The “Delicious” Costco Red Wine That Rivals the Fancy Stuff You’ll Find in Northern Italy (for Half the Price!)

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The “Delicious” Costco Red Wine That Rivals the Fancy Stuff You’ll Find in Northern Italy (for Half the Price!)​

The “Delicious” Costco Red Wine That Rivals the Fancy Stuff You’ll Find in Northern Italy (for Half the Price!)

“Think decadent, rich, and aromatic.”

www.apartmenttherapy.com

Richard

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

I used to participate at wine.woot.com before Amazon bought woot and shut down wine.woot. There were several vintners who were active on the discussion boards there. Many of their offerings were half (or even less) than the bottles sold for at a wine store. They commented that there was so much markup between the winery and the shelf that they could sell their juice on woot and make just as much, or more, money selling on wine.woot as they could in normal channels. Another bonus is that they didn't have to go touring to wine competitions or visit sommeliers to flag their product. At wine.woot, they could sell to a knowledgeable audience just by participating in discussions on days when their offerings were featured.

I suspect that similar things are going on with Costco and their branded wines and spirits. They are buying direct and in bulk, then selling in the stores with Costco's already low distribution being the only cost between the producer and the buyer. Everyone comes out ahead except for the entities that are in the middle of the typical distribution chain.

Though, I wonder how that works in states where the alcohol wholesalers have used their influence (i.e., political donations) to require that alcohol products move through wholesalers.

 

[buzglyd]

I'll keep my eyes open for that one.

 

[Passepartout]

Oh sure! I'm gonna get wine reccos from some 'apartment therapy' website???

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Oh sure! I'm gonna get wine reccos from some 'apartment therapy' website???

Yeah - that's like getting music recommendations at a timeshare site.

 

[cowboy]

What is the wine called? Can’t open.

 

[buzglyd]

Barolo

 

[ScoopKona]

When I lived on the mainland, I had exceedingly good luck with NakedWines-dot-com.

It's the same general principle as woot -- but the member has to kick in $X dollars per month. Spend whenever, however. The wine club gets a guaranteed monthly income. Everyone wins.

Nearly every bottle I purchased punched above its weight class. And some of them were absolute sleepers. Met a bunch of winemakers this way, too -- travel to California wine country and buy directly from the vintner.

 

[Makai Guy]

When I lived on the mainland, I had exceedingly good luck with NakedWines-dot-com.

It's the same general principle as woot -- but the member has to kick in $X dollars per month. Spend whenever, however. The wine club gets a guaranteed monthly income. Everyone wins.

Nearly every bottle I purchased punched above its weight class. And some of them were absolute sleepers. Met a bunch of winemakers this way, too -- travel to California wine country and buy directly from the vintner.

I had good experiences with Naked Wines too. The wines we purchased were VERY satisfactory, but dietary limitations (after being classified Type II diabetic) prevented us from buying enough to use up our monthly fee. They let us temporarily suspend monthy payments til we could use up our balance, but after a couple of such suspensions, eventually we just dropped out.

 

[geist1223]

We have talked to different Vineyards and Wine Makers in Napa and Sonoma Counties. There is a real competition to sell to Costco. Costco will buy their entire Production. Saves them time and money.