We took a look at a huge range and decided the wine club that deserves the title of the top spot for New York is Naked Wines. It has a super-interesting range of styles and varietals from creative and ambitious producers around the globe.
First, check that the club sends shipments to New York and if it offers any special delivery options if you need them. Next check the range of products available to decide if it offers what you want, then see if the membership fees suit your pocket.
Fund unique winemaking projects then enjoy the results in your shipments.
Join the 300,000-strong membership of Naked Wines and enjoy artisanal products from appellations across the globe. What makes it even cooler is you fund them! How it works is the club invests your subscription fees into a wide range of innovative winemaking projects and you decide which ones you want sent your way to enjoy.
This club opens minds and palates with its fine products plus creative vintners get the opportunity to do super-cool stuff. You don’t have to worry about anything crazy arriving in your case though – just quality wine in a variety of styles covering well- and lesser-known grape varietals and interesting regions.
When you land a bottle you love, there's the chance to follow up with the vintner on dedicated message boards to get nerdy about the oak aging or malolactic fermentation. You can also trade thoughts about your vino with other Naked Wines angels (as members are called).
Join a community supporting innovative winemaking and taste the best of it with Naked Wines.
Winc boasts a catalog of wines that touch the sweet spot: not too big and not too small and all to die for. It features both hand-selected and custom-made products from artisanal Californian and European producers who cover popular varietals and styles.
The first thing that happens when you join up is you answer six short questions about your tastes in no longer than it would take to uncork a bottle. Whether you like off-dry reds or acidic whites, your first shipment will reflect this. As you drink your wines, you rate them via your account which leads to an even more tailored case next time. If you ever want a change of direction, you can check in with Winc’s sommelier team plus, you’ll find yummy recipes for food and wine pairing on the website.
You get $20 off your first order and credit when you refer a friend to go towards your favorites.
Winc offers unique Californian wines at great prices.
What a dream come true Vinebox is for serious lovers of the grape. When you join this club, you immediately cut out the frustration and disappointment of receiving uninspiring wine shipments because you get to pick what you want after you’ve tasted it.
Every quarter Vinebox sends nine elegantly-packaged 100ml-sized tasting portions covering exclusive classics from Europe so you can turn your living room into a tasting parlor and pick and choose what you want! When you come across a taster that you enjoy, Vinebox will arrange delivery of a full bottle paid for with credits you’ve built up with previous shipments.
There’s no chance of tasters arriving stale or oxidized either. Vinebox uses the latest fractioning tech that keeps your “glasses” as fresh as if you’ve just poured them from a bottle.
With each sample, you receive in-depth tasting notes and ideas for food pairing, providing insights into all the topics you like to know about your wine.
If you don’t want to waste your taste buds on bottles that don’t do it for you, Vinebox has your name on it.
As soon as you get the ball rolling with Bright Cellars, you answer a questionnaire that may be short but dives deep into the preferences of your tastebuds. It comes up with a palate profile that the club sommeliers use to fill your case so you can expect perfect wines every time. As you sip away, you rank what’s in your bottle to update your profile and the next shipment reflects this. Whatever styles and varietals you enjoy, you can be sure to receive them with Bright Cellars.
The products in the club portfolio are hand-selected by experienced tasters who give the stamp of approval to only one out of 12. Each month there are new additions so there’s no chance of things getting dull.
If you’d like a break from the rubric to speak to a person, a concierge team with basic sommelier training is at hand to chat away and point you in the right direction.
The tasting technology at Bright Cellars means fine wines every time.
Firstleaf bases every bottle in your shipment on a precise profile of your preferences.
Each year, the First Leaf tasting team samples more than 10,000 wines from across Old and New World regions in its quest to bring members the best. Out of this vast tasting, only 2% make it into the portfolio and into your case. The cost for this quality is jaw-droppingly low with you enjoying up to 60% off retail prices making each glass taste that much better.
When you get on board with First Leaf, you reply to 13 questions that are designed to drill down and find out what you enjoy in a bottle. As well as covering your tastes, it reveals how adventurous you are in relation to your reds and whites and responds accordingly with the varietals and styles you’ll enjoy.
You give a rating to each bottle as you sip which automatically calibrates your profile so that future shipments are bursting with what you want.
You can expect super-personal service and top quality with First Leaf.
With its team of tasters tirelessly scouring the world for new and interesting reds, whites, rosés, and bubblies, you can sit back and expect shipments that will please your palate and your curiosity about regions around the world.
Your first delivery is like a Christmas and birthday present rolled into one! You receive 15 wines including three bottles of superior Bordeaux all for $89 representing a 75% saving. You also have control of the contents of future cases. You can go for full red, white, or a mix of both all year round. Tasting and pairing notes come with each bottle.
Wine Insiders also loves throwing in free wine accessories with your shipments to enhance service. When you get to your second delivery, you’ll receive a Connoisseur’s Deluxe 7-Piece Lever Pull Corkscrew Set valued at $59.99 featuring all the gizmos you need to make opening and pouring that little more chic.
Leave the hard work to the experts and enjoy good-value shipments with Wine Insiders.
Laithwaites opened its doors in 1969 and has spread to the US and Australia collecting 700,000 subscribers on the way. Its huge membership enjoys quarterly deliveries of cases brimming with an interesting variety of bottles covering a range of grapes, styles and regions.
The sommelier team at Laithwaites tastes thousands of bottles each year in search of the finest and most interesting for its members. It has links with some of the biggest producers across the globe but also features products from small, family vintners approaching winemaking in innovative ways.
You decide what mix you’d like in your case – all reds, whites, or both and you can change over whenever it suits you. Each shipment also features in-depth tasting notes that help you learn as you sip and ideas for food pairing so you can experiment with flavor matching and get the most out of each bottle
Laithwaites membership guarantees you good quality and value in every case.
Since 1972 Wine of the Month Club has crafted interesting membership packages that home in on members’ tastes with clubs featuring Pinot Noir, Napa, and Natural products just three in a wide and refined range.
Every month, second-generation owner Paul Kalemkiarian tastes hundreds of samples and only gives the stamp of approval to a handful of exceptional products that will add spice to your case. If he wouldn’t have it in his own cava, he doesn’t think it’s good enough for his loyal members, so you know you’re in good hands when you pour and swirl that white or red from this club.
As well as bringing you well-known varietals and styles from famed regions, Wine of the Month Club loves digging out lesser-known grapes from new regions. With each bottle in your case, you receive a beautiful complimentary pamphlet that includes tasting notes plus fun and doable ideas for food pairing.
Old-fashioned service and modern-day savvy are what you get with Wine of the Month Club.
Plonk’s tasting team travels to wineries around the globe picking up the finest products made with organic and biodynamic principles. When you drink a glass from Plonk you can be confident there are no chemicals from the vineyards or chemical enhancements from the winery in your glass. It carefully selects products made with popular varietals in much-loved styles and also ferrets out lesser-known grapes to add variety to your case.
You can opt for a shipment full of reds, whites, or a mix of both and make the change whenever you wish. With each bottle, you also receive deep-dive information about the region, producer, winemaking, and character of the wine along with tips on how to best pair it with food.
It’s little wonder Plonk founder Etty Klein has been highlighted in Wine Enthusiast's Top 40 Under 40 Tastemakers List. Her visionary club is kind to your tastebuds and the environment.
Each of your dollars is well-spent when it goes on Plonk’s quality and purity
