How to Join a California Wine Club

Join a California Wine Club. Wineries across the globe offer these services. This is a membership of sorts, where the winery selects one or two bottles and ships them to your home on a monthly or quarterly basis. In exchange you pay a membership fee which is variable by winery. A California Wine Club is a great option for anyone wanting to join one because the state offers many different climates allowing it to produce high quality wines reminiscent of regions around the globe. California wines are enjoyed around the world thanks to the invention of the California wine club.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Visit Wineries. The best way to choose a club is to visit the winery and sample their product. Joining a California wine club can be an enjoyable adventure as there are many wineries across the state to visit. This option can be constrictive, however, as it is only feasible to visit one region at a time due to the size and number of wineries.

2. Read Reviews. Because of the number of wineries, it is good to read reviews before visiting them or ordering from them. This way you get an idea of the quality. You also will get better insight into your personal tastes as they describe the bouquet and pallet of the wines. Most of the reputable California Wine Club can be located online, which opens up an entire world of research to be done. Reviews can be read on numerous web pages, local news papers, wine magazines and other places for more information on a California Wine Club.

3. 
   The California Wine Club

   Multiple winery club. "The California Wine Club" is a great example of a multiple winery club. They go from region to region sampling wine and offering these high quality products as part of their club. This is one of the best options for people who wish to try numerous wines from across the state. "The California Wine Club" can be found at http://www.cawineclub.com/.

4. Usually there is a term of membership you agree to. There will be a form required. The easiest way to pay for a California Wine Club membership is with a credit card, which will automatically be charged for the agreed upon amount every shipment. This is the preferred method, however, some organizations are willing to bill you for the bottles of wine shipped.

[margaretkh]

on 12/1/2008 I live in CA and have been up to Santa Barbara and was wondering how one would even go about getting into a wine club. Nice to see an article about it :)

[cstevens21]

on 11/6/2008 Great article. Thanks for the tips.