5 Benefits of Joining A Wine Club
If you love to drink the “nectar of the gods” then joining a wine of the month club can provide you with more than just a few benefits. Many people are choosing wine as their hobby because it is considered slightly more refined than “kegger parties” or “making homemade lye soap”.
This is one of the reasons that more and more people are choosing to sign up as members of wine clubs. Whether your wine-loving participation truly makes you one of the cultured elite could be a matter of your own opinion, but hey after a few rounds of tasting several special burgundies does it really matter?
More and more independent vineyards and bottlers are increasing their market share through self-promotion via wine clubs and mailings. If you are considering joining a wine club, I have listed the top 5 benefits for you to read. This way you are able to see that joining a wine club can bring much more to your table than just “a bottle of the good stuff”.
1. Your wine will come in an inconspicuous package.
• Wine clubs all deliver their goods in plain UPS brown boxes so the nosy folks in your neighborhood can’t keep count of how bottles of the living grape you are actually receiving. Now when others grouse about trying to get rid of that nearby ABC store, you won’t become quite as upset.
2. Impress your friends. You’ll be able to amass a wine collection including some harder to find bottles at a low price. You can point to that garage Petite Syrah in your collection and tell friends that it sells at auction for hundreds of dollars (after all, they don’t have to know that you didn’t pay anywhere near that much for that bottle).
3. Make Money. You can take advantage of your collection by hosting a wine tasting at your home! If you were so inclined, you could even charge a fee for the food and drink served at your tasting.
4. Saves Time and Effort. When you’re in a wine club, you’ll always have a stocked cellar. Imagine never having to run out for a bottle at the last minute when friends drop by for dinner!
5. Fool your friends! Stump the snobs! One of the greatest benefits of joining a wine club is the pranks you can play.
• You’ll know exactly what’s in that bottle, but your friends won’t have any clue! You can have a tasting challenge which you’ll win every time – you know which vintage and which vineyard, after all – even if your friends can name the grape or grapes, you’ll still have them beat.
• Trick the wine snobs in your life by refilling bottles of the good stuff with some inexpensive plonk from the grocery store. Give everyone else the good stuff.
Then you can watch the wine snobs raving about how wonderful the $3 wine from the grocery store is, right along with everyone else (who are drinking something good). If you can keep a straight face until the bottles are empty, you’ll have a riot once you reveal the prank.