Shades of Vino Wine Club

Uncork a New Experience Today – Join the Shades of Vino Wine Club

Listen, there’s nothing better than enjoying a glass of wine after a long, busy day EXCEPT for exploring the world’s finest Black-and women-owned wine brands with a sisterhood of progressive go-getters like yourself.

And that’s where Shades of Vino Wine Club comes in. Inside this FREE and exclusive group of wine enthusiasts, you’ll embark on extraordinary experiences, form new bonds and savor all the best things life has to offer.

And the best part is that every time you purchase wine through your Shades of Vino Wine Club membership, we’ll donate to The Black Winemakers Scholarship Fund on your behalf.

Look, you already love fine wine. Now you can connect with a circle of other wine lovers – all while supporting Black- and women-owned wine brands. Sound like a
win-win? Claim your FREE access to the Shades of Vino Wine Club today!

  • It's FREE to join
  • Choose how many wines you want in your wine collection: 3, 6, or 12 bottles
  • Customize your wine collection. You manage your selection of white and red wines from each quarter's wine collection
  • Annual or quarterly payment options
  • Easy to understand winemaker tasting notes and food pairings suggestions are included in each shipment
  • Monthly virtual Wine Club Meet Ups
  • Exclusive Member In-person events bi-annually
  • FREE Shipping Options
  • Receive bonus bottles in our referral program
  • Automatically get a discount on non-member wine purchases
  • Pre-sale and advance notice of upcoming events and specials
  • Preferred and/ or FREE access wine tasting events
  • Pause membership at anytime without penalty
  • A donation is made to The Black Winemakers Scholarship Fund with every purchase
  • Wine Collection begins at $85.00 per shipment




Shades of Vino Club Benefits

Featuring Shades of Vino 2023 Spring Club Collection & Women Who Make The World Go 'Round

The Wine Concierge Presents Guest Curator & World-Class Sommelier, Tonya Pitts.

In this Spring 2023 Collection, The Wine Concierge team decided to focus in on and bring forth a gathering of industry talents and voices; more specifically, the voices and talents of women in wine.

Women really do make the world go 'round, women everywhere.

While we want to give a shout out to every amazing woman in this industry and the heights their devoted work has propelled it to, we can only start with a few. This collection, joined by Guest Curator and Award-Winning Sommelier, Tonya Pitts, gives you access to wines personally chosen by Tonya and showcasing many amazing women in wine.

Learn more about Certified Sommelier, Tonya Pitts, in her own words, via a virtual tasting and introduction to new wines she's selected for the quarter, and the women behind them. Be sure you rsvp to the live tasting she will be leading on Sunday, April 23rd. This is a close up and personal; meet your Sommelier!

Tonya has been a judge for the San Francisco International Wine Competition for ten years in a row, a speaker at Culinary Institute of America Summit for Beverage Professionals, a tasting panelist for Wine & Spirits Magazine and an advisor for the Fine Minds4Fine Wines think tank in Europe. In 2017, she was named to the Top 40 African American Tastemakers (Under/Over) 40 list. Of special note, Tonya has been instrumental in the annual Wine Spectator list for more than a decade, including receiving awards for her expansive and inclusive wine program.

Tonya has been featured in numerous news and industry publications, including CBS This Morning , ABC 7 News “Sips with Spencer,” Cherry Bombe, Daily Beast, Grape Collective, Jancis Robinson, Wine & Spirits Magazine, Somm Journal, Tasting Panel, Where Traveler, Wine Searcher, Wine Stream and Wonder Women of Wine. 

Join us April 23rd, and throughout the quarter to experience the spring club wines featured from over 20 other women, working in and running this incredibly rewarding field. Cheers!

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Drink What You Like Quiz

Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, Dry, Off-Dry, Natural, Vegan… Oh my goodness so many terms. So many decisions. Not sure, what you like? You may know what you like but you want to explore something new and you are not sure where to begin. Take The Wine Concierge quiz and we can help you find the perfect palate-pleasing wine.

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Refer A Friend

You love your friends! We love referrals! Let’s keep the love going. When someone you refer joins Shades of Vino Club we will send you an additional Bottle of wine in your next shipment AND your friend will get 15% off their first purchase. Multiple referrals equal multiple bottles – there’s no limit to the number of bottles you can receive.

*see terms and conditions page for more details.

Refer Friends & Share The Wine