STEPH DEROSA: WINESTYLES >>>

Well, I did it: I am easily suckered into a wine club. My problem is that I join, and if I have to go pick up my monthly wine, I forget. Fortunately I have KAke and Bandito to help me drink up the multitudes of wine I end up having at the end of the year.

Hopefully that won't happen this time, for I have joined a wine club right by my house. For $35 monthly I get two bottles of wine per month, and 10 percent off my purchases at WineStyles. Meh, it's an OK deal â€" but for as often as I buy wine, and as often as I frequent the 99 Bottles located right next door â€" this is more than convenient.

The selection is almost always stuff I've never heard of, but the price is always very competative. It's definately a "get what you pay for" kind of deal. The knowledge of the sales people has always been spot-on, and I've never left with a bottle I didn't like. Regular wine tastings held at WineStyles are helpful as well.

Don't be scared. Next time you're at 99 Bottles, and you're afraid of your wife bitching about your beer purchase, slip into WineStyles and grab her a good bottle of wine. Unless she's like me, I'd be happy with any amount of liquor a man brought home to me.