| way to meet wine enthusiasts while tasting new | | | | friendly since they have a wider variety of |
| wines is to join a wine club. Many good wine clubs | | | | vintages available and are usually able to offer |
| are completely free to join and allow you to | | | | membership levels to meet any budget. These |
| socialize with other individuals who enjoy learning | | | | wine clubs will also, usually have special deals made |
| about, and drinking, fine wines. Being a member of | | | | with certain wineries that allow them to give wine |
| a wine club will give you the chance to be | | | | club members deep discounts. Wine club members |
| exposed to more wines than you would normally | | | | will often receive very choice vintages for not |
| try on your own and will help you find more | | | | even half the cost. |
| pleasure in learning about wine. | | | | A wine club that is sponsored by a winery will |
| When choosing a wine club you must take several | | | | usually be more expensive because the vineyard |
| things into consideration to make sure that you | | | | will often have a smaller selection of wine that is |
| get the most out of your experience. The first | | | | being made in a smaller supply. There are some |
| thing is that you must consider is the overall price. | | | | situations where a vineyard will only have enough |
| While wine clubs are free to join there are fees | | | | wine from a certain pressing to provide to their |
| associated with the actual shipping of the wine. | | | | club members so non-club members will never |
| Remember you are joining the club for free; you | | | | even have the chance to try the wine vintage. |
| are not receiving the wine for free. The prices | | | | Many wine conniseuirs join wine clubs for this |
| associated with wine clubs vary and depend on | | | | reason, to avoid missing out on limited vintages. |
| the types of wine being consumed. Small wine | | | | Lastly, make sure you go over all of the rules of |
| merchants that run wine clubs will provide | | | | the wine club you are interested in before |
| members with wine for as little as $20.00 per | | | | committing yourself to a specific wine club. Take |
| month. Other wine clubs that specialize in rare | | | | time to find out all of the additional fees that |
| vintages or vintages that are only produced in | | | | might be added to the basic wine club prices. |
| small amounts will charge a few hundred dollars | | | | Some wine clubs offer free or discounted shipping |
| per month to club members. These wine clubs | | | | while others charge standard shipping fees. Also |
| are providing members with wines that you will | | | | wine clubs have shipments at different |
| not fine in your average store. | | | | frequencies. Some wine clubs make shipments to |
| Another thing to take into consideration when | | | | their club members each month while other wine |
| choosing your wine club is whether or not you | | | | clubs make shipments quarterly or even yearly. |
| want to join a club sponsored by a winery or a | | | | Make sure that you know all of the rules before |
| wine club sponsored by a retailer. A wine club | | | | committing yourself to a club. |
| sponsored by a retailer is often more budget | | | | |