We took a look at a wide range and decided the club that merits the top spot is Naked Wines. It has an amazing range of styles and varietals from artisanal producers around the globe that you probably wouldn't know about otherwise - and that would be your palate's loss!
There are so many benefits to Naked Wines membership it's hard to know where to begin. You get to have an impact on quality, boutique winemaking, have the results delivered to your doorstep, enjoy a huge discount because there are no middlemen, and call yourself an angel - the name of each of its 300,000 members.
This club effectively connects innovative winemakers with fans which works out as a win-win for everyone. The wineries enjoy funding for projects they probably won't otherwise get off the ground while you taste Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and a range of other varietals and styles all made exclusively for Naked Wines. In addition to all your favorites, Naked Wines digs out grapes that aren't so well known to spice up your case plus it has a range of organic labels.
Keep in touch with producers you admire via designated chat areas and compare notes with other angels.
Make wine making dreams come true and savor the results with Naked Wines.
Winc's catalog puts Californian artisanal producers center stage exactly where they deserve to be. There are so many boutique wineries doing great things and chances are Winc knows them all. It partners with vintners that make wines especially for members' tastes plus sources existing wine that also tick the boxes. Its portfolio features classic Californian grapes and styles plus a range of vegan, low-sugar, and organic labels too. If you want to try something further afield, Winc boasts close partnerships with wineries in European wine regions.
Winc gets to know your tastes right away with a short, fun quiz about your tastes. Do you like sweet reds or super-dry whites? Winc will find out, create a personal palate profile, and send a case that reflects this down to the last drop. You give feedback on every bottle and your profile is updated to sculpt future shipments to perfection.
Winc offers exclusive, artisanal Californian wines and is kind to your wallet.
When you get the ball rolling with Bright Cellars, you reply to seven quick questions about what you enjoy eating and drinking and the info is seamlessly turned into an uber-personal taste profile that informs what goes into each and every one of your cases. Whether you like light and fruity bubbly or tannic, reds with tobacco tones, Bright Cellars send you wines that fit the bill. What's more the profile is responsive. As you savor each bottle, you rate it automatically updating our likes and dislikes and - voilà - your next shipment reflects this. The contents of your cases change as you do.
Every label is handpicked by a fussy tasting team that only passes one out of 12 bottles so you can be sure that red or white in your glass is top quality. The range is also regularly refreshed with new labels from all the major regions, so things never get tired.
Fine labels and super-customized shipments are yours to enjoy at Bright Cellars.
Dry Farm Wines' range is dedicated to low-alcohol and low-sugar labels for oenophiles that don't want to cut down on or give up their favorite bevvy. Most of its portfolio has an ABV of 7% and none go above 12.5% so you're safely in low to medium territory. What's more, sugar levels for each glass are way below average but you'd never know from how rounded and full that red or white in your glass tastes.
All of its labels are produced by winemakers who practice dry farming meaning they don't irrigate their vineyards. Vines are forced to find a water supply deep in the soil and, like a boot camp workout, emerge with fine, top-quality fruit resulting in exceptional wines.
The huge water savings this represents are kind to the planet plus Dry Farm Wines adds more love to the environment with a selection of organic and biodynamic labels.
Enjoy wine on your terms while being kind to the planet with Dry Farm Wines.
As soon as you get the ball rolling with First Leaf, you answer a 13-question quiz that covers what you enjoy in a bottle plus how willing you are to take risks and try something new. It's all bundled up, goes into a personal tasting profile, and forms the cornerstone to every single bottle that gets sent your way.
As you enjoy each glass, you have the opportunity to give it a rating. The responsive tasting tech updates your profile, and another super-tailored shipment comes your way.
First Leaf's tasting team samples labels from across the Old and New Worlds covering iconic grapes and classic styles. Every sip you take is of the highest quality because it only passes 2% of the wines it tries. If you ever want to go out of your tasting tech comfort zone in your quest for your next favorite bottle, there's a super-helpful concierge team on hand.
You can always expect the best and the most tailored with First Leaf.
When you join Wine Insiders, you get an idea of the quality you can expect from the get-go. You receive an introductory shipment of 15 fine bottles including three red blends carrying the impressive "Supérieur" designation in Bordeaux. Costing less than $90, this represents a saving of 75%. This sets the tone for future shipments which will be bursting with high-quality, good-value bottles with award winners finding their ways into your shipment as well.
Wine Insiders is one of those clubs that insists on providing members with a full experience with their nosing, swirling, and sipping. It routinely throws in nifty accessories that make opening and serving slicker. When you get to your second delivery, you'll receive a complimentary Connoisseur's Deluxe 7-Piece Lever Pull Corkscrew Set valued at $60.
Each bottle is accompanied by the story on its origins, tasting notes, and perfect food pairing ideas.
Membership to Wine Insiders ushers in excellent wines, bonus accessories, and amazing savings.
WSJ Wine was one of the first on the bulk wine delivery scene and its experience shows in every shipment of top-quality labels that arrives on your doorstep.
When you get going, you enjoy an amazing introductory offer featuring 12 premier bottles accompanied by a free gift accessory all for just $69.99. Once you’ve enjoyed these reds and whites, you have a pick of two clubs, both offering highly-rated labels. The Discovery Club ships you bottles that are regularly given the stamp of approval by your fellow members while you get to sip limited-edition bottles and award winners with the Premier Club.
As you drink each bottle, you have the opportunity to rate it which plays a role in what you get in your next case – more of the same if you enjoy a particular style or something different if you’d like a change in direction. It’s always up to you!
You go straight for the finest with WSJ Wine membership.
If you love getting wine delivered instead of going to the store but want to get a range of bottles that you would’ve picked yourself, Vinebox is an ideal club for you.
