Best wine subscriptions and clubs

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Best wine subscriptions at a glance

• Best all-round wine subscription: Laithwaites, from £24 a month for 4 bottles
• Best for small quantities: Corkk Club, from £19.50 a month for one bottle
• Best wine subscription for customising: Oranj, from £85 a month for 3 bottles
• Best for canned wine: Brixton Wine Club, from £19 a month for 3 cans
• Best for English wine: Wine of England, from £36 a month for 2 bottles
• Best for cheese and wine: Abel & Cole cheese and wine club, £13.75 a week for 2 bottles + cheese
• Best for discovering small producers: Cellar Next Door, from £88 a month for 4 bottles
• Best high-end wine subscription: The Sourcing Table, from £150 for 6 bottles quarterly
• Best for flexible choice: The Wine Society, from £95 for 12 bottles
• Best for unique themes: Provisions wine subscription, from £67.50 a month for 3 bottles

Best wine subscriptions to try 2024

Laithwaites

• Available from Laithwaites (from £24 for 4 bottles)

Best all-round wine subscription

Laithwaite’s has been delivering wine for more than 50 years, selling dependable, no-nonsense wines at reasonable prices. There are plenty of wine subscription choices to choose from, as well as craft beer options, along with exclusive offers and tasting events for members.

The different wine subscriptions on offer depend how much wine you'd like to try each month, with plans for 4, 8 or 12 bottles delivered to your door per month. You can also choose your wine preference: red, white or a mix. The mixed box we tried included a sauvignon blanc from New Zealand’s Marlborough region, bursting with zesty tropical fruit, and a classic oak-aged red rioja by Barón de Barbón. Overall, Laithwaite’s offers reliable wines from established wineries that will appeal to those most comfortable with familiar regions and styles of wines.

Available from:
Laithwaites (from £24 for 4 bottles)

Corkk Club

• Available from Corkk (from £19.50 for one bottle)

Best for small quantities

Based in the Kentish Downs and surrounded by vineyards and wine makers, Corkk are on a mission to champion English wine, especially smaller, artisanal producers. They’re doing this via their Corkk Club, which offers still, sparkling or mixed cases of wine curated by Master of Wine and English wine expert Clive Barlow.

The strength of the Corkk Club is the many options available. Choose from still, sparkling or mixed cases on a monthly (from £19.50 a month for still, £33 for sparkling, £48.50 for mixed), quarterly or six-month basis. You can also customise how many bottles you receive in each box, with options for one, two, three, six and 12 bottles.

We chose a three-bottle box, which arrived in minimal (yet still secure) plastic-free packaging, alongside lengthy descriptions and tasting notes for each wine. We loved the wines we were sent, including Wiltshire’s fresh and zingy Whitehall Vineyard bacchus 2019 with appealing elderflower and green apple notes; and a crisp, lively Simpsons Wine Estate Gravel Castle chardonnay from Kent.

With a wide range of price points, this is an accessible wine subscription and a great way to get more in-depth knowledge of English wine, as well as supporting smaller, local winemakers and vineyards.

Read our full review of the Corkk wine subscription here.

Available from:
Corkk (from £19.50 for one bottle)

Abel & Cole cheese and wine club

• Available from Abel & Cole (£13.75 a week for one bottle + cheese)

Best for cheese and wine

Abel & Cole, the organic box scheme giant, offer a weekly Cheese and Wine Club, a simple subscription that is an easy add-on to their regular box schemes. If you'd rather just focus on wines, they also now do an Organic & Sustainable monthly wine club where you receive 3 bottles a month.

Currently there are only two wines – red or white – offered, but they are both from the excellent Purato winery in Sicily whose ‘green to the extreme’ philosophy ticks all the sustainability boxes – organic, carbon neutral, vegan, and packaged in 100% recycled and recyclable materials. While the wine stays the same, it’s the cheese that changes each week – we received a big wedge of Wyfe of Bath cheese in perfect condition. Abel & Cole are pioneers of low-plastic and compostable packaging and their boxes are returnable for re-use.

At £13.75, this combination is £2 cheaper than ordering the items separately and is great value for everyday drinking with cheese alongside.

Read our full review of the Abel & Cole cheese and wine club here.

Available from:
Abel & Cole (£13.75 a week for one bottle + cheese)

Oranj wine subscription

• Available from Oranj (from £80 a month for 3 bottles)

Best wine subscription for customising

When Oranj couldn't open as planned as a natural wine bar in London in 2020, the Oranj monthly wine subscription service was launched instead, along with an online wine shop. Haven't tried natural wine before? Read our guide to natural wine for everything you need to know.

Boxes contain between three and six bottles, priced at £80 to £150, with a choice of delivery every four or eight weeks. You can build your own subscription based on the styles of wine you like, adding your own combination of red, white, orange or rosé wines. Each subscription box has a guaranteed lower price than if the bottles were purchased individually from the shop.

Expect the unexpected from Oranj’s groovy range of natural wines. ­In the case we tested, our wines included a Sauvignon Blanc/Müller Thurgau/Muscat blend from Germany’s Staffelter Hof and a great Zweigelt/Blaufränkisch rosé by esteemed maker Judith Beck.

Available from:
Oranj (from £30 a month for 1 bottle)

Brixton Wine Club

• Available from Brixton Wine Club (from £19 a month for 3 cans)

Best for canned wine

If you want to try new wines and branch out from what you know but are worried about buying a bottle you won’t love, a Brixton Wine Club subscription could be the answer. With the slogan ‘not your Mum and Dad’s wine club’, Brixton Wine Club specialises in canned wines.

