Welcome to the new year, and here’s a great Costco Bordeaux buy for you to ring it in with priced at only $6.99. I should have stocked up as I’m sure this one is going to go fast once word gets out. This is far from your average sub-$10 Bordeaux. I had to check my …
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This is a great time of the year for this wine to arrive at Costco. The Kirkland Signature brand of wines are known for their value, and while you may be purchasing more designer-label juice for your boss or wine-snob nephew, you’re probably perfectly content having a “Costco wine” with tonight’s dinner. The term “Bordeaux …
Year in and year out, the Cotes du Rhone from E Guigal has been a winner. Our last review was the 2011 vintage which we thoroughly enjoyed, and this one might be a step up from there. Let’s set aside the unbelievable Costco price on this wine for a minute ($12.89) and dive into the …
We haven’t seen as many Chateauneufs in warehouses as we would like. But maybe that’s starting to change which is common around this time of the year. I noticed the always incredible Beaucastel is in stock, which is a favorite (and an expensive treat), but then saw this bottle priced at $26.99, which is pretty …
I was thrilled to see this wine hit Costco bins a few weeks ago. I can’t recall coming across another Sauternes since my time as a member, although I am quite certain this isn’t the first. Sauternes is cool because it’s a concentrated, honey-sweet juice that really complements a variety of foods. A classic pairing …
Costco seems to get this wine year after year, as do many other retailers. I bought a bottle last year, because who can resist a $7.99 price tag, and I’d be lying if I said it was something that I highly enjoyed. I do, however, recall liking this wine in the past as well as …
I really wish I had gotten into this one prior to the warm summer months beginning to come to an end. This is a summer treat, a Sauvignon Blanc that’s crisp, refreshing, packed with flavor, and is interesting enough to keep my attention on every taste. Sancerre bottles like this are typically fantastic values when …
This is a lovely Cotes de Provence Rose for only $9.99. The blend is 60% Grenache, 20% Cinsault and 20% Syrah, so it has a little pepper and spice, which I really enjoy. The wine pours a nice salmon color and kicks off a little of that pepper on the nose. In the mouth though is …
Happy to see the ’16 of this one arrive in stores since historically the Kirkland Cotes du Rhone Villages appears to have skipped a few vintages of the years, which I documented in this review of the 2015 vintage. It also arrives right on the heels of another favorite Kirkland wine, but perhaps most importantly, …
For fans of Rhone wines, and particular those into Gigondas, you must have been as surprised as I was upon first hearing that Kirkland was producing a Gigondas bottle. I learned from a reader, and that was followed up by many more readers, hoping for a review, and all the feedback so far is pretty …
Its hard to find a Cotes du Rhone Villages wine for under $10. The obvious one that comes to mind is the Kirkland Signature Cotes du Rhone Villages, which we love and that is priced at only $6.99 (we, like many of you, are eagerly awaiting the next vintage of that wine to hit Costco …
Researching this wine proved to be frustrating. This may be a Costco-exclusive wine, although I am only speculating. Domaine Albert Bichot is a fairly well-known Burgundy producer with widely available wines. Costco has carried the Bichot Domaine Long-Depaquit Chablis previously, and some stores probably still have it in stock. This wine is 100% Chardonnay made …
Having made a goal to explore new white wines this year, one area I’ve been avoiding is Sauvignon Blanc, which is a varietal I feel I got my fill of last summer. However, when we’re talking French Sauvignon Blanc, especially from Sancerre which lies in the eastern part of the Loire Valley, Sauvignon Blanc takes …
I’m always a fan of trying wines grown right beside well renowned estates and regions. Les Salles de Castillon lies in the far right bank of Bordeaux, adjacent to St Emilion. Here’s a map that will give you an idea where we’re talking. Buying in these areas that are close, but not close enough for a certain …
The Kirkland Chateauneuf might be the wine I look forward to the most every year at Costco. It’s not because it’s typically the best wine. In fact, last year was a bit of a bust. The reason I look forward to tasting these wines is because I think it’s awesome that Kirkland offers a wine like this …