The Substance Cs Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from several vineyards in the Columbia Valley AVA of Washington. This is one of Charles Smith's wines, now called House of Smith. They have some of the best technical notes for wines at any price point. They tell you which vineyards the grapes came from, enough fermentation details to get a general … [Read more...]
Trader Joe’s Platinum Reserve Diamond Mountain District Napa Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
The Trader Joe's Platinum Reserve Diamond Mountain District Napa Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 is a $14.99 Trader Joe's exclusive; this is also Lot #92, which may be important in this series of wine. For the last six months, TraderJoe's has offered a line of small-batch wines featuring grapes from premier Napa Valley sub-AVA's. Are these wines $50 wines selling for $15? The … [Read more...]
Los Vascos Cromas Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
The Los Vascos Cromas Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 is 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Syrah, and 5% Carménère sourced from Estate vineyards of Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) Colchagua Valley vineyard and winery in central Chile. This Estate was founded in 1988 and was the first French wine project in modern Chile. Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) is one of the … [Read more...]
Kings Of Prohibition Cabernet Shiraz Blend
The Kings Of Prohibition Cabernet Shiraz Blend is a blend of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon and 49% Shiraz (Syrah) source from vineyards in the Barossa district of Southeast Australia. This a brand from Calabria Family Wines, a winery founded in 1945. I found this wine selling at Trader Joe's for $8.99; while the Kings of Prohibition wines are not TJ's exclusives, this Red blend … [Read more...]
Federalist Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
The Federalist Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 is a wine brand from Terlato Wines International. They are the folks who imported Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio to the United States. Before they brought the wine Pinot Grigio was not a "thing," now it is definitely a "thing." Santa Margherita spun off a few years ago, but Terlato Wines carries on. I received this Cabernet … [Read more...]