Reviews

We’ve been looking for the 2025 vintage of this Kirkland wine. There were reports of bottle variance last year, but everything we tasted (same for most readers) was good. This 2025 vintage seems to be on the mark too. It is amazing how Costco has kept the price on this bottle so low, especially in […] Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2025-kirkland-signature-ti-point-marlborough-sauvignon-blanc/

Greetings, drunkards! A quick update today to let you know that the November/December 2026 issue of The Tasting Panel is upon us, and is now available for you to peruse! In this issue, I helped out my bruthah-from-anothah-muthah Jonathan Cristaldi with a detailed tasting report titled “East Meets West,” in which JC highlights a veritable […] This article was originally …

We’ve noticed an influx of new Bordeaux wines coming into Costco. They include some great regions too like Margaux, Saint-Emilion, Pessac-Leognan, Saint-Estephe and in this case, Pomerol. We hope to have a chance to explore more of them before they are gone. Pomerol is on the right bank of Bordeaux so the blends are Merlot […] Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2019-chateau-ferrand-pomerol-bordeaux/

Here’s a new red blend from Portugal arriving in Costco stores. These are always of interest to us given the amazing quality to price ratio you get from Portugese wines today. Along with Spain it’s one of our favorite places to explore and uncover hidden gems. Costco’s $15 price is a few bucks below other […] Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2023-pocas-vale-de-cavalos-tinto-portugal/

There seems to be a lot of new Chianti Classico and Super Tuscan wines landing on Costco shelves right now, which is great news, and we probably won’t have a chance to get to them all. This is a new one for us that received 92 points from Wine Enthusiast in addition to the 92 […] Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2022-torre-il-cerreto-chianti-classico-riserva/

This is our first time tasting a Pinot Noir from Duckhorn’s Decoy label. We’ve tasted and reviewed much of the lineup at Costco over the years, and there always seems to be at least one Decoy bottle around every time we visit a warehouse. This includes the more recent Paso Robles Cabernet, a Brut sparkling […] Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2025-decoy-pinot-noir/

Last week, I published a bunch of reviews from an NYC media tasting of selections from the (stellar) 2024 Port vintage. I typically follow those type of posts up with another post of other, older selections of vintage Ports that I tasted at the same event, and I offer them without much shame as simply […] This article was originally …

This is a new bottle arriving in Costco stores now we’ve never seen before. It’s a white Bordeaux that comes in at 100% Sauvignon Blanc (no Semillon). This year we saw the Kirkland line of wines introduce a Bordeaux Blanc for $6.99 that was very good. We gave it 89 points and definitely a thumbs […] Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2024-le-noble-bordeaux-sauvignon-blanc/

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/