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...]
Dellara Cava Brut
The Dellara Cava Brut is a $6.99 ALDI Sparkling wine from somewhere in Spain. I say somewhere in Spain, since you would normally see (about 90% of the time) the Penedes DO or Catalonia (near Barcelona) on the label, but the Dellara simply says "Product of Spain". It had the Cava stamp on the top of the bottle, so it is the real deal, but it is probably produced at a village … [Read more...]
Casteller Cava Brut
The Casteller Cava Brut is 40% Macabeo, 40% Xarel-lo, and 20% Parellada (the 3 traditional indigenous Catalonian grapes used in producing Cava) sourced from the Celler Vilafranca vineyards and winery, the largest vineyard owner in the Penedes area of the Catalunya region of Spain (near Barcelona). Brut indicates that this is a dry or not sweet Sparkling wine and this Bubbly was … [Read more...]