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...]
Meringue Chardonnay Edna Valley 2018
The Story The Meringue Chardonnay Edna Valley 2018 is a $7.99 Trader Joe's exclusive sourced from the Edna Valley AVA which is located south of Paso Robles along the Pacific Ocean coast inside the Central Coast AVA of California. Edna Valley may not be the best known AVA in California but it has an excellent reputation for producing Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines. Single … [Read more...]
Liberte’ Pinot Noir 2011
The 2011 Liberte’ Pinot Noir is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive, sourced from Estate vineyards in San Luis Obispo County in the southern part of the Central Coast grape growing AVA in California. The Liberte’ label and the winery, Familia Nueva is owned by Ancient Peaks Winery (Paso Robles), they have produced some of Trader Joe’s best exclusive label wines. Trader Joe’s … [Read more...]
Trader Joe’s Grower’s Reserve Organic Paso Robles Zinfandel 2011
The Trader Joe’s Growers Reserve Organic Paso Robles Zinfandel is a $5.99 (up a buck from a year ago) Trader Joe’s exclusive. This Zin was “produced and bottled” for Trader Joe’s by ASV Wines, a custom/contract winemaking facility, “produced and bottled” indicates that ASV Wines fermented, aged and bottled the wine, but did not grow the grapes. The Paso Robles AVA is located … [Read more...]
2010 Edna Valley Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc
The 2010 Edna Valley Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc is sourced from grapes grown in several sections of the Paragon vineyard located in the Edna Valley AVA which is inside the San Luis Obispo County AVA which in turn is part of the Central Coast AVA in California. The Edna Valley Sauvignon Blanc can be found on the web selling for around $10. So what we have here, is a single … [Read more...]