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Giardino Pinot Grigio delle Venezie - Trader Joe's

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If this is available in the wine section in your local Trader Joe's. I think this is a tremendous bargain at $2.99/bottle (cost at my local TJs). Far better than the Charles Shaw grigio, in my opinion. If you're unsure, buy a bottle for $2.99. If you don't like it you haven't wasted much. If you like it, go back for more before it's gone.

 

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I hope you find it and enjoy it. Of, if not, you let others know what you think.
 

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This sound liked another trip to Trader Joe’s Monday morning.
 

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They are all sold out here. The next batch will arrive on Apr 30 in my local store. Will make a note and check then.
 

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Looks as if the word might be getting around!

Saturday I was debating whether to grab one of the empty wine boxes that my TJs keeps near the cash register and fill the box with an entire case of the Giardino. I decided to only buy six, and filled the other slots with some other favorites. But I did notice that the display had been partially emptied already by other customers, and in grabbing six bottles I did serious damage to the remaining bottles on display. I don't know if they had more in stock in back.
 

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If this is available in the wine section in your local Trader Joe's. I think this is a tremendous bargain at $2.99/bottle
Have not been in a Trader Joe's in more than 10 years when I had business trips much farther west. The recommendation sounded intriguing, and the CO TJ is around the corner from a sushi restaurant I have wanted to try take-out for a change of pace from my usual favorite.

First stop at the new sushi place did not work out. Closed or did not answer the number posted on the door for take-away. Gave up. Walked the two blocks back to TJ.

Outstanding success at the one TJ wine shop in CO (due to weird CO laws, every grocery chain is allowed only one liquor outlet in the state). There were a couple of cases of the Pinot Grigio in the display racks; picked up four bottles, because it is a 20 minute drive each way from home, plus a couple bottle of the St. Somewhere Chardonnay from Alexander Valley. Picked-up sushi at my usual place on the way home to enjoy with the pinot grigio.

Tasting results: Every time I try a new wine, one word springs to mind; with the Giardino Pinot Grigio that word was "watery." For me, the pinot grigio is a "light" wine like a "light" beer. The light flavors completely disappeared with the sushi dinner, and it was like a glass of water.

The Pinot Grigio is a non-vintage, so bottles may vary widely in taste. I will likely save the remaining bottles of Pinot Grigio for the summer, try a chilled glass in the mountains as an aperitif (mountain locations somehow intensify food and wine flavor for me), and reduce and freeze the remainders into cubes to use in cooking.

I found a taste for Sauvignon Blanc more than 20 years ago when I craved an alternative to Chardonnays. Anyone who enjoys pinot grigio should try some sauvignon blancs. At the price point for the Giardino Pinot Grigio ($3.99/750 ml in Colorado), I can recommend the Black Box Sauvignon Blanc. A non-vintage wine, so your box may be different than mine, but it has shown consistent quality over the past year for $18 at Costco ($4.50/750 ml), but it does require a commitment to 3L of a new wine.

Anyone interested should do a side-by-side taste test.

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Steve,
Thanks for telling us about this wine. I picked up two bottles today at our local TJ's. I think it's very drinkable. It is somewhat similar to Matua, Sauvignon Blanc, but not as pungent/tart. Sorry, I'm not a wine connoisseur. That's my best comparison to a Sauvignon Blanc. I'm going back to purchase a case. I like it, especially at that price point and I don't care for the Charles Shaw $2 buck chuck wines. Thanks again!
 

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Went to Trader Joe’s today and found the wine! I am amazed that it’s still $2.99 a bottle. Light bodied but pleasant enough on the taste. Went well with seafood dish. Glad that I tried it.
 

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Went to Trader Joe’s today and found the wine! I am amazed that it’s still $2.99 a bottle. Light bodied but pleasant enough on the taste. Went well with seafood dish. Glad that I tried it.
Wow - I'll start looking for it again at my TJs. I figured it was long gone.
 

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Our local Trader Joe's did not have any, but I guess this is a good reason to go shopping this morning at Traders Joe's.
 
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