Follow CostcoWineBlog.com | The #1 Source for Independent Reviews of Costco Wines, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/costcowineblog-com-the-h1-source-for-independent-reviews-of-costco-wines Wed, 29 Nov 2023 21:33:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHr2PugMV5kGUjHgrmwRGUK6 This was a surprise and delight. The inaugural 2019 vintage of this new Kirkland offering was in stores in January of this year, so we weren’t on the lookout for the next one quite yet. But what a nice surprise, along with the price going down, albeit only a few cents, but we like it …]]> Thu, 23 Nov 2023 18:09:26 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHr2PugMV5kGUjHgrmwRGUK6 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHolqnTMxgZ4b2Fk24e89-qg The Kirkland Russian River Pinot Noir is back in stores with the new 2022 vintage. This one can really vary in quality year to year in our opinion, and the last vintage (2021) was particularly good. We have the price remaining the same at $11.99 which is ridiculously low for grapes from this area, so …]]> Sat, 18 Nov 2023 16:53:55 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHolqnTMxgZ4b2Fk24e89-qg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHrptL4sSgP7w8qq6eZJzUh9 Thanksgiving is here upon us again, and we’re going to look through some recent reviews to try to pick out some good wines you can (hopefully) find at Costco for the big meal. This is always a fun list (here’s last years), and we tend to go a little all over the place in our …]]> Sat, 11 Nov 2023 22:51:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHrptL4sSgP7w8qq6eZJzUh9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHrptL4sSgP7w58v71dCn6bG Here’s a new Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough that popped up in our Costco store that looked interesting. We noted in our recent review of the delicious Invivo X by Sarah Jessica Parker (a wine that surpassed expectations) that we hadn’t reviewed many of the New Zealand offerings arriving in Costco. On the heels of the …]]> Sat, 11 Nov 2023 17:55:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHrptL4sSgP7w58v71dCn6bG https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHohtWxBgeb4wtaXKMm36c-X We were thrilled to see the 2021 vintage of this bottle hit stores. As far as we can tell, there was not a 2020 vintage, likely due to the Napa fires. So our fingers were crossed that a 2021 vintage would arrive, and here it is. Among the Kirkland wines from Napa, this ranks among …]]> Sun, 05 Nov 2023 16:52:43 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHohtWxBgeb4wtaXKMm36c-X https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHohtWxBgeb4wlw3HFUzDTIP Long time readers know that we love finding and tasting these “forgotten wines” that end up in the cheap seats (the rows of stacked wine boxes vs the wooden boxes). We call them the forgotten wines because you can often find wines from lesser known, or talked about regions, stuffed in between the usual suspects. …]]> Fri, 03 Nov 2023 00:45:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHohtWxBgeb4wlw3HFUzDTIP https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHqbAgIbGnEd-gp41t9tiERU Here’s a new Saint Emilion Grand Cru that showed up at our Costco, and it’s one that we’ve tasted and always enjoyed in the past. Usually a solid wine at a great value, and that’s exactly what we found in the 2020 vintage. Costco’s price was $35.99, which is totally fair for a wine of …]]> Sat, 28 Oct 2023 18:36:49 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHqbAgIbGnEd-gp41t9tiERU https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHqkLZSF8_Ro3YIAmcWJ0TmB This is the second Barbera we’ve found at Costco in just a handful of weeks.  What a treat to keep finding these (last one was delicious). If this bottle looks familiar, it’s because this is the same producer of the wonderful Gavi we found at Costco earlier this year.  This short, stout bottle must be …]]> Tue, 24 Oct 2023 22:59:55 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHqkLZSF8_Ro3YIAmcWJ0TmB https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHpFOp6A-uaf0Am0QkxGtqLL We always love seeing those limited time discount signs when we’re approaching the Costco wine aisle. From a distance we could tell this one was in the Pinot section, and we planned on buying it no matter what. Turned out it happened to be a bottle we had yet to review (or so we thought) …]]> Tue, 24 Oct 2023 22:59:41 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHpFOp6A-uaf0Am0QkxGtqLL https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHpFOp6A-uaf0LkdRKkm2PJP This snazzy label caught our eye, and we were surprised when the wine turned out to be a Vermentino. Especially considering the $12.99 price tag at Costco. What a find. Online this wine is selling for $20-22, and it doesn’t always come with the special bottle design. We didn’t find a lot of ratings for …]]> Mon, 16 Oct 2023 17:07:52 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHpFOp6A-uaf0LkdRKkm2PJP https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHqZBiBuEiDndQBC78OgjhDM The new Kirkland Cotes du Rhone Villages started hitting stores a couple weeks ago, right on schedule for an October release. We went to a few stores to track it down, but didn’t find it until the other day. First thing we wanted to see is that nice $6.99 price tag continue with this next …]]> Mon, 16 Oct 2023 16:54:37 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHqZBiBuEiDndQBC78OgjhDM https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHqZBiBuEiDndUTXPGaG87AR It was a surprise to see this Bordeaux land in Costco stores.  