.jpg)
We may earn a commission if you buy something from any affiliate links on our site.
If a populated bar cart and an at-capacity wine rack is your definition of a well-stocked kitchen, consider choosing from one of the best wine club delivery services. Across the growing landscape of offerings, there are some tailored to those who are knowledgeable vino drinkers, while others aim to teach the customer about the region and the best types of food to pair with your wine—and all are ready to be delivered to your doorstep.
Wine Access partners with with Michelin-starred restaurants to offer exclusive wine selections to subscribers. In the past, Per Se and their head sommelier Michael Couvreaux offered an exclusive wine selection from Northern Rhône to Montalcino. This year, your delivery will include culinary pairings curated by Chef José Andrés of Michelin-starred Minibar to Michael Tusk of San Francisco’s Quince—it all makes for an aromatic and palatable experience.
For the summer, our favorite is Una Lou Rosé’s season pass, which provides monthly deliveries of the pink drink from February to October—but year-round, other options abound. Companies such as Firstleaf, Winc Wine Club, and Bright Cellars let subscribers rate their wine and in turn, match each person with bottles their experts recommend. Wine Awesomeness brings their members the stories behind their bottles, paired with a vocabulary lesson (you’ll sound like a pro in no time). Vinebox is for those who want a taste before committing to a full bottle: nine vials are delivered to your door every quarter, along with credit to use towards the bottle you loved the most.
If spirits are more your speed, you might take an interest in the fine (and hard-to-find) offerings of Flaviar, which delivers three different tasting spirits, along with a complimentary full-size bottle each quarter, as part of your subscription. Mash and Grape puts the best of what craft and micro-distillers have to offer at your fingertips by delivering three full-size spirits, in the category of your choice, to your door each month. Haus offers a monthly subscription to its fresh, locally-sourced apéritifs made in Sonoma County, California, while Craft Beer of the Month Club brings the microbrewery tour experience to your own living room.
There’s a company for everyone, no matter what you’re looking for—below, find 22 of the best wine club delivery services and spirit subscriptions to try this year.
Firstleaf
A wine club that gets better with each box? Sign us up. Firstleaf employs wine experts whose job is to find new and exciting varietals. Customers rate their bottles after consumption, and the company’s system uses these ratings to curate your next box based off of your palate. Whether you drink red, white, or both, Firstleaf gives subscribers the freedom to choose what kind and how often they want another shipment of vino. Shop now!
Maie
Maie is a newly launched California-based wine company that is designed for both the wine drinker who prefers to try different flavors and anyone who enjoys having a glass of wine with dinner during the week, but doesn’t want to open a new bottle. At just 187 ml, Each Maie bottle is meant to be single serve. Through joining the Maie World subscription program, you’ll receive a monthly subscription of 8 wine bottles (equivalent to two full sized wine bottles). Additional benefits include discounts, access to the annual Maie Day food and wine festival, and more. The best part? A membership starts at just $65. Shop now!
Avaline
Founded by actor Cameron Diaz and fashion and beauty entrepreneur Katherine Power, Avaline prides itself on delivering clean wine made from organic grapes. It’s also vegan friendly and free from added sugars and artificial colors. Avaline’s subscription box is customizable exactly to your needs. Choose any variety of wines to meet its 12 bottle shipment minimum and have it delivered to your doorstep every month, two months, or three months—the choice is yours. Feel free to modify, skip, or cancel anytime and save 15 percent off every single shipment. Shop now!
Winc Wine Club
Members of Winc Wine Club receive four wines each month—one for every week! New members answer a six question quiz to help the company assess your tastes. After you try a bottle, you can rate it, which will help Winc narrow down next month’s shipment. This service is extremely flexible, allowing subscribers to skip a month at any time or cancel when they are all wined out. The price per box will vary, as each wine costs a different amount (they start at $13). Shop now!
Bright Cellars
This website is basically the matchmaking service of your dreams, pairing you with four fine wines for just $60 a month. The Bright Points algorithm (created by two MIT graduates) scores each wine by comparing 18 attributes to your preferences. If there is a bottle you aren’t particularly fond of, the in-house wine concierge will help you select a free replacement bottle. All of the wines are sourced from small vineyards, mostly in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and South America. Shop now!
