Seasonal and Holiday Selections | Costco Wine Prices

• Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc New Zealand 1.5 Liter, $49.99
• Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau, $8.89
• Kendall Jackson Grand Reserve Cabernet 3 Liter, $98.99
• Mount Veeder Cabernet Napa 3 Liter, $129.99
• Orin Swift ‘The Prisoner’ Red Blend Napa 1.5 Liter, $79.99
• Paul Hobbs Crossbarn Cabernet Napa 1.5 Liter, $99.99
• Ridge Estate Cabernet 1.5 Liter, $87.99 - Recommended
• Silver Oak Cabernet Alexander Valley 6 Liter in Wood Case, $649.99
• Sterling Anniversary Release Red Blend 1.5 Liter, $34.99 (Featured on Last Bottle for $36)
• Veuve Clicquot Brut Champagne 3 Liter in Wood Case, $289.99

Champagne and Sparkling Wines | Costco Wine Prices

• Cooks Imperial Sparkling Brut California 1.5L, $9.49
• Dom Perignon Brut Champagne 2003, $134.89
• Freixenet Brut Cava, Spain, 2 pack, $15.99
• Kirkland Signature Brut Champagne, $19.99 - Recommended
• Kirkland Signature Brut Rose Champagne, $24.99
• Korbel Brut California Sparkling Wine, $9.89
• La Marca Prosecco, Italy, $10.99 - Recommended
• Laurent Perrier Brut Rose Champagne, $66.99
• Lunetta Prosecco, Italy, $8.39 - Recommended
• Risata Moscato D’ Asti, Italy, $11.99
• Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial Champagne, $36.99
• Veuve Clicquot Brut Champagne, $41.89

Chardonnay | Costco Wine Prices

• Cambria Katherine’s Vineyard Chardonnay, $13.89 - Recommended
• Catena Chardonnay Argentina, $13.89
• Chalk Hill Estate Grown Chardonnay, $32.89 - Recommended
• Chateau Ste. Michelle Chardonnay, $7.49
• Fess Parker Santa Barbara Chardonnay, $2013
• Ferrari Carano Sonoma Coast Chardonnay, $20.99
• Hamilton Russell Chardonnay South Africa, $23.99
• Hess Napa Valley Chardonnay, $15.39 – Recommended
• Kendall Jackson Grand Reserve Chardonnay, $13.39 - Recommended
• Kirkland Signature Sonoma Coast Chardonnay, $7.49
• Kirkland Signature Chardonnay 1.5L, $7.99
• La Crema Sonoma Coast Chardonnay, $14.89
• Lincourt Chardonnay Santa Rita Hills, $12.99
• Louis Jadot Pouilly-Fuisse White Burgundy (Chardonnay), $19.89 - Recommended
• Merryvale Starmont Chardonnay, $14.99 (On sale until 2/1 for 11.99)
• Robert Mondavi Napa Valley Chardonnay, $13.39
• Sonoma Cutrer Sonoma Coast Chardonnay, $18.89
• Simi Sonoma Coast Chardonnay, $10.59
• Sterling Vineyards Napa Valley Chardonnay, $12.89
• Wente Riva Ranch Chardonnay, $14.69 - Recommended

Sauvignon Blanc | Costco Wine Prices

• Atalon Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc, $14.99
• Chalk Hill Sauvignon Blanc, $17.99 - Recommended
• Chateau Ste. Michelle Horse Heaven Hills Sauvignon Blanc, $9.99
• Clifford Bay Sauvignon Blanc, $8.69
• Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc, $24.89
• Cupcake Sauvignon Blanc, $7.49 - Recommended
• Duckhorn Sauvignon Blanc, $23.99
• Edna Valley Sauvignon Blanc, $8.69
• Kim Crawford Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, $12.89 - Recommended
• Pascal Jolivet Sancerre, $19.99

