VINsider Wine Club Collector's Edition

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Become a Collector’s Edition Member

VINsiders who are interested in becoming Collector’s Edition members can do so in any of three ways:

If you are not currently a VINsider and would like to join the VINsider Wine Club Collector's Edition, you can register online, choosing VINsider Wine Club Collector's Edition in the first section.

Collector’s Edition Details

  • Collector’s Edition members receive two shipments of wine per year from us.
  • The spring shipment will be the same six-bottle selection that all VINsiders receive.
  • The fall shipment, in which we traditionally include the upcoming vintages of Esprit de Beaucastel and Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc, will be increased to a case by the inclusion of six additional bottles:
    • 2 bottles of a library vintage of Esprit de Beaucastel
    • 1 bottle of a library vintage of Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc
    • 2 additional bottles of the upcoming release of Esprit de Beaucastel
    • 1 additional bottle of the upcoming release of Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc
  • We will select the library vintages each summer based on the results of a library tasting, whose results we will post on our blog.
  • As the resulting fall shipment will consist of twelve bottles, members will receive all the wines at the additional 5% case discount.
  • Also, as the shipment will include at least six bottles of Esprit de Beaucastel wines, the collection will be shipped at no charge.
  • We will make available a small quantity of the library wines for re-orders.

The Collector’s Edition Waiting List

Due to the tremendous response we have received, the VINsider Wine Club Collector’s Edition is full and we are keeping a waiting list in advance of the 2012 fall shipment.  If you are interested in joining the Collector’s Edition for 2012, please register; we expect to fill up our available 2012 spaces well in advance of the fall 2012 shipment. New registrants will be added to the Collector’s Edition membership, subject to available space, in the order in which their registrations are received.

The Fall 2011 Collector’s Edition Shipment

The Fall 2011 Collector’s Edition shipment consisted of:

The total cost of the fall 2011 shipment was $447.75, plus any applicable taxes. As always, no-charge shipping was included in the Collector’s Edition shipment.

A recent vertical tasting with Francois Perrin of every vintage of Esprit de Beaucastel is available on the Tablas Creek blog.

More VINsider Wine Club Collector's Edition information

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