Wine Access
Curious to taste wines on the lists of Michelin-starred restaurants? Now you can with Wine Access. Members will receive five seasonal collections curated by sommeliers from Michelin-starred restaurants throughout the year, priced between $160-$200. Plus, Wine Access additionally offers a package dubbed The Discovery club for those who are excited to try more wines from around the world. This membership secures you six bottles of wine, from both well-known and up-and-coming vineyards. Easily choose between a mixed box of whites and reds. Or, should you be a Cab die-hard, go with an all-red box, starting at $150 per box. And exclusive for the holiday season, members can experience Wine Access’s partnership with Per Se’s head sommelier Michel Couvreux. The offering pairs elegant wines with a menu by the restaurant’s chef de cuisine Chad Palagi. Shipments will be delivered in early December. Shop Now!
RD Winery
Based in Napa, RD Winery is both the first Vietnamese-owned winery in the United States and the first one in the area to introduce an all-Asian pairing menu. RD Winery continues to champion Asian influences in its suite of offerings by partnering with Asian-founded food brands like Omsom and Fly by Jing for their popular seasonal “foodie box” subscriptions. With each box, you receive a selection of six RD wines, recipe cards on how to create the perfect food and wine pairings, discounts on future purchases, and a special “ingredient” from one of their rotating partners that is guaranteed to enhance the flavor of your meal with the perfect wine of course. Shop now!
.jpg)
Frog’s Leap
Join the “Fellowship of the Frog” and you’ll receive quarterly shipments of Frog’s Leap’s fan favorite wines, from their 2020 Zinfandel to their wintry Merlot, delivered directly to your doorstep. This—in addition to access to their exclusive, small batch wines from their cellar—is available only to subscribers. Further, receive invitations to Frog’s Leap events in Napa and across the country. They make an excellent holiday gift, and their Napa tasting room is also worth a visit to overlook their vineyard and gorgeous gardens. A three bottle shipment starts at $120. Shop now!
Parcelle Wine
Looking for sommelier-selected wines without ever having to leave your home? The team behind buzzy NYC restaurant Charlie Bird launched Parcelle Wine to offer shoppers the best wine experience, with ease. Co-founded in 2018 by Grant Reynolds, an award-winning sommelier, Parcelle Wine’s approach has always valued quality over quantity—showcasing wines ready to drink now, according to seasonality. Though Parcelle’s shop is currently based in New York, you can sign up to receive Parcelle’s monthly wine drop nationwide, where you will receive three sommelier-selected wines for just under $100. Shop now!
Vinebox
Starting at $72 per quarter, this service lets subscribers taste new wines and discover other regions without committing to a full bottle: Vinebox picks out what they deem to be the 9 best wines of the season, and delivers them in vials, not bottles. Each box of vials (which contains enough liquid for a glass of wine) also includes a credit to purchase full size bottles of any of the ones you really enjoyed. They also offer an advent calendar called Twelve Nights of Wine, a box that delivers 12 glasses of vino from around the world. Last year’s box sold out in four weeks, so if it sparks your fancy, it’s worth pre-ordering. Shop now!
Usual Wines
For those who prefer wine by the glass rather than by the bottle, Usual Wines is your answer, offering the perfect measure of wine each and every time. Designed in sleek, 6.3 oz glass bottles, Usual wines are natural and made in small batches with grapes from California without any added sugars or sulfites. Plus, if you get overwhelmed by too many options, Usual Wines offers one signature type of red or rosé. Additionally, just in time for the holidays and New Year’s Eve, Usual Wines has restocked their popular Brut sparkling wine—perfect for toasting the arrival of 2022. Try the mixed subscription box for $80 and receive 12 glasses of red, rosé, and brut at your doorstep every month. Shop now!
SommSelect
Just as the name implies, every month, starting at $99, you’ll receive a box of wines at your doorstep hand-selected and curated by Sommeliers. This wine club is the best fit for those who enjoy learning about wine just as much as they do sipping it. Each shipment includes literature on the wine regions and the backstories of each bottle included. Before you know it, you’ll be a Somm in the making. Shop Now!
Macari Vineyards
Through the Macari wine club, you’ll sip on a wide variety of wines that are pre-released or made in small batches. Exclusivity is key here. Each subscription also includes access to digital wine experiences and tastings. Receive a bottle of six wines four times a year starting at $145 or opt for their Collector wine club, which includes admission to an annual wine dinner hosted by the Macari family at their vineyard on Long Island’s scenic North Fork. Shop Now!
