The Liberte Pinot Noir 2017 is a $9.99 Trader Joe's exclusive sourced from vineyards in San Luis Obispo County inside the Paso Robles AVA which is inside the Central Coast AVA of California. Liberte has been a Trader Joe's brand for some time, I think we first reviewed these wines with the 2009 vintage. The vineyards in San Luis Obispo are located close to the Pacific … [Read more...]
Chronic Cellars Pink Pedals 2018
The Chronic Cellars Pink Pedals 2018 is the last of our Halloween wines 2020 series. we feature a red blend, a Chardonnay, and now a Rosé. The Pink Pedals is sourced from contracted vineyards in the Paso Robles AVA and is a blend of 88% Grenache and 12% Syrah. The Chronic Cellars Pink Pedals 2018 label features a female skeleton bike rider on a pink bike with a skeleton … [Read more...]
Paso Dragon Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
The Story The Paso Dragon Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 is a Trader Joe's $7.99 exclusive sourced from vineyards in the Paso Robles AVA of the Central Coast AVA in California. Paso Robles is about halfway between Los Angeles and San Fransisco. Trader Joe's does not offer up much information on this Cabernet. Most of the Fearless Flyer article refers to the Paso Dragon name. … [Read more...]
Poppy Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
The Story The Poppy Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 is sourced from the Sunny Slope and the San Juan vineyards inside the Paso Robles AVA which is also inside the Central Coast AVA of California. Poppy (which is the state flower of California) is a brand started in 2003 by the Silva Family who has 45 years' experience in the wine trade. I chose to write about this wine … [Read more...]
J. Lohr Seven Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
The Story The J. Lohr Seven Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 is 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petite Sirah, 5% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, and 1% Syrah sourced mainly from J. Lohr's 7 Oaks vineyard as well as other estate vineyards in the Paso Robles AVA of the Central Coast AVA in California. J. Lohr is a family-owned winery founded in the Monterey AVA in the early 1970s. In the 1980s … [Read more...]