Look what we found. The latest vintage of the ultra popular Kirkland Cotes du Rhone Villages is out in stores. It’s a September arrival (barely) this time; October last vintage, and actually March before that, so hoping we see some steadiness to this timeframe. We love having these on hand all fall and winter long. …
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White Burgundy on a budget. That’s what you get with wines from Saint-Veran. And as an added bonus here we have a bottle from one of our favorite producers, Joseph Drouhin. Saint-Veran is Burgundy’s southernmost appellation and slightly overlaps with the northern part of Beaujolais. Wines from this area are 100% Chardonnay, and as you …
We’re back in the cheap seats again, and we found another one that is pretty good, very drinkable, and of course, inexpensive. Just a few posts ago, we highlighted this $5.99 Bordeaux find that we rated 87 points. This Bordeaux Superieur is right in that same ballpark. And once again a good bottle to serve …
This is a little $6 sleeper hanging out in the cheap seats (the aisles of wine, not the wooden boxes). We’ve written before about the hidden wines you can find slated in between stacks of Meiomi Pinot and Kirkland Malbec. While this bottle did pull down a 90 point score from Wine Enthusiast, it’s not …
It’s been 30 days since we were alerted to the existence of this new wine in the Kirkland Portfolio. During that time we have driven to five different Costco stores around Atlanta (multiple times) looking for it, and finally found it last night, thanks to reader JJ for giving us a heads up that it …
It’s been two years since we last tasted and reviewed this bottle. That was the 2019 vintage which we gave 87 points and were impressed at the quality for the very low $6.99 price point. That puts it right on par with the Kirkland Cotes du Rhone Villages, which is also $6.99, and we’ve scored …
It’s always nice to find a new wine from Gerard Bertrand at Costco. We’ve had so many good reds, rose and whites from them over the years, and they just consistently deliver with each bottle. Our two most recent reviews of their wines were the Saint-Chinian An 1877, and the An 825 Cremant de Limoux …
We love seeing this one arrive in stores in May. That trend started with the last vintage, and it allows us to enjoy this bottle all summer long. Previously it was hitting shelves in July. We also love seeing the price stay the same year to year at $7.99. That’s an absolute steal for a …
Here’s a new Chablis for us hitting stores right now. We always enjoy tasting through these, and especially love drinking them outside when the weather is warm. The Kirkland Chablis arrive in February this year, so likely long gone from most stores. We found this bottle to be a nice replacement, same price, same rating, …
Sauvignon blanc fans who haven’t explored the terroir of Pouilly-Fume are really missing out. Here’s a nice place to start that exploration for $20. We’ve tasted and reviewed a few bottles from J de Villebois, including another very good Sauvignon Blanc from Touraine and their basic Pinot Noir which was decent. We found those wines …
One of our favorite Kirkland wines is hitting shelves earlier than ever. The last vintage appeared at the end of May which was a month earlier than the vintage before that. And we’ll take it. The Kirkland Chateauneuf du Pape is always a fun one to explore, and this vintage lands among the highest rated …
It’s always nice to find new bottles of Sancerre arriving at Costco, especially as the much-loved Kirkland Sancerre seems to now be gone or near gone at most places we’ve seen. This bottle is a couple bucks more but well worth it for Sancerre fans. And Costco’s $21.99 price tag represents a nice discount compared to …
Burgundy time, and we found a new one that looks interesting. A Beaune 1er Cru at Costco for $42.99 and we scooped it up right away. There’s not much information online about this bottle. Turns out, the Costco placard hit the nail right on the head saying “a little muted at first but opening w/ …
What an interesting find this turned out to be. We were going to buy it anyway just because the two varietal blend included Caladoc, which is something you don’t see that often. Caladoc is a crossing of Grenache and Malbec primarily found in Southern France. But the real kicker was when we turned the bottle …
This was one of the biggest no brainer wine picks of all time. A Sauvignon Blanc from France’s Touraine appellation for $12.99. Touraine is in the Loire Valley of France, which fans of Loire will instantly think Sancerre when they think Sauvignon Blanc from the region. And as they should; we adore Sancerre. But Sancerre, …