Are you searching for a wine club as a gift or, better yet, to indulge your inner wine enthusiast? Or maybe you’re unhappy with the wine clubs you’ve already tried? Check out our Gold Medal Wine Club review to see if their picks from the vine are worth your hard earned dime.
Overall Score
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Variety of Wine Types - 9/10
9/10
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Subscription Options - 10/10
10/10
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Wine Quality - 9.5/10
9.5/10
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Pricing - 9/10
9/10
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Customer Service - 9/10
9/10
Pros
- Competitive pricing
- Huge variety of subscription options
- Members earn rewards discounts up to 40% off toward online store purchases
- Features award-winning wines
- Excellent customer service with live chat
- Satisfaction guarantee (but it’s unclear if they offer refunds or replacement bottles)
- Extensive online resources about wine, regions, store, etc.
- Member discounts on wine club gift options
- No contract/cancel anytime
Cons
- Charges shipping fees (varies by location and number of bottles)
- No mention of environmental practices
Key Features
- In business for 25 years
- Each selection is a genuine, small-production wine crafted by a family-owned winery
- Every wine shipment includes a full-color publication about each region, winery, winemaker as well as other fascinating facts
- Six clubs to choose from
- Excellent reviews from Forbes, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit and more
Pricing
Gold Medal Wine Club’s Gold, Platinum and Diamond pricing tiers are based on wine ratings, click here to see all options. Shipping not available to Utah.
Gold Series
- Superb, medal-winning wines from California’s best boutique wineries
- $39 per month starting price for 2 bottles (also 4-bottle/month option)
- Choose from 3 options: mix, red only or white only
- Available monthly, every other month or quarterly
Platinum Series
- 90+ rated, ultra-premium, rare wines from California’s top winemakers
- $79 per month starting price for 2 bottles (also 4-bottle/month option)
- Choose from 2 options: mostly reds or all reds
- Available monthly, every other month or quarterly
Diamond Series
- 93+ rated, luxury-premium, collectible wines from California and the world’s most renowned winemakers
- $169 quarterly starting price for 2 bottles (also 4-bottle option)
- Choose from 2 options: mostly reds or all reds
- Available quarterly only
Garagiste
- Handcrafted, small-lot wines from independent artisan winemakers (mostly in California)
- $65 per month starting price for 2 bottles (also 4-bottle/month option)
- Choose from 2 options: mostly reds or all reds
- Available monthly, every other month or quarterly
Pinot Noir
- Ultra-premium Pinots from top California winemakers and acclaimed international wineries
- $69 per month starting price for 2 bottles (also 4-bottle/month option)
- Available monthly, every other month or quarterly
International
- Outstanding, exclusive imports from small estates around the world
- $65 quarterly starting price for 3 bottles
- Choose from 2 reds and 1 white or all reds
- Available quarterly only
Gold Medal Wine Club Coupon
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Are Club Members’ Palettes Satisfied?
See what consumers have to say about their experiences with Gold Medal Wine Club.
Positive Reviews
Great wines and when you call you actually get a live customer service rep, what I like most is they only feature wines from award-winning wineries.
Bradley M., Google Reviews 10/2017
All the wines are almost impossible to find anywhere else — in fact, some of them are bottled just for Gold Medal now – so your (okay, my) snobbish wine friends are continually surprised that I can serve such great wines that they’ve never had…The last two are my favorites — International because it includes gourmet treats with each wine selection, and Pinot, well, just because it’s so delicious.
Michael O., Yelp 10/23/2010
Complaints
Great wine, very poor customer service.
Tony S., Google Reviews 10/2017
Two of the varieties out of the 6 that came in this case of wine are nice wines. They are smooth, delicious, and don’t have any bad characteristics of note. They are not exceptional, but they are in fact very drinkable and pleasing. I struggle to give this business a higher rating. Especially when my impression is, Gold Medal Wine Club is more of a clearing house for wines than it is a flavor forward experience.
Joe C., Yelp 1/1/2015
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