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Poll: Was Wine.Woot the first place where you bought wine online?
  • 72.4% - Yes 255
  • 27.6% - No 97
352 votes

Well, how do you fare compared to the Zeitgeist? Chat up your fellow wooters and let us know how lame this poll was or what obvious choices we missed. For example: Was this poll a) STUPID, b) DUMB, c) POINTLESS or d) ALL OF THE ABOVE?

Cesare


quality posts: 1186 Private Messages Cesare

My first wine.woot was on 8/29/06! (Noceto)

-il Cesare
Sole Absolute Triple
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“In the entire world there are only a few sounds that bring joy to all but the most jaded. One is the murmur of a kitten purring. Another is the thwack of a well-pitched baseball hitting a perfectly swung bat. And the third is the pop of a cork being pulled from a bottle of wine.” —George Taber

Imagine4vr


quality posts: 22 Private Messages Imagine4vr

My first wine.woot was the 2005 Poizin 10/17/06

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hld1970


quality posts: 16 Private Messages hld1970

My first woot.wine purchase was the MacRostie 2003 Paso Robles Syrah Quartet on 7/3/06.

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"My only regret in life is that I didn't drink more wine." --Hemingway

kylemittskus


quality posts: 213 Private Messages kylemittskus

My first wine.woot (and first internet wine purchase) was the Twisted Oak Three-pack on June 2, 2008. I went in for two. Look what you started woot!

"If drinking is bitter, change yourself to wine." -Rainer Maria Rilke

"Champagne is a very kind and friendly thing on a rainy night." -Isak Dinesen

"There are many ways to the recognition of truth; Burgundy is one of them." -Isak Dinesen

gregorylane


quality posts: 15 Private Messages gregorylane

Newbie, but 04/29/09. Krupp Brothers, Veraison Synchrony Duo.

Might be one of the top 3 purchases I've made on Woot...great juice.

There is really no point in trying to explain liberty to people who don't understand what it means.
rpm-2012

zmanonice


quality posts: 13 Private Messages zmanonice

I cut my teeth on 3/15/08 with the Robert Craig 2004 Mt. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon. My CC regrets it ever since.

Z

StarM


quality posts: 15 Private Messages StarM

A great way to start -- 11/11/09 - Ty Caton's TyTanium -- In for three!

Black Zepp had to be my personal favorite -- Judd's Hill, not so much.

Learned (and learning) alot from reading the discussusions, too.

Cellar 11/11/09 - 20 - 25 bottles - just got back from our first real trip to Napa & Sonoma; Cellar 12/22/10 - pushing 200 bottles, made four more trips to Napa, Sonoma, Sonoma Coast & Mendocino AVAs since then (and we live in south Texas!).

Oh Wine.Woot, what have thou wrought?

p.s. I love surveys & polls!

"We hear of the conversion of water into wine at the marriage in Cana as of a miracle. But this conversion is, through the goodness of God, made every day before our eyes. Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards, and which incorporates itself with the grapes, to be changed into wine; a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy." Benjamin Franklin

ddeuddeg


quality posts: 18 Private Messages ddeuddeg

3/9/07 Kent Rasmussen Vertical ('00, '01, '02) PS Trio. Before I even realized how much I like PS. It has been a very slippery slope ever since.

"Always keep a bottle of Champagne in the fridge for special occasions. Sometimes the special occasion is that you've got a bottle of Champagne in the fridge". - Hester Browne


Ddeuddeg's Cheesecake Cookbook

bahwm


quality posts: 15 Private Messages bahwm

For me, it was the Wellington Three-Pack Plus Mystery Wine Challenge on 8/11/08 and I was in for 3! What a great way to start! But now, it's the two of us in one house who are wooters!

May our love be like good wine, grow stronger as it grows older. ~ Old English Toast

otolith


quality posts: 18 Private Messages otolith

De Lorimier Alexander Valley
2001 Mosaic Red Meritage Trio 7/18/06

Holy Crap! Over 4 years ago when it was really ribs to order from here.

"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe."
--John Muir

tytiger58


quality posts: 62 Private Messages tytiger58

Sadly my first WW purchase was 02-24-10 Ty Cab. My first Woot purchase was 11-09-09 and already my square is black, plus i'm buying wine from at least 5 other sites. :My name is ____ and I do have a problem" I really need to get rid of my computer.

What contemptible scoundrel stole the cork from my lunch? ~ W. C. Fields

“Freedom is something that dies unless it's used” Hunter S Thompson




tripgrad


quality posts: 3 Private Messages tripgrad

On 8/17/2006, I successfully wooted Abandon 2004 Sonoma Chardonnay Quartet.
Before that I had purchased on wine.com but no longer do business with them.

R.I.P.
WINE.W00T NOV 4, 2012

gregorylane


quality posts: 15 Private Messages gregorylane

I'm gonna regret asking this, but I'm blind or ignorant...how does one vote on this? I just can't see the process!!

