Tag: costco wine reviews
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This May Just Be the Best Pinot Noir for Under $10 in the United States
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in 2021, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, California Wines, Carneros, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Kirkland Signature, Napa Valley, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Wine, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2021 Kirkland Signature Pinot Noir, Carneros, Napa Valley, California ($9.99 @ Costco, California – Item #505074) Costco is nothing if not consistent when it comes to their schedule of releases. We reviewed the prior vintage of this Carneros Pinot Noir at the same time last year. Good news, the price has not…
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Pour. Sip. Repeat. A Refreshing High QPR Rosé 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, cotes du provence, food and wine, french rose, French Wine, French Wines, Kirkland Signature, reverse wine snob, Rose´, Wine, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast Facts: 2022 Kirkland Signature Côtes de Provence Rosé, Provence, France ($7.99 @Costco in California – Item #1133993) Another nice price discount from Costco – the 2019 vintage of this wine was $9.99. A 20% reduction in price, in an era of inflation, is as refreshing as this wine is. But don’t wait if…
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A Perennial Favorite from Costco – More French Lessons
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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, food and wine, French Wine, French Wines, Gigondas, GSM, Kirkland Signature, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, syrah, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast Facts: 2020 Kirkland Signature Gigondas, France ($13.99 @Costco in California – Item #11341020) One of the nice things about Costco’s line of Kirkland Signature wines is not just their incredible QPR, but also their relative price stability in this era where most prices keep ratcheting higher. We have been mining a French wine…
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Our Perennial Favorite Napa CabSauv at Costco for Under $20
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in 2020, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wines, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Kirkland Signature, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Suscol Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Wine, wine reviews, wines under $25Fast Facts: 2020 Kirkland Signature Cabernet Sauvignon, Suscol Vineyard, Napa Valley, California ($17.99 @Costco in California – Item #1491800) This is one of our favorites and we were delighted to see this just show up in our local Costco. We have reviewed the 2018 and 2019 vintages and found this 2020 may be the…
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$15 Chablis?! Thank Trader Joe’s
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in 2021, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Burgundy, Burgundy, chablis, Chablis, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, French Wine, French Wines, reverse wine snob, Sainte Celine, White Wine, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2021 Sainte Celine Chablis, Burgundy, France ($15.99 @Trader Joe’s, California) Many American wine drinkers first became familar with the name Chablis back when California winemakers were running amok bottling cheap jug wines with the Chablis name on the label. Which is unfortunate. Because it confused generations in the process. Maybe that…
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90 Point Red for $10.99?!
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in 2017, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best trader joes wines, best wines at Costco, best wines at Trader Joes, best wines under $20, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, Douro Valley, food and wine, Portugal, Portugal Wines, Quinta Do Portal, Red Blends, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Trader Joe’s & Costco wines, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Portugal, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2017 Quinta Do Portal, Riserva Red, Douro Valley, Portugal ($10.99 @ Costco, California – Item #670474) We are recently back from a tasting trip to Portugal, so finding this wine at Costco was a real treat. One sip and we were transported eight time zones back to our tastings in Alentejo. Even…
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93 Points of Bottled Tuscan Sun for under $10 at Costco
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in 2017, 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, merlot, red blend, Red Blends, Red Wine, Sangiovese, syrah, Toscana, Toscana, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Italy, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25, ZingariFast facts: 2017 Zingari, Toscana, Italy ($9.99 @ Costco, California – Item #565343) If you’re looking for a great everyday food wine, this might just be the ticket. After doing some research online, I am surprised that even Costco is selling this wine for a hair under $10. It sells elsewhere for nearly twice that…
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It’s Back, the High QPR KS CdP from Costco – with a Pope angle, no less!
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in 2021, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, best wines under $20, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, French Wine, French Wines, Grenache Cinsault Mourvedre, Grenache Syrah Mourvedre, GSM, Kirkland Signature, Kirkland Signature Series, red blend, Red Blends, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of France, wines under $25Fast facts: 2021 Kirkland Signature Chateauneuf-du-Pape ($19.69 @ Costco, California – Item #777662) Among the “old world” offerings bottled under the Kirkland Signature name, this CdP is one of our perennial favorites. It has been around for over a decade, and is consistently good. It is a rare thing to find CdP wines for…
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2020 KS WV PN
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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, food and wine, Kirkland Signature, Oregon wines, Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Uncategorized, willamette valley, Willamette Valley, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20Fast facts: 2020 Kirkland Signature Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon ($12.99 @ Costco, California – Item #975274) No, that subject line is not a recently-spied vanity license plate on the highways here in SoCal. It is short hand for this week’s featured wine from the PNW. (Shorthand for the Pacific Northwest, aka the “other” west…
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A Whole Lotta Malbec for $6.99 at Costco
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in 2021, Argentina, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Kirkland Signature, Kirkland Signature Series, Malbec, malbec, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, wines under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2021 Kirkland Signature Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina ($6.99 @ Costco, California – Item #1239144) See that 90 prominently displayed on the neck foil of this Kirkland Signature Malbec? That was awarded by the critic James Suckling. I am not a slave to others reviews and point systems (heck, I almost always have to…