Category: Costco Wines
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Wine’s Dirty Little Secrets – Revealed!
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Fast Facts: 2021 Torbreck “Woodcutter’s” Shiraz, Barossa Valley, Australia ($19.99 @ Costco, California – Item # 693544) It’s pretty well-documented that when it comes to critically assessing all things taste and smell, that women tend to have an advantage over us men. Here is a scenario that sometimes plays out in my home when…
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Hiding in Plain Sight – this California Wine Region Rivals Sonoma for Diversity, and QPR
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in 2021, andrew murray, best costco wine deals, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, California Wines, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Santa Barbara County, syrah, tous les jours, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2021 Andrew Murray Vineyards Tous les Jours Syrah, Santa Ynez Valley, California ($13.89 @ Costco, California – Item # 636736) Here we are nearly a month into Spring so it’s time to start leaning into wines that would be perfectly at home with BBQ. Syrah is high on that list. Tous les…
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Have Your Passports Ready, We are Boarding for Spain
Fast facts: 2021 Esteban Martin Garnacha-Syrah Cariñena, Spain ($10.99 @ Costco, California – Item # 512107) We have reviewed this wine once before, and it is interesting that they have changed up the blend to emphasize Syrah. Where it was just 15% of the cuvee in 2018, the 2021 rendition has upped it…
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A Harbinger of Spring, and the Perfect Easter Wine from Costco
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in 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, Kirkland Signature, Kirkland Signature Series, reverse wine snob, Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, Wines Under $15Fast Facts: 2022 Kirkland Signature Sancerre, Loire Valley, France ($15.99 @Costco in California – Item #1476058) Ever since word leaked from the east coast that the Kirkland Signature Sancerre had started to arrive, we have been scouring our local Costcos here on the left coast looking for this gem. At last our efforts were…
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Changes in Latitude, Changes in Palate, Dude
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Fast facts: 2021 Kirkland Signature Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon $12.99 (@Costco, California, Item# 975274) Why yes, we are riffing on the Jimmy Buffet album title in our subject line. But we are not here to conjure up Margaritaville. Far from it. Champions of wines from the Pacific Northwest (raising my hand…
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When Dusty is a Compliment…
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in 2021, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wines, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Kirkland Signature, Kirkland Signature Series, Napa Valley, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, rutherford, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2021 Kirkland Signature Cabernet Sauvignon, Rutherford, Napa Valley, California ($18.99@Costco, California, Item# 1265184) The term “Rutherford dust” routinely gets applied to tasting notes of wines from this part of the Napa Valley. But what theories explain why grapes and wines from this AVA tend to share this characteristic? The best – and most…
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Another Rock Solid Italian Red from the KS Wine Familia*
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in 2019, Basilica Carfaggio Estate, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Chianti Classico Gran Selezione, Chianti Wine, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Italian Wines, Kirkland Signature, Kirkland Signature Series, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Sangiovese, Sangiovese, Toscana, Wine, wine reviews, Wines of Italy, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2019 Kirkland Signature Chianti Classico Gran Selezione, Chianti, Italy ($17.99@Costco, California, Item# 1714095) We were excited to find this new addition to the Kirkland Signature wine portfolio, and hoped that it would live up to our expectations. It did, but will we ever see it again? Read on… The back label of…
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Fire up the Pasta Pot for this Kirkland Signature BdM!
Fast facts: 2018 Kirkland Signature Brunello di Montalcino, Italy $19.99 (@Costco, California, Item# 1472194) From the picturesque hilltop town of Montalcino in Tuscany, Brunello is one of Italy’s best red wines. Brunello is made from Sangiovese, Tuscany’s flagship grape that is prized for its ability to reflect where it’s grown. It is typically bolder…
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High QPR Chablis Fan? Better Act Fast!
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in 2021, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Chablis, chablis, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, French Wine, French Wines, Kirkland Signature, reverse wine snob, sparkling wines, White Wine, Wine, wine reviews, Wines of France, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2021 Kirkland Signature Premier Cru Chablis, Burgundy, France $18.99 (@Costco, California, Item# 1043144) Happy new year vino peeps! This perennial favorite has arrived in California a bit earlier than last year, when we reviewed it in March. The price has inched up from the odd (for Costco) price of $17.49 for the…
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A Solstice Gift from Trader Joe’s
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in 2022, best trader joes wine deals, best trader joes wines, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wines, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Napa Valley, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Trader Joe’s wine, Trading Post, Trading Post by Trader Joe’s, Wine, wine reviews, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2022 Trading Post by Trader Joe’s Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California ($19.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) There is something brand, spanking new in the Trader Joe’s wine set. This is the inaugural bottling under the Trading Post label, and here is how TJ’s introduced it in a recent Fearless Flyer. “Ever since we…