The Wine Club
About the Classic Wine Club:

  • To join, you must be 21 years of age or older

  • Membership into "The Wine Club" is only $10.00 per person

  • Each month, club members are expected to purchase two bottles of a specially
    selected wine.

  • Maximum cost to members does not exceed $50.00 (including tax) per month for the
    two bottles.  Purchase prices vary from month to month based upon the wine
    selected.   Should club members elect to purchase additional bottles, a 15% discount
    is applied.  

  • Members receive a 15% discount on ALL 12 bottle cases of wine.

  • If a "Classic Wine" -- rated 95 or higher -- should become available, the "Club"
    reserves the right to make available one "Classic" bottle, in lieu of two lesser rated
    bottles.     

  • The club always strives to offer "outstanding" wines, rated 90 points or higher,  
    however this may not always be possible due to supply.  

  • There will be one wine tasting held monthly in the Classic Wine School.  

  • Each wine offered will be paired to a food recipe for your additional enjoyment.

If you are interested in joining a fun wine club, call 706-453-4180.

Monthly club selections will be available the third (3rd) Monday of each month.  

Wine Tasting dates will be announced via email.  
Fill out our contact page on this website to be sure we have your email address!

This club is, first and foremost, a club for its participants.  Member input and suggestions
are welcomed.  The Wine Club monthly meeting is educational and fun.  Occasionally,
members get an opportunity to hear guest speakers/experts briefly discuss various wine
topics.  

Join us to taste many different wines, learn a lot, make new friends and have a great time!
CALL NOW TO JOIN!  706-453-4180
Club Wines for the
month of
JANUARY 2010

The new year has arrived and brought with it some of the coldest weather we have seen in a
long time. With that in mind, our January Club wine selections are both wonderful Old World
wines--rich and dense, and perfect for that roast or warming stew enjoyed by the fireplace.

Both wines are produced by multigenerational winegrowers--the Saurel family in France and
the Mariano Garcia family in Spain--from old vines that impart the character of the soil and the
region to the wine. We hope you will enjoy these expressions of Old World wines while you try
to stay warm here in the New World.


Domaine Saint Damien Gigondas Les Souteyrades 2006

The 2006 Gigondas Les Souteyrades is a blend of  80% Grenache and 20% Mourvedre, and
it has outstanding potential.  It's a beautiful wine with a deep ruby color, a big sweet bouquet
of crushed rocks, white flowers, and blue and red fruits intermixed with some garrigue.
Medium to full-bodied, with moderately high tannin, it clearly evidences the cooler climate
character of this vintage in Gigondas and the age of its source vines. (The Grenache vines
were planted in 1948 and the Mourvedre vines in 1977.) It is unfined and unfiltered so it might
benefit from decanting. The wine should drink nicely for 12-15 years.  
RP--93                                      RR--91


Bodegas Maurodos Prima 2007

The 2007 Prima is a blend of 90% Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo) and 10% Garnacha are
sourced from 25 year-old vines and aged for 12 months in seasoned French and American
oak prior to bottling without filtration. (Again, think decanter!) With a glass-coating opaque
purple color, it reveals an expressive nose of smoke, pencil lead, tobacco, spice box, black
cherry, and blackberry. Supple and round on the palate, it has layers of ripe fruit, savory
flavors, and enough soft tannin to improve for another 3-5 years. This lengthy effort will have
a drinking window extending from 2012 to 2025.  
RP--90                                     RR--91