Question about wine clubs

There are tons of great wineries in Sonoma and else where that produce wonderful Pinot Noir who ship direct with out making a commitment to a wine Club. I would never leave the selections up to a club which will send you the Wines the wineries are looking to get rid of cheap in general.

Definitely do not join these "clubs".

What those guys said. Perhaps with the exception of the Sonoma recommendation.

PH

Agree with above.

There was a thread on this last year I think. Stefaniawine mentioned that he was approached by clubs trying to buy his wine. If I remember correctly, he mentioned that these clubs try to buy wine from producers for extremely little money (e.g., $4) and then re-sell them to their club members at a dramatic markup (e.g., $15+)

Can't imagine you'll find any great wines here

That said, Wine Sellar and Brasserie in San Diego used to have a great "club" type service. Every 3 months, you would get a 6 or 12 pack with the price varying depending on the bottle you received up to some pre-set maximum. That exposed me to some really great juice. The prices they charged for the bottles were just below average retail but their selections were top notch.

Something told me not to join... I was suspicious and now I know why. Thanks again for all the great advice.

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Originally posted by Parcival:

That said, Wine Sellar and Brasserie in San Diego used to have a great "club" type service.

Don't know about their club, but we enjoyed dinner there. Picked out a wine from the store and had it with dinner. Bought a couple to take with us.

As far as wine clubs go, forget them. If you're on a mailing list from a winery you like, that's a different animule.