Pinot Grigio/Pinot Gris | Costco Wine Prices

• Banfi San Angelo Pinot Grigio, $13.99
• Cavit Pinot Grigio 1.5L, $10.89
• Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio, $7.89
• King Estate Pinot Gris, $12.89
• Kirkland Signature Pinot Grigio, $5.99
• J Vineyards Pinot Gris, $9.99 on sale (Was $11.99) - Recommended
• Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio, $17.99

Other White Wines | Costco Wine Prices

• Bartenura Moscato Kosher Italy, $10.89
• Chateau Petit Roubie Picpoul de Pinet France, $7.89 - Recommended
• Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling, $7.19
• Clos du Gaimont Vouvray France, $14.99
• Coppola Sofia Rose, $10.99 - Recommended
• Dr. Wagner Riesling Kabinett, $13.79 - Recommended
• Primal Roots White Blend, $6.99
• Sokol Blosser ‘Evolution’ Blend Oregon, $11.59
• Terrazas Reserva Torrontes, $11.99 - Recommended

Bordeaux | Costco Wine Prices

• Carruades de Lafite Pauillac 2011, $189.99
• Chateau Beaumont Haut Medoc, $16.99
• Chateau de Belcier Bordeaux, $10.99
• Chateau Croix Figeac, $21.99
• Chateau Croix Mouton Bordeaux Superieur, $9.99
• Chateau Hanteillan Haut Medoc, $11.99 - Recommended
• Chateau Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan 2010, $1,199.99
• Chateau Latour Pauillac 2010, $1,399.99
• Chateau Lynch Bages Pauillac 2011, $115.99
• Chateau Margaux 2010, $999.97
• Chateau Margaux 2011, $559.99
• Chateau Pontet Canet Pauillac 2011, $109.99 - Recommended
• Chateau Roquefort, $8.99
• Chateau Siaurac Lalande de Pomerol, $23.99
• Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte ‘Le Petit Haut Lafitte’ Pessac Leognan, $34.99
• Kirkland Signature Bordeaux Superieur, $6.99
• Kirkland Signature Bordeaux Medoc, $8.99

Cabernet Sauvignon | Costco Wine Prices

• Beringer Knights Valley Cabernet, $22.89 - Recommended
• Black Box Cabernet 4L, $15.89
• Black Stallion Napa Cabernet, $17.99
• BV Coastal Estates Cabernet, $6.89
• Casa Lapostolle Canto de Apalta Chile, $15.59
• Carnivor Cabernet Sauvignon California, $8.99
• Chateau Ste. Michelle Cabernet, $11.89 - Recommended
• Chimney Rock Stags Leap District Napa Cabernet, $54.99
• Columbia Crest H-3 Cabernet, $10.99 - Recommended
• Columbia Crest Reserve Cabernet, $34.79
• Cousino Macul Cabernet Chile, $11.99
• Diamond Creek Napa Valley Cabernet 2008, $135.99
• Dry Creek Vineyard Cabernet Sonoma, $16.99
• Excelsior Cabernet, $6.99
• Freemark Abbey Napa Cabernet, $25.99
• Handcraft Cabernet, $9.49
• HALL Cabernet, $38.99
• Hess Select Cabernet Sauvignon, $12.99 - Recommended
• J. Lohr Seven Oaks Paso Robles Cabernet, $11.89 - Recommended
• Kendall Jackson Vintners Reserve Cabernet, $14.89
• Kirkland Signature Cabernet (1.5L), $7.99
• Kirkland Signature Alexander Valley Cabernet, $8.99 - Recommended
• Kirkland Signature Series Red Mountain Cabernet, $15.99
• Liparita Cellars Cabernet Oakville, $44.99
• Louis Martini Sonoma Cabernet, $11.69 - Recommended
• Luigi Bosca Reserve Cabernet, $17.99
• Merus Napa Valley Cabernet 2009, $135.99
• Napa Cellars Cabernet, $16.99
• Rodney Strong Alexander’s Crown Cabernet Alexander Valley, $58.99
• Robert Mondavi Woodbridge Cabernet 1.5L, 9.89
• Robert Mondavi Oakville Napa Valley Cabernet, $39.99
• Sebastiani Sonoma County Cabernet, $10.89
• Stags Leap Wine Cellars Artemis Cabernet, $45.99
• Tamarack Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley, $27.99
• Thelma Cabernet South Africa, $31.99

