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, two bottles in each shipment) and then order more of just
those you enjoy most - many club members opt for that approach. But
if you're interested in collecting, it's easy and convenient to get
multiple bottles in each shipment, so that 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?
This price point is where I can reliably find wines that reward
some aging. If I can find them, I'll select hidden gems that are
age-worthy AND cost even less. 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: Two
wine selections (one white, one red, unless otherwise specified
during sign-up), shipped 3-6 times a year (depending on extreme
temperatures in your area, some shipments may be held for later
delivery):
- Jan/Feb - in time for Valentine's Day re-orders.
- March/April
- May/June
- Jul/Aug (often held until October)
- Sep/Oct
- Nov/Dec
Shipment Contents
Each shipment arrives with my write-ups on all of the wines being
shipped to members that month, as all club members are invited to
purchase any of my other new 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.
In addition, shipments will often include our popular "Bathroom
Briefing - on becoming a wine snob, 30 seconds at a time" a
digest of wine information sure to be of interst to any wine fan,
exclusively available to my members.
Cheers!
Dave the Wine Merchant
