We Review Great Wines and the Top Wine Clubs

You’re in search of a good company, good stories, good people, and-to share with them-good wine.  What you need is a wine club that will provide you with high quality wines time after time.  It must demonstrate excellent customer service.  Its methods for packing the bottles must be beyond reproach.  And you need to have the price attached to each bottle done so with righteous care.

The government’s lamentable regulations on transporting chosen wines home from travel venues has resulted in an upswing in the number of mail-order wine clubs.  We can no longer take home that memorable, full-bodied merlot or that cherished pinot noir.

But the wine club makes it so much easier for us now.  All you need to do is choose what service you prefer.  How often would you like to receive your wine?  Some clubs will sign you up for a monthly or quarterly shipment.  Others offer three- or six-month subscriptions.

What price will you pay for a fine bottle?  That depends, I guess; wine clubs are very responsive to consumers’ needs in that regard.  Some clubs charge less than ten dollars for a very serviceable bottle.  Other clubs base their price on their presentation.  You should expect to pay dearly for shipping.  Wine is not only weighty to mail, it also requires careful packing and handling.

Many wine clubs will allow you to enter a profile, used to discern your specific preferences and as a basis for making recommendations to you.  But many wine enthusiasts are entirely open-minded and willing to experiment, displaying a fun let’s-have-it acceptance of whatever comes next.  Why not try a cabernet sauvignon?  What about a rich dessert wine?   The best thing about a wine club, then, can be the bottle notes that they send along with the wine-teaching you its vintner, its region, or other cultural notes.

In fact, some of the best wines are available only through clubs.  Perhaps the grape yield is too limited for retail distribution, and so the experience is shared through these clubs and extended through wine-tasting experiences.

It’s true that many people insist on only red or only white wines.  But wines are made to go with different meals, to celebrate different occasions.  So we recommend that rather than limit yourself to only one varietal, let yourself remain open.  We’d like to introduce you to some of the most popular wines.

Merlot is pressed from black grapes grown from Bordeaux, in California’s Sonoma Valley, in the Chilean central valley, and in Australia.  It offers a fruity flavor left on its own, and it’s often mixed with other varietals such as Cabernet.

Cabernet can apply to the full-flavored Cabernet Sauvignon or the lighter Cabernet Franc. The grapes are blue-black and it’s notably from France’s Bordeaux region.  Merlot and the carbernet vintages go well with red meats and heavily spiced or sauced dishes.

Pinot noir is one of the Burdundy wines, and one of the oldest wines, processed from dark purple grapes and often producing rare, fine issues.  Besides France, it grows in Canada, Australia, and most of Europe.

Chardonnay is a popular white wine, pressed from green grapes, known as a very light wine with a woodsy or oak flavor.  It is used to make many fine types of champagne.  It is very successfully grown in California and New York, as well as Australia and Italy.

Chablis is a type of chardonnay, presenting with an even lighter tone and aroma.  Lighter wines like these are wonderful matches for poultry or seafood dishes.

Any of these wines makes a wonderful choice from one of the many wine clubs.  Be prepared to experiment and let yourself be surprised.  Whether you seek wine to accompany beef, poultry, bread, cheese, or chocolate, your experiences are guaranteed to delight.

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