Last updated on September 8th, 2017 at 05:40 pm

Christmas 12 times a year, that’s exactly what receiving a monthly parcel from Gold Medal Wine club is like if you ask their satisfied customers.

It’s not an all-too surprising reaction, considering that the Santa Barbara, CA-based wine club believes in delivering gifts of only the best wine selections from local and international vintners to their clients.

After 27 years in the business, Gold Medal Wine Club is still considered to be one of America’s leading independent wine clubs even with thousands of other wine clubs in the market. This is due to the club’s dedication to presentation, consistency, and their drive to only stock the best wines and support materials possible.

All the award-winning boutique wines included in the Gold Medal Wine Club’s five series have passed stringent criteria for selection. Among these are having won multiple medals from leading wine competitions, garnering high ratings from respected publications like Wine Spectator, Wine & Spirits, and well-regarded wine critic Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate. Gold Medal Wine Club makes it a point not to feature bulk wines, private labels, or close outs. All of their wines come from real working wineries, and are 100% authentic.

Gold Medal Wine Club offers five different programs for wine lovers of different tastes.

The Gold Series, has members receiving two bottles of hand-selected, rare wines from California’s best small wineries. These are either silver or gold medal winners at major wine industry competitions. Ratings from Robert Parker and his ilk are always 88 points or above.

Meanwhile, for fans of Pinot Noir, there is the Pinot Noir club where a pair world-class Pinots from around the world are sent to the member’s doorstep. These complex and thrilling red wines are practically unattainable elsewhere.

Members of the Platinum Wine Club, on the other hand, will delight in uncorking some of the most superior wines from boutique wineries in California. This program includes pre-releases and exclusives on stock only for members. Two 90+ rated, low production and especially-selected fine wines are shipped to members monthly.

Wine lovers with more globe-trotting palates can sign up for the International Wine Club Series to be introduced to premium wines that aren’t available anywhere else in the United States. Every three months, members can satisfy their taste for imported wines and delicacies. The membership comes with an Adventure package -an assortment of gourmet food products that go well with the wine.

The most exclusive group is the Diamond Wine Club which showcases practically mythical wines from the most renowned wineries all over the world. The quarterly shipment features two very rare 93+ points rated wines. This ultimate wine tasting experience is open only to a very fortunate 500 wine connoisseurs (amateur or otherwise).

Aside from receiving the wines , Gold Medal Wine Club subscribers may get other perks like member discounts, newsletters (written by nationally published wine experts) or a personalized leather binder, depending on the program selected.

Apart from the memberships, wine aficionados can also buy a wide variety of gift baskets that feature their fine wines and items like gourmet chocolates, jars of tapenade, cook books, music cds, and more. From here it is clear that Gold Medal Wine Club strives hard to “offer a new experience for wine lovers, month after month, year after year that they can not find elsewhere,” Senior Marketing Director Bradley Mansfield says.

Since Gold Medal Wine Club ships out to different parts of the US as well as uses direct mail efforts to maintain and retain customers, the company has purchased brochures, postcards, rack cards and the like from UPrinting. Mr. Mansfield says has repeatedly found the quality pleasing, saying, “The printing quality always meets my demands. Great job, great company.”

That last thought can also be used for Gold Medal Wine Club whose happy clients eagerly await their latest shipments every month.

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