There is really no point in trying to explain liberty to people who don't understand what it means.
rpm-2012

InFrom


quality posts: 26 Private Messages InFrom
gregorylane wrote:I'm gonna regret asking this, but I'm blind or ignorant...how does one vote on this? I just can't see the process!!



There's a survey on the main page, partway down.

kylemittskus


quality posts: 213 Private Messages kylemittskus
gregorylane wrote:I'm gonna regret asking this, but I'm blind or ignorant...how does one vote on this? I just can't see the process!!



I asked a few polls ago.

"If drinking is bitter, change yourself to wine." -Rainer Maria Rilke

"Champagne is a very kind and friendly thing on a rainy night." -Isak Dinesen

"There are many ways to the recognition of truth; Burgundy is one of them." -Isak Dinesen

gregorylane


quality posts: 15 Private Messages gregorylane
InFrom wrote:There's a survey on the main page, partway down.



da nada! I am not reading much of the main page these days...severe SIWBM.

I did mention around these parts that I am a custom residential builder in Florida...yech!

There is really no point in trying to explain liberty to people who don't understand what it means.
rpm-2012

merbill


quality posts: 28 Private Messages merbill
gregorylane wrote:da nada! I am not reading much of the main page these days...severe SIWBM.

I did mention around these parts that I am a custom residential builder in Florida...yech!



It appears you're feeling better - that's great news.

My first was the Mandolina Italian Quartet back on July 25, 2007. Had it delivered to my wife's office, but I forgot to tell her it was coming. She almost refused to accept the shipment.

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smartheart


quality posts: 90 Private Messages smartheart

Not the first....but from my initial wine.woot purchase at the beginning of the program to today, it has been the best place to buy wine online in my eyes.


"Three be the things I shall never attain: Envy, content, and sufficient champagne."
--D. Parker

gregorylane


quality posts: 15 Private Messages gregorylane
merbill wrote:It appears you're feeling better - that's great news.

My first was the Mandolina Italian Quartet back on July 25, 2007. Had it delivered to my wife's office, but I forgot to tell her it was coming. She almost refused to accept the shipment.



Yep! Feeling better and about cleared to start exercising. They don't really prepare you for how long the road back can be...but I'm upright and taking nourishment, and that, my friend, is the greatest blessing I could possibly have this year!

Merry Christmas all!

There is really no point in trying to explain liberty to people who don't understand what it means.
rpm-2012

cortot20


quality posts: 69 Private Messages cortot20

Humbug 11/26/07

CT

jawlz


quality posts: 12 Private Messages jawlz

I think it was, if you don't count 'pick up in store' orders for BevMo.

The wine.woot that started it: March 8, 2007: Kent Rasmussen Petite Sirah Vertical Trio.

Not a bad way to start.

kylemittskus


quality posts: 213 Private Messages kylemittskus
jawlz wrote:I think it was, if you don't count 'pick up in store' orders for BevMo.

The wine.woot that started it: March 8, 2007: Kent Rasmussen Petite Sirah Vertical Trio.

Not a bad way to start.



I really wish we could get another one of those. It was before my time here.

"If drinking is bitter, change yourself to wine." -Rainer Maria Rilke

"Champagne is a very kind and friendly thing on a rainy night." -Isak Dinesen

"There are many ways to the recognition of truth; Burgundy is one of them." -Isak Dinesen

bhodilee


quality posts: 29 Private Messages bhodilee

Not only the first place I bought wine online, but wine period. I literally never bothered drinking it until I started reading the main forum.

Mosaic Sonoma White Quartet 4/23/07

Bought it for my wife actually as they claimed one of the wines had notes of Asian Pear, which she adores. She never drank any, and I will bet I still have one bottle of that hanging around. Probably should have drank it long ago.

"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it."

– George Bernard Shaw, author (1856-1950)

HitAnyKey42


quality posts: 25 Private Messages HitAnyKey42

Yup, wine.woot was the first place I ordered online (and probably the first place I ever even bought wine, period ) and it was the Armida 4-pack back on 6/22/07. Three and a half years later, 504 bottles purchased from Wine.Woot. Oh dear, WD what have you done to me?

My Cellar
In a Romance.Woot with cheron98
NYC Tastings

crabbyman22


quality posts: 6 Private Messages crabbyman22

yes.Monkey prize-12-06.Actually on woot,not wine.woot.

First actual woot wine-GunBun,10-08.

"Alcohol-the cause of,and solution to,all of life's problems"
Homer(Simpson)

pcuccaro


quality posts: 8 Private Messages pcuccaro

First wine.woot (and online wine) order was Havens H on 12/23/09. And I admit I'm a complete addict (buying wine more so than drinking - need to build up stamina). I reached black box status this November and my husband bought me a 258 bottle cellar for Christmas this year(which is already completely filled). Thanks WD for corrupting me and thanks to all of the other wooters for an incredible learning experience. Good thing I have an understanding husband!

