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March 16th, 2011
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March Wine Club DEALS
March 1st, 2011
National Nutrition Month:
Red Wine a source of Antioxidants?
Yes! It has been proven time and time again that a moderate amount of red wine (1 glass or 4 liquid ounces) can be beneficial for your health. And since it's National Nutrition Month, let's have a toast to the antioxidants in red wine. So this month we decided to bring you a great deal on a red wine club.
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Featured Wine Club:Cellars Red Trio |
What’s better than two bottles of red wine? Three. Most wine clubs only offer two bottles of wine per month. With the Cellars Red Trio you are really getting three bottles for the price of two. No white or roses are allowed in this club, just red and red. You’ll try red wines from around the world and also from some local boutique wineries that you normally can’t access.
Madeira
February 16th, 2011
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Madeira is one of the most
under-appreciated wines in the world.
It’s expensive—if you can find it—it’s got a vague cooking-wine
reputation, and, it’s sweet…right? Yes,
on all counts. Oh, and it can survive
for hundreds of years.
Madeira is wine and an island. The island is located 600 miles off the
coast of Portugal and 300 miles off the coast of Africa. Otherwise known as the middle of nowhere. Which made it a great place to stop if you
were an ocean-faring ship in the 16th and 17th century. The islands warm, moist climate gave rise to
a vine growing and wine making market from early in the history of human
settlement on the island. No
refrigeration existed in the sailing age, so ships that picked up Madeira wine
often found that it spoiled on their long voyages.
The solution that the Madeira wine
merchants came up with for the spoilage problem was to add neutral spirit (rum
initially, brandy later) which boosted the alcohol content to a level that
bacteria could not survive in. Which
was fine for a while. Then one fateful
day a cask of Madeira came back to the island after a long voyage at sea. And it was changed. It was better. The wine makers reasoned that long exposure to heat, movement and
oxygen had happened to the wine on the journey, so all they needed to do was
repeat that process. They called the
process of heating and storing the wines with exposure to oxygen the estufagam.
At one point in time, Madeira wines
were among the most famous in the world, especially in the United States. Today, of course, Madeira’s popularity is
considerably less than in it’s heyday.
Nonetheless, Madeira lives on and the island is still producing
excellent wines. Producers in Madeira
create a range of wines from dry to sweet; each style is associated with a
grape and labeled as such. The driest
is Sercial, next is Verdelho; which is just off dry; Boal wines are noticeably
sweet and lastly Malmsey wines are very sweet.
Rainwater is a style, made almost exclusively for the American market,
which is similar in sweetness to Verdelho but is lighter in body and made from
less quality grapes.
Madeira is a versatile wine when
comes to drinking and pairing. Sercial
wines can be served as a table wine with red meat and pork dishes. Verdelho wines are great as an aperitif,
lightly chilled is preferred. Finally,
Boal and Malmsey wines are excellent as after dinner drinks.
February Wine Club DEALS
February 7th, 2011
A Valentine's Gift for your Wine Lover
Is your significant other a Winer Lover? Or are you looking to impress someone you just started dating? Whatever your situation, a wine club is the perfect Valentine's Gift. And we've got a great deal for you!
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Featured Wine Club:Cellars 90 Plus Point |
The Ninety Plus Point Club eliminates the need to read wine reviews for good. This club delivers two “wow factor” results due to their critical acclaim from industry experts and publications. The wines are from little known or as yet undiscovered vineyards, and allow real enthusiasts a leading edge over others. Membership to this club is limited to a select few, and may not always be open for enrollment.
January Wine Club DEALS
January 3rd, 2011
What's your New Year's Resolution?
Learn More About Wine!
Thinking about New Years Resolutions? Learn more about wine! Grow your appreciation for wine with a wine club that will take you on a journey around the world to the top wine growing regions.
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Featured Wine Club:Uncorked Wine Exploration |
As a member of this club, you will enjoy a virtual tour of the world’s wine regions. Each shipment offers a club member the opportunity to sample wines of varying varietals and winemaking styles. In addition to the wine, you will also receive their club newsletter with facts and stories about each particular bottle and the wine region or winery that produced it.
Shipments include one white and one red, although they will certainly honor your request for whites or reds only.
Like all of their wine clubs, they focus on delivering quality wines that leave you eager for your next shipment, this one though offers you a journey through the world of wine from the comfort of your home.
Traveling to Wine Country
December 22nd, 2010
There’s no better way to get to know a wine than to go to its source. Standing in a vineyard, somehow the look of the land, the feel of the air, the quality of the sun, the smell in the air—everything—can make the wine make sense to you like never before.
You’ll also be able to eat like the natives, which means drinking the wine with the food it grew up around, a deliciously enlightening experience. And you’ll be able to taste all sorts of wines that never leave the regions, either because they are so dear to the locals or there just aren’t enough of them to go around.
Many companies specialize in wine and food tours. These tours can be wonderful introductions to a place, as knowledgeable guides can offer extra insight into a region and its wines, and, often, entre to places you wouldn’t be able to visit on your own. You can just as well take a tour on your own, though. Often, the unedited tour is more exciting and memorable.
When travel isn’t in the budget, read. Read everything about wine you can get your hands on. Read wine novels, like Kermit Lynch’s Adventures on a Wine Route, or Burton Anderson’s Italian Table, where you can get a feel for not just the mechanics of the wine, but for the people who make it, the hue of the countryside, and the taste of the food. Primers like the one you’re holding are only jump-off points; now it’s time to take the wine and appreciate in the way it was meant to be used: with friends and with food. Enjoy.
More December Wine Club DEALS
December 12th, 2010
Bought all your Christmas gifts?
Don't wait any longer!
If you've been putting off your Christmas shopping, it's time to get it done. Christmas will be here soon. You probably have a few people on your list that are hard to please. One gift they'll always appreciate is the gift of wine. We figured the people last on your list are the pickiest, so this month we've featured a top end wine club that they'll have to love!
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Featured Wine Club:Cellars Ultra Premium |
The Ultra Premium Cellars club is considered the “ultimate” due to its monthly selections of the most “highly rated” and “ultra premium” vintages available. This club is also limited in enrollment and requires air delivery on each monthly selection. The wines offered will be ready for enjoyment or ideal for aging in a private cellar and will generally include stronger reds, though an occasional white will appear.
December Wine Club DEALS
December 1st, 2010
Christmas is approaching
Don't leave your shopping to the last minute!
Many of us leave our Christmas shopping to the last minute. And every year we tell ourselves, next year I'm going to do this earlier. Well this is the year to do it! Everyone loves wine, so it's a gift that works for any friend or family member. For Christmas we're bringing you a great deal on a tried and true wine club.
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Featured Wine Club:Cellars Premium |
The Premium Club selection is billed as “perfect for the wine novice”, and provides wines from around the world, and those not available in a standard wine or liquor shop. Countries include Argentina and Chile, Australia, France and Italy, as well as California wines, among others. The varietals will include known, and lesser known types, including Shiraz and Merlot as well as Torrontes and Tempranillo. Each month a member chooses either two reds or a red and a white.
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