Beer and wine Advent calendars are back at Costco

Costco is looking to get its members in the holiday spirit early this year with the addition of its popular beer and wine Advent calendars in clubs, priced $59.99 and $99.99 respectively. "We didn’t develop this idea, but we Costco-sized it," Kirk Johnson, a wine buyer for the retailer's Midwest region, said in the Costco Connection. "We made this item bigger and better by using half bottles instead of the standard 187-milliliter bottles you see in other packs. We also gathered 24 unique, premium-quality wines to create a treasure hunt for our members."