The format for this review is going to be different, we typically give our attention to one wine, but the Le Grand Verre 2020 is not about one individual bottle of wine. Instead, the name translates to "the big glass" and is a hand-picked line of single-serve bottles of boutique, small-batch French Estate wines. The individual bottles are reminiscent of large test tubes … [Read more...]
High Guard Chardonnay 2019
The High Guard Chardonnay 2019 is a $6.99 Trader Joe's exclusive sourced from vineyards located in several California AVA's. This is a wine produced for Trader Joe's by a custom wine company making wine for TJ's for several years. I read that half of the wineries in California are faux-wineries, meaning that they do not own their own vineyards and may not have their own … [Read more...]
African Hills Cape Town Sauvignon Rosé 2020
The African Hills Cape Town Sauvignon Rosé 2020 is a $6.99 ALDI import wine from the Cape Town growing region of South Africa. The Rosé is a blend of 93% Sauvignon Blanc and 7% Cabernet Sauvignon. Fun Wine Fact: Sauvignon Blanc is the genetic parent of Cabernet Sauvignon. Ok, here is a Rosé refresher. Rosé wine is made when the grape skins are left with the crushed grape … [Read more...]
Villa Borghetti Grigio Luna Pinot Grigio 2020
The Villa Borghetti Grigio Luna Pinot Grigio 2020 is a $5.99 import Trader Joe's exclusive sourced from vineyards in the Delle Venzie DOC of Northeast Italy. The Delle Venzie region specializes in White wine grapes and grows German grape varietals and Italian, but is best known for Pinot Grigio. The Villa Borghetti Grigio Luna Pinot Grigio 2020 is designated a DOC wine, … [Read more...]
Domaine Jean Bousquet Brut Rose
The Domaine Jean Bousquet Brut Rose is a non-vintage Sparkling wine, 95% Pinot Noir and 25% Chardonnay sourced from Estate vineyards in the foothills of the Tupungato Mountain in the Uco Valley of Mendoza in Argentina. Tupungato is one of the tallest mountains in the Americas, and the vineyards are situated at 4,000 feet. Domaine Jean Bousquet is a 4th generation … [Read more...]