Dan Murphy's and Other Wine Deals

[AdMEL]

I picked it as being Heggies just by the label.

This refers to the Winemarket mystery deal above. App doesn't appear to have quoted.

 

[TomVexille]

So sorry that you were confused. I'll try to make it clearer for you.

If I can't buy it for the stated price then the price is not real to me. You may as well have said that Veuve was $5 a bottle. Because I can't buy it for that price either.

Yes, but by that logic, neither is that other price as not everyone has an AMEX. Sorry but your logic fails.

 

[blackcat20]

Unfortunately the $15 AMEX DM offer was targeted. The $50 off $250 for Moet was not.

Furthermore, the Moet Hennesy $50 off $250 Amex offer isnt available to everyone either.

 

[Dr Ralph]

Furthermore, the Moet Hennesy $50 off $250 Amex offer isnt available to everyone either.

Was it targeted? I didn't think it was. The DM offer was definitely targeted. I contacted AMEX about missing out.

 

[Dr Ralph]

So sorry that you were confused. I'll try to make it clearer for you.

If I can't buy it for the stated price then the price is not real to me. You may as well have said that Veuve was $5 a bottle. Because I can't buy it for that price either.

Exactly BB. That was the point I made earlier. The moet offer was available to every AMEX member. The DM offer wasn't.

 

[Dr Ralph]

. Sorry but your logic fails.

I don't believe so. I think you'll find BB's logic stands up.

http://philosophy.hku.hk/think/logic/whatislogic.php

 

[TomVexille]

Was it targeted? I didn't think it was. The DM offer was definitely targeted. I contacted AMEX about missing out.

Exactly BB. That was the point I made earlier. The moet offer was available to every AMEX member. The DM offer wasn't.

You'll actually find that it wasn't available to everyone. It wasn't offered to everyone.

I don't believe so. I think you'll find BB's logic stands up.

[L01] What is logic?

As the $100 off is not available to absolutely everyone, the argument is no good. I would think a lawyer would understand that.

 

[burmans]

So sorry that you were confused. I'll try to make it clearer for you.

If I can't buy it for the stated price then the price is not real to me. You may as well have said that Veuve was $5 a bottle. Because I can't buy it for that price either.

If you can't buy Veuve at $5 a bottle I'm really a not sure why you are spending time in this forum!

 

[beefarmer]

hey wozza..early morning catch up for me...my God, I think my Iggy Pop stuff was much better than the last 2 pages of amex stuff.
Last night I had the 2007 eden vale csv....that's the 6 for 100 from dannys.
beautiful bottle numero duo. thanks dr ralph again for that tip.

 

[Wozza]

Then again, they seem to really want to push the peskiest of us away - yet another item that has (presumably) sold very well under discount has now had its price raised. The Lindemans Pyrus is on the site today at $50 a bottle, only days after we got it at almost half that price on their ebay site. This follows the $3/btl price increase on the Wynns Black label and the $5/btl increase on the 'Mystery' Barossa shiraz (i.e. Burge Filsell). So the price discrimination aspect of your theory is sound, but those underhanded price rises (almost definitely based on increased sales at the lower price) are alienating me.

I hear you, carwashhair. I can only guess they do limited run bargain deals on the goodies like Pyrus to prevent a permanent price correction for that wine. If it was discounted for too long, then there is an argument the wine isn't really the RRP, but the discount price which could put a retailer in legal breach territory. The short discount runs also drive traffic and encourage buying. I have made a few purchases where I would have preferred to wait but knew the deal would be gone. It's frustrating at times, but I think they have their reasons - (making money as quickly as possible)!!

 

[prozac]

Email from Winemarket...anyone tried the Malindi Vintners Stranded Dune Coonawarra Shiraz 2013?
http://www.winemarket.com.au/Malind...&utm_campaign=WM_DD_1541114_FlashSale_36Hours
12 Bottles $99, less Pricepal 10%. Free delivery.

 

[beefarmer]

Here's a recent article.....question from me comes at the end..

The judges were apparently shocked. In a blind tasting at one of Australia's premier wine shows, three judges awarded the gold medal to a fine rosé.
The blinders were removed.
The brand was Aldi and the cost? $4.99. That's right, the nation's best rosé cost less than a bottle of Passion Pop.

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Aldi's wines under $10 have won gongs at the Sydney International Wine Competition, the Royal Melbourne Wine Awards, the Perth Royal Show and more.
How does a cut-priced supermarket with weird peanut butter and occasional ski-wear bargains make it so cheap, and who are the winemakers behind these ambiguous labels?
The answer takes me to the Yarra Valley in Victoria to a cellar door with a charming, down-to-earth winemaker, who would like to keep her identity secret.
After all, the maker of this rosé is part of a family of established winemakers, selling bottles for a little more than $4.99.

Guess who: One of the wineries working with Aldi.
She said the medals came as a surprise -- and the price it was sold for.
"It was amazing to see my wine up there," she said.
"It's won gongs the last three years and when we see it selling for $4.99, well this beats a $25 rosé if you ask me."
Aldi Buying director Jason Bowyer is the man who can answer how an award-winning bottle of wine can be produced, bottled, shipped and sold for $4.99.
He said these brands didn't have a marketing budget or a sales team, and because Aldi only supplied a limited variety, it simplified the distribution to create efficiency.
He was there, at the winery when the rosé blend was mixed and the two banter about whose idea it was to blend in a touch of petit verdot to the shiraz.
"He's here about two times a year," the winemaker said. "We challenge each other," Bowyer added.
Surely once hitting upon an award-winning blend, they should bump up the price?
"That's not part of our plan," Bowyer said.
"We see our market as young consumers, and they might come in for a $5 tempranillo, and they'll think 'well, I had a great experience, what else can I try?'
"They might be emboldened to try a $15 wine next time."

