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How To Expand Your Wine Horizon – With Wine Til Sold Out Weekly Tasting
If you followed this blog for a while, you know that Wines Til Sold Out is one of my most favorite sources of the great wines at the value prices. Wines Til Sold Out (often referred to as WTSO), was the originator of so-called wine flash sale sites, where you can find an excellent range of wines at equally great prices. Not only the prices are great, but the wines are typically shipped free if you hit the minimum required number of bottles for the free shipping (usually any number from 4 to 1, depending on the price per bottle). There are also other ways to buy wines from Wines Til Sold Out, such as so-called marathon events, which I covered a numerous number of times in the past.
About a year ago, Wines Til Sold Out started a new service, called Bonus Offers, where every month there is a new theme, and the wines are offered according to that theme – and there are no minimum quantity requirements to get free shipping, which takes fun to the whole new level.
And now, continuing the tradition of innovation for the benefit of the wine lovers, the Wines Til Sold Out came up with the new concept – weekly tasting, which even has its own dedicated website. Each week, WTSO’s sommeliers create a new 4-pack of wines, priced at $69.99 including shipping. The wines are offered with introductory tasting video describing the wines, and information cards which describe each wine in detail, offer fun facts about wine and the grapes and even recipes and/or suggestions for the dishes to pair with the specific wine. If this is not a fun wine education, I don’t know what is!
I got my tasting pack right before I was leaving for a two-week-long trip, so I only had an opportunity to open the box, say “wow”, take the pictures and leave. But finding such gems as dry Furmint (Hungarian grape used in the production of famous Tokaji dessert wine) and Austrian Zweigelt, definitely makes an oenophile happy. So next time, I will tell what I think about the wines, but for now, I will enjoy them in the exact same way as you do – vicariously.
If you are like me and always looking to expand your wine horizon – check out this new feature from Wines Til Sold Out – and you can thank me later. Cheers!
Following Wines Til Sold Out – Anything Goes Marathon, September 2015
It was a while since I posted one of these, but when I saw the announcement for the Wine Til Sold Out “Anything Goes” marathon, somehow I felt inclined to collect the data and create this post. As nobody has time to constantly watch all the wines been offered, the table below presents all (I hope) wines which were included in the marathon, so you can ponder at your own leisure – sorry, that might lead to some regrets too, but I can’t help you with that.
The fact that I didn’t do this in a while shows in the quality of data below, unfortunately – quite a bit of information is missing. I had to recreate the script, and the computer went to sleep right in a middle of a data collection and I lost it all on the wake up. But I hope you will still find it useful as limited as it is. You can see below the prices, the ratings and at what time the wines were offered and for how long they lasted.
Without further ado, here is the table with all the wines offered during marathon (including super-beauty double Barolo package offered right after). If you took part in the marathon, I’m curious to know what you got. And if you missed some wines – well, you can rant in that comments space below. Happy Wine Wednesday and cheers!
Here is the guide to the rating abbreviations (this list is ever inclusive – not all of them are used below): WS – Wine Spectator, WA – Wine Advocate, ST – Steven Tanzer, WE – Wine Enthusiast, WRO – Wine Review Online, W&S – Wine and Spirits, JS – James Suckling, RP – Robert Parker, JHN – Jonathan H. Newman, D – Decanter Magazine, rating goes in stars ( 5 stars is max), JH – James Halliday, TRR – The Rhone Report, BH – Burghound, IWR – International Wine Report, TLC – The Library Collection, PR – Pinot Report, TWN – The Wine News, LM – Luca Maroni, Sn – Snooth.com.
