Despite the wine rack in my dining room, my husband and I aren’t pretentious snobs. We simply like good wine, and always like to keep a few (ok, 15!) bottles on hand. My husband enjoys reds, and he loves a Pinot Noir, or a good Chianti (hold the fava beans, please!), while I prefer Pinot Grigio, which is a white wine. Jim regularly brings home new wine from the grocery store so that he can try it with dinner, but the grocery store selection is a bit limiting. I came across this Wine of the Month Club and it would make a great birthday gift for Jim. For just a bit over $30 a month, you receive 2 different bottles of fine wine each month. You can select all red, all white, or even a mixed membership, which would be perfect for us.

The wines you receive are hard to find wines from boutique wineries. You can’t find these bottles in the grocery store, and it would be a great way for us to broaden our palates, so to speak. And I love the idea of being surprised each month with a new bottle from South Africa, or maybe Chile…something I wouldn’t normally get to taste!