Trader Joe's Wine! 2024 Guide To The Best Wines at Trader Joe's (2024)

Pricey Napa Cab at a discount? We review the Outlot Oak Knoll Cabernet Sauvignon from Trader Joe's.95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petite Sirah from the Oak Knoll District, Napa Valley, California. The wine was aged for 14 months in oak, mostly French. It has just 0.5 g/L … [Read more...]

Hard to beat for the price! We review the Trader Joe's Maison Barboulot Cinsault Rosé.100% Cinsault rosé wine from the Pays d'Oc region in Southern France. No further information is given on how it was made. … [Read more...]

Big, bold, ripe and rich, we review the Trader Joe's Platinum Reserve Paso Robles Petite Sirah Lot #107.Petite Sirah from Paso Robles, California. No further information is given on how it was made. … [Read more...]

Another new Trader Joe's wine, adding to their collection from Rioja. We review the Trader Joe's Reserve Rioja Reserva Lot #255.Primarily Tempranillo from Rioja, Spain. The wine spends at least 3 years aging, with at least 1 year in casks. … [Read more...]

A new label from an exclusive area of Provence, we review the new Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Bandol Rosé Lot #130.The label doesn't specify but Bandol rosé are typically made from Mourvedre, Grenache and Cinsault. The region is located in Provence, France. … [Read more...]

Quite nice for the price. We review the Trader Joe's Reserve Rasteau Lot #254.The label doesn't specify but the wine is a blend of predominately Grenache plus some Syrah and/or Mourvedre from the Rasteau region in the southern Rhone Valley of France. … [Read more...]

A simply satisfying and super ripe table wine that will have you dreaming of your next European vacation, we review the latest vintage of the Trader Joe's Maison Barboulot Cabernet-Syrah.50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 50% Syrah from the Languedoc in the South of France. The … [Read more...]

Another slightly sweet and tasty find from Trader Joe's for just $5.99, we review the latest vintage of the Epicuro Nero d'Avola from Sicily, Italy.Nero d'Avola from Sicily, Italy. The wine is fermented and matured in stainless steel and has 13.7 g/L of residual sugar. … [Read more...]

Another good pizza wine from Trader Joe's for just $5.99? We review the latest vintage of the Epicuro Aglianico Puglia IGP.Aglianico from Puglia, Italy. The wine is fermented and matured in stainless steel and has 14.1 g/L of residual sugar. … [Read more...]

A classic still going strong. While the name has evolved over the years the wine itself is still a Trader Joe's top pick! We review the latest vintage of the La Sonriente Garnacha from the Calatayud.Garnacha from Calatayud, Spain. … [Read more...]

Another consistently good Trader Joe's pick, the Pontificis GSM.40% Grenache, 40% Syrah and 20% Mourvedre from several different areas in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. This includes Tautavel (Grenache and Syrah), the Herault Plain (Syrah), Puicheric which … [Read more...]

A young, fresh and juicy Cabernet, we review the Trader Joe's Reserve Columbia Valley Wahluke Slope Cabernet Sauvignon Lot 253.100% Cabernet Sauvignon (organically grown) from the Wahluke Slope, Columbia Valley, Washington. The wine spends an unspecified amount of time in … [Read more...]

A worthy example of Carneros at a good price, we review the Trader Joe's Platinum Reserve Carneros Pinot Noir Lot 79.Pinot Noir from Carneros, California. … [Read more...]

A fresh and simple find at Trader Joe's for just $6.99, we review the House of Mandela Sauvignon Blanc Thembu Tribute.Sauvignon Blanc from Western Cape, South Africa. … [Read more...]

A fascinating find at Trader Joe's, we review the Bonny Doon Vineyard Le Cigare Orange.40% Grenache Gris (a mutation of the Grenache Noir grape that has more of a pinkish hue) from the Loma Del Rio Vineyard, 40% Grenache Blanc from the Beeswax and Windfall Vineyard, 10% … [Read more...]

Checking out a classic Loire Valley white wine at a great Trader Joe's price, we review the Vignobles Lacheteau Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine Sur Lie.Melon de Bourgogne from the Loire Valley in France. … [Read more...]

A budget friendly example of a red Chateauneuf-du-Pape (CdP) from Trader Joe's. We review the Jean XXII Reserve Chateauneuf-du-Pape.While the exact blend isn't revealed, this is most likely predominantly a blend of Grenache and Syrah with perhaps some Mourvedre. It is … [Read more...]

An inexpensive and jammy crowd-pleaser for just $6.99 from Trader Joe's, we review the VINTJS Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon.Cabernet Sauvignon from Paso Robles, California. … [Read more...]

A dependable, widely available Cab (including many Costco and Trader Joe's locations), we review the latest vintage of the J. Lohr Seven Oaks Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon, a great burger wine.79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Petite Sirah, 4% Petit Verdot, 3% Merlot and 2% … [Read more...]

Willamette Valley Pinot on the cheap, but does it deliver? We review the Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Willamette Valley Pinot Noir Lot 124.Pinot Noir from Willamette Valley, Oregon. … [Read more...]

A decent Pinot for the price, we review the Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir Lot 118.Pinot Noir from Santa Lucia Highlands, California. … [Read more...]

A GSM blend with a high percentage of Mourvedre, we review the intriguing Trader Joe's Reserve Santa Ynez Valley GSM.47% Mourvedre, 34% Syrah and 19% Grenache from the Santa Ynez Valley in Santa Barbara County, California. … [Read more...]

Another budget Bordeaux find at Trader Joe's, this time for only $10. We review the Trader Joe's Reserve Lussac Saint-Emilion Lot 247.A blend of Merlot and most likely Cabernet Franc from Lussac Saint-Emilion in Bordeaux, France. … [Read more...]

Big name Bordeaux at a budget Trader Joe's price. We review the new Trader Joe's Platinum Reserve Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Lot 109.There's no indication on the varietals or aging but wines from Saint-Emilion in Bordeaux, France are almost always focused on Merlot and … [Read more...]

If you're looking to get your jam on, this might be the wine for you. We review the VINTJS Redwood Valley Mendocino County Zinfandel from Trader Joe's.Zinfandel from Redwood Valley, Mendocino County, California. … [Read more...]

There are more grape varieties in the blend than there are dollars in the price! We review this tasty kitchen sink blend from Trader Joe's, the 7 Sicilians Rosso Terre Siciliane.35% Shiraz, 23% Merlot, 15% Frappato, 10% Nerello Mascalese, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% … [Read more...]