Our annual Earlybird Special is in full swing, and this year we have SO many new specials and gift ideas for everyone on your holiday gift list. Whether you’re shopping for wine clubs, gift baskets, case packs or gift sets, we have you covered – and at seriously discounted prices. For a limited time, you can save up 46% off winery direct prices - that’s a value you won’t find anywhere else!

Savings at Gold Medal Wine Club have NEVER been this big, so take advantage of these incredible offers while you still can! Give 3 months of the Gold Series wine club for under $100 or peruse the Combo Case Packs for award-winning red wines and 93+ rated legendary bottles. Find a luxuriously wrapped Gift Basket filled with wine and gourmet treats from Napa Valley, or add on a FREE Gift Set to 12-month gifts of the Platinum Series wine club. These are just a few of this year’s amazing Earlybird Specials – check out the website for everything we have in store for you.

Shop early and save! Happy Holidays.

Ravi Instant Wine Chiller

Search no more, because Gold Medal Wine Club has an excellent selection of gadgets, tools, wine glasses, corkscrews, cookbooks, and more – guaranteed to please any wine enthusiast! Visit our online wine store today, and check out our latest additions, including the Ravi Instant Wine Chiller ($39.99), a revolutionary tool that immediately cools wine to the proper drinking temperature as you pour it. Its NEW for summer and already one of the best selling items on the market today!

Seriously Simple Cookbook

If cookbooks are what you’re in the market for, then take a look at “Seriously Simple”, a collection of creative dishes that are easy to master, yet still possess the elegance to impress your finest guests (and offered at just $24.95, it’s a serious steal!)

From Vinturi Aerators, Decanturs, and crystal wine glasses from Ravenscroft, we know you will be impressed with our top-notch selections. Visit our online accessories page today and start shopping!

Niels & Berit Udsen, Castor Cellars

This month’s wines from the Gold Series come to you from Castoro Cellars, one of the oldest wineries in Paso Robles. “Castoro”, the Italian word for Beaver, happens to be the childhood nickname of winery owner Niels Udsen, who together with his wife Berit, has created quite a reputation for the winery both in Paso Robles and in the greater wine community.

The “Dam Fine Wine” production began in 1983 as a weekend project; Niels made the wine and Berit would travel to various locations selling it. By the mid 80′s, however, the business became too large to handle as a part time endeavour.  Back in those days, the Udsen’s didn’t own a facility or vineyards of their own, so they relied on purchasing other’s fruits and leasing facilities for their production.  Out of this own necessity, they saw an opportunity in California’s Central Coast’s wine industry. “Custom crush” services were nearly nonexistent at the time, but could become very valuable for the smaller wineries like themselves.  So, out of one Europress and one mobile bottling unit, their business of custom crushing began.

Castoro's Tasting Room

As time moved on and their reputation grew, the Udsens decided they needed a central location to handle both the business of custom crushing, and their own winery’s production. So, in 1991 they purchased and renovated an abandoned winery building  conveniently located on 200 acres of land. Using his extensive knowledge of the area from years of purchasing fruits from around the Central Coast, Niels slowly purchased other vineyards as they became available, expanding  Castoro’s realm.  From a backyard production of making wines for friends out of purchased grapes and leased facilities, Castoro has grown into what it is today: a 50,000 case production winery and 15,000-ton custom crush operation that uses its own equipment, buildings, and vineyards. What a journey!

Castoro Cellars is a progressive winery in that 75% of their vineyards are “Certified Organic” and  they use sustainable viticulture practices.  They specialize in Zinfandel, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, White Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Sauvignon Blanc. They also produce, in smaller quantities available only at the tasting room, Cabernet Franc, Primitivo, Pinot Grigio, Gewurztraminer and Malbec.  Highly respected winemaker, Tom Myers, has been with Castoro since 1990, but has been in the area producing wine since the late 70′s.

We decided to feature two exquisit wines this month from Castoro Cellars – the 2006 Zinfusion Zinfandel and 2007 Pinot Grigio. The Zinfusion is a heavily accoladed bottle, with 4 Gold Medals and 3 Silver Medalsfrom National Wine disfuncion erectil Competitions, and the legacy of this wine has garnered both Gold and Silver medals each year since the 2002 vintage. Aromas of berry creme brulee, spicy mole, barbecued meat and mint rest on the nose and give entry to a dry-yet-fruity medium body with toasted nut notes. Dusty tannins on the gentle finish yield good aging potential, yet it is dynamite now. The 2007 Pinot Grigio has already received 2 Silver Medals from international wine competitions and is one of the more popular wines in the tasting room.  It is only available in the tasting room or through Gold Medal Wine Club! The deliciously crisp apple, lemon and peach aromas and flavors will pair beautifully with brie cheese and seafood dishes and will hold its own against creamy sauces.

Visit the wine store to view and purchase these wines. ENJOY!

Gold Medal Wine Club’s online store features only award-winning wines, all of which are previous selections from each of our five wine clubs.  If you are looking for some great wines at deep discounts off of winery-direct prices, the Gold Medal Wine Club online store is the place to shop.  Because ALL of the wines in our store are award-winners, you won’t go wrong in choosing the perfect wine to accompany your holiday dinners or to bring as a gift for your favorite host.  Our wines are carefully selected from the best of California’s boutique wineries.  These wines are lovingly crafted by family-owned wineries that take pride in quality.  If you are already a Gold Medal Wine Club member, you will receive even greater discounts- up to 35% off.  Order now to get the best selection.

