The Kirkland Brunello is a welcome find when it hits Costco shelves, and it’s always nice to see the price stay consistent from the prior vintage at $26.99. Like the Kirkland Chateauneuf-du-pape and Kirkland Barolo (both priced just a little lower), this bottle offers access to one of the top wine regions in the world […]
2017 Beringer The Waymaker Red Blend Paso Robles
We’ve had a great string of Costco wines that we have tasted and reviewed from Paso Robles (Austin Hope, Dauo, Justin). Here’s the latest entry in that club, and what a gift on the price. This wine elsewhere, online and at Total Wine seems to be around $20-$25. Costco’s standard price is $15.99 and that’s […]
2020 Costco Wine Thanksgiving Picks
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 […]
2017 Little Big Town 4 Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
I had to snap this one up at what ends up being a ridiculously low price for some Columbia Valley juice. Costco’s normal price is $11.99, but through 11/22 you can get $4.50 off which brings it down to $7.49. I found the same bottle for $10.97 at my Total Wine and online it’s hovering […]
2017 Smith & Hook Proprietary Red Blend
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 […]
2017 Kirkland Signature Chianti Classico Riserva
And...we have another popular Kirkland bottle hitting store shelves in a brand vintage: the dependable, but not unbelievable, Kirkland Chianti Riserva. The Kirkland Chianti is one of those mid-pack Kirkland wines that are priced right, they're ok for an average meal or pizza night, but they just leave a little to be desired. Similar to […]
2019 Kirkland Signature Malbec Mendoza
It was only about 8 months ago when we reviewed the 2018 vintage of this Kirkland wine, and we noted that we enjoyed that vintage more than in years past. We scored it 87 points. So things were trending in the right direction. And that seems to be confirmed by this new 2019 vintage, which […]
2018 Kirkland Signature Napa Valley Red Blend
The Kirkland Napa Valley Red Blend is back, and the price has stayed the same at $10.99, which is pretty hard to beat for Napa juice. The last vintage we reviewed was the 2016 about a year ago, so not sure if the '17 snuck past us, or was skipped. The wine this year is […]
2017 Laura Hartwig Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
In the world of good value priced wine, Chile is a great place to look right now, especially for Cabernet. This wine was only $12.89 and it drinks like it cost way more. It's a single vineyard wine too so offers a nice expression of the land. The wine achieved a 91 point rating from […]
Our Highest Rated Costco Wines of 2020
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 […]
2018 Austin Hope Cabernet Sauvignon
I think if you had to identify regions in the U.S. that were delivering high quality wines at great prices, Washington State and Paso Robles would have to be towards the top of the list, at least in my opinion, and in correlation with my tastes. I wrote a feature on why you should be […]
FAQ About Costco’s 2020 Wine Advent Calendars
We’ve posted detailed reviews of each of the two Wine Advent Calendars available at select Costco stores (Calendar #1, Calendar #2), and it’s created a flurry of emails and comments from readers. So I thought I’d take a second and address some of the most popular questions and share all the information we have. Will […]
2019 Nautilus Sauvignon Blanc
I'm not sure if it's my palate changing or whether the wines from New Zealand's Marlborough region are just getting more elegant, but I've really liked the last few that we tried. The 2019 Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc we just reviewed was a treat, very clean, crisp and complex at Costco for only $13.99. This Nautilus […]
Costco 4 Bottle European Wine Tour Boxed Set
I've always been curious about this European wine box that first showed up last year near me, but seemed to sell out fairly fast (and before I had a chance to grab one). It's back this year, at $29.99 which is the same price I believe as the prior year with a similar sampling of […]
2018 N46 North Forty Six Cabernet Sauvignon Red Mountain
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 […]
Costco Wine Advent Calendar #2 for 2020
We’re fresh off the heels of reviewing the first Costco wine advent calendar for the 2020 season, known as the Advent-ure calendar, and then bam, there’s another one and it looks super promising as well. What a great early holiday gift for Costco wine fans. The Costco wine advent calendars sold out super fast last […]
2020 Costco Wine Advent-ure Calendar
The Wine Advent Calendar is back for 2020. Actually, it’s back in two versions. That’s right, there are two of them this year, and I have the other one I’m working on writing up right now too. This is one of the most popular Costco items we review every year, so we couldn’t wait to […]
2018 Kirkland Signature Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon
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 […]
2018 Blank Stare Sauvignon Blanc
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 […]
2015 Marques del Atrio Rioja Reserva
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 […]
2019 Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc
New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs are almost built for the hottest of the hot summer months. We love them poolside, on the beach, pretty much near any body of water on a sunny day. And many of these wines hover around the same price and quality, in our opinion. As we’re entering the fall months now, […]
Reflections on Washington State Wines And Why Everyone Should Be Drinking Them Now
As long-time readers may know, my wine journey began in the Pacific Northwest when I lived in Seattle, WA and Oregon prior to that. It was the late 90’s and early 2000’s and the wine landscape in the Northwest looked a lot different compared to today. There were plenty of small wineries and more popping […]
2016 OZV Zinfandel Lodi
