redwinefan wrote:Just realized this winery is closing up shop:

http://www.wineanddinewallawalla.com/2010/12/24/nicholas-cole-cellars-preps-to-close/

Thanks RW and TT: Like a hole in the head, I needed this, but that didnt stop me from getting half a case.

Lastly: Wow, the Lot18 offering of Epiphany PS is great. Mouthful of flavor. I am starting to believe their evil little voucher trick for addiction is going to work!

tytiger58 wrote:I have had the Camille and it is delicious very well balanced.

Seconded. Had the 03.

michaepf wrote:Wow, really? I thought you bought like 12 of those vouchers...

Bought 8. I went in for 1 set of the stemware, 1 of the Delille Cab, 2 of the Fritz 2 pack and 2 of the Delille Sirah. That's how you burn through $460ish credits...

hogfatt wrote:Bought 8. I went in for 1 set of the stemware, 1 of the Delille Cab, 2 of the Fritz 2 pack and 2 of the Delille Sirah. That's how you burn through $460ish credits...

I grabbed four of those Delille Syrahs. High scores, and cost me $20! WIN!

hogfatt wrote:Bought 8. I went in for 1 set of the stemware, 1 of the Delille Cab, 2 of the Fritz 2 pack and 2 of the Delille Sirah. That's how you burn through $460ish credits...

Between the various sites I added up to $920 of lot18 credits ( for about $300 ) and spent as follows:
4 (2 sets) delille cab
24 (2 sets) wine glasses
4 (2 sets) L'ecole cab
4 hook and ladder Pinot reserve
2 (1 set) justlyn spring mountain

I am sitting on ~ $220 worth of credits. Tempted to get a pair of the delille syrah just to see if I like a highly parkerized one

My wallet is glad the offers are over. I was planning to get another 3 vouchers but they sold out

Hi, My name is ___________ and I have a wine BUYING problem

cmaldoon wrote:Hi, My name is ___________ and I have a wine BUYING problem

It's not a buying problem if it's free money, is it?

jmdavidson wrote:It's not a buying problem if it's free money, is it?

Speaking of free money, any more vouchers??!?!?!!? I searched but didn't find any...

james22785 wrote:Anyone know anything about the 2007 DeLille Doyenne Signature Syrah that's on lot18 today? It has great scores on cellartracker. I just need an excuse to spend some of my credits.

lot18 isn't going to get me addicted if the majority of what they offer includes the caveat "this wine cannot be shipped to Arizona". jerks. I'd definitely be in on the Doyenne Syrah. we carried the Doyenne AIX at my last job (a blend) and charged $20 for an 8 oz pour. the bottles, direct from the distributor, cost ~$23 IIRC. distributors, of course, get the best prices.

excellent juice, from what I remember (which is clearly just that I liked it a lot).

alexa84 wrote:lot18 isn't going to get me addicted if the majority of what they offer includes the caveat "this wine cannot be shipped to Arizona". jerks. I'd definitely be in on the Doyenne Syrah. we carried the Doyenne AIX at my last job (a blend) and charged $20 for an 8 oz pour. the bottles, direct from the distributor, cost ~$23 IIRC. distributors, of course, get the best prices.

excellent juice, from what I remember (which is clearly just that I liked it a lot).

Well, I'm sorry that they don't ship to AZ, but thank you for feeling even better about my purchase! :D

kylemittskus wrote:I grabbed four of those Delille Syrahs. High scores, and cost me $20! WIN!

Did you try the Old World Field Blend you ordered from Lot18 yet? I've got one on my "to drink" list for later this week.

michaepf wrote:Well, I'm sorry that they don't ship to AZ, but thank you for feeling even better about my purchase! :D

always happy to help

alexa84 wrote:lot18 isn't going to get me addicted if the majority of what they offer includes the caveat "this wine cannot be shipped to Arizona". jerks. I'd definitely be in on the Doyenne Syrah. we carried the Doyenne AIX at my last job (a blend) and charged $20 for an 8 oz pour. the bottles, direct from the distributor, cost ~$23 IIRC. distributors, of course, get the best prices.

excellent juice, from what I remember (which is clearly just that I liked it a lot).

