Naked Wines Review

Is Naked Wines worth it? Reverse Wine Snob review of NakedWines.com! How it works, the best wines and tips to get your money's worth. Plus a special $100 discount for new sign-ups. Read on for our Complete Guide to NakedWines.com.

The NakedWines.com business model is quite a unique one. As you may know, much of the cost of a bottle of wine is added on after leaving the winery. The actual cost of the wine itself is usually 10% or less of the retail price for imported wines and slightly higher for domestic, with the outdated three-tier system driving up the price dramatically (and driving money into the pockets of distributors).

Naked Wines circumvents this system by funding wineries and winemakers directly through investments from their "Angels" -- customers who put $40 into their accounts each month to be used by these winemakers to create wines exclusively for NakedWines.com. The best part is that Angels also get to spend all of the money they invest, and do so with deep discounts thanks to the elimination of middlemen and expensive marketing. (Alternatively, Angels can also get a full refund if they so desire.)

Currently, there is a waiting list to become a NakedWines.com Angel - this is one way they manage capacity to ensure that there is a sufficient supply of wine to meet demand. However, you do not need to be an Angel to order. While you won't get to buy at the discounted Angel prices, thanks to the $100 voucher Naked Wines is offering to our readers, you can actually get an even better deal! Just put $160 of wine in your cart and you'll receive a $100 discount on your order! This is only good for new sign-ups but that is based on your email address, so if you've ordered in the past and want to try it again just make sure to use a different email.

While we had some concerns early on about the diversity of wine offered (mainly in terms of the region -- it used to be dominated by California wines) we've been impressed with how Naked Wines has scaled up and now offers wine from all over the world.

One of the drawbacks that still exists is that popular wines can get bought up quickly, but there's really no way around that. Our advice is to snap these up as soon as they become available at NakedWines.com. You can use the list below to help find our favorites.

One other note - for most of the wines the winemakers themselves interact directly with members in the comment section of each product page. It's rather unique in the retail space and lets you ask questions and learn directly from the person who made the wine!

Lastly, if you haven't purchased wine through the mail previously you may also want to check out our post on How To Buy Wine Online for some helpful tips and tricks as well as our very own Insider Deals - winery direct deals at massive discounts just for readers of Reverse Wine Snob!

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