As many of you know we are serious Bordeaux lovers, and Chateau Gloria is consistently a winner in our books. The price at Costco is just what we wanted too: $34.99. It’s at least $45-50 almost everywhere else, even $54.97 at Total Wine.  …]]> Thu, 12 Oct 2023 13:25:26 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHqZBiBuEiDndUTXPGaG87AR https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHqZBiBuEiDndVLv-B9hV9S2 We were curious how this one would show. It’s a new offering in the Pinot Noir aisle, which desperately needs some new additions, at least around us. The price was certainly right at only $11.99. It’s hard to find good Pinot in that price range, and this one held up pretty well. The label carries …]]> Thu, 05 Oct 2023 23:19:41 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHqZBiBuEiDndVLv-B9hV9S2 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHpXNoBF-HgCxeifqJurszLU Alright, we are hitting a bunch of Spanish wine winners from Costco all right in a row. We had the Portia Ribera del Duero, the Vina Pomal Rioja Reserva (a CostcoWineBlog Top Pick), and the Condado de Oriza Ribera del Duero Reserva (also a Top Pick of our site). And we’ve sung the praises for …]]> Thu, 05 Oct 2023 00:03:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHpXNoBF-HgCxeifqJurszLU https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHorzbk1YrG7zu4sICfMfkNm We found this wine on a trip to Costco three days ago, and unfortunately the limited time discount expired on that day (Oct 1). But what an exciting find. A Ribera del Duero for under $10. Could we be on a streak with these affordable wines from such a great area? We just reviewed this …]]> Sun, 01 Oct 2023 20:47:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHorzbk1YrG7zu4sICfMfkNm https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHpfAqW-KVBMFMlTP0vptTFR Just on the heels of tasting and reviewing this delicious 2017 Ribera del Duero we found at Costco for $12.99, we came across this very similar Rioja and had to give it a try. This Rioja is also a 2017 vintage and at Costco for $12.99. It was fun to taste them in close vicinity, …]]> Sun, 24 Sep 2023 18:14:50 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHpfAqW-KVBMFMlTP0vptTFR https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHrjF-tIbGZaAEGT5aWO9DEx We had a good feeling about this bottle, and it lived up to it all the way. A 2017 Ribera del Duero Reserva at Costco for $12.99. Love it. Fans of Spanish wines like Ribera, Toro or Rioja shouldn’t wait a second to scoop some of these up, especially at this price. We feel this …]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 23:31:03 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHrjF-tIbGZaAEGT5aWO9DEx https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHp8k5AkmOXcfyxhxzpi7FpJ The Pinot Noir in Kirkland’s wine portfolio can really be hit or miss. We’d say the Willamette Valley Pinot might be the most consistent. The Russian River is all over the place. This Carneros wine was a favorite for a while but came in a little lackluster with the last vintage. The prices do remain …]]> Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:02:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHp8k5AkmOXcfyxhxzpi7FpJ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHp8k5AkmOXcfzErtZyObPkc We heard from several readers that the Costco Wine Advent Calendar box for 2023 was at Costco so made a quick trip to the store looking for it, only to find a different, but very similar, box. So of course we had to pick it up for further exploration and to report back here. And …]]> Sun, 10 Sep 2023 17:22:14 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHp8k5AkmOXcfzErtZyObPkc https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHoNRJhpbkZUlOGrEXdXG_66 Let’s take a quick break in the action for a little something different, our top five tips for buying wine at Costco. We like to think we’re pretty good at this, having purchased and reviewed over 1000 bottles of wine from Costco over the last decade plus. So what are some of things we do …]]> Thu, 07 Sep 2023 19:18:52 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/V4ySyHidpHoNRJhpbkZUlOGrEXdXG_66