| Time | Wine | Rating | MSRP | Price | %off |
| 12:00a | Giacosa Barbaresco Santo Stefano 2005/2007 2-Pack | WA95, ST95 | $520.00 | $199.99 | 62% |
| 11:45p | Sullivan Vineyards Rutherford Estate 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon | JHN93 | $70.00 | $29.99 | 57% |
| 11:29p | Podere la Regola ‘La Regola’ Super Tuscan IGT Red Blend 2008 | WA93 | $46.00 | $22.99 | 50% |
| 11:13p | Achaval-Ferrer ‘Finca Mirador’ Mendoza Malbec 2008 | WA96, 93WS | $150.00 | $59.99 | 60% |
| 11:00p | Col d’Orcia ‘Il Veltro’ Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2008 | $50.00 | $23.99 | 52% | |
| 10:44p | Clarendon Hills ‘Liandra Vineyard’ Clarendon Syrah 2007 | JH95 | $85.00 | $33.99 | 60% |
| 10:35p | Casalvento ‘Janus’ Toscana 2011 Half Bottle (375.00ml) | JS93 | $60.00 | $19.99 | 67% |
| 10:20p | Giacomo Borgogno et Figli Barolo Riserva DOCG 2004 Special Edition | JS93 | $110.00 | $39.99 | 64% |
| 10:06p | Chateau Luchey-Halde Pessac-Leognan Red Blend 2009 | IWR92+ | $95.00 | $29.99 | 68% |
| 9:50p | Philippe LeClerc Gevrey-Chambertin Les Champeaux 1er Cru 2011 | JHN92 | $120.00 | $49.99 | 58% |
| 9:36p | Champagne Tendil & Lombardi Cuvee Rose NV | WS90 | $69.00 | $29.99 | 57% |
| 9:30p | Domaine de Beaurenard Chateauneuf-du-Pape Boisrenard 2011 | WS93 | $75.00 | $39.99 | 47% |
| 9:15p | Eagles Trace Winery Estate Grown Napa Valley Merlot 2007 | $45.00 | $22.99 | 49% | |
| 9:00p | Barolo 2009 Single Vineyard Cru Ciabot Berton Roggeri | WRO94, JS93 | $90.00 | $32.99 | 63% |
| 8:45p | Marques del Puerto Bentus Reserva 2005 | WE92 | $60.00 | $19.99 | 67% |
| 8:36p | Rancho Zabaco Monte ‘Toreador’ 2010 Rosso Vineyard Sonoma Valley Zinfandel | WA93 | $60.00 | $26.99 | 55% |
| 8:23p | La Esquina Torrontes 2014 | $22.00 | $9.99 | 55% | |
| 8:09p | Corte Campagnola Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Gli Archi 2004 | WE92 | $54.99 | $29.99 | 45% |
| 8:00p | Krutz Family Cellars Stagecoach Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2011 | $74.00 | $39.99 | 47% | |
| 7:49p | Lisini 2009 Brunello di Montalcino 93 rating and 53% | IWR93, WS91 | $78.00 | $36.99 | 53% |
| 7:34p | Sancerre 2013 ‘Les 7 Hommes ‘ 100% Sauvignon Blanc By Cherrier Pere & Fils | IWR90+ | $39.00 | $17.99 | 54% |
| 7:26p | Quinta Seara d’Ordens Vintage Port 2011 | WE92 | $90.00 | $37.99 | 58% |
| 7:16p | Colle Lungo Campo Cerchi Chianti Classico Riserva 2006 | $50.00 | $24.99 | 50% | |
| 7:04p | Domaine du Grand Tinel Chateauneuf du Pape 2012 | WS91, WA91 | $60.00 | $26.99 | 55% |
| 6:52p | Robert Young Estate Winery ‘Red Winery Road’ Chardonnay 2013 | $35.00 | $17.99 | 49% | |
| 6:41p | Piper Heidsieck Champagne Brut Rose Sauvage NV | WRO93, WS92 | $69.99 | $39.99 | 43% |
| 6:31p | Tempranillo ‘Valnuevo’ Toro 2006 Bodegas y Vinedos Tardencuba | WA93+ | $70.00 | $39.99 | 43% |
| 6:23p | Eagles Trace Wines ‘Latitude 38’ Estate Grown Napa Valley Red Blend 2011 | $85.00 | $34.99 | 59% | |
| 6:12p | Gaston and Pierre Ravaut Aloxe-Corton Vieilles Vignes 2009 Cote de Beaune | WS90 | $70.00 | $35.99 | 49% |
