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Jon Thorsen

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Founder, Publisher and Author at Reverse Wine Snob

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  • 6 days ago | reversewinesnob.com | Jon Thorsen

    A box wine from the land of Barolo? For Italian wine lovers on a budget, we review the Vinchio Vaglio Le Tane Piemonte Barbera in a 3L box. 100% Barbera from Piedmont, Italy packaged in a 3L box, the equivalent of four 750ml bottles. The wine is aged in stainless steel for 3 months and is vegan friendly. Today we're revisiting an old favorite as we previously reviewed a 2012 3L box from this same winery.

  • 1 week ago | reversewinesnob.com | Jon Thorsen

    These delectable and very age-worthy Rhone-style reds are back! It's the Gard Vintners Vaucluse Red Blend and the Reverence Grenache. Save a total of $126 on this 4-pack of spectacular, big, juicy and absolutely delicious wines from Gard Vintners. We are absolutely delighted to bring you today's deal from one of our favorite wineries, Gard Vintners, owned by the Lawrence Family who also own another reader favorite, Desert Wind Winery.

  • 1 week ago | reversewinesnob.com | Jon Thorsen

    Just $10 at Costco, we review the Luis Gurpegui Muga Rioja 147 Aniversario Tempranillo. Tempranillo from 50-year-old vines in Rioja, Spain. The wine spends 18 months in French and American oak and is vegan friendly. The wine has an SRP of $28 and has been featured on some of the deal sites like Wine Access for $19 and Last Bottle for $13. Costco beats them all at just $9.99 a bottle! It is imported by Tri-Vin Imports.

  • 1 week ago | reversewinesnob.com | Jon Thorsen

    A top of the line wine from the Famiglia Cecchi in Tuscany, we review the Cecchi Coevo, a Saturday Splurge selection. 50% Sangiovese from the Ribaldoni vineyard at Villa Rosa in Castellina in the Chianti Classico zone plus 50% Merlot from Poggio La Mozza, part of the Val delle Rose Estate in Maremma, Tuscany, Italy. The wine was aged for 18 months in French oak tonneaux and an additional 10 months in the bottle before release. Just 3,108 bottles were produced. Sample submitted for review.

  • 1 week ago | reversewinesnob.com | Jon Thorsen

    SAVE OVER $28 A BOTTLE on 94-Point Perfect 10 Zin from a 100+ year-old vineyard plus a beautiful 92-93 Point Lake County Barbera! Today's 4-pack deal includes 2 bottles of the 2019 Giannecchini Family Vineyard Old Vine Zinfandel plus 2 bottles of the 2021 Giannecchini Family Vineyard Lake County Barbera. We love old vines here at Reverse Wine Snob!Unfortunately, a lot of what passes for "old vine" these days, especially in Zinfandel, isn't really that old.

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An unexpected find. We review the 2019 Trader Joe's Platinum Reserve Nizza DOCG Barbera Lot #117 from the Bersano Estate. 100% Barbera from the Bersano Estate in Nizza Monferrato, Piedmont, Italy. Since this is a Riserva level wine it must be aged... #wine https://t.co/QdHdQI0PCX

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