For me, the Kirkland Russian River Pinots seems to always leave a bit to be desired. On one hand, it’s awesome that you can buy a wine from this region for $12.99. You just don’t see too many hovering in that price range, and it’s really when you hit the $25+ realm when the real gems …
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Rosé season is upon us. If you didn’t serve a bottle with your Easter Sunday Supper, perhaps you will on Mother’s Day. For me, rosé “season” is year-round, and I always have at least one bottle chilling in my ‘fridge. It’s the perfect wine to serve with appetizers and salads, or while you wait for …
I got wine-nerd-excited when this wine arrived in the wood a few weeks ago at my local Costco. The reason being that I love mountain fruit Napa cabs. The higher elevation vineyard fruit struggles on the vine, resulting in smaller grapes with more concentrated flavors that produce fairly tannic wines. These are the kind of …
Readers were asking about this wine for some time before it finally appeared back in the clubs. This is another solid, good-value Kirkland Signature label wine. $8.49 for a Chianti Classico Riserva is hard to find elsewhere. There are eight sub-regions within Chianti, and the Classico region is considered by many to be the best area for …
It’s back and I know a few of you have already dug into this one. The Kirkland Rioja is always a treat, largely for the fact that this wine is priced at only $6.99, which is just impossible to beat. I really raved about the last batch of this to hit stores which was the …
2014 is the third in a string of great vintages from Napa so I was anxiously awaiting the arrival of the ’14 Kirkland Napa Cabernets, which appear to be arriving in stores now (the ’14 Stags Leap has been around a bit longer). This line includes the broad Napa Valley Cabernet, along with bottles specific …
The Kirkland Signature wines are, at the very worst, great values. The really good Kirkland wines are impressive expressions of whatever they are supposed to be. This Columbia Valley blend does not disappoint. The back of the bottle mentions a unique combination of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, syrah, and sangiovese. The front label prominently displays “ALC …
You can always tell the premium Kirkland wines by the slight tint of gray in the label, so I spotted this one from a distance. I also have been on the look out for it since several readers have posted pictures on Facebook asking for a review. And I am big a fan of Pauillac Bordeaux …
I wasn’t a huge fan of the 2012 or 2007 vintages of the Kirkland Alexander Valley Cab, but I’m actually not finding this new one from ’13 that’s in stores now to be that bad, almost beginning to enjoy it a bit after a good decant. Costco raised the price a dollar to $9.99 which …
It’s hard to really ding some of these Kirkland bottles too much because the price is so low. For a Sonoma Chardonnay, this wine is fine, just ok, about what you would expect at a $10-$12 price point from this area, so kudos to Costco for bringing it in much lower than that. I looked back …
The Kirkland Brunello is back with the 2011 vintage, right on the heels of the excellent 2010 vintage that was released earlier this year. As expected, readers have been writing in about this new arrival, and I’m thrilled to have finally found it near me. But I’m even more excited because I stocked up on …
I was kind of surprised to see the ’15 vintage of this arrive at my Costco stores, since it was about a year ago that we reviewed the 2013, so looks like we missed a vintage in there (coincidentally we jumped from ’11 to ’13 so maybe this one does skip vintages). Regardless, I thought …
Finally, I found it, and not at any of my Atlanta area Costcos. Nope, instead I found it during a trip to Reno, NV at a Costco with a surprisingly strong selection of wine. I was impressed, and out of everything they had, this was the bottle I was looking for. But, as I’ll explain …
So there are a bunch of new Kirkland wines that hit the Costco stores near me lately, and I bought most of them and will try to get all the reviews up soon. I’ll start with this Stags Leap bottle, which I was really excited about since it is one of my favorite places in …
Here’s a wine that’s always a personal favorite and a popular one among readers, the KS Willamette Pinot, which comes in at $14.99, a bargain price for Pinots from this area and a pretty nice wine this year as well. I found this wine to be incredibly well balanced and interesting, especially considering it in …