Wine Club
Introduction to The Spectator Wine Club Online
The first thing you should know about the Spectator wine club is that it isn't a club at all. You don't have to belong, and there is no membership fee. Why it is even called a club I have no idea. Perhaps it is meant to convey a sense of exclusivity.
The first thing you should know about the Spectator wine club is that it isn't a club at all. You don't have to belong, and there is no membership fee. Why it is even called a club I have no idea. Perhaps it is meant to convey a sense of exclusivity. Anyhow, we do one main offer every month, two before Christmas, and between offers we have a 'mini-bar', usually offering four wines linked by a common theme. Delivery is free (merchants sometimes charge up to £10 a case) and the wines are usually discounted, as they are this month.
The most famous convenor, manager, writer, general secretary - I don't know what we call ourselves - was the late Auberon Waugh. He knew little about wine when he started, though he knew he enjoyed it. He knew plenty by the time he had finished. The great thing about wine, of course, is that you can trust your own palate. If you like the taste, it's a good wine. If you don't, it ain't.
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OFFERS
September Spectator Mini-Bar Offer
Simon Hoggart's latest selection for the month of September
August Spectator Mini-Bar Offer
Simon Hoggart's latest selection for the month of August
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Wine Club archive
August Spectator Wine Club
Simon Hoggart's latest selection for the month of August
July Spectator Wine Club
Simon Hoggart's latest selection for the month of July
June Wine Club
A visit to the London International Wine Fair is, paradoxically, a sobering experience.
May Wine Club
I’ve been reading an intriguing article by Miles Thomas in the Psychologist magazine. It’s called ‘On Vines and Minds’, and it discusses many of the ways in which our brains determine the experience of drinking wine.
April Wine Club
The budget has hit wine merchants and drinkers quite hard.
February Wine Club
Time for our annual offer of Château Musar from the excellent folk at Wheeler Cellars, sister company to Lay & Wheeler.
January Wine Club
I love Stone, Vine & Sun of Winchester. They keep winning awards for best independent wine merchant; they have a knack for finding delicious wines at excellent prices from places you haven’t heard about yet but very soon will.
December Wine Club
This is our positively final offer for Christmas, and it’s terrific. Thanks to Lay & Wheeler we have half a dozen French classics, all of which would be very welcome on the Yuletide dinner table, or at a memorable party. What’s more, every one is generously discounted. They are not cheap wines, but they are tremendous value.
