Trader Joe's Products (2017–)

[rotuts]

my Wine Buds @ TJ's recommended I try this after suggesting the G.V. above ;

 

 

 

its similar to the GV , but Im betting would be quite different if tasted side by side.

 

who can really remember various tastes and nuances ?  not me.

 

as my standard ref.  is Tj's Costal Chardonnay , this moves away from that in an interesting direction

 

as did the G.V.    $ 7.49 , not a Bank-Breaker  .  ice cold , quite nice

 

back label is fairly accurate , but I do not know what ' lively ' means in a wine.

 

certainly nothing was wiggling around as I swallowed .   Ill get this again , and keep a few bottles

 

as I now keep a few bottles of the G.V. , for a change from the TJ's C.C.

 

 

[Smithy]

As I've lamented before, I don't have ready access to Trader Joe's. I'd definitely take a flyer on Vermentino, though. I thoroughly dislike Chardonnay, but the crisp and lively (and no, I can't define it either) wines that Don't Taste of Chardonnay and aren't sweet are right up my alley. If I ever get a chance, I'll give theirs a try.

[weinoo]

10 hours ago, Smithy said:

As I've lamented before, I don't have ready access to Trader Joe's. I'd definitely take a flyer on Vermentino, though. I thoroughly dislike Chardonnay, but the crisp and lively (and no, I can't define it either) wines that Don't Taste of Chardonnay and aren't sweet are right up my alley. If I ever get a chance, I'll give theirs a try.

Some day maybe try a Chardonnay that is crisp and lively and isn’t sweet.  Like a Chablis.

[rotuts]

indeed.

 

TJ's Coastal Chardonnay is not sweet .

 

just not as crisp as a Chablis , my favorite white.

 

USA Chardonnay's for some reason have oak flavors , sometimes a lot.

 

Oak belongs on trees , not in wine.

[Maison Rustique]

10 hours ago, Smithy said:

As I've lamented before, I don't have ready access to Trader Joe's. I'd definitely take a flyer on Vermentino, though. I thoroughly dislike Chardonnay, but the crisp and lively (and no, I can't define it either) wines that Don't Taste of Chardonnay and aren't sweet are right up my alley. If I ever get a chance, I'll give theirs a try.

I agree! It is the oakiness mostly, but some of them also leave a weird coating in my mouth. 

[rotuts]

generally TJ's does ' Mousse Cakes ' very well :

 

the cake is cake-ey and the mousse is generous

 

the offerings vary through out the year.

 

 

if you like raspberry , these are for you.  at this time they have heart shaped cake

 

chocolate frosting and mousse , w a red heart sugar tipping.

 

if you gently lift off that red heart, discard it , the rest is very nice .

 

Edited February 2 by rotuts (log)

[Maison Rustique]

On 1/30/2025 at 6:16 AM, Maison Rustique said:

I finally got to Trader Joe's yesterday--I think it has been about 6 months since my last trip. I passed on those cake bites. My sis is disappointed--she'd asked me to get her petit fours and there were none.

 

I picked up this curry to try--will let you know. My mind has gone blank (need coffee!) with what else I bought, but I spent a bloody fortune.

 

Reporting back on the Sri Lanka curry. It is super-instant, but I found it completely bland. I would not buy it again.

[rotuts]

a tip from my Local Tj's wine-buds :

 

although you can return many items you don't like to TJ's

 

Wine might not be one of them :   This wine ' turned '  will work a lot better than ' I didnt like it '

 

go figure .

 

must have been a lot of people just dringking the wine , and returning the empties for replacement.

[Maison Rustique]

I did not take pix, but that last time I went to TJs, I got one of their Parlanno Pizzas. My freezer was beginning to be overstuffed, so I pulled it out last night, added a little more cheese to it and put it in the toaster oven. It was very tasty with a glass of some Portuguese red blend that I got at Costco. I'm never truly happy with the way pizza crust turns out in my particular toaster oven, but it was OK. Lots of toppings on it and I didn't even add anything other than the cheese.

[rotuts]

some of Tj's small cheet cakes w frosting are quite decent .  The staff recommended this one :

 

 

its gluten free.  I do not have a gluten enteropathy , nor an aversion to wheat , but decided to try it.  those cookies hitched along.

 

 

the cake is moist , light and the frosting has nice chocolate flavor .  its a keeper .  Ill have to see if they still have

 

the standard cake .  the vanilla standard w vanilla frosting was quite nice the last time I tried it.

 

the cookies were a disappointment  .

[Cyberider]

I like their chocolate ganache sheet cake from the same area.  The cake is okay but the frosting is out of this world.

[Shel_B]

On 3/1/2025 at 3:46 AM, Maison Rustique said:

I did not take pix, but that last time I went to TJs, I got one of their Parlanno Pizzas. My freezer was beginning to be overstuffed, so I pulled it out last night, added a little more cheese to it and put it in the toaster oven. It was very tasty with a glass of some Portuguese red blend that I got at Costco. I'm never truly happy with the way pizza crust turns out in my particular toaster oven, but it was OK. Lots of toppings on it and I didn't even add anything other than the cheese.

 

Might be my favorite frozen pizza certainly in the top two.  It took me a couple-three times to get the time/temp right in the Breville BOV800XL

Edited 8 hours ago by Shel_B (log)