Our Story
So many people ask me: “What is Bottlenotes? Wait, is it Bottlenose or Bottlenotes?”
It’s Bottlenotes, and it’s amazing!
The Concept
Customized wine shipments
Proprietary matching technology
My Cellar™ for creating and sharing tasting notes
Bottlenotes is a personalized sommelier service delivering wine tailored to our members’ personal tastes using proprietary matching technology. Our members join one of our wine clubs and receive 2, 4, 6, or 12 bottles per shipment, tailored to their personal taste preferences. Members and non-members can also purchase many of the wines in the Bottlenotes portfolio via our online “wine shop,” which offers wine from some of the best producers around the world.
The club members’ personal taste preferences are matched using a proprietary algorithm that uses personal tendencies towards both wine and non-wine food and drink to understand natural member tendency to enjoy certain types of wine. We also automatically keep track of the wines that our customers are shipped in their very own online wine cellars (My Cellar™). There, members can keep track of all the wines they try and share their tasting notes and wine ratings with their wine-loving friends! Plus, every time a member rates a wine in his/her wine cellar, the information is tied back into the matching algorithm to further hone our understanding of the member’s taste preferences.
The Process
Matching algorithm to understand your taste preferences
Personalized selection of wines
Value, great taste and wine education in one
A wine member joins Bottlenotes for free simply by registering on the website. Once logged in, the member can then fill out a 12-question survey that asks for wine preferences if known, but also for information about how you take your coffee and how you salt your food. All of this information goes into the algorithm, and immediately, the fine-tuned system begins making real-time wine recommendations for you and your palate.
Bottlenotes and the Bottlenotes Board are extremely picky in the selection of wines that they choose to distribute. Each bottle is tasted by multiple members of the team, thus members receive a personalized selection of wine, knowing that they can count on value, great taste and the knowledge that the wine they are enjoying is most likely something they can’t find anywhere else.
Club for Everyone
Wide range of price points and club themes
Customized by taste, frequency and club
Best of all, there are 12 wine clubs that the member can select from, varying in themes and price points. Ranging from $20 to $90 a bottle, from Explorers to high-end Limited Addictions™ wines, the clubs are meant to provide something for everyone. The company even has a Kosher wine club to provide members of the Jewish community with a variety of wine options. Once the member joins a wine club, the member receives shipments on a 1-month or 2-month basis customized to tasting and frequency preferences. Each shipment comes with information about the wines inside the shipment plus collateral like corkscrews and bottle-pours to make the tasting experience more enjoyable. It’s a great way to learn about wines from all over the world in the comfort and ease of your own home.
Member Benefits
Demystifying the world of wine
Events, seminars and wine education
Bottlenotes conducts events and seminars throughout the country where team members work with wine makers and other wine aficionados to help educate our members about “how to buy wine at auction” and take members “Around the World in 80 Sips” or on a “Tour of South America”. From Little Black Dress Wine Club parties to exclusive wine-maker dinners in Napa, Bottlenotes again has something for everyone.
Our goal is to help demystify the world of wine, helping members uncover their favorite tastes and discover hidden gems. It is for this reason that our tagline is “The Culture of Wine. Redefined.”
For more information about Bottlenotes, go to www.bottlenotes.com . We look forward to tasting with you!