Trader Joe's

[JET]

I had heard about this place online before and knew one was coming in to Maple Grove. Well, the store is now open. They are best known for cheap wine and specialty beers (not too many though). The place isn't real big, but they do have some cheap wine and it was supposed to be good.

The first bottle we tried is Dr. Beckerman's Auslese Riesling and it is great! It cost $5.69 and is at least as good as the $12 bottle we normally get of that kind. We have a Spatlese from the same company and a few other wines too. We spent a total of $28 for 5 bottles, with tax!

They also have "3 buck chuck" which costs $2.99 for a bottle and is supposed to be decent everyday wine. The styles are limited though and we didn't try any this round. They must have 40 types of wine under $6/bottle. The sales staff was very knowledgable too. I know Jana likes wine and I thought I would help out any others that do also!

The MG one is right in between Biaggi's (best Italian around if you haven't been there!) and the World Market/Ultimate Electronics. There is also one in St. Louis Park.