Archive for the ‘Wine’ Category
09/20/2016
September 20, 2016
This is perhaps the best everyday wine I’ve had this year.
Not that it means much, but on opening the pop from the cork was almost up to champagne standards. There’s a very nice deep purple color on the cork which complements the deep red color of the wine. The aroma is that of a full-bodied wine with fruity overtones. The tannins leave a dryness in the mouth, but not very much. No burn in the throat. This is something one could sip on all evening. Paired with an anchovy, Italian sausage, bacon pizza – it held its own. Honestly however, this is one wine that should be and is worth drinking by itself.
Price – $7.99
Tags:2013, cabernet sauvignon, Chile, colchagua valley, marchigue, price, reserva, review, tj, tj's, trader joe's, wine
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07/17/2016
January 17, 2016
There’s a weak sweet aroma on the cork with a hint of vinegar. Overall, it’s a pleasant start. For a red, the color is also on the weak side – a medium red transparent color with hints of pink. Maintaining the trend, a weak wine aroma comes from the glass once poured. The wine has a light to medium dryness in the mouth. There are no bad tastes or other bad characteristics. The wine holds up well in the refrigerator for days two and three. In fact it may improve slightly. Other reviewers average this wine at about 3.5 out of 5. It’s a little better than that in my mind.
Overall, this is a fairly nice wine, even if on the weaker side for a Cab. At $9.99, it’s a reasonable price for good quality if you’re looking for a California wine.
Tags:cabernet sauvignon, california, inexpensive wines, paso robles, price, red wine, review, trader joe's, wine review
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07/02/2016
Rustic comes to mind from first uncorking to finish. This is rough around all the edges, but not overly rough. From the Colchagua Valley of Chile, this is a good table wine. The wine is mildly dry on the roof of the mouth with a medium red color. The taste dissipates quickly making it difficult to pick up significant traits, either good or bad, except for a long lingering warmness in the mouth and beyond. Most importantly at this price, there’s nothing wrong with the wine. Especially if you’re in the habit of drinking wine with meals, this is a good inexpensive $4.99 red wine to accompany an everyday meal.
Tags:2014, cabernet sauvignon, Chile, colchagua valley, inexpensive wines, red wine, review, table wine, trader joe's, wine review
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05/15/2016
Cabernet
Denada Cellars
2013
This is not an especially good wine. It’s drinkable, which is more than I could say for some others.
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Tags:cabernet, cabernet sauvignon, Chile, denada cellars, price, review, tj's, trader joe's, wine
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02/18/2016
The White Ribbon
Shiraz – 2014
Since following the The Wine Wankers, I’ve made an effort to pick up a bottle of Australian wine when stopping at the wine shelves. The Wine Wankers would probably agree that along with boxed wine, Shiraz is considered the national wine of Australia. In other parts of the world Shiraz is generally known as Syrah.
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02/11/2016
Fort Cellars
Merlot 2012
Trader Joe’s
There’s a hint of vinegar on the cork and a medium-dark ruby color in the glass. The aroma of a crude red wine fills the air in the glass. Adding to the impression of a crude red wine is the dryish mouth feel of tannins, eventually leaving a semi-arid climate on the roof of the mouth. A more than bearable taste follows that. This is a classic table wine. A wine that’s not “refined” but ready for a tussle with a hearty bowl of stew and a chunk of bread torn from a long loaf. How would it stand up to a bowl of chili? The thought had never crossed my mind until now. Probably very well.
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02/05/2016
Apothic Red
Wine
If you’re on your way to an event you may not have really wanted to go to, short on time, feeling guilty that you have nothing to bring with you, don’t want to bring the usual MGD, and are stopped in a convenient place along the way – like Walgreens – rest assured there are worse wines on that wine shelf. But that’s about all the rest there is to be had.
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09/04/2015
Pontificis – 2013
Trader Joe’s
Today we have a French table wine that’s perfect for an everyday meal because it’s both good and inexpensive.
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Tags:french wine, grenache, mourvedre, pays d'oc, pontificis 2013, price, review, reviews, syrah, tj, tj's, trader joe's, wine
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06/16/2015
Sauvignon de Seguin – 2014 – AOC Bordeaux
Today’s review is a white Bordeaux.
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September 20, 2016
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