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2013 Castello di Bibbione Chianti Classico Riserva
I love Chianti this time of the year, maybe because there’s just so much great food around all the time to pair it with. It’s definitely one of those wines that is exponentially better with the right...
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Kirkland Signature Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG
We reviewed this wine a while back, but since each new release of a Kirkland Signature label can essentially be a totally different wine, I feel that it’s relevant to review it again. Also, December...
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2011 Tenute Girolamo Conte Giangirolamo IGP Puglia
This is a super interesting Costco wine find that was absolutely delicious. This is one of those wines you don’t go in looking for, you come up not sure what you have, and in the end, you’re...
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Cellar Series: 2012 Castello di Monsanto Chianti Classico Riserva
Ironically, the 2012 vintage of one of our favorite Chiantis is the last vintage that we’ve seen at Costco stores near us. And that’s a really bummer because year after year this wine is a screaming...
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2014-2015 Castello di Monsanto Chianti Classico Riserva
How ironic is this? Just a few days ago I posted a Cellar Series review of the 2012 Monsanto Chianti, a bottle I’d been cellaring for couple of years to see how it would taste later. It was delicious...
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2017 Renato Ratti Barbera D’Asti
Someone online posted a photo of a Costco wine bin that was labeled for this Barbera D’Asti but it contained bottles of Brunello. When I saw it I remember thinking how much I’d like to try the...
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2018 Banfi Principessa Gavia Gavi
Here’s another inexpensive Italian white wine you might want to consider as the weather warms up. It’s hard to go wrong with Gavi, and Costco’s price of $11.99 is pretty solid for this wine. It...
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2015 Legato Barolo
Finding any bottle of Barolo for $20 is almost impossible and it’s even harder to find a good one, but that’s exactly what we have here. Originating from Italy’s premier Piedmont region, this wine is...
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2015 Kirkland Signature Chianti Classico Riserva
This is always an exciting one to see in the clubs, and this year it features a bold label change that I think is nice. In previous years, the label has been beige with red print and an illustration...
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2016 Tenuta Valleselle Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore
We reviewed the previous vintage of this wine, so I was interested to try the 2016 release. Once again, the empty bottle could double as a weapon, easily twice as large and four times as heavy as...
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NV Casa Farvive Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG
I love the shape of this bottle. It’s short and fat and looks like the top-half of a magnum. Perhaps not the best fit to store on a wine rack, but this type of wine can be stored upright for years...
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2017 Zorzettig Sauvignon Blanc
I worked at a restaurant in New York that had an excellent Italian Sauvignon Blanc by the glass. I remember people’s reactions when they would try it, a mixture of surprise and delight, and for this...
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2018 Prelius Vermentino Maremma Toscana
We always love seeing some different white wine varietals hit Costco as it’s a pleasant change from the sea of Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blancs that tend to dominate most store shelves. We recently...
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2018 Kirkland Signature Pinot Grigio Friuli
It’s amazing how wines can hit you differently. We found the 2017 vintage of this Kirkland Pinot Grigio to be rather bland; drinkable sure, but not a lot going on. We scored it 85 points. Either the...
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2015 Zenato Alanera Rosso Veronese
I completely picked this wine out of the blue, figuring that a little something different from the Italian landscape would be fun. And not that I read too much into it, but it was hard not to notice...
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2014 Kirkland Signature Series Brunello di Montalcino
Here’s one of the most anticipated Kirkland wines of the year, that generally comes out in the November time frame every year. We’ve followed this one for every vintage since it’s incredible 2010...
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2017 Ottosoldi Gavi
Here’s a very nice bottle of white wine that people might not naturally gravitate too, but they should. Gavi originates from Italy’s famed Piedmont area in the northwestern part of the country, and...
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2015 Redi Orbaio Toscana Rosso
Here’s a wine that a reader alerted me to, and on my next Costco visit…bam, there it was. This is a Tuscan blend that Costco is offering for $19.99. That compares to a retail that appears to be $30+...
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2015 Allegrini Palazzo Della Torre
This bottle is an absolute steal at Costco. Not only is it a delicious wine, but Costco’s price is unbeatable. Online this one runs as high as $25, and at best around $17-$18. Costco’s price is...
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2016 Castello di Monsanto Chianti Classico Riserva
This is an interesting vintage of a perennial favorite Costco wine. Also, one that tends to see a wide distribution, so hopefully readers will be able to find it in their local warehouse....
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