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Trader Joe’s – 12.99 Under – Wine #5 – Muscadet

Trader Joe’s – 12.99 Under – Wine #5 – Muscadet

by Mary Beth Vierra | Jan 31, 2021 | Featured, Wine Regions, Wine Reviews, Food & Wine

And we’re back. The final in my series of Trader Joe’s Bargain Wine Finds. Wine #5 is a crisp, lemony white.    Do you want a MUSCADET with your freshest seafood and oysters?  Yes you do!  Especially when Trader Joe’s offers one at $7.99. When I think of high...

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A few highlights form Thursday’s Rhone Rendevous at the @gravensteingrill . A lovely evening  running into friends, making new friends, discovering new gorgeous wines and sipping favorites. Always nice evenings in the backyard at the Grill for each iteration of this summer series. (+More faves not pictured)
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A few highlights form Thursday’s Rhone Rendevous at the @gravensteingrill . A lovely evening running into friends, making new friends, discovering new gorgeous wines and sipping favorites. Always nice evenings in the backyard at the Grill for each iteration of this summer series. (+More faves not pictured)
@capocreekranch @ridgevineyards @emmitt_scorsone_wines @scherrerfred @scherrerwinery @quivirawines @meadowcroft_wines @rameywinecellars @minerfamilywinery @minerwines29 @sawyersommelier @jjmusto #rhonevarieties #rhonerendezvous @sonomacountyvintners @sonomacountywinegrowers @les.dames.sonoma #crushonwine #wineeducator
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A beautiful, delicious, fun evening at @ziggythewinegal’s “Kinky Whites” dinner event at @comstockwines  Ethereal waning light tinting the sky pink over our whites was a gorgeous setting for brilliant wines and lively conversation.  6 fabulous winemakers came out to share their wines from light and lofty to charming to energetic plus a few bottle-aged beauties from fun bottles were circling and poured. The event supported Farm to Pantry with a food drive, and our own Les Dames d’Escoffier of Sonoma volunteered time as servers and crew to make the evening a success. 
There were heavenly wood-fired pizzas, a delectable dinner, fun door prizes, and extra special pours.
Some of the wines we enjoyed…Albariño, Aligoté, Viognier, Sauvignon Musqué, Godello, Petite Arvine and  more from Comstock, @ernestvineyards 
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A beautiful, delicious, fun evening at @ziggythewinegal’s “Kinky Whites” dinner event at @comstockwines Ethereal waning light tinting the sky pink over our whites was a gorgeous setting for brilliant wines and lively conversation. 6 fabulous winemakers came out to share their wines from light and lofty to charming to energetic plus a few bottle-aged beauties from fun bottles were circling and poured. The event supported Farm to Pantry with a food drive, and our own Les Dames d’Escoffier of Sonoma volunteered time as servers and crew to make the evening a success.
There were heavenly wood-fired pizzas, a delectable dinner, fun door prizes, and extra special pours.
Some of the wines we enjoyed…Albariño, Aligoté, Viognier, Sauvignon Musqué, Godello, Petite Arvine and more from Comstock, @ernestvineyards
@josephswanwines @marimarestate Estate @portercreekvineyards @seawolf__wines
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Another successful “Summer Wine Series” backyard wine tasting event at the @gravensteingrill - This one featuring some of the finest producers pouring their most compelling PINOT NOIRS expressive of our terroirs across Sonoma and Mendocino County AVAs.  @sawyersommelier did it again, gathering friends for a warm, inviting evening of beautiful wines, good food and relaxed good cheer.  #pinotnoir @sonomacountyvintners @sonomacountyvintners #winelover #friendsinwine #wineeducator @crushonwine

Another successful “Summer Wine Series” backyard wine tasting event at the @gravensteingrill - This one featuring some of the finest producers pouring their most compelling PINOT NOIRS expressive of our terroirs across Sonoma and Mendocino County AVAs. @sawyersommelier did it again, gathering friends for a warm, inviting evening of beautiful wines, good food and relaxed good cheer. #pinotnoir @sonomacountyvintners @sonomacountyvintners #winelover #friendsinwine #wineeducator @crushonwine ...

