Wine Clubs

[skid11]

Nice review in the GT Wine magazine Ken. It was good to read an informed independant review of different clubs within Australia.

I have been a member of most of them over the years but now rely on my local suppliers discounts on "known label" brands.

I found that most clubs supplied good labelled wines but also threw in the generic (never heard of) labels in the mixed dozens........... OK the proof of the wine is in the drinking and some of these might of been OK but I always felt like I was getting a bit ripped off. Wine Clubs need to make money to survive so they were sourcing these wines very cheaply to sell them at the prices they do.

Also it is impossible to get a review on these generics (apart from the suppliers own blurb) prior to purchasing.

The convenience of having them delivered to your door is a good point, but I like to know what I'm getting.

My local has Hardy's Oomoo and Annie's lane Shiraz for $12.95 a bottle Great Value ! and also Peter Lehmann Clancy for $8.95 even better value.

[El Presidente]

» Nice review in the GT Wine magazine Ken. It was good to read an informed

» independant review of different clubs within Australia.

Informed and independant are not words normally associated with Ken ;-)

[Ken Gargett]

» » Nice review in the GT Wine magazine Ken. It was good to read an informed

» » independant review of different clubs within Australia.

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» Informed and independant are not words normally associated with Ken ;-)

if that were were true, why don't you pay me anything!! even a small cigar tossed my way occasionally...

[Ken Gargett]

» Nice review in the GT Wine magazine Ken. It was good to read an informed

» independant review of different clubs within Australia.

»

» I have been a member of most of them over the years but now rely on my

» local suppliers discounts on "known label" brands.

»

» I found that most clubs supplied good labelled wines but also threw in the

» generic (never heard of) labels in the mixed dozens........... OK the proof

» of the wine is in the drinking and some of these might of been OK but I

» always felt like I was getting a bit ripped off. Wine Clubs need to make

» money to survive so they were sourcing these wines very cheaply to sell

» them at the prices they do.

»

» Also it is impossible to get a review on these generics (apart from the

» suppliers own blurb) prior to purchasing.

»

» The convenience of having them delivered to your door is a good point, but

» I like to know what I'm getting.

»

» My local has Hardy's Oomoo and Annie's lane Shiraz for $12.95 a bottle

on a serious point, the clubs are great for those with no time, interest or knowledge but if you have any idea then it is a lot more fun and rewarding to head to a go bottle shop.

» Great Value ! and also Peter Lehmann Clancy for $8.95 even better value.

[skid11]

» » » Nice review in the GT Wine magazine Ken. It was good to read an

» informed

» » » independant review of different clubs within Australia.

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» » Informed and independant are not words normally associated with Ken ;-)

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» if that were were true, why don't you pay me anything!! even a small cigar

» tossed my way occasionally...

You guys crack me up LOL:-D :-D