Wines fit for
immediate pleasure, but will improve with
time.
This is the
perfect club for the budding collector (I recommend opting for 2 or
3 bottles of each selection - just use the drop-down menu) or for
anyone who loves entertaining.
The rewards of
wine collecting are great! After tasting a well-aged red, you'll
know the pleasures of wine at a much deeper level, one that few
others get to know. After a year of receiving these selections,
you'll have the beginning of a collection that will offer many
nights of future pleasures.
Why
collect wine?
A collection of wine allows you to monitor its evolution over time,
and to catch it at its peak of development. One of my criteria for
selecting wines for this club are that it is capable of improving
for 3-5 years of quiet repose in a dark storage area, BUT, that
they also deliver great deliciousness at the time of
delivery.
Why do
you recommend 2 or 3 bottles of each selection? Isn't that awfully
self-serving?!
Only do so if you feel it's serving both of us equally, of course.
I'm happy to have you select just a single bottle of each selection
(that is, three bottles in each shipment) and then order more of
just those you enjoy most. But if you're interested in collecting,
it's easy and convenient to get multiple bottles in each shipment,
so you can taste the wine throughout at various points in its
evolution. Plus, your shipping cost (per bottle) goes down pretty
significantly!
Why $27 -
$33/bottle?
Only 5% of wine drinkers spend more than $20 on a bottle of wine,
and wines around $30 provide a great starting point for age-worthy
wines. This is also about the "ouch point" for many people
when it comes to a wine budget. It is my hope that this club will
introduce many more people to the joys of aged
wine.
Membership Details: Membership Details: Three
wine selections (one white, two red, unless otherwise specified
during sign-up), shipped quarterly (depending on extreme
temperatures in your area, some shipments may be held for later
delivery).
Shipment Contents
Each shipment arrives with my write-ups on all 14 wine selections
being shipped to members that month, as all club members are
invited to purchase any of my selections at their discounted rate.
Discounts may exceed the member's normal 10%, but cannot be
published on the web per my agreement with the producers.
Cheers!
Dave the Wine Merchant
