Chile isn’t always the first place you think of when looking for world class Sauvignon Blanc, but it will be higher on our list after tasting this one. Wow, this is a beautiful Sauvignon Blanc that caught us by surprise. The wine hails from the Limari Valley in Chile, located about 300 miles north of …
We hold a special place in our hearts for Champagne. It’s just delicious and fitting for any occasion. But outside of Costco’s Kirkland Champagne which you can buy for $20, buying real Champagne on a regular basis can hit the wallet pretty hard. A really good solution is to explore France’s Cremants from various regions. They …
There’s lots of good news around the newest vintage of this popular Kirkland Pinot, and it’s a bottle that we have really enjoyed since its introductory 2017 vintage. The first news is the price. It’s staying the same as the previous vintage at $12.99. Regular readers and fans of this bottle will know that it …
Just a few weeks ago, we had a conversation with some friends about wine and the question came up, “I love Barolo but it’s just so darn expensive. It’s a special treat, but I want it all the time.” We feel the same way, and our answer to this question was Langhe Nebbiolo. And then …
It’s not every day we see wines from Spain’s famed Priorat region show up at Costco. In fact, the last one we found and reviewed was the Vines of Bonmont Priorat back in Dec of 2021. It’s a shame because Priorat produces such good wine, and it’s not inexpensive, so finding bottles at Costco with a …
This was a fun new find and a wine that we didn’t know existed. It is a French Grenache made by Dave Phinney of Orin Swift and Prisoner fame. We found it at Costco for $14.99, which seemed like a great price and sure enough, a later Google search shows the wine selling between $28-$34 …
The other day we went into our dashboard to post a new wine review, and a number jumped out at us. We had just posted the 1000th wine review for this site. Then I filtered by date and realized we were in our 10th year of running this site too. It makes sense since we post 2X a week …
On every trip to Costco, we throw a quick scan across the Pinot Noir section looking for something we’ve never tasted before. And if it’s highly rated and not too expensive, it’s all the more bonus. That’s exactly what we found here. Starting with that price, Costco brings this one in under $20 at $17.79. Wine.com and K&L …
We were on the hunt for Costco bottles we haven’t reviewed yet, and found this Napa Cab from Charles Krug that we’re pretty sure we’ve tasted before, just haven’t posted about it. Over the years of running this site, we’ve reviewed three past vintages of the Charles Krug Sauvignon Blanc (2021, 2018, 2012) but not …
This was a great Costco wine find that was recommended by several readers. Bodega Tapiz is a super dependable producer from Argentina. It’s been a while since we’ve reviewed a wine from them (longer than I thought). The last review was back in 2019 with the Tapiz Black Tears Malbec, a big time winner and one that …
This is typically not the type of wine we seek out, the big bold, hodge podge red blends from California. But we have seen this bottle on all of our latest trips to Costco, and several readers have written in about it, so for the sake of this site, we picked one up. Costco’s price is …
We were on the hunt for a new Costco white wine to review and this one almost slipped by us. But glad we found it and tasted it because it’s a winner. We also like finding new varietals, or blends like this, outside of the standard white wines you often find at Costco. Would love to see …
We are always interested in trying and reviewing new Costco Pinots that show up in stores, particularly those under $20, which is often a challenging world to navigate. Looking towards Oregon though is a safe bet nowadays. We think they continue to produce some of the best Pinot Noir in the US at some of …
Last week, we reviewed the latest vintage of the Kirkland Signature Chianti Classico Riserva. We’ve reviewed vintages of that bottle going back to 2013, and we’ve always found them to be pretty middle of the road. With our review of the 2020 vintage, we brought our rating down to 85 points, and several readers agreed and …
This is a new Bordeaux style blend from California’s Central Coast that is hitting Costco stores. Costco’s $8.59 price tag is very competitive since the wine can be found at Total Wine for $13 and at a similar price at other outlets we found. A quick Google search indicates some high ratings too including a …