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Almost instinctively, I will purchase new wines that I find from Spain’s Toro region because they are some of the best buys in the wine world today.  So obviously, I love when they pop up at Costco. This bottle was of particular interest, initially due to its massive weight in the hand but also for …

Read More about 2012 Bodega Carmen Rodriguez Carodorum Seleccion Especial Reserva Toro

Here’s the next wine in our Cellar Series, where we revisit favorite Costco wines from the past that we’ve put away in the cellar to (hopefully) capture the benefit of a few more years of age; or at least to get an idea of how these wines will evolve, just for the curious. Like our …

Read More about Cellar Series: 2010 Bodegas Volver Tarima Hill Monastrell

I’m always skeptical when wineries proudly place stickers on their bottles to promote the high scores the wines have received by the mainstream wine ratings companies.  Just the other week we tasted a bottle rated 93 points by one of these outlets, and it fell way below expectations for us. This one, however, proudly stamped …

Read More about 2010 Bodegas Balbas Ardal Reserva Selection Especial Ribera del Duero

I always love seeing an inexpensive ($12.99) white pop up at Costco that’s outside the standard Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio and Sauv Blanc realms.  In this case, I was even more pumped to find a white Rioja, which turned out to be a delicious wine and an excellent value buy. If only this had shown up …

Read More about 2015 Fernandez Gomez Seleccion Familia White Rioja

Long time readers will know that we love these sub $20 Ribera del Duero bottles when they hit Costco stores.  Almost as much as we like some of the off shoot Bordeaux bottles that occasionally grace the “cheap seats” (wine stacked in aisles, not in wood bins). And we’ve had plenty of Ribera winners over …

Read More about 2012 Bodegas Abanico Cathar Crianza Ribera del Duero

Seems like yesterday we were buying 2007 vintages in the stores, and long behold we’re now at 2016.  I think this bottle marks the first 2016 I’ve tried, and an Albarino is a good way to do it because they drink nice young. (Side note: they also drink ok after a few years of bottle …

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