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I just got word from the Gold Medal Wine Club that they are having a special upper-level wine sale where you can save up to 45% off their most highly rated wines! These are all 91 to 97 point rated wines that have ALL won gold medals. These hard to find gems are now on sale at some seriously low prices! Hurry though because there are very limited quantities available!
And as an extra bonus, when you buy 2 or more cases of wine (12 bottles a case), you’ll get FREE SHIPPING! That’s an extra $70+ in savings! Pretty cool, huh?
My favorite wine on their special offer list is the Frazier Winery 2008 Cabernet Franc from Napa Valley that sells for $52 at the winery, but is on sale through the Gold Medal Wine Club website for only $31.20! Is that an awesome deal or what?
One of our TOP 10 FAVORITE WINE CLUBS, the Virgin Wine Club just announced a great special offer for Rose Wine lovers: Save $36 on the new 2012 collection of rose wine.
These freshly bottled, new-vintage rosés are the wine equivalent of juicy spring strawberries. They’re a once-a-year, spring-and-summer pleasure. The time is NOW — and if you act fast, you’ll SAVE over 20% on this just-landed collection from Provence, Tuscany and beyond.
Believe me when I say that these flavor-packed pinks taste as good as they look. Enjoy the latest release of Wine Spectator favorite Domaine de Paris, rocking the traditional, trés chic Provençal bottle. Your second French classic, Abbesse de Loire, brims with crushed red berry fruit and really satisfies with seafood. From California’s cool Arroyo Grande Valley, world-class winemaker Eric Hickey sends his sophisticated Pinot Noir (that’s right, Pinot in pink, you’ve gotta try it). Last not least (and after much pleading) we’ve managed to get you Tuscan maestro Paolo Masi’s rare Rosato. Bursting with vibrant cherry, this gently pressed Sangiovese hits the spot on a hot day. You could even pair it with BBQ!
But get in on this special offer while you can because the discounted price of $139.99 (instead of $176.88) won’t last forever!
Okay all you Bordeaux lovers, here’s your chance to get some amazing bottles of gold-medal winning Bordeaux for only $15 a bottle from the Laithwaites Wine Club. This is one of those EXCLUSIVE offers only made public to industry insiders such as myself, but I hate keeping secrets, so I always let the cat out of the bag
These offers don’t last long though, so get in on the deal while you still can by CLICKING HERE.
If you aren’t familiar with Bordeaux, there are two main types: those that are always in the news (which not many people can afford), and the wines we almost never hear about — from small, family-owned châteaux that craft award-winning wines made for drinking, not trading like stocks.
Today’s offer from the Laithwaites Wine Club brings you 12 gold-medal, small-estate finds from three of the best vintages ever — for JUST $15 a bottle. Only a few cases remain though, so get in on this special offer while you can.
I just received an email from one of my favorite wine clubs, the original Wine of the Month Club, with an amazing deal on Australian Shiraz. Here’s what Paul Kalemkiarian had to say about this one-time special offer…
“This is solid Shiraz (Syrah to us North Americans). But Australian Shiraz has a wonderful blueberry component that separates it from wines from the South of France or California. This is real Australian Shiraz made in the real Australian style, not cut with sugar–just honest to goodness Shiraz character. One of the attractive components of this was its subtlety. Many are so jammy, you could put them on toast (BTW, I do not consider that a flaw, just a style). This wine is leaner with more cedar and spice. Either way, an incredible deal at $4.99! Buy as much or as little as you want. I bought every drop that came in from Australia, so when it’s gone, it’s gone!”
These special offers from the Wine of the Month Club don’t last forever, so be sure to get in on it while you can!
One of the best wine clubs we know, the California Wine Club, just came out with a special Coupon Code for April that saves you $25 on your next purchase!
$25 OFF COUPON CODE
To save $25 on your next California Wine Club purchase, simply enter the following coupon code: TAXDAY25
For those of you that know me well, I’ve been a fan of the Uncorked Ventures Wine Club for years now. In fact, the founders (Matt Krause & Mark Aselstine) contacted me years ago to discuss their desire to start their own wine club and I have felt a close kinship to them ever since then.
If you haven’t heard of the Uncorked Ventures Wine Club before, you can learn more about them by reading my Uncorked Ventures Wine Club Review.
I’ve been a member of their Explorations Wine Club for years now (which costs $40 a shipment), but decided it was time to upgrade my wine club membership to their Special Selections Wine Club (which costs $90 a shipment).
COUPON CODE THAT SAVED ME $200
When I first signed up for their Explorations Wine Club, I used the coupon code 6xHk7wJ! to save $200 off my one year subscription.