Nomadica
If you’re someone who enjoys sommelier-quality wine outside a Michelin-starred restaurant, consider Nomadica. Founder and sommelier, Kristin Olszewski is looking to disrupt how we experience viticulture, anywhere we are, via canned wine. Easily pack them with you on road trips, picnics, or simply to enjoy at home when all you want is a couple of glasses versus a full bottle. Sustainability is at the center of Nomadica’s ethos; all of the wines are responsibly sourced from vineyards with sustainable farming practices. The blends are also vegan, low sulfur, and fermented dry.
If you’re still shopping for the holidays, they’d make a great hostess gift too. Each can is artfully designed by artists around the globe who have created compelling illustrations that help personify each wine’s flavor profile. Join Nomadica’s wine club starting at $57 for 12 cans shipped monthly. And in case you always wanted to have a sommelier on call, bonus membership perks include a direct line to Olszewski herself; text any questions about your wine, what to pair it with, and more. Shop now!
.jpg)
Martha Stewart Wine Club
Let Martha Stewart curate your wine selection. Martha’s members can opt to receive six bottles every six weeks for $50 or 12 bottles every eight weeks for less than $100. Your first shipment will include a wide breadth of award-winning red and white wines from France. Taste a Malbec that won Gold in the 2018 Critics Challenge International Wine Competition or a chardonnay that took home silver in the 2019 Sommelier Challenge International Wine Competition. Award-winning wine at your doorstep? Yes, please. Shop now!
Wine Awesomeness
You get more than a bottle of wine with this service. Wine Awesomeness delivers the stories behind the bottles, a wine vocabulary lesson, and the right types of food to pair them with via theblacklabel, the brand’s monthly magazine. Boxes contain three bottles of wine and start at $49. If that isn’t enough, there’s also an option to order six bottles at $79 a box. Members receive their packages monthly, but can personalize the delivery frequency once they become a member. Subscribers can choose between all red, all white, or a mix and shipping is free. Gifting is also easy; just select the duration of the subscription, color of wine, and number of bottles. Shop now!
Primal Wine Club
Primal Wine Club specializes in natural wines, those which are sustainably farmed, made with natural yeast and no to minimal sulfites, as well as unfiltered. Members can customize their shipments between a preference of three, six, or 12 bottles of wine; which can consist of all red, all white, or a mix, with prices starting from $85. Shop now!
.jpg)
Orange Glou
Orange wine isn’t for everyone, but if you are a fan of its bold and savory taste, which is made through fermenting grape skins, then Orange Glou is the wine service for you. Its founder, sommelier Doreen Winkler, has a passion for this often polarizing type of wine. Choose between a box of three or six bottles of specially curated orange wines by Winkler, every month, starting at $105. Shop now!
Flaviar
Flaviar, which prides itself on its assortment of rare and fine spirits, has a quarterly membership best suited to the adventurous spirits enthusiast. Subscriptions start at $75 and include a tasting box of three unique spirit samples in the category of your choice—these range from tequila and mezcal to gin and Scotch and various other whiskeys, just to name a few—and a full-size bottle of your choice. Your quarterly membership also includes free shipping, on both your tasting box and complimentary bottle, but also additional purchases. Shop now!
Mash and Grape
Subscribers of Mash and Grape’s MashBox club enjoy specialty spirits sourced from craft distillers and independent bottlers. Quarterly subscriptions start at $44 per month and include three full-size bottles of the spirit of your choice. Subscriptions span the categories of scotch, whiskey, bourbon, gin, rum, and tequila. Detailed tasting notes and the story behind your bottle accompany each subscription delivery, rounding out your tasting experience. Shop now!
Haus
Mix things up with Haus, a farm-to-bottle apéritif made in California’s wine country. With a lighter alcohol content and complex flavors, the brand occupies a category all their own (somewhere between wine and hard liquor). Monthly subscriptions start at $35 and allow you to select a full-size bottle of your choice in their Citrus Flower, Bitter Clove, or new Ginger Yuzu flavors. Shop now!
The Original Craft Beer Club
Starting at $43 per month, The Original Craft Beer Club will send you 12 bottles of the best of what American craft breweries have to offer. Offerings from two different craft brewers are sent in each shipment, which further diversifies its wares by including four distinct styles of beer. Tasting notes and information about each brewery accompany your delivery, creating an experience not unlike visiting a micro-brewery in person. Shop now!
