Laithwaites Wine Club
Our verdict · Britain's biggest home-delivery merchant, strong on curated mixed cases and range for reliable everyday drinking.
Buy it if
You want plenty of curated mixed-case options and regular deals from a big, established merchant.
Skip it if
You dislike promotion-led pricing and prefer a fixed, transparent per-case cost.
Where to get it
Laithwaites Wine Club
Mixed cases from ~£8 per bottle (roughly £96 per 12); optional Unlimited delivery membership
Indicative price at the time of review.
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Laithwaites is one of the UK's biggest home-delivery wine merchants, and its wine club leans on breadth: red-only, white, mixed, sparkling, fine wine and regional deep-dive cases, each arriving with editorial tasting notes. Mixed cases work out from around £8 a bottle, roughly £96 for twelve, though headline prices often depend on the promotion running at the time. You are notified before each case ships and can skip, delay or cancel, and an optional Unlimited delivery membership removes shipping charges if you order frequently. It sits behind Virgin Wines here mainly on value: the range and curation are excellent, but the pricing story is promotion-led rather than the transparent, not-for-profit model that lifts the clubs above.
The good & the bad
Pros
- Huge range of curated mixed cases — red, white, sparkling, fine wine and regional — with tasting notes
- Notified before each case ships, with the option to skip, delay or cancel
- Optional Unlimited membership removes delivery charges for frequent orderers
Cons
- Headline case prices lean heavily on rotating promotions
- Less of a transparent, not-for-profit value story than The Wine Society
How it compares
| Pick | WATTB Score | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.The Wine Society — Wine Without Fuss | 96/100 | From ~£110 per 12-bottle case, plus a one-off £40 lifetime membership | overall |
| 2.Naked Wines — Angel membership | 89/100 | From £25 per month as account credit, spent on bottles at discounted Angel (member) prices | independent winemakers |
| 3.Virgin Wines — WineBank | 83/100 | Set anywhere from £15 to £100 per month (default ~£25); Virgin adds a £1 bonus per £5 saved | flexible budgeting |
| 4.Laithwaites Wine ClubThis pick | 84/100 | Mixed cases from ~£8 per bottle (roughly £96 per 12); optional Unlimited delivery membership | curated cases and choice |
| 5.Wine52 | 80/100 | From £36 per month for 3 bottles, a magazine and two snacks (billed every 28 days) | discovery and exploration |
Key facts
- Best for
- curated cases and choice
- Typical cost
- Mixed cases from ~£8 per bottle (roughly £96 per 12); optional Unlimited delivery membership
- Format
- 12-bottle cases: red / white / mixed / sparkling / regional
- Price
- Mixed cases from ~£8/bottle (~£96 per 12)
- Delivery
- Optional Unlimited membership
- Flexibility
- Skip, delay or cancel any case
- Content
- Editorial tasting notes with each case
Researched by WATTB
- Published
- 14 September 2026
- Updated
- 14 September 2026
- Last verified
- 14 September 2026
- Sources
- 8 sources
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