Wine Clubs

Wine.com is said to be the largest retailer of wine in the world by selection volume. This online, US-based retailer carries just under 20,000 unique bottles of wine and is said to ship several million bottles around the world each and every year.

Naturally, it is one of our go-to places to find wines that are not carried in our local state store (which, for anyone who knows Pennsylvania's system, you can imagine that we have to buy a lot from third parties).

When we saw Wine.com's StewardShip program offered free shipping to the continental USA, we knew we had to sign up immediately. But beyond free shipping, the program also offers special deals, exclusive products, events, and more that may also be attractive for less frequent shoppers in the company. (Note: In 2024, the StewardShip program updated its terms to offer free shipping on orders above $49, and a nominal amount for orders below, which is still a great deal.)

So in this one, we thought we'd take a look at the value proposition of the StewardShip program, and discuss whether any of the other amenities are worth it, too!

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Most of the wine clubs we have tried to date often follow a fairly traditional format. That is to say, you sign up, you get wines delivered every month, and the bottles you receive are often the same as every other member within your order tier.

Wine.com, one of our favorite companies to order wine from in the USA, takes a different approach to their wine club, and is aptly named Picked by Wine.com. The reason this one is named so well is that you aren't receiving the same wines as all other club members, and instead get a specially curated box picked out by a sommelier just for you!

After trying this one out, we are sold on the concept- especially for those who want to spend a bit more for premium bottles.

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In our never-ending quest to try new wine clubs, we stumbled upon Naked Wines at the recommendations of several friends.

This wine club takes a different kind of approach than conventional wine programs where members become de facto “investors” of artisan wineries around the world. But rather than being part owner, the perk comes back in the form of steeply discounted wines!

So in this one, we thought we'd share more about how Naked Wine works, what your membership fees get you (and how to get the most out of your orders), plus a broad look into the offerings we saw after joining. We touch on just about everything in this Naked Wines review!

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When we first started thinking about joining wine clubs, our thoughts immediately turned to those horrible wine of the month club infomercials we saw on TV growing up. The thought of joining a program where we relied on a nameless person to pick bottles for us was, well, unsettling to say the least.

Thankfully, wine subscriptions have come a long way over the years with the launching of many themed wine clubs, sommelier-led clubs (ones who put their name on the product!), and even wine subscriptions becoming available direct from your favorite winery.

As we've been using these services to help build our wine cellar (and find new grapes for our quest to try every grape varietal in the world), we thought we'd put together a list of some of the best wine subscriptions that you may want to consider!

Disclaimers: Wine club rules vary from state-to-state, country-to-country. As such, you must confirm if you can receive wine shipments to your locality before joining any program. Likewise, if any promotion codes are offered within this article, note that some states prohibit discounting of alcohol as well. If any offer codes are no longer valid, please contact us so we can update accordingly as offers change regularly- sometimes without us being aware of it.

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In our quest to try various wine clubs, we stumbled upon Mysa Wine. As this one boasts responsibly farmed, natural wines plus obscure varietals and production styles, as well as direct imports, we were intrigued.

While this only gave us so much to go on for purchasing, we ended up quite pleased with our order for a number of reasons.

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As a means to start building up our wine cellar, and to get out of our comfort zone with wine purchases, we've decided to pursue a number of wine subscriptions. Our first was Plonk Wine Club which is making headlines for approachable, natural wines with a very attractive price point.

But for us, there was another reason why we chose Plonk to start with as well- unusual grape varietals!

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