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Sam's Club has an answer to Costco's Kirkland wines: the Member's Mark line of bubblies, whites, and reds.

The private-label brand, which set about expanding its proverbial wine cellar in 2017, is sold by Walmart's members-only warehouse chain. Member's Mark recently sent us seven bottles of wine to try.

We grabbed a stack of plastic cups, booked a conference room, and managed to set the tasting up without spilling (too much). Then, six journalists from Business Insider's retail, tech, and transportation desks were assembled to sip on some vino on a Thursday night.

When it came to taste, opinions were divided — often sharply — on virtually every wine we tried. In some cases, one taste tester's favorite pick of the bunch was another's worst wine nightmare.

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For most of the wines, however, reviewers did praise the value and low cost of the brand.

Here's what we thought of these seven Member's Mark wines:

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