Reviews

Continuing our run of reviewing all the new Kirkland bottles arriving in stores, here’s the latest vintage of another favorite, the Kirkland Gigondas. This is on the early side for the arrival of this bottle. Usually it’s December, last vintage was November, and now we’re seeing it in October. Everything else about this bottle is […] Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2024-kirkland-signature-gigondas/

This is the second vintage of this Kirkland bottle to grace Costco shelves and that’s always the key one to see appear so we know it’s not a “one and done Costco run.” That first vintage was fantastic, earning 92 points from us. We hope to see this one build upon the strength we saw […] Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2024-kirkland-signature-margaux-bordeaux/

You’ll find no shortage of Vintage Port coverage on these virtual pages (something that, as I taste more and more vintages of the stuff, has become a source of amusing vexation as I search for whether or not a VP that I want to feature here has already been reviewed and featured here…). And you’ll […] This article was originally …

We’ve been on the lookout for this bottle after readers starting talking about the new vintage showing up in stores. This year sees a small price increase, up to $21.79 from a previous $19.99. That is still a steal for a quality Brunello so we’re not complaining. This is one of the more varied bottles […] Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2021-kirkland-signature-series-brunello-di-montalcino/

When it rains, it pours. Thanks to our readers, in particular Matthew S, for sharing all the info and photos on the release of these four new vintages of some Kirkland wine classics. We are hitting the store tonight to see which ones we can find. First up, we have the 2024 vintage of the […] Source : https://costcowineblog.com/new-vintages-of-4-popular-kirkland-wines-arriving-in-stores-now/

We were recently interviewed by a Bloomberg news reporter writing an article on the influx of high quality grapes going into private label wines like Kirkland Signature. We wanted to share the full text of the story as it’s a very interesting read with some key insights from industry insiders. On the Kirkland side of […] Source : https://costcowineblog.com/bloomberg-news-story-about-insane-deals-in-private-label-wines/

We love seeing that yellow band on the Costco placard, and especially on a new wine that looks promising, a Carneros Reserve Pinot. Costco’s standard price of $19.99 is already amazing considering that Wine Enthusiast, who rated the wine 90 points, shows a retail price of $55. With a $7 limited time Costco discount, it […] Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2023-clos-de-napa-carneros-pinot-noir-reserve/

We missed the last vintage (2024) of this bottle, and are ready to get into the 2025 vintage which is in stores now. Costco has done a nice job keeping the price borderline ridiculous for this bottle. Over the years it’s bounced between $4.99 and $5.99, and with this latest vintage it is coming in […] Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2025-kirkland-signature-grave-pinot-grigio-friuli/

Much has been happening behind the scenes here at the new 1WD HQ, folks. You might have heard the recent news that my bruthah-from-anothah-muthah Jonathan Cristaldi is moving into the role of Chief Wine Critic for both The Tasting Panel and its sister publication The SOMM Journal. As JC wrote in the press release for […] This article was originally …

We’ve seen a few bottles from Stags’ Leap Winery in Costco over the years, which is great because they are consistently very nice, and this is our first time seeing their Merlot. Earlier this year we tasted and reviewed their Sauvignon Blanc as well as their Petite Sirah, both lovely 90+ points wines for us. […] Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2023-stags-leap-winery-merlot-napa-valley/

It’s been a hectic time with the relocation of 1WD HQ (I suspect that I’ll be stuck in unpacking hell for at least a few more weeks, which is particularly painful for a neat-freak like myself); so much so that I’ve kind of forgotten about some of the interviews I did for the releases of […] This article was originally …

Today we’re featuring a new Barolo arriving in Costco at a very nice price under $25. For fans of the excellent Kirkland Barolo priced at $19.99, this is a nice alternative when that one is between vintages. We had a similar situation on the Brunello side when we found this bottle, priced just a bit […] Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2021-collina-san-ponzio-barolo/

Lambrusco has a pretty well-established reputation, right? Exuberant, refreshing, fun, sometimes boring (truth hurts, people, truth hurts). But what happens when you take those qualities and apply a little more patience and ambition? I got to explore that question in June, when I sat down (virtually) with brothers Riccardo and Andrea Razzaboni of VentiVenti for […] This article was originally …

A few things caught on our eye about this wine that turned out to be a very nice find at Costco. First is Dundee Hills, located in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, which is one of our favorite places for Pinot Noir in the US. You rarely see wines from this area at this price. Second is […] Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2023-patricia-green-cellars-volcanic-pinot-noir-dundee-hills/

Here’s a Malbec at Costco that caught our eye and is a wine we’ve never reviewed. We weren’t sure what to make of the “golden reserve” designation exactly, but as you can see on the back label below, the wine comes from 100 year old vines, and the wine is aged for 12 months in […] Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2023-trivento-golden-reserve-malbec/

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We always seem to drink a lot of Pinot Noir this time of the year. This bottle from Santa Barbara county had been lingering around in stores near us for a bit, and we finally decided to grab one and see what it was all about. Turns out, a pretty good Pinot at a pretty […] Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2023-aurelle-pinot-noir-santa-barbara-county/

Well, it seems that AI is all the rage in the news lately (even my now 99 year old cousin was asking me about it), and wouldn’t ya know it, just a few days after I waxed pseudo-philosophically about wine writing online in the age of agentic browsing traffic comes news that a winner of […] This article was originally …

It’s here, the 2026 Costco Wine Advent Calendar, and we are thrilled to have found it near us this early. This is always one of the most popular posts we do throughout the year, and this years box looks to redeliver a lot of what we’ve come to expect from this item. The design this […] Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2026-costco-wine-advent-calendar/

Here’s a Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc that caught our eye, and it’s a bottle we’ve never seen at Costco before so it needed to be tasted and reviewed. The retail price appears to be around $45 and it is selling online for $24; Costco’s price of $17.99 beats them all, which we always love to […] Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2025-grand-napa-vineyards-sauvignon-blanc/