Everything You Need To Know About Buying Wine*

*but were afraid to ask

All wine is basically the same, right?

Wrong!

Buying the most expensive, or even 2nd most expensive wines doesn’t mean you’re buying a good wine, it just means you’re not sure what good wine really is.

It can be daunting to try new wine varietals, especially if you‘re not sure what you’re looking for. To finally find your “this is incredible” wines, there’s SommStock.

Fill out our simple wine questionnaire, and we’ll help get you started

After you’ve completed the questionnaire, we’ll create a wine profile for you: from there, we’ll be able to customize a selection for you based on the types of wine you tend to enjoy, what regions they come from, and even the foods they pair well with.

If you like what we’ve selected for you, you’ll receive a 6- or 12-bottle variety case of wines tailored for your preferences. Keep rating your bottles as you drink them, so that your bottles keep getting better and better!

Delivered right to your door!

Join our wine club and, we’ll deliver right to you door — anywhere in DC! If you don’t live or work in DC, we have monthly “pick up” parties where you can pick up your wine and sample more wine.

What if I get a wine I don’t like?

Every bottle comes with a total satisfaction guarantee. If you ever receive a wine that doesn’t match your taste preferences, they will replace it or issue you a wine credit for another bottle from our specially curated collection on the site.

What does it cost?

That depends on your taste and budget. Subscriptions start at $170/month and you can cancel anytime. Not to mention, you’ll be automatically notified about our “DC Special”, a stellar wine at a good price that won’t be on the market for long.

Why can’t I just go to my local liquor store and pick up my own wine?

When you buy wine in a retail store, it’s typically produced at a larger scale from larger vineyards. The wines we sell are small-batch productions, meaning you won’t necessarily be able to find them in a liquor store. These are the wines you’ll enjoy in a restaurant where they are usually marked up 200–300% by importers, distributors, and retailers by the time you drink it.

Our goal at SommStock is to make interesting and compelling wines accessible to you.

That’s why our Club offerings will never take the path of closeouts or discounted overstocks. We research and seek out the best and brightest to share with our club members. With over 190,000 new wines submitted to the The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) each year, you can trust us to source DC’s premier offerings.

Power your love of wine with DC’s best connected distributors featuring women-owned vineyards, winemakers and their amazing bottlings. SommStock offers specially curated selections delivered directly to your door (within the District of Columbia only)