Visiting wine regions in the holidays? Get great value and unique experiences
For the festive season and throughout the New Year
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VisitVineyards.com is your guide to visiting vineyards, wineries and cellar doors.
We also offer you an exclusive package of benefits and experiences, absolutely packed with value, that's your passport to wine travel in Australia - now including New Zealand, and beyond.
Become a Member of VisitVineyards.com today and enjoy.
Who are we and what do we offer you?
VisitVineyards.com is your independent wine travel guide with a difference - our Membership benefits program - which brings you new and unique experiences and offers when you visit wine regions, that you will not get anywhere else or with any other program.
Our website is packed with
- wine and food articles and reviews
- our Top 12 picks, itinerary suggestions and lots of hidden gems in wine and food regions
- recommendations and visitor feedback on cellar doors, microbreweries and other places to try out
- Australia's most comprehensive wine and food events calendar, and lots more
But what really makes us stand out? It's what you get as a VisitVineyards.com Member - the unique 'money can't buy' experiences and benefits - now externding across Australia, New Zealand and beyond.
Experiences like:
- tutored wine tastings by the winemaker him (or her)self
- special access to reserve wines normally hidden from public view or not available for general tasting
- free tasting platters to enjoy with your wines
- personal tours
- special menus, courses, complimentary wines and great prices when you dine at regional restaurants
- bonuses, free freight and other benefits on your purchases
It's also the confidence and assurance you get of knowing you are in the right place, that you haven't missed the best, and that you are in the company of like-minded people who also appreciate good wine, good food and fun times.
It's the memories, the fun, the enjoyment whenever you visit one of our partner businesses and receive first class treatment and things that you would simply not enjoy as a member of the public.
We are your passport to great experiences whenever visit cellar doors, restaurants, spas, b&bs, cooking schools, wine tours, golf and galleries. You sure shouldn't visit wine regions without a VisitVineyards.com Membership card in your wallet or handbag!
Check out our full list of Member benefits - now over 260, in all States of Australia, plus Italy, France and India - here ».
VisitVineyards.com Membership is huge value for money - and you can use your card as many times as you like, all year
Membership is only A$99 for a whole year of benefits, or A$69 if you are a member of The Wine Society. Read how wine travel writer Winsor Dobbin suggests you can get your entire fee back in just one weekend, or immediately on your first purchase »
Unlike other programs you can use your VisitVineyards.com card as many times as you like - simply show your card and you'll be warmly welcomed, whever you visit, as many times as you choose.
You'll feel like a VIP when you become a Member of VisitVineyards.com and not another taster in the crowd at the cellar door bar.
What are the benefits?
- Our Membership benefits program - which launched in Victoria in 2008 - now has over 200 participating wineries, restaurants, provedores, accommodations and other businesses in all States of Australia, offering more than 260 carefully selected wine and food experiences and benefits, and growing weekly.
- They include top names like Tahbilk, Voyager Estate, Montalto and many, many more.
- We're now extending to New Zealand, and also have benefits for you to enjoy on your trips overseas, such as wine tours and cooking classes in France, Italy and India.
Our Members are all ages - from young women who love to spa and enjoy grape grazing weekends, to retirees spending leisurely weeks in wine regions, and from those on modest incomes to those who don't have to worry about budgets.
But all our Members have several things in common - a love wine of wine, of visiting our beautiful wine regions and being well received and treated when you arrive, and having a great time!
If this sounds like you, there is no better time to join, and to take your wine travels to a whole new level.
You're invited!
We invite you to join our Membership benefits program today. For singles it's just A$99 for a whole year of benefits - and we guarantee that if you use your card and don't get more than your money's worth in a year, we'll give you a full refund. So you can't lose.
To renew after your first year it's only A$69. Similar programs in the cities can cost you much, much more.
For couples it's A$169 for your first year (A$119 thereafter) - get two cards, so while one of you is wine tasting or golfing, the other can be doing a bit of shopping, having a massage or spa, taking a cooking course or visiting a microbrewery. We've designed benefits and experiences to suit both of you, even if one of you isn't that into wine. And our guarantee extends to you both, of course.
And if you are a Wine Society member receive $30 off the normal single price - that's only A$69 for a whole year of enjoyment. Or save A$50 if you join as a couple for only A$119.
Sounds great - sign me up!
To become a Member simply CLICK HERE TO JOIN and fill in the form. Your credit card payment will be processed via the ANZ Bank and you will receive a receipt which you can use as a temporary Membership card straight away.
- If you are a Wine Society member, quote code TWS09 in Step 2 if joining as a single Member for A$69, to save A$30.
- Or join up your partner as well by quoting code TWS10 and save A$50. (Like frequent flyer cards, Memberships are non-transferable). You pay only $119 for two people for a year of benefits (and A$109 per couple to renew).
Prefer to join or renew offline? The simply email members@visitvineyards.com or phone Kerry our Member Manager on (03) 6248 4476 and she will take care of eveything for you.
What happens then?
- After joining VisitVineyards.com you automatically receive a receipt by email which acts as a temporary Membership card (one per new Member), whilst your Membership card is being customised and posted, along with your welcome information kit.
- You simply carry your VisitVineyards.com Membership card with you when you travel in wine regions, or quote your Membership number when you book or purchase experiences or wine online or by phone.
- All Member benefits can be viewed and searched on your mobile phone, to make it easy while you are travelling. Select your State, your region, and the type of offer you are seeking (accommodation, winery, etc.). Simply bookmark www.VisitVineyards.com/mobile on your mobile phone or PDA and you're ready to go!
Are you renewing your Membership?
Foundation Members (those who joined before March 2009) can renew here for only A$49 single or A$89 per couple, before your Membership expiry date. After expiry your renewal will be A$69 for a single or A$119 for a couple.
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