You may or may not know that along with writing this wine blog for Creative Weblogging, I also write their Jewelry Weblog. So, when I heard about Jewel Wine, I was more than just a little curious.

Located in Acampo, California this winery, much like jewelry designers, have create a "collection" of wines, and what better name than the Jewel Collection?

Along with being able to purchase wine directly on their web site and visiting their tasting room in person (open every day from 11 to 5pm), they have a wine club as well. While it looks like the club is mainly for locals, they also will ship two selections each month to members outside California:

ONE CARAT CLUB
JEWEL COLLECTION FINE WINES
MEMBER BENEFITS

1. LOW COST - TWO PREMIUM BOTTLES EVERY TWO MONTHS. $16.98 + TAX (PLUS COST OF SHIPPING UNLESS PICKED UP AT WINERY) FOR CALIFORNIA MEMBERS. SLIGHTLY HIGHER FOR MEMBERS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA.

2. WINE& RETAIL ITEMS DISCOUNTS - MEMBERS RECEIVE A 15% DISCOUNT ON ALL PURCHASES, AND 25% DISCOUNT ON PURCHASES OF 12 OR MORE BOTTLES.

3. WINE TOURS - LET US HELP YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS WITH A SPECIAL DAY IN THE LODI WINE COUNTRY. SELECT FROM SEVERAL PRE-SET TOURS. THIS FEATURE WILL BE AVAILABLE IN SPRING 2004.

4. TASTING ROOM DISCOUNTS - MEMBERS RECEIVE A 15% DISCOUNT ON ALL PURCHASES, AND 25% DISCOUNT ON PURCHASES OF 12 OR MORE BOTTLES.

5. ACCESS TO RESERVE AND ESTATE VARIETALS - MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO PURCHASE FROM OUR RESERVE AND ESTATE COLLECTIONS AT YOUR SPECIAL CLUB MEMBER DISCOUNT.

6. MEMBER ONLY EVENTS - WE WILL HAVE SPECIAL EVENTS FOR CLUB MEMBERS ONLY. (SEE CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR MORE DETAILS).

7. 5 REFERRALS EARN YOU A FREE GIFT - SIMPLY REFER 5 NEW MEMBERS TO THE ONE CARAT CLUB AND RECEIVE A VERY SPECIAL GIFT FROM US.