Fill your glass when it is empty, empty it when it is full, never leave it empty, never leave it full.
Italian proverb

otolith


quality posts: 18 Private Messages otolith
crabbyman22 wrote:yes.Monkey prize-12-06.Actually on woot,not wine.woot.

First actual woot wine-GunBun,10-08.



I bought my Monkey Prize on wine.woot.

"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe."
--John Muir

Denmarkian


quality posts: 0 Private Messages Denmarkian

My first wine.woot was the Ty Caton New/Old Trio on July 30th, 2007.

So far wine.woot has been the only online wine retailer I've used.

chemvictim


quality posts: 1 Private Messages chemvictim

Yes, for me it was Boss Monster (I'm a gamer, couldn't resist). A very short time later and after a lovely trip to Napa and Sonoma, Iron Horse week showed up here and there was no going back.

JOATMON


quality posts: 19 Private Messages JOATMON

My first wine was the Ty Caton trio on 3/23/07, which was actually on the main Woot site.

Juvie: 30+24+4; Sellout: 6+7+0
Rags: 3+2+3
Drunk: 69+94+15 wine, 20+29+4 non-wine
Rugrat: 0+0+0; Refunded: 2+3+1
(as of 2011-03-02)

darlenee1


quality posts: 7 Private Messages darlenee1

Epiphany Wine Triao, 7/30/08 during a wootoff (I joined woot a month previous). I am only four away from my black box, which is terrifying. Woot is my primary wine dealer, though I have purchased from WL, Invino, and WTSO.

Ran out of room for the wines, and can't think of a good quote for now

Winedavid39


quality posts: 144 Private Messages Winedavid39

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Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

i remember every choice clearly.

i knew there was something special about the Kent Rasmussen P.S. vertical when i was putting it together. That one stands out (as does the Macrostie Syrah among others) as an early stage setter.

Thanks everyone for sticking around.

K00L


quality posts: 0 Private Messages K00L

First wine on wine.woot: St. Supéry 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot Sampler on 5/26/06.

First wine on woot!: Woot Cellars Rinfrescante Wine Gift Box on 12/9/05. And I still have it!

5 years of wine on w00t!

pkagel


quality posts: 9 Private Messages pkagel

Darn you Woot, yes, Woot was my my first internet wine purchase and now I need a 6 foot tall cellar if I'm going to keep it up. My wife says I have to stop sending them to her work and I have no idea where I'll have them sent now!!

chipgreen


quality posts: 83 Private Messages chipgreen
darlenee1 wrote:Epiphany Wine Triao, 7/30/08 during a wootoff (I joined woot a month previous).



The Epiphany Wine Trio was also my first WW although it was the original offering on 03/25/08. I actually have one of the empty bottles (the 2006 Inspiration) sitting next to my desk right now, as a reminder of a very special Epiphany-induced evening

louas


quality posts: 0 Private Messages louas

St. Supery Sampler. 5/25/06!!

PATS-PWR


quality posts: 0 Private Messages PATS-PWR

Looks like I will be the first commenter to say NO. I have yet to buy any wine from Wine.Woot since my wonderful state of Pennsylvania won't allow Woot to sell wine to me. Most of my online wine purchases come from Wine Library/Cinderella Wine, but I have also used Wineaccess, Saratoga Wine Exchange, Last Call Wines & Vinesse Wine Clubs.

My first purchase from Wine.Woot was "Wine Filled Truffles" back on 12/5/2007.

2011:10/12-BOCx1 9/30-Pioneer A/V Receiver 7/14-Magnavox BD Player 7/12-42" Silo LCD 5/11-BOCx1 4/14-Skil Tools 3/16-Kitrics scale 2010:11/29-Govino Wine cups 9/22-BOCx1 1/28-Maximo iM-490 iMetal Earphones 2009: 2 Woots 2008: 8 Woots 1 Sellout.Woots 4 BOCx3 2007: 5 Woots 2 Sellout.Woots 1 Wine.Woot 2006: 7 Woots 2005: 2 Woots

jawlz


quality posts: 12 Private Messages jawlz
Winedavid39 wrote:Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

i remember every choice clearly.

i knew there was something special about the Kent Rasmussen P.S. vertical when i was putting it together. That one stands out (as does the Macrostie Syrah among others) as an early stage setter.

Thanks everyone for sticking around.



Thanks for your work getting these deals to us, and in getting the wine makers participating on the forums! I've discovered several favorites (Vino Nocetto, Corison) through wine.woot that I wouldn't have otherwise even thought to try.

klezman


quality posts: 78 Private Messages klezman

Etude Winery Fortitude Trio on 11/3/08 was my first internet wine purchase. Then I was good and almost never checked out the website. Now look at my living room...

2013: 33 bottles. Last wine.woot: Diamond Ridge Cab Franc. Last split: Scott Harvey Barbera
2012: 91 bottles, 2011: 92 bottles, 2010: 74 bottles, 2009: 30 bottles, 2008: 3 bottles My CT