The Story The Sierra de Viento Garnacha 2016 is sourced from vineyards in the Cariñena region of the Aragon DO in Northeast Spain. Cariñena is an old wine producing region, it was founded by the Romans. Its funny that virtually every wine producing area in Europe has a heritage that is connected to Rome and some along the Mediterranean reach back to ancient Greece. The name … [Read more...]
M.Chevallier Brut Cava (Trader Joe’s)
The Story The M.Chevallier Brut Cava is a Trader Joe's $5.99 exclusive sourced from vineyards near Barcelona in northeast Spain. The trademark for this Cava is owned by the oldest and 2nd largest Cava producer in Spain. It is also imported by their own wine importation company, so they are not hiding anything. Trader Joe's does not provide technical information for this Cava. … [Read more...]
Oxte The Silence Red Blend – Trader Joe’s
The Oxte The Silence Red Blend 2017- Trader Joe's is a Trader Joe's $5.99 import exclusive, a blend of 40% Tempranillo, 25% Syrah, 25% Garnacha (same as Grenache) and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from vineyards in the Cariñena region of Northeast Spain. Oxte is the Spanish word for "shoo" as in shoo fly, to swat something away. The Oxte is produced by Axial Wines, who also … [Read more...]
Dama D Roca Garnacha 2016
The Dama D Roca Garnacha 2016 is a $5.99 Trader Joe's import exclusive produced by Bodegas Paniza, a co-op of 300 vineyards located near the town of Paniza in the Cariñena DO of the Aragon region of Northeast Spain. Bodegas Paniza makes several other Trader Joe's Spanish wines. This Garnacha was aged in oak barrels, which is extremely rare in Garnacha in this price range. … [Read more...]
Satis Dei Syrah-Garnacha 2016
The Satis Dei Syrah-Garnacha 2016 is an $8.99 Trader Joe's import wine, though I think it is available in other parts of the world from different retailers. The Satis Dei is 55% Syrah and 45% Garnacha and is a Tierra de Castilla designated wine (the same as a IGP or Vin de Pays wine) in the Castilla/La Mancha region of central Spain (just south of Madrid). Tierra de Castilla is … [Read more...]