Three premium wine clubs
As a wine connoisseur myself I am constantly looking for new ways to expand my wine knowledge, even after 20 years of wine tasting.
Every year there is a new vintage with new wines appearing on the market from every corner of the world which creates a major challenge for wine enthusiasts such as myself. The question of how to keep up is compounded with the increasing number of new wineries coming into production as well as new wine blends and new regions emerging.
There is a way however through an elimination process to reduce the number of wines worth considering – essentially expanding your wine knowledge by tasting appropriate wines exclusively.
Given that a significant number of wines produced every year are not that good or are of only average quality, these quaffing wines could be removed from your wine tasting schedule completely thus minimizing the field down to the top 10-15% of wines for consideration. Still a huge number of high quality, premium wines remain, so what is the next step towards arriving at a manageable number of wines to consume?
How about only tasting wines that have been recommended by prominent wine masters such as Robert Parker?
I recently discovered what can only be described as premium wine clubs that only have wines that have achieved 90 points or greater when examined by Masters of Wines. All wines are effectively of Gold medal wine quality. The wines are selected by the likes of Robert Parker, Stephen Tanzar, and Wine Enthusiast magazine – I mean these guys are all experienced experts. What better way to assure yourself regarding the premium quality of the wines you are tasting?
Another great way to grow your wine palate in 2010 is to break out of the local mode and try some international red wines. New world wines such as South African Pinotage, New Zealand Pinot noir, and Australian Shiraz have made a resounding impact on the palates of wine connoisseurs with their qualities. Add in old world wines such as Tempranillo and Montepulciano and you have the foundations for rapidly expanding your wine expertise. An introduction to premium international red wines can be gained by joining the WSJ wine red wine club. Once again, the selection process is carried out by leading wine experts and you can control when and how often you wish to receive shipments.
If you only have a small amount of time for tasting wine over the next year then there is a gold medal wine club that only has the very best premium wine on offer and in small quantities for their limited wine club membership. This wine club has only the best wines – yes that also equates to being more expensive – but when selected for you by Masters of Wine, there is no guesswork regarding the wine quality. You will receive the very best wines exclusively so you are achieving fantastic value for your money with the wine you buy and consume.
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