Death, taxes and Costco’s ridiculously popular wine advent calendar causing an absolute avalanche of anticipation: these are the three certainties of the world we occupy. And, as autumn draws ever closer, the wholesaler has announced its triumphant return. Here’s what you can expect to find inside.
Each year, Costco’s wine advent calendar causes much fanfare and excitement among fans of plonk, Christmas and wholesalers.
The heady mixture of the festive season and booze has a long and storied history, from eggnog through to the seemingly never-ending supply of Christmas-themed liqueurs that Aldi brings out every year. The Costco wine advent calendar has earned its place among the annals of Christmas quaffing.
So what can customers expect from this year’s offering?
“We didn’t develop this idea, but we Costco-sized it,” Costco wine buyer Kirk Johnson told Costco Connection in an interview. “We made this item bigger and better by using half bottles instead of the standard 187-millimeter bottles you see in other packs. We also gather 24 unique, premium-quality wines to create a treasure hunt for our members.”
“Each year we taste hundreds of wines in order to reach the final assortment,” Johnson continued.
“It’s our goal to make the pack a fun and interactive discovery of wines from around the world.”
How much does the wine advent calendar cost?
The Costco wine advent calendar will go on sale from October and will cost customers US$99.99 to purchase.
“It might be Advent-ageous to add two very fun beer and wine holiday items to your Costco list in early September, as they sell out quickly,” Costco said in Costco Connection.
The 24 half-bottle wine advent calendar tends to sell out extremely quickly, so those wishing to take advantage should be prepared to act swiftly to secure theirs.
A full list of wines from last year’s calendar can be found below, courtesy of costcowineblog.com:
2019 Silver Diamond Butterfly Tempranillo
2019 Finca Martha Malbec Mendoza
2019 Slastno Malvazija
NV Passal Vinho Rosé
2019 Les Terroirs Corbieres
2019 Soliroy Languedoc
2018 Horizon de Lynch Bordeaux
2019 Quintessence Cotes de Gascogne
2017 Via Vinera Cabernet Sauvignon (Bulgaria)
2019 La Valiniere Bordeaux Blanc
2018 Comte des Bories Bordeaux
2019 Sharkbite White Blend (South Africa)
2019 Filosur Torrontes
2019 Le Moment Rosé
2019 Belle Vallee Bordeaux Clairet (Rosé)
2019 Convento da Gloria Tinta Roriz (Portugal)
2018 Chevalier de Lynch Cabernet Sauvignon
2019 Volantis Cabernet Sauvignon (La Mancha, Spain)
2019 Beauroy Cabernet Sauvignon (France)
NV Monte Do Enforcado White (Portugal)
2018 Milfort Cabernet Sauvignon Bordeaux
2019 Il Bomb Pinot Grigio Delle Venezie (White, Italy)
2019 Tini Sangiovese Toscana
2019 Il Principe Cabernet Trevenezie
NV Monte Do Enforcado White (Portugal)
2018 Milfort Cabernet Sauvignon Bordeaux
2019 Il Bomb Pinot Grigio Delle Venezie (White, Italy)
2019 Tini Sangiovese Toscana
2019 Il Principe Cabernet Trevenezie
If this has put you firmly and – let’s face it – entirely prematurely in the Christmas spirit, then you’ll doubtless be excited to learn that M&S has unveiled bottles of glittering gin liqueurs as part of its 2021 Christmas range.
