Vinomofo Wine Deals

Gorg said:
The majority of Dozens I have from VM came as 2 x 6 packs banded together so more labour intensive. The $10/$11 was just a hypothetical so lets say $14 /$15 the same point stands.. The Frank Potts at the moment for $14 by the doz come in 2 x 6 packs (and its cork btw and poor quality cork despite their description of Screwcap). I'd pay $15 for a 6 pack and VM make more profit on the freight as well. Win,Win. Simply wanted to state that I would purchase more if available in 6 packs. Historically they offered more in 6 packs until recently. I would say that 85 % of my purchases from VM came in 6 pack format and multiples thereof.
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Having just tallied my VM purchases in 2015 I think I can see a fairly clear break between 6-packs and 12-packs and it's around $19/bottle (with some outliers). I guess VM have worked out that's where they can make money.

Plenty of 6-pack options if you pay $20+/bottle, which is about the minimum you need to pay to get anything remotely decent at DM etc.
 
AnonymousCoward said:
Having just tallied my VM purchases in 2015 I think I can see a fairly clear break between 6-packs and 12-packs and it's around $19/bottle (with some outliers). I guess VM have worked out that's where they can make money.

Plenty of 6-pack options if you pay $20+/bottle, which is about the minimum you need to pay to get anything remotely decent at DM etc.
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Yep I'd buy a lot more from VM if more 6 pack offers than at present
 
AnonymousCoward said:
Why not go to myCellars.com.au / United Cellars | Buy Premium Wine Online in Australia / www.danmurphys.com.au where you can buy by the bottle?
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Good advice, AC. That's exactly what I do now. I use http://myCellars.com.au to test whether I will like a wine or not. Even in the 95+ camp or the Langtons Classified camp I tend to buy in, there have been some wines that were not to my tastes or were not knocking my socks off, but glad I got to try them. (The lofty 98 point Seppelt Drumborg Riesling 15 being a recent example). I tend to make a 3 to 6 pack investment if they are a real hit with me.

I am preferring this now to taking a gamble on Fo purchases. I have returned the last three orders and have lost a little confidence in what they are peddling (it's great marketing spiel). I do feel embarrassed to make so many returns, so I have decided to only buy from the Fo if I am fairly sure it's going to be a hit with me. I don't want to waste all those resources and time for them and for me. And I don't want to be lumbered with a lot of wine that's really good but not amazing.

I liked the 'noise' reference above. It's hard to pick the winners amongst the average fare on the Fo. And there is a lot of good, but average fare. But luckily for all of us, we have some very knowledgeable and experienced wine consumers who are happy to shout loudly on this Forum when the good ones do pop up. We are very lucky.

So my only additional advice to the above - carefully watch the various Wine Lover threads. Spot the good ones, and double check with a bit of Googling it's a wine you will enjoy (not all will be). And jump quickly when the wine buying stars align. The good, well priced wines go very quickly.

Happy wine hunting fellow Wine Lovers ...
 
My buying is heavily influenced by the pack size.
Happy to buy 12 of something I know , but the typical vm roulette game is less risky when you are only gambling with 6….

disclaimer :...I won't send anything back unless it's off… not liking the wine is my failure as a buyer not theirs as marketers.. ImnsHO of course...
 
tgh said:
My buying is heavily influenced by the pack size.
Happy to buy 12 of something I know , but the typical vm roulette game is less risky when you are only gambling with 6….

disclaimer :...I won't send anything back unless it's off… not liking the wine is my failure as a buyer not theirs as marketers.. ImnsHO of course...
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Good advice. Personally I'm sticking to things that have proper reviews - have even bought a few of the non-secret deals that have seemed to be decently priced. Luckily there haven't been too many bombs (the Haselgrove Batch 187 was one) and likewise I only send it back if it's off (Parous 2012 was an exception). I find I have enough family gatherings / bday things etc to go to that I can usually offload the stuff I don't like, but which isn't particularly bad wine, reasonably quickly. If I'm going to be taking wine there anyway, it might as well be cheap stuff from VM :)
 
