Grocery Outlet Bargains

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Comment by dane schlemmer on March 3, 2010 at 6:41am

Oceanside, Ca. Had a very nice 2006 Forest Glen Char. 7.99. Surprised me as most of their wine is mass produced and taste cheap. I guess they are making a higher end wine now. The suggested retail price was 20.00 dollars!

Comment by David Chlebowski on February 26, 2010 at 8:51pm

As I type, I am sampling the 2008 Senorio del Jucar Tempranillo (Vinabel) suggusted by Bob. I think it is a very nice and an easy to drink every day wine. I got it for $3.99 at my GO. I just bought the one bottle and I am planning on picking up a case for good measure. Thanks for the recommendation Bob.

Comment by Bob Lambert on January 11, 2010 at 9:47am

Tooting my own horn again - I have imported a nice Tempranillo from the Senorio del Jucar winery situated between Albacete and Valencia about 30 miles from the coast in Spain. I know that the Oregon Grocery Outlets will be (or already have) received it, with Washington and California not far behind. The wine is called "Vinabel" and is a young, but ready to drink, fruity Tempranillo. Pricing should be either 4.99 or 5.99 - aggressive for this wine. Check it out! I am uploading a picture of the label so you can recognize it in the stores.

Comment by David Chlebowski on November 20, 2009 at 9:32pm

It's been a while since I've found a wine I like at a great price. Well, the 2005 Lolonis Tryfon Zinfadel is that wine. GO (Petaluma) has it for $6.99 and the winery is selling the exact same vintage for $28.00! The winery website describe their wine as follows: Named for our patriarch, this 100% Zinfandel comes from vines planted in 1920 by Tryfon Lolonis. The old vines and dry-farming create a wine that has many layers of flavors and aromas - from bright Bing cherries to black cherry, raspberry, pomegranate and figs with toasty oak to cocoa, white pepper, cinnamon and nutmeg. This wine should pair well with any dish - Greek or otherwise!

Good luck in finding this wine! My GO only had four case displayed, and I bought one after sampling a bottle. My GO did have two other varietals of Lolonis, so it appears to be a special buy, as most great finds are.

Comment by Bob Lambert on November 12, 2009 at 3:26pm

I uploaded a few pics from the Northwest G.O. tour - that felt a little like those trips that people take to see every minor league baseball park in the US :)

Comment by Evan McColly on November 12, 2009 at 1:59pm

I visited the Corvallis, OR G.O. last week and decided to try the Washington Hills 2006 Merlot. I was pleasantly surprised for the $2.99. Too bad all of it was sold by yesterday.

Comment by Joe on October 26, 2009 at 9:09am

Next time one of the members of this group is at a Grocery Outlet, how about taking a photo of the outside and load it to identify this group. Thanks.

Comment by Bob Lambert on October 14, 2009 at 8:38am

Doug - I just made a tour of the G.O. stores in the Northwest (I think I hit 30 of them) and I only saw one store with the Nelson - it was in the Seattle area, and none had the French. I suspect Oregon and Washington either never got any, or ran out quickly. Thank you for commenting on the Chianti, as they say, any press is better than no press! If you have a chance to try the Rosso, it really benefits from time open. My wife and I had the previous day's half bottle with a baked pasta dish she made and it was considerably better. For 5.99, it's pretty darn good.

Look for the Fin del Mundo Cab and Malbec in the Portland stores - they are both worth the 6.99 asking price.

Comment by Douglas A. Avon on October 13, 2009 at 10:54pm

I'm still looking for the 2006 Domaine Alfred Red Wine for $2.99 or the 2000 Nelson Estate Merlot mentioned by David. Our GO stores in the Portland Oregon area don't have any as of last week. Has anyone seen these in Oregon stores yet?

Comment by Douglas A. Avon on September 30, 2009 at 4:44pm

I tried some of Bob's recommended "Le Corbine" Chianti 2007. Not sure if I like it or not. Maybe it needs to be put up for a few years. I taste a distinct black olive spice in this wine. Not what I'm used to, but it definitely is different.

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