For almost ten years, they’d been, clearly, at the top of my list. The place where I bought more bottles than anywhere else in Mexico. My number one source for almost all of our everyday wines. I’m talking about the largest wine buyer in the world, the chain known as...
It was my wine discovery of the year in 2024. Yes, the 3 for 2 sales at Soriana and La Comer in December are great bargains but this is a sale at my favorite Mexican wine shop with many of my favorite wines. You buy six and you get 150 pesos off the price (of each and...
It started with an email from Marco Massarotti, the chef/owner of San Miguel de Allende’s Casa Nostra. “Have a look at this offer, it is a great bargain”, it read. I did look and I did think it was an irresistible deal. The seller was my favorite wine seller. The...
That’s right, in history. Well in my history anyway. And I’ve had a lot of history. It started with an email in Don Day’s Wife’s in-box: “Looks like Costco has a sale on wine and liquor. We’re getting low. Might be worth checking out.” “I will honey”, I mumbled and,...
I went to Spain a couple of months ago. By way of Celaya in Central Mexico. Enjoyed the trip immensely. Thanks to an amazing tour guide called Costco. The retailer did an extraordinarily good job of finding the very best values from all over the country. With only one...
Now let me make something clear right from the start. These are not great wines. These aren’t even what I’d call very good wines. But these are definitely great values. I’m talking about the wines called Seleccion. One is a red. The other’s a white. They’re tagged at...
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