Steady said:
Todays VIM deal

BLACK MARKET DEAL - Ultra Premium 2014 McLaren Vale Shiraz, $90 down to $29.90

“In lush McLaren Vale born and raised
On the single vineyard was where I spent most of my days
Chillin’ out, maxin’, harvestin’ by the sea
And getting French barrelled till month eighteen”
This ultra premium shiraz is as fresh as the Prince of Bel-Air. And at just $29.90, Will Smith himself would get around this ruby beauty.
Crafted by one of the hottest wineries in the Vale, this 5 star producer is known for reaping some of the best juice in South Australia. And they’ve made no exception with this silky and structured shiraz straight outta the sea block.
With a palate packed full of rich dark fruits and savoury oak complemented by a nose bursting with plum and hints of fresh ink, this shiraz is a heady wonder that would have Carlton quipping.

Any ideas?
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If it hasn't been previously confirmed, it's Haselgrove The Lear.
 
Alzoam said:
Thanks Doc, any opinions from someone who has tried it yet?
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Can't help you I'm afraid. I wont see it again until 2020 at least.

But if it helps, other Haselgrove wines I've tasted sold by VM with similar discount have been very good.
 
redbigot said:
Anyone else finding VinoMofo a bit boring recently, lots of offers of stuff that's not moving, nothing much new or all that desirable?
Of 80+ wines today, the two reds I saw marked as "Brand New" were not, they've been offered before and they hadn't even bothered to change the URLs from last time offered.
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I’m still enjoying my Great VinoMofo Experiment, as I call it. I was a late-comer to the party, only discovering the Fo in the latter half of 2015, so I missed many of the great offers many here are lamenting.

However I had found it quite helpful in helping to re-build something resembling a wine collection. I have also greatly enjoyed exploring some of the mixed cases, getting to sample wines I might otherwise never have heard of. No, they are not all great wines, but most of them are interesting and drinkable, and a few gems have been discovered. I will continue to buy the occasional mixed case for this purpose.

Now that I have filled all of my available wine storage space I will be forced to slow down and become more selective with my purchases. I now find myself looking more for pre-aged wines, so I’ve got something interesting to drink and enjoy while waiting for the rest of the collection to start maturing. As such I am now spending more time browsing Gray’s. I am intrigued by Langton’s, but I still haven't got my head around their site yet. I quite frequently find interesting wines listed, but usually only single bottles. I prefer buying at least three of anything I’m really interested in, and I haven’t found a way to filter the listing by bottle quantity.
 
Delectable Blue said:
I am intrigued by Langton’s, but I still haven't got my head around their site yet. I quite frequently find interesting wines listed, but usually only single bottles. I prefer buying at least three of anything I’m really interested in, and I haven’t found a way to filter the listing by bottle quantity.
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Their website is a PITA to use. For the auctions, you can get the PDFs of listings, as they have the bottle counts listed. Alternatively I'd see if your broker can help.
Otherwise, I guess you can browse the "Buy Now" section of the site, and stick to things they're selling rather than auctioning.
 
Any ideas on today's Cabernet mof_ deal? A bit tricky to figure out with the JH rating. https://vinomofo.com/wines/red-wine...il&utm_term=0_7adb240a07-94c70f594f-169073749
 
Timbo71 said:
Any ideas on today's Cabernet mof_ deal? A bit tricky to figure out with the JH rating. https://vinomofo.com/wines/red-wine...il&utm_term=0_7adb240a07-94c70f594f-169073749
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I'm pretty sure there was no 2014 Coonawarra Cabernet that scored 96 at the Sydney Royal Wine Show last year, I've got a query in with VM to check and confirm.

Fairly sure I know what it is though, there is a clue in the blurb.
 
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