It's been a while since we reviewed a Vinho Verde from Costco but it seems like we drink them all summer long, and pair with all the summer cuisine. These Vinho Verde (which in Portuguese translates to "green" wines) hail from Northern Portugal and they are just perfectly crisp, refreshing and delicious without breaking the […]
2019 Casa Natal Malbec Gran Reserva
It's been a little while since we've tasted and reviewed a new Costco Malbec and this was a perfect choice, being both a Gran Reserva, and on sale for half off Costco's normal price. This is a wine we've seen before, granted a few years ago and in the Reserva form (not Gran Reserva). The […]
2020 Kirkland Signature Rioja Reserva JME Seleccion
This wine was first spotted by readers in February, but it's taken until now for us to be able to find and purchase at a store near us. Glad we didn't miss it. The new branding created a lot of excitement and early reports were pretty positive on the wine, with comparisons to years past. […]
2023 Kirkland Signature Vacqueyras
We were surprised and delighted to find the next vintage of this Kirkland bottle. It was almost a year ago when it made its debut with the 2022 vintage. We weren't sure if it had mainstream staying power, but it appears it may. Vacqueyras is a region in southern France, situated right next to Gigondas, and […]
2022 Benmar Springbok Yamhill-Carlton Pinot Noir
We have a nice string of new Pinot Noir reviews going in the past few weeks. Largely because we're finding new ones that look tasty, but also because we love drinking them this time of the year. Here's another one from Oregon (just posted about this lovely Argyle Pinot), this time from the Yamhill-Carlton AVA. […]
2021 Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir Eola-Amity Hills
The first note we made after a few tastes of this new Costco Pinot said "checks every box." And the more we went on, the more we found to enjoy here. What a delicious wine from Oregon's Willamette Valley. (we actually just reviewed the latest Kirkland Willamette Valley Pinot, which is consistently good as well.) […]
2022 Kirkland Signature Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
There’s lots to like once again with the latest vintage of the Kirkland Willamette Valley Pinot Noir, which is among our favorite Pinots from the Kirkland lineup. The price remains $12.99 once again with this 2022 vintage which is also great news. The winemaker, Sarah Cabot, is the same as the prior vintage. As you […]
2023 Kirkland Signature Chateauneuf du Pape
Rumors were out that the newest vintage of the Kirkland Chateauneuf-du-Pape was hitting stores, and we luckily found it on our last trip. As you can see in the photo below, it looks to be selling through pretty fast (and I didn't see any more boxes below the display case). Good news right off the […]
The Definitive Guide To Costco's Kirkland Signature Wines
Costco's Kirkland branded products are synonymous with high quality at super low prices, and the wine aisle is no exception. In some cases, Kirkland wines can be the shining example of the ridiculous quality to price ratio you can find under these private branded products. We've been tasting and reviewing Kirkland wines since before we […]
Look what's back in stores, the 2018 Kirkland Brunello
This is a bit of a rare situation. We've seen vintages go and come back, but we rarely see older vintages appear out of nowhere. Longtime readers will know that we are big fans of the Kirkland Brunello, especially the latest 2019 vintage that we went 93 points on. So at first glance we didn't […]
2019 Altos de Valdoso Crianza Ribera del Duero
Huge score here, especially for Spanish wine fans who will instantly jump at a bottle like this. A Crianza Ribera del Duero with 5 years of age for only $12.99. That's hard to beat and the wine delivered just as we hoped. A whopping 94 points from Wine Enthusiast. I know the placard says 93, […]
2023 Banfi San Angelo Pinot Grigio
This is fast becoming one of our favorite staple Pinot Grigios at Costco, so when we saw the latest 2023 we had to grab it to see if it held up. And it did. We reviewed the 2021 vintage back in 2022 and found it to be a delightful wine that we rated a solid […]
New vintage spotted: 2018 Kirkland Ribera del Duero Gran Reserva
Thank you to a reader Matthew in Palm Beach Gardens Florida who spotted this one. The Kirkland Ribera del Duero is back! Here are pics of the 2018 vintage. And this is big news because the last time we reviewed this bottle was the 2014 vintage. We thought it had disappeared....until now. Keep an eye […]
2021 Jose Maria Da Fonseca Anticiclone Red Blend Portugal
