Vinomofo Wine Deals

[Rug]

Agreed, I found their direct imports to be most alluring & good value, notwithstanding the exclusivity.
The days of their securing quality bin or vintage ends seem well passed &/ or a very minor component.
But they seem to have become a clearing house using the Persian rug store marketing model.
If they reach a terminal phase, can we expect years & years of closing down sales?
Or will they get subsumed by TWC, Just Wines or GWD?

GWD now owned by Booze Bud.

 

[prozac]

Agreed, I found their direct imports to be most alluring & good value, notwithstanding the exclusivity.
The days of their securing quality bin or vintage ends seem well passed &/ or a very minor component.
But they seem to have become a clearing house using the Persian rug store marketing model.
If they reach a terminal phase, can we expect years & years of closing down sales?
Or will they get subsumed by TWC, Just Wines or GWD?

Maybe Qantas will buy them and turn a profit buy sacking everyone.

 

[redbigot]

If they reach a terminal phase, can we expect years & years of closing down sales?
Or will they get subsumed by TWC, Just Wines or GWD?

Usually it ends with with a small, short bang, not a drawn out whimper.

Hmm, not Just Wines, maybe TWC or Boozebud/GWD? Or just let it die like Wine Planet and hope to pick up the extra trade.

 

[tgh]

P'rhaps we are all a bit negative, they were profitable but not enough to float..who knows
It is not such a good look from a marketing perspective that the super champers deal that was going going going on the countdown clock is now everyday available on the website. Sharp management would have deleted all the deals at countdown end and quietly reintroduced the unsold stuff with a different presentation page a week or so later…sigh

 

[beefarmer]

The going going going is a beautiful marketing strategy invoking a sense of haste to a deal. Whatever it takes straight out of marketing 101 the bombers took to heart too much.

 

[misohoney]

Doesn't seem to have affected Dan Murphy and the other chains too much, or have I missed the profit downgrades?

Dan's has a natural hedge offering both cheapo and premium end wines, non-alc, spirits and beer. It sells wine by the bottle and also has a physical footprint which VM doesn't

 

[Whining&dining]

Some very salient points Miso, a business model where the punters are only able to buy by the dozen or half-dozen involves a great leap of faith when the wine in question is a "VM exclusive" offer and it is consequently difficult to find any info/reviews online. Almost makes me nostalgic for the loss of Cellarmasters and Winemarket

 

[redbigot]

Some very salient points Miso, a business model where the punters are only able to buy by the dozen or half-dozen involves a great leap of faith when the wine in question is a "VM exclusive" offer and it is consequently difficult to find any info/reviews online. Almost makes me nostalgic for the loss of Cellarmasters and Winemarket

I wonder sometimes if the closure of Cellarmasters and Wine Market (also 6/12 buy, mostly exclusive wines) was at least partly as a result of VM doing it better and stealing their customers. Or whether it is a model that's no longer viable and VM is about to find that the case.

There are a lot of things about VM and the hype they use that annoy me (but not as much as my dislike of the new DM under Endeavour). I've only bought one mixed 6-pack of imports from DM this year. I don't think DM are too worried about VM and are not (yet) actively trying to crush them.

Because I have a lot of time (and 50 years of wine-buying experience) I can usually find and assess information on most of the VM offerings and have returned only two of my buys this year, one that mistaken Golden Lion Vivino deal. But I've only made 11 VM orders this year, a lot less than last year, not so much because I didn't like the offerings, but I just have too much wine on hand and I have to be even more selective. And other avenues, such as Langton's monthly sales and Unreserved auctions have had enough attractive offers to soak up some of my budget.

I think VM is a viable operation for the foreseeable future, as a niche player, but not one with huge growth or profit potential and certainly not one that can be floated successfully.

 

[AnzacPaul]

Got the Shiraz 2016 - Black Market Deal #32106 which I can confirm as the 2016 Salomon Finniss River Sea Eagle Vineyard Shiraz. Quite a nice drop, elegant and composed, I would recommend it...
I'm sure someone will jump in with the corrrect info but I wonder if Cabernet Blend 2013 – Black Market Deal #33704 is 2013 Oakdene Single Vineyard Bernard's Cabernets? Just my two bob's worth

Bumping an old post W&D, but I've noticed the Salomon Finniss is back up at VM (2018).

Do you still recommed to buy?

Shiraz 2018 – Black Market Deal #42700

Southern Fleurieu is a pretty big area, but we’re really honing in to the terroir with this one. Single vineyards just inland from the picturesque Goolwa is ...

www.vinomofo.com

EDIT: Looks like I should've bought, is now sold out

 

[Whining&dining]

Damn, for a $105 a half-case I'd have been all over it like a seagull on the proverbial hot chip...

 

[AnzacPaul]

Damn, for a $105 a half-case I'd have been all over it like a seagull on the proverbial hot chip...

Hopefully it gets relisted

 

[AnzacPaul]

Damn, for a $105 a half-case I'd have been all over it like a seagull on the proverbial hot chip...

It's back up! @Whining&dining

AKJSH $15 off

 

[YNWAJUVEN]

Hi all,
Any idea what wid this be?

Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 – Black Market Deal #39313

This one is a bit near and dear to us. The producer, one of our all time faves out of Margaret River, made this wine in honour of the matriarch of the family...

www.vinomofo.com

2011 was a great vintage in WA
Cheers

 

[redbigot]

Hi all,
Any idea what wid this be?

Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 – Black Market Deal #39313

This one is a bit near and dear to us. The producer, one of our all time faves out of Margaret River, made this wine in honour of the matriarch of the family...

www.vinomofo.com

2011 was a great vintage in WA
Cheers

Umamu Estate Ann's Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
Back again, now with a $80->$35 price point, 12 months worth of inflation, was originally $60->$29.90 in September 2021.

 

[Tannin]

Hi all,
Any idea what wid this be?

In future, perhaps search the thread for the black market identifier (39313) first? There was posts from 2021 identifying it. Hope that helps!

 

[ptreek]

Any feedback on this one?
VM spruking via email as having only 45 cases

Shiraz 2018 - Black Market Deal #42762

You know when you taste something good, it’s that ‘you beauty’ moment. As if winning the lottery or just getting the best shiraz deal out. This one is arguab...

www.vinomofo.com

Montara Chalambar Rd ShirazA

 

[Dr Ralph]

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[misohoney]

I'd ask for $60 discount code or riot

 

[AnzacPaul]

Got the same email.

Looks like the fridge magnets attracted the wrong type of customer.

 

[kevviek]

Got the same email.

Looks like the fridge magnets attracted the wrong type of customer.

It’s scary how many companies are missing the basics. You need to assume that all of your private information is public, all the time.