Category: best costco wines
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Two Red Wines from Costco, and the Opposite Ends of the Rhone Price Spectrum
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in 2019, 2020, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, Côtes du Rhône, Côtes du Rhône Villages, Cotes du Rhone, French Wine, Grenache Cinsault Mourvedre, Grenache Syrah Mourvedre, GSM, Kirkland Signature, Kirkland Signature Series, Red Wine, Syrah, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Uncategorized, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, wines under $10, wines under $25Fast Facts: 2019 Kirkland Signature Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France ($22.99 @Costco in California – Item #777662) 2020 Kirkland Signature Côtes Du Rhône Villages ($6.99 @Costco in California – Item #887774) And, just like that, we find ourselves on the other side of the Thanksgiving holiday and on the slippery slide down towards the December holidays and…
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Finally, a Pair of Thanksgiving Red Wines – one each from TJs and Costco
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in 2019, 2020, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Costco, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, California Wines, central coast, Central Coast, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, ocean view, opolo, Paso Robles, paso robles, Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, san luis obispo county, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Trader Joe’s wine, Trader Joe’s Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines Under $15, zinfandelFast facts: 2020 Ocean View Pinot Noir, San Luis Obispo County, California ($14.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) 2019 Opolo Summit Creak Vineyard Zinfandel, Paso Robles, California ($12.99 @Costco, California) We say “finally” in our subject line not to imply that we have been keeping you waiting for our red wine picks for the Thanksgiving holiday,…
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Drinking Backwards this Thanksgiving
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in 10 Year Tawny Port, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, Dessert Wines, food and wine, Graham’s 10 Year Tawny, Ice Wine, Popular Reviews, Port wine, Porto Morgado, Portugal, Portugal Wines, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Tawny Port, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of PortugalFast facts: NV Graham’s 10 Year Tawny Port, Porto, Portugal ($22.99 @ Costco, California – Item #185916) In past years, we have counted down the weeks to the big Thanksgiving holiday meal with a progression of wines culminating in a dessert wine. This is what the Aussies refer to as “stickies” due to their…
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KS Barolo 2016 – Perfect for Pairing with Your Favorite Italian Dishes
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in 2016, Barolo, 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, Kirkland Signature Series, nebbiolo, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Trader Joe’s Wine, wine reviews, Wines of ItalyFast facts: 2016 Kirkland Signature Barolo, Italy ($19.99 @ Costco, California – Item #1355183) Maybe it’s the change in the weather, but I have detected a strong leaning into Italian wines over the past month or so. There was this recent Valpolicella that we featured from Trader Joe’s and, of course, the Kirkland Signature…
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Literally Super – a Tuscan Red Blend from Costco
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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, Italian Wines, Kirkland Signature, Red Blends, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Rosso, Sangiovese, Super Tuscan, Toscana, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Italy, Wines Under $15Fast facts: 2018 Kirkland Signature Toscana IGT, Italy ($14.99 @ Costco, California – Item #1181768) Wine runs deep in Tuscany, aka, Toscana. Like the art of the Renaissance, it is tightly woven into the cultural identity of this central Italian region. Agriculture forms the roots of the Tuscan lifestyle, and “the big three” –…
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Costco’s Wine Advent Calendar Comes but Once a Year, Get on It!
Fast Facts: 2021 Edition Costco Wine Advent Calendar ($99.99@Costco in California – Item #1357643) I know, we have to get past Halloween – and Thanksgiving, for that matter – before we get to the year-end holidays. But we are on CST (Costco Standard Time) here at Vinopointer.com and they have their year-end holiday…