It is white.
It is wine.
It is cheap.
It is fine.
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| Here it is at the low, low Trader Joe's price of $4.99 |
This wine is one penny under five bucks.
Serve it chilled. It is
fine. It is crisp, fruity, and
summery. Is it something that will win
awards in hoity toity wine competitions?
I doubt it. But will it make your
face wrinkle up in disgust when you drink it?
Nope.
Well, now that I wrote that about winning awards, I feel as if I must do
due diligence and Google to see if this wine HAS won awards! One moment please…
Well, I see Total Wine agrees with my assessment that this wine is
fruity (they are a bit more specific and call out pineapple and apple…). And they also charge a full buck more for the
same bottle of wine than Trader Joe’s does!
BUT WAIT – if you want to pay even MORE for the same bottle of wine, you
could pick it up on Wine Log, who is charging $6.99 per bottle! The reviews there by customers are for the most
part good, including one reviewer named Jason who wrote, “ I imagine I would pair this with fish and poultry, but in
reality I like it so much, I pair it with everything but water”. That’s some high praise there, Jason.
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| David, tasting the Rene Barbier Mediterranean White Wine after a day of volunteering at a No H8 photo shoot. |
Then,
if you want to read a really fancy review of this wine, check this out: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/wine/wine-reviews/lapostolle-cuvee-alexandre-apalta-vineyard-cabernet-sauvignon-2011-chile/article18951075/
For
my money, the best (and funniest) line in the review is: “It’s clean and lean, with
an almost spritzy citrus character and nuances of chalk and flint” – cuz who DOESN’T
want to drink lean chalk and flint, right??
Price - $4.99 (but feel free to buy it from a website and not Trader Joe's if you want to
spend more)
Rating – 3.25
