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If wine is your beverage of choice, having Wine Bargains B.C. on your phone in your pocket at the liquor store lets you quickly find a Really Good Bottle to enjoy yourself or to impress friends. It beats searching the “wine label wall” to discover a new, enjoyable wine, choosing “old reliables” or buying a wine that looked great but no one enjoyed. It’s like having a wine steward in your pocket. Each month, I research the wines on sale in B.C. Liquor stores and pick the best value wines. For each, I provide my original review, a clear label photo, a score on the 100 point scale and a link showing you the stores that currently stock it.
Knowing Where to Look In That Wall of Labels
I began the newsletter because despite wine prices going up and up, I could see the bargains that remained. I taste new wines every month to find ones I can recommend. The dozens and dozens of wines that have not made the cut you will never hear of and will not have wasted good money on. For the monthly cost of a coffee and muffin, subscribing to Wine Bargains B.C. gives you access to:
My monthly email newsletter of value-for-money Wine Picks, sorted by wine style category, selected (from 3400 + wines available) with my accompanying candid, descriptive tasting notes, crystal clear label photo and scores (0-100).
The Master List that contains all the Wine Picks since the newsletter began - over 100 hand picked selections and counting.
Updated links to the list of stores (with inventory levels) carrying each Wine Pick, including the one nearest to you.
Articles on wine related topics such as “Why Acidity is Essential for Quality Wine”, “Making An Open Bottle Of Wine Taste Better, Longer”, “How to Double Decant a Bottle of Wine” and more.
The Best Way to Shop With Wine Bargains in B.C. Is On Your Phone
Use your phone to view the latest Pro Tips & Wine Bargains B.C. edition to locate great value wines in the style you enjoy, at B.C. government liquor stores.
This can be done two ways, via your email on your phone or computer, or by using the Substack App for IOS or Android.
Email Method
Access the Pro Tips & Wine Bargains B.C. email on your smartphone by selecting the emailed edition that was sent to you as a subscriber
Get The App
Download the app for even easier access to the latest edition and the blog site where all the postings reside.
Either way, scroll down through the wine style categories to find great value selections, their current price, a wine note, label photo and a product page link. To locate store nearest you stocking the wine, just click “Where To Buy”.
By default, the store listings show alphabetically but if you let it use your location, available stores will reorder to show the store closest to you.
Savings on a Bottle or Two Can Easily Pay For Your Monthly Subscription
The cost of a paid subscription to Wine Bargains B.C. is $8.99 CAD/Month or $89.99 CAD/Yr. (works out to $7.49/Month). So if you typically have a bottle or two of wine during the week or on the weekend, a few good value pleasurable wines found through the newsletter and bought on sale can pay for your subscription fairly quickly.
How quickly? Well for example, if you look below in this newsletter, the delicious Ravenswood Old Vine Zinfandel is reduced by $7.00 per bottle and the terrific Torres Celeste Crianza is down by $5.00 per bottle. One of each would more than do it. You can also save the price of a subscription just by finding out about good wines available at especially low prices.
I am always on the lookout for wines where great value and low pricing do line up. For example, this month, the perfectly good, easy drinking Dona Paula Los Cardos Malbec is under $10.00 - reduced from $12.99 to $9.99. Good tasting, well priced wines are out there - you just have to know about them and Wine Bargains B.C. is a simple affordable way to find them each month.
By Subscribing You’ll Save Money and Drink Better Wine
It’s not just about the size of the discount, the wine has to be good and flavourful to begin with to be included in the newsletter. There’s no gain in my pointing out large discounts for wines that are medicinal, flat, acidic or lacking in flavour. That’s not good value, that’s just bargain hunting. What’s the point of saving a few dollars if you’re grimacing with every sip of your “bargain” ?
Upgrade your subscription now to find new great value, great tasting wines.