Wines Til Sold Out website - anyone use it?

[Abacus]

Hi there,
I have recently subscribed to Wines 'Til Sold Out - www.winestilsoldout.com - each day they send me an email of the "wine of the day" for sale online only - and a short review, the suggested retail price and then the price they will sell it for.

I have not yet purchased any wine - and am curious to find out if anyone else has purchased wine this way, and experiences. I am a curious wine drinker with about 30 bottles in my cellar - I am not a collector, more of a horder who just happens to uncorking a bottle and enjoying a glass on occassion - as in every occassion - as in after dinner.

Here is the list for "Marathon Monday" sale which begins at midnight tonight.
Do any of these wines merit watching out for? I appreciate any feedback. I have Googled some of the wines to read reviews and retail price - the Simi Landslide seems like my kind of wine.......thoughts?

MARATHON MONDAY: WHAT TO EXPECT

- Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
- Chateau St. Jean Cabernet Sauvignon Cinq Cepages 2000
- Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon 1998
- Showket Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 1998
- Gaja Langhe Sito Moresco 1998
- Simi Landslide Alexander Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
- Stonestreet Christopher's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1996
- Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 1999
- Hall Cabernet Sauvignon 2001
- Dom Perignon Rose 1995

Thank you in advance. Also, if anyone knows of other places to look around........
Good day!

[redmeatfan]

2007 Cloudline Cellars Pinot is over priced. I picked it up locally below the price today. Also I hope no one is shipping in the cold weather.

[njfoodies]

I have no problem shipping overnight or even 2 day in this weather. Styro shippers insulate well enough, and in all the years we have been shipping wine, have yet to have a problem, and yet to even have a corked bottle from a list that we order from. With temps in the 30's and 40's right now, I have a lot of stuff shipping. Rivers-Marie is heading this way as we speak! -mJ

[redmeatfan]

you don't live in the frozen tundra though. I never know if a truck is sitting outside at night at 10 below.

[redmeatfan]

I figured some deals and some not. I just bought 04 Schramsberg Blanc de Blancs for $15 and they wanted $25 for the 06. I think some deals like the Lascombes will be there and the rest ok.

[redmeatfan]

2005 Lascombes $50 today. I am a believer!!!!

[RicRios]

?
All it shows right now is Bodegas la Guarda Vika Torrantes [sic] Seleccion 2009 $7.99

[Matt Esq.]

That means the Lascombes sold out. K & L had '05 Lascombes for $40 a couple of months ago and I loaded up.

[RicRios]

Now that you mention K&L: they have the 2008 Lascombes ( pre-arrival ) posted at $50. And that one offer ain't gonna disappear in a blink.

http://www.klwines.com/detail.asp?sku...

[redmeatfan]

matt is right it is all sold out hence the name

[njfoodies]

Picked up some good deals there, but as I have said elsewhere, they really only have 4-6 GREAT deals a year. Picked up some '05 Alma Rosa La Encantada last year for $28 (winery is $50+)a bottle I think, and they have had 2 great deals on Petrus in the last few months. That has been it for me in the last year for them, but the beauty of it is the fact that they are close, and I can drive over there to pick the wines up. -mJ

[mizhil]

I have purchased several bottles from WTSO after being referred to it by a wine enthusiast friend with an amazing home cellar.
I have been very pleased with the wines I have purchased so far, and the deals have been very good.
But the thing that I really like, is the chance to buy things that I would never be able to find
in the midwestern suburb where I live.
If I had a more interesting, knowledgeable wine store nearby, I might be less excited.
I love having wines to serve my guests that I know they can't buy at the local grocery store.
And the free shipping is great!

[Snoman]

Have been using for about a year....found some GREAT selections, but know what you're buying and what the current "retail" price is. And don't expect great (if any) customer service. Have been trying to track a shipment for a week now, and can't get a response from them. Likely just the weather issues currently, but the prior orders have been really good deals on great wines.

[redmeatfan]

without prices and more specifics it is hard to determine if it is a good way to buy wine.

The 1999 Mondavi Reserve Cab has been as low as $60 a bottle. So I wonder what they are trying to sell it for.

[ibstatguy]

I dealt with them one time and the customer service was so bad that I have no interest in dealing with them in the future...

[njfoodies]

That is a shame ibstatguy. Just out of curiosity, what happened? I've had nothing but great customer service from them both online, as well as in store. They are always very cordial when I stop in to pick up my orders, and the one guy I always deal with over there really like to shoot the bull and talk about wine when I go to pick up. My only gripe is that I wish they had more wines we were interested in more often. -mJ

[Abacus]

Thanks! I am glad to hear that people have had good experiences with purchasing through this site. I look forward to giving it a whirl myself!
Cheers

[The Dive]

I like winestilsoldout.com and have bought quite a few things from them. I thought their deals on champagne during the holidays were particular good. It's also nice to have the reviews right there on the ordering page.

[DavidT]

I have bought two different wines from this site. The wine arrives in about 10 days and shipping is free if your buy the requisite 2, 4 or 6 bottles.

The first wine I bought was an Aussie bordeaux blend that was a big hit a Christmas dinner. I have not yet tasted the 2nd wine, a Rosso de Montalcino.

Some of the wines available do tend to be from slightly older vintages, which is nice if you like a little age on your wine.

[mydogsthecutest]

I check this every so often but they never have anything I thought was interesting enough to buy through the internet. There's also an email wine thing where they have a new wine every few days and send you an email about it. Sorry I don't remember what it is. I subscribed to that for a while too but never found anything to my liking for the price. I think I just like shopping in a wine store! FWIW.

[DaleJ]

Higher priced wines get free shipping with the purchase of two or three bottles. It seems that always the purchase of a case gets free shipping.

[Abacus]

It says shipping is free with purchase of 2 or more...for less expensive bottles, shipping is free with 6 or more bottles.

[Abacus]

The wine right now is Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
Fay Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley 2003
for $59.99 -
A new one comes up every hour or so........
I've just been watching ------ waiting until I feel or am recommended to push that buttom!
(I work at a non-profit which means what I like and what I can afford do not necessarily go hand in hand, sigh)

[Robert Lauriston]

That's a very competitive price, but how do their shipping charges compare with other online wine stores?

[dinwiddie]

Today's wine was Chateau Haut Brion Cru Classe Des Graves 1996. They list the original price as $299.99, but it released at about $175. Still at $239 or so it is an ok, not great deal.

[RicRios]

No much to comment about without prices.