Holiday Gift Idea: Wine Samplers from TastingRoom.com

Last week I was sent two boxes of wine samples from TastingRoom.com, a unique online retailer that enables consumers to discover and consume wine in several formats. The company is currently promoting a new series of celebrity chef wine samplers, curated by Chef Emeril Lagasse.

The two collections, Emeril’s Holiday Party Sampler and Emeril’s Everyday Sampler, include Emeril’s favorite wines from around the country, his suggested wine and food pairings for every meal, and customized tasting notes.

Emeril’s Holiday Party Sampler is a party-helper that offers the perfect pairing from Thanksgiving to New Years and every occasion in between. Priced at $39.95 per wine sampler, the collection includes:

• 2010 Schug Carneros Chardonnay
• 2010 Patz & Hall Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
• 2010 Patz & Hall Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
• 2007 Jake-Ryan Cellars Bald Mtn. Vineyard Zinfandel
• 2009 Gundlach Bundschu Sonoma Valley Merlot
• 2009 Clayhouse “Show Pony” Red Cedar Vineyard Paso Robles Petite Sirah

Emeril’s Everyday Sampler is a hand-selected collection of wines ideal for long lunches with friends or everyday dinners with the family. Priced at $32.95 per wine sampler, the collection includes:

• 2011 Dry Creek Vineyard Dry Creek Valley Sauvignon Blanc
• 2010 Dr. Frank Finger Lakes Semi-Dry Riesling
• 2010 Coppola “Director’s Cut” Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
• 2010 Il Cuore “The Heart” Mendocino County Barbera
• 2010 Decoy Winery Sonoma County Merlot
• 2010 Fess Parker Santa Barbara County Syrah

You can buy the Holiday Sampler HERE and the Everyday Sampler HERE.

We brought the Everyday Sampler with us on our recent trip to Ixtapa, and enjoyed tasting the wines on our private patio outside our hotel room. This past weekend, we brought the Holiday Sampler with us to Incline Village and played a little game of “guess the varietal”. The bottles are really the perfect size for tasting (even shared by two people), and serve just the right amount to sense the wines properly (tannins, bouquet, color).

TastingRoom.com‘s innovative wine samplers are curated collections of six premium wines from around the world packaged in small 50ml (1.7 oz.) bottles. Their wines by the glass allow consumers to enjoy a single 100ml (3.4 oz.) glass of wine (singles or 4-packs) similar to a restaurant experience but without leaving home. TastingRoom.com‘s wine club allows members to make their own selections for each shipment, which includes a sampler and two bottles of the recipient’s choice. Whether it’s by the taste, by the glass or by the bottle, TastingRoom.com lets consumers enjoy wine the way they want it.

TastingRoom Inc. uses its patented TASTE Technology™ to transfer wine directly from regular-sized wine bottles (750ml and up) into smaller formats. A focus on wine quality drives every step of the transfer and testing process so that wineries and consumers alike can rest assured that the samples are a true representation of the original. TastingRoom.com customers can be confident they will enjoy every bottle they buy because they are able to sample the wine prior to making a purchase.

The new collection of samplers can be purchased online at www.TastingRoom.com. Take 25% off your holiday order with promo code HOLIDAY25 at checkout.