Costco Recalls 941K Prosecco Bottles for Shattering Risk

Nearly one million bottles of Kirkland Signature Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG sold at Costco warehouses across 12 Midwest states have been recalled due to reports of the glass bottles shattering unexpectedly, posing a risk of lacerations to consumers.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall on Thursday, involving approximately 941,400 bottles distributed by FF Fine Wines International, doing business as Ethica Wines, based in Miami. The affected wine, imported from Italy, was sold exclusively at Costco locations in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin from April through August 2025. Priced at about $8 per bottle, the product features a green glass bottle with purple foil on top and a purple label reading "Kirkland Signature Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG." Consumers can identify it by the UPC code 196633883742 or Costco item number 1879870.

Ethica Wines has received at least 10 reports of bottles breaking or shattering, including one incident resulting in a laceration injury. Officials emphasized that the bottles can break even when unopened and not...