NEW YORK, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The USA TODAY Wine Club, managed and operated by My Wines Direct, announced today the introduction of its new Winter Collection featuring the 2005 Hall "Napa River Ranch" Merlot. The USA TODAY Wine Club is a destination for USA TODAY readers and wine consumers to purchase and learn about wines from around the world. The Club features six bottles of wine each quarter for $69.99 plus $11.99 shipping. For easy shopping this holiday gift season, the Club has just introduced more Gift Club options, allowing the customer to purchase 2 or 4 shipments of the quarterly wine collections to be delivered to friends and family.

The USA TODAY Wine Club continues to feature USA TODAY reader tasting panels throughout the country selecting wines for the Club. The quarterly pack features wines sourced by experts and chosen by USA TODAY readers. Each wine is accompanied by tasting notes, interesting facts about the region and varietal plus a unique recipe to create a meal pairing.

The new featured wine, the 2005 Hall "Napa River Ranch" Merlot was an overwhelming winner in recent tasting panels. It is produced by Hall Wines, an international award-winning Napa Valley wine producer. Hall Wines was founded by Kathryn Hall, a former U.S. Ambassador to Austria, and her husband Craig Hall, an avid art collector and chairman and founder of Dallas-based Hall Financial Group. This rare vintage of Merlot is automatically included in the Winter Club Wine packs. It can also be purchased in the Wine Store of the Club by both club members and non-club members in 3 or 6 bottle quantities for themselves or holiday gifting. Wine Club members interested in stocking up on a wine they like will receive a 10% discount on purchases in the Wine Store. Consumers can join the USA TODAY Wine Club by visiting USATODAYWineClub.com or calling 1-877-WINE-414.

My Wines Direct operates and manages the USA TODAY Wine Club and USATODAYWineClub.com and provides wine-focused content. The site provides USATODAY.com readers and wine consumers with helpful information they can use to make more informed wine purchasing decisions.

My Wines Direct is a leader in bringing great wine at great values directly to the consumer. For more than five years, they have used a combination of experts and consumers to screen and select wines, providing wine lovers and gift givers a fully approved winning selection of wines, ranging from $8-$25. This segment of the business is growing at double digit rates, with the consumer spending less, staying home more and appreciating a greater variety and value of wines.

SOURCE The USA TODAY Wine Club

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