Red Blends | Costco Wine Prices

• Anaperenna Shiraz/Cabernet Barossa, $56.99
• Apothic Red Blend, $7.89
• Bogle Essential Red Blend, $8.49
• Chalk Hill Estate Red, $49.99
• Chonca Y Toro Cabernet/Merlot 1.5L, $7.25
• DeLille Cellars Grand Ciel Cabernet 2008, $99.99
• Folie à Deux Menage à Trois, $7.89
• Francis Coppola Claret, $11.69
• Ghost Pines Red Blend Napa & Sonoma, $14.49
• Gundlach Bundschu Mountain Cuvee Red, $14.99
• Hess Collection 19 Block Cuvee Mount Veeder, $24.89 - Recommended
• Jettlynn Winery Gout de Miel Paso Robles, $16.99
• Jettlynn Winery Mon Coeur Paso Robles, $23.99
• Justin Paso Robles Cabernet, $19.99
• Kirkland Signature Rutherford Meritage Napa, $10.99 - Recommended
• M Chapoutier Belleruche Red Blend France, $9.99
• Pendulum Red Blend Columbia Valley, $13.79
• Peter Lehman Clancy Red Blend Barossa, $11.59
• Primus Red Blend Chile, 15.59
• Quilceda Creek CVR Columbia Valley Red Blend, $54.99 - Recommended
• Santa Rita Triple C Red Blend Chile, $29.99
• Tamarack Cellars Firehouse Red Washington, $16.59

Italian Wines | Costco Wine Prices

• Allegrini Palazzo della Torre, $15.99
• Brancaia Tre Rosso, $14.99
• Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino, $57.99
• Crognolo Toscana, $22.99
• La Pietra Rosso, $18.99
• Peppoli Chianti Classico, $22.99 (On sale for $17.99 until 2/1)
• Mongrana Toscana, $16.99
• Ruffino Chianti Reserva Ducale, $16.79
• Villa Antinori Toscana Rosso, $16.69 - Recommended
  
• Zaccagnini Montepulciano Riserva, $11.39

Malbec | Costco Wine Prices

• Alamos Malbec Mendoza, $7.39 - Recommended
• Catena Zapata Malbec, $13.99
• Costco Kirkland Signature Malbec, $6.99
• Mendoza Vineyards 1907 Malbec, 9.99
• Norton Malbec Reserva, $12.99
• Tintonegro Malbec Argentina, $10.79

Merlot | Costco Wine Prices

• Bonterra Mendocino County Merlot, $10.39
• Bogle Merlot, $7.39
• Chateau Ste. Michelle Merlot, $11.89 - Recommended
• Chateau Ste. Michelle Indian Wells Merlot, $13.79
• Columbia Crest H3 Merlot Columbia Valley, $11.49
• Decoy by Duckhorn Vineyards Sonoma County Merlot, $15.99
• HALL Merlot 2007, $19.99 - Recommended
• Kendall Jackson Vintners Reserve Merlot, $14.89
• Northstar Merlot Columbia Valley, $24.99 (sale price of $19.99 has ended) - Recommended
• Rutherford Hill Merlot Napa, $16.99

Pinot Noir | Costco Wine Prices

• A by Acacia Pinot Noir, $9.69
• Acrobat Pinot Noir Oregon, $14.69
• Cambria Julia’s Vineyard Pinot Noir, $15.89 - Recommended
• Chalk Hill Russian River Pinot Noir, $39.99 - Recommended
• J Vineyards Estate Grown Russian River Pinot Noir, $28.99
• Joseph Drouhin Laforet Pinot Noir, $14.99
• Kendall Jackson Pinot Noir, $13.99
• Kirkland Signature Carneros Pinot Noir, $9.99
• Kirkland Signature Russian River Pinot Noir, $12.89
• La Crema Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir, $16.89
• Macrostie Pinot Noir Carneros, $22.99 - Recommended
  
