Happy New Years! Ok… you all know what I’m going to recommend for a New Years gift… yes… you guessed it: a Champagne Wine Club! As you all know there really isn’t much difference between Champagne and Sparking Wine. The only difference is Champagne comes from Champagne, France. If you’re buying a gift for someone that cares or knows the difference then you better play it safe, otherwise I’d suggest doing one of the many Sparkling Wine Clubs. Most wine lovers have spent their fair share of time in Napa. Anyone who has ventured a little further to Sonoma has been to Korbel. They’ve got a great tasting room and wonderful tour that shows how they make their famous champagne. Did you know they started out making cigar boxes, ran out of trees, and then discovered the land was perfect for champagne grapes? If you’re looking for a little outing in the new year I suggest visiting Korbel. You can find all of the Korbel wine clubs on their site. For those of you that want sparkling wine for a variety of vineyards then I suggest checking out Cellar’s Sparkling & Champagne wine club. I think a lot of us only think about Champagne during New Years, but really it’s great to have with dinner for mini celebrations all year long. Next time you cook dinner for your wife surprise her with a nice bottle of bubbly!

Cheers,

Wine Club Insider

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Merry Christmas everyone! It’s only 2 more days until the big day. What’s your traditional food for Christmas dinner? We do a meatless dinner on Christmas eve and then usually have a huge ham for Christmas dinner. And wine is always an important part! So as you all know I’m really big on wine clubs… and they are the perfect Christmas gift. But for some people a Christmas basket with a big red bow just seems like the way to go. There are many places online to pickup such a gift basket. One site called Wine Club Gift has an assortment of baskets specifically for Christmas. Most of them are under $100, which is decent for a fancy Christmas gift. The Simple Thoughts gift basket is only $67 and has “your choice of wine with a thoughtful selection of gourmet cheese, crackers for spreading, scrumptious salami, wine bites in a decorated sack, and assorted sweet confections or truffle.” All wonderful things to nibble on with your glass of wine. For someone looking to spend a little more I’d suggest the Wine Sensations basket. This basket has “gourmet foods which include a great assortment four different gourmet cheeses and cheese spreads, a crispy box of gourmet Sesame Crackers, delightful Sourdough Bites, a wonderful Italian Beef Salami, gourmet cookies, and a selection of scrumptious sweet confections. They also include is a keepsake Cheese Knife set, and our deluxe stainless steel Waiter’s Corkscrew all beautifully wrapped up in a woven willow basket.” I hope everyone has a safe commute and a wonderful Christmas holiday!

Cheers,

WCI

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It’s that time of year again - time to get the corporate gifts going.  You remember when your dad got a fascinating assortment of sausages and nuts, and of course you always dug around to get the dutch cannister of cookies in that lot.   These days, corporate gifts have graduated to a bit more class, and a lot more antioxidants.

The gift of a wine club is the gift that keeps on giving.  What a delight for your boss and co-workers to come home to find a couple of bottles of shiraz and pinot grigio.  I enjoy that myself - I’m partial to that once a month surprise that I certainly look forward to!  To really impress with some 90+ point wines, try Cellars Wine Club.  This club pleases with the best from all over the world - from California, Europe, South Americ and Australia.  A world trip of wines right to your door!  What could be better?

For a great value wine club that won’t break your wallet, and still please the avid wine drinker, try The California Wine Club.  For less than $100, you can buy 4 bottles of wine in 2 shipments - an assortment of reds and whites that will not disappoint.

No go out and make sure you get your Christmas shopping done early!  With the best wines, you might just get that promotion you’ve been longing for.

- St Nick, North Pole Winemaker

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