| 5:58p | Citille di Sopra ‘Poggio Ronconi’ Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2010 | JS97 | $95.00 | $46.99 | 51% |
| 5:50p | Encantado Rutherford 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon | $50.00 | $22.99 | 54% | |
| 5:38p | Ernest Meurgey-Perron Meursault Premier Cru White Burgundy 2013 | JHN92 | $100.00 | $39.99 | 60% |
| 5:24p | Champagne Philippe Prie Cuvee Archange NV | WS92 | $95.00 | $34.99 | 63% |
| 5:15p | Mendoza Vineyards Gran Reserva Malbec 2011 | WA92 | $60.00 | $19.99 | 67% |
| 4:58p | Fontanafredda ‘Varej’ Barbera Piedmont DOC 2013 | $17.99 | $9.99 | 44% | |
| 4:48p | Champagne Henri Abele Rose NV | WS91 | $55.00 | $27.99 | 49% |
| 4:42p | Long Meadow Ranch Rutherford 2013 Reserve Red Blend | JHN93 | $100.00 | $29.99 | 70% |
| 4:36p | Antolini ‘Moropio’ Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2010 | WE93 | $79.00 | $27.99 | 65% |
| 4:22p | Domaine Roger Sabon Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Prestige 2011 | WS93, WA93 | $80.00 | $39.99 | 50% |
| 4:16p | Sojourn Cellars ‘Campbell Ranch Vineyard’ Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2012 | PR94 | $45.00 | $39.99 | 11% |
| 4:08p | Fattoria Scopone Brunello di Montalcino ‘Olivare’ DOCG 2010 | JS95 | $80.00 | $36.99 | 54% |
| 3:56p | Super Tuscan ‘Marchesale’ Terre del Marchesato Toscana IGT 2007 | WE94 | $80.00 | $33.99 | 58% |
| 3:44p | Ribera del Duero 2009 ‘Antonio Izquierdo’ Vendimia Seleccionada Bodegas Izquiredo | WA93 | $120.00 | $45.99 | 62% |
| 3:28p | Keating Wines ‘Buchignani Vineyard’ Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 2012 | WE91 | $35.00 | $19.99 | 43% |
| 3:14p | Burgess Cellars ‘Library Release’ Napa Valley 1992 Cabernet Sauvignon | $150.00 | $89.99 | 40% | |
| 3:11p | Antonin Rodet Macon-Ige ‘Le Chaillou’ Chardonnay 2011 | JHN91 | $35.00 | $14.99 | 57% |
| 2:55p | Domaine Louis Cheze Cuvee ‘Anges’ Saint-Joseph AOC Syrah 2007 | WS93 | $75.00 | $29.99 | 60% |
| 2:42p | Sullivan Vineyards Rutherford Estate 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon | JHN93 | $70.00 | $29.99 | 57% |
| 2:29p | Bodegas Bioenos Gorys Crespiello 2010 91 rating and 72% | WA91 | $100.00 | $27.99 | 72% |
| 2:18p | Fontanafredda ‘Lazzarito’ Vigna La Delizia Barolo DOCG 1999 | WA92 | $170.00 | $49.99 | 71% |
| 2:08p | Guillaume Baptiste ‘L’Evidence’ 2014 Pouilly-Fume | JHN91+ | $35.00 | $15.99 | 54% |
| 1:58p | Pannier Egerie Champagne 2002 | WE92 | $100.00 | $39.99 | 60% |
| 1:52p | Casalvento Vineyards and Winery Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 2010 | 94 | 47% | ||
| 1:46p | C. Donatiello Winery Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2012 | 92 | 56% | ||
| 1:34p | Eagles Trace ‘Latitude 38’ Estate Grown Napa Valley Red Blend 2009 | 51% | |||
| 1:26p | Chateau Moulin de la Rose Saint-Julien 2008 | WE92 | 59% | ||
| 1:16p | Clarendon Hills ‘Blewitt Springs’ Clarendon Grenache 2007 | 93 | 46% | ||
| 1:08p | Valentina Cubi ‘Morar’ 2008 Amarone della Valpolicella | 93 | 59% | ||
| 1:01p | Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford 2012 | 94 | 43% | ||