• Marimar Estate Cristina Pinot Noir, $45.99 - Recommended
• Oyster Bay Pinot Noir New Zealand, $11.59

Shiraz and Syrah | Costco Wine Prices

• Layer Cake Shiraz, $11.89
• Santa Rita Reserve Syrah, $9.99
• Sparkman Ruckus Syrah Washington, $39.99
• Spring Valley Vineyard Syrah Nina Lee, $42.99
• Two Hands Gnarly Dudes Shiraz, $22.99 - Recommended
• Two Hands Bellas Garden Shiraz, $54.99
• Yellowtail Shiraz 1.5L, $9.39

Spanish and Portuguese Wines | Costco Wine Prices

• Altano Douro Portugal, $8.89 - Recommended
• Finca Museum Cigales Tempranillo, $13.89
• Mano A Mano Tempranillo, $7.99
• Marques de Riscal Rioja Reserva, $16.49
• Tarima Hill Monastrell Alicante, $12.69 - Recommended
• Tres Picos Red Blend, $11.99
• Vinessens Sein Alicante Red Blend, $12.99 - Recommended

Cabernet Franc, Grenache and Zinfandel | Costco Wine Prices

• Breaux Vineyards Cabernet Franc Virginia, $15.99
• Cline Ancient Vine Zinfandel, $12.39
• Orin Swift D66 Grenache France, $31.99
• Seghesio Zinfandel Sonoma, $18.99
• Seven Deadly Zins Zinfandel, $11.89 - Recommended

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Glenfiddich

Glenfiddich is one of three William Grant-owned whisky distilleries which sit in relatively close proximity to each other to the north of Dufftown, the spiritual heart of Speyside. Founded in 1886, by William Grant of Mortlach and Balvenie fame, the Glenfiddich distillery is currently one of but three distilleries to bottle on site and houses stills with a total yearly capacity of ten million litres. Furthermore, Glenfiddich matures its single-malt whisky in their onsite warehouses, which number forty-three and have a capacity of 800,000 casks. Malt is bought in, a proportion of this is made up of that malted at the neighbouring Balvenie distillery. 

Glenfiddich was the first distillery with a visitor centre, which receives 125,000 visitors per annum and underwent a £1.7 million rebuild in 2005. World famous, Glenfiddich is the number one top-selling single malt whisky not only in the UK, but also globally. Following the end of the Second World War and the resultant surge in whisky demand, Glenfiddich was a relatively small brand and faced hefty competition from the blended scotch brands which held a veritable monopoly on the market. 

Rather than competing directly, the Glenfiddich distillery concentrated on single malt sales and in 1963 became the first Scotch whisky to be marketed as such, flying proudly in the face of critics. The gamble paid off and eleven years later sixteen new stills were installed to cope with demand. The range is large and includes several cask finishes as well as a 2002-released 1937 vintage, of which there are just sixty-one bottles, each came with a recommended retail price of £10,000.

Speyside Whisky

Speyside whiskies are among Scotland’s lightest, sweetest single malts. Age often brings a bit more body and the profusion of heavily sherried whiskies from the region exhibit superb power. Though a comparatively small appellation, Speyside has, by some distance, the vast majority of Scotch whisky distilleries. Indeed there are eighty-four working distilleries, including the world’s best-sellers: The Glenlivet, Glenfiddich, Glen Grant and The Macallan. 

The Speyside style has altered over time, a traditional Speyside single malt would be more akin to a Highland whisky, with a definite robustness and a marked peat. More recent expressions are lighter, sweeter whiskies; honeyed and fine. Lacking the peat of Islay or the Highlands, the ozone and salinity of coastal malts or the dry, perfume of the Lowlands; Speyside whiskies are sweet and subtle. There is however, no hard and fast rule as to the characteristics of Speyside whisky, for more than half of Scotland’s distilleries are to be found in this sub-region of the Highlands. 
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Older variants, particularly from those powerhouse distilleries: Macallan and Glenfarclas are often well-sherried, thick drams. There is a tendency to steer away from heavily finished whiskies, indeed most are matured in either ex-bourbon or ex-sherry casks. A heavily sherried Speyside single malt to be the perfect companion to a medium-bodied cigar, and a particularly well-aged expression can be the utmost of postprandial swigs. 

