Frequently Asked Questions
Cru Wine Online is a FREE wine entertainment website. Original food and wine pairings are explained in humorous video shorts so you can create delicious daily duos and enjoy personalized wine tastings in your own home.
When we say free, we mean free. Cru Wine Online generates revenue through advertising so we can offer this revolutionary service to you absolutely FREE of charge.
Your FREE Cru Wine Online user account includes hundreds of original recipes and wine pairings, an accompanying video short for each, your own CruQ to store favorites and create wine tastings, and our weekly e-newsletter.
If you want to spice up your next birthday party, friendly get-together, or company gathering, Cru Wine Online has all the ingredients you need.
Choose from our menu of expertly assembled Cru2You webtastings or search the Cru food and wine library for what you want to taste. Whether it’s value-packed wines from Italy or quick and easy appetizers, you can find it using the Pick Your Pairing feature.
Move your selection(s) to your CruQ with one click, and before you know it, you’ve created a custom webtasting. Gather the food and wine, and all you have to do is press play. It's that simple.
With Internet-connected devices like Blu-ray players, gaming consoles, and mobile devices, streaming video to your television has never been easier.
And to make your Cru2You webtasting experience even simpler, we’ve provided you with a link to wine.com for each Cru wine selection, so you can purchase the wine you’ll need for your tasting without ever leaving home.
Once you create a free Cru user account, you have access to our extensive food and wine library, with hundreds of pairings to choose from. So to help you keep track of all your favorites, we’ve added the CruQ.
Navigating the CruQ is easy. When you come across an exciting new pairing you want to save for later or if you’ve found an unforgettable duo you want to come back to again and again, just one click sends it to your CruQ for quick and easy access.
From the CruQ, you can group pairings into custom webtastings, create a lineup of pairings you’d like to try, organize your favorites into categories of your choice, and more. The possibilities are endless.
With the CruQ as your very own customizable cookbook, you’ll never have to scramble to find a recipe again.
If you’re looking for a little dinner inspiration or a tasty idea for your next gathering, we’ve got you covered.
With the Pick Your Pairing feature, you can search the extensive Cru food and wine database by season, course, ingredient and more. Simply enter your search parameters and the Pick Your Pairing feature will offer you a list of delicious options for filing your glass and your plate.
Whether you’re craving a gourmet seasonal dessert or a value-packed Italian sparkler, Cru has just what you need to feed your imagination.
Cru Wine Online is designed to work best with browsers that comply with W3C standards. These include Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Safari. Cru Wine Online will generally function with Internet Explorer, but, due to inconsistencies in versions of that browser, there may be anomalies that affect appearance and/or functionality. Therefore, we highly recommend that you use one of the compliant browsers.
The Cru Wine Shop has a 100% satisfaction guarantee up to 21 days from shipment date. If you are not satisfied with a product, simply return it and we would be happy to send you a replacement or refund your money. For more information, please read our policies page.
Cru Wine Online is working diligently stay current with ever-changing technology. We are working to provide a mobile version for each of our services. Currently, pairing videos can be viewed on any Flash-enabled mobile device.
You must have a computer or other Internet-enabled device that includes a web browser (such as Firefox, Chrome, or Safari) and that supports Flash video. This includes most computers, as well as devices such as the PlayStation 3. With the release of Flash 10.1, Cru is also available on mobile phones and tablets running Android 2.2 or higher, as well as other operating systems.
To purchase wine and have it delivered to your home, visit wine.com. To purchase from your local wine retail store, simply present your list to one of the store associates for help locating the wines you need.
The staff at your local retailer should be able to suggest similar alternatives. Or you can visit wine.com for a list of suggested alternatives.
Because Cru Wine Online is a FREE online service, there is no need to delete your user account. If you wish to stop receiving our free weekly e-newsletter, simply click “unsubscribe” at the bottom of the email.
FREE Cru Wine Online user accounts expire after 730 consecutive days with no login. If your account expires you can simply create a new user account, but you will not be able to access your previous CruQ.
Cru Wine Online respects your privacy. The information used to create your FREE user account is never sold or distributed to a third party. Because our site has alcohol-related content, age verification is required.