Trader Joe's March Fearless Flyer features their Reserve Chardonnay 2014 from Napa Valley. This wine is very different from the True Myth Edna Valley Chardonnay that I recently blogged about. Where the True Myth is crisp and a little acidic, the Trader Joe's Reserve is full bodied, creamy and a little oaky. I agree with the Fearless Flyer description pf pineapple, melon and apple flavors with caramel notes. With such variation in styles, it is hard to judge which wine is better and that is why I do not assign numerical ratings to white wine. Trader Joe's Reserve Chardonnay is $9.99 and it has 13.5% alcohol. If you like your chardonnay to be full bodied and creamy, you will definitely like this wine.
It has been a little over 3 months since I last posted on this blog. I have taken that time to enjoy old favorites as well as wines bought directly from wineries. I needed a break from trying a lot of unfamiliar wines so that I might have something new to write about. However, now I am planning a live video post for the OlliLife newsletter at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Furman University about value wines from lesser known wine regions and this will require Wine Jane and I to do a lot of research. Well, someone has to do it! There are few places that have as much affordable quality wine as Spain. The best known wines from Spain come from areas like Rioja in the northern part of Spain. However, even greater values can be found further south in the areas bordering the Mediterranean Sea. One such area is Yecla, about 50 miles inland from the sea. In the past seven years, I have posted about four wines from Yeccla. All have been blends of the traditional Spanish g
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