Boozy subscription services have become a popular way for enthusiasts to explore new and exciting versions of their favourite tipple, especially during this period of lockdown.
91探花 have listed the top 10 wine subscription services to explore in 2021.
Our Top 10 Wine Subscriptions:
- 笔辞谤迟.颁濒耻产听– Quarterly Membership (拢70 per quarter), Annual Membership (拢240 per year)
- Virgin Wines Discovery Club聽– From 拢131
- Savage Vines聽– Monthly Wine Subscription (from 拢29.95 per month), Gift Wine Subscription (from 拢99.95).
- The Wine Society聽– Wine Rack Essentials (up to 拢85 per case), Discovery (up to 拢99 per case), Lighter Wines (up to 拢110 per case), Worldwide Wonders (up to 拢119 per case) & French Classics (up to 拢149 per case)
- Naked Wines聽– 拢99.99 per quarter
- Averys Wine Merchants – Averys Signature Collection (拢162.88 鈥� now on sale for 拢83.88), Averys Claret Club Collection (拢172.38 鈥� now on sale for 拢95.88) & Averys Cellar Collection (拢139.99 鈥� now on sale for 拢77.94)
- Laithwaite’s Wine聽– ranges from 拢80 to 拢180
- The LITTLEWINE Club聽– Backstage Pass (拢24 for 12 months), Wine & Backstage Pass (拢50 for Roots, 拢90 for Grower & 拢180 for Cosmos)
- Princess Prosecco聽– 1 Bottle Box (拢33 per month), 2 Bottle Box (拢42.50 per month)
- Wine List聽– from 拢39 per month
Port.Club
Cost: Quarterly Membership (拢70 per quarter), Annual Membership (拢240 per year).
Port.Club is a boozy subscription service all about port (unsurprisingly).
Port Club is a digital-first, direct-to-consumer subscription scheme targeted at the younger generation of port drinkers. The service claim their mission is to 鈥渟hare the fun of port [鈥 by making Churchill鈥檚 award-winning hand-crafted ports easy to purchase, learn about and make your own.鈥�
Members of Port.Club will receive a 鈥淧ort Pack鈥� every quarter. These Port.Club packs include three different ports, each with a different style and complexity, themed as follows:
- 1 Anytime Port (75cl) 鈥� 鈥淗ardworking ports for everyday drinking.鈥�
- 1 The Right Time Port (50cl) 鈥� 鈥淧orts that makes a moment and command attention.鈥�
- 1 One Time Port (75cl) 鈥� 鈥淯nique Club Ports bottled only for member shipment.鈥�
Members will also get special discounts in Port.Club鈥檚 shop, annual members offered 鈥渆xclusive Port fun鈥� experiences in Douro Valley and Porto.
Virgin Wines Discovery Club
Cost: From 拢131.
Two-time winner of the Drinks Retailing Awards “Online Drinks Retailer of the Year”, Virgin Wines Discovery Club offers up a superb service for wine enthusiasts. In the club, members get access to incredible craft wines, handpicked from some of the top independent wine makers in the world.
When applying for the subscription service, prospective members will firstly have to choose their taster case 鈥� being either all red, all white, or a mix. Every quarter, the Virgin Wines Discovery Club will then send over a special selection of 12 top-class wines.
This special selection also comes with a booklet of tasting notes on each of the wines, and 鈥渉andy wine tips鈥� for members to explore.
Club memberships can be flexible, with delivery dates and the selection of wines in the quarter case able to be changed easily. Members can also skip a delivery altogether.
Savage Vines
Cost: Monthly Wine Subscription (from 拢29.95 per month), Gift Wine Subscription (from 拢99.95).
Independent wine merchant Savage Vines imports bio-dynamic, organic wines globally from family-run wineries. They offer both a gift subscription and a monthly subscription, and are on a mission to 鈥済et you out of the supermarket and introduce you to new wine regions and grape varieties.鈥�
When subscribing, customers can choose how many bottles of wine they want (2,3,6 or 12) and the type of wine they want (red, white or a mixture or both). Each month, Savage Vines will then select bottles from independent wine makers, and deliver straight to subscribers鈥� doors.
All wines included in the subscription service are hand-picked, focused on both organic and bio-dynamic wines made by independent winemakers.
Alongside the bottles of wine, Savage Vines鈥� monthly subscription service will also include a wine map of where each bottle has come from, tasking notes and suggestions for food pairings, and a podcast which talks subscribers through each of the wines selected for that month.
Delivery across the U.K. is free, monthly subscribers given 25% off on any and all repurchases of wine.
The Wine Society
Cost: Wine Rack Essentials (up to 拢85 per case), Discovery (up to 拢99 per case), Lighter Wines (up to 拢110 per case), Worldwide Wonders (up to 拢119 per case) & French Classics (up to 拢149 per case).
The Wine Society鈥檚 Wine Without Fuss delivery scheme is the perfect wine subscription service for those wanting to try high-quality, great-tasting wines effortlessly.
Wine Without Fuss offers five plans for customers to choose from, created to鈥渇ulfil every possible wine wish鈥�, and includes the following:
- Wine Rack Essentials 鈥� keeping wine racks topped up for the any day bottles.
- Discovery 鈥� helping users to explore wines from across the world, with exciting stories behind each bottle.
- Lighter Wines 鈥� offering up wines with less alcohol in them, never being over 12.5% for whites and 13% for reds.
- Worldwide Wonders 鈥� showcasing classic wines from across the world, helping users to explore bottles from various different regions.
- French Classics 鈥� introducing users to wines from some of the most iconic regions in France.
When signing up to Wine Without Fuss, customers will simply have to select the plan they鈥檇 prefer and how often they鈥檇 like it delivered (ranging from monthly to annually), before filling out their payment details.
