Members Only: Everything you need to know about our wine club

THE SATURDAY SOMMELIER
Your weekly deep-dive into the world of wine & spirits
May 2, 2026  |  ISSUE No. 24

Members Only:
Everything you need to know about our wine club,
and why May is the best time to join

★ MAY MEMBERSHIP DRIVE ★

Sign up for 3 months, get the fourth month free.

All four tiers. Monthly recurring subscription. This month only.
Already a member? Refer a friend & you'll both get the fourth month on us.

We’ve been asked a lot lately about the wine club: what it is, how it works, and which tier makes sense for different people. So this week we’re doing a full breakdown of the Members Only program, what you get at each level, and an assessment of who each tier is right for.

We’re also running a membership drive this month. If you’ve been on the fence, May is the time to join. Sign up for three months and the fourth month is on us. Details below.

HOW IT WORKS

Our sommeliers taste through a significant number of wines each month, and hand-select two bottles for each tier. Not an algorithm, not a distributor pushing their excess inventory. We taste wine for a living, and we choose what we'd actually want to drink.

Those bottles are available for pickup after the first of each month. We send out tasting notes and pairing suggestions for every selection, so you know what you’re opening before you open it.

Its a monthly subscription and delivery is available for an additional fee. Wines are held for two weeks after the first of the month. Cancel at any time.

THE FOUR TIERS

Four tiers, three price points and different benefit packages depending on how involved you want to be. Here’s exactly what each one includes:

✨ EXPLORER
$50 / month

– Two bottles per month, hand-selected by our sommeliers

– Monthly tasting notes and pairing suggestions

– 10% off all glass pours at the wine bar

– 5% discount on bottle purchases (excludes rare/allocated wines)

Best for:
Someone who drinks wine regularly and wants a reliable, curated introduction to what’s good right now without having to think about it.

✨ ADVENTURER

$50 / month

– Two natural bottles per month, hand-selected by our sommeliers

– Monthly tasting notes and pairing suggestions

– 10% off all glass pours at the wine bar

– 5% discount on bottle purchases (excludes rare/allocated wines)

Best for:
Anyone who’s curious about natural wine but doesn’t know where to start, or who’s already deep in and wants a regular supply of bottles they can trust. Same price as Explorer, same benefits, different curation philosophy: every bottle is natural, chosen specifically because it represents the category at its best.

✨ AFICIONADO
$90 / month

– Two premium bottles, hand-selected by our sommeliers

– Monthly tasting notes and pairing suggestions

– 15% off all glass pours at the wine bar

– 10% discount on bottle purchases (excludes rare/allocated wines)

-Corkage fee waived for up to two bottles purchased in store

-Event Exclusives:

Pre-Sale Access to reserve tickets for events

Two-for-One Event Admission for most events

Best for:
The wine drinker who already knows what they like and wants to be pushed a little further. The Aficionado tier is where the bottles start getting genuinely interesting with producers you haven’t heard of, regions you’ve been meaning to explore, wines that over-deliver against their price point.

✨ COLLECTOR
$250 / month

– Two luxury bottles, hand-selected by our sommeliers

– Monthly tasting notes and pairing suggestions

– 20% off all glass pours at the wine bar

– 10% discount on bottle purchases (excludes rare/allocated wines)

-Corkage fee waived for up to three bottles purchased in store

-Event Exclusives:

Pre-Sale Access to reserve tickets for events

Two-for-One Event Admission for most events
-Private Tasting Room fee waived once per month

-Concierge sommelier services

-Early access to rare and allocated bottles

Best for:
The collector, the entertainer, the person who wants the full experience and the relationship that comes with it. The Collector tier is the most comprehensive membership we offer: two luxury bottles per month, the best bar discount, private tasting room access, and concierge sommelier services, which means you have a direct line to someone who knows your palate and can help you build a cellar, plan a dinner, or track down an allocated bottle. The early access to rare and allocated wines alone makes this worth it for the right person.

HOW WE CHOOSE THE WINES

The question we get asked most is: how do you actually pick?

We taste a significant number of wines every month: new releases, new importers, bottles from producers we’ve been following, things that come in unexpectedly and turn out to be extraordinary.

From all of that, two bottles per tier make the cut, and the criteria shift depending on the tier:

--> For Explorer and Adventurer, we’re looking for bottles that are immediately accessible, well-priced, and genuinely interesting. The kind of thing you’d be excited to open on a Tuesday night.

--> For Aficionado, we’re pushing further: producers with unique stories, regions that reward attention, bottles that are going to make you think.

--> For Collector, we’re in luxury territory, looking for the best vintages, the most respected producers, wines that belong in a cellar as much as on a table.

What doesn’t change across any tier: every bottle is chosen by a person who has tasted it and believes in it. We don’t pick from a catalog and don’t take direction from distributors on what needs to move. The selection is ours, and we stand behind it.

★ MAY MEMBERSHIP DRIVE ★

Sign up for 3 months, get the fourth month free.

All four tiers. Monthly recurring subscription. This month only.
Already a member? Refer a friend & you'll both get the fourth month on us.

We can't wait to welcome you to the club! Sign up for any tier on a three-month recurring subscription before May 31st and your fourth month is free. Memberships make great gifts too! If you know someone who’d love a monthly bottle delivery and a reason to come to the wine bar, our gift subscriptions are available at 3, 6, or 12 months.

See you soon!