No Costco in your area? Check your local retailers for this wine. Compared to the 20 vintages we previously reviewed, we found this 2018 vintage to be pretty similar. Slightly chewy tannins lead into the dry, savory, spicy, and long-lasting finish.Ī rather notorious Italian critic who uses a completely different 100-point scale gave this wine 98 points (printed prominently on the bottle of course) which is rather ridiculous, but this is still a good value for around $16. It's a bit over the top and tastes a bit sweeter than it actually is but is still quite good if you don't mind the high alcohol. There's tons of spice and pepper in this one plus vanilla, chocolate, licorice, cola, coffee and more to go along with the raisiny dark fruit. The wine tastes full-bodied, flavorful and hot. The 2020 Tinazzi Vinum Italicum Opera No 3 begins with pleasing aromas of red and black, dried fruits plus licorice and tons of spicy, oaky secondary notes. Lohr are included in the selection with a variety of types, from full-bodies Cabernet to sweet blends. Favorite wineries like Francis Coppola, Josh, Mondavi, and J. And between the different styles of red, wine and bubbly, there’s definitely something for everyone inside. Costco’s price is 99.99, so you’re getting a lot of wine for the money. In any case, let's get on to the important stuff, the wine! Fortunately for you, Give Them Beer's Red Wine Advent Calendar exists, filled with 12 half bottles of best-selling red wines. Today we’re going to look at the Wine Advent Calendar at Costco that includes 24 different half bottles (375ml) of different varietals from around the world. As we discussed in our fifth Tenet of Reverse Wine Snobbery ( How to avoid the wine industry's marketing traps) some wineries apparently take a marketing study that showed consumers equated heavier bottles with higher quality to the extreme. Speaking of the bottle, this thing is crazy heavy. Produced and Bottled by Ca' Vi Ti s.r.l - Lazise Italia Perfect to accompany meat dishes or tasty cheeses. We remind readers that we are 100% independent of Costco Wholesale Corporation, and are simply of a group of Costco wine fans looking to try new wines and share our favorites with this community.Wine characterized by three distinguishing qualities: full bodied, elegant, intense. Our scores are based on our individual perception of a wine and how well it reflects the area in which the grapes are grown, the expression of the grapes, and also the quality of the finished product. We at believe that wine preferences and opinions are often subjective and highly individualistic. Opinions of the reviewer do not necessarily reflect those of as a whole, and reviewers are not paid for their reviews by wineries or their affiliated distributors. All reviews are written at the discretion of the individual reviewer. This wine was received as a sample for the purpose of writing this review. If you missed our review earlier in the week of the other Costco Wine Advent Calendar for 2020, you can view it here. The complete list of wines included in this calendar are below and there’s a lot more info on each bottle here:Ģ019 Silver Diamond Butterfly TempranilloĢ017 Via Vinera Cabernet Sauvignon (Bulgaria)Ģ019 Sharkbite White Blend (South Africa)Ģ019 Belle Vallee Bordeaux Clairet (Rosé)Ģ019 Convento da Gloria Tinta Roriz (Portugal)Ģ018 Chevalier de Lynch Cabernet SauvignonĢ019 Volantis Cabernet Sauvignon (La Mancha, Spain)Ģ019 Il Bomb Pinot Grigio Delle Venezie (White, Italy) I’m not going to pick a favorite advent calendar between the two of them because from what I’ve tasted and my review of the wines inside, they are both solid buys, and will be a lot of fun for the holiday season. And that’s how you further build your palate. It also helps you compare different styles and tastes among the regions without breaking the bank. It’s an amazing bargain, and I just think it’s a blast to have such an assortment of wine on hand from all different areas.įollowing the calendar would be fun too given there’s a few surprises in there. So we are just four bottles in, but off to a great start with this box I’m happy with the quality of the wines, especially considering we’re talking $4 for each half bottle. This is a crisp and refreshing rosé from Portugal it pours a light pink with juicy, strawberry flavors (12% alc.) The wine pours a medium gold color with peach, white blossom aromas big tropical fruit flavors medium in body this was fun and different wine, reminds me in some ways of a Viognier (12.5% alc.) Here’s an interesting one from Slovenia made from Malvasia grapes.
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