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SparklingChampagneClub

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

This club is designed for the Sparkling Wine & Champagne lover! Every month members will try two different sparkling wines from the world?s top producers.

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CellarsWineClub

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

The Ultimate Wine of the Month Club! Ultra-Premium, Allocated, Highly Rated, Cellaring Potential are just a few of the adjectives that can be used to describe the wines in this club.

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WineClubInternational

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Our most popular club! Travel with your taste buds across the globe and try fantastic wines the rest of the world is offering.

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Gold Wine Basket

Friday, February 19th, 2010

A round Cocoa Midrib bowl filled with either Estancia Chardonnay, Glass Mountain Cabernet, Port, Dessert Wine, or Moet & Chandon Champagne alongside delicious East Shore Pretzels, Brent and Sam’s cookies, Bremner Wafers, Dill Havarti Cheese, and Butterfields Peach Buds hard candies. A gift worthy of gold and sure to be well received. Now Offering the Gold Wine Basket Duo. To order, simply select one of the 2-bottle choices below.

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WineClubInternational

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Our most popular club! Travel with your taste buds across the globe and try fantastic wines the rest of the world is offering.

WineClubPremium

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Designed for the person who would like to get their feet wet in the world of wine. You’ll find quality wines at an affordable entry level price from some of the best regions around the globe.

SparklingChampagneClub

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

This club is designed for the Sparkling Wine & Champagne lover! Every month members will try two different sparkling wines from the world?s top producers.

How to Become a Wine Connoisseur

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
So you want to become an oenophile (a lover or connoisseur of wine). You don't have to be a wine-maker or have a basement cellar in order to appreciate fine wine. Just follow these tips to start you on the road to a new hobby.

Steps

  1. Get information from the experts. Read books and blogs on wine. Purchase wine guides. Subscribe to wine magazines.
  2. Go to a wine shop and ask the staff for recommendations. Look for bottles of wine with write-ups near them, award citations and high magazine ratings. Try to go when you know the store is holding a tasting with samples.
  3. Attend a local wine tasting or a wine appreciation class. These are held at adult schools, winemaking schools and fine restaurants.
  4. Join a wine group.
  5. Visit a winery. You’ll learn how wine is made, see how the grapes are grown and be taught the proper procedure for drinking wine.
  6. Buy wines that match the taste of the food you’re serving.
  7. Don’t just stick to traditional reds and whites. Try sparkling wines, ice wines and dessert wines as well. Try wines that aren’t just from Italy, France and the Napa Valley. Try wines from New Zealand. For American wines, try South Dakota or Idaho. Internationally, try wines from Argentina, Portugal and Australia. Due to climate change, British wines are also looking up, and some taste as good as French and Italian wines.
  8. Learn about different grape varieties. Traditionally fine wine was made from mainly French grape varieties, but now a much wider range of grape varieties are being used.
  9. Subscribe to online wine newsletters. They are free and informative.
  10. Look for a wine school in your area. Most host courses or tastings. Local adult schools and restaurants also hold wine appreciation classes.
  11. Have an informal tasting either at a friends house or a BYOB restaurant where each person brings a different bottle of wine. This way you can taste a bunch of different things without spending a lot of money. And you get a great deal of wine.
  12. Make wine inexpensively at home. There are starter kits at homebrew supply stores or online; you learn about gravity, yeast, fermentation stages, clarification, and adjust yeast and flavorings such as oak. Wine’s taste changes most quickly in the first few months of fermentation.

Tips

  • You don’t have to spend a ton of money to find a good bottle of wine.
  • Try making your own wine from grapes if you live in an area with access to wine grapes. If you don’t, fruits or even grape concentrate kits are a good alternative. Basic small scale amateur winemaking equipment and supplies are easily available. Making your own wine will help you understand much more about wine, plus you will have your own “estate bottled” wine to drink!
  • Keep a wine notebook to bring to tastings so you can write down what you like.

Warnings

  • Above all, don’t be afraid to get started. No one was born knowing all about wine. Jump right in and get your feet wet.

The Vineyard

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

Experience the tastes and elegance of the California Wine Country. The wonderful wines and gourmet products of the region are brought home in this basket.Cane Picnic Market BasketGrgich Napa Valley ChardonnayEstancia Cabernet SauvignonChandon Fresco Brut ‘Champagne’ (Sparkling Wine)Clearbrook Farms California Peach Old Fashioned PreservesWine Spectator’s Wine Country Guide to CaliforniaEsther’s White Chocolate With Lemon CandyHarrison Vineyards Olive OilCheddar CheeseWine Biscuits-ChardonnayMaille MustardWine Biscuits-CabernetCorkscrew

CellarsWineClub

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

The Ultimate Wine of the Month Club! Ultra-Premium, Allocated, Highly Rated, Cellaring Potential are just a few of the adjectives that can be used to describe the wines in this club.

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