Might have to get some of the Seppelt Chalambar. $17.90 is pretty standard but it's a tasty drop, I'd be ok with a case of that sitting around
Got a dozen when it was on offer a few weeks ago. I was going to use it at a wedding, but it has corks rather than screw caps (Keep things simple). So I have been quietly trying the odd bottle. Very enjoyable, good structure and length and worth the price - $16 at the time
I often don't get the dispatch email till several days after purchase which makes me think they are a bit slow at the warehouse getting the wine out the door. Could be the wine is getting out but the admin a bit slow to catch up. With wine particularly being in QLD the less time sitting on pallets the better. I believe a lot of AusPost distribution centres are air conditioned so from my perspective AusPost is better for the provenance of the wine.
I know it's only 66c a bottle, but why pay more when you don't have to? Plus if I don't want 12 I can just take however many I want and add something else to make up the 12.Winestar are pretty damn competetive, and free delivery on dozens. For example, the Seppelt is $223.80 on VM delivered and $215.88 on WS delivered. 8 bucks is 8 bucks
I'm not bagging VM, I think they're great, and they're "style" is particularly attractive, but I'm not about to spend more if I don't have to.
If a deal comes out on VM, I generally check WS and buy from whichever saves me money. And they overlap quite a bit, I guess the wine on offer is on offer for a reason, and it's spread out among several retailers.Well luckily I have the choice
Even after spending thirty grand with VM, Hyland still doesn't get a Christmas card from Andre. What he has got is incredible wine the likes of which would have cost him at least forty eight and a half thousand dollars, and a refund policy second to none. He has received delivery to a long, long, long way away and a lot of this has been free. You guessed it, I am bloody jealous of him !
Thats my cue. I am a fan of Vinomofo and very happy with my cellar which has over 500 of their bottles left in it. (VM is approx 70% of cellar) (the local tip has a lot more of their empty bottles in it) Sometimes I have a gripe but its usually my own fault for being too impulsive or not putting in the hard yards in researching the wines. It can be quite addictive, like we all get given a rubics cube and the first one to crack it wins. The return policy is a big winner with me especially if buying a dozen. I love the thrill of the chase in working out the wines. Here's a few tips. Put https://vinomofo.com/feed in your rss reader and as soon as a wine appears it shows up in RSS even if backgrounded on their website. Also if you scroll down a wines description to the second price banner the current status shows up there way before the main banner (selling fast, almost gone etc) sometimes hours before (in case you are holding back waiting for free delivery or coupon but don't want to miss out). also I do a daily VM search of their activity over 24 hrs on google for hints in AU only to filter a bit. https://www.google.com.au/?gws_rd=ssl#q=vinomofo&cr=countryAU&tbs=ctr:countryAU,qdr:d ,thats where I also see if there in any new activity on this forum as it shows up in the search. I like the vibe of this forum as theres not too much agro but people genuinely wanting to help each other grab good wine at good prices. Before Vm for me it was a 3 hour drive to Dan Murphys tied in with other appointments at the coast and with dubious provenance. The biggest plus is I have tried different wines I would probably never have tried and it has opened up a whole lot of enjoyment for my wife and I. So thanks to VM and to this forum. One of my favourite pastimes is watching my Cattle calving and my Sheep lambing from my verandah with the binoculars and each time there is a newborn I crack open the good stuff. I have had 1 calf and 7 lambs recently so its been an indulgent few weeks. I am seriously considering buying more land and expanding the herd.
