wine clubs

[wdonovan]

Here's an idea for another kind of "wine club". In my area we call them restaurants. You can often taste wines while buying less than a full bottle, they offer food to toy with between sips and..... quite often you're not tied down to just wines from Washington. The whole rest of the world is also making some outstanding wines at reasonable prices. In fact, the Washington wine club post reinforces my point. Being new, why would you want to spend your whole wine budget (presumption) on the goods of one small, specialized club? Maybe you'll like Washington wines, maybe not. By time you know, you've ordered a years worth. Go out to eat. Try a wine (get suggestions from the wait staff). If you like it, ask next time what else has similar qualities. If you don't, make note and avoid similar wines. Then later on ...... If you do like a particular type of wine, join a club that provides that type. I personally don't like new world wines in general but I'm not suggesting that you join a Bordeaux club. That would be MY taste. You have to find yours and I think a club is not the way to do it.