NightGhost wrote:But it's "plz all over the carpet" in LOLDogspeak.

Schug?

Chardonnay or mixed reds?

Winedavid39 wrote:Clue? Germany in Carneros.

Schug. Maybe Gun-Bun if you stretch it.

gundlach bundschu?

Robert Stemmler Winery?

or The Donum Estate?

Buena Vista Carneros?

After thinking about it all weekend, the arrow just couldn't resist hitting that Gold Button. I'm in for two. Yay to W.W for featuring a Washington winery. WA wines are some of the best!! I live just down the road from Gilbert in Richland, and sadly have not been there yet. Can't wait for my shipment and discovering another fabulous wine from this great state.

RedWineFan guessed last week's. Oh, Great Carnac, where are you with this week's clairvoyance?

Winedavid39 wrote:Clue? Germany in Carneros.

Bouchaine Riesling?

jmdavidson wrote:RedWineFan guessed last week's. Oh, Great Carnac, where are you with this week's clairvoyance?

Hmmm... I've got nothing. I think I need to be drinking to be good at this game.

Ok, even though I haven't opened my wine yet, I'm going to have to agree that Schug is a great guess. If not Schug, my second guess would be a V. Sattui Riesling pack.

Winedavid39 wrote:Clue? Germany in Carneros.

My guess is Gun-Bun also...

MarkDaSpark wrote:...

Winedavid39 wrote:Clue? Germany in Carneros.

How about next time, the clue is "Pinot Noir in Oregon."

Sadface for missing the Expression deal. Bring it back, and I will bring cake.

mike808 wrote:

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And even though already guessed ....

1) Schug
2) Gundlach Bundschu (if not Schug)

I'll also say Gun Bun, which I am drinking right now.

I waited all weekend to see if this would sell out. Told myself that if it hadn't sold out by Sunday I would buy one (since I had just wooted a case in the last 2 weeks). As fate would have it, it was still available! Could only woot one, but am super excited to get some good WA wine.

Thanks woot. The new year's wine has been awesome!

Well, I tried, I really tried, but resistance was futile in the face of all of the winery participation, 7 pages of comments and not wanting to be the only one left out if this turns out to be as good as it might be...so...just in the nick of time:

Gilbert Cellars - 3 Pack
Current numbers (updated each minute)
First sucker: jimjacks66
Speed to first woot: 1m 22.173s
Last wooter to woot: time2testit
Last purchase time: Sunday, January 30, 2011, 11:59:30 PM Central Time
Order pace: 4m 55.856s
Woot wage: $597.29
Woots sold: 876

this was my first wine.woot and I was wondering if I will get a tracking number with my order?

emulberry wrote:this was my first wine.woot and I was wondering if I will get a tracking number with my order?

we usually do, but it seems like these are going out a bit late? anyone got the scoop on this? i'm dreaming about my bacon wine!

evillica wrote:we usually do, but it seems like these are going out a bit late? anyone got the scoop on this? i'm dreaming about my bacon wine!

Usually, yes. Occasionally, though, the orders show up at my place in NorCal before I get the email. Sometimes even by a day or two.

Also with the woot-off, could take longer than normal.

just curious if anyone has gotten a tracking number yet...

drgirlfriend42 wrote:just curious if anyone has gotten a tracking number yet...

nope, came here looking for posts like this just to confirm i wasn't the only one

This seems par for the course lately. I am guessing another week before the wine arrives and my whines stop...

mrprickles79 wrote:nope, came here looking for posts like this just to confirm i wasn't the only one

Tracking by reference via fedex: My order is on the truck for delivery tomorrow (San Diego)

unwoofer wrote:Tracking by reference via fedex: My order is on the truck for delivery tomorrow (San Diego)

Hope they do come in this week for California. Wanted to have one of these bottles ready for Valentines.

Tracking by reference and I get results too. However, they don't actually send you the email until it goes out (methinks they are just sitting waiting right now).

In general they don't want stuff sitting in a warehouse over the weekend, which is why they usually ship on Mondays.

Cali orders might still be out this week, I'm thinking the rest of us will get our order some time next week.

emmy83 wrote:Tracking by reference and I get results too. However, they don't actually send you the email until it goes out (methinks they are just sitting waiting right now).

In general they don't want stuff sitting in a warehouse over the weekend, which is why they usually ship on Mondays.

Cali orders might still be out this week, I'm thinking the rest of us will get our order some time next week.

Got my tracking number this evening. Looks like they must have shipped out today/yesterday coming from windsor, CA. Us lucky people in CA will probably get them before the weekend.

Got my fedex tracking number and estimated delivery date is Feb 14th to Minnesota.

deadlyapp wrote:Got my tracking number this evening. Looks like they must have shipped out today/yesterday coming from windsor, CA. Us lucky people in CA will probably get them before the weekend.

robbied112 wrote:Thank you for letting me know I missed a question. I would like to think there will be no problem getting the wine down by Valentines Day.

I tell you what...let me know if you don't have the wine by Friday February 11th and we will make sure you have something!

robbie@gilbertcellars.com

Estimated delivery is the 15th for me. I guess I need to follow-up if I don't want to look like a chumpette on the 14th.

