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HAPPY VALENTINES!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Newsletter published by
Fine Vine Wines, LLC
"The Wine Maker's Toy Store™"
1300 N. Interstate 35-E, Suite 106
Carrollton, Texas 75006
February 2010
Volume 8, Issue 2
866-417-1114 (Long Distance)
972-323-7921 (Local)
972-323-7955 (Fax)
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WELCOME
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to Fine Vine Wines, LLC, "The Wine Maker's Toy Store". Whether you need home wine making products, home brew products or just need information, we are here to serve you. I want to extend my thanks again for making The Wine Maker's Toy Store your home for your wine making and beer brewing needs. It continues to be my hope that every time you visit our web site or retail store, you will find something of value. |
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LET'S WIN SOME AWARDS
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Every year, WineMaker Magazine sponsors a wine competition and the Home Winemaking Retail Store that has the most winners is proclaimed as "Retailer of the Year". Last year, we finished 2nd and I would like to be #1. As such, we would like to encourage each of you to enter your best wines.
When you win an award with a wine kit, the manufacturer will normally give you an award for your winning wine. Sometimes, it is a free kit, sometimes it is a discount. As soon as I get the details from each manufacturer, I will pass on the info. The manufacturers do not reimburse for shipping, as such, if we ship your award, you will be charged for the shipping cost.
Since we want you to enter and WIN, we are going give you a store gift certificate for every award you receive. This year we have a sliding scale for your winning wines:
- Gold Medal - $100.00 Store Gift Certificate
- Silver Medal - $75.00 Store Gift Certificate
- Bronze Medal - $50.00 Store Gift Certificate
In addition, if we win the Retailer of the Year competition, we will add $25.00 to each award. In order to recieve a gift certificate from us, you must indicate that "The Wine Maker's Toy Store" is your winemaking retailer in the appropriate box on the form.
The due date of this year's competition is March 15, 2010, so start thinking about which wines you want to enter.
One last note, due to the limitations on shipping wines, sometimes it can be difficult just getting your wine delivered. I have heard that FedEx Ground flagged the WineMaker Magazine address as a "do not deliver" and a lot of the entries were returned to the wine makers. To make this easier on you, feel free to bring your wine to the store or ship them to us and we will send all of them, en masse, to WineMaker Magazine. If we have enough, we will use a pallet, which should not be a problem getting delivered. Please have your wines to us no later than February 27th if you want us to ship your wine.
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| BLUEBONNNET BREW OFF COMPETITION
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This year the Wine Makers Toy Store will be a drop off site for the Bluebonnet Brew Off. The Bluebonnet Brew Off is the one of the largest home brew competitions in the country, last year there were over 1300 entries. If you have any beers to enter drop them by the store. For more information on the Bluebonnet Brew Off go to www.bluebonnetbrewoff.com. |
| BREW DAY AT THE STORE
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The Wine Makers Toy Store will be having another "How to Brew" day on Saturday February 13th. We will have 2-3 brewers brewing extract beers starting around 11am. I will be staggering their start time so you can see various stages of the brewing process when you stop by.
They will also be brewing a Brewer's Best Beer Kit. These kits make it easy to get started brewing your own beer, as they contain all of the ingredients to make a 5-gallon batch of beer. You can see all of the Brewer's Best beer kits using the following link. Five of these kits are on sale this month for $5.00 off.
Brewer's Best Beer Kits |
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MONTHLY GIVE-A-WAYS
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Starting in July 2009, we began giving away two $50.00 gift certificates each month. Their are only 2 requirements:
- You must place an order during the month, AND
- You must be a registered user.
These gift certificates can be redeemed for any product we carry, but can only be used for the cost of the product. Any sales tax and/or shipping cost will not be covered by the certificate. Any registered user that places an order during the month will automatically be entered in the contest and we will announce the winners in the monthly newsletter and via email.
