Other Red

I found a lot to like about this Costco wine find. First off, obviously is the unique “natural pottery” bottle inspired by artists from the South of France. It’s a pretty cool presentation, and instantly was noticed by guests as it was sitting around my house on the day we were to open it. The …

The Prisoner Wine Company certainly takes the prize for coolest and most innovative labels across all of their wines. Here’s a good page to view them all. This bottle, Saldo, stands out for its simplicity which I love. The wine inside is far from simple though. It’s a beast. Although it’s labeled as a Zinfandel, …

I didn’t know much about this wine when I popped it in the cart; mainly just going on the notion that I like big reds from Washington State and for $12.99, this one seemed like it could be a good buy. I also noticed the 92 point score from Wine Spectator that doesn’t hurt either. …

I know many of you, like me, are always looking for good, solid red wines from Costco for under $10, and here’s one to put on the top of your list. This is an excellent bottle for the price. Once again, Spain continues to prove itself as a hotbed for big time value, the regions …

Nickel & Nickel is easily among my top ten favorite wineries in Napa. They specialize in single vineyard expressions of different varietals from various locations in and around the Napa Valley. Nickel & Nickel was founded by the owners at Far Niente, another favorite, located right down the street. I had the chance to visit …

Wine buyers who know about this wine and see it at their Costco are probably like me, and go on autopilot, feverishly shoveling these in their cart until they’ve reached their budget (or their spouse starts asking questions), only to put the bulk toilet paper back in the hopes to squeeze in one more.  Or …

This bottle is an absolute steal at Costco. Not only is it a delicious wine, but Costco’s price is unbeatable. Online this one runs as high as $25, and at best around $17-$18. Costco’s price is $12.99. Run don’t walk to pick these up. It’s also the perfect winter red, just pleasant throughout, great fruit, …

Here’s a wine that a reader alerted me to, and on my next Costco visit…bam, there it was. This is a Tuscan blend that Costco is offering for $19.99. That compares to a retail that appears to be $30+ and an online price of around $25. While poking around the Web about this wine, I …

Here’s a fun and delicious Argentinean Cabernet Franc that I was happy to run into at my Costco.  I can’t remember that last time I had a Cab Franc from South America, and I’m consistently finding good buys from the region, so wanted to see how they did with this varietal. The wine is made from grapes grown at …

I completely picked this wine out of the blue, figuring that a little something different from the Italian landscape would be fun. And not that I read too much into it, but it was hard not to notice the 93 point rating from James Suckling, for a bottle that was $11.79 at my Costco (online …

Here’s a bottle from an area that semi flies under the radar of many California wine drinkers, and it’s an area that I wasn’t too familiar with either, so I figured I’d give it a shot and report my thoughts. Livermore Valley is about 70 miles south of Napa, closer to San Jose.  Wente and …

Alright, here it is, our annual list of the highest rated Costco wines that we tasted during the year. I have to put out the usual disclaimer. Like every item at Costco, wine moves fast, it’s here one day, gone the next, never to be seen again. So it’s very possible that many of these …

Running into this bottle was a real surprise, particularly at a Costco in the Atlanta area.  This is a small batch Syrah from Red Mountain in Washington State’s Yakima Valley.  Normally, I would expect to see something like this limited in distribution to Costco stores near where the wine is produced, not a few thousand …

I was first alerted to this wine from a reader via Twitter and was anxious to try it. I’m a fan of Chinon wines and this one is priced at Costco for $12.99, which is pretty good for wines from the region.  Retail price on this bottle appears to be closer to $20. Inside is …

OK, this might be the most ridiculous Kirkland wine buy that we’ve ever tasted. The Kirkland CDR Villages just keeps getting better and better every year. Last year around this same time, I reviewed the 2017 vintage and bumped it up to 88 points, from a previous 87. This year there is no doubt that …