Welcome to Mr Wino, my personal wine blog, I love wine and it gives me great pleasure helping you find a good wine club. Yes I’m a Wino, I will admit that, but my favourite job is not the wine drinking but finding exclusive wine deals and offers.

Why Join A Wine Club?

If you enjoy drinking wine on a regular basis or would like to sample exciting new wines with the added benefit of home delivery, then a wine club is something you might consider. Each club sends tasters with years of experience around the world choosing the very best wines straight from the source, this means the wines are cheaper and better quality. Being in a club is exclusive, you wont find any of the club wines in your local supermarket, well its safe to say the the local drunks wont be enjoying them anyway.

The 4 seasons wine club from the Sunday Times is one of the most popular uk wine clubs. With a very diverse and mixed choice of wines it can only leave you wanting more. Each year dozens of talented wine experts from the sunday times wine club travels long distances across the world in order to find high quality wines for the club, from independent growers, generally the stuff you cant find in supermarkets or off licenses. The wine experts ask the farmers the story behind the wine they grow, how is it made and how is the grapes are being grown. Every wine has it’s own story and you will also get this personal information about each wine and wine farmer.

Benefits of the sunday times wine club

• Exclusive wines
• Generous joining discount
• Joining gift
• Cancel at any time
• Skip cases you dont like
• Money back guarentee

More Info/Signup to 4 seasons club from the sunday times

UK Wine Club Information

Seems you’ve landed on my wine club page, I’m guessing your looking to join one of the amazing wine clubs which I have reviewed. You want some more info about me? I’m a professional Wino I spend nearly all my time sampling the finest wines in the world, and I want to share a few tips on how to get these wines in bulk at discount prices. It can be quite confusing trolling the internet looking for the “best” wine club, with hundreds of deals and offers to suck you in like first time discounts I’m sure your stuck in choosing the right wine club. You might also be considering whats the point in joining a wine club? well if your serious about drinking wine and like a bargain, your sick of only drinking decent wine when there’s an offer on at your local supermarket then join one, and have it delivered to your door!

Wine Clubs:

The Sunday Times Wine Club

Mr Winos Rating: 9.5/10

Contact Information: 0845 217 9133 www.sundaytimeswineclub.co.uk
Case: Taste of Spain
Price: ?49.99
Subsequent Price: ?69.99
Delivery charge: ?6.99 per order
Case contents: 6 whites, 6 reds. 12 different wines
Comments: An excellent choice of good wines coupled with friendly and helpful staff and fast customer service

Avery’s

Mr Winos Rating: 9/10

Contact Information: 0845 863 0995 www.averys.com
Case: Wine Discoveries
Price: ?49.99
Subsequent Price: ?69.99
Delivery charge: ?6.99 per order
Case contents: 6 whites, 6 reds. 12 different wines
Comments: A very good mixed case, you can get all reds or all whites

Laithwaites

Mr Winos Rating: 7.5/10

Contact Information: 0845 194 7711 www.laithwaites.co.uk
Case: 4 Seasons
Price: ?49.99
Subsequent Price: ?99.99
Delivery charge: ?6.99 per order
Case contents: 6 whites, 6 reds. 12 different wines
Comments: A very good mixed case, you can get all reds or all whites, some exciting wines.

Berry Bros & Rudd

Mr Winos Rating: 7.5/10

Contact Information: 0800 280 2440 www.laithwaites.co.uk
Case: The Essential Collection
Price: ?60.00
Subsequent Price: ?120.00
Delivery charge: ?FREE
Case contents: 6 whites, 6 reds. 12 different wines
Comments: Family owned, and you can buy any wine club wine at 15% discount

Rating: 8.5/10

The Wine Society

Contact Information: 01438 740222 www.thewinesociety.com
Case: Wine Without Fuss (Mixed)
Price: ?69
Subsequent Price: not listed
Delivery charge: Free
Case contents: 6 whites, 6 reds. 12 mixed wines
Comments: Very high quality wines but you have to buy membership which costs ?40.

Virgin Wines

Contact Information: 0843 224 1005 www.virginwines.co.uk
Case: Discovery Club
Price: £49.99
Subsequent Price: £69.99
Delivery charge: £6.99
Case contents: 6 whites, 6 reds. 12 mixed wines or 12 whites or 12 reds
Comments: Very high quality wines.

Keep checking back as we are adding more wine clubs every day!

The Discovery Wine Club has been running for some time now and they claim to stay well away from big brands, famous names and labels. They want to give you a more personalised touch to the wines they bring to the club wines which are good in quality from up and coming, undiscovered winemakers. Excellent! Virgin Wines offer two types of levels with there club so you get more choice in what your receiving. When you sign up to the club for the first time you will receive a half price case on the first months order and a future discount of 20% and 15% of all wines if you wish to purchase more. For more information visit the wine clubs comparison chart.

