Get ready to raise your wine glasses as I, Domain Dave, introduce you to a hidden gem from the shelves of Costco: the Kirkland Signature Series Columbia Valley Red Wine 2021. Crafted by esteemed French winemaker Nicole from Long Shadow, this wine is a testament to how affordable wines can rival their pricier counterparts, without compromising on quality and taste. I’ll take you on a tour of Long Shadow’s intriguing project where some of the world’s top winemakers are recruited to create one bottling a year.
We won’t just stop at tasting; we’ll unravel the secrets behind the wine-making process. Unearth the significance of grape skins and extraction, and how they add depth to your favorite drink. Explore the subtle differences between American and French winemaking sensibilities, and witness how this particular wine blends the best of both worlds. Whether you’re a wine connoisseur, a cost-conscious enthusiast, or just on the lookout for the perfect pairing for your next steak dinner, this episode brings a world of wine wisdom to your ears. So settle into your comfy chair, and let’s uncork the magic together. Here’s to fine, affordable wines!
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Speaker 1
0:02
Welcome
.
This
is
Domain
Dave
,
again
from
cheapwinefightercom
,
and
we've
got
a
different
wine
today
,
a
little
bit
special
but
not
that
expensive
.
It's
from
Costco
and
it's
$16.99
.
And
it's
something
of
a
unique
wine
.
I've
not
really
come
across
one
of
these
from
Costco
before
.
What
is
it
?
It's
the
Kirkland
Signature
Series
,
columbia
Valley
Red
Wine
2021
.
Doesn't
sound
all
that
exciting
,
but
all
Kirkland
Branded
wines
are
Kirkland
Signature
.
But
the
Signature
Series
is
something
else
.
What
they
do
is
they
contract
a
high-end
wine
maker
and
have
him
make
a
wine
from
high-end
vineyards
and
then
they
sell
it
for
a
good
price
and
what
we
have
here
I'm
going
to
grab
the
bottle
and
it's
Frenchman
.
Speaker 1
1:00
You
know
most
of
the
high-end
,
very
famous
guys
I
don't
know
I'm
a
cheap
winefighter
,
giles
or
Guy
,
because
he's
French
.
Nicole
,
he's
a
wine
maker
for
Long
Shadow
and
he's
been
around
forever
.
And
what
Long
Shadow
is
?
Just
to
explain
that
it's
a
project
from
the
guy
who
was
the
CEO
of
Chateau
Saint-Michel
forever
,
and
this
is
his
project
for
20
years
.
And
what
he
did
is
he
hired
some
of
the
best
wine
makers
in
the
world
to
make
one
bottling
a
year
for
him
.
Guy
makes
a
Cabernet
Sauvignon
Syrah
blend
.
I
think
2018
is
the
current
vintage
.
He
has
Michel
Rouland
.
He
has
the
guy
does
Penfolds
doing
a
Syrah
.
Penfolds
make
some
of
the
most
expensive
wines
in
Australia
and
each
one
of
these
wine
makers
also
is
a
co-owner
and
they
get
their
pick
of
these
great
vineyards
and
they
make
these
.
I
never
knew
Long
Shadow
existed
,
but
there
you
go
Now
.
Speaker 1
2:13
Guy
makes
these
wines
.
His
is
a
2018
,
it's
being
sold
now
.
It's
five
years
of
age
.
This
is
a
2021
,
which
is
what
you
expect
for
a
value-priced
wine
.
And
there
is
a
difference
because
there's
two
different
styles
of
wine
.
That
$65
bottle
of
wine
.
Speaker 1
2:28
They
do
a
lot
of
extraction
.
What
extraction
is
is
when
they
press
the
grapes
.
They
leave
the
grape
skins
in
for
a
seriously
long
time
at
different
temperatures
.
They
do
different
things
to
it
.
They
want
all
that
chemical
goodness
come
out
of
the
grapes
.
