Costco Recalls: Prosecco, and What's Up This Week

Costco Prosecco Recall: Are We Really Surprised?

Okay, let's get real. Costco's recalling almost a million bottles of Kirkland Signature Prosecco... again. This time it's because they might, you know, explode and send shards of glass flying. A "laceration hazard," they're calling it. Right. Like we didn't see this coming.

I mean, seriously? This is the second recall of the same damn prosecco this year. September 2025, they pulled it for the same reason: bottles spontaneously shattering. Now, a few months later, BAM! Round two. What's next? Are they gonna recall their rotisserie chickens because they’re secretly sentient and planning a revolt?

Bubbles of Doom: A Costco Tradition?

Ethica Wines, the folks making this fizzy fiasco in Italy, clearly have a quality control problem. Or maybe it's a deliberate attempt to add some "excitement" to your brunch. Who knows? Costco sold these potential glass grenades in a bunch of Midwestern states – Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. So if you live in one of those states and bought a green bottle with purple foil, congrats! You might be sitting on a tiny, bubbly time bomb.

And what's with the "dispose of them in paper towels or a plastic bag" instruction? Like that's gonna stop a bottle from detonating. It's like telling someone to diffuse a bomb with a napkin. Give me a break.

The article mentions one reported laceration injury. ONE? I find that hard to believe. How many people just cleaned up the mess and figured, "Eh, stuff happens"? Costco probably lowballing the injury numbers, offcourse. According to Nearly 1 million bottles of prosecco recalled from Costco - CBS News, the recall was initiated due to the risk of the bottles exploding.

When "Bargain" Means "Danger"

The kicker is the price: eight bucks a bottle. Eight freakin' dollars. You know what they say: you get what you pay for. In this case, you're paying for a potential trip to the emergency room. It's like buying a used car for $500 and being shocked when the engine falls out.

I'm not saying expensive prosecco is immune to exploding. But maybe, just maybe, there's a reason why some bottles cost more than a value meal. What I'm saying is, this whole thing feels like a metaphor for the modern world: cheap crap, mass-produced, and potentially dangerous.

And the UPC is 196633883742, and the Costco item number is 1879870, if you wanna check.

Here's a question: Why is Costco still selling this stuff at all? After the first recall, shouldn't they have, I dunno, found a different supplier? Or, get this, tested the prosecco to make sure it doesn't explode?

Then again, maybe I'm asking too much from a company whose business model is based on selling giant tubs of mayonnaise and pallets of toilet paper.

So, What's the Real Story?

Costco ain't gonna stop selling cheap booze, and people ain't gonna stop buying it. It's a race to the bottom, fueled by our insatiable desire for "deals." And every now and then, someone's gonna get a face full of shattered glass. That's just the price of doing business... or, you know, drinking it.