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If San Marcos wine tasting and drinking wine in general are among your most important hobbies, then you should know that there are plenty of reasons why you should join the Wine and Shine Club at the Sunshine Mountain Vineyard. Whether you are a beginner or an expert at wine tasting, joining the club will provide a great way to educate yourself about what you like and dislike as well as get important discounts. In fact, in order to join the Wine and Shine club, all you need is to purchase six bottles of wine. However, you will get to see the very first advantage of the membership right away – a significant twenty percent discount on all your purchases, including this one!
What do you gain from joining a wine club?
Besides the discounts you will receive with each and every order you make, another benefit is that club members have the entrée to San Marcos wine exclusive selections. Within the club, you will also participate in wine tasting tours where you will have access to an amazing selection. In addition, with a wine club membership, you can customize your selections and get them delivered right to your doorsteps. Furthermore, certain clubs such as the one at the Sunshine Mountain Vineyard also provide their members with complimentary free bottles of wine once or twice a year.
In case you are new to wine tasting, then this is the perfect opportunity to enhance your experience and learn as much as you can from the wine experts. Even though wine clubs grant their members useful right of use to a plethora of resources in order to get familiarized with the varieties of grapes, vintage collections and standards, you might still have some questions left. The connoisseurs will be more than happy to let you know further details regarding a certain wine that you enjoy, such as how it is supposed to be preserved, how the personnel of a vineyard or restaurant should present it and the foods that accompany it best for instance.

Some considerations on joining a wine club
In order to join the a wine club and pursue your hobby, you must be at least 21 years old, as all reputable clubs strive to respect the letter of the law. While one of the benefits of joining the wine club is getting the order delivered to your doorstep, it is important to note that due to each state’s shipment laws and regulations, you can either have to pay some extra fees or have a limited shipment. The best way to learn more about this type of issues is to visit the websites of the institutions that handle shipments in your state.
Even though most clubs will not ask you to pay a membership fee, it is important to note that you will need to make a minimum purchase of wine each year. However, that is nothing to worry about as the minimum purchase usually includes one or two bottles of the latest releases. Nonetheless, the huge discounts and the possibility of local members to pick up the San Marcos wine selection directly from the vineyard such as in the case of Sunshine Mountain Vineyard’s club, make it all worthwhile!