The PLUS! program is an optional program for wine club members. You can elect to receive an extra bottle of premium wine with your regular monthly shipment. The wines that Gold Medal Wine Club selects for it’s PLUS! program are also award-winning, fine wines, but are usually available in smaller quantities than what we need to make the selection available to all our wine club members.

For the Gold Series, this months PLUS! selection is a CANA 2007 Proprietary Estate Red Blend. CANA, named for the city where water turned to wine, is the label for Tamayo Family Vineyards, owned by Jeff and Sarah Tamayo. Tamayo Vineyards is located in Contra Costa County, south of Napa and home to the oldest vineyards in California. CANA wines are all 100% varietals produced from European varietal blends.

The 2007 CANA blend combines Petite Sirah, Syrah, Mourvedre, Malbec, Carigagne, Alicante Bouschet, Tinta Cao and Viognier. It was awarded 92 points and a Gold Medal at the World Wine Championships for its sumptuous elegance and an engaging complexity of flavors.

This wine is still available for re-orders from our online wine store. Winery direct, the 2007 CANA is $30/bottle. Gold Medal Wine Club members can receive two bottles for just $20/each or four for $19/each.

Consider adding a PLUS! bottle to your next Gold Medal Wine Club shipment. You must be a member of one of our wine of the month clubs to take advantage of this offer.

The Gold Medal Wine Club has four wine club series’ that feature award-winning white wines. All of these wines are available for purchase in our online wine store. EVERY WINE IN OUR WINE STORE IS AN AWARD-WINNER! This means that even if you feel uncertain about what to order, you can rest assured that each wine has gotten high marks from major wine entities. Whatever your choice, you are getting a great bottle of wine.

For a limited time, you will get free shipping on these highly-coveted wines if you order a full case. This is a great offer! You receive award-winning, highly-sought-after, boutique wines with deep discounts and free shipping!

If you are already a Gold Medal Wine Club member, now is the time to re-order your favorite white wines that we have shipped to you in the past.

If you are not yet a member of Gold Medal Wine Club, now you can sample some of our previous wine club selections.

Order today!

Gold Medal is offering a special promotion when you sign up for a wine club. With your first shipment you will receive an extra bottle of 90+ rated wine as our way of saying “thank you” for your business.

Consider giving Gold Medal Wine Club as a gift to a favorite person in your life. It really is the ultimate gift you can give to the food and wine lover. Your gift recipient will be so excited to receive two ultra-premium bottles of wine each month. It quickly becomes something they will anticipate and look forward to.

Gold Medal Wine Club carefully selects only the best of boutique wines from California’s small-production wineries. All the wines we deliver to you are award-winners and have received high marks from major wine publications. A membership also affords you many member benefits including 10-40% off all wines in our wine store, access to quarterly contests, discounts on accommodations and travel, and first notice on special promotions and sales-and now, a bonus bottle of fine 90+ rated wine.

With five different wine clubs to choose from, there is a wine club for every price-point and palate.

Order your wine club membership today. The bonus bottle promotion ends August 31st.

There are only several days left to enjoy unprecedented discounts on award-winning wine. Our Summer Sale* winds down on Sunday. This sale offers Gold Series wines at $9.99 a bottle- savings of 30-70% off! Shipping is FREE on orders of three cases or more.

Order your favorites wines now. Not sure which one to get? Each wine in our store features a newsletter complete with tasting notes and/or a tasting video, accolades and winery information. If you don’t feel like researching, rest assured that all the wines in the Gold Medal Wine Club wine store are award-winners, practically guaranteeing a great wine every time.

*Shipping not included in above prices. Free shipping offer applies to 48 Continental United States.
Shipping cost based on Standard Ground Rates. Half Price and free shipping applies to Sale Wines only.
Offer valid until July 15th, 2009.

Please tell us what you think of the wines you purchase.  We would love to hear from you. Co mment here or go to Judge the Wines.

For the first time ever, Gold Medal has started a sale on their Diamond Series wines. These wines are all 93+ rated wines and have earned awards and disinctions from multiple prestigious wine publications and organizations. There are 23 of these coveted wines available at 40-50% off winery direct prices. Some examples of the wines in the Gold Medal Wine Club sale include the Corison 2003 Kronos Cabernet Sauvignon, given 95 points from Wine Enthusiast magazine. Connoisseurs Guide rated it a 93. The Jarvis 2005 Finch Hollow Chardonnay was the highest rated Chardonnay of the year according to Beverage Tasting Institute, and received a Gold Medal in the World Wine Championships.

Previously, these wines were only available to our Diamond Series Wine Club members. The Diamond Series is limited to 500 members who enjoy access to the world’s most esteemed California wines. The wine store makes these Diamond Series selections available to the general public for only 8 days. There are only limited quantities of these hard-to-find wines, so hurray and order yours today.

Our wine store is a great way to re-order your favorite wines from Gold Medal Wine Club. As a member of a wine club you will receive 10-35% off winery direct prices and right now shipping is free if you order two or more cases of any of our Platinum selections.

The wine store is always a bargain. Even the casual visitor can receive up to 20% off certain selections. If you belong to two of our wine clubs you can get discounts up to 45%- a great membership perk.

We currently have over one hundred wines in the store and all are past wine journal of health system pharmacy club selections. They are easy to find based on price, varietal, region or club offering. If you visit one of the individual wine pages you have a chance to rate the wine and write a review. Or you can judge the wines by clicking here. All this is new for us. We encourage you to participate and tell us what you think.