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Wine Clubs in Toronto

This page has four sections:

• Introduction
• Wine Club Links
• Wine Club Information Summary
• Social Wine Clubs
  

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.  Some clubs will also give you information updates in their mailings on recurring wine shows and wine fairs taking place in Toronto.  See Events for details.  Some clubs are general purpose, others are country specific.  

Each club offers a number of tastings per year and often 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 necessarily which is which.  

The format tends to vary from club to club.  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:

 Wine Club Links

 Wine Club Information Summary

*    Initiate = One-time initiation fee.
**   Main objective is to act as a wine purchasing cooperative on behalf of its 
      members.
*** First time dues are $40.  There is a $30 renewal for email members.

Social Wine Clubs

For a different type of experience, check out the iYellow Wine Club, hosted by wine enthusiast Angela Aiello.  iYellow's focus is more event related and more focussed on social interaction than the conventional wine clubs.  It has monthly events including wine tours and also offers a wine school.  iYellow uses the latest technology to spread its message and keep in touch with its members.   Event highlights can often be viewed on You Tube, they have a presence on Facebook, and also use Twitter.  They are also affiliated with Winerytohome, an online ordering service, who look after their wine store.

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