With a Wine Without Fuss plan, users are never tied down to a long subscription, able to change orders, and cancel the plan entirely, at any time.
All wines are also backed by 鈥淭he Society鈥檚 Promise鈥�, meaning if you don鈥檛 like a particular wine sent over in the plan, The Wine Society will offer credit, a refund, or replace the bottle with another wine.
Naked Wines
Cost: 拢99.99 per quarter.
Naked Wines helps to fund talented independent winemakers, their Fine Wine Club offering exclusive access to some of their most 鈥渟eriously special鈥� bottles.
Naked Wine鈥檚 Director, Ray, has been a sommelier for Gordon Ramsay, having served both celebrities and royalty. His Fine Wine Club includes 6 fantastic wines delivered straight to recipients鈥� doors every quarter, alongside tasting notes for each of the bottles.
Members will also have access to exclusive virtual tasting events, hosted by Ray. Memberships can be cancelled at any time, with a 100% 鈥渘o quibble鈥� refund guarantee.
Averys Wine Merchants
Cost: Averys Signature Collection (拢162.88 鈥� now on sale for 拢83.88), Averys Claret Club Collection (拢172.38 鈥� now on sale for 拢95.88) & Averys Cellar Collection (拢139.99 鈥� now on sale for 拢77.94).
Averys Wine Merchants has offered wine plans for more than 20 years 鈥� beginning as a way for Brand Ambassador Mimi Avery鈥檚 father to share his own personal recommendations with adventurous customers.
Mimi has since carried on her father鈥檚 tradition, Averys now offering three plans to choose from, each with their own unique theme of wines to accommodate for a range of different preferences. These three plans are:
- Averys Signature Collection 鈥� exploring Mimi鈥檚 favourite seasonal wines
- Claret Club 鈥� introducing members to some fantastic Bordeaux buys.
- The Cellar Collection 鈥� helping members to build up a cellar of wines for special occasions and fine dining events.
Subscribing to an Averys plan is easy 鈥� customers simply have to choose their preferred plan and wait for Mimi and the team to carefully select the best wines for each case.
Members receive cases every 12 weeks along with tasting notes. The introductory case comes with free delivery, after which will cost 拢7.99. Members also have the option to both skip and swap cases, push delivery back and cancel their plan entirely.
Laithwaite鈥檚聽 Wine
Cost: Ranges from 拢80 to 拢180.
With over 100,000 U.K. members, Laithwaite鈥檚 Wine Plan helps you to explore some of the season鈥檚 top wines. Subscribers can choose between three plans 鈥� Season鈥檚 Favourites, Season鈥檚 Reds and Season鈥檚 Whites.
Each plan offers 12 bottles a case, delivered every 12 weeks – however, you can opt to have cases delivered less often than this, the frequency being entirely up to the member. Each case will also include tasting notes for each selected bottle, helping members to learn in-depth about the taste of their selection.
Whilst you can鈥檛 pause or cancel these particular wine plans, you can change them, delay delivery, or cancel any time.
The LITTLEWINE Club
Cost: Backstage Pass (拢24 for 12 months), Wine & Backstage Pass (拢50 for Roots, 拢90 for Grower & 拢180 for Cosmos).
Launched during the first lockdown in April 2020, LITTLEWINE has become an online destination for organic and naturally made wines.
The founders, Daniela Pillhofer (wine聽importer and co-founder of Dalston鈥檚 Newcomer聽Wines) and聽wine聽writer Christina Rasmussen, curate an ever-changing and evolving selection of what they deem to be the most exciting聽wines聽in the world.
LITTLEWINE Club offers two subscription types to choose from 鈥� 鈥淏ackstage Pass (Worldwide)鈥� and 鈥淲ine & Backstage Pass (UK Only)鈥�. Backstage Pass is a 12 month digital subscription 鈥渂ringing together the world鈥檚 most inspiring voices in the natural wine movement.鈥� The pass offers content on some of the most exciting winemakers out there, including both well known names and those yet to be discovered.
The Wine & Backstage Pass has three options to choose from 鈥� either their 鈥淩oots 鈥� For the Curious鈥� with 2 bottles per month, the 鈥淕rower 鈥� For the Adventurous鈥� including 4 bottles per month and the 鈥淐osmos 鈥� For the Infatuated鈥� which comes with 6 bottles per month. All of these options also include full access to the digital backstage pass content, and help members to explore wonderful wines from ground-breaking winemakers.
Princess Prosecco
Cost: 1 Bottle + Box (拢33 per month), 2 Bottle + Box (拢42.50 per month).
Self-proclaimed as the 鈥淯K Favourite destination for Fizz, Sparkles and Celebration Gifts鈥� Princess Prosecco鈥檚 subscription service is perfect for lovers of bubbles and self-care.
Each month, members will receive a prosecco box filled with 1 鈥� 2 full-size bottles of Italian Prosecco, 1 cocktail, 2 snacks, 1 treat for pampering and 1 surprise aligning with the theme for that month.
Princess Prosecco鈥檚 subscription boxes also cater to various different dietary requirements, with vegan and gluten free options available, and all types of allergies considered 鈥� simply get in touch with their Wine Angel team to find out more.
Wine List
Cost: From 拢39 per month. 聽
Wine List offer a flexible, easy to follow plan for their wine subscription service聽鈥� members simply having to choose how many bottles they鈥檇 like a month (2,6 or 12).
Through the plan, members are given the tools to learn about the fundamentals behind wine tasting and gain a deeper understanding into their grapes, varieties and more 鈥� ultimately helping to create more confident wine-lovers.
Members will also have access to special events hosted by the Wine List wine experts, alongside exclusive discounts.
All wines included in the plan are sourced from small, independent vineyards. Delivery is free and subscription plans can be cancelled at any time.
