Wine Clubs / Subscriptions

[Kinchy]

Hi Everyone,

Long time lurker, fairly new poster.

I just wanted to sus out the crowd and share my experiences with Wine Clubs.
I work in trade so can generally access pretty sharp prices, but have also found quite a bit of value in wine clubs.

For instance the Mount Langi Premium club had represented good value when I joined.
For $220 ($245 from Dan's in any 6) I received:
*1 Cliff Edge Shiraz 2012
*2 Cliff Edge Shiraz 2015
*2 Cliff Edge Cab / Sauv 2015
*1 Langi Shiraz 2015

Unfortunately it appears to have gone up to $250, which isn't as good value.

I have also been toying with joining the Tim Adam's club, as their wines are all quite consistent as well.

Anyone have any other experiences to share? Doesn't seem very well covered for the more mainstream brands here.

Adam

 

[jrod]

Hi Everyone,

Long time lurker, fairly new poster.

I just wanted to sus out the crowd and share my experiences with Wine Clubs.
I work in trade so can generally access pretty sharp prices, but have also found quite a bit of value in wine clubs.

For instance the Mount Langi Premium club had represented good value when I joined.
For $220 ($245 from Dan's in any 6) I received:
*1 Cliff Edge Shiraz 2012
*2 Cliff Edge Shiraz 2015
*2 Cliff Edge Cab / Sauv 2015
*1 Langi Shiraz 2015

Unfortunately it appears to have gone up to $250, which isn't as good value.

I have also been toying with joining the Tim Adam's club, as their wines are all quite consistent as well.

Anyone have any other experiences to share? Doesn't seem very well covered for the more mainstream brands here.

Adam

I recently had a tim adams pinot gris, which was excellent.

I find the Qantas Epiqure wine clubs to be good value for mixed cases. I'm also a member of a couple wineries and mail lists, but generally speaking a lot of cellar door prices on big name stuff is still not as good as bottle shops. It's a shame because I would rather the winery benefit more, instead of the retailers and distributors.