3 to 4 "must have" bottles
each month for $120
We've worked with a lot of wineries since we started. This wine club is dedicated to sending you our favorite wines from our top 12 winemakers.
Small
Vineyards
We only import and sell wine from small vineyards. We never sell mass-produced wine, closeout wine or sub-par wine at a discount.
Organic, Biodynamic,
Dry Farmed
Not many people care as much about farming as we do. Our winemakers never use harsh synthetic chemicals in the vineyards because it's not healthy for them and it's not good for the grapes.
Low
Sulfur
Everybody's talking about sulfur in wine. Our winemakers don't use any sulfur, or use very little sulfur in the winemaking process. All our wines are under 80ppm and most are under 50ppm.
Lab
Tested
We like to double check everything by lab testing each wine, ensuring you know what you're getting.
How it Works
Each month we feature a natural winemaker
We ship a case of the featured winemaker's best to your door
You enjoy the best organic + natural wines in the world
What to expect each month
A collection of carefully selected natural wines from the featured winemaker
Recyclable packaging
Videos, blog posts, and an inside view into the world of natural wine.
June 2019
Featured Winemaker
Johannes Zillinger
Bioweingut Johannes Zillinger
Niederösterreich, Austria
Johannes is all about the philosophy of biodynamic farming. He even grows his own herbs for tea tinctures to use as treatments in his vineyards. The wines are all spontaneously fermented, lightly filtered, and minimally sulfured only at bottling keeping with the purity desired by the natural wine crowd. The difference with these wines are their approachability to the entire consumer base. Everyone can appreciate the cleanliness, flavor, and precision of this juice regardless of their interest in natural wines. Here is how to sum up bio-dynamic farming: 1. Biodynamic farming is an older and much stricter way of farming than organic farming. 2. Beyond being organic, biodynamic farming practices are guided by a special calendar and many special rules. They do not allow additions like yeast to help or control the fermentation. 3. Often biodynamic farmers are fairly eccentric, but as a rule they are always committed to the most natural winemaking practices. 4. Just because a wine is biodynamic does not mean it will taste good, but many biodynamic wines are extraordinary.
What You'll Get in June 2019's Shipment
Reflexion - Lage Steinthal Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Aromatic, fresh, definitely has a cold climate touch. The nose is tart currant, blueberry, black cherry, bell pepper, sage, mint. The palate is deceptively dense. The extended skin contact definitely helps make this a medium bodied wine. Great acidity and balance, reminiscent of Chinon Cabernet Franc.
Reflexion - Lage Steinthal Sankt Laurent 2015
Fresh red berries and spicy, minerality and long endurance on the palate. Soft enough for New World Pinot Noir drinkers, earthy and structured enough for Old World wine lovers
Velue Zweigelt 2015
Fresh cherries and red berries, juicy and spicy, perfect length. A great representation of cold climate Zweigelt, without oak influence
Velue Riesling 2016
Floral, stone-fruit, very elegant. No TDN notes, a classic clean Austrian style.
July 2019
Featured Winemaker
Tom Straka | Schloss Maissau | Hannes Sabathi
Weingut Straka | Schloss Maissau | Weingut Hannes Sabathi
Austria
We're celebrating summer with MUST-HAVE Austrian white wines from 3 of our Austrian producers
What You'll Get in July 2019's Shipment
Straka - Prantner Old Vine Welschriesling 2015
Made from the oldest welschriesling vines in Austria, 90 years old!
Schloss Maissau - Grüner Veltliner Weinviertel DAC 2017
A crisp gruner, perfect for brunch or appetizers.
Hannes Sabathi - Chardonnay Gamlitz STK 2015
NOT your California buttery chard, but instead complex and smooth, perfect for summer.
Hannes Sabathi - Sauvignon Blanc Kranachberg Grosse Lage STK 2015
The crème de la crème. From the "Grosse Lage", the most elite classification in Austria, aged in oak and the oldest and best grapes are used.
People have good things to say
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"Everything about Alleah's approach to importing – meeting the producers face to face, handpicking the wines, and connecting the consumer with the winemakers – appeals to me. The wines capture a sense of time and place in a bottle. Those of us who participated in the tasting quickly realized we were tasting the future of wine importing and it sure is blissful."
"I'm already a big fan of the wines of Portugal and I was very impressed with the selections Alleah poured."
"So far everything has been very unique, which being from the [San Francisco] Bay Area is a breath of fresh air."
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"I have followed the Bliss Wine Imports story on Facebook for months now. I have been totally impressed by their journey to find the best tasting wines at the best value. Most wine buying groups are just finding the wine they like that is already in the USA. Bliss goes to the source and finds the best!"
"This wine blew me away. It seemed more complex than other reds I've had, and just had a sophistication to it that I loved. It wasn't overly fruity and the floral nature to it was nice but not overbearing. It went really well with our meal and was a great conversation piece with our guests."
"As an entrepreneur and someone that likes 'real' wines, I'm intrigued by what Bliss is doing. We had so many reasonably priced, excellent wines in France that we just can't get here. Getting access to wines like that is very cool."
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"The wine is stellar. We're both loving it."
"Great people, great wines, quality service, and, oh yeah...a SUPERIOR website with all the info you could ever need on their wines. 5 stars only because that's as high as it goes."
"I brought a bottle to my neighbor's dinner party, and it was a big hit! What a way to impress my new neighbors! I'm looking forward to tasting the next collection!"