This is a fun and inexpensive red blend from Portugal that checks a lot of boxes. We're huge fans of Portuguese wines right now and find them to represent extreme values as evidenced here. This bottle is $7.99 at Costco, and looks to go for around $11-13 elsewhere online, so a pretty nice Costco discount. […]
2022 Kirkland Signature Chianti Classico Riserva
Alright, here we are back with the latest Kirkland Chianti Classico, historically a bottle that has shown up in the bottom ranks of the Kirkland wines for us. We were lucky to see the Kirkland Gran Selezione hit Costco shelves recently for its second vintage, which drastically upped the quality of the Italian side of […]
New Costco Wine Blog Subreddit
So this really cool reader of the blog, Brandon, thought we should create our own subreddit for the blog, and even offered to set it up. And so it's live (r/CostcoWineBlog) with a few people already finding it and making some posts. This could be a great way to continue to grow and interact with […]
2022 Kirkland Signature Suscol Vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Look what arrived a little early this year; what a surprise and a treat. This popular and always delicious Kirkland wine usually drops in the May timeframe. This marks the fifth vintage of this wine so it's a relative newcomer to the Kirkland wine portfolio, but one of our favorites. We are glad to see […]
2022 Joseph Drouhin 'Drouhin-Vaudon' Chablis
We love finding a new Chablis on Costco shelves, and we love it even more when Drouhin is the producer. Most recently we found their Saint Veran Chardonnay at Costco, and keep an eye out for Cloudline Pinot Noir from their Oregon property. Both delicious. This Chablis is a delicious wine too at a pretty […]
2018 La Reserve de Malartic Pessac-Leognan Bordeaux
This is the second wine from a top Bordeaux property in the Pessac-Leognan region which we adore. Costco's price is pretty good considering retail is around $35. We've tasted the grand vin wine from this property multiple times, and have always enjoyed it, so we were curious how this second wine would fare. It is […]
New $7 Kirkland Rioja spotted - JME Seleccion
There's a brand new Kirkland Rioja out there, spotted first by our reader Dave P at a Costco store in Bend, Oregon. Price was $6.99 and Costco item number is 917056. This is actually slightly less expensive than the current Kirkland Rioja Reserva. Ironically, the item number is the same. Interesting development for sure, and […]
2022 Kirkland Signature Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon
We started hearing rumblings last week that the new Oakville was out there, and happily found it on our last visit. This bottle usually arrives in Q1 every year, coming in a little early last year (Jan) but right on time with this 2022 vintage. Of course, the first thing to notice is the price […]
Who Are the Real Producers Behind Costco’s Kirkland Signature Wines?
Kirkland Signature products aim to bring premium quality at rock bottom prices, and most of the time they hit the mark, particularly in the wine aisle. To get that high quality, Costco often teams up with big name producers who can’t always claim these wines as their own, or it might devalue some of their […]
2022 Hess Allomi Cabernet Sauvignon
This is the first time reviewing this wine for the site but it is a bottle we've tasted and thoroughly enjoyed across multiple vintages. It is always a classic expression of Napa Cabernet at a great price, and Costco really did us a favor bringing it in at $26.99. A quick online search will show […]
2021 Quinta Do Portal Douro Reserva
Every time we see a Portuguese bottle hit Costco shelves we pick it up immediately. It might be the best "bang for the buck" region in the wine world today. This bottle was a particularly fun find for us. We've reviewed a couple of this producer's less expensive bottles in the past, and they were […]
Frequently Asked Questions About Costco Wine and This Website
We thought we'd revisit and update this popular feature story where we answer the most common questions we receive from our readers. This site started more than ten years and 1000 wine reviews ago and has grown far beyond what we ever thought possible. It's created a great community of people all looking for really […]
2023 Justin Sauvignon Blanc
We're big fans of wines from Justin. They are one of those dependable names that consistently deliver a good wine for the money. We've reviewed several vintages of the Justin Cabernet for this site, and their higher end Isosceles bottling is a favorite, but this is the first time we've seen the Sauvignon Blanc at […]
2021 Vina Ventisquero Heru Pinot Noir Casablanca Valley
A little something different here in this Chilean Pinot Noir. We are always trying to taste and review new wines, and this one was right up our alley. Costco's price is $24.99 which is very good considering retail looks to be $35+. And the wine pulled down a whopping 94 point rating from Wine Spectator […]
