Do you usually drink Cristal Champagne but darn it the grocery store doesn’t carry it? Never fear! Both Costco and Vons currently have the excellent Roederer Estate Brut Champagne (technically, a sparkling wine) which is made by the same family that makes Cristal. And although the price (more…)
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Review: Roederer Estate Brut Champagne
June 22, 2009 by Phil
Category Champagne/Sparkling, White, Winners, Winners and Losers | Tags: , California, Champagne, Costco, Vons (aka Safeway) | No Comments
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Review: La Crema Chardonnay – Buy It!
June 16, 2009 by Phil
The La Crema Chardonnay is part of the problem. Here’s the funny thing, if you asked us if we prefer reds or whites we’d say “reds” without hesitation. But as I look at which wines we’re reviewing the white’s section is definitely filling out much more quickly than the reds. Awesome California Chardonnay like La Crema take a good chunk of the blame. With a price just under (more…)Category Chardonnay, White, Winners, Winners and Losers | Tags: , Chardonnay, Costco, Vons (aka Safeway), White | No Comments
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Review: Firefly Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon – Worth a try?
June 15, 2009 by Phil
Firefly Ridge wines have become fairly popular over the course of the last six months and so when it went on sale at Vons I was eager to try it and write up a review. As it turns out the most interesting aspect of this California Cabernet Sauvignon is that it is named “Firefly Ridge” and as far as I know there are no fireflies in California (although virtually every kid growing up here wishes there were). The Firefly Cabernet is just “okay”. It’s drinkable – don’t throw it out if you already have a bottle – but seeing how it isn’t particularly cheap there are quite a few other cabs out there that warrant more attention than this one.Interested in a better option? Take a look at some of the other wines we’ve reviewed from Safeway/Vons by clicking here.
Category Cabernet Sauvignon, Red | Tags: , Blech!, Cabernet Sauvignon, Red, Vons (aka Safeway) | 4 Comments
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June 10, 2009 by Phil
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Poll: Does Popular = Good?
June 9, 2009 by Phil
Are the most popular wines at a store likely to be ”good”? While doing some research for the blog I ended up spending 40 minutes talking with the guy who runs the wine department at the supermarket (Vons). He walked me through the shelves and pointed out all the wines which he had to restock frequently. So here’s the question are popular wines likely to be good?
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Top 5 Grocery Wines for the Week
June 5, 2009 by Phil
It’s Friday and what better way to celebrate than by swinging by the grocery store on your way home and picking up a bottle or five of wine. Listed below are our picks for the week.
- Champagne – Gloria Ferrer (on sale $15.98 at Safeway / Vons until 6/10)
- Chardonnay – Bogle (on sale $8.98 at Safeway / Vons until 6/24)
- Sauvignon Blanc – Dry Creek Vineyard (available at Safeway / Vons)
- Cabernet Sauvignon – BV (on sale $7.76 at Safeway / Vons until 6/10)
- Zinfandel – Edmeades (Costco)
Category Champagne/Sparkling, Chardonnay, Red, Sauvignon Blanc, White, Winners, Winners and Losers, Zinfandel | Tags: , Champagne, Chardonnay, Costco, On Sale, Red, Sauvignon Blanc, Vons (aka Safeway), White, Zinfandel | No Comments
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Review: Dry Creek Vineyard Fume Blanc – Buy It!
June 2, 2009 by Phil
Warning this wine could cause relationship issues! Read on for details, but first a quick tangent: A couple of years ago we were out to dinner with some friends and our waitress recommended a wine to us. Very excited about the wine, the waitress came back seconds after pouring it asking how we liked it. Someone mumbled something about it and the waitress said (more…)Category Sauvignon Blanc, White, Winners, Winners and Losers | Tags: , Buy It, California, Sauvignon Blanc, Vons (aka Safeway), White | 2 Comments
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The Research Agrees: Grocery Wine Wins!
May 26, 2009 by Phil
Just came across an interesting article in the New York Times regarding some research on wine tasting. Links to the article are below but the basic gist is of the 6,000 blind tastings performed people tended to enjoy less expensive wine more! The following is quoted directly (more…)Category General | Tags: | No Comments
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Review: Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc
May 23, 2009 by Phil
Summer is here (even if the calendar still shows it being a month away). And with summer comes warm weather, and with warm weather comes a desire to put off running the air conditioner for as long as possible, and with no a/c comes a house which is broiling by evening, and with broiling comes a need for a cool refreshing drink. Some might say water is a logical choice but those people have clearly never had a tall cool glass of Kim Crawford. (more…)Category Sauvignon Blanc, White, Winners, Winners and Losers | Tags: , Buy It, Costco, New Zealand, Sauvignon Blanc | 2 Comments
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Review: Edmeades Zinfandel – Buy It!
May 22, 2009 by Phil
Like an old friend you can count on in a pinch, we turned to the Edmeades Zinfandel after the Rijckaert Chardonnay debacle. This California wine has become our favorite zin of late, the one which all other zins are being judged by. Very tasty and goes with any meal we’ve throw at it (confession: (more…)Category Red, Zinfandel | Tags: , Buy It, Costco, Red, Zinfandel | No Comments
