Dave the Wine Merchant

Dave Chambers is so much more than a wine merchant – he is my partner in wine. He has helped me explore new regions, find fellow oenophiles, sell bottles that have appreciated too much to drink, and have a giant amount of fun. Bay Area undiscovered treasure.

I have been in this club for years. It’s always fun getting new wines from all over different wine regions. Dave is super knowledgeable and is very responsive to his customers. He hosts a tasting each year for the members to come taste and give their opinions of what they’d like to see in their shipments. When the weather is hot, he will hold off on the shipments to ensure your wine never goes bad. I would highly recommend this wine club and merchant. Always top notch wines!

I’ve known Dave and his family for several years, and he’s always searching for more great wines! His knowledge of wine, and his suggestions are very helpful in selecting wines to enjoy. Dave’s appreciation and engagement with fine wines is infectious and very approachable, he certainly enjoys what he does and he does it very well.

We have been a part of Dave’s excellent wine club for almost 10 years. I am a bit lost when I go into a wine shop, always ordering the same 10 bottles of wine again and again. That’s why it’s great to get new selections delivered to my door from someone that really knows wine.
Great taste, great personalized service!
Thanks Dave. :)

Dave the Wine Merchant is an online wine shop the specializes in wine clubs… these are not your typical wine clubs though mind you. These are some of the absolute best wine clubs available on-​line! IMHO unless you are spending over $ 100 a bottle on your wine then you will not find a better wine club! That is a bold statement, Dave the Wine Merchant backs it up.
Dave’s wines are typically boutique wines. They are not mass marketed wines. They are not overpriced, they are beautiful selections that Dave has gone out and picked specifically for me… and perhaps you too if you join one of his wine clubs. Seriously though these are such great bottles at such incredible price points that I sincerely feel like Dave is shopping for me!
If you don’t care that much about wine and just want a couple of bottles of whatever to show up at your door every couple of months then Dave the Wine Merchant is not for you. If on the other hand you would like to receive incredible bottles that even your wine snob friends will awe over and talk about, then Dave’s clubs are for you.
I can’t afford the «Grand Cru» club so I can’t tell you about that one. My favorite club is the «Collectible Selections» though. These are often wines that can be opened right away, or held onto for a while to experience a fine wine aged a little. Time after time Dave’s picks satisfy my hopes & dreams for incredible & unique bottles! I am so much more than a fan! In fact I will happily pass out my address to anyone that wants to ship me more of Dave’s wines… just message me and ask… please…pretty please?
If you are just getting into wine, don’t fret about the «Collectible Selections» I mentioned above… although it probably won’t disappoint, just sign up for the «Crowd Pleasers» club. There isn’t a minimum for how many months you are required to be a member of the clubs either!
Dave also does a nice job with the tasting notes he includes in each shipment. They are informative enough for a true aficionado, while comfortable enough for the novice to understand and grow as they read. It is Christmas morning every time open one of Dave’s packages! Some of my all-​time favorites have come from Dave’s clubs!
The only negatives I can think of are that State laws don’t allow them to ship to every State. Additionally, if you fall in love with a bottle it might be from a small enough production of cases that there are not many available bottles out on the market… then all your left with is an empty bottle and curse words for having tasted such a beautiful thing that you can no longer taste again… happened a couple of times to me! Then again it really is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

I’ve been a customer for years, and I still get excited when my shipment from Dave arrives in the mail.
I know, based on years of hitting the mark, Dave’s choices are always well thought out and selected with an eye for quality and value.
For example, Dave found a $ 16 bottle of red that I shared at a dinner party — and no one could believe that such a great wine could be so affordable. So, we all chipped in and bought a case. We cleared out the last of his inventory while we were at it.
Keep up the good work Dave, and I can’t wait for the next shipment to come.