The Cocobon Roasted Oak Red Blend is a non-vintage blend of Merlot, Zinfandel, and Petite Sirah sourced from vineyards in several California grape growing AVAs. This wine is available at Trader Joe's for $6.99, and it is also available at retail wine shops for a similar price. Cocobon is a brand from The Wine Group, which also sells Benzinger, Cupcake, Concannon, Franzia, … [Read more...]
Slim Vine Light Sauvignon Blanc 2020
The Slim Vine Light Sauvignon Blanc 2020 is a $6.99 Trader Joe's wine, and it seems to be related to the ALDI $7.99 Don't Mind If I Do Sauvignon Blanc 2020. Both wines are from a producer based in Greenfield, California (Monterey AVA). They also have a few details in common, such as 85 calories, zero fat, sugar-free, 3.4 g carbohydrates, and less than 4 G protein. I recall … [Read more...]
High Guard Chardonnay 2019
The High Guard Chardonnay 2019 is a $6.99 Trader Joe's exclusive sourced from vineyards located in several California AVA's. This is a wine produced for Trader Joe's by a custom wine company making wine for TJ's for several years. I read that half of the wineries in California are faux-wineries, meaning that they do not own their own vineyards and may not have their own … [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...]
Kings Of Prohibition Cabernet Shiraz Blend
The Kings Of Prohibition Cabernet Shiraz Blend is a blend of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon and 49% Shiraz (Syrah) source from vineyards in the Barossa district of Southeast Australia. This a brand from Calabria Family Wines, a winery founded in 1945. I found this wine selling at Trader Joe's for $8.99; while the Kings of Prohibition wines are not TJ's exclusives, this Red blend … [Read more...]