I like to throw in the occasional Zinfandel when I come across them at Costco. The price was right on this bottle at $9.79 and I've seen it at Total Wine for just a bit more at $10.99. Zinfandel can be all over the map so I figured it be helpful to readers to report […]
NV Santo Rosé
This is an interesting Costco wine pick, and I'm glad that I was able to go out there, buy this, taste it and report back to you because it might really appeal to some of you, while not being favored by others. There's little description to be had on the Costco placards, but the price […]
2015 Quarisa Mrs Q Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra
We realized a nice upside surprise on this bottle. While I think Australian wines overall seem to be trending in the right direction in terms of price and quality, I'm still never quite certain what I'm going to get when I pour that first glass. I'll admit the 93 points from Wine Enthusiast listed on […]
2017 Banfi Centine Toscana
I had a couple readers write in to recommend trying this Tuscan red blend that just showed up in Costco stores near me. The price was right at only $8.99 and Banfi is a huge name in Tuscan wine, especially Brunello, so I was interested to see how this affordable red would stack up. The […]
2017 Balletto Pinot Noir Russian River Valley
There was really no reason to choose this Pinot Noir. I've never heard of this winery, and primarily bought it so I could report back to you about how it turned out. Just a fun experiment, but man, once I tasted it I'm really glad I picked this one. It's not inexpensive at $24, but […]
2017 Canoe Ridge Expedition Merlot Horse Heaven Hills
It's been a little while since we've reviewed a Merlot so when I ran into this one, I figured I'd give it a try. Without knowing much about the wine, I like that it's from Washington State's Horse Heaven Hills (usually solid), and Costco's price was $10.99, which I just assumed was good at the […]
2018 Louis Latour Pouilly-Fuisse
This wine is a huge score at Costco. There are so many good things going on right from the get go and the wine is delicious too. First off, Louis Latour is one of the biggest names in Burgundy wine, and this bottle is on the lower end of what they produce. That said, this […]
2018 Finca Bacara 3015 Jumilla Monastrell
This is a big time value buy at Costco right now for only $8.99. Online it looks like it sells closer to $15, but either way, it's an excellent wine. Scoring it for $9 is a real treat for Costco shoppers. The wine hails from Jumilla which is a wine region on the Mediterranean coast […]
2017 Trimbach Riesling
Here's a bottle I was pumped to see hit my Costco because I just love wines from Trimbach, Most of the time I have to purchase them at Total Wine, which usually has a nice selection of their white wine varietals. So it was awesome to see this one arrive into Costco for $16.99. Retail […]
2018 La Crema Chardonnay Sonoma Coast
We just tasted and really enjoyed the 2017 La Crema Pinot Noir, and I knew their Chardonnay was also available, so I went to back to Costco for another run to see if it was still there as I was curious to taste it. The price tag was $16.39, which is a couple bucks less […]
2018 Hanna Sauvignon Blanc Russian River Valley
Here's a fun find, a Russian River Valley Sauvignon Blanc at a great Costco price of only $12.69. I do love Sauvignon Blanc on hot summer days so figured we'd give this a shot and see how it turned out. The short answer: this is a delicious, super crisp, summer wine at a fantastic price. […]
2017 La Crema Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast
I'm going to continue grabbing different Pinot Noirs as I started doing over the past few months. This La Crema Pinot is a Costco staple and at least around the Atlanta area is pretty widely available. I hope that you are able to find it as it turned out to be a delicious wine. La […]
2016 Jax Vineyards Y3 Chardonnay
I found another interesting Chardonnay to try on my last visit to Costco. Interesting in that it's highly rated, highly discounted in price, and also a 2016 vintage which I'm surprised is still lingering around. It's similar to the 2016 Sterling Chardonnay we reviewed last week. I guess the distributors need to move these wines. […]
2016 Seghesio Defiant Red Blend
Here's a fun find that I wanted to get up quick due to what could be a huge limited discount. Although you will see in the photos that follow, that Costco may adopt the sales price as the regular price as they sometimes too (and I think we caught them showing their hand this time, […]
2018 Alamos Malbec Mendoza
Just like we tried to find an alternative to the Kirkland Rose, today we're going to taste what could be a good alternative to the always enjoyable, ridiculously low priced, and reader favorite Kirkland Malbec. Costco's price of $7 on the Kirkland Malbec makes it almost untouchable, but this Alamos Malbec comes close at a […]
2016 Sterling Vineyards Napa Valley Chardonnay
I'm always a sucker when I see a good limited time discount on Costco's wine. You figure generally the bottles are already priced 10-20% lower than most other outlets, so when you take a bit more off the price, the deals just get that much sweeter. An almost $5 discount (price valid until 8/2 at […]
2019 Ame du Vin Cotes de Provence Rose
As far as summertime Rosé goes, the Kirkland Cotes de Provence Rosé for $10 remains my top choice and I've still seen a few cases of it lingering around in Costco stores around the Atlanta area which is a surprise. It's typically one of the fastest moving Kirkland bottles of the year. I thought it […]
2018 Kirkland Signature Carneros Pinot Noir
It's always nice to see the Kirkland Carneros Pinot arrive in Costco stores, and most importantly, to see the price tag continue to stay at $9.99, which is almost impossible to match for other wines from this premier region. We've always really enjoyed this Kirkland offering, rating the 2016 vintage 89 points, and the 2017 […]
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