redwinefan wrote:Thanks for the info. I went in for a variety of wines. I picked up a Syrah vertical and a Cab Franc vertical amongst others. Should be an interesting learning experience at least.

With a $10 off coupon code and going out of business prices how could I resist? I got a case (in 3 orders so I could use the coupon 3 times along with the $5 shipping)

Inbound:
06 Single lot Cab Sauv
04 Right Bank Blend
05 Right Bank Blend
04 Cab Franc
05 Cab Franc
06 Cab Franc
04 Petit Verdot Blend
05 Petit Verdot Blend
06 Petit Verdot Blend
07 Petit Verdot Blend
07 Malbec
07 Merlot

I figure the 07 merlot, malbec, and PV can be used to learn the particulars of bordeaux blending grapes, then that gives me 2 other verticals and three other nice wines.

All for under $14/bottle tax and shipping included!

cmaldoon wrote:With a $10 off coupon code and going out of business prices how could I resist? I got a case (in 3 orders so I could use the coupon 3 times along with the $5 shipping)

Inbound:
06 Single lot Cab Sauv
04 Right Bank Blend
05 Right Bank Blend
04 Cab Franc
05 Cab Franc
06 Cab Franc
04 Petit Verdot Blend
05 Petit Verdot Blend
06 Petit Verdot Blend
07 Petit Verdot Blend
07 Malbec
07 Merlot

I figure the 07 merlot, malbec, and PV can be used to learn the particulars of bordeaux blending grapes, then that gives me 2 other verticals and three other nice wines.

All for under $14/bottle tax and shipping included!

Coupon code? $5 shipping?

North316 wrote:Coupon code? $5 shipping?

They default to $5 shipping on a $50 purchase

January thank you code came with a shipment several weeks ago, good through 2/10/12: jan10ty

cmaldoon wrote:They default to $5 shipping on a $50 purchase

January thank you code came with a shipment several weeks ago, good through 2/10/12: jan10ty

Oh yeah...$5 for california, $10 for the rest of the US. Plus I live close enough that it is one day shipping for those $5

Thanks for the heads up and codes.

Anyone actually know if these(now cheap) wines are any good?

cmaldoon wrote:They default to $5 shipping on a $50 purchase

January thank you code came with a shipment several weeks ago, good through 2/10/12: jan10ty

Thanks for the code, I may pick some of these up tonight if I can get approval. The $10 shipping is a steal for shipping to Ohio. Would normally run $25-30 which I why I love woot so much.

I almost skipped getting in on the Moon Mt blowout, but after seeing a couple of posts, and then learning that, other then the Dry Creek Zin, the rest of the wine was made with estate grown mountain fruit from Mt Veeder (the Sonoma side), I couldn't resist. I LOVE mountain fruit from Spring, Diamond and Howell Mountains. I also like that they are lower alcohol, that'll help the aged ones.

Thanks for posting the coupon code. I've had several orders from Invino this month, but tossed the cards, I'll have to keep an eye on them in the future!

I ended up going in on:

2006 Estate Cab Sauv Agua Caliente, Sonoma Valley *Cellar-Worthy $19.99
2006 Estate Single Lot Cab Sonoma Valley *A Wine to Lay Down $17.99

2007 Estate Grown Malbec Sonoma Valley *Organic Fruit Offering $12.99

2001 Estate Cabernet Franc Sonoma Valley * 'Intensely Pleasing' $14.99
2004 Estate Cabernet Franc Sonoma Valley *An Explosive Beauty $14.99

2000 Estate Grown Merlot Sonoma Valley *Evolved & Well-Aged $9.99
2007 Estate Grown Merlot Organic, Sonoma Valley *Parker's 95pt Vintage $9.99

2005 Estate Grown Syrah Sonoma Valley *Parker's 95pt Vintage $9.99
2006 Estate Grown Syrah Sonoma Valley *The Pièce de Resistance $9.99

2004 Petit Verdot/Cab Blend Sonoma Valley *Estate Grown $13.99
2007 Petit Verdot|Cab Blend Sonoma Valley *Organic Fruit Offering $12.99

All I gotta say is I hope this Moon Mountain stuff is good, or I'll have a boatload of cooking wine

bsevern wrote:I almost skipped getting in on the Moon Mt blowout, but after seeing a couple of posts, and then learning that, other then the Dry Creek Zin, the rest of the wine was made with estate grown mountain fruit from Mt Veeder (the Sonoma side), I couldn't resist. I LOVE mountain fruit from Spring, Diamond and Howell Mountains. I also like that they are lower alcohol, that'll help the aged ones.

