La Vida Buena Wine Club
and Estancia
The La Vida Buena Wine Club was created by Yvonne and Thomas Phelan, two enthusiastic wine lovers who want to share their enjoyment and appreciation of unique Argentine wines with fellow wine lovers.
Because of their 100% commitment to success the Phelans moved to Mendoza and San Rafael, Argentina in July 2009 to personally oversee their 108 acre La Vida Buena Development which was purchased in December 2007.
In August 2009 over 30 acres went under planting including the 14 acre La Vida Buen Wine Club Vineyard along with the construction of a brand new Worker’s House that was completed in October 2009. (see Banner for: “Own A Boutique Vineyard” and Opt In. You wll be immediately be sent a return email with a direct link to a Sixty-Slide Presentation of the vineyard and worker’s house progress.
To date the La Vida Buena Wine Club has over fifty-five Members including numerous residents from the USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Argentine (Buenos Aires) Panama and major countries of Europe; France, England, Ireland, Belgium, Poland, Germany and Holland.
Here’s how the La Vida Buena Wine Club program works; each year possibly beginning in 2012 a Wine Club Member will begin to receive shipments of premium Argentine wines comprising Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Chardonnay.
In year five, 2014, each La Vida Buena Wine Club FULL Member will receive 60 bottles of Malbec, 60 bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon, 60 bottles of Syrah and 60 bottles of Chardonnay. These shipments will begin in 2012 and continue for twenty years.
In year five, 2014, each La Vida Buena Wine Club 1/2 Member will receive 30 bottles of Malbec, 30 bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon, 30 bottles of Syrah and 30 bottles of Chardonnay. Partial shipments may begin in 2012 and continue for twenty years
The La Vida Buena Wine Club Professional Team
· An experienced San Rafael Agronomist who designed the La Vida Buena Wine Club Vineyard and oversees the planting and maintenance of the Vineyards.
· Grapevines from the best Vivero (nursery) in
· An experienced Vineyard Manager to supervise the quality and quantity of all
work performed by the Vineyard Workers.
· A Bodega (Winery) designed and built under the supervision of an Enologist
· An experienced Argentine CPA who handles all legal and accounting aspects of the vineyard
Together the team works closely to strive for the best possible vineyard for each grape. A gold medal winning enologist will monitor all aspects of the wine making process to insure premium wines are produced. After all, it has been aptly said,
“Great wines are the products of the winemaker. Grapes cannot do it alone.”
The La Vida Buena Estancia Wine Club Membership Program
There will be four premium wines produced, three reds; Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah, and one white, Chardonnay. Because grapevines require nurturing and time to mature to produce grapes here is what you can expect after the grapevines have been planted:
2010 Year #1 Grapevines maturing (no wine distribution)
2011 Year #2 Grapevines maturing (no wine distribution)
2012 Year #3 A modest wine distribution
2013 Year #4 A respectable wine distribution
2014 Year #5 100% wine distribution
2015 Year’s #6–23 100% wine distribution
The La Vida Buena Wine Club Member Benefits
· FULL Membership is 240 bottles of wine, ½ Membership is 120 bottles of wine shipped FREE to your residence or business doorstep beginning at year five and each year thereafter for the remainder of twenty-three years.
· Private wine labeling (additional cost from 10 cents to $1.00 - you provide the design)
· After year three, 2012, a FULL Membership will receive TWENTY annual ONE WEEK FREE stays at the La Vida Buena Estancia with private bedroom suite and bathroom. After year three, 2012, a 1/2 Membership will receive TEN annual ONE WEEK FREE stays at the La Vida Buena Estancia with private bedroom suite and bathroom. Meals and wine will be included. In addition the Estancia will have 2nd story balconies and terraces that overlook the vineyards and a park like setting surrounded by an apricot grove. A variety of fruit and citrus trees will line the entrance. A vegetable garden will provide fresh vegetables and a large patio with the traditional “parilla” (barbecue) is for cooking just about anything. And of course there will be a sparkling pool for members’ enjoyment.
· 24/7 groundskeeper and vineyard maintenance worker's house on property.
· Monthly E-mail progress reports and pictures of the vineyard sent to Members.
· Newsletter keeping you abreast of vineyard activities and the Argentine wine world.
The La Vida Buena Wine Club Membership Cost
The La Vida Buena Estancia Wine Club FULL Membership requires a one time investment of $5,950.00. The Membership runs for twenty-three years with Twenty One Week Stays at the Estancia and where, after year three, members can enjoy the fruits (wine) of their labor (investment dollars).
The La Vida Buena Estancia Wine Club 1/2 Membership requires a one time investment of $2,950.00. The Membership runs for twenty-three years with Ten One Week Stays at the Estancia and where, after year three, members can enjoy the fruits (wine) of their labor (investment dollars).
Annual Wine Club Association Dues of US$249 for a FULL Membership and US$125.00 or a 1/2 Membership begin the 3rd year and will be due on each January 1st thereafter to help maintain the producing vineyard.
Here are what critics say about Argentine wine:
TV Host and Wine Critic Gary Vaynerchuk is very enthusiastic about Malbec wines
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Here’s what wine “Expert” Robert M. Parker, Jr. says about Argentine wine.
“Malbec will make it big. By the year 2015, the greatness of Argentinean wines made from the Malbec grape will be understood as a given.
This French varietal has reached startling heights of quality in Argentina. Both inexpensive, delicious Malbecs and majestic, profoundly complex ones from high elevation vineyards are already being produced, and by 2015 this long-ignored grape’s place in the pantheon of noble wines will be guaranteed.”
Here’s what the Wine Spectator Magazine Says:
“Argentina makes more than one half of all the wine produced annually in South America. About 70 percent of Argentina's wine comes from Mendoza, and Mendoza produces 90 percent of the country's wine exports. Argentina is the ‘sleeping giant’ of the global wine industry.”
Your Wine Club Membership Investment Can Quickly Pay For Itself
Your Wine Club investment of $6,450.00 will pay for itself in just a few years which means every year thereafter you are receiving two hundred and forty (240) 750 ml bottles of premium wine as a dividend for your wise investing.
The La Vida Buena Wine Club has so much it would like to share with you, picturesque vineyards to stroll through, acres of vineyard vistas, olive trees and lovely gardens surrounding a spacious Estancia where you, your family and friends can sit out on the patio lost in time as you listen to silence and view starry nights, yours to retreat to one week each year. If you have the dream of owning your vineyard, well dream no more.
Make Your Dream A Reality
Membership in La Vida Buena Wine Club can turn your dream into a reality but with none of the upstart and subsequent running costs or responsibilities of vineyard ownership. The La Vida Buena Wine Club handles everything for you.
Now, the only thing standing between you and wine paradise is joining.
For everyone to thoroughly enjoy the experience we are offering a limited number of memberships. We suggest you don’t think too long about joining.
So, let our dream become your dream. We look forward to seeing you at the La Vida Buena Vineyards.
Hasta La Vista!
Yvonne and Tom Phelan
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