Cant understand what all the fuss is about!. I have subscribed to NW for several years as well as other wine businesses (e.g. Virgin, Laithwaites) who each operate different business models as well as using Majestic and supermarkets.
NW business model was clear from the outset - subscribe monthly and get access to wines, which you can choose yourself, or opt for the "pre-mix" ones (READ BEFORE YOU BUY is my message to those who complain about what's in the case!) Have rarely had a bad wine, and when i have it been refunded, and most have been good/very good. Same apples to the other memberships i have. Would agree that NW (and the others) are a bit OTT with marketing guff, but you ned to look beyond that and do your background reading on the WINES which is what you are purchasing. BTW i don't always agree with the above authors food and wine matching sugegstions!

"Cut out the middleman. Enjoy better wine for less" say NKW on their US website. Which is an outright lie, because NKW are the middleman.

See below the shill for Tesco claiming "the worlds largest wine retailer" is another lie. Actually The Wine Society is the UK's largest wine importer and retailer. Teco are small fish - a tesco marketing 'executive' needs to get sacked.

The concept of 'wine angels' is flawed - these are simply consumers paying for product up-front - same as you do with amazon or any other retailer.

I did the initial offer but I soon realised there’s better value at Tesco, the world’s largest Wine retailer. Tesco have good value wines everyday but especially where they run the wine festival with 25% off 6 bottles or more

Can’t say how sick I am of people tying their panties in a wad over the word “woke.” If you think it’s “political” to fund an initiative to help poor kids, then you need to seriously examine your politics. Good grief, taking a stand against human decency says more about them than Naked Wines

For myself, it happened in January 2016. My Wife was opening a Zulilly order and said, "Hey Babe. You might be interested in this one." and handed me the initial Naked Wines Voucher, $100 dollars off a case of $160 or more. So I thought, how bad can it be.
Now you have to understand that at this point I had absolutely zero experience with wine, having come from a lifetime background of beers and shots. Rather than a Curated Case, I chose to put together my own case. I knew that California wine had a good reputation, and so those were the wines I focused on.
Looking back, it is funny to remember that at that time, to me, there were only 4 wines, Red, White, Rose, and Bubbles. But as I went through that first case, I began to understand why this is such a Wonderful Beverage. Well, I just had to learn more.
I live in Livermore Valley Wine Country and I wondered if our local college offered a Wine Tasting class. Well, they not only offer the classes, but an entire curriculum in both Viticulture and Enology. And so, in January 2017, at 68, I registered for classes and I am doing a dual major. And all of those tasting classes have done nothing but to ensure that I can truly evaluate and appreciate all wines.
Thank You Naked Wines. 🍷
I became very active on the boards and started learning everything that I could. In 2018 I was given the opportunity to become an Archangel, an opportunity that I jumped at.
One of the great things about Naked Wines is their "Love It" Guarantee. If ever comes a time when you find one of our wines that you did not enjoy, then simply rate it and then contact the Customer Happiness Team and they will credit your account back for the cost of the wine, no arguments. In the time I have been here, I have used it once and it was a totally painless experience. Oh, and it was due to a faulty enclosure.
Another thing that I love is that when disaster happens, Naked Wines is there to help out the affected Winemakers. After the first California Wildfires of 2018, Naked Wines came forward and provided funding to keep some Winemakers afloat. These Winemakers, as a way of saying Thank You, began to sell their wines to us. The same thing happened during the Covid Lock Down of 2020. Wineries were failing and we came forward to financially support them. And once again, we now have new Winemakers who have jumped onboard. In fact, recently, one Winemaker from Napa has closed down his Tasting Room and Winery. Well, not the winery specifically, but all of the rest of the BS that the business requires to market your wine. This Winemaker makes some of the finest Cabernet Sauvignon that I have tried. He ran the numbers and decided that he will continue to make his wine, but he now sells exclusively through Naked Wines.
Through actions like this, and just the word getting out their, we are picking up more and more of the worlds Great Independent Winemakers.
One of the things to remember about Fiona's write up is that it was done in 2013. This is now 2022 and a whole lot has changed. The Naked Wines of 2013 is not the Naked Wines of 2022.
Like I said before, I live in Wine Country, but the truth be told, 95% of the wines I buy these days I buy from Naked Wines.
Yes. The wines of our Winemakers are that good. And given my local market, I can guarantee you that I am spending roughly half of what I would be spending on the open market.
And along the way, I have met a few of our Winemakers and Angels. And when we meet, it is like Homecoming.
And all of this because of a Voucher Offer in a Zulilly order.
And now the question for tonight. What am I going to have for dinner.
Well, I think I will have a Seafood Paella and pair that with a bottle of the F. Stephen Millier Black Label Calaveras Viognier 2020.
Yep. That should work.
To All Of You, Enjoy Your Journey.
Cheers 🍷tink🍷

