2020 TC Reader Deal:
Use code “travellingcorkscrew” for a $23 discount off your first Good Pair Days order
I love getting deliveries. There’s something about the old snail mail that puts a smile on my face that emails struggle to do. I’ve had some pretty impressive deliveries of late. One being my self-designed wedding shoes from Shoes of Prey. The carefully wrapped shoes and hidden extras in the box made me feel like Cinderella opening the glass slippers shoe box. But probably what gets this girl even more excited is a wine delivery and when a company goes out of their way to make you go ‘wow’ when opening the wine box – then you know you’re in for something good. Well done to newbie wine club – Good Pair Days (previously known as The Wine Gallery). You’ve definitely ticked a lot of my ‘wine’ boxes!
I first came across Good Pair Days when owner and founder Tom got in touch with me. I had a look at the website and thought it was an interesting and different concept to all the other wine clubs and subscription services online. Tom kindly offered the TC readers 40% off their first monthly wine box subscription. Knowing you all love wine and a great deal I thought there was no harm in promoting the deal (which by the way is still valid!).
After putting up the promo code details here on the blog I felt a bit weird. It didn’t seem right to promote a product/business I had no experience with. So I figured at 40% off I could totally justify that with the wedding budget! It meant my first wine box would be $50 with delivery to WA instead of $80. That’s not bad for 3 unique and quality bottles of vino.
But what makes this wine club unique and worth an entire blog post you ask? Keep reading my wino friends…
The online wine selection
Okay so the selection online is in no way huge. There’s about 50 hand-picked bottles, but each one of those bottles can stand up and give you a million reasons why it’s there. There’s nothing normal about this wine selection as each wine has a unique point of difference and story to tell.
What I enjoyed about all my wines was the tasting note that came along with them. I hadn’t come across any of the wines in my box before so I really enjoyed sitting down with Mr. Spittoon and reading out the story of the winery followed by the tasting notes and foods to match. There’s even a link on each to a recipe that perfectly matches each wine.
The Good Pair Days wines are selected by Banjo Harris Plane, a three-time Australian Sommelier of the Year. He focuses on small-batch wines from Australia and around the globe.
How to choose your wines
This is the cool part. When you first land on the site you’re prompted to take a ‘taste profile quiz‘. Based on your answers to a series of questions about flavours you like and your wine drinking style, a 3-bottle box of wines is put together curated to your tastes. Each month you can then provide feedback on each of the bottles so your upcoming wine club boxes are further tailored to your tastes.
If you’re not keen on the curated choices you can easily swap out bottles or completely put your own box together. However I strongly suggest you give their curated choices a go – be open, try new things, who knows what your palate may decide to like today.
All bottled on the site are valued at approximately $23 and delivery Australia-wide is $9.
The wine delivery
There were a couple of hiccups with my first delivery however despite this, customer service was on point and all was forgotten when I saw how amazing my first wine box was. It was worth the wait!
Why am I gushing like I’ve just met Justin Bieber you ask? Simple:
- The 3-bottle pack came in a sturdy box with easy carry handle. Upper body strength is not my strong point (excuse the pun) but this was easy to carry and no stress on my back which is plus plus for me seeing as I get my wine delivered to work and have to carry it to the car or train
- When you open the box there’s a message on the inside that is bound to give you a chuckle. It just so happened that mine arrived on a Tuesday as well which matched the message perfectly!
- The bottles were all individually wrapped in tissue paper with a quirky sticker on each – again it brought more smiles!
- Each bottle included a tasting note as mentioned
- A tasting booklet and pencil, I’m not sure if this is for all first wine boxes but this was a cute touch
- A note from Tom and discount codes for future orders. Who doesn’t love a discount!
For me it was the little extra touches that made this one of my favourite wine club deliveries. It’s smart marketing and really makes you feel part of the club, or ‘wine squad’ as Good Pair Days folk call it!
The Exciting News
As you can tell from the above, I’m just a wee bit smitten with the customer service, the wines and how Good Pair Days is revolutionising online wine buying and subscription services, so we’re working on a collaboration! I won’t say much more at this stage till it comes to fruition but be excited, I sure am!!
Tasting Notes
Wine geek alert >> In my first wine club box curated to my palate I ended up with these three, here’s what I thought:
Keep tuned Michelle as there’s some exciting news coming up regarding TWG and the TC – a bit of a collaboration 😉
What fun packaging and sounds like a great company. I love getting deliveries as well and just had my first wine delivered last week 🙂