Ep 185, The Remake: 7 Types of (Non-Winery) Wine Clubs

<p>Of all the shows in the catalog, one has always stuck out as not really fitting in so this week we’re scrapping the old and we’re replacing it with something that is related but more timely, relevant and just plain better!!</p> <p> </p> <p>This week we discuss the pros and cons of the seven main types of wine clubs. We list a few specifics, but try hard to concentrate on various types of clubs and what you can expect from each.</p> <p> </p> <p>Here is the run-down...</p> <p>Wine clubs claim to do a few things for their customers:</p> <ul> <li>Give access to exclusive discounts, free delivery, extras</li> <li>Save you time by avoiding the wine shop</li> <li>Allowing you the chance at discovery, or the removal of decision-making</li> <li>Give you options on the way you want the club to work --how often, timing, how much to get</li> <li>Many also give loyalty/rewards</li> </ul> <p><img style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/45638/67998c944efe189b95d35d23d63a5c1d.jpg" alt="" width="274" height="191" /></p> <p>We spend the bulk of the podcast going through the categories of wine clubs:</p> <ol> <li><strong>Profile services</strong> ask you questions and claim to hone in on the types of wines you like. After taking a few of these quizzes, I found them to be completely inaccurate. Further, a lot of the stuff is no-name brands, so clearly bulk wine that is of dubious quality.</li> </ol> <p> </p> <ol start="2"> <li><strong>Budget/bulk wine of meh wine</strong> that is marked up. A lot of this is wine produced in huge quantities that is poor quality and comes up on the bulk market for people to buy, bottle and market. Occasionally the bulk wine can have sugar or other additives put in to adjust the wine’s profile to the target customer.<br /> <br /> Other wines are in shiners, finished wines, often made by a decent winemaker who had too much wine or who bottled a lot that they didn’t think was quite up to snuff. Producers sell these bottles and the win