Give It A Shot – Saltram S2 Australian Shiraz from Trader Joe’s

Regular viewers of our show should know by now that Keith works at Trader Joe’s. Often inspiration will strike while Keith is at work and a beverage from the store becomes a part of one of our live shows at Twitch.tv/aboutbeverages. Every once in a while we need something at the last minute and then it is due to desperation that something from Trader Joe’s becomes a part of the show. Whether it be something from column A or something from column B, we are grateful to be able to have this option so readily available. As you may have guessed by now, for this episode we have something from Trader Joe’s to share with you. Today we will be trying the Saltram S2 Shiraz 2019, from The Barossa Valley in Australia. This is not something that Trader Joe’s usually carries, but due to some trade issues between Australia and China (the country this wine is usually exported to) the winery was left with 30,000 cases that had no place to call home. Enter Trader Joe’s, who negotiated to buy the entire allotment, so that they could then offer it to their customers at $3.99 a bottle. This bottle usually sells for around $25 when exported and the Saltram winery has been around since the mid-1800’s.  What do you think?  Let us know in the comments below or join us live on Thursday nights to give us your feedback while we are live streaming on Twitch.  If you have any ideas for future episodes of “Give It A Shot” or just have a question, you can always send us an email to AboutBeverages@gmail.com.

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