Lot 18's shipping is very poor, at best. Like Arizona, they seldom offer shipping to Tennessee, even though the wineries themselves ship here and many other on-line vendors do, as well. I've been going round and round with Lot 18 over that issue. I have to say, though, they have been very responsive to my emails and even emailed me to alert me to one wine that did ship here. Unfortunately, if was pricey for an unknown wine. Especially given that I have several cases on the way, including Wellington and Hook & Ladder from Woot and Cornerstone Cellars from Wine Access. I'm torn between being irritated that Lot 18 doesn't ship here, and relieved that I can't spend any more on wine. I seriously need a break! (And fine Woot offers are wearing me, and my finances, out!

I ended up with $1030 in credits. Bought:

12 L'Ecole Cabernet Sauvignon
8 Hook & Ladder Cabernet Sauvignon
4 btls DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate Red
4 btls DeLille Doyenne Signature Syrah

I would not have bought so many credits, but I am splitting these with a friend and still have just under $400 left.

No regrets as of yet! Love the free shipping.

bud8jr wrote:I ended up with $1030 in credits. Bought:

12 L'Ecole Cabernet Sauvignon
8 Hook & Ladder Cabernet Sauvignon
4 btls DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate Red
4 btls DeLille Doyenne Signature Syrah

I would not have bought so many credits, but I am splitting these with a friend and still have just under $400 left.

No regrets as of yet! Love the free shipping.

Just found this forum inside the Woot community, and I can't believe that I didn't know about this whole Lot18 voucher deal! Aargh.... I've bought 3 or 4 wines from them, and have really enjoyed them- we opened a bottle of the L'Ecole Cab last night and it was wonderful.

If anyone sees more of these Lot18 deals, please speak up, I would appreciate it. I did buy 8 bottles of the Nicholas Cole, that looks like wonderful wine as well, thanks for the heads up in this thread. Sad story, though. . .

Wes

Papapietro Perry is coming up on Rue La Lathis Friday (disclaimer that this is my invite link). They make excellent Pinot Noirs.

It will be interesting to see what bundles they put together. Normal prices are $45-$70 per bottle. I may have to go in on this one if the bundles are reasonable.

I find Rue La La deals to be much less exciting than Woot deals but I really liked these wines when I visited the tasting room last October.

I'd love to get one of their small sampler kits - 50mL bottles of 6 different 2007 Pinot Noirs. I could have my own private horizontal tasting, after which I'm pretty sure I'd end up horizontal...

wnance wrote:

If anyone sees more of these Lot18 deals, please speak up, I would appreciate it. I did buy 8 bottles of the Nicholas Cole, that looks like wonderful wine as well, thanks for the heads up in this thread. Sad story, though. . .

Wes

Sorry - it has been bare since last Friday. I search every day just in case one more pops up. Some of us went all in with many many email addresses chained together, referral credits and 1st time buyer credits - eventually getting quite a ridiculous discount. I'm actually scared to add up how much I got (I bought wine as furiously as I generated credits).

Friends are getting tons of wine for wedding gifts - SWMBO got a set of wine glasses she didn't want or need - I bought tons of over priced Parkerized wine just because it only cost me $5.

Honestly, at one point, I felt like an addict. My heart rate would go up as I ran through buying credits, referring myself and claiming 1st time buyer codes. Ahhh - it feels good to vent.

Hi, my name is Martin and I'm addicted to getting ridiculously good deals on wine.

Get your Lot18 vouchers ready today. Looks like they are going to put up a lot of new wines according to Facebook:

We've been really busy gearing up for an epic day of wines today. First up, we have 23 cases of an incredible Zinfandel from a Zinfandel icon. You'll kick yourself if you miss out on this guaranteed sell-out!

redwinefan wrote:Get your Lot18 vouchers ready today. Looks like they are going to put up a lot of new wines according to Facebook:

Anyone have any experiences with the Dry Creek Vineyards Zin?

tate491 wrote:Anyone have any experiences with the Dry Creek Vineyards Zin?

Too late anyway, it's sold out.

hogfatt wrote:Too late anyway, it's sold out.

Wow, that was quick...

tate491 wrote:Wow, that was quick...

I don't know, if you refresh, you can order. It's weird.

hogfatt wrote:Too late anyway, it's sold out.

