The Laithwaites Wine Club has done it again! They’ve gotten their hands on some award winning Malbec wines from Argentina and they’re selling them for 23% off retail: just $12.50 a bottle! In fact, if you’re a member of the Laithwaites Wine Club, you can save $44 by getting 12 bottles that normally sells for $194 for only $150! I love these wine clubs Not only do you get great wines from around the world shipped right to your door, but you also get excessive offers like this one.

Here’s what the Laithwaites Wine Club had to say about today’s special offer: “Here’s delicious proof that Argentina’s deep, dark Malbecs offer serious bang for your buck — ripe and round enough to sip on their own and the perfect choice when steak is on the menu. Today’s limited-edition collection brings you four barrel-aged beauties: Two award-winning classics from Mendoza (Malbec central), Hervé Fabre’s famously rich Patagonian and a NEW, single-vineyard Malbec Reserva discovered high in the remote Famatina Valley. Enjoy them all (three bottles of each) in this new Mighty Malbec Showcase for just $12.50 a bottle. Then spend your $44 savings on the juiciest steak you can find.”

Happy day after Valentine’s Day everyone! Hope you had a great time with your loved one and that you had some amazing Italian wine to share.

What most people don’t know is that the day after Valentine’s Day is one of the best days of the year to pick up some award winning wines from the California Wine Club. That’s because the day after Valentine’s Day is their official 70% or more off sale. Every year they do this and they try to keep it all hush hush. I’d love to help them keep it on the down low, but that’s just not our style here at the Wine Club Directory

So, get in on the sale while you can guys and go ahead and tell them who sent you. I love making them mad

Don’t just give chocolate and flowers this year. Be different and give the gift of a wine club! Think about it…every month the two of you can break into a new bottle of special wine and celebrate Valentine’s Day over and over again. It’s the gift that keeps on giving  Learn more on our wine gifts page.

As many of you know, the Wine of the Month Club has consistently been in our Top 10 Best Wine Clubs list for years. And here’s one of the reasons why…

Paul Kalemkiarian, the President of the WIne of the Month Club, just announced an amazing offer to all of his wine club members. Get the JanKris Crossfire (which usually sells for $18 a bottle) for only $6 a bottle! The Crossfire is an amazing bottle of wine that has amazing tastes of blackberry, mulberry, vanilla and spice. Trust me when I tell you to pick up as many of these as you can…while you can! Here’s the email he sent out announcing this amazing deal:

One of our favorite wine clubs is the Celebrations Wine Club. We rank them #2 on on our Top 10 Italian Wine Clubs list and in the top 10 on our California Wine Clubs list. The wines they find and deliver are awesome! We especially like that the owner of this wine club personally finds each and every one of the wines she sends out.

If you’re not already member, then you probably don’t get their email updates. Thus, here’s the latest news from the Celebrations Wine Club:

Celebrate Love
Make Valentine’s Day memorable with a gift membership to Celebrations Wine Club. You can order just one package for the occasion. Or you can send a series of packages and create a mini Valentine’s Day once a month for as long as you like.

This Month from California
In December 2011, Coombsville became the 16th and newest American Viticulture Area (AVA) in Napa County. About 25 small wineries occupy the appellation, and the oldest is Tulocay Winery, owned by Napa’s master of sardonic wit, Bill Cadman. ‘You can always tell when people are from Napa Valley,’ he says, ‘because the back left shoulder of their jackets is worn thin from constantly patting themselves on the back.’ Bill is not a back-patter, he is enormously proud of the delicious wines that we’re featuring this month. We’ve chosen the Tulocay 2009 Chardonnay and the 2007 Syrah, both made from Haynes Vineyard grapes, and the 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon from Rancho Sarco Vineyard, all three from the new Coombsville AVA. The Tulocay 2002 Merlot is made from fruit that was harvested at Sierra Oaks Vineyard in El Dorado County.

This Month from Italy
The three wineries that we’re featuring this month are all farming organically with natural, sustainable methods. Sassotondo is located in the Maremma zone and is credited with restoring the reputation of ancient Ciliegiolo, thought to have arrived from Spain. We’ve chosen the Sassotondo 2010 Tuforosso, the 2009 Ciliegiolo Rosso, and the 2007 Ciliegiolo Riserva San Lorenzo. Le Fonti is located in the Chianti Classico zone, a tiny 24-hectare estate that claimed Gambero Rosso’s most prestigious Tre Bicchierri award for two of its current vintages, one of which is included in this month’s shipment, the Le Fonti 2006 Fontissimo. We’re also sending the Le Fonti 2008 Chianti Classico. Our lone white wine choice for this month comes from across the Tuscan border in Le Marche. Ciu’Ciu’ cultivates the traditional grapes of the zone, especially the red Rosso Piceno and the whites Passerina, Pecorino, and Trebbiano. We’ve chosen the Ciu’Ciu’ 2010 Evoe’ Passerina Offida.