Benefits of the virgin wines discovery club

• 20% dicount on future wine club case orders
• 15% of any wine at the virgin wines shop
• Personalised wine cases
• Read 1,000′s of customer wine reviews
• You can cancel the wine club membership at any time with no charges
• Skip orders
• Money back guarantee

More Info/Signup to Discovery Club

Red wine has long been thought to be healthy for the heart. Some researchers have suggested that red wine has manu health benefits such as reducing your risk of heart disease and many cancers, this all became apparent with the so called French paradox. The French are regular drinkers of red wine and have relatively high amounts of saturated fat in their diet such as oil. Despite this fat intake, the French have lower rates of heart disease than many other countries and live longer.

This might sound great to most alcohol drinkers, but for most you might only enjoy a glass of red wine with your evening meal. Doctors are wary of encouraging anyone to drink alcohol because too much alcohol can have a host of harmful effects on your body which will out weigh the benefits.

But despite the caution, doctors and scientists do agree that something in red wine appears to help your heart, though it’s unclear just exactly what it is. Recent research has highlighted a substance called resveratrol, which is found in the seeds and skin of grapes used to make wine, this has promising heart-healthy benefits. If you are wondering, Red Wine has more resveratrol than White Wine because the processes of making white wine is different and the skin is removed. But Resveratrol isn’t the only substance in red wine that looks promising. The actual alcohol in red wine also appears to be heart healthy as it Raises high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, the “good” cholesterol.

Resveratrol in red wine

Some researchers believe that resveratrol might be the key ingredient in red wine that helps prevent damage to blood vessels, and reduces the bad cholesterol and prevents blood clots which can lead to heart disease and heart attacks.

Research has taken place where mice were given resveratrol and it has indicated that the antioxidant might also help protect them from obesity and diabetes, which you might think is a conincidence, is very low in france. Diabetes is a strong factor for heart disease. However, those findings were reported only in mice, not in people. In addition, to achieve the dose of resveratrol used in the mice studies, a person would have to consume 100 to 1,000 bottles of red wine a day.

Drink in moderation

Red wine’s potential heart-health benefits look very promising. Those who drink moderate amounts of alcohol, including red wine, seem to have a lower risk of heart disease.

However The Heart Association doesn’t recommend that you start drinking alcohol just to prevent heart disease because alcohol can be very addictive. Too much alcohol increases your risk of high triglycerides, high blood pressure, liver damage, obesity and certain types of cancer. In addition, even small amounts of alcohol can cause a weakened heart muscle and heart failure in some people but the risk is very low. If you have heart failure or a weak heart you should avoid alcohol completely.

If you already drink red wine, dont think you are going to live till your 100 by drinking more. Moderate drinking is defined as an average of 2 units a day for men and one drink a day for women.

Do you know somebody who loves wine? They might love you even more if you treat them to a Wine Tasting Weekend Experience in London or Vineyard wine tasting trip. We have two amazing wine tasting gifts to tell you about from Virgin Experience Days and Red Letter Days, two reputable company’s in the industry.

Wine Tasting For Beginners – Virgin Experiences

The wine tasting experience is held in a sociable and relaxed atmosphere with strong emphasis on discussion and participation.? You will have the opportunity to taste and enjoy a selection of amazing quality wines which are currently available on the market and in season.? This experience is fun, friendly and informal but informative at the same time, you will get the chance to meet new friends and take away a great experience.? All required material will be provided.? No previous wine knowledge is needed, as this course will help you to understand wine, to learn to appreciate it and to give you the confidence to choose the wines you enjoy.? You just need to turn up!? Who said learning can?t be fun? Try not to get too drunk with all the free wine flowing

Whats included?

• Tutoring and discussion on some great wine
• The opportunity to taste 14 differentwines
• All wine and tasting glasses will be provided
• Water and biscuits to freshen your palate in between tasting
  
• Wine tasting notes and info
  
• Allow approximately 5 hours for your visit
• Experience gift pack including smart wallet, personailsed voucher and message card
• PA cover to a value of ?50,000 plus cancellation indemnity

This experience is held at the The Marlborough Hotel in London

For More Information or to Purchase a Wine Tasting Experience Click Here

Vineyard Tour and Wine Tasting for Two – Red Letter Days

This is an excellent birthday present for a wine lover or a gift to a couple. Its the perfect day out. You get the chance to visit and enjoy a tour of an award winning wine vineyard, learn the whole proccess of making wine from the planting to harvesting. A free buffet lunch is also included and a free bottle of wine to take home and enjoy. Set in beautiful Sussex countryside, your experience will start with tea and coffee and an introduction to the estate and its history. Then you will be taken on a tour of the great vineyard, from the original cuttings to the newest additions. From here go straight onto the winery to find out something about the winemaking process, from the arrival of the grapes to bottling of the finished wine.

This Experience is held in the Sussex countryside, Haywards Heath, West Sussex

For More Information or to Purchase A Vineyard Wine Tasting For Two Gift Click Here

If a Wine Tasting tour isnt your thing, why not join one of our reccomended Wine Clubs and experience some amazing wines from around the world.

