Membership

What it means to be a member

Membership is the whole of Crurated, opened to you. A quieter way to collect, built on provenance, relationships and stewardship.

Every request is read personally by our team. What stays rare is the wine: the producers decide how much they release, and members see it before anyone else.

Become a member →
01 — How places openFour steps
01Request

Tell us who you are and what you collect. It takes a few minutes.

02Personal review

Our team reads your request and replies to you directly, never through an algorithm.

03First access

From day one you see each allocation before it is offered anywhere else.

04You are a member

Your first offers, your cellar and your invitations to the table.

02 — What membership includesSix commitments

The wines

01

Allocations bought directly from the domaine, released to members first.

We buy from the families who make the wine, in the quantities they choose to release. Members see each allocation before it is offered anywhere else.

The proof

02

An NFC chip and a permanent record for every bottle you own.

Tap the bottle and its history appears: the domaine, the cellar, every move since release. The record stays with the bottle if you ever sell it.

En primeur

03

Access to new vintages before they are bottled and priced for the market.

Reserve wines while they are still in barrel, at the price set by the producer, and follow them until they reach your cellar.

Wine trips

04

Visits to the estates, received by the families who make the wine.

Small groups, in the vineyards and the cellars, with the people who work them. Places are limited and offered to members first.

The calendar

05

Dinners and tastings each year, hosted by the producers themselves.

Long tables in the cities where our members live, with the winemakers pouring their own wines and telling their own stories.

The cellar

06

Bonded, insured storage on three continents. Deliver or keep, as you wish.

Your collection is held in professional conditions and visible in the app at all times. Ask for delivery when you are ready to open a bottle.

03 — A year as a memberThe calendar

The year follows the vineyard

SpringMAR — MAY
En primeur

The new vintage is tasted from barrel and offered to members before bottling.

SummerJUN — AUG
Wine trips

Visits to the estates while the vines are in leaf, received by the families.

AutumnSEP — NOV
Harvest releases

The main allocations of the year arrive as the domaines finish the harvest.

WinterDEC — FEB
Dinners

Tastings and dinners hosted by the producers in our members’ cities.

Around the table

Real connection is the ultimate luxury.

The terms

€300 a year. Or nothing, if you collect.

60 days
The Welcome Window

Nothing is charged when you join. Your first sixty days are a Welcome Window: you see every release, buy what you want, and the fee is only charged at the end of it. Deactivate before then and you pay nothing.

€5,000
The first year, free

Buy €5,000 on Crurated or CruTrade during the Welcome Window and the first fee is never charged. Two cases of good Burgundy, and your first year costs nothing.

12 months
Every year after

The same €5,000, bought in the twelve months before your renewal date, waives the fee for the year ahead. A collector who buys €5,000 a year never pays it.

€300
If you buy less

The membership is €300 + VAT a year, auto-renewing, and only ever paid by members who buy less than €5,000 in the year. Storage at Beaune is complimentary and unlimited, insurance included. Deactivating your membership ends the waiver, whatever you have bought.

Full conditions are sent with your invitation. Shipping and storage rates →
04 — Questions

Before you request a place

Who can become a member?

Anyone who loves great wine. We read each request to know you better, and we may ask a few questions about what you drink and collect.

How long does a request take?

We reply personally, usually within a few days. Once accepted, you have access to the next releases straight away.

Is there a membership fee?

€300 + VAT a year, charged for the first time at the end of your 60-day Welcome Window, never at sign-up. It is waived entirely if you buy €5,000 during the Welcome Window, and again each year if you buy €5,000 in the twelve months before renewal.

Can I try it first?

Yes. Nothing is charged when you join. For sixty days you see every release and buy what you want; deactivate before the window closes and you pay nothing at all.

Is there a minimum purchase?

No. There is no obligation to buy. Reaching €5,000 in the year simply means the fee is not charged. Deactivating the membership ends the waiver, whatever you have bought.

Where are my bottles kept?

In bonded, insured cellars on three continents. You can keep them there or ask for delivery at any time.

How do I know a bottle is authentic?

Every bottle carries an NFC chip linked to a permanent record of where it came from and where it has been.

Become a member

Request a place

Every request is read by our team. If there is a place, you will hear from us personally, usually within a few days. Nothing is charged until your sixty days are up.

Apply for membership