I'm not going to give you an opinion on whether you should be an angel or even join NW. I can tell you for a fact that I joined in lockdown so we could do wine tasting as a hobby. I also joined Virgin wines. Naked's box tasted better and I stick with them. The thing I liked most was the £20pm was mine to spend and could be cancelled at any time. I was also sold on the fact that I could request a refund for any wine I dislike, which I've used multiple time. A friend of mine doesn't pay the subscription at all, he signs up for the discount, orders what he wants and then cancels the subscription. He drinks more wine than me and prefers it this way, I prefer saving my money up and then using it when my wine is low. I often choose the pre orders and the rescue packs as these tend to be better value for money wines and are less common but there are some exceptional wine makers on the site too. As always there's some terrible ones too but this is the same wherever you buy from. As for cost, it's not a saving and if your goal is to save money, I wouldn't recommend it. If you want to try different wines to discover your pallette (like me) or you want as little fuss as possible when choosing your wine (like my Mrs) then give it a try. I still treat this like a wine tasting game and I'm enjoying it.

If anyone is interested in the "woke" comments Peter refers the pertinent email extract is as below but I highlight that the main basis of the article is spending money so underprivileged kids don't go hungry and potentially may be interested in making wine, although the email mentions race and gender this specific investment has nothing to do with it, it's just about feeding poor children 2 meals a day, I really never understand why people are against feeding children. No matter what the parents have or haven't done, children shouldn't suffer and I'm genuinely sorry if you went hungry as a kid, but I really would have thought that if this is the case you wouldn't want anyone to suffer like you did.

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For 5 years now, we have been sowing the seeds for future generations of winemakers in South Africa, thanks to you and your fellow Angels’ donations.In partnership with the Carmen Stevens Foundation, 11,650 underprivileged kids are being fed breakfast and lunch every day in primary schools on the outskirts of Cape Town and Stellenbosch.Given their proximity to wine country, there’s a good chance that many of these kids will end up working in the industry.So if we can get more of them to complete their education, we’ll get more of them from the fields into the wineries... and from the least rewarding, lowest-paid jobs to some of the highest.
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Take this as you will.

I received a NW £75 voucher which was included in an EBAY purchase of a totally unrelated car spares item. £75 against a £114.99 purchase....I thought...this looks ok. Worked out the average bottle value....then read the reviews. Decided on balance there was risk in getting caught up in the usual deceit in this online wine trade (not specifically NW) of long term signing up when I only wanted to initially try a case. I like being able to walk out of a supermarket having paid for a bottle and nobody chasing me as I walk out of the shop telling me that I inadvertantly signed up to long term supplies where it was difficult or annoyingly tedious to unsubscribe. So thanks but no thanks. I'll pay an extra quid in Tesco for the peace of mind.

I started to join until I realized that the only time you get their wines for the "Angel" price is the initial order. The wines in your cart are always at a substantially inflated "market price." And the supposed Angel discount price appears to be the same as wine that can be purchased for off the shelf anywhere, based on prices on their wines on Vivino. In addition, by the time a wine is highly rated by members, it is soon gone and unorderable. Since there is no bargain to be had in paying inflated prices, I'm having difficulty seeing why anyone would be a new member, let alone a years-long member.