Aldi buying director Jason Bowyer at one of the wineries he works with.
But surely someone is missing out?
The general manager of another Victorian winery said it wasn't the case.
"We've grown with Aldi," he said. "It's a rare thing for a partnership to work as well as this one has. Initially, we were happy to send one pallet to Aldi, now pre-Christmas, we're watching entire truckloads go.
"They grew and brought us along with them."

Taste testing wines.
Down the road at another Yarra Valley cellar door is a very well known man in Australian wine who also doesn't want the world knowing he makes wine for Aldi.
Like the blind test that awarded the rosé, we sit down to a tasting of five chardonnays and five pinots -- one from Aldi, one from the winery we're at, and three competitors.
We swill and spit and learn words like 'sousbois' (earthy) and pinosity (pertaining to pinot).
The result? The Aldi wine continuously comes up in people's top one or two.
Making our way to a cellar door of another kind, we arrive at a Yarra Valley dairy which supplies silky Persian feta to Aldi and -- you guessed it -- wouldn't be named either.

Cheese -- all available from Aldi.
Sure, you have to pack your own bags at Aldi and you can't always find what you want, but I head home vowing to ditch my usual $15-$20 bottle of wine for an Aldi cheapie.
I'm sure I'll spend what I save on discounted ski wear and their quirky selection of specials, but it's worth it to enjoy a bottle and know it only cost $4.99.


anyone know where this is in the valley?
My first guess is that blackcat will know.

 

[Julesmac]

About a year ago I started buying my wine at Aldi. Surprisingly good stuff. Even the $4.99 bottles are perfectly pleasant . It certainly fools an awful lot of people who are quite reluctant to believe they have been drinking El Cheapo, assuming it will also be El Chucko. I've also become converted to their groceries too, just buying the weekly staples it's astonishing to see the difference in the bill.

 

[Dr Ralph]

About a year ago I started buying my wine at Aldi. Surprisingly good stuff. Even the $4.99 bottles are perfectly pleasant . It certainly fools an awful lot of people who are quite reluctant to believe they have been drinking El Cheapo, assuming it will also be El Chucko. I've also become converted to their groceries too, just buying the weekly staples it's astonishing to see the difference in the bill.

I was at a blind tasting recently which featured a range of Aldi wines + a large number of other premium labels. It's true that some of the more expensive ALDI varieties scored well, but none beat premium labels. From my view it was exceptionally easy to tell the Aldi wines. Not that they were awful at all, just that they were clearly Aldi wines. Not for me at all.

 

[Dr Ralph]

Bonus Penfolds Bin 138 when you buy any 6 Cellar Release wines

Get a bonus Penfolds Bin 138 2010 when you buy any 6 Cellar Release wines from our Buyer's Guide below. Simply add 6 wines to your cart and use the code below to receive your bonus.

Use promo code: SPEND

https://www.danmurphys.com.au/list/spend-bonus?i_cid=dskmob:0263:SS171115

I'm not sure the individual wine prices are that great though. But if you factor in the bonus being worth around $40 it might be a good deal for some.

I do have several of these:

d'Arenberg Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier 2008 1.5L

But I know I paid under $50 for them direct from d'Arenberg. They are excellent and even at $70 great value, given the current release 750ml is around $30. Who wouldn't enjoy a d'Arenberg magnum?

 

[N860CR]

Bonus Penfolds Bin 138 when you buy any 6 Cellar Release wines

Get a bonus Penfolds Bin 138 2010 when you buy any 6 Cellar Release wines from our Buyer's Guide below. Simply add 6 wines to your cart and use the code below to receive your bonus.

Use promo code: SPEND

https://www.danmurphys.com.au/list/spend-bonus?i_cid=dskmob:0263:SS171115

I'm not sure the individual wine prices are that great though. But if you factor in the bonus being worth around $40 it might be a good deal for some.

I do have several of these:

d'Arenberg Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier 2008 1.5L

But I know I paid under $50 for them direct from d'Arenberg. They are excellent and even at $70 great value, given the current release 750ml is around $30. Who wouldn't enjoy a d'Arenberg magnum?

It's not great... The 138 is $29 at Costco at the moment and "The Siding" is about $12-13 vs $20 at Dans.

 

[Dr Ralph]

It's not great... The 138 is $29 at Costco at the moment and "The Siding" is about $12-13 vs $20 at Dans.

The 2010 vintage is $29?

Have you noticed that the advertised wines are 'cellar release'?

Does Costco do 'cellar released' wines?

 

[prozac]

This is one for Dr Ralph. An investment report landed on my desk this morning for Liquorland at Bulli. Not the bottles, the whole shebang Ralph. You'd need a lazy $2m.

 

[Dr Ralph]

This is one for Dr Ralph. An investment report landed on my desk this morning for Liquorland at Bulli. Not the bottles, the whole shebang Ralph.

Interesting. I've recently done some work for Westfarmers, although not in the liquor area.

Also interesting is that I know a BWS opened in Bulli today.

 

[pilatus]

is this a Wine Market 70% sale...with these prices?...lol
2013 pepperjack shiraz $20.50 bottle
2014 pepperjack shiraz $30.50 bottle
against the 2013 pepperjack certified shiraz blend for $24.98 ( much better than normal pepperjack)

at DM 2013 pepperjack shiraz $15 bottle today only