Club W Wine Club - $39
[the lush / girlfriends / significant others]
For only $39/month [and there’s no minimum commitment – you can renew each month, or not], Club W delivers 3 bottles of wine to your door. That’s $13/bottle for small batch wine that you’ll actually like. When you first sign up, you answer a few questions about what kinds of wine you’ve enjoyed in the past to make sure you’ll love the bottle that’s coming your way. Each month, new suggestions are provided, but you can also adjust quantities or select your own if you’re feeling more like a Malbec and less like a Merlot. If you aren’t into the wine they suggest, they’ll send you a replacement or a refund. I love having to wines to try each month and have yet to be disappointed.
Caskers: a new way to discover craft spirits.
I’ve been a huge fan of Club W - Maybe it’s the New Yorker in me that loves subscriptions, but it’s fun getting a few bottles of small batch wine delivered to your door without having to think too much about it. (It’s also a great talking point!) Caskers isn’t a subscription service, but like Club W, they provide introductions to small batch spirits - and give you the deets on who’s behind the bottle you’re ordering.
Mantry: a curated selection of items for the modern man.
While it’s hard to figure out exactly what Mantry will include, it bills itself as a subscription service and guide for the modern man. Prices haven’t been disclosed just yet, but I’d expect to see it somewhere in between Birchbox ($10/delivery) & Quarterly ($25/delivery.) Complete with a logo that could be from Hipster Branding and a well-designed Tumblr, this is something to watch.