What a strange article. Author acknowledges that NW is very good for aspiring winemakers, and even rescued her friend after a potentially business-ending theft, and yet is skeptical of the company's overall intentions. I find it hard to believe they have never experienced marketing before, but apparently so. (Thank you for writing it nonetheless, Fiona.)

As a relatively new "angel", I agree that the prices are probably not much better than you could get in a supermarket or by searching online, and the quality of the wine is not always exceptional, BUT I feel confident that I'm never going to be ripped off by angel prices, the vast majority of the bottles are at least decent, and they will literally refund me for any bottle I don't like with no questions asked. Plus they typically throw in a "gift" bottle or so each month. All together that makes it EASY, good value and zero risk to order from them.

Quite a few people are complaining that they didn't like some of the bottles they received in a mixed case. I would suggest that's perhaps the whole point - to me the advantage of NW is that you can review every single bottle, and based on that information they will recommend what they think you will like in future. The more you review, the better the recommendations get. Win-win.

I wasn't aware they were funding student winemakers from under-privileged backgrounds, but thank you "Peter" for letting me know that NW aligns with my values

I came across this post as I was interested in the opinion about becoming a member of Naked Wines,
I found it most unfortunate that the likes of Peter 12/20 thought it more important to share an obvious racist opinion/ rhetoric oppose to sticking to the overall topic at hand, i.e., whether the wines provided were of quality to validate a subscription from the company---a comment suited to base an actual decision about ordering wine!

I'm sure that anyone who canceled their subscription based on the website being "WOKE," was to everyone's benefit. I hardly believe there was any dent in their revenue stream as a result. I along with many others "appreciate the same and will gladly subscribe!"

I've been an "Angel" for about 2 and a half years, like most wine retailers they sell bad, a lot of ok, some good and sometimes great wines, I don't buy much from them, maybe 2 cases a year and I've already honed in on 2 or 3 winemakers who I like and who's wines are either extremely good quality or quite unique. I don't have an issue with the concept of paying £20 a month up front but I do think they send too many marketing emails.

Thank you Peter I "almost" bought some of their kool-aid, but not now. They can keep their "woke" wine business,

Peter...I can recommend Tesco or Asda if your interested in continuing to suppress black people whilst investing in wines. Heaven forbid you should become woke in the process of investing in a brand who have philanthropy built into their business model.

I have been a Naked “Angel” for six years. Sorry that Clive feels he was “duped” by them- they put me on a waiting list before I joined, so were hardly in a hurry to take my money. I read the not-so-small print and understood that I would pay £20 a month into my Angel account to purchase wine and that I could cancel and obtain a refund at any time. I’ve actually increased my monthly subscription since then.
Naked’s USP is its connection with interesting, smaller producers who sometimes need investment to get established or keep going. Over time, as an Angel, you discover your favourite wines and can communicate with the winemakers. The community of Angels and winemakers is very active online and at roadshow events.
Of course, Naked Wines is a listed plc which uses modern Marketing methods, including those vouchers to attract new subscribers, but they also do a lot of good, for example by supporting Carmen Stevens’ community kitchens in South Africa (Carmen is a Naked winemaker) and providing scholarships to educate future winemakers from deprived communities there. Nothing “Woke” about that, Peter- their skin colour is predictable in post-apartheid SA.

I'm quite enjoying my subscription with Naked Wines. Yes you pay £20 per month but you are under no obligation to buy every month it's like a saving scheme. I don't really miss £20 each month but when I want to buy a case of wine. All the money from my monthly subscription is there for me to buy wine. Most of the wines I have had have been really good with the exception of a South African chardonnay but I've never been a massive chardonnay fan anyway. Definitely a happy customer

I have been "thanked" for becoming an ANGEL for naked wines through an on-line offer I took up with a voucher. I also received a second voucher for £75.
However it seems I am not so angelic as the second voucher has been refused because I used one before. Confused! Angel Jenny

Really not impressed that this company “ dupe” you into monthly subscription. No way would I have bought a case offered on Facebook if I had known this. It’s small print , . Bad practice, and it wasn’t even explained that the £20 was mine to spend with them . I cancelled. Not impressed at all

Thanks Peter for highlighting the 'woke' nature of another employer in the world. And thanks Logan for showing that there's some hope in humanity.

