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Shopping for Trader Joe’s Wine

Hit the stores trying to scrounge up more of the Franc Merlot. I scored 6 more bottles. Unfortunately I cleaned out the Trader Joe’s on 9th and Brannan so if you want some head elsewhere.

I also grabbed 2 bottles of the Gravity Hills Syrah which has been marked down from $6 to $3. Get yourself some. Also picked up a bottle of the NV Rabbit Ridge Allure de Robles. Presumably this is a different barreling than the one I last posted.

Finally, I added three new wines to my portfolio. The first was a reader recommendation ($5) from Oeanist (opened it tonight, very promising). The other two were impulse buys the Handley Dry Creek Sauvignon Blanc ($6) and the Raimat Tempranillo ($6).

Stay tuned for my thoughts. In the mean time let me know your thoughts on any of these.

Happy Drinking!
Jason