Does joining a wine club lead to happiness?

Judith Papesh, Author

The Rising Wine Collective Wine Club subscription advantage

I know that joining a wine club has many advantages, from special and advanced selections to private events to the prospect of quarterly fun when the box of yumminess arrives at your door. Is happiness a hidden benefit? Maybe? Perhaps there’s some formula that says, “Happiness = the experience of discovering good wine + delicious recipes + music + great friends.” Let’s add a dog and a cat to the equation. Oh, chocolate. Chocolate needs to be in there, too, but you get the drift: Happiness is a personal formula.

A discovery in every Shades of Red and Vine Curious wine club shipment

At Rising Wines Collective, our wine club subscriptions are the ones we want to join, and it is pure joy when the wines magically arrive at our doors. Every shipment is unique, highlighting small-craft wines from different winemakers. We value minimal intervention and sustainable and organic winemaking practices. The Vine Curious and Shades of Red wine club shipments bring an element of intrigue; you will learn about the winemakers, expand your wine knowledge, and feel the thrill when a wine becomes a new favorite. We look forward to our members’ pics and excited messages when they share what they discovered with their friends.

At Rising Wines Collective, there are only good bottles!

If a good wine experience is the first element of our happiness formula a mathematician might say it must be an “absolute value.” We seek wines for their quality and the quality of the people behind them, so you don’t need to be a sommelier or a mathematician.  We get to know a lot of winemakers and taste a lot of wine. Not every bottle we taste is selected; most aren’t. In the already small world of craft wine, that is saying something. We celebrate personal tastes, and while one wine may not be your preference, we promise to have another that piques your curiosity. Our mission is to showcase wines to covet and stories to tell. And remember, “Great wine experience = small-craft producers + careful selection.”

Who of us aren’t Vine Curious?

Wine has a myriad of varieties to explore, whose expression accentuates the year, soil, weather, topography, viticulture, and winemaking. The Vine Curious Wine Club Subscription lets you get a nibble of a few of those wine characters in an easy-to-drink 4-bottle wine shipment every other month. White, rosé, red, and the occasional sparkling wine build an exciting selection for that perfect evening with your best human, doggo, or catto.

Shades of Red for every red wine lover

When you know the answer is red wine, the Shades of Red Wine Club Subscription provides quantum levels of happiness. We deliver 6 bottles of curated craft red wine from some of the best winemakers in the top wine regions within the US. You will be able to explore winemaking styles and a range of vintages. It gets better; you will realize total happiness the first time you log into your one-of-a-kind online Club Lounge. Here, wining and dining at home can feel like your personal tasting room experience with perfectly paired recipes + on-demand tasting videos + downloadable content + music playlists + VIP offers.

Does joining a wine club lead to happiness? Well, if you’re like us, yes. (Chocolate not included.)

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About Judith Papesh, Author

Retired Winemaker, Winemaking Consultant, and Washington State Licensed Geologist. Bourgogne Master Level Certification, French, Italian, and Spanish Wine Scholar Certifications

In the first class to complete Washington State University (WSU) Extension Enology Certification, Judith opened her winery, crafting wines that garnered local and international acclaim before turning her attention to studying and educating about the world's wines. "Winemaking is very much an art as well as a science; it is a consuming passion that drives you during the day, keeps you up at night, and when the wine is right, simply leaves you breathless."