A Seductive Valentine’s Day Gift

So, like any typical guy, I usually run out the store the night before or morning of Valentine’s Day – desperately looking for a gift that will pass as sentimental, romantic, or even just plain thoughtful.  Well, this year I am set!  With a new wine store, I am going to pick out the best bottle of wine I have and make a romantic dinner as a gift.  No more running out to the store, hanging out with fifty other guys in the card section of Hallmark – looking for a Valentine’s Day card.

I encourage you to do the same.  What can be more enjoyable than making a fine dinner and giving your love a bottle of wine.  Check out my Valentine’s Day suggestions on CheapWineStore’s Valentine’s Day Gifts page.

Interview by Komo 1000!

Brian Calvert from Komo 1000 (great radio station) interviewed me this last Friday.  It went really well and I hope I got my message across… we’ll see   I just wanted everyone to know we are a family business and just want to make wine more accessible and fun! Go cheapwinestore.com, go!

My adventures in wine

So, like all other things government, when I decided to open cheapwinestore.com I had to fill out form after form to get my license.  I felt like I was buried in paperwork!  My enforcement officer is a good guy and has been doing his job for a while and he was a lot of help in navigating the right and wrong ways to do things.

After getting my liquor license the next step was getting to know my local distributors.  The wine world is pretty close-knit and it seems like everyone knows everyone.  I was fortunate

in meeting some really cool reps and other people who have really helped in fine-tuning the project.  The really nice perk in this business too is the numerous wine tastings that I get to go to.

A good friend told me that the only way to expand my knowledge was to taste, taste, taste.

That has proven to be really good advice!  I’ve gotten to taste a lot of really good wines at the industry tastings.  The other nice thing is that you get to meet the winemakers and really get a feel for their personal styles of winemaking and what is important to them.  It really helps to put a face with a wine and it lends that much more to the whole experience.

just a regular guy that really likes wine

o, the thing with CheapWineStore.com is that I am not the world’s foremost expert in wine.  I don’t write articles, and I don’t judge wine competitions.  I also don’t necessarily believe everything I read in a wine review.  My opinions are based on what I actually think of the wine.

I drink wine with friends and I really enjoy pairing food with wine … it’s “real world” wine tasting.

I’m just hoping that there are enough people like me to make this wine venture a success.  It’s cool to be able to share good deals on wine…. that’s what CheapWineStore.com is all about.

why pay retail?

When you buy wine, it’s marked up, right?  Of course you pay more,
because the guy selling it has to make a living too.

CheapWineStore is different; what’s cool about cheapwinestore.com is that it’s all virtual.

We don’t have to pay overhead for a storefront, etc.  Because of that, we don’t have to charge the normal markup that a “brick and morter” store does.

Go for it, google the wine, check the prices… I’m pretty sure that we’ll beat most places.