I
know
you're
drinking
grape
juice
,
but
the
skins
also
have
a
whole
lot
to
do
with
what
your
wine
is
going
to
end
up
with
.
And
then
I
think
he's
got
mostly
new
barrels
for
French
oak
and
the
new
barrels
adds
more
oak
influence
to
the
wine
and
get
all
this
extraction
.
It
takes
some
time
for
the
wine
to
bounce
out
and
that's
not
something
you
see
people
do
with
a
value-priced
wine
because
the
quicker
you
get
it
together
,
the
faster
you
can
sell
it
and
the
less
expensive
you
can
sell
it
.
Speaker 1
3:13
So
this
Kirkland
Signature
Series
Glamy
Valley
Red
Wine
is
a
Cabinets
of
Yom
or
Low
and
a
Surat
from
Walla
,
walla
,
walla
,
luke's
Slope
and
Horse
Heaven
Hills
,
and
I
think
these
guys
got
access
to
some
seriously
good
vineyards
.
I'm
going
to
take
a
sip
of
this
thing
.
Yeah
,
you
can
tell
he's
French
.
Everything's
balanced
.
Nothing's
going
to
go
to
the
top
.
American
wine
makers
tend
to
like
to
do
flavor
first
and
bounce
second
.
Frenchmen
have
everything
.
Oh
,
french
wine
makers
shouldn't
come
.
Yeah
,
and
this
is
a
very
classic
classy
,
though
the
blend
is
not
classic
.
Speaker 1
4:05
This
Cabinets
of
Yom
or
Low
yeah
,
that's
a
Bordeaux
thing
,
a
Surat
in
there
.
That's
a
little
bit
different
,
but
not
that
different
.
It
does
go
together
.
Like
I
said
,
since
the
2021
,
they
made
it
in
a
way
that's
with
less
extraction
,
less
oak
,
though
I
think
they
had
a
pretty
good
oak
barrel
program
,
because
when
I
first
put
my
nose
a
sniff
I
could
,
I
could
.
It
was
like
really
good
oak
spice
in
there
.
You
don't
always
get
that
with
value-priced
wines
.
You
might
get
the
flavors
,
you
might
get
some
chocolate
,
you
might
get
this
,
but
this
was
like
oh
,
they
did
things
a
little
bit
differently
this
time
.
I'm
impressed
,
you
know
.
So
it's
a
.
Speaker 1
4:46
So
this
16.99
wine
is
a
drink
it
now
wine
.
I
mean
,
it'll
probably
still
be
good
for
five
to
seven
years
.
You
want
to
put
it
away
,
but
when
the
winemaker
finished
the
wine
and
released
it
,
it
was
ready
to
go
.
So
trust
the
winemaker
if
he
said
it's
ready
to
go
drink
it
.
You
know
that
he
says
that
2018
is
ready
to
go
.
Hey
,
you
might
want
to
put
it
away
for
a
little
bit
more
,
but
you
could
drink
it
.
So
this
is
a
wine
that
is
not
your
typical
$17
wine
.
Speaker 1
5:14
I'm
going
to
take
another
sip
and
I'm
going
to
talk
about
it
because
it's
it's
it's
more
complex
and
it's
deeper
than
it's
almost
a
different
style
.
We'll
talk
about
that
too
.
Yeah
,
it's
a
drink
it
now
wine
in
a
different
style
.
Drink
it
now
wines
like
really
try
to
show
off
their
fruit
and
then
they
try
to
show
off
the
oak
,
which
is
chocolate
and
vanilla
,
and
maybe
some
coffee
and
mocha
and
that
kind
of
thing
.
This
one
is
different
.
It's
spice
,
there's
intensity
,
there's
some
tons
of
underlying
flavor
.
It's
far
more
complex
than
you're
used
to
,
because
usually
if
it
tastes
great
.
You
don't
really
need
more
flavors
.