Buy now!
We invite you to become a regular member and receive our two-bottle packages, ranging from $34 to $112. Or give a gift membership for any number of months, including one. Learn more about the Celebrations Wine Club today.

The California Wine Club is doing it again! They just keep coming out with amazing offers that we can’t pass up. For January 2012, they’ve come out with a special $1 shipping offer. This saves you up to $36 in shipping per case of wine! Plus, you also can save up to 50% on your favorite award-winning, limited-production wines! But hurry, because this offer ends on January 31st! Here’s the emil announcement I received from the California Wine Club. If you’re unfamiliar with the California Wine Club, be sure to read our California Wine Club Review.

One of the reasons why I love the California Wine Club so much is that they do an amazing job of bringing hard to find, award-winning wines straight to your inbox. As you can see in the email announcement below from them, this month they’re offering “by reservation only” the Bouchaine Vineyards 2007 Carneros Pinot Noir at a 35% discounted rate. The normal retail price on this pinot noir is $37 a bottle, but you can get it for only $24 a bottle by being a member of the California Wine Club.

Napa Valley’s prestigious Carneros appellation is world renowned for its Pinot Noir. This award-winning version highlights classic Carneros fruit: pomegranate, plum, and cherry fruit flavors, balanced by nuances of coffee and toffee. It’s won 2 gold medals and won’t be around for much longer, so get it while it lasts.

Nothing tells the one you love that you can’t stop thinking about them like a year subscription to a wine club One of our favorites is the Gold Medal Wine Club. They have 5 different wine clubs to choose from making it really easy to find the perfect wine club for that someone special this Valentine’s Day. We especially like their Pinot Noir Wine Club and their Diamond Series Wine Club that sends some of the most amazing 93+ point wines we’ve ever tasted. Be sure to read our complete Gold Medal Wine Club Review to learn why this wine club makes it on our Top 10 Best Wine Club list every year.

Here’s the Gold Medal Wine Club’s latest email announcement encouraging everyone to send the gift of a wine club this Valentine’s Day:

I recently spent 2 weeks out in California and was lucky enough to get up to the Sierra Foothills to check out some of the wineries there and the wine clubs they have to offer. One winery that I really enjoyed visiting was the Fawnridge Winery, which is a small, family owned winery in Auburn, California. The winery was started in 2000 by Stewart and Stephanie Perry who wanted to pursue their passion for wine.

After realizing that the area’s excellent sun exposure and soil condition make the climate of the Sierra Foothills similar to areas of Europe famous for producing high quality wines, they did extensive soil testing and evaluation of their land’s terroir and were ecstatic to learn that it received excellent ratings on all fronts. 11 years later, I’m happy to report that they are doing a wonderful job of creating some of Auburn California’s best wines.

One of the things I really enjoyed about the Fawnridge Winery, was getting there. Unlike the many wineries of Napa Valley that are right off of busy roads, to get to the Fawnridge Winery, you take a small, country road up a hill to their tasting room (see the map below). There I was greeted by Stewart and Stephanie and got to talk at great length with them about the area and their winery. They made me feel right at home and I loved sampling the wines they had put so much love and effort into.

I receive a LOT of wine from all the wine clubs I’m a part of, so its very easy for me to not buy a bottle of wine at every winery I visit. The wines at the Fawnridge Winery were definitely worth bringing home though, so I asked them to please mail me the 2 bottles you see below: their 2009 Proprieter’s Blend and the their 2007 Old Vine Zinfandel. They even included a nice note signed by both Stewart and Stephanie.

If you’re ever in the Auburn, California area, be sure to drop by the Fawnridge Winery and taste some of their great wines for yourself. And be sure to sign up for their wine club, which gives you exclusive access to wine club member events, private tours, barrel tastings, winemaker dinners and BBQs, etc. Cheers!

I’m a member of a lot of wine clubs, but one of my favorite is the Wine of the Month Club as you can see on the Best Wine Clubs page. There is just no other wine club that tastes 400 bottles of wine a month to find the two best to send your way. I’m a member of the Limited Series (one of the five wine clubs available from the Wine of the Month Club) which costs just under $42 a month. Be sure to use the Wine of the Month Club Coupon Code on our website to ensure you pay less than that though.

This month we’ve received two 95 point wines from Lockwood Vineyard of Monterey, California. The first bottle is a 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon / Malbec / Merlot blend and the second bottle is a 2009 Pinot Noir. I’m a huge fan of red wines, so I can’t wait to open these up and give them a go. Feel free to view the video review of these wines below: