Top 5 Benefits of Wine of the Month Clubs
If you love to drink the “nectar of the gods,” joining a wine club can provide you with more than just a few perks. Many people choose wine as a hobby because it’s considered a bit more refined than “keg parties” or “making homemade lye soap.”
This is one of the reasons why more and more people are choosing to sign up as members of wine clubs. Whether his wine-loving involvement really makes him one of the cultured elite might be a matter of his own opinion, but hey, after a few rounds of tasting various specialty Burgundies, does it really matter?
More and more independent wineries and bottlers are increasing their market share through self-promotion through wine clubs and mailings. If you’re considering joining a wine club, I’ve listed the top 5 benefits for you to peruse. In this way, you can see that joining a wine club can bring much more to your table than just “a bottle of the best things.”
1. Keep it a secret… Delivered in a light brown wrapper so your neighbors won’t get suspicious (handy if you have very strict covenants for your suburb).
o All wine clubs deliver their products in plain brown UPS boxes so nosy people in your neighborhood can’t keep track of how many bottles of the living grape they’re actually getting. Now, when others complain about trying to get rid of that nearby ABC store, he won’t be so upset.
2. Impress the best… You can impress others with your expensive wine collection knowing how much money was actually paid. If you specialize in one of the “garage wineries” or small independents, you get some great and unique labels. So you can really get away with claiming you have $200 bottles of exquisite and rare “Petite Sirah”…come on, who’s to know?
3. Earn money… Now you can host your own wine tasting at home and hey, feel free to earn a few bucks by charging a small fee for the food and drinks served. You can use the money to buy a totally cool wine rack.
4. Save time and effort… A wine club selection keeps its own well-stocked shelves, and this is much better than running to the nearest grocery store to find a $5 bottle to serve to unexpected guests. Come to think of it, if they are so unexpected, they might be worth the $2.50 special at the bottom of the supermarket shelves after all.
5. Ha-Ha Time… Wine Club [http://www.wine-club.me/] benefits include the ability to play dozens of new practical jokes…
o You will be the only one who knows the exact characteristics and description of the wine on the bottle, so if you decide to challenge your friends to taste a wine… hey, you will beat the experts. A very good wine connoisseur may know the aromas and flavors, but for sure he won’t know exactly when and where it was bottled…only you will know it’s from McQuiqqleburry Lantern Vineyards…
o Fill empty bottles of really good wine with cheap stuff you bought on sale and serve it to any of the pretentious snobs you may know… You know who we’re talking about, I’m sure. Make sure others get the best wine you have and only your select guests should have glasses filled with your special “house wine”.
Chances are better than average that while your other guests are raving about the great taste of fine wine, these people will be raving right along with them. The most pretentious of the group will drop their tongues trying to match the comments of the others. If you can keep from rolling on the floor laughing, it’s a great time to talk later.