Tag: costco wine reviews
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Costco’s Wine Advent Calendar Comes but Once a Year, Go!
Fast Facts: 2020 Edition Costco Wine Advent Calendar ($97.99@Costco in California – Item #1480467) So I was all set to pull the trigger on this week’s featured wine. Before I could, I had to run to Costco to look for some fresh fish for dinner. (Of course, I had to buy over three…
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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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Three Wines for Your Holiday Table
Fast Facts: 2013 Castelgreve Chianti Classico Riserva, Italy ($12.99 @Costco, in California – Item #1061038) 2015 Allegrini Palazzo della Torre, Vernona, Italy ($12.99 @Costco, in California – Item #38325) 2018 Tempest Bay Chardonnay, Los Carneros, Napa, California ($7.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) Let’s start with a little vocabulary lesson. Penultimate is one of those…
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Two Killer Deals on Chardonnay – One Costco, the Other Trader Joe’s
Fast Facts: 2018 Technique Chardonnay, Knights Valley, Sonoma County, California ($8.99 @Costco, in California – Item #1389461) 2018 Revelation Chardonnay, Pays d’Oc, France ($5.99 @Trader Joe’s in California) More often than not, we feature a wine (or wines) from Trader Joe’s or Costco. Going forward, look for us to be featuring a pick from Trader Joe’s…
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Crazy Good Costco Deals on Pinot Noir – Procrastination, Rewarded!
Fast Facts: 2017 Santa Rita Secret Reserve Pinot Noir, Maipo Valley, Chile ($5.99 @Costco; California – Item #1154159) 2018 Lockwood Vineyard Pinot Noir, Monterey, California ($6.99 @Costco; California – Item #699482) I couldn’t resist trying these two Pinot Noirs from my local Costco. My expectations were low. Wines this far below $10 (especially when that…
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Red – yes, RED – Delicious & Refreshing Italian Sparkling Wine @ Costco!
Fast facts: NV Venturini Bladini Quaranta Lambrusco Spumante Rosso, Reggiano, Italy – Product #1362619) $11.99 @ Costco, California. Happy August and thanks for following us and letting us know you are enjoying these weekly posts. I am excited about this week’s wine find from Costco, and happy to be sharing this with you. Many wine…
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We Compare Two 2015 Chiantis from Costco – Winner Take All!
We put two Costco Chiantis – both from the 2015 vintage – to the test to see which one is the better wine. Fast facts: 2015 Kirkland Signature Chianti Classico Riserva ($8.49 @Costco; California) 2015 Castello di Albola Chianti Classico ($10.99@Costco; California) On a recent excursion to my local Costco, I was pleasantly surprised to…