Jovi, and Gérard Bertrand. Gerard Bertrand is a major player in the French wine industry, he controls multiple estates in the south of France and is a leader in biodynamic wines in the Languedoc region. This Rosé is a blend of 60% Grenache, 15% Cinsault, 15% Mourvedre, and 10% Syrah … [Read more...]
Maison No. 9 Rosé 2020
The Maison No. 9 Rosé 2020 is a wine from Post Malone sourced from a vineyard in the south of France (Mediterranee IGP). There are Rosé vineyards and wineries all along the Mediterranean Coast in France, not just in Provence. IGP is a wine that does not conform to all the rules and regulations of the AOC (French wine regulators). Either a wine sourced from grapes outside the … [Read more...]
The Pale Rosé 2021
The Pale Rosé 2021 is a Rosé blend of mainly Grenache, Cinsault, and Syrah from Chateau d´Escains which produces the very popular Whispering Angel Rosé. Provence in the south of France is divided into 9 growing regions or AOCs, but this is an IGP-designated wine. In France, an IGP wine is a wine that does not conform to all the AOC rules and regulations or is sourced from … [Read more...]
La Ferme Julien 2020
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...]
