California Wine Club
Ran 1994 – 2019
The great wines of California, carefully selected and delivered every month.
- Independent California producers
- Red, white, or a mix of both
- Magazine-quality newsletter included
Independent Producers
Small winemakers and distinctive places.
Expertly Selected
Thoughtful curation and genuine discovery.
Pairing Notes Included
More than wine — a richer experience.
Our approach
Discover Our Story
More than a shipment. A journey through wine.
For over two decades we have specialised in Californian and Italian wines. We know the winemakers personally and understand which wines are classics and which are poised to set trends. While we quote scores, we go beyond numbers to explore how wines are made, who is taking shortcuts, and who is not.
Each selection travels with the story around it — magazine-quality reviews, interviews with the winemakers, and the details of the region where the grapes were grown.
1994
Pouring since
Two
Wine countries
Hundreds
Winemakers met
How to explore
Three ways into the archive.
Discover a Region
Start in California or in Italy and follow the wineries the club visited, appellation by appellation.
Meet the Producers
Two decades of monthly write-ups: who made the wine, where, and what made it worth sending.
Learn Through the Stories
Wine 101 pieces on grapes, glassware, pairing, and the habits worth unlearning.
From the club history
Three clubs, twenty-five years.
For a quarter of a century, Celebrations sent hand-selected wines from California, from Italy, and from both together. The monthly club closed at the end of 2019; these pages keep what it sent and what was written about it.
Italian Wine Club
Ran 1994 – 2019
The great wines of Italy, from historic estates and small family cellars.
- Estates across the Italian regions
- Red, white, or a mix of both
- Producer interviews and region notes
Combination Club
Ran 1994 – 2019
The best of both worlds — California and Italy, side by side.
- One country beside the other
- Ideal for comparing styles
- Pairing guidance with every shipment
The monthly subscription club ended on 31 December 2019, announced by the club itself. Nothing here is a current offer — these pages are kept so the selections, the producers and the writing remain readable.
Questions about a wine?
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Two wine cultures. One thoughtful collection.
From sun-drenched California vineyards to time-honoured Italian estates, explore wines shaped by distinctive places, people and traditions.
Our Philosophy
From the Celebrations Archive
A story worth savouring.
ITALIAN Wineries of the Month Paolo Scavino Vineyard Paolo Scavino is an historical winery in the Barolo region. It was founded in 1921 in Castiglione Falletto from Lorenzo…
- Selection
- Celebrations Wine Club Post – December 2019
- First published
- December 2019
- Filed under
- Wine Club Newsletters
The palate behind the club
Anna Maria Knapp
I taste, taste, taste — and then select those wines that I consider the most outstanding.
Anna Maria Knapp Founder, Celebrations Wine Club
Whether from California or Italy, I am always looking for gifted winemakers from small family-owned wineries, hand-crafting wines in small quantities that are world-class no matter where they originate.
Having developed Celebrations Wine Club over twenty years ago, I have become acquainted with hundreds of winemakers and learned who the leaders are in appellations across California and Italy.
Read the Full Story
The Wine Journal
All Journal Entries
Stories, places and pours.
Celebrations Wine Club Post – December 2019
ITALIAN Wineries of the Month Paolo Scavino Vineyard Paolo Scavino is an historical winery in the Barolo region. It was founded in…
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News About Celebrations Wine Club
Well, by now you have all read the insert announcing that effective December 31st, 2019, Celebrations WIneclub will cease to exist in…
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Celebrations Wine Club Post – November 2019
ITALIAN Wineries of the Month Vignalta Vineyards Nestled among the steep hills of Italy’s Colli Euganei, Vignalta produces award-winning sparkling, white, red…
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Keep exploring
Twenty-five years of wine writing.
Every month the club wrote about the wines it sent — the producer, the place, the pairing. Nearly three hundred of those pieces survive, and they are all here to read.