We have back to back reviews of Tuscan bottles that Costco carries for under $10. And both turned out to be really good finds. A new friend, Christopher Lochhead of the excellent “Follow Your Different” podcast, requested a few Tuscan wine reviews from us, so here they are. We just posted about the Banfi Centine …
It’s great to see the latest vintage of this bottle hitting Costco stores. This one is a reader and personal favorite, delivering amazing quality for under $10. Costco’s price remains only $8.99, which is the same as the prior vintage we reviewed. Online you will find it around $10-$12, and this one is pretty widely …
I bumped into this super inexpensive Bordeaux Superieur in the cheap seats (aisles of wine, not the wooden bins) and pulled the trigger right away so I could report back if this was worth buying. I love finding these affordable Bordeaux at Costco to try. The wine earned 90 points from Wine Enthusiast as indicated …
The Napa Red Blend is back, 2019 vintage now, and there are a few changes with this new vintage that readers started pointing out to me last week. Thankfully, the price is not one of them. This wine is once again priced at $10.99, which is pretty fair for a Napa Valley red blend. Albeit, …
This is always a popular Kirkland bottle among readers, and a wine we generally have enjoyed as well. It’s arriving a little late this year at least in the stores around us. It usually comes in around spring time according to our tracking. The price has stayed consistent at $9.99 which is great news. This …
I heard from readers that the latest vintage of the Kirkland Brunello starting appearing in stores last week, and I tried twice to find it before finally running into it today. What no one mentioned is the huge news that’s apparent right away. A new label? Yes, but that’s not it. How about a price …
If I had to name my number one wine region for high quality red wines at super reasonable prices right now, it would hands down be Portugal. There are a lot of other regions, many not too far from here, that still deliver great wines for the money, but Portugal remains perhaps the one that …
Here’s an interesting wine from the Sierra Foothills, an AVA known for its Zinfandel that is located on the Western edge of the Sierra Nevada mountains. There are eight counties within the region, one of which is Amador which might sound familiar as it’s among the more well known and we’ve seen a few wines …
There are not a lot of places to look for value wine buys in Burgundy nowadays, but Macon Villages and the entire Maconnais region still hits the mark for me. I really love the style of these Macon Villages wines and they remain perhaps among the best values you’ll find in white Burgundy and French …
I bought this bottle while looking for wines we’ve never reviewed in the Pinot Noir section at my Costco. We just reviewed the Wapisa Pinot Noir from Patagonia that we really enjoyed ($15, 89 points). Prior to that we reviewed the Oyster Bay Pinot Noir which was $11.99 and we rated that 89 points as …
Here’s another interesting Costco wine find – a single vineyard Cabernet Franc from Mendoza, Argentina. This wine also appeared in Wine Enthusiast’s 2019 list of “Top 100 Cellar Selections” (in spot #88, recommendation to drink until 2030) and the outlet rated the wine a nice 92 points. Suckling also went 93 points on it. Retail …
It’s here, and it’s in stores earlier than ever…the Costco Wine Advent Calendar for 2021. And if you see it, buy it quick. These go fast so grab one (or two) and stash it for a few months if you want to follow along with the calendar. Lots of big news for this one in …
We’re always on the lookout to try new wines from different areas and this one fits the bill – a Pinot Noir from Patagonia, Argentina. I had to look up exactly what area is categorized as Patagonia, and it’s essentially the southern tip of the continent, shared by Chile and Argentina. It’s probably not the …
We always love finding new bottles of rosé at Costco to try, particularly those from Provence, France, which is well known for stellar rosé. This one hails from Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence which is the furthest West area of the region. There’s a really good website with a ton of information on the area for those who …
I’m sure you were a little surprised to see the new layout when you visited the site today. We’ve been way overdue for an overhaul and the code was starting to get a little clunky, so welcome to the new CostcoWineBlog.com. For the past few months I’ve been paying close attention to websites that I …