Blackburn & James, Paso Robles, Red Blend – 2009

Ok this Paso Robles rocks, and I wish I had saved it for Turkey Day. Nonetheless, I am enjoying it right now. It is lighter and dare I say fruiter than I remember when they were passing out samples at our Trader Joe’s. Yet I like it, even though it is not the usually heavy wine [...]

Old Moon – Old Vine Zinfandel 2010

Hello Everyone; As the weather starts to turn cold my taste buds long for complexity and I want something that will warm me to my toes. A Zinfandel is just the thing I need. Ok to be honest, I am a sucker for Zins and I can be caught drinking Zinfandels even in warm weather, but [...]

Bogle Phantom 2008

A Wine Moment with Delaina Hello Trader Joe’s, Living Trader Joe’s & Red Wine Lovers; We have a real treat for you this time. Some events have come up in our lives and we chose to celebrate life and totally splurge on a wine. It did not help that while I was looking at the [...]

Dearly Beloved Forever Red 2009

A Wine Moment with Delaina Hello Trader Joe’s  & Living Trader Joe’s fans; We have a fantastic wine to share with you. Dearly Beloved, Forever Red 2009 from Mendocino County, California is just the treat to trick out your Halloween celebrations. The label features a beautiful Day of the Dead mask but it is the [...]

Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator: A Review

The Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator: A Review of a great Wine gadget!. Have you seen those funny looking Wine Aerators and wondered what they were all about? We have been told by a many friends, family and fellow wine lovers that to get the full effect from a wine, you should make sure that the [...]

Charles Shaw (2 Buck Chuck) Merlot 2009

Hello Everyone; As you all know I love a good red. Merlot is considered one of the standards when it comes to red wine. But to be honest I was becoming a little burned out on Merlots. As a result I have not been buying them. But as I said a reader and friend bought [...]

Charles Shaw (2 Buck Chuck) Chardonnay 2009

Hello Everyone; The next 2 Buck Chuck I chose to review was the Chardonnay. When the weather is hot, like it has been in KC this summer, it is nice to chill out with a chilled glass of white wine. Although I am not typically a white wine drinker after a day of working in [...]

Charles Shaw (2 Buck Chuck) Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

Salute Everyone; Due to popular demand, I have decided to review all of Trader Joe’s varieties of Charles Shaw wines. It also helped that a friend, & a Living Trader Joe’s reader, bought me two,  2 Buck Chuck reds as a housewarming gift. Even though it is still warm outside – the TV show Castle [...]

Charles Shaw (AKA 2 Buck Chuck) Pinot Grigio 2010

A Wine Moment with Delaina We are finally getting a reprieve from the heat here in KC yet this wine moment still steps out of my red MO. As Trader Joe’s is new here, it has became clear that 2 Buck Chuck is a big hit. As we are walking around the store I keep [...]

Trader Joe’s Wine: Goats Do Roam

Hey Everyone; It has been a while, right?  We love KC (which is why we moved back) but life has been pretty dry without Trader Joe’s wine deals. We are ecstatic that Trader Joes has finally opened in KC! In honor of the Kansas City TJs we are bringing back our Wine Moments with Delaina. As KC [...]

Trader Joe’s Wine: Mionetto Prosecco D.o.c Treviso- Brut

Hello Everyone; It is time for another wine moment with Delaina. I had a need for celebration gift this week,  and as the beautiful blue bottled Villa Carlotti Prosecco was not in stock at Trader Joes (or anywhere else that I called) I had to try another Prosecco.  I needed a Prosecco that would impress [...]

Trader Joe’s Wine: Winnefred Chardonnay, 2009

A Wine Moment with Delaina…the sipping continues…. Our Trader Joe’s had a Chardonnay that caught my eye the other day….  Winnefred Chardonnay 2009 was sitting on an end-cap, just calling me over. I am not sure what attracted me to the wine– if it was the “sassy” State Fair label (I love the State Fair) [...]

Trader Joe’s Wine: Villa Carlotti Prosecco

So it is July and I thought that it would be appropriate to share a Prosecco I found at Trader Joes. Trader Joes had a Villa Carlotti Prosecco for around five dollars so I gave it a try. I tend to like Proseccos because, as the label states, it is a “Soft White Wine”. This [...]

Trader Joe’s Wine: Chariot Gypsy, 2007

A wine moment with Delaina…the sipping continues…. This wine moment features the red wine Chariot Gypsy 2007. Chariot’s Gypsy comes out of Jim Neal Wines in St Helena, California. This red wine is complex and smooth, but with enough playfulness to drink on summer evening. Now remember, we live in Tucson Arizona so a summer [...]

Trader Joe’s Wine: Grower’s Reserve Chardonnay 2009

A wine moment with Delaina…the sipping continues…. After the success of the Trader Joe’s Grower’s Reserve Zinfandel (yes this is another plug for that Zin), I decided to give the Trader Joe’s Grower’s Reserve Chardonnay 2009 a try. I was very impressed. Sometimes Chardonnays are just too dry for me. As a rule I like [...]

Trader Joe’s Wine: Grower’s Reserve Zinfandel 2009

A wine moment with Delaina…the sipping continues…. I believe I have mentioned that I for the most part love Zinfandels. I am seduced by their smooth flavor and enchanted by their complexity. Don’t get me wrong you will often read me saying the same thing about other red wines but I have never met a [...]

Trader Joe’s Wine: Penfolds Rawson’s Retreat, 2008

A Wine Moment with Delaina, the sipping continues…. There are a number of reasons that I choose to purchase a wine. Sometimes it is a recommendation, sometimes because of a tasting (ohhh thanks Trader Joe’s), but there is one more, slightly odd reason… Sometimes wines call to me and make me purchase because of their [...]

Trader Joe’s Wine: Vola Trebbiano Pinot Grigio

A Wine Moment with Delaina, the sipping continues….This wine moment with Delaina, is featuring a wine from Trader Joe’s May 2010 Frequent Flyer, Vola Trebbiano Pinot Grigio. Trader Joes featured quite a few wines in their recent Frequent Flyer, so of course I had to try two of them.  I am, at all times, open [...]

Trader Joe’s Wine “Big Day” from Pancake Cellars

This wine moment is special because it is one of the few that that will feature a white wine. Yeah I still will post about white wines but they most likely will be overshadowed by the red wine posts. This white wine came from Trader Joe’s of course and I believe it was $5.99. Big Day [...]

Trader Joe’s Wine Monte Ducay Reserva

I thought I would give some more details to my Wine Moments with Delaina video. This month we  featured Monte Ducay Reserva 2005 from Carinena, Espana. The wine is on the dry side with a nicely complex flavor. The color is a rich ruby red and with a little air the drinker could get lost [...]