When you open your door and welcome friends, family and acquaintances, bring them into your home with a thoughtful gesture of pouring specialty, award-winning, California Cabernet. Cabs not only provide the perfect side note to a delicious meal, they lend significant grace to your home and the ambiance of entertaining. California Cabernet lends a special atmosphere that is very conducive to conversation whether on politics, the theater, ecology, or the sciences. And there is no better way to try a variety of cabs than through a wine club like Gold Medal Wine.

After an evening of listening to wine connoisseurs discuss the different ratings and point values of wines in addition to months, years, and weather conditions, I found out a route to discover what I obviously needed to know. Gold Medal wine is a wine of the month club without the membership fee or stringent obligations and commitments. The four levels of membership differ on how many bottles of wine you will receive and what types in addition to a newsletter and chat option. Pretty smart to learn on my own and take advantage of the sampling opportunities in private. Wait until next time, I’ll be ready.

If the best form of referral is through networking and talking among friends, it makes sense that the results of wine clubs would benefit everyone. It’s the perfect opportunity to participate in trying a wide variety of wines and perhaps contribute comments and opinions to the wine producers providing the boutique wines. California wine clubs are set up expressly for that purpose and all the discussions, tips and suggestions filter right down to you when you’re a member through the newsletter and chat room options.

We recently joined a wine club and think it may possibly be the best and most fun decision we have ever made. We finally have confidence in our wine knowledge and choices because they provide you with so much interesting information and specifications. Many people have invested numerous hours in research and never even tasted something that appealed to them. We’ve had many chances to try a new wine of the month and know our reasons why.

The Brander 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah is a superb wine from verteran winemaker Fred Brander. Brander Vineyard is located just minutes from Los Olivos in the beautiful and highly acclaimed wine region in the Santa Ynez Valley. Brander Vineyard is known for releasing small lots of red varietals. The 2007 Cabernet/Syrah is a full-bodied wine that goes great with Santa Maria Tri-Tip wiht a lilttle bit of salsa on the side. With just 900 cases produced this is a find for the wine of the month and is available in the Wine Store of Gold Medal Wine Club.