--- title: "Firstleaf vs Gold Medal Wine Club: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is Firstleaf or Gold Medal Wine Club more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wine clubs set in the United States. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/firstleaf-vs-gold-medal-wine-club" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Firstleaf vs Gold Medal Wine Club: Which is searched more in the United States? Is Firstleaf or Gold Medal Wine Club more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wine clubs set in the United States. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Firstleaf and Gold Medal Wine Club - **Competitive set**: Wine clubs - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Firstleaf Share of Search**: 6.3% - **Gold Medal Wine Club Share of Search**: 0.46% ## Is Firstleaf or Gold Medal Wine Club more popular in search? - In September 2026, Firstleaf had more branded searches than Gold Medal Wine Club among wine clubs in the United States. Firstleaf had about 1,900 branded searches, while Gold Medal Wine Club had 140. Firstleaf made up 6.3% of all wine club searches we track, and Gold Medal Wine Club accounted for 0.46%. - Firstleaf was ahead of Gold Medal Wine Club in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Firstleaf’s share of searches among wine clubs in the United States moved from 6.9% to 6.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.9K to 1.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Gold Medal Wine Club’s share of searches among wine clubs in the United States moved from 0.93% to 0.46%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 390 to 140. ## Top wine clubs in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Firstleaf appeared in all five answers. Gold Medal Wine Club did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Firstleaf | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | SommSelect | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Wine Access | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Naked Wines | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Plonk Wine Club | 5th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | The California Wine Club | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Wine Insiders | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Splash Wines | 8th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Vinebox | 8th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Laithwaites | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Gold Medal Wine Club | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about wine clubs - Asked ChatGPT "Which wine club should I join in the US?": 1. Firstleaf, 2. Naked Wines, 3. Wine Access, 4. The California Wine Club, 5. Plonk Wine Club - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best wine clubs in the US?": 1. Firstleaf, 2. Wine Access, 3. SommSelect, 4. The California Wine Club, 5. Naked Wines, 6. Plonk Wine Club - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best wine club in the US for trying new wines?": 1. Plonk Wine Club, 2. SommSelect, 3. Firstleaf - Searched Google, AI Overview "wine club": 1. SommSelect, 2. Firstleaf, 3. Splash Wines, 4. Wine Access - Searched Google, AI Overview "wine subscription": 1. Firstleaf, 2. Wine Insiders, 3. Naked Wines, 4. Vinebox, 5. Wine Access, 6. Plonk Wine Club Not named in any answer: Laithwaites and Gold Medal Wine Club. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 22, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United States wine clubs in September 2026? - In September 2026, Laithwaites overtook Wine Insiders and 2 others to rank 3rd among wine clubs in the United States, with 11.9% of the searches. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Gold Medal Wine Club in the United States fell 64.1% over 12 measured months, from 390 to 140 in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Firstleaf in the United States fell 34.5% over 12 measured months, from 2.9K to 1.9K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Firstleaf estimated searches | Firstleaf Share of Search | Firstleaf rank | Gold Medal Wine Club estimated searches | Gold Medal Wine Club Share of Search | Gold Medal Wine Club rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.9K | 6.9% | 5 | 390 | 0.93% | 11 | | Nov 2025 | 3.6K | 6.2% | 5 | 320 | 0.55% | 11 | | Dec 2025 | 4.4K | 6.8% | 5 | 590 | 0.92% | 10 | | Jan 2026 | 3.6K | 9.6% | 5 | 260 | 0.69% | 11 | | Feb 2026 | 2.4K | 7.7% | 5 | 210 | 0.68% | 11 | | Mar 2026 | 2.4K | 7.1% | 5 | 210 | 0.62% | 11 | | Apr 2026 | 2.4K | 7.6% | 5 | 140 | 0.44% | 11 | | May 2026 | 2.4K | 6.6% | 5 | 140 | 0.38% | 11 | | Jun 2026 | 1.9K | 6.1% | 5 | 140 | 0.45% | 11 | | Jul 2026 | 1.9K | 6.2% | 5 | 110 | 0.36% | 11 | | Aug 2026 | 1.9K | 6.1% | 5 | 140 | 0.45% | 11 | | Sep 2026 | 1.9K | 6.3% | 6 | 140 | 0.46% | 11 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Firstleaf’s and Gold Medal Wine Club’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Firstleaf**: Measured on the search term “firstleaf”. - **Gold Medal Wine Club**: Measured on the search term “gold medal wine club”. - [Firstleaf profile](/demand/us/brands/firstleaf) - [Gold Medal Wine Club profile](/demand/us/brands/gold-medal-wine-club) - [All wine clubs in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-wine-clubs): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Firstleaf or Gold Medal Wine Club more popular in search? In September 2026, Firstleaf had more branded searches than Gold Medal Wine Club among wine clubs in the United States. Firstleaf had about 1,900 branded searches, while Gold Medal Wine Club had 140. Firstleaf made up 6.3% of all wine club searches we track, and Gold Medal Wine Club accounted for 0.46%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Firstleaf vs Gold Medal Wine Club: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/firstleaf-vs-gold-medal-wine-club This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/firstleaf-vs-gold-medal-wine-club. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.