The Winking Owl Chardonnay is a non-vintage $2.89 California wine sold by ALDI. The Winking Owl wines (produced by E & J Gallo) are the ALDI competitor to Trader Joe’s Charles Shaw wines or 2 Buck Chuck (produced by Bronco Wines). The back label mentions toasted oak as a flavor, so this Chardonnay sees some…
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The 2012 LaPlaya Estate Series Cabernet Sauvignon is 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc sourced from grapes grown in the Colchagua Valley inside the Central Valley of Chile. The Colchagua Valley is one of the best grape growing regions in Chile and in 2005 won Wine Enthusiast’s World Wine Region of the Year award….
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The Highland Park 12 year old Single Malt Whiskey is distilled on the largest of the Orkney Islands, ten miles off the coast of northeast Scotland. Even though Highland is part of the name, this is an Island whisky not a Highland whiskey. Highland Park is one of only a handful of distilleries that still…
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The 2012 Marques de Castilla Blanco Airén is sourced from vineyards in the Castilla LaMancha DOP of central Spain. The Airén grape is the most widely grown White grape in the world, it had been until recently, the most widely grown grape, both Red and White. Yet, most people have never heard of the Airén grape, much less…
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The 2012 Cono Sur Bicicleta Pinot Noir is sourced from multiple vineyards in the Central Vally of Chile. The Bicicleta in the name refers to the bikes the vineyard workers use to get around the facilities. This is Cono Sur’s entry-level Pinot Noir and you should be able to find it for $10 or under….
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The 2012 Bonny Doon A Proper Claret is a blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Petite Verdot, 8% Tannat and 1% Petite Sirah sourced from more than one California grape growing AVA. A Claret is an English term for a Red wine produced with a mix of the traditional Bordeaux grapes, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet…
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The 2011 Bonny Doon Contra is a blend of 56% Carignane, 28% Mourvedre, 9% Grenache, 6% Syrah and 1% Zinfandel sourced mainly (85%) from two 100+ year old vineyards located in Contra Costa County (suburbs of San Francisco) along with grapes from Arroyo Seco, San Luis Obispo, Monterey County and Santa Maria inside California’s Central Coast….
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The 2012 Burlwood Cellars Merlot is a $4.99 ALDI US exclusive wine. Burlwood Cellars is one of E & J Gallo’s many labels and has been around for several years, but is now an ALDI wine, though you can find it in Canada for about $11. There is not much technical information available for the Burlwood…
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[/audio]] The 2012 Starborough Sauvignon Blanc is sourced from several vineyards in the Marlborough region located at the northern end of New Zealand’s South Island. Starborough is one of E & J Gallo’s import brands, the Starborough winery usually produces single vineyard wines and this is their entry-level offering featuring grapes from several parts of…
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The 2011 Snap Dragon Cabernet Sauvignon is 91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petite Sirah and 3% Merlot sourced from multiple vineyards in the 81% Lodi AVA (the bottle front label lists California for the grape origin, but since 75% of the grapes came from Lodi, the bottle could have legally shown Lodi) and 19% from the Central…
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The 2010 SOFOS (wise old man) Greek Red Wine is a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 50% Agiorgitiko (one of the top 2 Red wine grapes in Greece) grown in two certified organic vineyards near the town of Klementi in Corinth on the Peloponnese peninsula. This Red wine is produced by Domaine Gioulis, a…
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The 2012 Dancing Flame Cabernet Sauvignon is a $4.99 ALDI import exclusive, sourced from vineyards in the Central Valley of Chile. This Cabernet is produced by Vina Luis Felipe Edwards, a family owned winery in business since 1976 and this wine is exported to 60 different countries. The Dancing Flame was aged in oak for…
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The 2013 SOFOS (translates to The Wise Old Man) Greek White Wine is a blend of 50% Chardonnay and 50% Moschofilero (a local indigenous grape) produced by the Gioulis Estate, a small boutique winery, located in a mountainous area of Corinth on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece. This is a certified organic wine along with…
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The 2011 Presswork Barossa Valley Shiraz is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. The grapes seem to come from old vine Shiraz vineyards located in the Ebenezer growing region in the north of the Barossa Valley in Australia and this Shiraz was aged in French oak for 14 months. If you do a little detective work…
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The 2010 Vilalva Douro Reserva Red Blend is a $6.99 ALDI’s import exclusive, made for them by Enoport United Wines from grapes grown in the Douro DOC of Portugal. This is a DOC wine which is Portugal’s highest quality classification. Portuguese wines use indigenous grapes, you will not find Merlot or Cabernet Sauvignon, but you…
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The 2012 {Noble Vines} 667 Pinot Noir is sourced from DFV Vineyards own San Bernabe vineyard in Monterey along with grapes from the Santa Lucia Highlands AVA and the Arroyo Seco AVA, both located inside the larger Monterey AVA in California. {Noble Vines} is one of DFV Vineyards many labels, others include Gnarly Head, Brazin,…
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The 2012 Legend of the Vine Cabernet Sauvignon is 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot and 8% Petite Sirah sourced from vineyards in 95% the Central Coast AVA and 5% the North Coast AVA. The Legend of the Vine is one of Rosenblum Cellars and The WIne Bar, Inc. many wine brands. The 2012 wine vintage…
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The 2010 (2012 is the current vintage) Tortoise Creek Jam’s Blend Chardonnay is 100% Chardonnay sourced from a sustainably farmed vineyard in Lodi, California. The specifications for this Chardonnay seems to change with each vintage, so the 2011 and 2012 will not be exactly the same as the 2010. Tortoise Creek is a project by…
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