2020 Stipulation Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain
This is an interesting new find at Costco that we're sure many of you are anxious to hear an opinion about. We love seeing a Howell Mountain wine hit Costco shelves, and the $39.99 price tag isn't bad at all for a wine from this premier region of Napa. This bottle looks to be selling […]
2021 North 46 Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley
This is straight up a super solid wine at a great Costco price. Certain to be a hit for fans of wines from Washington State's Columbia Valley. There is a subtle difference though to this wine that wasn't apparent at first. About 4 years ago we reviewed a similar wine, branded North 46 from Washington […]
2022 Kirkland Signature Bordeaux Superieur
This wine is a smoking deal and is fast becoming one of our favorite Kirkland wine buys. It's not that it's an insane wine. It's the price to quality ratio that is special; in the case of this bottle, it's really hard to beat. This remains a 87-88 point wine; it's landed in that range […]
2019 WindVane Carneros Pinot Noir Estate Grown
We ran into a huge corner stack of these bottles on a Costco visit this morning and we are posting out of cycle because wanted to get this live as fast as possible given this substantial discount that ends on 1/26. This is a Carneros Pinot Noir actually owned by Gloria Ferrer who produces lovely […]
2019 Chateau Larose-Trintaudon Haut-Medoc
The New Year is really off to an amazing start with some of the new Costco wines we are finding, and this one is certainly among the best of the bunch. This is an Haut-Medoc with the Cru Bourgeois designation, which is usually a good sign. When you find the right ones with these markings […]
2022 Kirkland Signature Gigondas
A slightly late arrival on this one; we were expecting it to arrive in December as we've seen with past vintages. But glad of course to see it didn't go anywhere. This Gigondas from the Kirkland label is always a good buy, at a rather unheard price point ($13.99) for this region. And we are […]
2020 Plaimont Saint Mont Les Cepages Blanc
Here's an interesting new Costco wine that instantly caught our eye. We are always on the lookout for new and different white wines from around the world, so this bottle fits the bill perfectly. This is a blend of three grapes from the Saint Mont area in Gascogne in southwestern France: Gros Manseng, Petit Courbu, […]
2018 Bodegas Valdelacierva Alfar Rioja Reserva
We're spending more time in the cheap seats (aka, stacked boxes of wine at Costco, vs the wooden crates). This one was an easy drop in the cart, and frankly, turned out to be a bottle that doesn't belong in the cheap seats at all. A $9.99 Rioja Reserva with 93 points from Wine Enthusiast. […]
2020 Chateau Le Roudier Bordeaux Superieur
Today we're exploring the cheap seats again and we love finding these random French bottles that make their way in there at really low prices. Here's a Bordeaux Superieur with a few years built in for $5.99. Looks to be closer to $10 most places online and it received 91 points from Wine Enthusiast which […]
2020 Kirkland Signature Chianti Classico Gran Selezione
It's back in a new vintage, and that's great news since last year was the inaugural vintage for this stellar addition to the Kirkland wine portfolio. The second year is always the most important; where we ensure these wines have staying power, and they don't just fall off the map. In this case, we heard […]
2023 Chateau de Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc
Here's a classy Sancerre hitting Costco shelves. You'll never hear us complain about seeing more Sancerre at Costco. These wines are consistently so delicious, and food friendly. The Kirkland Sancerre is fantastic, and there's been a handful of others, but it is definitely a region we'd love to see in Costco more often. This bottle […]
Kirkland Signature Helles Style Lager
Yeah, we know, not a wine but this is a Costco item that demanded exploration. Occasionally, we'll review beer we find at Costco and as many of you probably can attest, they can really be hit or miss. The Kirkland Signature Light Beer is one that became famous online for its low quality. It was […]
2022 Kirkland Signature Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
We almost didn't notice this was a new vintage of this bottle when we saw it. Since we just reviewed the 2021 vintage at the end of July, we weren't expecting the next vintage until summertime. We assumed these cases were remnants of the 2021 still lingering in stores. And that would be fine. This […]
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