The Honey Moon Viognier 2024 is a $5.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive; it has kept the $5.99 price since at least the 2019 vintage.
The Story
The Honey Moon Viognier 2024 is produced for Trader Joe’s by some faction of Delicato Family Wines, which also makes Gnarly Head and recently purchased Coppola Wines. They make the “Moon” series of wines for Trader Joe’s, including the Moon X Pinot Noir.
Viognier was originally grown in the Northern Rhone Valley of France. It is typically used as a blending grape. It has an expressive, floral scent and bright acidity that brings a little oomph to wines that are challenged in that regard.
It is one of the few White wines that is blended with red wine, for the reasons stated above.
The label shows California as the origin of the vineyards for the Viognier grapes, but Delicato is located in Lodi and Sonoma and has holdings in the Central Coast.
We reviewed the 2019 vintage of the Honey Moon Viognier and found it to be a terrific summer wine, put a good chill on the bottle and sip away.
The alcohol content is 13.0%
The Honey Moon Viognier 2024 Tasting Notes
The color is a pale wheat yellow. The nose is melon mixed with peach and pear, along with tropical fruit. The Honey Moon Viognier 2024 has balanced fruit and citrus flavor with crisp acidity.
This Viognier tastes like an Anjou Pear, crisp apple, lemon, peach, kiwi, and dried pineapple. A balanced nd smooth.
The acidity gives this 6 buck wine a little “zip”.
The Summary
- The Honey Moon Viognier 2024 is a tasty, no-issues six-dollar wine.
- It is especially nice when chilled.