You can also choose to receive three, four or six cans a month, and whether you want just red, just whites or a mix. We choose the ‘Juice Box’ subscription, containing a mix of white, red, rosé and sparkling wines. Boxes are available as a rolling delivery or three-, six- or 12-month subscriptions, can be cancelled any time and start at £19 a month for three cans.

Our ‘Juice Box’ arrives with six cans (two whites, two rosés, a red and a spritz) snuggly tucked in slim cardboard packaging and accompanied by simple tasting notes. The varied selection included a Ramona dry sparkling rosé and a fruity First Crush syrah red. As well as the practicality of getting to taste new wines without commitment, there’s the environmental benefit – cans are lighter than bottles to transport and easily recyclable.

Overall, Brixton Wine Club offers an affordable, fun way to try new wines without committing to whole bottles. A subscription would be particularly great for summer – perfect for taking cans to the park and on picnics.

Available from:
Brixton Wine Club (from £19 a month for 3 cans)

Wine of England wine subscription

• Available from Wine of England (from £41 for 2 bottles)

Best for English wineWine of England is an English wine specialist that lists nearly 100 wines on its online shop, mostly from lesser-known wineries, as well as this monthly two-bottle subscription.Each delivery will contain two premium wines, one still and one sparkling. You can also double up to receive four bottles, and choose a one-off delivery or subscriptions of 3, 6 or 12 months. Wines arrive with comprehensive tasting notes, a guide to tasting sparkling wines, and seasonal recipes designed to match the wines. We received two bottles from the excellent Simpsons wine estate in Kent, including the UK’s first still wine made from the pinot meunier grape that’s most usually used in sparkling wines.

This is a classy introduction to English wine for those who wish to delve beyond the most famous names found on wine shop shelves.

Available from:
Wine of England (from £41 for 2 bottles

Cellar Next Door wine subscription

• Available from Cellar Next Door (from £88 a month for 4 bottles)

Best for discovering small producers

Peckham Cellars is a neighbourhood restaurant and wine shop that opened in south-east London in 2019 and quickly moved to online wine sales when covid struck. This has now evolved into Cellar Next Door, a wine shop and bar in Camberwell.

The Cellar Next Door wine subscription offers a carefully curated selection of four bottles delivered each month. There is good flexibility on the length of subscription as you can pick exactly how many months you'd like to subscribe for. Your first delivery comes with a bonus free bottle of sparkling wine, and being a subscriber entitles you to 10% off in the wine bar and online shop.

The emphasis is on wines from small producers using low-intervention techniques, with a fair smattering of funky natural wines. Our box includes a cracking fizz made with indigenous grapes by famed Portuguese winemaker Filipa Pato.

Available from:
Cellar Next Door (from £88 a month for 4 bottles)

The Sourcing Table wine subscription

• Available from The Sourcing Table (from £150 for 6 bottles quarterly)

Best high-end wine subscription

The Sourcing Table is an off-shoot of Indigo Wines, one of the UK’s most respected importers, which has been tracking down really exciting wines for nearly 20 years. Quarterly wine club subscription boxes bring you top-quality wines that were previously only available in restaurants and independent wine shops.

It is easy to subscribe online: simply choose to receive either six (£150) or 12 bottles (£280) selected by wine-experts every quarter, which is around 15% cheaper than buying the wines individually.

The Sourcing Table buy most of their wines directly from winemakers, many of whom work with organic and/or biodynamic principles. Our favourites were a wonderful dry riesling from Vignoble du Rêveur in Alsace, and Patapon, a joyously fresh natural red made from the unusual Pineau d’Aunis grape in the Loire. Members also get 10% off The Sourcing Table website.

Available from:
The Sourcing Table (from £150 for 6 bottles quarterly)

The Wine Society wine subscription

• Available from The Wine Society (from £95 for 12 bottles)

Best for flexible choice

The Wine Society is a highly-regarded member-owned co-operative – life membership costs a one-off £40 joining fee, of which £20 is refundable against your first order of whatever you buy. Their Wine Without Fuss subscription boxes offer flexible plans to suit all tastes and pockets, while their Vintage Cellar Plans are aimed at more serious wine collectors.

Signing up is easy, then you’re spoilt for choice. There are five Wine Without Fuss plans to choose from, with 12-bottle cases priced from £95 to £169. The plans focus on different styles, from Lighter Wines to Wine Rack Essentials or Discovery for wines from around the world. Within each plan, you can choose all reds, all whites or a mixed case. Wines arrive with tasting notes and food-matching suggestions. In addition, the website has an enormous amount of information on every bottle and winemaker.

With customer service and wines that never miss a beat, the Wines Without Fuss subscription service does just what it says on the tin, whichever option you choose.

Read our full review of The Wine Society wine subscription here.

Available from:
The Wine Society (from £95 for 12 bottles)

Provisions wine subscription

• Available from Provisions (from £67.50 a month for 3 bottles)

Best for unique themes

Based at its shop in North London, Provisions imports wine, cheese and other artisan food products from specialist makers in Europe. Its wine subscription scheme offers ‘learn while you drink’ natural wine experiences through its monthly wine boxes.

Choose from a one-off case of three wines for £67.50 or sign up for three, six or 12 months and pay £65, £60 or £55 per month respectively.

Each monthly case is themed, whether from a particular region, grape variety or style. Our month’s theme was orange wine and was a great introduction to these sometimes challenging but very food-friendly wines. There’s an immaculate sauvignon blanc from Slovakia and a nutty and complex 2009 ugni blanc from Château Tour Blanc in Gascony. Shipping is free and comes with a booklet giving details of the wines and their makers along with great food-pairing ideas.

Overall, the Provisions wine box offers really interesting wines from very good makers, with the 12-month subscriptions offering good value for money.

Available from:
Provisions (from £65 a month for 3 bottles)

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