The fun of joining a wine club

Exclusive wine clubs

In a wine club, you buy a certain number of bottles a year, and the club delivers them to your door. You get discounts on these wines (especially if this club is affiliated with a winery) and other benefits. A wine club should offer information on the wine and suggestions on what to serve with it. Famous wine clubs include the Gold Medal Wine Club, the Original Wine of the Month Club and Uncorked Ventures. At tours and tastings, you’ll meet the winemakers and talk with other wine lovers. If you join a wine club that belongs to a winery, you know they’ll have the wine when you order it.

A great wine club at a St. Helena winery

Anderson’s Conn Valley Vineyards in Napa Valley, a 10-minute drive from downtown St. Helena, has its own wine club. By agreeing to buy six bottles a year in groups of three, you can get Level I membership with discounts on their wines, tickets to parties and invitations to a complimentary tasting. Once you’ve chosen a membership level, buying additional bottles won’t count toward your annual allocation.

An example of a library wine that might be available at an Anderson’s Conn Valley wine tasting is the 2010 Éloge. This polished yet powerful wine, born from a cool wet spring and a blazing hot summer and fall, has a powerful aroma of cedar and crème de cassis, with hints of red currant, spice and the oak lending it some toasty notes. Its flavor is similar, with a long and satisfying finish. This wine is worthy to save for thirty years or more. Club members save $25 on the ’12 Éloge. Join the Anderson’s Conn Valley Vineyards Wine Club today.