Costco Wine Tasting – Episode #345

November 6, 2007

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes and rates 3 wines from Costco. The Kirkland brand is on display. Watch and see how they show.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

Krikland Signature GSM 2004
Kirkland Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley 2005
Kirkland Signature Chateauneuf du Pape 2005

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November 7, 2007

Irv
QOTD: My daily reading usually consists of Internet sites and political blogs. Over the last year I’ve read Hubris by Michael Isikoff, Broken Government by John Dean, Fiasco by Thomas Ricks, Imperial Life In The Emerald City: Inside Iraq’s Green Zone by Rajiv Chandrasekaran… all politically oriented stuff. I’m waiting to read Blackwater by Jeremy Scahill, and I’ve been trying to continue to finish The Known World for months.
Good episode on Costco wines. You never know where you’ll find good stuff!
November 7, 2007

Lawrence Leichtman
The Bavarian Crisis by Eric Flint an alternate history. I have not tried Costco’s branded wines but have bought wines from them from time to time. Uusually good buys but inconsistent for what they carry from one visit to the next. If the Kirkland wines are a good buy the Cab may certainly be worth a try for the price point.
November 7, 2007

DianneWalnuts
enjoyed watching comments about costo wines, looking forward to trying the cab sauv. I’m about to start “I am Legend” as I love all things Bats/Vampires. YOU ROCK!!!
November 7, 2007

VinoVixen
Good show. I have never purchased any wines from Costco but may check it out.
QOTD: I am in the middle of three books….depends on my mood! A Year in Provence, Looking Behind the Label..for my WSET class and The Art of Simple Food.
November 7, 2007

JeffWalnuts
Excellent show, going to check out the costco cab and the shiraz/grenache. Reading “this is your brain on music” very interesting how and why the songs we all know and love and grew up on affect our brain and make us love them. Great show.
November 7, 2007

Patrick L
QOTD: I read about three books at any given time, the best of the bunch, The Age of Speed. A great look at how to gain time……What do I do with that extra time? I spend it with my family and friends, and hopefully some great bottles of wine!
November 7, 2007

MtnCharlie
Thanks for the Kirkland tasting. My father-in-law is a Costco shopper and he has been encouraging me to look into the wines they sell. I hadn’t even considered the “brand” name wines, but now I will. Thanks.

QOTD: “Winery Technology and Operations:A Handbook for Small Wineries” by Yair Margalit and rereading Hemingway’s short stories
November 7, 2007

Martin
‘College Algebra’ by John W. Coburn
November 7, 2007

Blondie
If Costco and Wal-mart are all that’s left – I’m leaving.

Thanks for a fun show today Gary, you make me laugh and learn.
Great combo.

QOTD – “Wicked” by Gregory Maguire. Haven’t seen the show yet but
the book is interesting. Also “Evening” by Susan Minot – Boston girl -
love that.
November 7, 2007

Paula
Found some prices online. GSM and Chateauneuf-du-pap 19.99. Alexander Valley not online. Gary you are wrong… what do we have left Walmart, Kirkland, and the Wine Library!!! Just wish you shipped to AZ.
November 7, 2007

irishf8
Thanks for the Cosco segment. I enjoy exploring Cosco’s liquor store while y wife is shopping for the other neccessities of life. They carry a good list of wine not only the Kirkland brand and their prics are usually a bone or two less than the other guy.
I am reading “The Cork Jesters Guide to Wine” by Jennifer Rosen. It is funny and a relief from the many stuffy wine books around.
November 7, 2007

Agent Red
@ AlisonD: Thanks for ruining the ending!
November 7, 2007

B-727
QotD: The Black Swan
New QotD: What is your favorite wine book, or a wine book you love more than any other and you wish all wine lovers would read?
November 7, 2007

Melanie E
QOTD: currently reading two wine books “windows on the World, complete wine Course” and “the World Atlas of Wine” Hugh Johson And Jancis Robinson. Otherwise for more of a casual read “Eat, Pray, Love” Elizabetn Gilbert.
November 7, 2007

Raybo1959
Hi All –

Pricing for IL – Based on web:
Kirkland Signature GSM 2004 = $19.99
Kirkland Signatureâ„¢ Chateauneuf du Pape 2005 = $19.99
No info available on the Kirkland Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley 2005

Enjoy

Raybo1959
November 7, 2007

Chris
QOTD: Adventures of Sherlock Holmes on my jailbroken iPod touch.
November 7, 2007

Denise
Great show! I visit Costco often but never thought about purchasing their wines. Next trip I will pick up a few bottles along with the trucker size bag of cheese doodles. I just finished Into the Wild by Jon Krakuer. I am currently reading The Road by Cormac McCartney for the 2nd time. An exceptional novel.
November 7, 2007

back9birdies
first off, i am now no longer a lurker….phew, i have relieved myself of the guilt……
QOTD: among other things, the catalog from The Golden Cellar’s wine auction with Acker…..extremely insightful and has become bible-”esc” for me to learn of great wines from France
November 7, 2007

Rich
Not reading anything at the moment. Writing a novel for the NaNoWriMo “challenge.
Great podcast.
This may be a really odd question, but do you ever review non-alcoholic wines?
November 7, 2007

JB
chateau neuf du pape by kirkland? what is that about? anyway, steve berry books, really good reads incorporating history into fiction. yeah sounds like dan brown but berry will tell you what is fact versus fiction in the end.
November 7, 2007

JerseyGirl turned CNY vayniac
Oh, man, I had a good trip, but it’s good to be back watching WLTV! Gary, check your email, I sent you a pic from SanFran

QOTD: I’m working on three books right now. I’m reading the last Harry Potter (yeah, I’m slow), The Red Paperclip, and The Wine Bible
November 7, 2007

Wade
I think all of these wines would be a lovely accompaniment with complementary pizza pockets, pigs in a blanket or trucker-sized cheese doodles.

I’m trying to read David Markson’s Wittgenstein’s Mistress for the third time. It sounds like such a pretentious novel, doesn’t it? Twice I’ve read around a hundred or so pages but I just couldn’t finish it, even though line by line I love it. Not a boring sentence in the entire book, even though I haven’t read the entire book. And although I’ve had difficulty finishing this particular book, not only should everyone at least read one of the novels he’s published since W’s M, but everyone should also begin an intense letter writing campaign to the Paris Review demanding that they interview DM and print it as soon as possible. Send all correspondence to: The Paris Review, 62 White Street, New York, NY 10013, Attn: Philip Gourevitch. You can start it with something like, Dear Sir, We wish to inform you that David Markson (insert impassioned plea here)â€¦
November 7, 2007

Sassodoro
QOTD. Apart from work-related reading, I listen to books on tape while I’m on the elliptical machine at the gym. It has to be diverting, but not too demanding. Right now, I’m working my way through the Harry Potter books.
November 7, 2007

hasbeen
QOTD – The United States of Europe, T.R. Reid

I frequently find good wines at Costco, and, at least in Minnesota, you don’t have to be a member to buy from the wine store.
November 7, 2007

Matt N.
Great show, always interesting to find out about widely available wine. I just finished Into the Wild which was a fascinating book by Jon Krakauer (also a movie out right now). Otherwise I am reading about Japanese history for an online class.