This is a classic, quintessential Howell Mountain Cab that is a blend of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Petit Verdot, all of which is mountain fruit. And that mountain character shines through in a wine that I really enjoyed. At $42 at Costco, for a Howell mountain wine of this caliber, it is still a very …
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These are the Costco wines that we found to be particularly good buys and in stores right now. So keep an eye out and get them before they’re gone.
We had a small get together with some wine friends and I decided to put two popular Napa Cabs from Costco blindly against each other. Both wines were from 2013, and reasonably close in price. I have tried both before from different vintages but have never tasted them side by side so was excited to see …
What a beauty here for $20 at Costco. As regular readers know, I’m a huge fan of Spanish wines, and am working on a book right now about the region and what awesome values you can score. Toro is a big part of that story, and a region that just delivers ridiculous value right now …
Here’s another wine that was listed on Wine Spectator’s list of the Top 100 wines of 2016. It was #18 on the list and is priced at only $17.99 at Costco, which is a steal for this wine. This same bottle is $32 at Total Wine right now. Expect it to move fast at Costco. And …
This wine seemed to be everywhere over the past few months. It was first featured as the wine of the month at my local wine shop, then later appeared at Costco for $19.99, and just a few weeks ago this wine was featured as one of Wine Spectator’s Top 100 wines of 2016 (#32). I …
As I do every year, I want to present a list of the wines we bought at Costco and rated the highest throughout 2016. It’s always a little tricky because many of these wines will be long gone from your local warehouse, but you never know what you’ll find if you’re on the lookout. Sometimes …
Every year, Wine Spectator magazine releases their top 100 wines of the year, and when they do these wines generally fly off shelves. So the big question: which of these wines does Costco carry? Here’s a list we started, and we will add to it as we see more. Feel free to add any others …
You can always tell the premium Kirkland wines by the slight tint of gray in the label, so I spotted this one from a distance. I also have been on the look out for it since several readers have posted pictures on Facebook asking for a review. And I am big a fan of Pauillac Bordeaux …
What a wine this is, Wow. The nose really starts things off. Wait until you get a load of this nose. The aromas jump out of the glass in a very unique combination of Wrigley mint gum and an herbal garden. I don’t think I’ve ever smelled a wine quite like this before, and I …
Thanksgiving is always an interesting holiday to me when it comes to wine picks. A typical Thanksgiving meal has many different flavors going on and it’s really hard to zero in on one style of wine that can handle them all. As I think about this more now, having done a few yearly Thanksgiving picks, …
[Some quick tasting notes on this one from contributor Josh L as this is a great price on a good wine] Very soft cork (well stored). Seems like one of their “fire sale” buys (expiring vintage like Far Niente chard. Color has slight tinge of brown (probably due to age). Nose on bottle open is …
Balance is the key here to this excellent Chardonnay I found at a Costco in Reno, NV with a $5 off special, taking the already fair price of $24.99 (retail is closer to $35), down to $19.99. I should have bought a few more. This wine starts with huge aromas of vanilla, butter and cream, …
I found this to be an excellent Chardonnay, balanced perfectly between fruit, oak, acidity and body. Just lovely really from start to finish. Costco’s price of $18.99 is well below the retail price of $25, and this drinks like a wine that cost even more than that. Vibrant nose, loads of fruit; apple, lemon, orange …
Here’s a great value buy at Costco. The label has everything you want to see: Chianti Classico, Riserva, DOCG, and a price tag at Costco of only $12.99. I dropped this one in the cart almost automatically when walking by and you should too because this is a perfect food wine for almost anything, amazing …
I was kind of surprised to see the ’15 vintage of this arrive at my Costco stores, since it was about a year ago that we reviewed the 2013, so looks like we missed a vintage in there (coincidentally we jumped from ’11 to ’13 so maybe this one does skip vintages). Regardless, I thought …