Yes, this is what ended up selling me as well. I ended up getting two cases of this stuff, so I've got my fingers crossed!

I love a good Petit Verdot, so I'm hoping that Petit Verdot/Cab blend is nice.

I grabbed a half-case of the PV/Cab. Nice vertical there as well as with the CabFranc. Sounds like it will be fairly fruit forward wine, but if it has some structure to it as well, it should be a great buy (fingers crossed!)

GunBun 2007 Cab up on WTSO for $25. Richard gave it a 92 in CT, has anyone else tried it?

(1) 2004 Moon Mountain \'Right Bank\' Blend Merlot|Malbec|Cab, Sonoma Valley
(1) 2005 Moon Mountain Estate Grown Syrah Sonoma Valley *Parker\'s 95pt Vintage
(1) 2007 Moon Mountain Estate Grown Malbec Sonoma Valley *Organic Fruit Offering
(1) 2007 Moon Mountain Estate Grown Merlot Organic, Sonoma Valley *Parker\'s 95pt Vintage
(1) 2007 Moon Mountain Petit Verdot|Cab Blend Sonoma Valley *Organic Fruit Offering

Got the approval!

4 2004 Moon Mountain Estate Grown Syrah Sonoma Valley
4 2005 Moon Mountain Single Lot Cabernet Sonoma Valley *Estate Grown
6 2006 Moon Mountain Estate Cab Sauv Agua Caliente, Sonoma Valley *Cellar-Worthy
4 2006 Moon Mountain Estate Grown Syrah Sonoma Valley *The Pièce de Resistance
6 2007 Moon Mountain Petit Verdot|Cab Blend Sonoma Valley *Organic Fruit

Sub $15 per btl ave for this order.

Thanks for the $10 off code.

anyone have an invino invite code they would like to get credit for. Signing up right now.

bkarlan wrote:anyone have an invino invite code they would like to get credit for. Signing up right now.

Check PM.

kylemittskus wrote:Check PM.

Got it. I hope to help you out when I make my first order.

bkarlan wrote:Got it. I hope to help you out when I make my first order.

Thank you, sir.

kylemittskus wrote:Thank you, sir.

order placed.. enjoy your credits

anyone tried the Nicolas Potel
Maison Roche De Bellene
Volnay on wtso?

Another looking for an invino signup code for any interested...

rjquillin wrote:Another looking for an invino signup code for any interested...

PM sent. Thank you very much for sharing.

dudemanchu wrote:PM sent. Thank you very much for sharing.

Thanks! and since when is there a captcha...?

redwinefan wrote:Yes, this is what ended up selling me as well. I ended up getting two cases of this stuff, so I've got my fingers crossed!

I love a good Petit Verdot, so I'm hoping that Petit Verdot/Cab blend is nice.

Attempting to sleuth the PV's as well on CT, but don't see any that claim to be a blend, on only these four
2007 PV, 2006 PV, 2005 PV, 2004 PV
as likely candidates. I like the idea of a vertical, but with the varied blending I'm not sure there would be all that much to learn, but welcome thoughts and opinions.

rjquillin wrote:Attempting to sleuth the PV's as well on CT, but don't see any that claim to be a blend, on only these four
2007 PV
2006 PV
2005 VP
2004 PV
as likely candidates. I like the idea of a vertical, but with the varied blending I'm not sure there would be all that much to learn, but welcome thoughts and opinions.

Those are the CT headings I put my PV vertical under as well.

I think the reason for the blend is that the PV grape can be so imbalanced by itself, traditionally used in small amounts in blends. I'm betting that the 30% Cab Sauv make this a much more complete wine. I also bet that it will taste significantly different than a standard Cab Sauv.
Lastly, if there is one varietal that many intermediate wine drinkers can note the varietally correct flavors for, it would be cab sauv in my mind (just through sheer experience) and therefore just subtract those flavors from the profile in your mind.

kylemittskus wrote:Indeed! Last I heard, BevMo was in a lawsuit over this exact practice during their 5-cent sale.