Some of the light, youthful Speyside whiskies, perhaps from Allt-á-Bhainne or Glen Elgin, are charming and delightful. There is a low mineral content in the waters of Speyside, lying on the Grampians, with their granite content proffering soft waters. As a rule, the whiskies are either very low or totally devoid of peat, there is not a great abundance of it locally, though it has been used with some successful results in the cases of BenRiach and Tomintoul’s Ballantruan respectively.

After the 1823 Excise Act, George Smith became the first distiller in the Highlands to obtain a license for distillation and, in 1824, he established The Glenlivet on what was once a farm distillery called Upper Drummin. Many of the neighbouring distilleries were illegally run and involved in smuggling. They became indignant, for George Smith was running Glenlivet by legal means. Such was the tempest of their fury, George had to carry a pair of pistols for protection. 

Originally 'Gow', the family name became the more Anglo-sounding 'Smith' following Bonnie Prince Charlie’s 1746 defeat at the battle of Culloden. The Gows changed their name to escape the resultant subjugation which ensued. The Glenlivet has always been a name associated with quality, to such a degree that other distilleries would use the name, no matter how distant they were from the Livet glen. 

To help preserve his brand, George Smith’s son, John Gordon Smith, applied for sole rights to the name, which were granted in 1884. The name still crops up elsewhere. However, by law, other brands must hyphenate it with their own names and cannot use it solely. The large distillery, with a capacity of 5.8 million litres per annum, is owned by Chivas Brothers, themselves a subsidiary of Pernod Ricard. Today, The Glenlivet is the world’s second best-selling single malt and is the top seller in the US.

Ardbeg lies solitary, in a small cove off the south coast of Islay. It was once a stage for illegal distillation, when smugglers took advantage of the remote location and exceptional conditions for whisky production. Eventually, excise men seized the original, illegitimate buildings from the smugglers and destroyed them. It was not until 1815 that a legal distillery was established and founded by John McDougall. Sitting nearby leviathan distilleries; Laphroaig and Lagavulin, Ardbeg has always produced a very sought-after single malt, despite its production scale being less than half that of its neighbours. 

After running into some financial difficulties the distillery closed in 1981 and it was not until 1989 that distillation resumed, although on a very small scale. After closing again in 1996, then owners, Allied Domecq, put the distillery up for sale. It was bought in 1997 by Glenmorangie Co and was, at last, restored to its former grandeur. Its chief watersource, Loch Uigeadail, or ‘dark and mysterious place’ in Gaelic, became the inspiration for a bottling launched in 2003 under the same name. Ardbeg Uigeadail was later Jim Murray’s 2009 World Whisky of the Year, a title held previously by Ardbeg’s ten year-old. Ardbeg has become known for its rich, peated whiskies, very easily identifiable by their fullness of body and perfect harmony of flavour.

Ardbeg Uigeadail Bottling Note

Uigeadail derives from the Scotch Gaelic for 'Dark and Mysterious Place' and is named for the Loch from whence Ardbeg draws its waters. Jim Murray's 2009 World Whisky of the Year, this cask-strength bottle exudes breathtaking balance. Has a Multifaceted, notes of peat and little flourishes of dark sugar, freshly ground espresso beans, cereal notes and a most sophisticated tar.At the sip Led by sweet, ripe fruit and black forest honey. A good helping of malt. The throne then usurped by a powerful peat and smoked barley. And finished off with Very long, caramel and malt weave their way through peat smoke and dark sugar and just a hint of fresh espresso coffee before it finally peters out.

Overall: Such deft balance! How wonderful to sample Ardbeg so beautifully complimented by sherry.

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