These Are the Best Wine Clubs On the Market Right Now

Winc takes all the stuffiness out of wine and presents a fun way to try new bottles curated to your taste, making it our choice for best overall. 

If you know what kind of wine you like but don’t know the ins and outs of picking a great bottle, then Winc Wine Club is for you. Winc starts you off with a brief survey where you list what kinds of foods, flavors, and sweetness levels you like, and sends four hand-selected wines per month shipped right to your door. 

Before long, you’ll have a new list of favorite wines, and best of all, if Winc sends you some that you absolutely love, then you can check for it on its online store and keep buying it à la carte. One thing to consider, though, is that Winc has a relatively limited selection of international wines compared to some wine clubs on this list. 

• Winc Wine Club: $29.95 per month

Your new favorite wines for under $6 per bottle? We’ll pick that for the best for budget category any day of the week.

You read that right. Starting at just $6 per bottle, Wine Insiders Club’s insanely good prices make it the best wine club to join if you are trying to expand your wine taste on a budget. Not only is it affordable, but each shipment comes with 12 bottles for you to enjoy, not to mention that you get an extra three bottles of Bordeaux on the house with your first order as a little thank you for your business. 

Wine Insiders carries bottles from beloved wine-exporting countries across the world like France, Italy, and Portugal, but its vast selection means you get to experience new flavors from places like Chile, Australia, and South Africa as well. Some reviews mention that Wine Insiders Club doesn’t have some of the more popular bottles you may already know and love, but take that as an opportunity to try something new.

• Wine Insiders Club: $89 for 2 months

Looking for a gift your friend or loved one will never forget? How about some terrific wine from Oregon’s underrated vineyards? 

We’re willing to bet when you think of Oregon that rain, scenic landscapes, and Portland’s trendy food scene come to mind well before wine does, but maybe that’s part of what makes Cellar 503 so special. If you don’t believe us, how about going with this company next time you’re looking at buying a gift for the wine lover in your life? You can select a single shipment or opt to send one every three, six, or 12 months, and Cellar 503 includes tasting notes along with each delicious bottle of wine they send. 

Of course, if you are looking for a club that uses a variety of wines from across the globe, then Cellar 503 may not be a perfect choice. However, we recommend giving them a go at least once so you can try that special Oregon terroir for yourself.

• White Wine Club: $50 per month
• Mixed Wine Club: $55 per month
• Red Wine Club: $60 per month

The California Wine Club is your one-stop shop for all the best wine that the Golden State has to offer.

California has become well known as the premier wine-producing and exporting state in the country, and in any given year, it produces between 80% to 90% of all wine in the United States. As such a wine powerhouse, many wine lovers look to California as the source of their favorite bottles, and if you are one of them, then The California Wine Club is for you. 

Starting at just $43.50 per month (including shipping!), The California Wine Club offers six different subscription categories to join, four of which focus entirely on sharing the best wines California has to offer. However, as you might expect from the name of the company, The California Wine Club doesn’t feature many wines from outside the Golden State itself, with its International and Pacific Northwest series being the only two clubs to do so.

• Premier Series: $43.45 per shipment
• Signature Series: $136 per shipment
• International Series: $83 per shipment
• Aged Cabernet Series: $262 per shipment
• Pacific Northwest: $79 per shipment
• Case Club Series: $168 per shipment

What’s better than picking out a bottle of red? Having a sommelier pick out four bottles and send them to your home, of course.

SommSelect is built around bringing you the sommelier experience and making it as accessible as possible. The company sources its products from some of the best wineries around the world, so you know you aren’t being sent just any bottle. SommSelect even has James Beard Award-winning writer and sommelier, David Lynch, as its editorial director to share each bottle’s story with you and help you fall in love with wine again and again. 

