Journey Membership here we come!
As I posted yesterday, I have decided to become a member of the Odisea “Journey Membership” wine club. The membership is limited to 75 people, it costs $75 every 3 months (including shipping, which is key for me), and as a member I’ll receive some wines that non-members will never get to try, or buy for that matter.
Now, as I’ve said before, there are only a handful of wineries that I think deserve such a high level of patronage. This winery is one of those places. I want to see Odisea succeed for the same reasons why I hope Bokisch, Abacela, and some other US wineries keep producing wines: I enjoy wine that isn’t homogeneous. Stated differently, I don’t want to see a whole bunch of the same type of wine whenever I go to the store, or shop online. I love the fact that Jessie’s Grove make a Carignane, or that Carmenere is out there for sale in 100% varietal form.
I’m somewhat of an individualist, and an idealist, and maybe that’s why these tiny curio shops, so to speak, appeal to me rather than the major corporate wineries. Even some of the smaller producers that only make Cabernet Sauvignon begin to bore me a bit. I love Cabernet Sauvignon, but there are plenty of producers already. The same cannot be said for American Tempranillo growers.
So we’ll see how things go with Odisea. That means I’ll be a member of the wine clubs associated with Domaine Drouhin and Odisea. I wish I could more, but it’s far too expensive for me. Also, I have no more space, a common refrain in this blog, I know. I’ll just need to keep bringing wines to dinner!