The Trader Joe's Platinum Reserve Napa Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 is a $14.99 Trader Joe's exclusive. This is a blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Petit Verdot sourced somewhere in Napa Valley. Trader Joe's says, "This is a very, very, very (very) special wine that comes from one of the most prestigious wineries in Napa." They also say, "wines like this can sell elsewhere for … [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...]
Blackbird Vineyards Dissonance Napa Sauvignon Blanc 2019
The Blackbird Vineyards Dissonance Napa Sauvignon Blanc 2019 is 87% Sauvignon Blanc and 13% Semillon. The Sauv Blanc sourced from the Hudson Vineyard, located on the Napa side of the Carneros AVA. The Semillion was taken from the Bavarian Lion Vineyard in the Knights Valley AVA of northeast Sonoma County. The Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon blend is inspired by the Bordeaux … [Read more...]
Trader Joe’s Reserve Oak Knoll Zinfandel 2019
The Trader Joe's Reserve Oak Knoll Zinfandel 2019 is a $9.99 Trader Joe's exclusive sourced from grapes farmed in the Oak Knoll AVA inside Napa Valley. This is a one-off wine; when it sells out, it is gone for good, so if you like it, buy all you need. Oak Knoll is located in the southern part of Napa Valley, just north of Carneros. Carneros, located in both Sonoma and … [Read more...]
Lakeville Napa Valley Brut Róse 2019
Lakeville Napa Valley Brut Róse 2019 is a $9.99 Trader Joe's exclusive, a Sparkling wine made from the Pinot Noir grape sourced from vineyards in Napa Valley. There are a couple of odd details concerning the Lakeville Napa Valley Brut Róse. First, if you look at the title, the "o" in Rose has the punctuation, not the "e." I checked Google to see if that is actually a thing … [Read more...]