What they do seems legit to me, although it makes me unhappy. All of their wines have a regular price and a clubbev price. Most of the time the clubbev price is about 20-40% below the regular price especially for their vineyard partner wines.

But in some cases the clubbev discount is larger and goes beyond 50%, so when the 5 cent sale rolls in (twice a year typically) some of these wines can actually be more expensive during the sale. (which is the basis for the lawsuit.) The Key to this sale is figuring out which wines they brought in just for the sale to bring serious wine drinkers in, these are the wines you buy. Last time it was the 04' Arrowood reserve cab. which was a fantastic deal for $25 a bottle and sold out at many of the stores immediately.

Another key thing is to avoid the vineyard partner wines (marked clearly on the rack label in store.) These are not good deals and cannot be found outside of Bevmo typically which should be all you need to know.

Last 5 cent sale they had the 06' scott harvey old vine reserve for roughly $15 a bottle, which is comparable pricing to what it has been offered here at. And they have a clubbev everyday price of $11.39 on the Ramsay North coast Pinot Noir, which I think is a great deal and a little less than what the 08' was offered here at.

I don't necessarily agree with Bevmo's business practices as it potentially can lure unsuspecting customers for paying more for both good and bad wines but if you are savvy and willingly to do a little research you can grab some great stuff at very low prices.

PS. The current vintage of the 04' Arrowood cab I got at the bevmo 5 cent sale for $25 is listed at $90 a bottle. I call that a steal.

cortot20 wrote:
Another key thing is to avoid the vineyard partner wines (marked clearly on the rack label in store.)

Been a while since I hit a Bevmo. Could you elaborate on how they are marked?

rjquillin wrote:Been a while since I hit a Bevmo. Could you elaborate on how they are marked?

Its a multicolored grape bundle and it says vineyard partner along the top. If you check out the site it appears all over the place.

cortot20 wrote:PS. The current vintage of the 04' Arrowood cab I got at the bevmo 5 cent sale for $25 is listed at $90 a bottle. I call that a steal.

I am 99% sure that was a price mistake. I should have gone longer on that deal.

kylemittskus wrote:I am 99% sure that was a price mistake. I should have gone longer on that deal.

Me too, I got two for me and two for a buddy. I wish I would gone in for 1/2 case.

cortot20 wrote:Its a multicolored grape bundle and it says vineyard partner along the top. If you check out the site it appears all over the place.

Thanks, never even noticed those before, much less knew their meaning.

R~

Wineshopper.com has the '07 Buena Vista Ramal Pinot Noir up for $14.99. Wish I could go in on this, but still recovering from a recent spending spree.

I did get in on this one! Been wanting to try the Buena Vista Ramal Pinot for a while, can't believe that this is $15 for the 07!! Wow.

chukon99 wrote:Wineshopper.com has the '07 Buena Vista Ramal Pinot Noir up for $14.99. Wish I could go in on this, but still recovering from a recent spending spree.

Agreed. Invino has all my $ and cellar space at the moment thanks to moon mt

wnance wrote:I did get in on this one! Been wanting to try the Buena Vista Ramal Pinot for a while, can't believe that this is $15 for the 07!! Wow.

Yes, this seems like a stellar deal. I'm actually having this shipped to my mom's place in Ohio so I can get in on it since WineShopper won't ship to Texas right now

I was a fool to look here.

Now I want an invino signup code too. Those look like good deals for mountain cab.

coynedj wrote:I was a fool to look here.

Now I want an invino signup code too. Those look like good deals for mountain cab.

You have a PM

bkarlan wrote:You have a PM

Damn, someone always beats me to it.

North316 wrote:Damn, someone always beats me to it.

If you live in NM, I will share

bkarlan wrote:If you live in NM, I will share

Nope I'm east of the Mississippi

I see Invino put a few 2007 Cab Reserve Mags up!!

Wow that is a fantastic deal on the Buena Vista Pinot, and 2007 was a fantastic year! Bummer you have to order $99 for free shipping, not sure I need seven bottles

The bottle on their ad looks like it has a screw top? I don't recall seeing BV using screw tops on their estate Pinot Noir?

Anyone want to do a split on the BV?

where did you see the mags?