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I was honored to be invited to the Dry Creek Vally AVA 40th Anniversary celebration and panel tasting at Lake Sonoma. Though we marked 40 years of Dry Creek Valley as an official AVA, we honored over 150 years of winegrowing and winemaking in this narrow 16 mi x 2 mi  valley.
It was an incredible, historic day recognizing and recounting the people, grapes and wine that have allowed this beautifully bucolic region to produce world class wines.  Thank you to @sawyersommelier and @winegrowersofdrycreekvalley for pulling together an impressive panel of growers, farmers, vintners with both historic roots and an eye to the future. Chris, you lead the tasting and panel with aplomb, highlighting the true diversity of the winegrowing region.

Chris selected a series of panelists and wines that truly reflect this diversity, and quality.  What wines we were able to taste!  We began with a panel on Sauvignon Blanc, tasting wines in two different styles, then moved to a panel discussion and duo-tasting on the historic Zinfandel, followed by panels on Rhone Varieties, then Cabernet Sauvignon, then red blends. Thank you to the winegrowers and presenters at the panel tasting:
Mauritson, Dry Creek Valley Vineyards, Nalle, Teldeschi, Quivira, DaVero, Pedroncelli, Flambeaux, Rafanelli, Emmit-Scorsone. 

A walkaround tasting of more stellar wines poured by their makers and growers from Dry Creek Valley, accompanied by delicious fare from Pilon Kitchen. Thank you @dry creek valley winegrowers @Christopher Sawyer for putting on a memorable day, and to the growers themselves (past, present, and yes future) for all the wines we’ve enjoyed from this beautiful region.

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I was honored to be invited to the Dry Creek Vally AVA 40th Anniversary celebration and panel tasting at Lake Sonoma. Though we marked 40 years of Dry Creek Valley as an official AVA, we honored over 150 years of winegrowing and winemaking in this narrow 16 mi x 2 mi valley.
It was an incredible, historic day recognizing and recounting the people, grapes and wine that have allowed this beautifully bucolic region to produce world class wines. Thank you to @sawyersommelier and @winegrowersofdrycreekvalley for pulling together an impressive panel of growers, farmers, vintners with both historic roots and an eye to the future. Chris, you lead the tasting and panel with aplomb, highlighting the true diversity of the winegrowing region.

Chris selected a series of panelists and wines that truly reflect this diversity, and quality. What wines we were able to taste! We began with a panel on Sauvignon Blanc, tasting wines in two different styles, then moved to a panel discussion and duo-tasting on the historic Zinfandel, followed by panels on Rhone Varieties, then Cabernet Sauvignon, then red blends. Thank you to the winegrowers and presenters at the panel tasting:
Mauritson, Dry Creek Valley Vineyards, Nalle, Teldeschi, Quivira, DaVero, Pedroncelli, Flambeaux, Rafanelli, Emmit-Scorsone.

A walkaround tasting of more stellar wines poured by their makers and growers from Dry Creek Valley, accompanied by delicious fare from Pilon Kitchen. Thank you @dry creek valley winegrowers @Christopher Sawyer for putting on a memorable day, and to the growers themselves (past, present, and yes future) for all the wines we’ve enjoyed from this beautiful region.

@sonomacountywinegrowers
@sonomacountyvintners
#dcv40th #sipsonoma
#drycreekvalley #winesofdrycreekvalley #sonomacounty #sonomacountywine #winegrowersofdrycreekvalley

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What a beautiful, delicious, fun evening at Ziggy the Wine Gal’s ”Kinky Whites” dinner event at Comstock Wines last night. That ethereal waning light tinting the sky pink over our whites was a gorgeous setting for brilliant wines and lively conversation. 6 fabulous winemakers came out to share their wines from light and lofty to charming to energetic plus a few bottle-aged beauties from fun bottles that Ziggy and winemakers were circling and pouring.Then there were the heavenly wood-fired pizzas, delectable dinner, fun door prizes, and extra special pours. The event also supported Farm to Pantry with a food drive, and our own Les Dames d’Escoffier of Sonoma volunteered time as servers and crew to make the evening a success. Some of the wines we enjoyed…Albariño, Aligoté, Viognier, Sauvignon Musqué, Godello, Petite Arvine and more from Comstock, Ernest VineyardsJoseph Swan VineyardsMarimar Estate Porter Creek Vineyards & Seawolf WinesLes Dames Sonoma Farm to Pantry ... See MoreSee Less
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