| 12:50p | Tenimenti Soprani Barolo DOCG 2010 | 56% | |||
| 12:37p | Jamieson Ranch Vineyards ‘Reata’ 2012 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir | 92 | 56% | ||
| 12:24p | Buoncristiani Family Winery ‘O.P.C.’ Napa Valley 2010 Proprietary Red Blend | 92 | 40% | ||
| 12:16p | Loacker Corte Pavone Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2008 | 93 | 59% | ||
| 12:09p | H. Blin Champagne Brut NV | 91 | 59% | ||
| 11:50a | Maroon Winery Spring Mountain District Reserve 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon | 50% | |||
| 11:39a | Prosecco Bosco dei Cirmioli Veneto NV | 50% | |||
| 11:24a | Lisini 2009 Brunello di Montalcino | 93 | 53% | ||
| 11:16a | Vintage Port Wine and Soul ‘Pintas’ 2011 | 96 | 38% | ||
| 11:07a | Gran Reserva Rioja 2001 Bodegas Lar de Paula Gran Baroja | 90 | 47% | ||
| 11:02a | Encantado 2012 Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon | 62% | |||
| 10:55a | Joseph Mellot Vigne de la Demoiselle Sancerre Rose 2014 | 44% | |||
| 10:47a | Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco DOCG 2005 | 50% | |||
| 10:41a | Pinot Noir Premier Cru Beaune Perrieres 2007 Maison Louis Latour | 90 | 57% | ||
| 10:26a | Champagne Veuve Doussot Brut Rose NV 100% Pinot Noir | 90 | 63% | ||
| 10:17a | Robert Stemmler Winery Estate Grown Carneros Pinot Noir 2011 | 91 | 55% | ||
| 10:08a | Groth Vineyards and Winery Reserve 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon | 94 | 36% | ||
| 9:53a | Barolo DOCG Cascina Adelaide ‘Fossati’ 2008 | WS93 | $125.00 | $39.99 | 68% |
| 9:44a | Domaine Roger Sabon Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Prestige 2008 | 93 | 63% | ||
| 9:34a | Sancerre 100% Sauvignon Blanc Vieilles Vignes 2012 Domaine Raimbault | 91 | 62% | ||
| 9:29a | Cru du Rhone Gigondas Vieilles Vignes 2011 Domaine du Grand Montmirail | 91 | 64% | ||
| 9:22a | Casa Brancaia ‘Ilatraia’ 2009 Maremma Toscana IGT | 94 | 56% | ||
| 9:15a | Beaulieu Vineyard ‘Tapestry’ Napa Valley Reserve Red Blend 2011 | 54% | |||
| 9:00a | Piper-Heidsieck Vintage Brut 2006 | 92 | 33% |
Following Wines Til Sold Out: October’s Full-On Marathon
121 wines (if my count is correct) during 18 hours, lots of 90+ wines, including 95-99 rated, great names (Joseph Phelps, Dominus, Antinori Solaia, Tattinger and many others) – “wow” is the only descriptor I can use here. Some (quite a few) of the wines lasted only 3 minutes – “you snooze, you lose” was in the full effect.
The event took place on Tuesday, October 2nd. As before, I did my best to collect the data, which is always challenging. Below is the table containing all (hopefully) wines offered during the event.
Guide to ratings: WS – Wine Spectator, WA – Wine Advocate, WE – Wine Enthusiast, W&S – Wine & Spirits, ST – Steven Tanzer, JHN – Jonathan H. Newman, WRO – Wine Review Online, RP – Robert Parker, JS – James Suckling, BH – Bourghound, IWC – International Wine Cellars, CG – Consumer Guide, IWR -International Wine Review, TWN – The Wine News.
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