163 Wines with 90 to 100 points.

[Jeff Grossman]

Says the blurb for the Firstleaf wine club. Sumptuous wines! Medals, we've got medals! Free shipping! Oh, yes, and Mary in Tulsa is very excited about it all!

Never heard of any of these wines. Not one.

Anyway, the thrust of the paperwork, and of the blogger organs trying to generate buzz wheeze, is all about circumventing those nasty, nasty middlemen. Like the nice people at your local shop.

Presumably, this too shall pass.

 

[Brad Kane]

One would think that most wine geeks know that wine clubs are pretty much surplus/crap juice with private labels and hefty markups. It's the masses that remain beguiled and enamored.

 

[scottreiner]

They do, however, know their math! "These wines typically sell for $110.96 and can be yours today for only $19.95, that’s 100% off."