These folks can recommend wines to the average wine consumer with some degree of expertise. Airport Costco and the Redwood City Costco. It seems that Costco is moving towards having a “wine steward” roaming the wine section. Note: Clarification as of January 2, 2015. Another downside is, like many other products at Costco, the fantastic deals move fast and you are unlikely to see that item again once sold out. At Costco, you must fend for yourself on wine decisions. That’s why you pay more at a fine wine shop, where you get kind, honest, and reliable advice. Most of the time I don’t see any Costco worker near the wine shelves to help if I need it. They are not the wine buyers, and more than likely have tasted very few of these wines if any. The Big Downside of Costcoĭo not rely on any Costco worker to advise you on any of the wines on the shelf. If you did not like the style of wine you probably will not get a return. I asked the people at return desk at my local Costco store what the policy was for returning wine. They said for sure that if the wine is bad (corked, spoiled, etc.), they will take it back. Expect to see more Kirkland Signature wines especially from France, Spain, and Italy. When I interviewed Cameron Hughes, whose wines are prominently found at Costco, he lauded their Kirkland wines and expressed concern that as they increased their private label, it may affect the sales of his wines. The Kirkland Signature label wines are excellent wines and are excellent values.
Costco has the lowest price 90% of the time. I have compared wine prices at Costco of favorite high-production brands with prices at big chain stores like BevMo, Cost Plus, Safeway, and large wine retailers like K&LWines. The Foster City store, though not nearly as good as the big three, has a far better wine inventory than many of the other Costco stores in Northern California. I have three Costco stores within easy driving distance. If your store is located in an area where the demographics are not likely to have shoppers interested in gourmet food and fine wine, the wine department is expected to be meager. They have a large assortment of imports at these three stores.
These three stores have impressive inventories of wine ranging in price and quality, from everyday-style wines to expensive Cabs and French wines costing over $100. The wine guy at the Novato Costco boasted he was the largest of the big three with over 400 different labels on the shelf. These are the Redwood City store, the Concord store, and the Novato store. I discovered that in Northern California, three Costco stores have the biggest and best wine departments. Think outside your local Costco store to search for wine bargains. Wine, wine, and more wine at Costco Three Best Costco Wine Departments
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