Membership

The world is built. The wines are ready. Your only job is to show up.

Membership has tiers.

Three named tiers. Each earned by showing up — not by paying more. The longer you’re in, the more the world opens.

Pack Emissaries write the cards. The Bell rings first for upper tiers. The cellar gets deeper the further in you go.

Member Tiers

Three tiers. You don’t apply — you accrue. Behaviors qualify you. Each tier deepens the relationship.

Packs range from $229–$479 per season, shipping included in every box — Selections at $279 (6 bottles), Allocation I at $229 (4 bottles), Allocation II at $269 (3 bottles), Legendary at $479 (3 bottles). See all packs →

I

Collector

The first tier. Anyone in any pack starts here.

Active in any pack One subscription, one season. You’re in.
  • Seasonal packs delivered with full tasting cards
  • Field Guide access — the encyclopedia of energies
  • Cellar Dispatch newsletter, written for members
  • The Bell — first notice of new seasons and limited drops
II

Archivist

Four purchases in — or two packs running at once. Demonstrated commitment.

4+ purchases · or 2 active subscriptions However you get there, the gate opens on its own.
  • Everything in Collector
  • Early access to limited library bottles
  • Early pack access — 48–72 hours ahead of Collectors
  • Annual member-only tasting card — not in any pack
  • Allocation II priority over new sign-ups
III

Lorekeeper

Ten purchases, three active packs, or eight consecutive editions. The serious tier.

10+ purchases · 3 active subs · or 8 consecutive editions The tier you don’t notice earning until you’re in it.
  • Everything in Archivist
  • First access to Legendary clubs (Midnight Cellar, Dawn Circle)
  • The Nat 20 — 50% off a single pack, once per year
  • Eligibility for the Pack Emissary role
  • Lorekeeper’s Stamp on your account — visible to no one but you

The Pack Emissary

Each pack’s most engaged subscriber, once a year, contributes flavor text to a card shipped to every member of that club.

Hall of Fame

One member, one season, one card.

Every year, each pack names an Emissary. They write a single piece of flavor text — a paragraph, a fragment, an annotation — that becomes part of the next season’s tasting card. Their handle appears on the card’s reverse, in the Hall of Fame block.

The card ships to every member of that club. The Emissary’s words travel. So does their name. The card itself becomes part of the canon — once the season closes, no new copies are printed.

There is no application. The system watches. Selection is based on annotation quality, tasting-card completion rate, and the depth of how a member engages with the pack’s world.

Front · the artifact
Emissary card front
Saltwind Selections · MMXXV
Breeze

The Cliff's Bend

Nearly extinct flavors from a parcel that shouldn't still exist. Sea-air, schist, and the kind of resilience only the wind teaches.

Annotated by @vinesandvaults
Reverse · the lineage
Archivist & Lorekeeper privilege

Hear The Bell first.

When a Legendary slot opens, when a rare cellar pull is released, when the next chapter unseals — Archivists and Lorekeepers are notified before the gate opens to anyone else. By the time others arrive, the rarest bottles are already spoken for.

A perk of the upper tiers · not for sale · not on the public list

The Ledger

What each tier earns you

You don’t pay more to go deeper — you stay longer. Qualifying behaviors trigger each upgrade automatically. No applications. No fees.

Perk
Collector
Archivist
Lorekeeper
Collector · All members
Seasonal pack delivery Full tasting cards, lore notes, and regional context
Field Guide access The energy encyclopedia — annotated and growing
Subscription slot guarantee Your place holds between seasons — no re-signing
The Bell — early announcements First notice of new season openings and limited releases
Subscriber-exclusive card variant A card variant not available in general circulation
Referral bonus cards Bonus tasting cards when you bring new members in

Archivist threshold unlocked

Rolled for Advantage

At Tier II, the order of access changes. Archivists open the gate 48–72 hours before Collectors do — for every pack, every season, without exception. By the time the wider list is notified, allocations are already spoken for.

Unlocks at 4 + purchases or 2 active subscriptions
Archivist · Tier II and above
Early pack access window 48–72 hours ahead of Collector sign-up opening
The Cellar Dispatch Curator digest with extended tasting context and annotation
Extended lore documents Map fragments, glossary expansions, and archive entries
Library bottle early access First notice when bottles from past seasons become available
Annual member-only tasting card Outside any pack, never reprinted — mailed once per year

Lorekeeper threshold unlocked

Roll a Nat 20

Once per year, a Lorekeeper may invoke the Nat 20 — a 50% discount on a single pack. One per membership per calendar year. It doesn’t stack, it doesn’t carry over, and it cannot be transferred. Use it on the season you’ve been waiting for.

Unlocks at 10 + purchases · 3 active subs · or 8 consecutive editions
Lorekeeper · Tier III exclusive
Annual 50% pack discount One use per year, one single pack — the Nat 20 invocation
Stat Boost Point Annual upgrade to any pack, one tier up — yours to deploy

Lorekeeper annual power

Stat Boost Point

Once per year, upgrade any active subscription to the next tier up — at your current price. A Selections pack becomes an Allocation II. An Allocation II becomes a Legendary, if a slot is available. Unused points do not carry forward.

One per membership year · non-transferable
Deck Completion Bonus card A milestone artifact card mailed automatically on qualification
Midnight Cellar & Dawn Circle access Allocation priority for the two Legendary tiers
Pack Emissary eligibility Nominated to write flavor text on an annual pack card
Exclusive enamel pin Mailed annually with your first seasonal pack
PC familiar plush The House Familiar — once per membership, mailed on qualification
Lorekeeper’s Stamp On-account designation — visible only to you

The first season starts everything. Every pack you hold moves you up the ledger. Choose a pack and let the tiers follow.