Every Wino needs a good set of wine glasses, for personal consumption or that dreaded dinner party with friends. True fact, the more expensive the wine glasses are, the better the wine tastes. Well it might be mind over matter. When selecting wine glasses the first thing to consider is the size of the glass, it needs to be a decent size for air to reach the wine and of course hold a decent amount, not forgetting when one needs to swill the wine to release those amazing flavors and aromas. The stem is also a big decision, you need ample space to hold the wine glass without touching the bowl, the last thing you want to do is to start increasing the temperature of the wine and fill it with fingerprints. And finally the glasses need to be made with a decent material, a good clear solid glass is perfect, unless your impressing friends you might want to go for a fancy colored glass.

We’ve selected some decent wine glasses we think our readers will love, theirs many types of glasses ranging from your basic red wine glasses you’d find in a cheap restaurant? to stylish and elaborate crystal.

So what wine glasses do we recommend?

Great value, clear wine glasses which do the job great!

Choose from one of 4 sizes of our wine glass, the Cabernet Tulipe. With a large head, shrinking towards the rim, the Cabernet will ensure that you won’t loose any of your best wine.

750ml Pack of 6 ?21.03

What a bargain!

Hosting a dinner party? try these wine glasses!

These unbreakable polycarbonate wine glasses are great for dinner partys, summer barbeques, or any party occasion really. Stylish with a lovely sheen and come in 6 bright colours which are sure to reflect light up any party. When kids are around these glasses are extra safe, and save wine glasses from any accidents! They are very durable as they are made by the same material as police riot shields and baby bottles.

300ml Pack of 6 ?21.95

Looking for more Wine Glasses check our online Wine Shop

If you love wine and your looking for something fancy to store your wine collection then look no further. We have chosen some great wine racks for the home, we have everything from wooden wine racks to metal wine racks in all shapes and sizes. A wine rack keeps the bottles safe and free from excess dust. A wine rack also makes a great feature in the kitchen sparking also sorts of conversations with friends and family.

Here are some of our favorite racks

Rosendahl Winetube Wine Rack

This is an excellent design, with brushed anodized aluminum tubes the labels are easily visible making a selection easy. All fixtures and fitings are provided with a help manual.

?58.88 Free Delivery – Click To Buy / More Info

Investing in wine

The boffins within the wine industry reckon the best wine can see returns of up to 35% a year from some rare bottles of wine. Like any other investment wines can drop in value, but at least you can drink the loss away. Less rare wines will have returns at 10% to 15%, although the Dencater wine index only grew 14% in the eight years from 1996 to 2005.

The demand for fine wine exceeds the supply and is strictly controlled by the industry. No invester in the world will sell direct to the public, so you have to buy through a merchant to protect the trade. The best ones tend to be the most visible and well known. Your broker will be your mentor, so choose the one you feel most comfortable with and research the company.

Whether you simply handing over the cash or want to spend hours discussing tannins and vintages, brokers should not charge you a consultation or buying fee. They wil only take around 10% commission when you come to sell.

The Top wines

The usual investment unit is one case of 12 bottles. If you’ve got ?1,000, buy two ?500 cases rather than five at ?200. It makes sense less is more with wine. Since 1855, Bordeaux wines have been classified into five ranks. The cr?me de la cr?me are the first rank, closely followed by the super seconds; further down come the third, fourth and fifth growths. The better the wine, the longer it takes for the flavors to mature and develop: first growths will take 13 to 20 years. Just as your first stock market investments are likely to be FTSE 100, your first wine investments should be Bordeaux. This is the seat of the finest red wines and has a track record for bottling the most outstanding produce in the world. There is also limited supply and high demand for the really top-notch stuff, which is what makes it an investment. Rare bottles of wine will sell for thousands of pounds at auctions.

I have gathered a list of wine blogs and websites which you might find interesting.

Wine Pages Great online wine magazine published by wine writer Tom Cannavan since 1995, making it one of the world’s best wine sites.

Wine Rack Shop Very nice site based around wine racks, get wooden wine racks and wooden storage for your wine collection.

Quaffers Offers If your looking for great supermarket or off license wines, then this is the best site on the web for this. Quaffers also has some great tasting notes.

Buy Wine Online, Wine Gift Baskets, Champagne & Wine Accessories WineLegend.com is an Online Wine Shop which has a large collection of wines listed for sale. French wines, Italian wines and all kinds of red & white wines. You will also find wines for your daily consumption, accessories, gift baskets, gourmet…

Abi Wine Online Online guide and information on wine and vineyards worldwide. Includes wine articles, a directory of resources, and wine gifts available.

Wino Stuff A site for every wino, reviewing great wines with a touch of comedy.

American wineries is your no.1 source for American winery information. Find the US wineries you love most.

Thirty Fifty – Corporate events with fun & educational wine tasting, UK