vinovistasJan 162 minBlind Tasting: Kirkland Signature Côtes du Rhône vs E. Guigal Côtes du Rhône2019 Kirkland Signature Côtes du Rhône Villages ($6.99) vs. 2017 E. Guigal Côtes du Rhône ($12.99) We love re-visiting wines that we have...
vinovistasDec 27, 20204 minVinoVistas' Best (and Worst) Wines of 2020!With 2020 finally nearing an end (bye!), we thought it might be fun if we shared some of the best and worst wines we've tried over the pa...
vinovistasDec 19, 20202 minBlind Tasting: Kirkland Malbec vs. Finca Sophia "Altosur" Malbec Our VinoVistas site is about 8 months old now, but we've already made it to the second vintage of a Kirkland Signature wine! Our very fir...
vinovistasDec 12, 20203 minRibera del Duero: Side-by-Side Tasting!We've been waiting for this new vintage of the Kirkland Ribera del Duero Gran Reserva to land at our Costco for about 11 months now and i...
vinovistasNov 28, 20203 minBlind Brunello Tasting: Kirkland vs. Altesino vs. Cantina di MontalcinoIt happened again. Another epic side-by-side-by-side blind tasting. This time we went down the rabbit hole with Brunello di Montalcino - ...
vinovistasNov 20, 20203 minThe Best Things Come To Those Who WaitWe know, we know. Let your wine age. Let it sit. Let it collect dust and forget about it. Then one day in, oh, let's say, 15 years time, ...
vinovistasNov 15, 20202 minBlind Tasting: Kirkland Stag's Leap District Cabernet vs. Stag's Leap Cellars Artemis CabernetStag's Leap District Napa Cabernet. Kirkland Signature and Stag's Leap Wine Cellars. This promises to be epic....or will it? 2018 Kirklan...
vinovistasNov 10, 20202 minBlind Tasting: Three California Red Blends - Decoy, Kirkland, Smith & Hook2018 Kirkland Napa Valley Red Blend ($10.99) vs. 2018 Decoy Red Wine ($16.99) vs. 2017 Smith & Hook Red Wine Blend ($15.99) A side-by-sid...
vinovistasNov 4, 20202 minBlind Tasting: 2018 Kirkland Châteauneuf-du-Pape vs. 2016 Brotte Châteauneuf-du-Pape After a nice break from blind tasting, we were back at it with these two French wines! We've been sitting on these wines for a number of ...
vinovistasOct 11, 20204 minBYOB in the ATLRemember when you used to go out to eat? We are now 7 months into this global pandemic, and the weather in Atlanta has turned from brutal...
vinovistasSep 1, 20203 minI’d like a case of wine, here’s $200. Go.Recently a good friend of mine approached me with an idea. The pitch is this: here is $200, can you set me up with a good case of wine? U...
vinovistasAug 20, 20203 minBlind Tasting: 4 Different 2015 Rioja Reserva Wines!We were very happy to see the newest vintage of the Kirkland Rioja Reserva (2015) in stock on a recent Costco run. However, we were quite...
vinovistasAug 11, 20202 minBlind Tasting: Kirkland Napa County Cabernet vs. Oberon Napa County Cabernet 2017 Kirkland Signature Napa County Cabernet Sauvignon ($14.99) vs 2018 Oberon Napa County Cabernet Sauvignon ($19.69) We found these two...
vinovistasAug 5, 20202 minBlind Tasting: Kirkland Signature Carneros Pinot Noir vs. Rodney Strong RRV Pinot Noir 2018 Kirkland Signature Carneros Pinot Noir, Napa Valley ($9.99) vs 2016 Rodney Strong Russian River Valley Pinot Noir, Sonoma County ($1...
vinovistasJul 31, 20203 minBlind Tasting: The battle of the King of Wines - Kirkland Barolo vs. Prunotto Barolo2015 Kirkland Signature Barolo, DOCG ($19.99) vs 2013 Prunotto Barolo, DOCG ($38.99) Kirkland bottles a Barolo - WHAT!?! If you know us p...
vinovistasJul 26, 20202 minKirkland Sonoma Chardonnay vs. Simi Sonoma ChardonnayWe here at VinoVistas are catching up on writing about some side-by-side blind tastings that we held recently. Being with family for a we...
vinovistasJul 22, 20204 min4 days in Santa Barbara Wine Country...During a Pandemic!As promised, here is our first post about our recent trip to Santa Barbara Wine Country. Let's provide a little background on how this tr...
vinovistasJul 16, 20202 minBlind Tasting: Kirkland Columbia Valley Cabernet vs Columbia Crest Horse Heaven Hills CabernetSpending time with family has been a great excuse for us to experiment with more and more side-by-side blind tastings. This next one up w...
vinovistasJul 15, 20202 minBlind Tasting: Kirkland Signature Prosecco Superiore vs. Casa Farive Prosecco SuperioreIt’s a rare occasion for us to start our day with Prosecco, but when someone special has a milestone birthday, we need to make an excepti...
vinovistasJul 11, 20202 minBlind Tasting: Kirkland Signature Chablis Premier Cru vs Louis Jadot Chablis Apologies for the long wait in between our posts and wine reviews! It’s been an eventful couple of weeks that included both work and play...