A 91-point Barolo for $19? That’s insane, right? No, it’s not. It’s Kirklandian, as in Kirkland Signature Barolo from Costco, the No. 1 wine retailer in the United States. I must admit there’s no better store to find a wine bargain than at Costco. And this one is a double doozy. Barolo is one of […]
Month: April 2022
Malbec Madness: Argentina and France deliver $11 bargains extraordinaire
If you missed World Malbec Day on April 17, here’s your chance to make up for it with two quality wines from Argentina and France, respectively, that capture the tasty characteristics of the Malbec varietal for $11 each. Trivento Malbec Reserve 2020, Mendoza, alcohol 13.8% – From one of Argentina’s leading wine houses comes this […]
Power to Portuguese wines and the stunning value they deliver
What is the only European Union country to have increased its wine exports the past two years despite the COVID-19 pandemic? The answer is PortugaI. Not bad for the EU’s fifth largest wine producer (behind Italy, France, Spain and Germany). The new question is why? Well, one only had to be in attendance at the […]
Two cooool reds that refresh from Italy’s majestic Alto Adige/Suditrol
Coooooool climate wines? Where better to look than Italy’s Alto Adige (Suditirol), the country’s most isolated, northernmost wine-growing region whose borders touch Austria and Switzerland? Yes, the winters are cold and snowy near the Italian Swiss Alps and Dolomite mountains. Yet, most of the year there’s plenty of bright sunshine (300 days) to stimulate vines. […]
