nmachen wrote:thewinespies.com has Scott Harvey 2007 Zinfandel Amador County Old Vine Reserve today.

Anybody in the Bay Area want to split an order of 6? Either 2-4 or 3-3? I refuse to pay their shipping costs, but need 6 bottles to get free. Or is it worth it to just wait for WD to bring it here?

For those of you that are Illinois residents, Lettuce Entertain You restaurants has started a wine sale website. They are currently only shipping to Illinois, but plan on expanding soon from what I have read.

http://www.lettucewinecellars.com

redwinefan wrote:Interesting! The 2010 Muscardini Rosata di Sangiovese is up at Invino for $13.99.

I saw that. Wish I had bought during their 50% off sale recently. I had a friend who was thinking of ordering some wines and I told her that I'd be in for a couple of bottles but she ended up not ordering...the Invino deal is good but not great. You have to buy 6 for the special shipping deal - $15 right now for refrigerated shipping (I'm in Texas like you) - the cost is about $16.50 per bottle. I know you can combine offers on Invino, which is nice, to get their discounted shipping, but I don't actually have room for 6 more bottles. Already trying to figure out where to put what I've got now. I'm buying faster than I'm drinking!

pcuccaro wrote:I know you can combine offers on Invino, which is nice, to get their discounted shipping, but I don't actually have room for 6 more bottles. Already trying to figure out where to put what I've got now. I'm buying faster than I'm drinking!

Yes, I've got the same issue with buying faster than I'm drinking, but if you have them hold until fall and combine with other orders the shipping will only be $10 for a case though.

Through an exchange I had with Lot 18 this morning with respect to my complaint that they only had 1 new wine up today, I have been informed that they have something planned for this afternoon. I would guess this will be another installment of "Wine Friday" when they offer 4 or 5 selections for a short period of time-- perhaps even free shipping. Keep your eyes peeled!

trevindalton wrote:Through an exchange I had with Lot 18 this morning with respect to my complaint that they only had 1 new wine up today, I have been informed that they have something planned for this afternoon. I would guess this will be another installment of "Wine Friday" when they offer 4 or 5 selections for a short period of time-- perhaps even free shipping. Keep your eyes peeled!

Thanks for the heads up!

trevindalton wrote:Through an exchange I had with Lot 18 this morning with respect to my complaint that they only had 1 new wine up today, I have been informed that they have something planned for this afternoon. I would guess this will be another installment of "Wine Friday" when they offer 4 or 5 selections for a short period of time-- perhaps even free shipping. Keep your eyes peeled!

looks like they're undercutting Invino with the "vino family" wine.

redwinefan wrote:Yes, I've got the same issue with buying faster than I'm drinking, but if you have them hold until fall and combine with other orders the shipping will only be $10 for a case though.

That's a great idea! I'll do that. Thanks!

jhkey wrote:looks like they're undercutting Invino with the "vino family" wine.

That Vino Family is showing up all over the place. Guess they still haven't cleared out their old inventory.

redwinefan wrote:That Vino Family is showing up all over the place. Guess they still haven't cleared out their old inventory.

I missed their 2004 Cab on lot18, two bottles for $22....can't beat that for a Rutherford aged cab.....now the question is, is it any good?

Has anyone tried the Thumbprint Cellars Four Play on WTSO? It looks like a very nice wine from the reviews, but a 2009 looks like it'll have to lie down for 5 years before it gets itself together.

bsevern wrote:I missed their 2004 Cab on lot18, two bottles for $22....can't beat that for a Rutherford aged cab.....now the question is, is it any good?

Has anyone tried the Thumbprint Cellars Four Play on WTSO? It looks like a very nice wine from the reviews, but a 2009 looks like it'll have to lie down for 5 years before it gets itself together.

The label on the vino family cab sure is gimmicky looking, but for that price point, it doesn't have to shine too brightly to be a solid wine. Will post comments to CT upon tasting.

Question
What is the true Wines till sold out site?

they seem to have a couple domaine names and I was wondering which ones everyone hear orders from and if any are fake.

wayne82 wrote:Question
What is the true Wines till sold out site?

they seem to have a couple domaine names and I was wondering which ones everyone hear orders from and if any are fake.

Wtso.com

Don't know how I missed this one, but WineShopper.com has a stellar deal on:

Schug 2007 Heritage Reserve Caneros Pinot Noir. Only $21.99 a bottle which is way cheaper than anyone else.

The nice thing about wineshopper/wine.com is that you can schedule your deliveries to happen months in the future, so I have most of mine coming in Oct/Nov to avoid the heat.