Great to see NW doing their bit for the world. I've been a member for a few years and really like their wine - I'm not an aficionado by any means, but can at least tell the difference between good n bad.. N NW are almost always good and not too expensive for the privilege of reliability.

I'm still enjoying my Xmas hamper (highly recommended to others) - but only because my other half's pregnant, so it's all mine! The joy!! Haha

FWIW I've enjoyed being a member for the last 9 months or so. I started from the lockdown and generally took the view that with spending more time in rather than going out gave me a bit more money to try some decent wines rather than just selecting the cheap bottles.
Firstly I don't profess to be a wine expert. Generally I took the view it was a chance to have a bit of fun and read a bit more about the wines than I would hanging around a supermarket reading a load of wine labels (not really something I'd personally want to be doing during covid). I could then more easily make notes of the ones I liked and then keep that for future.
It is nice placing an order and getting 'free' delivery knowing I'm not going to need to lug 12 bottles back from the supermarket. Yes, there's the £20 a month fee but if you're drinking 3 bottles a month (personally even easier with the Mrs to share half of them!) then that's not particularly difficult. There is a sense of excitement of opening the box when it turns up and looking through what you've got for the next 2/3 months.
If I did have a criticism it would be that often when I go to reorder what I like it has gone, presumably because the batches are relatively small compared to the number of Angels they have.
Overall I'm more than happy with how it has worked out and think even when lockdown has finished I'll probably stick around as it's a nice painless experience and a chance to try some new things.

Wow thanks for pointing that out Peter! I was on the fence about subscribing before but after reading your comment, I will definitely be subscribing. I think it’s a good initiative so long as they are not compromising on quality.

I agree with Peter's comment below on the company's wokeness, I terminated my account for the same reason. I just wanted good wine with not politics.

All set to cash in the $100 voucher if I buy $160. But before clicking, decided to read the reviews. Like everything, there’s good, bad and ugly. For the “angel” fee, why not join Costco? Great specials and their Kirklan Sav.Blanc is great!
Decided to pass. Thanks anyway.

Been a member for three years. Delivery service good, wines OK but in my view, expensive. I have just received an email from them telling me that they're going to spending half a million dollars on funding winemaking students who have been selected on the basis of their skin color. I'm definitely not having anything to do with this woke nonsense so I'm finished, I'm out!

This company uses shady business practices. I clicked on a FB ad to buy their wines. Apparently, there is some very fine print somewhere that signs you up as an "Angel" to where they take out $40 a month from your credit card. I never saw this and I am pretty sure I read everything. I had to go to their website to cancel this. They still have my credit card info, which I cannot delete off their site nor can I fully delete my account. I've bought wines from other companies with comparable pricing schemes and never had this issue.

I was on board with Naked as a very early Angel and was initially impressed but....

Coincidentally with being an Angel I was doing WSET courses on wine appreciation and sessions with a local wine tutor who used to work for WSET.
Most on his sessions were regulars and we started to play a little game at his sessions where we tasted blind and before the reveal we discussed a) the wine characteristics b) whether we liked it or not c) shelf price we thought it was worth.

Over a period we, as a group, got very good at spotting the price/value level of wines - getting beyond the beginner mistake of giving a high value to wines we liked and low to ones we didn't.

I fairly soon recognized that the "value" price of Naked wines was the Angel price - the headline price, in most cases, in no way reflected the value or quality of the wine. A clear "pump up the price to knock it down again" marketing strategy.

I also realised that Naked wines were highly variable in quality at similar price points. Some I had, especially from a few new starter wineries in Southern France (run by either Brits or Yanks) were outstanding, others were plain and ordinary. Those better wines soon disappeared from the Naked list. I went to stay at one of those wineries a couple of years ago, and asked why he was no longer a Naked producer - apparently he had suggested to Naked that his wines were worth more than they were selling them for and they cut him from their list instantly.

For what they do Naked are very good. Basic wines at a reasonable price (Angel price that is) But they are not, in my experience of about 5 years as an Angel) the place to go for good quality or real value.

