Winetex 
Austin, Texas (pretty fall colors here)
Master of Wine
Posts: 11289
 | | 12-21-2005 05:11 PM |
| I've had good experiences with the Wine Library. Their sales can be pretty good but the whole sale/no sale designation is tiring. Their selection is good and the East Coast guys can probably comment on their newer store.
In the past I had a shipment of very expensive Italian wines arrive with damaged labels. They were clearly damaged before shipping maybe by a bottling machine. Wine Library promptly followed up on the situation and corrected it to my satisfaction.
Their shipping prices were reasonable.
Discuss.
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JimmyV
Central Connecticut
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5222
| | 12-21-2005 05:16 PM |
| Deleted to avoid confusion. Winetex's edit mooted this post.
Thanks Winetex. | | | Beta testing a new signature. | |
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rjs3
NJ
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1124
| | 12-21-2005 05:30 PM |
| Their prices are about the best in the East Coast, at least. The new store is beautiful. | | | |
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Winetex
Austin, Texas (pretty fall colors here)
Master of Wine
Posts: 11289
| | 12-21-2005 05:46 PM |
| Jimmyv- I fixed it. I was trying to say that I haven't dealt with them recently. | | |
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Matt Letson
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1339
| | 12-21-2005 10:02 PM |
| Many good transactions with WL. A pleasure to deal with. Better prices and selection than I can get here in NC. | | | |
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Madd Dogg
Grape Truck Driver
Posts: 29
| | 12-22-2005 04:17 PM |
| Many good experiences with Wine Library in the past. Unfortunately, last month I tried to order a bunch of Barolos and they said it is currently illegal to ship to Minnesota. Not their fault, but I can no longer order from my favorite on-line store. | | | |
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ChillyWino
Barrel Racker
Posts: 1829
| | 12-22-2005 04:52 PM |
| Quote:
Many good experiences with Wine Library in the past. Unfortunately, last month I tried to order a bunch of Barolos and they said it is currently illegal to ship to Minnesota. Not their fault, but I can no longer order from my favorite on-line store.
I think it's only illegal if you order online. I know when I've had stuff shipped to Minnesota, I've had to call in before. | | | |
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Dave
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5773
| | 12-22-2005 10:08 PM |
| I curse ShorttheWorld for ever directing me to this place. 6 orders later, I am impoverished. I did get some good wine at good prices though. The only mishap was that they sent me 6 bottles of Arrowood Syrah instead of the Cab Reserve. They fixed the problem though. | | | |
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Blair Ridley
Wine Steward
Posts: 7719
| | 12-22-2005 10:26 PM |
|  I spend most of my money at Wine Library. Love the new store, the selection, and the personnel. Yes, their e-mails can be annoying and the store crowded (especially now), but there is no denying their prices and availability of interesting wines. | | | |
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Wineaux
New Orleans, LA
Wine Thief
Posts: 2808
| | 12-23-2005 02:32 AM |
| WL has dropped off my list of first tier retailers simply because I find I don't order from them as much as I used to. I've never had any problems with orders, service has been good, etc., but their emails have changed from being tempting to annoying and filled with more hype than sustance. That said, 6 Burgs from WL arrived in my office today.  | | | |
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BellaDonna
Barrel Racker
Posts: 1890
| | 12-23-2005 05:41 AM |
| I have ordered from them before they changed their website. Now it is difficult to search and it's nearly impossible to search for any champagne. I will not purchase from a company that I can't even navigate their website. | | | |
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Blair Ridley
Wine Steward
Posts: 7719
| | 12-23-2005 01:07 PM |
| That's good feedback, BD. I'll be sure to tell Gary and Brandon next time I'm in the store.
BTW - I forgot to mention that I live 10 minutes from the store, hence they get most of my attention. | | | |
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Dave
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5773
| | 12-23-2005 02:05 PM |
| BellaDonna, are you sure that you aren't confusing Wine Library with another on-line retailer? You can either search their site (Taittinger brings up 5 hits instantly) or browse Champagne/Sparkling. It couldn't be easier. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Stomper
Posts: 132
| | 12-23-2005 04:21 PM |
| Lots of good transactions with them. When they do the free shipping I order multiple cases. | | | |
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BellaDonna
Barrel Racker
Posts: 1890
| | 01-01-2006 04:33 AM |
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BellaDonna, are you sure that you aren't confusing Wine Library with another on-line retailer? You can either search their site (Taittinger brings up 5 hits instantly) or browse Champagne/Sparkling. It couldn't be easier.
I'm quite sure...try the search "champagne" by itself | | | |
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Dave
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5773
| | 01-01-2006 05:34 AM |
| Maybe you should try a bricks and mortar store. When I click on "Champagne/Sparkling in the links on the left hand side I can browse through 123 champagnes. If I want to find a wine by a specific producer, the search function will find the wines every time. One of the best interfaces I have used. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts: 11169
| | 01-01-2006 06:52 AM |
| Browsing WL's Champagne is a breeze. | | | |
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BellaDonna
Barrel Racker
Posts: 1890
| | 01-01-2006 03:59 PM |
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Maybe you should try a bricks and mortar store. When I click on "Champagne/Sparkling in the links on the left hand side I can browse through 123 champagnes. If I want to find a wine by a specific producer, the search function will find the wines every time. One of the best interfaces I have used.
That link must be new or something because when they had the drop down menu with like 100 different regions and varietals, there wasn't anything for "Champagne." They had "French other." | | | |
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Dave
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5773
| | 01-01-2006 06:15 PM |
| BellaDonna, I don't when the link was added. I only discovered WL a couple of months ago, but it's been there since then. I did a few of their "[wine type] all" searches (Bordeaux, California Chardonnay, etc.). All of them work flawlessly. The ONLY broken link on the search is Sparkling. Sounds like an unfortunately bit of bad luck. Of the 20 searches you could have done that would have worked perfectly, you happened on the single one that didn't work! | | | |
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Edward Bowers
Palm Beach Gardens
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2072
| | 01-06-2006 08:55 PM |
| BD search function is a snap. So many wines........ Nice site, great selections, good prices, Now I need to look at accessories as that is all these folks will ship to me in FL  | | | |
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