Snagged four bottles of Kokomo Dry Creek Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2007.

It received rave reviews for $24/bottle from winespies buyers, so at $14.99 on WTSO I couldn't pass it up! Sounds like it'll be a very nice Cab, albeit napping for a few more years.

Lot 18 is doing 4 hours of Free Shipping on a handful of wines right now. And they brought back the 2005 Finca Egomei Alma Rioja that I had wanted previously but didn't order because I didn't want to use up $10 of my credits to pay for the shipping.
So I now gots myself a bottle of it ordered.

Question about cooked wine:

I received a couple Chronicle Pinots from Lot18 the other day, and they look fine. I did notice that the cork on one of the bottles was slightly pushed further out than normal (ie the foil was slightly convex rather than concave)Is this evidence that the shipment got cooked, or would the cork really be pushed out a good ways? There is no seepage like the other bottle I received that definitely had a problem, but the cork was not displaced. . . I was going to hold the one bottle for a while, so if it might be cooked I'll email Lot18.

Thanks!

wnance wrote:Question about cooked wine:

I received a couple Chronicle Pinots from Lot18 the other day, and they look fine. I did notice that the cork on one of the bottles was slightly pushed further out than normal (ie the foil was slightly convex rather than concave)Is this evidence that the shipment got cooked, or would the cork really be pushed out a good ways? There is no seepage like the other bottle I received that definitely had a problem, but the cork was not displaced. . . I was going to hold the one bottle for a while, so if it might be cooked I'll email Lot18.

Thanks!

Sounds like the cork is st fault; not the temp. I think you're probably ok.

kylemittskus wrote:Sounds like the cork is st fault; not the temp. I think you're probably ok.

thanks

I see that Lot 18 has free shipping today until 6pm Eastern.

kylemittskus wrote:Sounds like the cork is st fault; not the temp. I think you're probably ok.

Hey Kyle I know you noticed the fantastic big banner of SRT/CDP/Montalena is there anything you would want out of one of those packs.

Forget the SRT I don't think I will ever part with another one of those

InFrom wrote:I see that Lot 18 has free shipping today until 6pm Eastern.

Among the offerings on Lot18 today are woot-favorite and rpm tour stop winery Iron Horse with their Un-Oaked Chardonnay ($40 for 2), 12 other wine offers of varying prices and colors, wine glasses, and some rather expensive food items - chocolate, beef jerky, and coffee. So there's a lot of selections today to go with the free shipping. Its up to you to determine if there are any really good values.

merbill wrote:Among the offerings on Lot18 today are woot-favorite and rpm tour stop winery Iron Horse with their Un-Oaked Chardonnay ($40 for 2), 12 other wine offers of varying prices and colors, wine glasses, and some rather expensive food items - chocolate, beef jerky, and coffee. So there's a lot of selections today to go with the free shipping. Its up to you to determine if there are any really good values.

Hmmmm, I'm half tempted to use my last $30 Lot18 credits on the IH Chard. I have almost no Chard and getting two bottles of good IH stuff for $10 sounds like it might be a nice way to go.

tytiger58 wrote:Hey Kyle I know you noticed the fantastic big banner of SRT/CDP/Montalena is there anything you would want out of one of those packs.

Forget the SRT I don't think I will ever part with another one of those

One of the few offers i have snapped up lately.

Enkidu Rosso Fazekas Sangiovese for $10 on WTSO right now (and presumably for 3 more hours). Free shipping on 4 bottles. I thought it was a great deal last time at $12.

McMalbec wrote:One of the few offers i have snapped up lately.

It is really a fantastic deal those SRT's are one of the best wine's I have had in quite some time IMHO.

klezman wrote:Enkidu Rosso Fazekas Sangiovese for $10 on WTSO right now (and presumably for 3 more hours). Free shipping on 4 bottles. I thought it was a great deal last time at $12.

Yeah, I've been eyeing that one, I did enjoy it and I know my wine-buying buddy will take a couple off my hands

edit: looks like I should have done less eyeing and more buying, it sold out already!

InFrom wrote:Yeah, I've been eyeing that one, I did enjoy it and I know my wine-buying buddy will take a couple off my hands

edit: looks like I should have done less eyeing and more buying, it sold out already!

Oh, man, wish I had seen that...

