I like Wine Library for familiarity and ease of use, but I will admit that they definitely don’t have real-time inventory. I also think Jamie’s site (Chambers Street) is good for a boutique-type shop.
I’m less concerned with an electronic interface than I am about provenance and reliable storage. Having visited Max Marinucci’s new store several weeks ago, he gets my vote:
Yeah, they been doing that for years. Good place, by the way. I have known Greg for quite some time, before he became a partner and used to be a Grapes client.
We just cannot get shipping that cheap (refuse to lose on it). So we "compromised) with the shipping case return that gives someone $13 store credit.
Makes shipping in the Northeast $14, but still about $28 to CA.