It's back up again - any reviews on this one?

redwinefan wrote:Did you try the Old World Field Blend you ordered from Lot18 yet? I've got one on my "to drink" list for later this week.

Not yet. I probably should open one soon, huh?

DCV has a pretty good reputation... I went in for four. Vouchers make this one around $10 per bottle!

martinkey4 wrote:It's back up again - any reviews on this one?

decent reviews on cellar tracker but one of the comments caught my attention. The reviewer notes that he purchased the wine for $15 a bottle. Even using one of my vouchers, I don't top that price.

Dangit! The delille syrah sold out! Usually they update the page and say it is running low. I was waiting to see if anything else good popped up and now I missed it.

cmaldoon wrote:Dangit! The delille syrah sold out! Usually they update the page and say it is running low. I was waiting to see if anything else good popped up and now I missed it.

Yeah I moved on that this morning... I'm surprised it sold out that quickly, glad I grabbed some at the last minute. But now I'm out of credits, alas.

martinkey4 wrote:
Hi, my name is Martin and I'm addicted to getting ridiculously good deals on wine.

I believe all of us here resemble that statement.

according to lot18's facebook, the Dry Creek Zin that went up the 2nd time is different.... um, I have to go to an appointment or I'd lollygag around here some more and link it. sorry!

alexa84 wrote:I believe all of us here resemble that statement.

except I didn't get all but one of the deals on lot18 due to believing the 2 days left" things.

If you can't buy we could club together...

richardhod wrote:except I didn't get all but one of the deals on lot18 due to believing the 2 days left" things.

You can usually click on the "details" for the wine and if the deal is close to selling out, it will indicate (e.g. "THIS DEAL IS 90% SOLD")

It's almost comical, in a sad sort of way, watching all the Lot 18 listings that read, Unfortunately (name of wine} cannot ship to Tennessee at this time.

On the other hand..... "Hi, my name is Roger, and I'm addicted to getting ridiculously good deals on wine".

Admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery.

RRichmo wrote:It's almost comical, in a sad sort of way, watching all the Lot 18 listings that read, Unfortunately (name of wine} cannot ship to Tennessee at this time.

On the other hand..... "Hi, my name is Roger, and I'm addicted to getting ridiculously good deals on wine".

Admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery.

The only cure to the addiction is the next better deal-maybe a rose or white varietal blend. From past expierence, Im glad to have what I have ordered and 40% credits left. Please #18 get off the pn and tn issue! Quit and Ship!

redwinefan wrote:Did you try the Old World Field Blend you ordered from Lot18 yet? I've got one on my "to drink" list for later this week.

Opened tonight. Unimpressed. Light to medium bodied, red fruit, not a lot of acid or tannin but not huge amounts of fruit either. Tastes like a $12 bottle of wine. Drinkable but forgettable.

kylemittskus wrote:Opened tonight. Unimpressed. Light to medium bodied, red fruit, not a lot of acid or tannin but not huge amounts of fruit either. Tastes like a $12 bottle of wine. Drinkable but forgettable.

Bottle shock perhaps?

hogfatt wrote:Bottle shock perhaps?

Always possible. I'm also entirely confused about the blend. The bottle says something like 27% zin, 5.5% PS, ?.5% Syrah (yes, there is a question mark). It's very strange.

richardhod wrote:except I didn't get all but one of the deals on lot18 due to believing the 2 days left" things.

If you can't buy we could club together...

not an entirely terrible idea. I had the first DeLille offering shipped to my mother in Illinois, so who knows when I'll get to try it. or if she'll drink it first! hmph, that reminds me, she has my Iron Horse sparklers as a result of shipping restrictions too. apparently I need to make a visit home. so much for these things being "deals"! :/

Lot 18 has Wine glasses and decanter sets up today for $90 (set of 6 glasses and a decanter) I just got my glasses in from their deal last week and they are very nice. They have some heft but are well balanced and the bowl is nice and thin with a great edge. (speaking of the red glasses)


I have no idea why you would buy a decanter with white glasses. (seperate needs?)

Disclosure: That's my invite link

hogfatt wrote:Bottle shock perhaps?

Pardon my ignorance, but if bottle shock from shipping is a major concern, can Labrat reports ever be accurate?