A long-awaited Costco store has opened in Napa, with the new branch housing the wholesaler’s “largest wine collection” yet. But what do Napa winemakers make of it? db reports. According to local Napa press, people queued around the block to be among the first through the doors of the newly opened Costco store, which officially began trading on 18 October. The new Napa store has the largest wine selection of any Costco store across the US, and also houses a selection of rare spirits, including bottles of whisk(e)y – both Bourbon and international – and premium Tequila. “The wine selection is insane,” Tim Stone, Costco Napa’s general manager, told Napa Valley Features. “I came here from Lodi [another Californian city], and our wine selection had around 70 to 90 SKUs. Here in Napa we have over 174 SKUs, almost double of what we had in Lodi. There is a lot of wine.” According to Costco wine steward Selman Medina, Napa’s Costco store has some “inviting” prices on Bordeaux wines, alongside a selection of domestic wines, including bottles from Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, Far Niente and Shafer, which are not usually stocked at other Costco stores. Mouths to feed Speaking exclusively to the drinks business, Garen Staglin, owner of Staglin Family Vineyard said: “I believe most of us in the valley are happy with the Costco opening. Harvest time is one where we have a lot of mouths to feed daily for breakfast and lunch for our vineyard and winery
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