Thank you all !
I have a friend in the BayArea , where I grew up
and he gets seasonal deals at Costco for massively expensive stuff :
some sort of JohnnyWalker ExtraExpensived Scotch etc.
Ill going in Costco's direction monday anyay
and will add what I make of it that day.
re : information at Total Wine : I asked about a bottle of Pinot Noir from France , not of course Burgandy.
I was told it was superb. 9.99 so I tried it.
it was as bad a bottle of wine as Ive ever had. they were promoting it , on a large EndCap.
Ive noticed this in other way when I asked about several Ridge Zins similarly priced at TW.
had my WineBuds suggested that same wine at TJ's, and the result being the same
Id have take the bottle back.
for me : I buy at TW for price
at TJ's I get decent advice as they have actually tasted the wine's in question and they do not hesitate to take the bottle back
and they kinow at Tj's I do not want to take a bottle back.
just different sorts of places.
P.S.: if you've gotten good rev's for wine that you've liked from TW that's terrific
I just haven't
they do have tasting that you can subscribe to , and then its up to your taste buds.
TJ's has opened a bottle or two for me from time to time as
" Im Well Know There "
