Category: best costco wines
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From the Pinot Master
Fast facts: 2018 Boen Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands, Monterey County, California ($17.99* @ Costco, California – Item #1641974) *Net price after $5.00 store discount Let’s start with the name, BÖEN. The owner/winemaker chose it because, in his words: “BÖEN is a translation of ‘The Farm’ and I chose it as a reminder to…
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A Great Spring Wine has Sprung at Costco
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in 2019, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, CaSaldiSerra, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Italian Wines, Organic Wine, reverse wine snob, Umani Ronchi, Verdicchio, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Italy, Wines Under $15Fast facts: 2019 Umani Ronchi, Casal di Serra, Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi, Italy ($11.99 @ Costco, California – Item #1148623) We talk frequently about the things to look for when choosing a wine. We often cite “the right grape, from the right place.” We could add to that list: the right importer. I have…
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The Secret’s Out About these Great Chilean Wines from Costco
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in 2018, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chile, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Maipo Valley, Red Blends, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Santa Rita, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Chile, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20Fast facts: 2018 Santa Rita Secret Reserve Red Blend, Maipo Valley, Chile ($10.99 @ Costco, California – Item #623337) While technically a new world blend, I would have pegged this red wine (a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Syrah, 15% Carignan and 10% Grenache) as an old world wine, possibly French if tasted…
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Costco has the Wine to Kick Off Rosé Season – Now 1/3rd Off!
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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, cotes de provence, cotes du provence, food and wine, french rose, French Wine, Le Charmel, low alcohol wines, provence rose, reverse wine snob, Rose´, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $5Fast facts: 2020 Le Charmel Cotes de Provence Rosé, France ($6.89* @ Costco, California – Item #1401944) *price after $3 discount NEWS FLASH: This has become our favorite pink wine, so it was a nice surprise to find it at Costco discounted by $3 – making a really good value a super, duper high…
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You Had Me at Garnacha
Fast facts: 2018 Esteban Martin Garnacha-Syrah Cariñena, Spain ($10.99 @ Costco, California – Item # 512107) Here is an interesting fact about Spain and its wine. The country has the most “land under vine” in the world. Yet it is only the third largest producer, after France and Italy. How is this possible? In…
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Gee, Gigondas! That’s French for High QPR!
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in 2019, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, French Wine, Gigondas, Grenache Syrah Mourvedre, GSM, Kirkland Signature, Red Blends, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20Fast facts: 2019 Kirkland Signature Gigondas, Gigondas, France ($14.99 @ Costco, California – Item # 1134102) I am blaming the warping of time on Covid, but when I recently spied this in my local Costco my first thought was: “didn’t we just review the 2018 vintage?” The answer was no, we reviewed it some…
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One of our Perennial Favorite Red Wines from Costco
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in 2019, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, Bordeaux Blends, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wines, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Kirkland Signature, Meritage, Merlot, Napa Valley, Popular Reviews, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines Under $15Fast facts: 2019 Kirkland Signature Red Blend, Napa Valley, CA ($10.99 @ Costco, California – Item #333110) Tasting Notes: Start with nice aromas of cherry, spice, vanilla, cola, black pepper and a hint of sandalwood. Smooth and silky in the mouth with flavors of black cherry, red berries, vanilla, and eucalyptus. which linger…
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Attention Chardonnay Lovers!
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in 2017, 2018, Anderson Valley, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Bouchaine, California Wines, Carneros, Chardonnay, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, Napa Valley, reverse wine snob, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines Under $20Fast Facts: 2018 Carpe Diem Chardonnay, Anderson Valley, Sonoma, California ($15.99 @Costco in California – Item #980701) 2017 Bouchain Estate Chardonnay, Carneros, Napa Valley, California ($17.99* @Costco in California – Item #60020) *price after $10 in store discount, as show below! Two Chardonnays with similar price points, but slightly different styles meant we…
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93 Points for $11.99 Makes it a Good Time Get to Know Monastrell
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in 2018, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Juan Gil, jumilla, Monastrell, Popular Reviews, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Spanish Wines, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Spain, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20Fast facts: 2018 Juan Gil Monastrell, Jumilla, Spain ($11.99 @ Costco, California – Item #967359) There is a lot to like about this wine. For starters, it is made of 100% Certified Organic Monastrell (Mourvèdre) grapes. Then there is the 93 point rating bestowed by none other than Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. All this…
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Making Mimosas without Champagne?
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in best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Brut, California Wines, Champagne, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Mimosa, Mumm Napa, Napa Valley, reverse wine snob, Rose´, Sparkling Wine, sparkling wines, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: NV Mumm Napa, Brut Rosé , Napa, California ($14.99 @ Costco, California – Item #438577) Well, here we are. Down to the final seven days of 2021. What a long, strange trip it’s been. Regardless, ’tis the season for celebration, hence the need to keep lots of bubbly on hand. Whether it’s…