Big Hammer Wines “Adventures in Wine” Club Review

What is the “Adventures in Wine” Wine Club?

Aventures in Wine is one of the 4 “Top-Value” Wine Clubs offered by Big Hammer Wines. It features all red wines, mostly 90+ rated from regions all over the world. Each shipment comes with 12 bottles, starting at $184.99.

How Do You Order Big Hammer Wines?

There are multiple ways to order this club.

If you choose to subscribe and have a monthly delivery, you will save $15. Delivery every 2 months will save you $10. Delivery every 3 months will save you $5. If you are choosing this as a one-time purchase, it is $199.99. But one of the great things about this club is that all shipments have free shipping included. 

There is no membership fee or cancellation fee.

Where Does Big Hammer Wines Ship?

Big Hammer Wines ships to almost every state! The only states that they list that they do not ship to are Utah and Mississipi. Although shipments of 12 bottles are more get free shipping, you do have to pay extra for Alaska and Hawaii.

As with any wine club, this could change at any given moment considering the wide variety of shipping laws in each state.

What's in the Box?

Big Hammer Wines focuses on the wines and not the “extras” like some of the other clubs. Here are the wines in their current case:

• 95pt Highly Rated Cabernet Sauvignon $95 SRP Gem Included
• 2020 Chateau Haut Gravier Cotes de Bourg
• 2021 Campo Pietra Rosso di Montepulciano
• 2018 Campo Pietra Chianti Riserva
• 2022 Settesoli Nero d'Avola Sicily
• 2020 Cloudview Del Barba Vineyard Red Blend Contra Costa
• 2021 Sella & Mosca Terre Rare Carignano del Sulcis DOC Sardinia
• 2020 Mandrarossa Frappato Terre Siciliane IGT
• 2021 Los Vascos ‘Cromas' Gran Reserva Cabernet Franc Colchagua Valley
• 2022 Rocca delle Macie ‘Campomaccione' Morellino di Scansano DOCG
• 2017 Casa E Di Mirafiore Langhe Rosso Pietra Magica
• 2019 Quinta do Pinto Grande Escolha Tinto Lisboa Portugal

Some of these overlap with the wines Todd received in the Big Hammer Wines “Red Wine Lovers Case” (his bottles shown below)

You can find out more information about each of the wines in the case on the mobile app or the website. 

For example, the 2020 Chateau Haut Gravier Cotes de Bourg information provided by Big Hammer Wines:

• Petit Chateau Bordeaux
• 70% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Malbec
• 91 points
• Sustainable Viticulture, HVE3 Certified
• Information about the Cotes de Bourg wine area
• Facts about the Chateau Haut Gravier estate (a family-owened winery)
• Facts about the winemaker, Christine Petit
• Tasting notes
• James Suckling review

Can You Send the Adventures in Wine Club as a Gift?

You can order this as a one-time purchase or alternatively choose a gift card and let them pick their own wines from the site ($25, $50, $100, $200, or $500).

What Is Different About Big Hammer Wines?

Every wine club has something that makes it different than the others. In the case of Big Hammer Wines, it is how the wines are sourced. Their expert team personally tastes and picks the wines from all over the world and imports them directly. This helps keep costs down but quality levels up. They boast that they sell “$60 comparable value wines for under $30.” Unlike many other wine clubs, they do not buy any private label or white label wines.

Would We Recommend Adventures in Wine?

The wines in this club are very much like the similarly priced Red Wine Lovers Case, which we gave a favorable review. If you want a club that also has white wine, they have a “Red & White Mixed Case” that is just a little bit cheaper and also includes free shipping. Either way, you are getting handpicked wines that are sources specifically for Big Hammer Wines from all over the world.