If you’re shopping for the perfect gift for the wine lover in your life, here’s something: Ancona's WOM=Wine of the Month.
Ancona’s hand-picked, exploratory, wholesome wine club. "This is a program I spearhead," says Ancona's Wine Director, Codey Foster.
After Codey tastes a ton of wine, each month, he chooses 3 reds and 3 whites that are delicious, over-deliver at their price point, and are well-made. What does Codey mean by “well-made"?
He explains:
Winemaking starts in the vineyard. Quality farming is imperative to the production of well-made wines. If the farmer has done well in the vineyard—very little intervention is needed when the grapes arrive at the winery.
For that reason, the vast majority of the wines featured in this club are practicing organic at a minimum and in many cases also biodynamic and natural.
Although we’re not dogmatic about organic/biodynamic/natural—consider this: when wines are certified organic—a sample of that wine goes to the lab and synthetic chemicals either show up on the panel or they don’t. It’s that simple.
Here are some things Codey takes into account when selecting wines for WOM:
-WOM distinct prefers handmade, and hand farmed
-All WOM selections show some thumbprint of the land they were grown on
-We generally avoid funky wines and prioritize pretty wines.
-Deliciousness above all else
Here's what happens when you join:
Pick your mix
Signature (2 reds, 1 white)
All Red (3 reds)
All white (3 whites)
White Blend (2 whites, 1 red)
Each monthly subscription you get:
- 3 Bottles of wine (valued at $60 or more)
- Newsletter
- Tasting notes (includes descriptors, anecdotal segments, and food pairings)
"When you subscribe, every month we’ll send you an email on the second Monday of the month and you can come in and grab the 3-pack box of wine with your name on it," says Codey.