Cork Collection

Newsletter published by
"The Wine Maker's Toy Store™"
Dallas Home Brew


May 2011 
Volume 9, Issue 5
866-417-1114 (Long Distance)
972-323-7921 (Local)
972-323-7955 (Fax)

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Web Site Update

  

We discovered several issues with the web site and they have been fixed, but based on the sheer volume of orders over the weekend sale, most of you were able to place your orders. Most of the issues we discovered ourselves, but several of you took the time to advise us of some issues you encounted, which enabled us to fix them.

 

Please note that in order to have the FVW Grower's Club discount appear on your order, you have to be a registered user and you have to log in.  There is a log in button on every page of the shopping cart and you will only see the button if you are not logged in.  In addition, as long as you don't log out, you should not have to log in every time you come back to the site.

 

Over the next several months will be adding more products, updating descriptions, adding pictures and more content.  As always, if you find anything that does not work or is mis-leading, please let us know.

 

By the way, this is the link to the new website, please bookmark this page:

 

The Wine Maker's Toy Store & Dallas Home Brew

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Birthday Coupons are Back

 

The, for lack of a better definition, temporary web site had many limitations.  One of them was the ability to send out the birthday coupons.  Now that we are back with the original site, we will be sending birthday coupons again.  In addition, we will be catching up for all of the months we missed and we will be giving you 3 months to use the coupon!

 

If you have not signed up for our birthday coupon, all you need to do is enter the month and day of your birthday in the My Account section of our web site.  The coupons are sent around the first of the month and are good for $5.00 off any order placed before they expire.  Generally, they can only be used during the month of your birthday, but in the catch up phase, we will give you 3 months to use the coupon.

 

Please note that you must have entered your birthday prior to the first of the month of your birthday, as we only send them out once per month.  If you have not entered your birthday, you will not be entitled to a coupon.

 

By the way, the code goes in the Gift Certificate Box.  If you have any problems using the Birthday Coupon, please let us know.

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Brew Day - May 18
  

The brew day will start around 9:30am and go until around 4pm.

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Price Increases

 

Along with increases in hops and grains, we have now received notice that Cellar Craft is raising their prices on most of their kits.  The increases vary from kit to kit, but the average is around 5%.  We will do our best to absorb as much of the increase as we can.

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Monthly Specials

Due to significant number of you that took advantage of our anniversary sale, we are very low on inventory.  As such, we are only offering 1 beer kit and 5 wine kits for our monthly special and no Toy of the Month".

 

PSA IPA Ingredient Package


 
5 Grand Cru Wine Kits - each $10.00 off!
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Fresh Grapes from California!

It is that time again to start thinking about your grape orders for the fall.  We will start taking orders next month and we hope to have at least as many varieties as last year.  I have also requested a couple of varietals that I would like, but I will know more next month.  I expect the pricing to be similar to last year.
 

Fine Vine Wines, LLC

In This Issue
Web Site Update
Birthday Coupons
Brew Day
Price Increases
Monthly Sales
Current Specials
Brew Day
Links
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Current Specials

To see this month's specials, new products and close out specials, click on the links below: 


Brew Day
  
May 18th
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Other Links

 

Featured Articles 


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 the contact us link below.
 
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 6 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, Joseph and Brian

Fine Vine Wines, LLC, The Wine Maker's Toy Store and Dallas Home Brew
 
Contact Information:  Please use the following link to contact us with any questions and/or suggestions you have.