jmcmchi
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But beware. Costco often buys their bulk juice from more than one source within the same vintage. The malbec you liked in Illinois isn't neccessarily the same one someone hated in Seattle. This makes sense, and actually follows pattern I know from some other Costco goods. Their US stores are broken down into regions, and vendor may have a contracts to supply X number of regions, sometimes all including export, but more commonly I think based on geography to optimize supply chain costs. It's also not surprising that their buyers buy bulk wines that get bottled and branded Kirkland. One thing I wonder is if there are any markings, lot numbers, etc.. that might differentiate for the "same" wine? I've never tried their wines, but have tried a few spirits and beer. Those products are also hit or miss on quality imo, but don't know how that may differ by region. The two current Columbia Valley reds are shown as being bottled by different winemakers. The French bottlings had the same barcodes in the US and UK, for what it’s worth
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