The Butler Pond Pinot Noir 2018 is a $6.99 Trader Joe's exclusive sourced from vineyards in California. There is an exception to this being an exclusive wine. In New York, grocery stores can only sell beer; wine must be sold at liquor stores. An online wine retailer in New York sells the Butler Pond Pinot Noir 2018 for $11.99. It is not always easy to quantify the exact … [Read more...]
Prophecy Pinot Noir 2019
The Prophecy Pinot Noir 2019 is an $11 or $12 wine available at supermarkets and wine shops. The Prophecy brand is one of E and J Gallo's large family of wines. The first thing of interest you notice about these wines is the labels designed by Victo Ngai, a talented illustrator from Hong Kong. She has created a different label for each type of wine. I choose this bottle … [Read more...]
Cocobon Roasted Oak Red Blend
The Cocobon Roasted Oak Red Blend is a non-vintage blend of Merlot, Zinfandel, and Petite Sirah sourced from vineyards in several California grape growing AVAs. This wine is available at Trader Joe's for $6.99, and it is also available at retail wine shops for a similar price. Cocobon is a brand from The Wine Group, which also sells Benzinger, Cupcake, Concannon, Franzia, … [Read more...]
Bear Bros Sauvignon Blanc 2020
The Bear Bros Sauvignon Blanc 2020 is a $7.99 ALDI exclusive made for them by a large family-owned winery based in Monterey, California. The origin of the grapes on the label says California, which means the Central Coast AVA and/or the North Coast AVA or Central Valley AVA. ALDI sells several wines made by this winery; Google "wineries in Greenfield, California," and you … [Read more...]
Vin Seven Unoaked Chardonnay 2019
The Vin Seven Unoaked Chardonnay 2019 is a $4.99 wine that I found at Trader Joe's, but the 7 in the Vin Seven name stands for 7/Eleven. At one time, the Vin Seven Unoaked Chardonnay 2019 was a 7/Eleven exclusive wine. Sonoma Bespoke makes custom private label wines for Walmart, Trader Joe's, Aldi, grocery store chains, and chain restaurants. I do not know why a 7/Eleven … [Read more...]