I bought some wines using a $100 voucher. The wines are good. What I did not notice is that I was signed to become an "angel" and to have a $40 a month charged to my bank account. I am not saying is a scam or I did not pay attention for some fine print, the point is that I chat online with a really nice customer service representative and after explained the whole situation she canceled my subscription as I request. Nothing to complain and good wines.

Can’t understand this criticism at all - very happy to understand we pay an amount each month, order the wine, really like 90% of what we receive by their “recommendation” and has been good fun learning about wine growing areas we had not previously understood. I have always found their customer service great. What’s not to like?

Wow!!!! I am so surprised to read these comments. I have been a member for about 1 year and have only had one wine I didn't really like and it was a Pinot Noir from Napa area or Washington and I prefer the Willamette Valley OR or Santa Barbara CA area. I have tried so many different wines from CA, WA, OR, Australia and Chile and I used to sell wine for National Republic Distributors and belonged to 4 or 5 different Wineries in California and in my experience with Nakedwines is AMAZING. I feel like I am drinking a $30-60 bottle for $10-17 dollars that I canceled our California wine club memberships that cost an average $40-60 for a decent bottle. Now I feel that I can open up a really nice bottle of wine nightly or every few nights and really have a very nice wine. I love this concept so much, I could work for them. I love helping out boutique wineries and having input with like-minded wine drinkers. This may not work for you if you are a sweet wine drinker or don't really enjoy the depths and layers of different wines. I get it, I used to be that way, but I gag over a $10-14 bottle of wine at supermarkets and Costco anymore..they all taste jammy and the same. I for one LOVE this company!

I have no idea why anyone is giving Naked Wines a bad review. They have always had exceptional customer service; any wine with which I am not satisfied receives an immediate and simple refund to my account, no questions asked. I have developed a liking for several specific wines and growers. Have i gotten some duds? Sure, but again, no questions asked i get a refund -- even if it had a 98% approval rating from everyone else. I pay $40/month which I get to spend on wine, free shipping to my door in about 3-5 days; every month or so, i get a free bottle from a showcased producer. I've been very happy with them.

I received the "voucher" for wine from a company who failed me and used this to say "sorry". Well I looked at their website and read the BBB and other pages to see if this was actually a legitimate company doing legitimate operations. Turns our they are in fact a proper business selling what they claim.

The reality as many have noted is that the "angel" club program reeks of pyramid scheme even though from a technical standpoint, its not. Even to that feeling at all should put most on alert but many still line up to become "angels". Even that word "angels" just reeks of servitude that I prefer not involved in the consumption of goods. Anyway, onto the actual wine...

I ordered 6 individual bottles of Pinot Noir ( so that I didn't inadvertently sign myself up for their "angel" program). The bottles arrived just as expected. The bottles themselves were totally dusty which is fine, I know great bottles sit for a while so thats cool. We opened the first bottle and drank it with mediocre results AT BEST. I typically throw corks away because - well especially since COVID, I tend to finish bottles in the same evening their opened; this time for some reason I left the cork on the counter not taking any real notice of it. The following night we were excited to try another bottle and so we did. It tasted EXACTLY like the previous bottle. Ok, no big deal maybe they were similar by chance. Third night, third bottle EXACTLY the same taste. So I get curious and research the makers. It appears they are in fact different but I cant confirm it. I dig through through the trash to retrieve the previous corks. They are all "NakedWines.com" corks which surprised me. In a discussion with my girlfriend we wondered 'does nakedwines send their corks to each of these winemakers as a requirement for selling their wine or does nakedwines re-bottle shitty 8-10$ wines and slap companies "labels" on them?'

We probably will never know for sure but one is known, the 6 bottles we got were shit for the price we paid. Those odds shouldn't sit well with anyone who actually wants to pay a proper price for what they order. Those 6 bottles should have been 25-35$ at best instead of 90$.

