Right alongside Spain in my book for value wines right now is Portugal. It just seems like almost every bottle I buy from Portugal would satisfy me had I paid twice as much for it. And this Douro bottle fits in that group. This, to me, drinks like a $25-$30 wine. It’s a big, luscious wine, …
Other Red
This red blend from France’s (Southern) Languedoc region is an excellent wine and it was only $9.99 at my Costco store. It is a blend of Syrah and Grenache, two varietals that both thrive in the southern parts of France. The wine is drinking at a perfect point right now, having spent a little time …
I had posted about this wine before on Twitter/FB since it was on sale for $8.99, down from a normal price of $15. I figured with such a steep discount it had to be worth a shot. But this wine came up a bit short for me, even at the very reasonable $8.99 price tag. I …
I’ve been meaning to get around to trying this Costco Rose. It’s been a reader favorite, a frequently mentioned wine across the social networks and was priced at $18.99 at my Costco, which I think is an ok price (I’ve seen it elsewhere closer to $15). We decided to pair this on a summer day with …
I realized it had been a while since we reviewed a Merlot so I was excited to find one from Columbia Valley for $14.99 on my latest trip to Costco. This wine really surprised me, and I’m generally more of a Merlot lover than hater anyway, but this is really a nicely assembled wine with …
A very decent California syrah-blend for $10? Yup. Bridlewood is a winery that made its reputation producing some very nice syrah-based wines at the $20-30 price point. For the first time, in memory, one of its offerings has arrived at Costco and is being sold at a marked-down price of $10.49. It is comprised of …
I’ve been loving the Spanish wines making their way into Costco recently and this big red blend falls in line nicely, offering huge flavor and complexity for only $10.99. These Spanish reds (and even the recent whites like this Albarino) offer just ridiculous value compared to what you will find from other places in the …
Alright, here’s one I know a lot of readers have been interested in – the 2012 vintage of the always awesome Kirkland Chateauneuf. I’ve been anxiously waiting to get my hands on one of these given the amount of reader comments I’ve already received singing the praises of the current offering. And I’m a fan …
Since it’s right around mid-year, I wanted to take a minute to outline the wines that we’ve really enjoyed so far in 2014. Below is a list of wines that we scored 90 points or above, and that we highly recommend you keep an eye out for at Costco. Most of these will be gone, …
The 2007 vintage of this wine was an absolute standout when I reviewed it two years ago. For $10, it may have been the best inexpensive red wine I found at Costco during the whole year. I was really excited to see it back in stores now, in the 2009 vintage, and it was even …
Here’s a stunner for only $8.49. This might be one of the best value priced wines I’ve seen at Costco this year. The bottle is affixed with a big red band on the top to show off its 91 point Parker score, and in this case I think Parker was right on the money. Smells and tastes …
I love finding good solid red blends at Costco for a good price. I found the recently reviewed Valley View Winery Rogue Red Blend to be a good contender in this crowd, and this bottle from Walla Walla, WA impressed as well, priced just a few dollars more ($12.99) than the Rogue Red ($9.99). I’m not …
Finding good, drinkable reds for $10 or less is never an easy task. Most have something funky on the finish or lack any real discernible flavor. But Costco seems to have a knack for sniffing out good wines at really good price points. The Rogue Red blend from Valley View Winery priced at $9.99 falls into that bucket for me. This wine …
Here’s a nice little Spanish red blend that is just bursting at the seams with fruit flavor. It’s a 2010 but tastes like it was bottled yesterday. The blend is equal parts Garnacha, Monastrell and Syrah, and it comes in at the awesome Costco price of $9.99. As far as under $10 bottles go, I …
The Kirkland Rutherford Meritage is consistently a good value as far as Napa red blends go. I think I’ve given them between 88-90 points almost every year, including 2011, which was a tough growing year. This year’s Meritage is a bit different, with a more dominant Merlot percentage in the blend, but I thoroughly enjoyed …