Archive for the ‘Wine’ Category

Grifone Sangiovese IGT – 2013 – Wine Review – Trader Joe’s

12/06/2014
Grifone Sangiovese 2013

Grifone Sangiovese 2013

Pretty darn good for $4.49 at Trader Joe’s. This is an IGT classified wine, which just represents that the wine/grapes come from the specified region of Italy (Puglia in this case) and meet the other IGT specifications.  It’s a lesser designation than a DOC designation.  Well, it may not be up to the DOC requirements, but it’s still a pretty good wine and certainly worth the $4.49 price.

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Santa Bachelli Chianti DOCG – 2011 – Wine Review – ALDI

02/01/2013

ALDI_SantaBachelliChianti_DOCG2011To be fair, the cork was compromised.
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Galadino Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG – 2009 – Wine Review – ALDI

01/12/2013

ALDI_GalladinoChiantiClassicoDOCG2009FrontThis is another winner on the ALDI wine shelf.

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Gonfalone Chianti DOCG – 2010 – Wine Review – ALDI

12/30/2012

ALDI-GonfaloneChianti2010_DOCGA year later, does the new wine hold up?

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Beneventano Aglianico – 2009 – Epicuro – IGT – Wine Review – Trader Joe’s

02/28/2012

This is a reader recommendation.  It’s a good recommendation.

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Gaetano D’Aquino – Pinot Grigio – Delle Venezie – 2011 – Trader Joe’s – Wine Review

02/02/2012

Gaetano is a good wine picker for whites as well as reds.

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Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso DOC – 2009 – Pasqua – Wine Review

01/07/2012

This one really is different.

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Gonfalone Chianti DOCG – 2009 – Wine Review – ALDI

11/24/2011

Like the sardines, I walked past this for months.  The difference?  This smells a whole lot better.

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Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve Pinot Noir – 2009 – Edna Valley – Wine Review

11/18/2011

I purchased this after reading in a Trader Joe’s flyer it was an AVA wine.  Now I’m a little confused  how to identify a wine as AVA.  And that’s before finishing the bottle.

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Corks, The Truth – Wine Review (sort of)

11/16/2011

In vino veritas 

In wine there may be truth, but there also seems to be a lot of BS around it.

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