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Trader Joe’s store offering free daily wine tasting
November 18th, 2009, 6:45 am · 9 Comments · posted by Nancy Luna, Staff Writer
I hope the wines are better than Trader Joe's famous Two Buck chuck.
If I only lived in Costa Mesa.
The Trader Joe’s on West 17th Street has launched a free wine tasting program. The Costa Mesa store is the only one in Orange County to offer this free booze event to customers, according to several Trader Joe’s employees reached by phone this week.
The wine tastings are offered daily at the Costa Mesa store for customers age 21 years or older. Chain spokeswoman Alison Mochizuki said two wines are sampled daily.
She said the pilot program is not unique to Costa Mesa. “We do have other stores that offer wine tastings.”
For example, Arizona stores also conduct wine tastings, she said.
The Costa Mesa tastings are offered from 4-7 p.m. Monday through Friday and from noon-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Whole Foods offers wine tasting in Tustin, but it costs $10.
The Costa Mesa Trader Joe’s is at 640 W. 17th Street. Phone: 949-642-5134
Tell us: Would you like Trader Joe’s to expand this program to all units? If you spot a Trader Joe’s offering wine tastings, let us know.
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Yes, that would be cool if the Rancho Santa Margarita store had that.
cool, maybe i’ll take a ride down there…
nancy is that you grabbin’ the two buck chuck in the photo?
in store wine tasting are great! wonderful way to be introduced to wines that you might just pass by.
Tasting or testing is fine with me!
Every Trader Joe’s offers wine tasting!
You buy your wines, you take them out to your car, pop the corks, and taste your wines!
“Er, why no, officer, that’s not alcohol. It’s just old grape juice! Want a taste?”
not bad. I know the Bev Mo in Irvine also used to do this on Fridays (it was free).
that was several years ago but I’d be interested to find out if they still do.
As long as it is not two buck Chuck; that wine is disgusting.
I buy wine at TJ all the time. Good prices. Fair selection. My fav is their white wine. Ive also had the 2 buck chuck. I dont like it that much..but I love the price.
I thought it was against the law to give free wine in the State of CA.