See the NYTimes article of May 29, 2002. There is a guy named Dave Andrew who has made himself into Costco's Wine Sommalier. He is trying to become a MoW, Master of Wine. Very impressive. Apparently Costco is only marking up the bottles up to 14%. Amazing. Also, he has been training 10 buyers on Wine and sending them to Italy for individual tastings. If Costco has it, it is as good as a book on Oprah's book club, according to the article from AMANDA HESSER in the NYTimes.
Mark
BUSINESS | May 29, 2002 Who's Vintner to America? One Hint: Volume Is the Key By AMANDA HESSER (NYT) News Costco, the national warehouse club, has become one of America's largest retailers of wine. And winemakers everywhere have taken note. ...
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