UNCORKED VENTURES PROMO CODE THAT SAVED ME $171
That promo code didn’t work for me this time though. Instead I used the Uncorked Ventures Coupon Code FIFTEEN and received 15% off my one year subscription to their Special Selections Wine Club.
Here’s what my $171 savings looked like as I went through their shopping cart…
I’m REALLY looking forward to receiving my first Special Selections Wine Club shipment from Uncorked Ventures and will be sure to post about it when it arrives.
One of the benefits of being a member of so many different wine clubs is that I get the latest news, offers and freebies before pretty much everyone else does
Today is another great example of why it pays to be a member of the California Wine Club: members receive freebie offers before the general public knows about them.
Today you can get a FREE WINE CRATE from the California Wine Club by simply CALLING them at 1-800-777-4443.
But don’t delay because these wine crates are going to go FAST now that I’m officially letting the cat out of the bag.
I just got word from the WSJ Wine Club that they are having a special SPRING SALE and I knew everyone here would want to hear about it. Here’s what the good people at the Wall Street Journal Wine Club had to say about this special offer:
“The WSJ wine Spring Collection has been carefully put together to bring you the season’s best drinking — at the best possible price (just $12.50 a bottle).”
Having reviewed wine clubs for years now, I can tell you that $12.50 a bottle is a great deal for award winning wines from around the world. In fact, many of their wines have already won serious critical acclaim, including their exclusive Michael Mondavi Chardonnay earned 90 Points from Wine Enthusiast for its juicy orchard fruit and creamy texture, and Audrey Françon’s powerful, dark-fruited Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages just won a top gold medal. My own favorite red in the case is Simona Barbanera’s cherry-rich gold-medal Chianti Riserva from 2007, a vintage with “beautifully ripe, seductive wines.” according to the well known magazine The Wine Advocate.
“You’ll also enjoy top-rated northern Italian Pinot Grigio, Washington legend Charles Smith’s chocolaty Syrah, the new vintage of Opi Sadler’s flagship Malbec and more.”
With this special offer, you’ll get to choose all whites, all reds or the full spring mix — and you will SAVE $41 on 12 guaranteed wine hits. But to take advantage of this offer, you need to act FAST as they have limited cases at this special price.
Here’s the email I received detailing this year’s Spring Special:
Last week I signed back up for the California Wine Club Premier Club and am so glad I did! As a thank you they sent me a special 10% off coupon that ANYONE can use on their next order.
To take advantage of this special promo code, all you need to do is enter the following: THANKS and you’ll automatically save 10% off your entire order. Cool, huh? So be sure to fill up your cart with lots of wine so you can save LOTS!
One of my favorite wine clubs is the California Wine Club’s Premier Club. It only costs $51.95 per month for two-bottles of award winning wine from California’s best mom and pop wineries, which includes shipping and handling.
If you haven’t read our California Wine Club Review please head on over there and check it out. They have three other wine clubs to choice from (Signature, International and Aged Cabernet), but the Premier Club is the one most people start with. We did just sign up for their Aged Cabernet wine club though and will be sure to let you know how it is when we get our first shipment.
As you can see in my pictures, this month’s Premier Wine Club shipment included a bottle of Pietra Santa Winery Pinot Grigio from 2010 and a Sangiovese from 2009. Both come from the Cienga Valley, which is in San Benito County (25 miles East of Monterey Bay).
The 2009 Sangiovese has not been rated yet as it was just released. However, the 2008 vintage earned two Silver Medals and the 2007 vintage earned a Gold Medal, two Silver Medals, a 5 star rating from Bev X Magazine, 91 points from Ultimate Beverage Challenge and 86 points at the California State Fair.
The 2010 Pinot Grigio earned a Gold Medal from the California State Fair and is said to have tastes of mangos and passion fruit with hints of citrus, according to the Winemaker Alessio Carli.
The Pietra Santa Winery was established in 1989 by the Blackburn Family and produces 25,000 to 30,000 cases every year. The foundation of this little family winery is its vineyard, which supplies 100% of the fruit for all of their bottlings. The climate and soils of Pietra Santa are what make the winery so unique. Over millions of years the soil has been jolted and swirled by tectonic plate movements that brought limestone and shale to the surface. These two soil types are coveted by winemakers worldwide.
The best part of Pietra Santa’s is its climate which is cooled by the chilly temperatures of the Monterey Bay, making it the perfect place to grow Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Merlot, Sangiovese, etc.
In April I’ll be out in the Monterey, California area and hope to drop by the Pietra Santa Winery for a tasting of their other wines. With any luck they will be as good as their Sangiovese and Pinot Grigio.
