Time to get on the blower

All our subscribers should have by now received their November packs. (If you haven't please get in touch asap.)

Of course, I won't give away any spoilers, but in this box we broadened our horizons beyond Australia's grape-drenched shores and found ourselves in golden hills (that's a hint covering all three wines). The pack included a white, a red and a rosé, so the spectrum was covered and had a total RRP of $135.85 (so at $120 for the box - you're welcome.)

If you've gone through your wines and are keen to get more, we have all the wines in stock on our shop so go nuts.

Now, a bit of wine news: not to kick someone while they're down but this was too good to pass up. A wine subscription company in Australia, The Wine Concierge, has just got into liquidation. The company became infamous after incessantly pestering customers with calls to sign up to their wine club. (How pathetic!)

I must admit, my sole source for this is the google summary of an article in the Courier Mail as I can't get past the paywall. But to the rescue comes the source of internet truth: Reddit. I want to point out a few classic comments from one thread of people who were fed up with receiving calls:

• 'I took one of them to the ACMA (Direct marketing association ) and won. They got sent a letter, but left me alone from then on.'

• 'All wine clubs are so fucking persistent, calling and texting every week, next time they call ask to speak to a manager and threaten a report to ACMA.'

• And my personal favourite: 'I told them I was a recovering alcoholic. They fucked off.'

  
  

It's unfortunate as these people had obviously never heard of The Blind Wine Co, which makes sense as the comments were from 2 years ago. If they had however, they would have realised that there is a shining light in the world of wine clubs, a true harbinger of all that is good and decent in the world, a place were wine tastes are not judged but fostered, and mistaking a Grenache Blanc for a Marsanne is accompanied with a polite chuckle.

I offer my sincere apologies to all those affected and take personal responsibility for not having set up the company in Australia when this nonsense was occuring.

Indeed, all we can do now is spread the word and hope that the blackened despair caused by The Wine Concierge can be filled with the enduring promise of The Blind Wine Co.

Time to get on the blower.

Forever yours,

Jack