I love it when Costco carries these second wines from top estates. In this case, we’re tasting the second bottle from Chateau Cos d’Estournel, whose main estate grand vin is $200-$250. So accessing this world class property for under $50 is a pretty good way to go. I still would like to see Costco’s price …
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I was really excited to find this wine at Costco as I’ve tasted it several times before in previous vintages, and have always loved it. You can’t beat a favorite like this showing up at Costco, and of course the price was right at only $13.89. The retail price on the wine is closer to …
Earlier this year we saw the introduction of a Kirkland Signature Barolo for $20 that we loved. Who would guess that a few months later, Costco would stock another Barolo priced even lower than that? Barolo wines just don’t get priced this low so I was a little skeptical going in, but also excited at …
It’s nice to see this one back on Costco shelves. It was hinted at being out there in a recent Wall Street Journal article about Costco Wine (here it is, subscription required). So that sent me into my Costco on the lookout. Kirkland’s Rutherford offerings used to be just a Meritage blend, which we enjoyed …
Today, Wine Spectator released their annual Top 100 wines of the year list. We always like to call out which ones we’ve seen at Costco. But this is a group effort. Everyone has to help because the selection is going to vary around the country. And this year I only found two from the list …
Fresh off the cusp of reviewing a great Costco Rioja find, the 2015 La Gitana Gold Rioja, we decided to also try this one, and see how it compared. There’s a lot of similarities and in the end, we discovered two amazing wines that we can’t recommend enough. Both wines are priced under $15 at …
It’s nice walking down the aisle and catching a glimpse of those signature blue and silver rings that grace the neck of the Kirkland Ribera del Duero. This is still a young addition in the Kirkland wine family, and it can prove to be fairly elusive too, as demonstrated by the fact that we either …
This is the best $12 bottle of wine I’ve had in some time. I almost didn’t buy this because the label just looked a little suspect. I’m not sure why (and it looks better in the picture below), it just came off to me visually as a cheap bottle. But this initial perception was way …
It’s time for our annual round up of Costco wines to consider putting on your table for the Thanksgiving meal. This is always tough because of availability so we will try to focus on wines that we believe are widely available (we are 100% independent of Costco so can’t say for sure), as well as …
Smith & Hook is one of those dependable names you love to see on a bottle of wine. Kind of like Seghesio, Ridge or Mayacamas (first three that came to mind), I just can’t think of the last time I tasted a wine from Smith & Hook that I didn’t enjoy. So finding the latest …
I think we will all agree that 2020 is a year like no other. Thankfully, wine has been a bright part of it for me as I imagine it was for many of you. This is the time of the year when we look back at the Costco wines we reviewed throughout the year, and …
There’s no reason to beat around the bush here. This wine is an absolute steal at Costco for only $8.99. Hailing from Washington State’s premier Red Mountain region, finding a bottle like this under $10 is almost unheard of. Most of the wines are $30-$40 and up. At the same time, they are just now …
Year in and year out, the Kirkland Stags Leap Cabernet is a reader favorite, and one of mine as well. The first thing to note as the new vintage hits stores is the price which has stayed the same from the 2017 vintage. It was starting to creep up a couple bucks every year, so …
This bottle will go down as one of the most interesting Sauvignon Blancs I’ve tasted in years. It comes to us from Orin Swift Cellars and from the Russian River Valley. As anyone who’s tasted Orin Swift wines can attest, they can be big and bold, unrestrained; and that’s exactly how this Sauvignon Blanc hit …
We are always on the lookout for bottles that have the special limited time Costco discount, taking even more off the already low price. In this case though, the discount was just the icing on the cake. This wine is so good, it’s a steal at the regular price of $14.99, which is still below …