Valentine’s Day and good wine are two things that go great together. But why stick to a nice glass of red or white on just one special day together when you can give the gift of excellent wine all year long? Wine sellers all over the country offer subscriptions for regular deliveries of wine from well-known wine producers as well as unheralded artisan wineries, and plenty of local wineries in the Bay Area and Wine Country have their own wine club programs.
Here’s our list of 13 excellent places to purchase a wine subscription, with many of them offering extra benefits such as customizable shipments, complimentary tastings and discounts on other purchases throughout the year. Give a gift to your loved one on Valentine’s Day that will last with one of these wine subscriptions!
1. Wine Insider is known for their wide selection of wines, and their plan offers 12 bottles (plus 3 bonus bottles and a deluxe chrome corkscrew with your first shipment) every 12 weeks.
>> Buy a wine subscription for $89/shipment at Wine Insider
2. Cellars Wine Club features free shipping and customizable wine plans, from 90+ rated wines to organic, sparkling and West Coast wines.
>> Buy wine subscriptions starting from $49/shipment at Cellars Wine Club
3. If you’re really into French wines, somMailer is the wine club for you, as its sommeliers select choice wines straight from France for each shipment, with 3, 6 and 12-bottle shipment plans available.
>> Buy wine subscriptions starting from $110/shipment at SomMailer
4. Wine Access has plenty of subscription choices depending on your palate, from Cult Napa winemakers to classic and unheralded sources.
>> Buy wine subscriptions starting from $120/shipment at Wine Access
5. Wine.com’s “Picked” Club suggests wines for you based on your personal tastes, sending a package of 6 bottles every 1, 2, or 3 months.
>> Buy wine subscriptions starting from $140/shipment at Wine.com’s Picked Club
6. The local Sonoma winery Gundlach Bundschu offers several subscription levels featuring red and white wines, not to mention complimentary tastings and discounts on other wine purchases year-round.
>> Buy wine subscriptions starting from $120/shipment at Gundlach Bundschu Winery
7. Firstleaf gives you a fun quiz to gauge your wine tastes and then offers you six selections per shipment at a great price.
8. If you’re just getting started on wine connoisseurship or want to broaden your horizons with new and different wines, the adventurous SommSelect wine club searches far and wide for interesting selections.
>> Buy a wine subscription starting at $102/shipment at SommSelect
9. Bay Grape has stores in Napa and Oakland where you can pick up your monthly selection of wines, and you also get free monthly wine tastings and discounts on other bottles.
>> Buy a wine subscription starting at $69/shipment at Bay Grape Wine
10. A wine club membership at St. Francis Winery and Vineyards gets you access to artisan wines as well as complimentary tastings and special deals on events.
>> Buy a wine subscription starting at $160/shipment at the St. Francis Winery and Vineyards
11. The Calistoga-based Tank Garage Winery brings a hip, irreverent touch to its winemaking, and its membership plans are customizable and also include free tastings.
>> Buy a wine subscription starting at $135/shipment at the Tank Garage Winery
12. You can get shipments, monthly, every other month or quarterly with the California Wine Club, with hand-selected wines from wineries around the state.
>> Buy a wine subscription starting at $49/shipment at the California Wine Club
13. If your tastes run towards organic wines, the Organic Wine Exchange offers subscriptions for wines that are naturally farmed, with no chemical additives.
