Wine Clubs any good ones ?

[JimM169]

We usually buy our wine by looking at what's on special offer at the local supermarkets and grabbing a couple of bottles. Now, I'm no connoisseur but I've a sneaking suspicion I'm missing out on some of the best of what wine has to offer by doing this I don't want to spend fortunes but thought joining a wine club may be a good way of expanding my palate. So are the wine clubs any good, do they offer any advantage to just picking some different bottles off the shelf, any recommendations for a club in particular??

Thanks

[SVX]

I'm a member of Naked Wines, gets mixed reviews on here, but I've generally enjoy´d everything I've ordered from them.

They do a couple of very nice Sauvignon Blancs and Malbecs... I've also heard reasonable things about Virgin Wines too.

All depends on personal taste.

[Hedgesnottwigs]

I would strongly recommend Hourlier Wines (www.hourlierwines.co.uk) for high quality French wine that's not avaliable in the mainstream. Really knowledgeable and not expensive.

Hope that helps

[anonymous-user]

Have a look at The Wine Society.

[Davey S2]

Greg66 said:

Have a look at The Wine Society.

This.

[Cheese Mechanic]

Davey S2 said:

Greg66 said:

Have a look at The Wine Society.

This.

Speaking as a customer . Unsurpassed.

[JimM169]

Thanks guys, think I'll give the Wine Society a shot

[knk]

Cheese Mechanic said:

Davey S2 said:

Greg66 said:

Have a look at The Wine Society.

This.

Speaking as a customer . Unsurpassed.

Agree. Their "Wine without Fuss" is great.

[OllieC]

the old man orders from Naked Wines, I certainly have no complaints regarding the product (reds only) I have tried.

I usually try to liberate a bottle when I visit.

[Bullett]

Another fan of Naked wines here. Never had a bad bottle and they will refund/replace any that you don't like anyway.
Good customer service, speedy delivery.

Also I put £20 a month in and then forget about it. When I remember I have £100 and that's a free case of wine!

[BoRED S2upid]

Virgin wines and can't fault it they do a wine bank save £10 a month and every 3 months they give you £10 interest I put £20 a month in and it soon builds up. Superb customer service as well I had one crate break which they sorted the next day and I didn't like a couple of bottles after drinking most of it they changed it for another no questions asked.

[LooneyTunes]

knk said:

Cheese Mechanic said:

Davey S2 said:

Greg66 said:

Have a look at The Wine Society.

This.

Speaking as a customer . Unsurpassed.

Agree. Their "Wine without Fuss" is great.

...and unlike most of the other clubs, Wine Society sells product from recognised producers: you can price compare which you can't do with the likes of Virgin/Naked when they do their usual "we liked it so much that we bought the lot".

[bint]

We use Naked & Virgin wines (naked is a spin off by ex Virgin guy) and get the occasional gift case from Wine Society. They're all very good and couldn't say anything bad about any of them.

[jet_noise]

I'm another Winesoc fan. Over 15 years. Shelves bulging with claret as a result

regards,
Jet

[Davey S2]

jet_noise said:

I'm another Winesoc fan. Over 15 years. Shelves bulging with claret as a result

regards,
Jet

Any good recommendations then?

[jet_noise]

Davey S2 said:

Any good recommendations then?

Buying en primeur as long as you can store it.
Value:
Chateau Beaumont Medoc - consistent good value. Bought a case almost every year.
Top of the (my!) range:
Forts de Latour Pauillac - enormous, longest finish of any wine ever (am I boring you yet?). Outside my budget these days. Still got some from when it was cheaper (or I felt more flush ). A 2001 will be on the Christmas dinner table,

regards,
Jet

[Davey S2]

Thanks. Will have a look

[rich83]

Another happy Wine society member here. Not had a duff bottle yet

[littlegreenfairy]

I use Naked Wines and they are all quite drinkable.

There is also a £60 off offer at the mo so you get 13 bottles and 2 glasses for £45.

[Chris Type R]

Another Wine Society member - very happy. Have tried a few of the others in the past, but WS is consistently good value for money.