Tag: sangiovese
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A Cal-Ital Wine Gem from Costco for Under $20 – Get on It
Fast facts: 2022 Ferrari Carano Siena (Red Blend) Sonoma County, California $16.99 (@Costco, California, Item# 135936) Ferrari-Carano has been a leading producer of world-class, nationally acclaimed wines since 1985. From a small, 30-acre plot of grapes to the present 20 estate vineyards, their success is based on their commitment to quality as well as…
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Costco Has Your Everyday Pizza/Pasta Wine
Fast facts: 2019 Kirkland Signature Brunello di Montalcino, Italy $19.99 (@Costco, California, Item# 1472194) Brunello di Montalcino is only produced from vineyards surrounding the town of Montalcino, in the province of Siena, located some 50 miles south of Florence in the Tuscan wine region. Brunello is derived from the Italian word for brown –…
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The Other Bargain Brunello – Fire Up the Pasta Pot!
Fast Facts: 2019 Poggio Lontano Brunello di Montalcino, Italy ($21.99 @ Trader Joes, California) So fellow Costco wine bloggers on the east coast have been lighting up about the new 2019 Kirkland Signature Brunello di Montalcino but it has yet to land in our stores here on the West Coast. Maybe we are premature…
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A Costco Wine that Puts the Wow in our W.O.W!
Fast facts: 2019 Borreo Ranch Sangiovese, Napa Valley, CA ($16.99* @Costco, California, Item# 259607) *net price after a generous $13 discount I’ve been tempted by this bottle for months at my local Costco. The label suggested this wine had lots of potential. First off, a single vineyard wine from Napa? You know how we…
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Super Tasty, Super High QPR from this Super Tuscan
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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, Italian Wines, Kirkland Signature, Red Blends, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Sangiovese, Sangiovese, Super Tuscan, Toscana, Toscana, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Italy, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2020 Kirkland Signature Toscana IGT, Italy ($13.99 @Costco; California – Product #1181768) Tuscany is arguably the most important region in central Italy, where it is known as Toscana. Our reviews of this “Super Tuscan” wine date back to the 2016 vintage. Somewhat incredibly, it was $13.99 then too. Although the price…
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It’s Back, and it’s As Good as Ever – KS Toscana 2019
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in 2019, best costco wine deals, best costco wines, best wines at Costco, Costco, costco wine blog, Costco Wines, food and wine, Italian Wines, Kirkland Signature, Kirkland Signature Series, Red Wine, reverse wine snob, Sangiovese, Super Tuscan, Toscana, Toscana, Wine, wine blog, wine reviews, Wines of Italy, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, wines under $25Fast facts: 2019 Kirkland Signature Toscana IGT, Italy ($14.99 @Costco; California – Product #1181768) Our reviews of this “Super Tuscan” wine date back to the 2016 vintage, and this one represents our third visitation. It remains one of our perennial favorites bottled under the Kirkland Signature label. But it depletes quickly, so do what…
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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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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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Kirkland Signature Toscana – a “Super” Costco Value at $13.99
This estate bottled super Tuscan from Costco is priced at just $13.99 – making the Kirkland Signature Toscana a super value! Fast facts: 2016 Kirkland Signature Toscana IGT, Italy ($13.99 @Costco; California – Product #1181768) Tuscany is arguably the most important region in central Italy, where it is known as Toscana. Kirkland Signature Toscana…
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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…