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| Flagship Program Six bottles of each premium red wine produced by JPV, charged at the 20% membership discount. The 2008 shipments are scheduled as follows:
Tenth Annual Insignia Weekend — May 16, 17 and 18, 2008 Club members will enjoy live music, tasty hors d'oeuvres, and fabulous wines including barrel samples, library wines and current releases. This event will officially launch the 2006 Insignia futures program. Due to space restrictions at the winery, reservations will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Once the event is full, no more reservations will be allowed. As always, this exclusive event is for our valued Phelps Preferred members only. Back to Top Insignia Futures Phelps Preferred members have the opportunity to pre-order the Insignia, our flagship wine, each year at a discount which is greater than the normal 20% club discount. This allows club members to secure orders of Insignia one year before it is released to the public. Although the Insignia is not included in the automatic quarterly shipments for the 'Original' club, all Phelps Preferred members receive exclusive futures offers and pre-sell programs for the Insignia. Back to Top Special Offers for Club Members Only All Phelps Preferred members are eligible for the 20% discount on any purchases made at the winery. Mixed cases, single bottles and older vintages all qualify. I am pleased to offer some rare and wonderful library wines to club members through the web site. New club members will be assigned a unique user name and password which will allow you exclusive access to these and other special offers. Phelps Preferred members also receive special seasonal offers via email throughout the year. These offers usually include advance notice of upcoming releases and limited availability library wines. If you would like to receive these special offers please provide me with your email address upon joining the club. Back to Top The Wines CORE VARIETALS. We try to present a core wine in each shipment, which would include Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot or Le Mistral. RHONE-STYLE VARIETALS. In addition to the core wines, Joseph Phelps produces a series of Rhône-style wines that may include one or more of the following: Viognier, a delicate white varietal with wildflower aromas and tropical fruit flavors; and Syrah, a rich, spicy red wine which Phelps has produced since 1974. INSIGNIA. Because of its limited production and consistently high ratings, Insignia is probably the most sought-after wine produced by Joseph Phelps Vineyards each year. We make it available to Phelps Preferred members through exclusive futures and pre-sell offers. Considered our "flagship" wine, Insignia is fashioned after the great reds of Bordeaux, and represents the highest expression of winemaking available to us in a given vintage. LIMITED PRODUCTION. We also make available to Phelps Preferred members limited-production wines. These include the acclaimed Ovation, a barrel-fermented, unfiltered Chardonnay from our Carneros vineyard; the Backus Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon from our estate-owned vineyard south of the Oakville Crossroad along the Silverado Trail; and a number of specialty dessert wines made from Riesling, Scheurebe and Muscat. Some of these wines may be too limited to include in the automatic quarterly shipments, but we make them available to members through NewsBriefs, our seasonal newsletter, or through special mailings. Back to Top Phelps Preferred Shipping Policy RECIPROCAL & NON-RECIPROCAL STATES. The winery is faced with a number of shipping dilemmas revolving around the current reciprocal laws in each state. Currently, we have reciprocal agreements with many states, wherein we can ship wine directly from the winery to our Phelps Preferred members in those states. Unfortunately, it is illegal for us to ship wine to customers in the remaining "non-reciprocal" states. To determine the reciprocal status of your state, please feel free to call the winery and inquire with the retail staff or Duane Harris (800-707-5789). Back to Top The Origins of Phelps Preferred In the early 1990's, the hospitality staff at JPV established the Insignia Club, a program designed to alert our supporters of the availability of particularly limited wines. At the time, the retail room was located in a small utility closet, converted to accommodate retail sales. The hospitality staff was all of three full-time employees. The Insignia Club was a recipe box containing approximately 50 names and phone numbers, including a handwritten sales history for each customer. When certain wines became available for purchase, we would get on the phone and call each of our Insignia Club members, offering the wines at a discount. Today, Joseph Phelps Vineyards offers a beautifully renovated guest center and private tasting room, and a large and knowledgeable staff. In June of 1995 we established Phelps Preferred, a consumer club designed to ship limited wines to our customers around the country. In just a few years, what started out as the 50-member Insignia club has become our 4500-member Phelps Preferred Private Consumer Club, and it is growing every day. In place of the recipe box is a state of the art computer system and database. |
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