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2017 Arrogant Frog Cabernet Sauvignon

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I'm always on the look out for new wines arriving at Costco that I've never seen carried before, and this one caught my eye, at first because of the $7.99 price tag but then I noticed "single vineyard" and became even more curious what was inside. Obviously, the cute label and branding was noticeable, and […]

2016 Chateau de Ribebon Bordeaux Superieur

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I found this bottle on the corner of the "cheap seats" (the aisles, not bins of wines), where we seem to have frequently found an abundance of good, inexpensive Bordeaux over the last year. I hope it's trend that continues in 2020, and maybe this bottle is the first indication that it will. A lot […]

2017 Kirkland Signature Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

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I've had quite a few readers write in to inquire about this new Kirkland offering and was anxious to taste it and report back. Good news too, we thought this was a delicious Oregon Pinot at a fantastic Costco price ($14.99). The back label gives us a little insight into how the wine was made. […]

2017 Kirkland Signature Gigondas

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The Kirkland Gigondas is always a bottle I look forward to tasting every year. This is now the third year for the wine, and I have found them to be pretty fair buys for the money, scoring in the 87-88 range. So how does the latest 2017 vintage stack up? Let's first look at the […]

5 Under $15 - Great Red Wine Finds at Costco Right Now

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I thought it was a good time for a quick summary of some great red wine buys we've discovered at Costco over the past couple of weeks. I know many of you, like me, are constantly on the look out for high quality wines at a great price that you can stock up on, so […]

2015 E Guigal Cotes du Rhone

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We've been on a string of great Costco wine buys, all landing right in that $12.99 price range (this one, this one), and here's one more to add to the list. E Guigal is one of those names to commit to memory as they consistently kick out great wines for the money. This is their […]

2017 Bodega Cuarto Dominio Lote 44 Malbec

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Here's your perfect everyday drinker. This wine turned out to be exactly what I hoped it would be, a tasty Mendoza Malbec for under $10. I'm always on the lookout for inexpensive Malbecs like this, and while they typically represent pretty good values, some stand out more than others. This is one of those wines. […]

2016 Villa Antinori Toscana

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Antinori is one of the biggest names in Italian wine, and they offer many different levels of wine with some of their bottles running up into the several hundreds of dollars.  This is one of their lower priced offerings (the lowest perhaps), and with that Antinori name behind it, the wine is a standout in […]

2015 Gerard Bertrand Art de Vivre Vin Rouge

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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 […]

2017 The Prisoner Wine Company Saldo Zinfandel

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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, […]

2016 Pendulum Red Blend

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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. […]

2015 Bodegas Olarra Cerro Anon Crianza Rioja

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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 […]

5 Costco Wine New Year's Resolutions for 2020

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It seems like everyone is posting about New Year's resolutions and they are all saying the same things about fitness and diets, so let's have some fun and look at some resolutions specific to buying wine at Costco.  And I plan to commit to doing these myself in 2020. 1. Commit to trying new wines, […]

2015 Chateau Malescot-St-Exupery La Dame de Malescot Margaux

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Long time readers will know that I'm a Bordeaux lover, particularly left bank, and I love finding them at Costco because more times than not, the price is impossible to beat. We saw this with the 2015 Pontet-Canet that I found at Costco for $99, and the next day saw the same bottle at Total […]

2016 Castello di Monsanto Chianti Classico Riserva

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This is an interesting vintage of a perennial favorite Costco wine. Also, one that tends to see a wide distribution, so hopefully readers will be able to find it in their local warehouse. Historically, this wine has been at Costco for under $20. The last vintage was $17.89, but this year we're seeing a price […]

2015 Nickel & Nickel Suscol Ranch Merlot

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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 […]

2009 La Rioja Alta Gran Reserva 904

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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 […]

Side by Side Tasting of the Kirkland Champagne - New Bottle vs Old Bottle

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There's been a bit of a debate going on among readers about the new bottle design for the Kirkland Champagne. The new bottle is shorter and wider (pictured on the right above), and some people have found it to taste differently than the original one. So I thought it would be fun to go side […]

