Spanish

Here’s an interesting Costco wine find. Long time readers know that we love Spanish wine because the bang for the buck is hard to match compared to most other regions. At Costco, we usually find Rioja, some Riberas, maybe a Jumilla, but rarely do we get a Priorat, which is one of Spain’s top regions. …

Here’s a fun one that is a nice addition to the Costco wine aisles. I’ve complained in the past about there not being enough “interesting” white wines at Costco. But with this white Rioja, my wishes have been answered. I love finding wines like this. It’s not super common to find white Rioja either, but …

Here’s a wine that I didn’t know much about when I bought it, or when I tasted it, but a little Internet sleuthing later turned up some pretty cool information that I’ll get to a minute. There are usually quite a few Rioja choices at Costco, including their own Kirkland bottling that is a good …

Spain is such a good place to look for value in the wine world nowadays so this bottle from Toro piqued our interest when we came across it at Costco for $19.99.  We figured it would drink like it cost a bit more, and that’s exactly what we found. The retail price on this bottle …

It’s always a joy to sit down with a glass of this wine. I was so pumped to see this hit Costco shelves, even if the price jumped a bit ($54.99 now, used to be $48.99). As far as high end, collectible wines go, this is one of the most accessible and delicious wines out …

Every time I visit Costco this summer, I see more and more bubbly Rosé bottles gracing store shelves. We just reviewed the very tasty and affordable ($6.99) Kirkland Prosecco Rosé, which we recommend.  On my last trip, this Cava Brut Rosé stood out for a couple of reasons. First, it was on an end cap …

Here’s an interesting red blend from the Jumilla region of Spain.  It was $9.99 and the Costco placard displayed a nice 93 point rating from Wine Spectator.  I love Spanish wine, so why not give it a shot? The blend is 80% Monastrell, 15% Syrah and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon; retail price seems to be closer …

This one arrived a little early this year, at least for us around the Atlanta area, but I’ve heard from several readers who have found it near them too.  Last year I didn’t see it appear until July. In our review of the 2015 vintage, we noted the $1 price jump from the 2014 vintage …

Finding and tasting Costco Riojas under $10 is one of my favorite parts of running this website.  So often you hear people looking for “good buys under $10” or you see a catchy news headline “Sommeliers’ Top Picks Under $10.” And it makes sense, because there’s so much bad wine out there under $10, and …

Here’s a new arrival that caught our eye.  This is an organically grown (and single vineyard I believe) Cabernet Sauvignon from the Valencia region on Spain’s east coast.  It’s an area that doesn’t get quite as much attention as some of Spain’s other famed wine regions, but it produces several white and red grape varietals …

Fresh off the cusp of reviewing a great Costco Rioja find, the 2015 La Gitana Gold Rioja, we decided to also try this one, and see how it compared.  There’s a lot of similarities and in the end, we discovered two amazing wines that we can’t recommend enough. Both wines are priced under $15 at …

It’s nice walking down the aisle and catching a glimpse of those signature blue and silver rings that grace the neck of the Kirkland Ribera del Duero. This is still a young addition in the Kirkland wine family, and it can prove to be fairly elusive too, as demonstrated by the fact that we either …

This is the best $12 bottle of wine I’ve had in some time.  I almost didn’t buy this because the label just looked a little suspect.  I’m not sure why (and it looks better in the picture below), it just came off to me visually as a cheap bottle. But this initial perception was way …

I’ve always been curious about this European wine box that first showed up last year near me, but seemed to sell out fairly fast (and before I had a chance to grab one). It’s back this year, at $29.99 which is the same price I believe as the prior year with a similar sampling of …

We are always on the lookout for bottles that have the special limited time Costco discount, taking even more off the already low price. In this case though, the discount was just the icing on the cake. This wine is so good, it’s a steal at the regular price of $14.99, which is still below …