While you can’t go wrong with any of its plans, we recommend the Somm 6 Reds, especially for this category. SommSelect takes its wine very seriously (as it should), but part of this means it won’t ship wine under unideal weather conditions in order to preserve the integrity of the bottle. Not a bad thing by any means, just something you need to keep in mind if consistency is your top priority.

• Explore 4: $99 per month
• Blind 6: $220 per month
• Somm 6: $199 per month
• Somm 6 Reds: $220 per month

Some people just prefer the taste of white wine. If that describes you, then we recommend Firstleaf.

Firstleaf has so many terrific wine bundles to choose from. Whether you’re in the mood for red, white, rosé, or a mix and match, it has so much to offer wine lovers of all varieties. Best of all, unlike many other beverage clubs that have a limited delivery area, Firstleaf delivers to all but two states nationwide. 

Looking for a special gift for Valentine’s Day? You can’t go wrong with the Valentine’s Day Whites or the Chardonnay Lover Bundles, both of which offer free shipping!

• 6-bottle club shipment: $89.94 (plus tax and shipping)
• 12-bottle club shipment: $179.88 (plus tax)
• Bundles range from $99.95 to $198.95

Whether you have an occasion to celebrate or not, Champagne is always good to have around, and The Sip makes it fun and affordable!

The Sip was founded on the idea of taking the fuss and pretentiousness that often comes with Champagne (how many times have you heard someone explain to you that Champagne is only Champagne if it comes from Champagne?). Each shipment contains two or three world-class Champagnes or sparkling whites and considering how expensive Champagne can get, $54.95 is quite the steal. 

If you are looking at popping the bubbly for a group occasion, then you are in luck because The Sip also offers bulk ordering options. Don’t forget to check out its online store for Champagne flutes and other accessories for the celebration too!

• Annually: $54.95 per box
• Bimonthly: $59.95 per box

If you love wine, you’ll be happy to know that Wine.com has one of the best wine memberships out there. 

Wine.com markets its Picked by Wine.com wine club as “The only wine club made just for you.” Like many clubs on this list, you start the process with a wine quiz to help you and Wine.com figure out what your tastes are. After that, you are paired with a wine expert — many of whom are certified sommeliers — who tailors each shipment to your preferences. Your sommelier will serve as your point of contact throughout your wine journey, and they will help you explore the terrific variety that Wine.com and the world have to offer. 

Picked by Wine.com is one of the more expensive plans on this list, but considering the variety and level of service it offers, it is well worth it. Wine.com also runs regular sign-up promotions to help make the cost of the first couple of months a little easier on the wallet.

• Picked by Wine.com: $120/month

Organic diets are a great choice for health and sustainability, and Plonk makes it easy to fit wine into your lifestyle. 

Plonk is built with sustainability and consumer health in mind and focuses on sharing its love for organic wine with its customers. Between its red, white, and mixed organic wine clubs, Plonk seeks out the hidden gems of the organic wine world from across the globe and ships them right to your door. 

However, as is the case with many organic products, Plonk’s wine clubs get pretty expensive quickly. A shipment of four bottles will run you $110 a month, and if you max out and go with one of its 12-bottle plans, you will quickly be paying nearly $300.

• 4 bottles: $110 per month
• 6 bottles: $160 per month
• 12 bottles: $285 per month
  

Stompy’s methodical approach to helping people figure out what their wine tastes are makes it a great choice for beginners. 

While most wine clubs on this list start with a quiz to help pin down your flavor profile, Stompy’s claims that theirs, which has 15 years of research and experience behind it, is the most accurate. By tracking over 900 variables, Stompy claims it can scientifically find the perfect bottle for anyone. So, if you are really skeptical about your own ability to choose the bottle, you can let Stompy do the work for you. 

One thing that you need to consider before signing up, however, is its delivery area. With only five states available at the time of writing, it isn’t the most practical choice for those who don’t live in a very specific location. Some reviews also state that the wine selection gets repetitive.

• 4-bottle box: $95.96
• 6-bottle box: $143.94