Update:

Followed up yesterday near end-of-day and got this response this afternoon:

"Hi Ashley,

I am SO sorry to hear that the wine will not make it in time…we truly did everything we could to get the wine delivered by Valentine’s Day. Unfortunately there is not much I can do at this point in time, but let me know if you are interested in getting our wine in the future and I will give you a special discount for your troubles.

Maybe you could extend Valentine’s Day and have two amazing nights?

Thanks Ashley!"

So I'm just empty-handed I guess.

We're both graduate students in neighboring states (which also means that a second gift isn't in the budget) and even if we could take two nights in a row off from studying, I have to make the drive back to my university Tuesday (15th) night or Wednesday morning.

I guess we can have wine with dinner on the 15th, but that's really not all that I was hoping for.

Honestly, I was really excited about this, now I'm just really sad/disappointed.

TheChaoticFlame wrote:Estimated delivery is the 15th for me. I guess I need to follow-up if I don't want to look like a chumpette on the 14th.

Update:

Followed up yesterday near end-of-day and got this response this afternoon:

"Hi Ashley,

I am SO sorry to hear that the wine will not make it in time…we truly did everything we could to get the wine delivered by Valentine’s Day. Unfortunately there is not much I can do at this point in time, but let me know if you are interested in getting our wine in the future and I will give you a special discount for your troubles.

Maybe you could extend Valentine’s Day and have two amazing nights?

Thanks Ashley!"

So I'm just empty-handed I guess.

We're both graduate students in neighboring states (which also means that a second gift isn't in the budget) and even if we could take two nights in a row off from studying, I have to make the drive back to my university Tuesday (15th) night or Wednesday morning.

I guess we can have wine with dinner on the 15th, but that's really not all that I was hoping for.

Honestly, I was really excited about this, now I'm just really sad/disappointed.

Its unfortunate that it went out so late. I thankfully will be able to pick up my case tonight in preparation for dinner with my lady tomorrow.

Too bad you pretty much can't ship liquor across state lines by individuals otherwise I might have mistakenly dropped a bottle off at fedex overnighted your direction.

TheChaoticFlame wrote:
So I'm just empty-handed I guess....now I'm just really sad/disappointed.

If you are anywhere near San Diego - pm me,and I can share some of my order --

Edit: Opened a bottle tonight: Allobroges = All-bo-zinga! Good stuff..... Thanks Lab Rats for breaking my SIWBM - and thanks Gilbert for the great Walla Walla Wina

I ordered this on Jan 30. Shows information sent to FedEx on Feb 8 but it was never shipped. Over 2 weeks and nothing. How do I get my $ back?

Yea mine seems to be stuck in "info sent to FEDEX" so much for the promise of wine by Valentine's Day. Oh well, I probably would not have opened it tonight anyway.

srpete wrote:Yea mine seems to be stuck in "info sent to FEDEX" so much for the promise of wine by Valentine's Day. Oh well, I probably would not have opened it tonight anyway.

Im just going to dispute the charge on my card. USAA is really good about that. I buy tons on woot.....but this was my first, and last wine.woot.

mikeskaggs wrote:Im just going to dispute the charge on my card. USAA is really good about that. I buy tons on woot.....but this was my first, and last wine.woot.

My first as well, and I'm definitely rather disappointed. Mine is also stuck at the shipment information sent. I don't know if I'll dispute the charge quite yet, but I'm definitely a bit upset.

unwoofer wrote:If you are anywhere near San Diego - pm me,and I can share some of my order --

Edit: Opened a bottle tonight: Allobroges = All-bo-zinga! Good stuff..... Thanks Lab Rats for breaking my SIWBM - and thanks Gilbert for the great Walla Walla Wina

A big thanks goes to you for the offer, and user="deadlyapp" for the sentiment. Alas, I'm pining for wine in North Carolina. >_<

The kindness and sympathy of each of you is truly wonderful though!

Expected arrival date has been updated to February 17th, which is even dandier since there will be noone home to receive it on that date, and possibly the following day. At least
the weather here right now is cold/cool so I don't think I should panic *too* much about the wine sitting somewhere at FedEx all weekend.

Too bad that Robbie's "we'll make sure you have something!" was all talk. Well, he offered me a discount of an undisclosed amount on future orders. I'm not really convinced that's what I was supposed to have inferred from his original promise, though.

To those already jumping into card chargebacks, I would tell you to reconsider and wait at least a few more days. Chargebacks hurt woot immensely, maybe call and talk to them or the cellar shipping it to see whats going on.

I still have no ship date. Really what is going on here? Shipment information sent to FedEx on Feb 8. Wine David, do you have a response?

deadlyapp wrote:To those already jumping into card chargebacks, I would tell you to reconsider and wait at least a few more days. Chargebacks hurt woot immensely, maybe call and talk to them or the cellar shipping it to see whats going on.

I doubt it hurts woot....if it does so what. I emailed woot, they said wait a few more days. I don't think so. It would be different if the shipment had not been initiated. Basically someone printed a shipping label a week ago and whatever that label is for is still sitting in non- FedEx hands. If I did that on something I sold on eBay and sent the buyer a tracking #. I would have negative feedback for sure.

This is unacceptable and I disputed the charge. It was supposed to be here today and hasn't budged.