[originally published 5/2020; last update 6/2023] One thing about shopping at Costco, which is on one hand the greatest thing ever, but simultaneously one of the most frustrating, is the idea of the “Costco find.” The term can apply to a couple different types of “finds” too. First, you have the item you’ve never seen …
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UPDATE: Shortly after posting this review we were notified that the wrong bottle was sent from the distributor to our Costco store, likely in a one off mistake. So while the Simonnet Febvre Chablis that you see pictured here rang up with this price and item number, it was not the right bottle. Rather it …
We were excited to get into this new addition to the Costco white wine section. Right off the bat the price caught our attention. $13.99 for Russian River Chardonnay? Usually you only find a Kirkland Signature bottle hitting that benchmark. Some later Internet searches turned up quite a bit of information on this bottle. Retail …
Here we go with back to back reviews of the latest vintages of two of the most popular Kirkland bottles. We just wrapped up a tasting and review of the new 2021 Kirkland Chateauneuf du Pape, which was delicious. The latest vintage of the Kirkland Rioja is hitting stores too, and it’s a big time …
We were thrilled to find the new Kirkland Chateauneuf a full month earlier than in years past. Rumblings began a few weeks ago among readers who had found it, and thankfully it hit our stores this past weekend. A few things to note, starting with the price, staying steady at $19.99. We would have almost …
Here’s a big time Costco wine find on multiple levels. First, we love Rioja because they just consistently overdeliver at amazing price points. This bottle is at Costco for only $9.99, but online it’s selling for everywhere from $15-$40. Next up is the vintage, 2013. This wine has 10 years of age built in, ready to drink …
We mentioned before a goal to taste a lot of wines from Burgundy in 2023, so every time we see a new one pop up at Costco, we’re going to try to give it a review. Here’s a Pouilly-Fuisse that came in at $18.99, and it turned out to be an excellent find. Online we …
This bottle exemplifies why we love the wine journey. Sometimes you just get smacked in the face with an unsuspecting bottle that captures the spirit of exploration. We didn’t remember how much this cost at the time we were drinking it. It came from the cheap seats (the aisles of wine vs wooden boxes), just …
Seeing this in Costco so early made us do a double take. We’ve complained before that Costco was bringing this beloved rosé into stores in the middle of summer, and we wanted to start enjoying it in the springtime too. The previous two vintages of this bottle, we didn’t see it until July. And it …
Just a few days ago we raved about Portugal being among the best places to find value bottles in the modern wine world. That was said around our review of this fantastic wine that we gave a solid 90 points. And then the next wine we taste is this gem from Rioja. This one is …
Portugal is going to have a bigger moment in the spotlight if more people start getting in tune with some of the great wines coming out of there at great prices. We were so happy to see this one pop up at Costco amid so many of the usual bottles we review. Portugal is our …
Bodegas Olarra puts quite a few different wines into Costco stores and they always turn out to be solid values. This Gran Reserva may be among the best of the best for only $15.99, which is about as low as you’ll find a Gran Reserva bottle. We found a retail price listed at $40, and …
We heard about a week and a half ago that this popular Kirkland wine was hitting shelves, and we didn’t see it on a prior trip the past weekend, but found it last night. And it’s one you need to grab when you can. It can disappear in days. And with good reason, because it’s …
Chile isn’t always the first place you think of when looking for world class Sauvignon Blanc, but it will be higher on our list after tasting this one. Wow, this is a beautiful Sauvignon Blanc that caught us by surprise. The wine hails from the Limari Valley in Chile, located about 300 miles north of …
We hold a special place in our hearts for Champagne. It’s just delicious and fitting for any occasion. But outside of Costco’s Kirkland Champagne which you can buy for $20, buying real Champagne on a regular basis can hit the wallet pretty hard. A really good solution is to explore France’s Cremants from various regions. They …