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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 May 2011
Overview of the Organization
The Wine Society is a co-operative owned by its shareholder (its “members”). It was founded in 1874 to serve its members rather than be run for profit. This ethos still holds true today. An elected body of members oversees the Wine Society and represents the interests of more than 85,000 active members.
The objective of the society is to offer its members wines and spirits of good quality from a wide range of sources, at the best prices possible, which it has consistently managed to achieve, with a list of more than 800 different wines available either by the bottle, in unmixed dozens, or in mixed cases of the members' own selection. Preselected mixed cases are also available and come with comprehensive tasting notes. The Wine Society organizes delivery of member purchases to any address in the United Kingdom.
The Wine Society has extensive storage facilities with temperature-controlled warehouses in Stevenage. The longer-lived wines are allowed to mature gently and reach their optimum potential. It is also possible for members to take advantage of the society storage facilities by storing wines bought from the society in the designated members' reserve section of the cellars. Updated drinking dates are provided to the members taking advantage of this facility annually to appraise them of the state of maturity of their stock.
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