Category: 2020
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Love at First Sniff – a 90+ Point Costco Red Wine Find for Under $15
Fast Facts: 2020 Clos de los Siete Red Blend, Valle de Uco, Mendoza, Argentina ($14.99 @Costco in California, Item #227843) See that subject line about “love at first sniff”? That is one we used almost exactly two years ago when we were surprised to encounter this wine at Trader Joe’s. Well, it’s almost the…
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Old School Pinot from Costco – Is this a Good Thing?
Fast facts: 2020 Acacia Pinot Noir, Carneros, California ($14.99 @ Costco, California – Item #58889) In their review of this wine, the critics at Wine Enthusiast called this a “1980’s style Pinot”. One could take this as a compliment, or a dismissal of the juice. But since they also gave it 93 points, it…
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Barolo is Back, Baby!
Fast facts: 2020 Kirkland Signature Barolo, Italy ($19.99 @ Costco, California – Item #1355183) As we have alluded to in recent posts, we have been waiting for this wine to make its way here to the left coast. Hurrah, it’s here! And it was definitely worth waiting for. This one is a winner. Barolo…
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An Illegal Smile
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in 2020, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wines, Central Coast, costco wine blog, Meritage, merlot, Paso Robles, Paso Robles, paso robles, rabble, Red Blends, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, syrah, Wine, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast Facts: 2020 Rabble Red Blend, Paso Robles, California ($9.89* @ Costco, California – Item #922592) *net price after $3.00 in store discount After so many years in the wine business and trying to see what we could get away with when it came to wine names and label design (our company did, after…
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A Flowery First for this Blog
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in 2020, beaujolais, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, costco wine blog, Domaine des Quatres Vents, Domaines des Quatres Ventes, Fleurie, Fleurie, French Wine, French Wines, Gamay, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Trader Joe’s Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2020 Domaine des Quatre Vents, Fleurie, France ($14.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) A wine from Fleurie? This is is a first. Perhaps it’s because old world wines are not espeically well known or stocked here on the Left Coast and the wines from this area tend to be the priciest from Beaujolais. But…
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A KS Bordeaux that Doesn’t Know its Right (Bank) from its Left?
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in 2020, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Blend, Bordeaux Blends, Bordeaux Red Blend, Cabernet Sauvignon, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, French Wine, French Wines, Kirkland Signature, merlot, Red Blends, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Saint-Julien, Wine, wine blog, Wines of France, wines under $25Fast Facts: 2020 Kirkland Signature Saint-Julien, Bordeaux, France ($17.99 @Costco in California – Item #1494198) We were excited to find this new (to us) Bordeaux wine under the Kirkland Signature label last week at our local Costco. I was eager to get it home, rest it and – taste it. Not only because it…
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Never Heard of Monastrell? Maybe You Have.
Fast Facts: 2020 Ego Bodegas Goru Verde Monastrell, Jumilla, Spain ($7.99 @Costco in California – Item #1258623) Let’s start with the basics. Monastrell is a grape variety. It’s a deeply bold, smoky red wine found in abundance in Central Spain and Southern France (where it’s known as Mourvèdre) and where it is the “M”…
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A Great TJ’s Cab Sauv, Just Don’t Call it Napa
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in 2020, alexander valley, Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wines, costco wine blog, Lot #95, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast Facts: 2020 Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Lot #95, Sonoma County, California ($12.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) I am a self-professed insufferable wine snob, but I just have to say that it really bugs me when my California (!) friends say they are going to visit Napa and I discover…
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Super Tasty, Super High QPR from this Super Tuscan
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in 2020, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Italian Wines, Kirkland Signature, Red Blends, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Sangiovese, Sangiovese, Super Tuscan, Toscana, Toscana, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Italy, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2020 Kirkland Signature Toscana IGT, Italy ($13.99 @Costco; California – Product #1181768) Tuscany is arguably the most important region in central Italy, where it is known as Toscana. Our reviews of this “Super Tuscan” wine date back to the 2016 vintage. Somewhat incredibly, it was $13.99 then too. Although the price…
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A Perennial Favorite from Costco – More French Lessons
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in 2020, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, French Wine, French Wines, Gigondas, GSM, Kirkland Signature, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, syrah, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast Facts: 2020 Kirkland Signature Gigondas, France ($13.99 @Costco in California – Item #11341020) One of the nice things about Costco’s line of Kirkland Signature wines is not just their incredible QPR, but also their relative price stability in this era where most prices keep ratcheting higher. We have been mining a French wine…