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Wine Clubs in Toronto

This page has three sections:

• Introduction
• Club Links
• Club Information Summary
  

Introduction

It's rather more serious than the picture but joining a wine club is a great way to sample some excellent wines that you couldn't afford yourself and enhance your knowledge and expertise at the same time.  You'll also get information updates on wine shows and wine fairs taking place in Toronto.  See Events for details.  Some clubs are general purpose while others are country specific.  

Each club offers a number of tastings per year and usually has other social events such as dinners.  The usual format for a wine tasting is a sit-down event at tables of eight to ten people.  Generally, there will be a particular theme.  It could be a grape variety, it could be a country or it could be a vertical tasting - wines from different years from the same producer.  Typically, about eight wines are served, and you will be told beforehand what wines you are drinking but not which is which.   

Some clubs like to determine the relative popularity of the wines tasted via the collection and summarization of each person's individual ratings.  Other clubs get feedback in a more informal fashion via a show of hands.  In both scenarios, there are typically one or more expert speakers to lead a post tasting discussion. 

Follow the logo links and/or review the table below to obtain further information:

Club Links

Club Information Summary

*    Initiate = One-time initiation fee.
**  Main objective is to act as a wine purchasing cooperative on behalf of its 
       members.

For a different type of experience, check out the iYellow Wine Club, hosted by wine enthusiasts Angela Aiello and Paxton Allewell.  Membership is free and you get a newsletter every two weeks covering wine tours, wine events etc.   Event highlights can often be viewed subsequently on You Tube.

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