Invino has some interesting Bastille day offers on French wine:

2005 Domaine Pierre André Châteauneuf-du-Pape for $36.99

2008 Vincent Gaudrey Sancerre for 21.99 (i bought this one)

2008 Chateau au Pont de Guestres Lalande de Pomerol for $24.99 (i might buy this one)

NV Ayala Rich Majeur Champagne for 24.99

2006 Domaine Sainte Barbe, White Burgundy for 19.99

Hey you Petite Verdot drinkers out there - you know who you are - WineShopper has a Seven Hills 2007 Estate (Walla Walla WA) Petite Verdot for under $20. WE rated it 91. They have a few other offerings too, of varying levels of interest. Mix 'n' match up to $99, and shipping is free.

Oh, and WTSO just put up a Jocelyn Lonen 2009 Stagecoach Vineyard Cab Franc for $25, free shipping on 2. Jocelyn's been on woot, although not this wine.

Yay for lesser known varietals!

wnance wrote:Richard,

Sent a question about Buena Vista to you the other day on PM if you get a chance...

Wes

Saw it yes, sorry, took a while. I need to sort that one out.. talk in the next ocuple of days


BTW folks, the Jocelyn Lonen on WTSO looks overpriced. Most of their wines are $40 retail, and usu $25-40 street so this isn't a great deal.

Miller Wine Works
2006 Syrah 2 Pack Combo
This combo includes:
(1) Miller Wine Works Syrah Sage Canyon Napa (Retail $42)
(1) Miller Wine Works Syrah Kiger Family Vineyard (Retail $42)

Free ground shipping on 3 or more combos.

Saw this on last bottle for $32 per 2 pack combo. Went deep and ordered a case between my friend and myself. Came out to $13.66 a bottle shipped, since it was both of our 1st orders(with credits and referrals). BTW, they will hold for free until the weather cools down.

HitAnyKey42 wrote:Reininger Winery is up on Rue La La today. Looks like a pretty good selection of wines.
Anyone not a member can click here for an invite.

I'm very interested in that Helix Syrah single clones + blend package. Very cool WD!

Hmm, Wine.com has a coupon ending in a couple days that you can get their Steward-Ship (ie. unlimited shipping for a year) for only $25, instead of their usual $49. (though I'm sure they do this special quite often)
Thinking this might be a good idea for me to get. After all, I still have at least one bottle I need to buy from them soon (to use up the $70 (for $27) Eversave.com voucher I had gotten. And since the last purchase I got cost me $12.50 in shipping for a single bottle, all I would have to do is make at least one more purchase in the next year to make it worthwhile.
I had planned on never buying from Wine.com again after using this last voucher because of their shipping costs and not being able to combine vouchers, but if another couple voucher deals show up within the next year for them, I could do them without the worry of the shipping.

HitAnyKey42 wrote:Hmm, Wine.com has a coupon ending in a couple days that you can get their Steward-Ship (ie. unlimited shipping for a year) for only $25, instead of their usual $49. (though I'm sure they do this special quite often)
Thinking this might be a good idea for me to get. After all, I still have at least one bottle I need to buy from them soon (to use up the $70 (for $27) Eversave.com voucher I had gotten. And since the last purchase I got cost me $12.50 in shipping for a single bottle, all I would have to do is make at least one more purchase in the next year to make it worthwhile.
I had planned on never buying from Wine.com again after using this last voucher because of their shipping costs and not being able to combine vouchers, but if another couple voucher deals show up within the next year for them, I could do them without the worry of the shipping.

I did a deal like that late last year, and I think I've already totally gotten my money's worth. Wine.com occasionally has good prices on a few wines as well that are hard to find locally.

Donati is running some interesting case specials for the summer. If I remember from their syrah case special, shipping adds about $30 to these:

2008 Pinot Grigio - Case Special $96
2008 Pinot Blanc - Case Special $96
2007 Sorelle Per Sempre - Case Special $85
2007 Cabernet Franc - Case Special $130
2006 Tal Padre - Case Special $180
2006 Sorelle Per Sempre - Case Special $120
2006 Ezio - Case Special $132
2005 Sorelle Per Sempre - Case Special $120

http://www.donatifamilyvineyard.com/shop/category.jsp?catid=38

texacaliali wrote:I am a big fan of their Pinot Blanc!

Good to know, that's the one I was eyeing!

I got the last bottle (last case) of 2004 Roger Sabon Lirac Chapelle de Maillac from lastbottles and got the $25 credit - woot!!!

bsevern wrote:I got the last bottle (last case) of 2004 Roger Sabon Lirac Chapelle de Maillac from lastbottles and got the $25 credit - woot!!!

Congrats! That was a pretty sweet deal to begin with.