If you get a broken bottle in your shipment, you are totally out of luck. You end up eating the cost of the broken bottle. Lousy customer service.

found their prices very high for what are mostly second rate wines. cloud funding is a marketing con. they make it very difficult to unsubscribe

People complaining about getting charged $40 per month must not have learned to read. I am not a naked wines member, I'm considering it and gathering info. When I went to the site to look into the "voucher," it could not be more obvious that you are signing up for a $40 per month subscription service. It's not even fine print. It's their model and they explain it clearly on their site. When checking out, 2 of the 5 list items on the right in the checkout section say, "Invest $40 a month into your Naked piggy bank
Which you can use to get exclusive Angel-funded wines." Complain about the quality and prices if you want, but calling the site a scam because you are too lazy to read is silly.

Their business model involves taking $40 out of your account each month. I called to complain and this is apparently in the "fine print" while checking out. I went back to make another purchase and verify this, and could not find this written anywhere. I felt bad calling up and complaining about this because the poor person on the phone obviously has a horrible job of dealing with dozens of complaints about this per day. The wine was great and I enjoyed the product, but pure dishonesty undermines trust in the buyer-consumer relationship. I am sure this comment will receive a reply saying "we have fine print at check-out explaining this" and "we send an email to let you know". A far better business model would be to not rip people off of $40 and hope they don't notice. This is by far the biggest complaint on their website and it perplexes me that they continue to do this. Beyond disappointed with this company. I will not be recommending them to anyone anymore.

Not recommended. In addition to the tricky $40/month "angel" fee, I am surprised they have not been sued due to company name infringements. Hidden in the bottom of their website it says they are not affiliated with Naked Winery in Hood River Oregon. Naked Winery produces some very good wines and has been around for decades. But the company names are way too close. "Naked Wines" vs "Naked Winery". Come on, be serious. This is deceiving to the consumer. Naked wines should not be allowed to use this name.

We are quite happy with Naked Wines. We initially ordered using a gift card for $100 off. We went into it blindly, not really realizing the whole "Angel" thing, and we ordered a case of the mixed reds. We did not pay any shipping. Our wines arrived within days, and we enjoyed seeing the different bottles and choices. Yes, some were better than others, but most were surprisingly good. We were so happy that we chose to reorder. At that time, we noticed we had been charged the $40 Angels fee. Since the money was still ours, it didn't matter. We gave reviews for the wines and placed a new order for 1 1/2 cases. We chose some of our favorites plus some with high reviews. During the stay at home order, it's been a pleasant past time to examine & compare our wines, jot down notes and do online reviews. We enjoy looking at the various winery names, locations and art on the labels as well. We have been impressed with the quality and taste of our wines. Fortunately, our order was not delayed this time. We choose to remain customers of Naked Wines.

After reading the person above from PA getting a delivery I'm even more disgusted by this company.

Apparently NJ isn't good enough to ship to. They send these $100 vouchers to the state and then when you log on they say sorry we won't ship to NJ but we will ship to pretty much any other state including Alaska and Hawaii.

What a pathetic thing to do market in a state you won't ship to. I'd stay far away from this company since they obviously have awful marketing and ownership running this monkey stand.

Very bad customer service and worst shipping logistics, don’t care very much about making a customer happy

Be careful. These "scammers" just put £10 in my account and a free bottle of Pinot noir in my basket!
How dare they!?

As a none subscriber or a new subscriber I can buy in the next 15 hours and have delivery for free on Saturday for spending over £100. As a subscriber when I log in the same deal applies but I cannot have delivery until Monday two days later. Nice that the company value the customers that commit so highly. They are just like an insurance company giving the best deals to hook new customers and giving a second class service to regular loyal customers. To be fair I don't expect anything different from a Naked Wines. They lock wine makers into exclusive distribution deals so the wine doesn't reach the open market, with no price comparison available they can claim over inflated prices for what is often just average wine. They give two prices, the 'market price' and the Angel price, isn't this misleading when the wine isn't on the open market how can it have a market value. All the talk of helping the growers and good deeds is just to give you a warm fuzzy feeling, believe the hype if you want but make no mistake they are a stone cold cynical business to the core. The primary winners are Naked Wines, take a look at their annual balance sheet.

