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BACKUP WINE
A Splash Wines case with 15 bottles of red wine, reviewed by WineClubGroup.As reviewed by WineClubGroup
15 bottles, one box. The other kind of backup.
Backup wine, the other way

Buy wine in bulk.
Stock your own backup case.

Russ named our homemade batches "backup wine" — the bottle you reach for when the good one's already gone. There's a second way to keep one on hand: a case (or three) of seriously good, seriously affordable wine in your fridge, cellar or cooler. For entertaining. For drop-ins. For Tuesday.

The three vendors below were vetted by our sister site, wine of the month club reviews at WineClubGroup.com.

Always ready

Drop-ins, dinners, weeknights — the bottle is already chilled.

Better per-bottle price

Case math beats single bottles. Often by a lot.

Variety on tap

Mixed cases double as a built-in tasting flight.

Our sister site, WineClubGroup.com, does the bottle-by-bottle wine of the month club reviews. These three came out on top for buying in volume.

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Our three picks

Three vendors. One stocked fridge.

Different angles — best price, best case program, easiest to start. Pick the one that fits how you entertain.

Best for stocking up
Todd holding a Splash Wines case in front of a row of bottles, reviewed by WineClubGroup.

Bulk-friendly vendor

Splash Wines

Cases that show up like clockwork — plus the occasional 15-bottle blowout.

Splash runs a monthly and quarterly case program, and every so often drops an intermittent bulk deal that's basically built for filling a wine fridge. Mix-and-match reds, whites, and rosés at prices that make case-buying obvious.

  • 15 bottles / shipment
  • Mix & match
  • Ships nationwide
Shop Splash Wines →Read the Splash Wines review on WineClubGroup.com
Best price per bottle
Swirl Wine Shop logo.

Bulk-friendly vendor

Swirl Wine Shop

Bulk-buy a case and the math suddenly looks great.

Swirl quietly runs some of the most aggressive per-bottle pricing in the bulk-wine world. Buy by the case and you're paying a fraction of what the same bottle costs on a shelf. Perfect when entertaining is a regular thing.

  • Case pricing
  • Deep discounts
  • Curated selection
Shop Swirl Wine Shop →Read the Swirl Wine Shop review on WineClubGroup.com
Easiest entry point
Todd with a Firstleaf wine club shipment box and bottles, reviewed by WineClubGroup.

Bulk-friendly vendor

Firstleaf

Personalized cases that learn what you actually drink.

Firstleaf is the friendliest on-ramp: take a quick taste profile, get a curated case at a real introductory price, then keep the cases coming (or skip a month). Great for building a backup stash without overthinking it.

  • Personalized
  • Intro pricing
  • Skip anytime
Shop Firstleaf →Read the Firstleaf review on WineClubGroup.com
How we pick

WineClubGroup tastes and scores every shipment. We surface the ones that actually make sense as backup wine — case-friendly pricing, reliable shipping, and bottles you'll genuinely want to open on a random Wednesday.

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Frequently asked

Buying wine in bulk, answered.

Make some. Buy some.
Always have backup.

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