Lead story on the national news this evening:
"Wine Berserkers pillage and plunder online wine store"
Seems like I missed the Astor feeding frenzy… the site can’t be reached at all.
Picked up a couple of those barolos this am - thanks!
Coupons please!!! $20/$50, $50/$150 both would be appreciated. New as of say 2/1. I’ve used all the older stuff…
Ended up adding one bottle of the 15 Lignier cdlr after the website started working again.
Good price with the discount. I was tempted but this wine needs 20+ years until it enters it’s drinking window.
One good thing about getting older, no need to chase current vintage red burgs.
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^+1. The youngest red burg vintage in my cellar is 2012 and I really own little of 2011-2012. The last vintage I chased was 2010…
I feel the same way about Brunellos; every year I promise myself this will be the last vintage I chase. But then I hear rumors that the 2016 vintage of Brunello (due out this spring) will be one of the greatest ever…
Used wine.com 50/150s and 10% off to pick up '15 Brancaia Ilatraia @ $36, '18 Janasse VV @ $63, '16 Château Haut-Brisson @ $18, Laurent-Perrier #24 @ $100.
Pretty excited, especially about the L-P. Have a 20/50 to use might go back for more Ilatraia or maybe a Brunello…
2019 Rotlay on wine.com
Some solid burgs on access, stack a 20% off with some credits and they get really interesting
18 sauzet champ gain
16 meo camuzet clos vougeot
There are some decent deals to be had on Rioja too, if you’re looking for something to spend that 20/50 on. Just used a 20/50 to get a CVNE Vina Real Gran Reserva 2012 @ $36.29 (tax included), and you can get LdH Vina Tondonia for the same.
Went for a '15 Cortonesi Brunello di Montalcino I Poggiarelli @ $50. Never had it but looks great.
Asked wine.com when/if they might switch some states (like NH) back to the NY warehouse, and they said they can’t answer that. It’s frustrating because they have some bottles I want to purchase (with coupons) in NY and I can’t order them. Oh well.
going to sign up at firstbottle.com. If anyone has a referral code I can use where we both make out please reply
Here you go: First Bottle - Sign Up
I sent Daniel a PM at the exact same time as your post. Let’s see who he uses! Daniel - choose wisely!
PS - I don’t really care if you use mine or not.
TW
Out of the NY warehouse:
'08 Tondonia (red) + '09 Tondonia (white) + '08 Bosconia = $150.97
Yahtzee! .97 cents away from being the best deal possible on a 50/150. (Am I the only one who tried to get as close to the coupon value as possible?)
I used to. But now sometimes I don’t even try to for the best bargain. Instead I sometimes look for bottles that are not easy to otherwise find, and I’m happy if I can get them somewhere around or under the CT average price.
Same in regards to going deep (for me), was 2010. Smattering of other bottles since but no more than a case in total per vintage.