NOT a scam. Those saying otherwise must have the attention span of a 5 year old because when you sign up, it is clearly stated that you are committing to deposit $40 per month which small winemakers will use as capital. ALL money deposited can be used to buy wine or can be withdrawn after 6 months if you change your mind. The wine is mediocre, but for the price it's a good deal IMO.

I have been a NW member for a couple years now and have enjoyed the process. The wines are good and the service fits my needs. I have never had a bad wine but did let them order me a mixed case one time and will stick to picking my own wines. This is not a scam it is just an opportunity to order wines a different way and to help some wine makers get their feet under themselves.
The reviews are good and knowing a LARGE number of people like the wine and would order again is helpful for me as I am willing to try new wines.
Bottom line: It is a club and you will sign up and have money taken from your account. You do get to order good wines and have them delivered to your door. I order a case at a time and do not pay for shipping.

Signed up for the cheap case and had no idea I was being subscribed. Apparently i was waiting on some angel list. What a load!! Found out through a friend who had no idea either. Went to unsubscribe but was unable to on the website - surprise surprise the “take me off the list” button would not proceed. I sent an email asking to be unsubscribes. Hours later, overnight. my account was hit for 40$. How coincidental! Scam at its best. Pity because I thought the wines were ok. But now I resent the brand.

Alot of people here either have not read the conditions or do not understand how NW work. $40 deduction is still your money in their kitty (under your account to spent) until you decide to spend it which goes towards the wines you choose and pay. If you do not buy any wives this month ($40) it becomes $80 next month. And as they say if you choose not to buy any wines after six months then you can request your ($240) money to be transfered back your bank of your choice with any panelty or fees... so where the so called scamm comes in to this. Yes you may find better cheeper wines then its your choice. So don't spill your wine here please. Do your home work first.

One more comment. MERCEDES BENZ is not for everyone. That's why they still make Honda

Sounds like sour grapes to me. I have bee a Angel for some time never had a bad experience with naked wines exceptionally good customer service and great wines at good prices. Seems you don't know about wine or service.

I want to thank all of the people for their comments, I'll continue to buy from my local store. Your comments saved me from getting scammed out of 40$

Customer service is exceptional, I’ve never bought a bad wine from them. Many are excellent. Not sure how anyone could’ve had a bad experience with Naked Wines. There is a waiting line of 180k people wanting to become “Angels”. Doesn’t that tell you something????

It seemed liked a good idea to get a discount. I went through with registering and bought a case of red wines, I also looked into the $40 charge per month and thought the "angels" option was strange. However, I am not much of a wine drinker and was only in it for a one time deal. I was sure to cancel my account after I recieved the delivery. I now believe NakedWines might be a good option if I were to stick with it and purchase only the wines I preferred, however, I don't go through that much wine per year. On the other hand, although I was thrilled to recieved the wine, the entire case only consisted of dry wine. After tasting the first bottle, I was dissapointed and wished I received some sweeter wines. In addition, I searched for the wines I received online, reviews were scarcely found. I was not surprised to find a few sites selling them separately at low prices. Delightful, yet vague, descriptions are also provided for the wines. It seems as if the wines I received are not familiar to anyone because of the lack of comments and zero rating. There is also an option to "be the first to leave a review." Before buying from the mentioned site, or any site, I suggest knowing what you are buying after some thorough research.

There was not a single good wine in the mixed case I received. Absolute garbage, gives west coast wines a bad name.

I have been enjoying wine for 40+ years and spent much of that time involved with industry representatives at many different levels developing a palate for serious comparative tasting. I recently joined NW and found my first case to be pleasantly enjoyable, even the least favored of the lot was quite drinkable. Is NW a wine venture for everyone? Most likely not. If you enjoy new offerings from talented wine makers who needed the capital to launch, it is a satisfying feeling to contribute to their success. If you work the process as I do, you wait a few months in between orders and purchase nothing less than a case; then you enjoy free supping and no taxes. For the novice, let the age-old warning, "Caveat emptor!", direct your involvement in all future dealings.

I've been a Naked Wines customer for several years now. Generally, I'm quite satisfied at the quality of wines I receive at this price point. I rarely receive a poor wine and I've had some that were excellent. But mostly, they're very good.

