So who knows about The Gold Medal Wine Club? They’ve got 5 different wine clubs and all of them offer highly rated award winning wines. If you’re looking to grow your own wine cellar or send a wine club gift to someone special I’m sure they’ll appreciate any of the 5 clubs from Gold Medal. The Gold and Platinum series are ideal as gifts… they are good value and still great wines. But if you’re buying for a real wine snob I suggest the Diamond Series. All of these wines are 93+ and are sure to please.

Everyone knows a Pinot fan… and now you have the perfect gift for them. You can get a Pinot Noir wine club from Gold Medal. Most of the selection comes from California but some also comes from around the world. If you’re really looking to experience different parts of the world then I’d suggest the International Series. The special part of this club is that these wineries cannot be found in the US. So they’re great additions to your cellar.

They’ve also got some tasting notes videos on their site. So if you’re not sure what to look for in a wine they’ve got you covered. The videos give some background on the winery, what to eat with the wine, etc. I think it’s a great idea!

They also do gift baskets… so if you’re looking for a one time gift rather than a recurring wine club I’d suggest the basket. Everyone’s always excited to get a gift basket.

Well I’m off to the grocery store. See you next week!

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Wine Club Insider back with you on January 3rd, 2009! Where did the time go? It seems like barely a year ago and we were welcoming in 2008…

I hope everyone had a safe and happy New Year’s eve celebration. Ours was very nice, aside from the five FEET of snow we have, which limited parking to our party a bit. Still, we had a great day of paintball, fireworks, hot tub, good food, and, or course, good wine!

For our midnight celebratory toast, we cracked a nice bottle of Roederer champagne, which is, I must say, as good as the reviews say it is! Crisp, light, but with a body not at all common amongst many champagnes.

Today, I would like to revisit a site we touched on a few weeks ago:

Gold Medal Wine Club, at www.goldmedalwine.com, is one of the better wine clubs, I would have to say, and certainly has one of the larger selections, with 5 main choices, including their Pinot Noir club.

The reason I’m mentioning them again is that they have launched several new features that are pretty interesting.

They have a spot where you can answer some questions about wine and earn a discount, as well as they have a taster’s blog, where you can compare notes about the wine club offerings. They also offer free greeting cards, and are currently sponsoring a trip to Portugal contest.

One of the neatest features is that they offer a “live chat” opportunity, where you can actually chat with someone right now about the various wines.

You can also get upto 45% off winery-direct reorders, which can really add up when you find a wine you like.

On that note, when you find a great wine that you like, it’s not a bad idea, space permitting, to buy a case, if you have the chance, and the price is right. Wine is a growing thing, and you can never be sure what next year’s vintage will bring. If you find something you like, and you can get 45% off, like from Gold Medal WIne club, then buy a  case, and enjoy!

Overall, some nice upgrades to the Gold Medal WIne Club site, so check it out.

Cheers,

Wine Club Insider out

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