The winners for January 2010 were:
Anne Dubois from Palm Coast, FL
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Congratulations to both. Maybe next month you will be the winner. | |
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WINES OF THE MONTH
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Bordeaux region of France is known as the premier wine region of the world. They grow many varities of grapes to use in their outstanding wines and we are going to feature 3 of those grapes, the Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc. This month, we are putting all of our wine kits that contain any of these grapes on sale for 10% off. To see these specials, click on the following link:
Wines of the Month |
| Toys of the Month
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De-gassing is one of the most difficult tasks of a new wine maker. We have a lot of toys to help in this task and we have the all on sale this month for 10% off. To see the complete list of this months "Toys", click on the following link:
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| NEW PRODUCTS
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We have been diligently adding more and more products to our web site. To see all of the products added during the last 60 days, visit our New Products Page whenever you visit the web site.
If you are looking for a product that I do not carry, my distributors are Crosby & Baker, Ltd and LD Carlson. You can see their complete product list at their public catalogs. If you find anything you would like me to add, please let me know. | |
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Now with over 120,000 posts!
When you have a question or just want to learn more about wine making or beer brewing, don't forget our forum! We have over 1,600 registered members with over 120,000 posts! We have some extremely knowledgeable wine makers and brewers with loads of valuable information willing to assist you in your wine making needs. Responses to most posts are made within minutes. We are also known to have an occasional contest available to forum members only with valuable gifts, savings and coupons!
Whether you are an expert or a novice, it is an excellent place to ask questions, exchange ideas and meet other home wine makers and brewers. If you haven't logged into the forum, try it sometime. I think you will find it most informative and enjoyable, as well as, a great place to meet fellow wine makers and home brewers.
DISCOUNTS
The most common discounts are listed below:
CUSTOMER REFERRAL PROGRAM
We have a customer referral program that provides additional discounts to registered users. We will give you a coupon worth 5% of the first order placed by any person that you refer to our web site. The stipulations are as follows:
- You must be a registered user of finevinewines.com,
- The person placing the order must register and provide your full name in the appropriate field on the registration screen, and
- The discount is only good for future orders with finevinewines.com and is not redeemable for cash.
CUSTOMER APPRECIATION PROGRAM - FVW GROWERS CLUB
Please check out our FVW Growers Club. You can get all of the details on our web site, but the bottom line is we want to buy your loyalty! Once you spend $500 with us, you get a 10% discount on all non-Winery Related Items. Find out more on the web site.
REGISTRATION DISCOUNT (FIRST TIME ORDERS)
To receive this 5% off, all you have to do is register with us and place an order for $50.00, or more (excluding shipping and taxes). If your first order is for more than $140.00, we will give you 10% off. When you register, you will also be given the opportunity to sign up for our monthly newsletter, which is the only recurring email we send. We will not blast you with email after email touting our current specials. We encourage you to register to make the ordering process easier on you.
BIRTHDAY CLUB
If you are a registered user and have provided your birth day and month, every year you will receive a coupon good for $5.00 off any order over $25.00. This coupon is in addition to any other discounts in which you may be entitled. These coupons are emailed on the first of the month and are good for your birth month only. To join up, register, go to the My Account section and provide your birth day and month.
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
We appreciate all of your comments, whether good or bad. To demonstrate our commitment to outstanding customer service, I have created a web page with your feedback. As we receive emails that comment about our service, I will post them on this page:
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As a reminder, we continue to add products and content to the web site, therefore, if you have any special requests, please let us know. We like to hear what you have to say about our site, our products and/or our customer service, good or bad. Please send your comments and/or suggestions to winemaster@finevinewines.com.
Don't forget we like you to CALL!
If you have any questions about our products, our service and/or wine making or home brewing, please call us. We are here to serve you and enjoying assisting you in any way we can. We have an international toll-free line so you WILL call us. Someone is usually at the store between 9 am and 7 pm, Monday through Saturday. We always try to answer the phone when you call; however, sometimes, we are unable to answer the phone as we are on the other lines or we have customers in the store. If you get the voice mail, please leave your name, number, brief message and a best time to call. We will return your call just as soon as we can. If you don't want to call, just send us an email. We usually answer our emails daily. Please remember, we are a resource and we are here to serve you.
We don't want to be the biggest store, just the BEST!
Cheers!
George Cornelius, President
Fine Vine Wines, LLC, The Wine Maker's Toy Store
Contact Information
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