Each month, I get 1-2 free bottles of wine. I like the idea that I am helping out the winemakers in a pretty direct way. The winemakers usually respond directly and graciously to both praise and critique.

Shipping is free with a 1 case purchase (I usually only have to buy 11 bottles) with no tax. Customer reviews are plentiful and quite helpful.

I think it's a nice company on multiple fronts and I do recommend Naked Wines. And no, I have no affiliation with them in any way.

Do NOT buy wines from this site...well unless you are a frat boy or homeless. In that case, go for it, you are not interested in quality. I was completely disappointed with the shipment and gave as much of it away as I could the same day I received it (to frat boys incidentally). I called to inform naked wines of my disgust and was met with indifference and nonchalance. Of course, I was NOT offered any type of recompense. I repeat, do NOT purchase from naked wines, they will send you nothing but garbage.

Get a preloaded visa card from Walmart, load money for wine on it, use it and when they try to charge the $40/month it wont work AND you get the discount price. LOL

THIS IS A SCAM! If you make a purchase from this company they will automatically sign you up for some kind of subscription service. I was furious to find that a month later they had deducted a further $40 from my bank account, without my consent.

The e-mail they sent says that they intend to continue withdrawing $40 per month from my credit card. I have sent them an e-mail telling them not to and asking them to return the $40 they stole from me, but I have not had a response as yet. I will pursue a complaint through the ombudsman and possible criminal charges if this is not rectified.

Do not buy anything from them under any circumstances. They work like those automatic subscription services on mobile phones where you have to opt out of something or they will subscribe you. Even though you never agreed to a subscription service in the first place.

Warning! Got a gift card for $60 off case of assorted wines, so I took a chance and used it to buy a case of assorted reds. The wine was delivered soon, but I did not realize that by ordering, you were automatically billed $40/month. I never authorized this billing. The wines in the case were all sub-standard and I would not have bought any one of them again. This is a scam in my eyes.

I cancelled before with another wine delivery. I found I missed the experience hunting and also the human interaction with my wine guy. He has only missed once...every recommendation in every price range has been good to excellent. And the one miss is probably more related to the mood I was in when drinking or perhaps some temperature control issues during shipping. Good review though thank you.

Thank you for the critique; I will certainly consider canceling my Naked Wines account as I am not an 'Angel.' I did not want them to take $40.00 from my account every month without asking so I opted out of Angels.

Not so sure! Sounds like a crock of croooks. But, could be ok. You need to keep your eyes open for the good deals!!

Recently bought a 12 bottle white wine sampler. I've tried a few bottles and given away a few and so far, I feel like I can stick to my spirit shop. They weren't bad but nothing I'd write home about. I did like the fact that it is delivered to my door and shipping was super fast. Not sure I'd like to be an "angel" though because the prices seem a little steep for wine you aren't sure is going to be any good.

There are so many 'White Label' wines these days that it's practically impossible to decide if anything is of true value or the proper price. The slick marketing and consistent hype marks Naked as one of the biggest exponents of smoke and mirror wine selling.

I'm quite sure they are just a bank and would collapse straight away once the cash flow dries up.

I think in general 'mystery cases' are a poor buy. Much better to know exactly what you're getting. I need to update this post with some newer vintages!

I must admit my spouse and I were sceptical from the get, and it is true 99.6% of the wines offered on NakedWines.com can not be found anywhere else- we have searched, trust me. Further, we are not sure their prices are always a steel, but they do seem to stand by their guarantee of 100% satisfaction, and that says a lot in my book. However, all that said, their wines are still a hit and a miss, you must order a minimum of 6 bottles, and pay $19.95 for each shipment plus tax. Most are palatable, some even good, but we are 12 bottles in and have chucked 4 of them, receiving new mystery trials in their place. So in the end, if you are adventurous, read the other "Angel" reviews of the wine, like to try new varietals, and have the 40 a Month Fee there are worse giggs out there you could spend it on.

"Their" wine is not Angel priced.

There wine was overpriced. The same bottle is a dollar cheaper at our town spirit shoppe.