No questions asked, Naked Wines is top of the tree when it comes to Iowa wine clubs. You receive unique, limited-edition labels from a wide portfolio covering popular varietals and styles plus you support this amazing winemaking with your subscription fees.
First things first, check to make sure that the clubs that interest you deliver to Iowa. Next, take a look at the philosophy of each club and the kind of range it offers. When you have a few clubs lined up, go for one that suits your pocket.
Naked Wines offers a unique club model to oenophiles. Your subscription fee supports artisanal winemaking, and you pick and choose what you’d like delivered to your doorstep. On joining, you’re given the name of “angel”, because with your help both young and established vintners get the backing to make extraordinary wines and you’re first in line to enjoy the results. As vintners work directly with Naked Wines, there’s no middleman which translates into savings of up to 40-60%.
While Naked Wines winemakers are creative and innovative, it doesn’t mean you get weird and wonderful bottles – far from it. You can expect fine labels made with passion and experience covering all your favorite grapes and styles. This club even has an organic range if you’re especially health-conscious and don’t want to harm the environment.
Keeping touch with your favorite winemaker and other Naked Wines members in dedicated chat areas.
Give the go-ahead to select winemaking and savor exclusive reds and whites with Naked Wines.
Each bottle in Winc’s portfolio hails from outstanding Golden State artisanal producers, each making excellent reds and whites in choice styles. The club works with partners to source both existing labels and also commissions the creation of new bottles crafted with members' tastes in mind.
Most of the range focuses on the best California has to offer but a slice also covers the best from classic Old and New World regions to add spice and variety to every shipment. Winc regularly refreshes its portfolio so things never get old plus there’s a range of vegan, low-sugar/ alcohol, and organic labels if that’s your thing.
Each shipment is tailored to your personal palate profile which you set up as soon as you join Winc by answering a short, fun yet probing quiz on your tastes. You rate each bottle as you enjoy it which seamlessly calibrates your preferences for more super-customized shipments.
Enjoy exclusive artisanal wines from Californian and European wineries with Winc.
When smart tasting tech meets your palate, you get personalized shipments every time.
Bright Cellars doesn’t waste a moment getting to know your preferences. As soon as you get started, you answer seven probing questions in a palate quiz that crunches up your data and makes your shiny new customized taste profile that influences what each of your cases is filled with. You provide feedback on every bottle which automatically updates your profile leading to a never-ending flow of tailored shipments.
You enjoy jaw-dropping quality as well. The intrepid tasting team at this club samples bottle after bottle and passes just one in 12 for its range and your cases. Its portfolio is regularly refreshed so you can be sure things will never get stale and if you ever want to speak with an actual person about new tastes, Bright Cellars has a concierge team to help you out.
Perks include getting wine credits every time you introduce a friend.
Fine labels and super-customized shipments are yours to enjoy at Bright Cellars.
With its portfolio of low-alcohol/ sugar labels, Dry Farm Wines saves you from having to make the unwanted decision of cutting out your favorite Syrah or Riesling. Most of its range clocks in at 7% ABV while not one label goes higher than 12.5%. As if that wasn’t enough to like, the sugar levels in each glass are below average as well so you can enjoy a glass or two of your favorite without your enjoyment being spoiled by guilt.
Dry Farm Wines has a carefully-crafted selection of red, white, rosé, and sparkling membership options for you to pick and choose from each boasting fine, hand-selected labels.
This club is kind to the environment as well. It only works with producers that practice dry farming meaning no irrigation and wasted water. The result is top-quality fruit for excellent wines. Many labels are also organic and have minimal intervention, so you enjoy nature’s finest efforts.
Splendid-tasting wine that does no harm is all yours with Dry Farm Wines membership.
First Leaf stand-outs for its savvy palate technology that means you always get the reds and whites you want rather than a random selection. As soon as you get going with this club, you reply to 13 deep-dive questions about your tastes which are crafted into a personal palate profile. First Leaf matches this against its inventory and ships you labels that suit your tastes down to the last drop. The algorithm is responsive as well. As you rate each bottle, your profile updates seamlessly and more quaffable wines come your way.
The quality control at First Leaf is stringent. Its tasters get through 10,000 bottles every year and only pass 2% so you can be confident that glass you’re swirling is top-notch.
There’s a team of wine experts on hand if you ever want a break from the palate profile to discuss new tastes and fresh directions.
First Leaf membership brings you amazing savings, top-quality, and customized shipments.
Wine Insiders offers a huge cellar of top international labels at amazing prices.
When you get going with Wine Insiders, you get an idea of the great value and quality this club delivers with your first introductory offer shipment. This contains 15 fine hand-picked bottles that include three red Bordeaux blends with the impressive “Supérieur" designation. Unbelievably all of this costs only $90 clocking a 75% saving. Following cases offer the same quality meaning this club’s the definition of starting as it means to go on!
Wine Insiders also likes to keep you equipped with handy serving accessories and shows this big time with your second shipment. You receive a Connoisseur's Deluxe 7-Piece Lever Pull Corkscrew Set all packed up in an elegant cherry wood box. Your wine opening and pouring just got more pro!
Each of your amazing labels comes with deep-dive tasting notes for a rounded view of each sip plus ideas for delicious food pairing.
Wine Insiders Membership means your shelves are always stacked to the rafters with the best bottles at amazing value.
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 offers an 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.
Wine Of The Month Club offersa carefully-thought-out range of membership packages
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!
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.
