Wine of the month as gift?

tiffanysbride

DH and I are considering doing something like this for the IL's. I am trying to figure out if one club stands out over the others. Any experience would be appreciated!

sherilou_99

I have given this to a few people as gifts and they have told me that they really enjoyed it.  I am planning to order it for myself soon because of the good reviews of friends.

  http://www.cawineclub.com/

I have also given people gift cards to local wineries that I have been to/tried the wine at, with recommendations for wine.  That also seemed well received.

 

KPSimon

Dh gave me a membership as a gift with Vinesse.  They had great customer service and we were really happy with the club.  I would get 6 bottles (2 of each) of red wine from all over the world.  It was really fun to try new wines from different countries etc  (we usually stick with S American reds when we shop on our own).

The only issue was that it came via UPS and it needed an adult signature.  There was no warning the wine was coming so I'd just get all the notices that they'd tried to deliver.  So, if I were to do it again, I'd have it delivered to the UPS facility near us and I could pick it up at my convenience (what Vinesse & UPS told me).

 http://www.vinesse.com 

nursecramer

KPSimon:

The only issue was that it came via UPS and it needed an adult signature.  There was no warning the wine was coming so I'd just get all the notices that they'd tried to deliver.  So, if I were to do it again, I'd have it delivered to the UPS facility near us and I could pick it up at my convenience (what Vinesse & UPS told me).

 http://www.vinesse.com 

This is exactly what I came in here to say. Whenever we have wine delivered, it's a PITA, and we live only 15 min or so from the UPS facility. So unless you know it's going to be relatively convenient for your ILs to pick it up or be home for delivery, or they are HUGE wine fans who wouldn't be able to get these wines any other way, I wouldn't do it.

sherilou_99

KPSimon:

Dh gave me a membership as a gift with Vinesse.  They had great customer service and we were really happy with the club.  I would get 6 bottles (2 of each) of red wine from all over the world.  It was really fun to try new wines from different countries etc  (we usually stick with S American reds when we shop on our own).

The only issue was that it came via UPS and it needed an adult signature.  There was no warning the wine was coming so I'd just get all the notices that they'd tried to deliver.  So, if I were to do it again, I'd have it delivered to the UPS facility near us and I could pick it up at my convenience (what Vinesse & UPS told me).

 http://www.vinesse.com 

 Oh yeah, most states have a law that you must have someone over 21 sign for wine, and when I wanted to do this for one friend, there were a lot of wine of the months that would not deliver to her state at all (I cannot remember if she was in GA or FL at the time, but one of those two)  If your In-laws are retired or one stays at home, it is not so bad. I have one friend who changed hers to have it delivered at work because of this, but again, that just depends on their job/office type.

tiffanysbride

Thanks, my MIL is retired and FIL's mother lives with them, so I think delivery will be okay. Something to think about though. I think we are going to go with the ca wine club, they have a package I think they will like and deliver to their state. 

Honeydew1894

I think this is a great gift, and I wish someone would give it to DH and i!

tiffanysbride

Honeydew1894:

I think this is a great gift, and I wish someone would give it to DH and i!

Maybe it will start a trend in the family!

jacksjerseygirl

I think they are fun and the idea is good. I've felt like though that you pay too much for the items that are sent ... you could buy the same items being sent for less but then you wouldn't have the 'gift of the month' thing going for you. 

I would just ensure that what they are sending isn't going to cost half in actual price as what you are paying just for the name 'gift of the month' ...

shaina925

I gave my fiance beer of the month a few years ago and he loved it!  I think wine of the month is a great idea.

derky17

I've given Gold Medal wine gifts before.  They give you boutique winery wines--which I like, and everyone has always loved the wines.  From the purchasers' standpoint, they've been nothing but GREAT and easy to work with.

It sounds like the shipping wouldn't be as much of an issue, so I'd go ahead and do it!

ClareML10

Do they have a favorite wine?  Most wineries have a wine of the month club as part of their membership/club package.