2015 Allegrini Palazzo Della Torre

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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, […]

2015 Redi Orbaio Toscana Rosso

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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 […]

2017 Domaine Thierry Mothe Chablis

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Here's a super tasty Chablis that comes in at a great Costco price of only $16.99, making it among the lowest priced Chablis that we've seen in the warehouse. And best of all, it doesn't skimp on quality. This is the little sister to the Domaine Thierry Mothe Grand Cru Chablis that we reviewed a […]

2017 Ottosoldi Gavi

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Here's a very nice bottle of white wine that people might not naturally gravitate too, but they should. Gavi originates from Italy's famed Piedmont area in the northwestern part of the country, and the wine is made from the Cortese grape, which is kind of an old school variety that's been grown in the area […]

2016 Ruca Malen Terroir Series Malbec

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Costco always has a nice selection of Malbecs to choose from, and seems to constantly bring them in and out, which allows you to sample a wide variety of different bottles. Just make sure that if you find one you like, you buy more right away, as they can disappear. Catena, Norton and Ben Marco […]

Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of 2019 - Which Ones Are At Costco?

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This is always a fun post, but it relies a lot on all of our readers out there (just updated with some comments from readers, thank you). As they do every year, Wine Spectator just released their Top 100 wines of 2019. It's a fun list to comb through and this year they highlighted some […]

2017 Elk Cove Estate Pinot Blanc

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I admit I'm a sucker for top wine lists.  I have to look at them, and that's what locked me into buying this wine.  I noticed it was listed as the #5 wine on Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 wines of 2018 and I thought that was pretty interesting for an Oregon Pinot Blanc priced this […]

2019 Costco Wine Thanksgiving Picks

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All right, it's that time of the year again when we recommend some of out favorite Costco wines to enjoy with the Thanksgiving meal. This year I went to three Costco stores around the Atlanta area (Woodstock, Kennesaw, Cumberland) to make sure these wines were still in stock before adding them to the list. Because […]

2014 Kirkland Signature Series Brunello di Montalcino

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Here's one of the most anticipated Kirkland wines of the year, that generally comes out in the November time frame every year.  We've followed this one for every vintage since it's incredible 2010 vintage debut, and each year since, we haven't found the wine to be as good as that first vintage. Here's how we've […]

2016 Alta Vista Estate Cabernet Franc

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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 […]

2015 Zenato Alanera Rosso Veronese

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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 […]

2016 Murrietas Well The Spur Livermore Valley

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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 […]

2014 Los Frailes Sinergia Cabernet Sauvignon

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This is an interesting bottle that caught my eye.  It's a Spanish Cabernet Sauvignon from Valencia, Spain, made from organic grapes, it's a 2014 vintage so it has a couple years in the bottle, with a 93 point Wine Enthusiast score and the price was right at $9.99. I did a quick Google search to […]

Our Highest Rated Costco Wines of 2019

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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 […]

2018 Charles Krug Napa Sauvignon Blanc

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This is a delicious Napa Sauvignon Blanc at an outstanding Costco price of only $12.99.  A quick Google search shows the retail is around $18-$20 and it certainly drinks above its Costco price point. Wine Spectator went so far as to give the bottle 89 points and I'll come in right around that same rating.  […]

2014 Hedges Marcel Dupont Les Gosses Red Mountain Syrah

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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 […]

2017 Kirkland Signature Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon

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I've had several readers alert me that one of our favorite Kirkland wines was available in the latest vintage, and that would be this Stags Leap Cabernet which I'm always anxious to try. This vintage did mark another price increase, up to $23.99, from a prior $21.99, and before that it was $19.99 which is […]

2018 Domaine des Falaises Angelliaume Chinon

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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 […]

2018 Kirkland Signature Cotes du Rhone Villages

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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 […]

2015 Urlar Pinot Noir

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There's a lot to like here for Pinot fans looking for good buys under $20, which isn't always easy to come by in the world of Pinot Noir. I found this New Zealand (Wairarapa, North Island) for only $15.99 at my Costco, and it's a wine I've never seen before so I thought it would […]