Category: Costco Wines
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Two New Red Wine Finds and a TBT Pinot to Seek Out at Costco
Fast Facts on this Week’s Featured Wines: 2018 La Granja 360 Tempranillo/Garnacha, Cariñena, Spain ($5.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) 2015 Bridlewood Estate Winery Blend 175, Central Coast, California ($9.99 @Costco in California – Item #576530) Every chance I get, I deviate from my regular Costco and Trader Joe’s stores. This month both selections are from…
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Two New Wine Reviews – and a New Weekly Feature Yer Gonna Love
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in Badet. Clement & Co, best costco wine deals, best trader joes wine deals, best wines at Trader Joes, Cabernet Sauvignon, Central Coast, Costco Wines, Garnacha, Merlot, Noble Vines, Puerta de Plata, Revelation Cabernet-Merlot, Revelation Chardonnay, Rose´, Spanish Wines, Tempranillo, UncategorizedFast Facts on this Week’s Featured Wines: 2018 Noble Vines 515 Rosé, Central Coast, California ($5.99 @Costco in California – Item #1179608) 2015 Revelation Cabernet-Merlot, Pays d’Oc, France ($5.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) Sometimes the wines we review each week have little in common. But this week they do – the price! And both…
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Good wine, for $3.99? Trader Joe’s says “yes!”
Fast Facts: 2017 Adorada Pinot Gris, California ($3.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) 2015 Chateau Pitray, Castillon, Bordeaux, France ($9.99 @Costco in California – Item #1044889) This Week’s Selection from Trader Joe’s: I often cite the clues I look for when trying to find extraordinary wine values. One of these, of course, is the appellation.…
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Red, White and You. Two New Wine finds from Traders and Costco.
Fast Facts: 2018 Wente Vineyards, Riva Ranch Vineyard Chardonnay, Arroyo Seco, Monterery, California ($11.99 @Costco in California – Item #31124) 2016 Vallobera Crianza, Tempranillo, Rioja, Spain ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) In the wine trade, much emphasis is put on whether a wine is from the “current vintage”. Basically, this refers to the vintage…
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Two Great Italian Wine Values from Trader Joe’s and Costco – Both Under $10
Fast Facts: 2013 Poggio al Casone, Toscana, Italy ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) N.V. Castello del Poggio Moscato, Veneto, Italy ($7.99 @Costco in California – Item #450887) Both of our featured wines this week hail from Italy. Although, as the private jet flies, the two regions aren’t all that far apart, these two wines are…
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Two Killer Deals on Central Coast Pinot Noir
Fast Facts: 2015 Hess Select, Pinot Noir, Central Coast, CA ($9.99 @Costco in California – Item #1405845) 2018 Bezi, Pinot Noir, Edna Valley, CA ($6.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) Happy Thirsty Thursday. If you’re thirsty for California Pinot Noir, you’re in luck! This Week’s Costco Wine Pick: The largest and perhaps most…
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Three Options for High QPR Holiday Bubbly from TJs and Costco
Fast Facts: Trader Joe’s Reserve Brut Rose´ North Coast, California ($9.99@Trader Joe’s, California) Kirkland Champagne Brut Champagne, France ($19.99 @Costco, California) Kirkland Signature Asolo Prosecco Superiore NV, Veneto, Italy ($6.99 @Costco, California) We’re publishing early this holiday week, so as to get this “in your hands” before you head out for any last minute…
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A $6.99 Fast Friday Wine Steal @ Costco
Fast facts: 2018 Côtes du Rhône Villages, Rhône Valley, France ($6.99 @Costco; California – Item #: 887774) Coat do roan villahg. (That is how it’s pronounced.) While you’d be forgiven for thinking that wines labeled Côtes du Rhône are synonymous with Côtes du Rhône Village, there is actually a distinct step up…
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One Last Item for Your TG Costco List
Fast facts: Kirkland Signature 10-Year Old Tawny Porto ($16.99 @Costco; California – Item # 787876) We’re publishing early again this week so we can squeeze one last post out before “game day.” Over the last month, we have been recommending “table wines” that deserve consideration for your holiday spread. We’ve suggested white…
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Get Your Hands on Costco’s $10.99 Napa Valley Red Blend
Today’s Fast Friday wine find is a delicious 2016 Kirkland Signature Napa Valley Red Blend from Costco that is a bargain at $10.99. Fast facts: 2016 Kirkland Signature Red Blend, Napa Valley, California ($10.99 @Costco; California – Item #: 333110) Finish… Not surprisingly, it’s always the last thing we discuss when describing a wine. We…