The way it works is, every quarter, Vinebox sends you nine 100ml taster vials that give you enough volume to have a proper tasting in your own home. As you sip through the tasters, you make a note of what you like then order a full bottle of each. Vinebox will source and deliver your selection and you cover the cost with credits you’ve built up over your membership.
Wine samples can be worrying because there’s always the chance that they’ll arrive oxidized or stale tasting. No chance of this with Vinebox. It uses cutting-edge fractioning technology that seals in aromas and flavors so it’s like each glass-sized sample has come straight from the bottle. Cheers!
If you only want a wine rack filled with bottles you’ve chosen yourself, Vinebox is your club.
Laithwaites exciting ever-changing selection of world wines from iconic regions at pocket-friendly prices.
This club’s mammoth membership of 700,000 enables a tasting team to globe-trot one glass at a time in its quest to find the best quality and most interesting reds, whites, rosés, and bubbles for you. It’s always on the lookout for what’s hot plus member tastes are its guiding star. It delivers a range of popular varietals and styles from famed regions and also throws in a few untapped grapes to keep your palate happy.
To give you as wide an experience as possible, each label comes with comprehensive tasting notes and ideas for superb food pairing.
Laithwaites launched in the UK in the late ’60s and spread across the US and Australia garnering 700,000 loyal members over the years. This club has also impressed the industry at large winning the coveted International Wine Challenge “Merchant of the Year Award” in 2015 so you’re onto a good thing with Laithwaites.
Sit back and enjoy a wide range of fine-quality, good-value labels with Lathwaites.
Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned sipper, you’ll find a membership package to enjoy at Wine of the Month Club. It has a carefully-crafted selection of subscription offers that tick every oenophile’s boxes. There are ten 2-bottle clubs and 6 and 12 bottle case options covering popular themes like the iconic Bordeaux, California, and Napa regions plus categories homing in on limited labels, and styles such as Natural Wines.
Every drop you sip is of the most select quality as well. Second-generation owner Paul Kalemkiarian tastes hundreds of labels each month in his search for the latest and finest and only passes what he’d be happy to have in his own cellar.
Wine of the Month Club is also a firm believer in providing a full experience to its loyal members so provide details tasting notes and yummy, easy food pairing suggestions in a classy 14-page pamphlet.
Years of experience and choice labels are yours to enjoy with Wine of the Month Club membership.
If you’re an avid listener of public radio and like a fine glass of Malbec or Chardonnay, this club has your name all over it. You get deliveries of high-quality bottles and public radio benefits from a cut of your subscription fee to help boost its programming. How NPR Wine Club manages this while keeping your subs so reasonable is anyone’s guess but somehow it manages and both you and public radio win out.
You enjoy great savings from the get-go. Your first case contains a few bonus bottles as a hearty welcome to the club and the following shipments are just as good value. You can expect reds and whites from classic old and New World regions like France Italy, Spain, and Argentina covering popular grapes and styles. Some labels are themed around popular NPR programming for a bit of fun!
You choose an all-red, full white, or a mixed case.
Support public radio while sipping on fine international reds and white with NPR Wine Club membership.
The wine middle ground that Vinesse lives in offers a never-ending stream of fine labels featuring much-loved grapes, styles, and classic world regions.
You have a great choice of 14 clubs to pick and choose from. If you have a soft spot for certain regions, options include the Pacific Northwest and California, and bubbly lovers will be delighted by Vinesse’s sparkling club. Every single bottle is limited-edition and hand-selected by a stringent tasting team, so you know you’re in excellent hands with this club. This club works with a network of award-winning wineries producing labels that fit subscriber tastes. Indeed, members score 95% of Vinesse’s portfolio as “would recommend”.
You enjoy an introductory offer when you get going with Vinesse. Your first case contains eight bottles and costs just $49.99 giving you a taste of what’s to come with future shipments. Every time you reorder a favorite, you get a member discount.
Both beginner- and connoisseur-friendly, you can depend on quality, variety, and member perks with Vinesse.
Tasting Room believes in the service and best selection only one-to-one talks can offer.
If you value a good tete-a-tete over what’s in your wine rack and don’t want technology to have anything to do with it, you’ve found your club. Tasting Room Club avoids the tasting tech, rubrics, and algorithms that feature elsewhere in favor of the human touch. This means you get a personal advisor who’ll chew the fat with you about what you want in a red or white and see to it that the contents of each case reflect this.
It’s not just the personal touch that makes Tasting Room Wine so great. The quality of each bottle is exceptional owing to a super-strict taste process. The sommelier team only gives the stamp of approval to one out of every bottle tasted tried, a standard members appreciate with their 4.25 out of 5 stars rating for this club’s overall portfolio.
No middleman means savings of up to 60% off retail.
Tasting Room Wine promises there’ll be no questions about bananas or chocolate – just individual service and labels you’ll savor.
It’s no wonder Plonk founder Etty Klein has garnered wide recognition for her innovative club including a spot in Wine Enthusiast's Top 40 Under 40 Tastemakers List. It offers the niche organic experience many oenophiles are crying out for.
Each bottle in Plonk’s extensive range is made to strict organic principles plus many are produced within a biodynamic framework as well. Plonk's tasting team hand selects a selection of grapes and styles from iconic regions across the Old and New Worlds. It also knows you like a change now and then so adds spice to each shipment with unknown varietals from untapped spots to keep your palate on its toes.
It’s up to you whether you opt for a case of all reds, whites, or a mix to cover all bases. Each bottle comes with interesting notes on its origins plus a tasting profile and food pairing ideas.
Enjoy organic labels that support the environment with Plonk.