I
mean
,
that's
the
whole
theory
behind
drinking
now
.
Right
,
if
what
hits
you
is
what
you
like
,
then
don't
worry
about
how
complex
it
can
be
.
And
this
one
has
a
deeper
feel
to
it
.
It
just
doesn't
feel
different
.
It's
all
styled
.
It's
a
different
style
than
you
get
.
Speaker 1
6:17
Now
,
the
wines
it's
not
a
matter
of
good
or
bad
.
A
more
expensive
wine
isn't
good
and
a
less
expensive
is
bad
.
It's
just
a
wine
that's
made
in
a
different
style
.
And
actually
the
less
expensive
wines
are
far
more
popular
and
you
might
not
like
this
style
,
but
if
you
do
,
you're
not
going
to
be
able
to
get
it
at
$17
.
I
don't
think
you
can
touch
this
for
under
$25
.
I
mean
,
and
plus
it's
in
a
French
style
which
is
kind
of
different
,
because
a
lot
of
times
when
you're
talking
about
California
or
Washington
,
you're
really
getting
American
wine
makers
with
American
sensibility
.
And
while
this
guy
does
have
universal
sensibility
,
it
is
in
the
French
style
.
It
is
,
but
he's
with
Washington
grapes
,
which
are
usually
ripe
and
bold
and
full
of
flavor
,
and
especially
when
you
get
some
of
the
best
vineyards
around
.
I
think
he
did
so
.
Speaker 1
7:16
This
is
a
wine
by
a
wine
maker
you're
not
going
to
see
.
In
this
price
range
With
vineyards
you
might
not
be
getting
.
You
know
,
not
to
say
that
there's
bad
vineyards
for
regular
wine
,
there's
different
horses
for
different
courses
.
I
mean
you
can
get
really
good
grapes
for
that
Oak
program
.
Something
is
a
step
up
,
I
would
say
,
from
what
you
normally
see
and
that
does
make
a
huge
difference
with
wine
.
I
mean
,
it
seems
like
it
has
a
higher
end
selection
of
oak
.
Sometimes
you
get
a
lot
of
used
,
broken
,
a
lot
of
American
,
and
then
they
do
a
lot
of
different
things
to
it
,
so
that's
bad
.
But
here
it
seems
to
be
more
focused
and
more
in
depth
.
And
for
1699
,
I
mean
this
is
a
good
wine
,
this
is
.
I
mean
,
trader
Joe's
had
these
wines
from
Napa
,
different
Oakville
and
all
those
types
of
stuff
which
were
pretty
good
,
but
this
goes
a
different
direction
.
This
is
not
that
it
was
from
a
great
area
,
this
is
a
great
wine
maker
.
And
guess
what
?
Having
a
good
wine
maker
makes
all
the
difference
in
the
world
.
So
that's
it
for
me
.
Speaker 1
8:23
Domain
Day
from
ChiefWineFindercom
.
Kirkland
Signature
Series
Columbia
Valley
Red
Wine
2021
.
Seek
it
out
.
I
mean
,
this
is
a
wine
that
you're
going
to
want
to
if
you're
going
to
have
it
with
a
steak
.
This
can
stand
up
.
This
is
going
to
be
a
wine
you
want
to
share
with
friends
.
This
is
like
a
cigar
wine
If
you've
been
to
smoking
cigars
.
It's
a
sipping
wine
.
I'm
sipping
it
.
It
does
drink
very
well
,
but
this
is
a
very
versatile
wine
and
it
tastes
great
.
And
that's
it
for
me
.
Domain
Day
Keep
it
cheap
.
Casco
did
good
this
time
and
I'll
be
talking
to
you
in
a
couple
of
days
.
I've
got
a
Merlot
from
Lodi
.
We'll
talk
about
that
.
So
stay
cool
,
stay
safe
and
I'll
be
talking
to
you
.
Adios
,
bye-bye
.
Thanks
for
watching
.
