Posts Tagged ‘price’

Tommolo Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC – 2012 – Wine Review – Trader Joe’s

02/27/2015
Tommolo Montepulciano  d'Abruzzo

Tommolo
Montepulciano
d’Abruzzo

The first taste is sort of tannic, fruity and watery at the same time.  All in all, it’s not a taste that’s impressive.  Neither is it a taste that’s abusive.

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San Zenone Venezie Bianco – 2013 – IGT – Wine Review – ALDI

02/24/2015
San Zenone Venezie Bianco  ALDI

San Zenone
Venezie
Bianco
ALDI

This is an ALDI “while quantities last” special.  They could last a long time if my bottle is representative of the wine.

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Trader Joe’s Ethiopian Coffee – Whole Bean – Food Review

02/20/2015
Trader Joe's Ethiopian Coffee

Trader Joe’s Ethiopian Coffee

There are several firsts for me with this coffee.

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Steak & Ale Pies – Trader Joe’s – Food Review

02/17/2015
Trader Joe's Steak & Ale Pies - Front

Trader Joe’s Steak & Ale Pies – Front

This is basically a stepped-up pot pie without the aluminum pie pan reinforcement.

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Crofton Kitchen Scale – ALDI – Food Review

01/24/2015
ALDI Kitchen Scale

ALDI Kitchen Scale

Clearance is my favorite word.  I had never intended to review this purchase.  I had little actual intention of ever buying one.  But clearance, that old Siren, had me hooked, set and reeled in.

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Chianti Salami – Food Review – ALDI

01/16/2015
Chianti Salami ALDI

Chianti Salami
ALDI

One of the things that always interests people is, who actually makes store brands?  Here’s a product where we can probably find an answer.

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1967 – Toscana IGT 2010 – Grifone – Wine Review – Trader Joe’s

01/14/2015
1967  Toscana IGT Grifone - 2010

1967
Toscana IGT
Grifone – 2010

Little did I know when I did the San Zenone Toscana Rosso wine review, that a week earlier I had picked up this IGT Toscana from Trader Joe’s.  If I had remembered I would have done a side by side comparison.  No one ever said wine improves the memory.  Did they?  I can’t remember.

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Bellavitano Gold Cheese – Sartori – Food Review – ALDI

01/08/2015
Sartori Bellavitano Gold Cheese

Sartori
Bellavitano
Gold Cheese

This is one of those odd, seemingly out-of-place, things that pops up at the local ALDI for some unknown reason.

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L’Oven English Muffins – Food Review – ALDI

01/07/2015

English_Muffins_ALDIThey really do come six in a package.

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Toscana 2011 IGT Rosso – San Zenone – Wine Review – ALDI

01/03/2015
Toscana - 2011 - IGT - San Zenone

Toscana – 2011 – IGT – San Zenone

I’m not quite as enthusiastic over this 2011 vintage as the Bald Viveur was for the 2009 vintage.  But for those who care, the bald guy explains some of the mystery over what’s in the bottle.

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