No Longer Lost in the Liquor Store

BY OWEN MORRIS

Yesterday, sommelier Kelly Wooldridge gave Fat City readers ten tips for what clueless joes should look for when they’re buying wine.

Today, two clueless joes puts that advice to the test. The joes would be me and my friend, whose name actually is Joe. With Wooldridge in tow, we went to the Costco at 24th and Linwood. I’ve always been impressed by Costco’s wine selection and prices, but there are no clerks to answer questions, and Costco posts little information to guide the consumer. It’s a wine wilderness, which is exactly what I was going for.

The rules were simple. Joe and I had five minutes to each pick out one wine using Wooldridge’s tips. Wooldridge could observe but was not allowed to give us pointerss. We were on our own.

Then, we tasted them to find out how we did.