The Story The Divine Carneros Chardonnay 2018 is a $7.99 Trader Joe's wine. This seems to be a wine that was produced by an actual winery and not another store brand. The back label shows the producer as Kallan Cellars and gives a Kallancellars.com web address. The cork is even personalized with "The Divine" printed on the side. All this information is not something … [Read more...]
Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Carneros Pinot Noir 2018
The Story The Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Carneros Pinot Noir 2018 Lot #23 is a $12.99 Trader Joe's exclusive sourced from vineyards in the Carneros AVA which is half inside the Sonoma AVA and half inside the Napa AVA. This is the 10th vintage of TJ's Grand Reserve Carneros Pinot Noir, we last reviewed the 2017 version. Carneros is an interesting Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grape … [Read more...]
Tempest Bay Carneros Chardonnay 2018
The Story The Tempest Bay Carneros Chardonnay 2018 is a $7.99 Trader Joe's wine sourced from grapes grown on the Napa side of Carneros, the Carneros AVA is half in Sonoma and half in Napa. The Carneros AVA is located a good distance from the Pacific Ocean, but its southern border is the San Pablo Bay (the bay just north of the San Fransico Bay) which brings cool Ocean breezes … [Read more...]
Eris Carneros Chardonnay 2014
The Eris Carneros Chardonnay 2014 is a $7.99 (this time around) Trader Joe's exclusive that the front label says is Estate grown from a winery located on the Napa side of the Carneros AVA in Northern California. Carneros is half in Sonoma and half in Napa and has a southern border on the San Pablo Bay (just north of the San Francisco Bay). A quick check of the internet showed … [Read more...]
Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Carneros Pinot Noir 2017 Lot 23
The Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Carneros Pinot Noir 2017 Lot 23 is a $12.99 Trader Joe's exclusive sourced from the Carneros AVA which is located about half in Sonoma and half in Napa. There are 3 top-notch Pinot Noir and Chardonnay growing areas in coastal Sonoma, the Sonoma Coast AVA which is situated between 2 coastal mountain ranges, the Russian River AVA which is a valley … [Read more...]