Archive for the ‘Wine’ Category
10/29/2011
Back to basics on this one. What’s basic is a good under $5 wine.
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Tags:igt, italy, price, review, reviews, roccalta, sangiovese, tj, tj's, trader joe's, wine
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10/24/2011
A year later, does it still hold up?
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Tags:Aquila D'Oro, price, review, reviews, tj, tj's, trader joe's, tuscany, wine
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10/10/2011
If there’s one thing that’s better than a good quality low-priced wine, it’s the same on clearance.
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Tags:2006, b&g, barton & guestier, france, french, merlot, review, reviews, wine
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08/03/2011
This is the first Italian DOCG wine that’s somewhat of a disappointment. Not bad, but doesn’t live up to its brothers.
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Tags:chianti, De Petri, docg, IL Valore, IL Valore Marchese De Petri Chianti Riserva 2006 DOCG, marchese, price, review, reviews, riserva, tj, tj's, trader joe's, wine
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07/13/2011
It’s been awhile since the cork popped out of a bottle of wine from Trader Joe’s. And since there no early morning meeting tomorrow at work, here’s a late night long overdue wine review.
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Tags:2007, d'aquino, docg, incanto, montepulciano, price, red wine, review, sangiovese, tj's, trader joe's, vino nobile di montepulciano, wine
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05/15/2011
This one took the short route to the septic tank.
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Tags:franzia, price, review, reviews, Southern Point, Southern Point Cabernet Sauvignon, walgreens, wine
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04/09/2011
As the name implies, people might consider this a Strong wine. Strong and good.
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Tags:2008, alexander valley, alexander valley cabernet sauvignon, cabernet sauvignon, review, reviews, rodney strong, rodney strong alexander valley cabernet sauvignon 2008, tj, tj's, trader joe's, wine
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03/27/2011
The French have redeemed themselves with this wine. This is a taste above some of the other French wines tasted here.
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Tags:bordeaux, j. calvert, medoc, recipes, reserve de l'estey medoc, review, tj, tj's, trader joe's, wine
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03/05/2011
Syrah. Shiraz. Schnozzle. Once again we’re faced with the question, what’s in a name?
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Tags:2008, price, review, reviews, shiraz, syrah, tj, tj's, trader joe's, trader joe's coastal syrah 2008, wine
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02/26/2011
Here’s another place to save 80 cents towards your kid’s college education. But you might want to save both the 80 cents and the wine for a couple of years.
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Tags:chianti, Chianti 2009 DOCG, Gaetano D'Aquino, Gaetano D'Aquino Chianti DOCG 2009, price, review, reviews, tj, tj's, trader joe's, wine
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