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Whine Club

• Jeffry

  

  Member
   

  March 10, 2009

  Do you have a favorite place to procure your wine? A bottle shop around the corner, or a vendor half way around the world? Maybe you joined the mailing list from that quaint little vineyard amongst the pines and they ship you the latest vintage as though it's an auto-refill from the apothecary...
  
  I can only imagine that freedom of choice as the laws in my neck of the woods governing the shipment of alcohol are left over from the bygone days of prohibition and I am left with the selections deemed worthy by a long chain of importers, distributors and retailers considering price points, quantity and ease.
  
  OK I feel better.
  
  As the whole concept of getting what I want when I want it is just out of reach, can you tell me what it's like, please? Help me wrap my sheltered brain around te experience of selection, anticipation and joy that are involved with the simplest of global consumer options. Are you a member of a wine club? How does it work? What are the really cool parts about the experience? Is it a random box every six weeks? Seriously - I try not to look so I don't get all twisted up in the moment.
  
  I wold love to hear what you like, think, or know about your best and worst experiences with wine clubs... enjoy!

  Do you have a favorite place to procure your wine? A bottle shop around the corner, or a vendor half way around the world? Maybe you joined the mailing list from that quaint little vineyard amongst the pines and they ship you the latest vintage as though it's an auto-refill from the apothecary...
  
  I can only imagine that freedom of choice as the laws in my neck of the woods governing the shipment of alcohol are left over from the bygone days of prohibition and I am left with the selections deemed worthy by a long chain of importers, distributors and retailers considering price points, quantity and ease.
  
  OK I feel better.
  
  As the whole concept of getting what I want when I want it is just out of reach, can you tell me what it's like, please? Help me wrap my sheltered brain around te experience of selection, anticipation and joy that are involved with the simplest of global consumer options. Are you a member of a wine club? How does it work? What are the really cool parts about the experience? Is it a random box every six weeks? Seriously - I try not to look so I don't get all twisted up in the moment.
  
  I wold love to hear what you like, think, or know about your best and worst experiences with wine clubs... enjoy!
• Jeffry

  

  Member
   

  March 19, 2009

  It is an odd phenomenon here in Tennessee - laws left over from prohibition that exclude fair trade of spirits. This fact has actually been contested in Federal Court and some of the Wine And Grape laws are being challenged, which in turn threatens Tennessee Vineyards... it all gets so complex.
  
  
  
  One other odd aside is that Jack Daniels - a classic World reknowned whiskey is made here in Tennessee and the property is located in a dry county! You can't even taste the whiskey on site! Of course, that would then create a dilemma of what to serve with the whiskey - cheese, or pretzels (!)
  
  
  
  I've also come to appreciate the letigious nature of the US government in relation to the import and export of spirits to and from the states... goodness! How do vintners crack this market? The fee for the first bottle on the national level is astronomical, then the state by state registry... oh my goodness.... talk about a taste in your mouth and an aroma for the cents!
  
  
  
  I am thankful for the wine travels we pursue in that it shows the people and places that bring life to the wines we love - and it shares light on those wines that have not yet found their way to wider marketbase... oh, how I wish for a glass of Lamour Dejour from Alee Bleue... oh yeah, I can't have that here!
  
  
  
  For now, cheers and ciao!
  
  
  
  jeffry

  It is an odd phenomenon here in Tennessee - laws left over from prohibition that exclude fair trade of spirits. This fact has actually been contested in Federal Court and some of the Wine And Grape laws are being challenged, which in turn threatens Tennessee Vineyards... it all gets so complex.
  
  
  
  One other odd aside is that Jack Daniels - a classic World reknowned whiskey is made here in Tennessee and the property is located in a dry county! You can't even taste the whiskey on site! Of course, that would then create a dilemma of what to serve with the whiskey - cheese, or pretzels (!)
  
  
  
  I've also come to appreciate the letigious nature of the US government in relation to the import and export of spirits to and from the states... goodness! How do vintners crack this market? The fee for the first bottle on the national level is astronomical, then the state by state registry... oh my goodness.... talk about a taste in your mouth and an aroma for the cents!
  
  
  
  I am thankful for the wine travels we pursue in that it shows the people and places that bring life to the wines we love - and it shares light on those wines that have not yet found their way to wider marketbase... oh, how I wish for a glass of Lamour Dejour from Alee Bleue... oh yeah, I can't have that here!
  
  
  
  For now, cheers and ciao!
  
  
  
  jeffry