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I have a confession to make. Today was a day I had been looking forward to for a couple months. I had it marked on my calendar and everything. Today was suppose to be the day that I would buy my Advent calendar. As you may have heard, this year Aldi was going to sell a wine advent calendar in the United States. This calendar was available last year in Europe, and they finally had brought it across the Atlantic Ocean.
Like I said earlier, I had this day marked on my calendar since I read that they were going to be released a couple of months ago. I thought this would be the perfect opportunity for CraftEaze! There was going to be 24 different wines to try! I had it all planned out, every day I would post the wine on Instagram and Facebook and then once a week I would write a post talking about the different wines. It was going to be PERFECT!
Little did I know, everyone else had the exact same idea as me. Everyone wanted a wine advent calendar. Even the special cheese wine advent calendar was super popular. My friend texted me and said there was a line at Aldi when the store opened just to get a calendar. Unforuntualy, each store only had a limited supply. I couldn’t get away from work to go to Aldi because I was filling in for someone else. I thought, maybe if I go straight there after work I will be ok.
So at 3 pm, I went straight to this Aldi store that never looks busy every time I drive by. I got out of my car and walked to the door. As I approached, I noticed a sign on the door. This sign said, “Sorry, due to the limited supply we are sold out of the wine calendar.” So I got back in my car and rushed to the Aldi closest to my house, but I didn’t have high hopes. When I got to that Aldi, I saw a sign stating they were out of both the wine Advent calendar and the cheese Advent calendar. I went on into the store because I didn’t want to be that crazy person that got to the door twice and turned around.
I texted my fiancee when I got into Aldi and told him all about the saga in trying to find the calendar. He immediately looked online and found several calendars being sold on eBay, but they were over $150. I don’t know about you, but that’s way too expensive for me!
So I was feeling a little defeated that I wasn’t able to pick up the Aldi wine Advent calendar. I was thinking that I would just have to buy either a chocolate Advent calendar or even this coloring book Advent calendar this year. But my fiancee came to the rescue! He told me that many other people were probably at work when Aldi opened that would have wanted a calendar. Why don’t you just come up with your own “Wine Advent Calendar”? I thought this was a brilliant idea and decided to run with it.
The CraftEaze wine Advent Calendar will be released in 4 parts. Part 1 will be tonight with 3 wines. Parts 2-4 will be released over the next four weeks and will consist of 7 wines. Most of these wines can be bought at Aldi. Even though, I didn’t get a calendar I feel Aldi is a great place to find deals when it comes to wine.
Wines for the first 3 days (December 1-3)
Just in case you are not familiar with Advent calendars, you get a surprise each day during the month of December. I remember having one when I was growing up where each day was a part of a puzzle. This advent calendar will be a different wine suggestion every day.
December 1 – Winking Owl Moscato
This is one of my favorite wines! Back in June, we had an in-depth wine review on this very wine. This is a Moscato wine that I will buy for craft night. I love the slight peach taste. You can find this wine at Aldi.
December 2 – Moiselle Red Moscato
This wine is a sweeter red wine. It tastes like a Moscato but has more of a berry flavor. This is wine can be found at Aldi. In the future, this may be a wine featured in an in-depth wine review.
December 3 – Dark Horse Rose
So this is a wine that my fiancee thought I was crazy to buy. It comes in a can kind of like a soda or beer. It was also slightly more expensive then other wines I have bought at Aldi, but it was so convenient for a tailgate or even going on a float trip. I am not 100% sure if this is always at Aldi, but I found it there a few weeks ago. This rose is a little drier, but I liked it and I preferred wines that are a little sweeter.
Below are a few of our in-depth wine review, just in case you would like to learn more. I have also included a link to our special cherry limeade wine cocktail.
- Middle Sister Moscato
- California Roots Moscato
- Prophecy Rose
- Von Wilhelm Haus Riesling Spatlese
- Chateau Ste Michelle Riesling
- Cherry Limeade Wine Cocktail
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Hope you enjoy the wine!
