does anyone buy wine online ?

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does anyone buy wine online ?

Postby spanish_lad » Sat Jul 09, 2022 11:00 am

I know it sounds silly, but theres a specific wine that my missus and her mum like, from portugal.

I have found it online, at portugalvineyard.com and fernandos wine house etc.. but then i saw its also avaliable in corte ingles.. and makro.. thats only 500m from my office.


it works out at 3.88 each if i get it online, and 4.83 each in makro.

is buying wine online "safe" ? what happens if a bottle gets broken ? It would be a saving of a euro a bottle nearly over the "local" price .. so its temptng, but for 12 euro, is it worth it ?
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Re: does anyone buy wine online ?

Postby Wicksey » Sat Jul 09, 2022 11:51 am

When we lived in England we used to buy wine online and there were never any damaged bottles. However, for a saving of 12€ a case I'm not sure I'd be bothered.
It's so hot in our house that wine gets spoiled even though we have a small vinoteca (too small we now discover). Unless you drink a bottle a night, which we don't, we tend not to keep too much in stock. We had to throw out a bottle of Faustino VII the other day as we'd kept it too long before drinking it and it was definitely past its best.

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Re: does anyone buy wine online ?

Postby spanish_lad » Sun Jul 10, 2022 2:13 pm

We were in corte ingles last night (mijas) and found it in the international section. €5.15 a bottle, but its free shipping if i pop in and grab one.
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Re: does anyone buy wine online ?

Postby anyroads » Thu Jul 14, 2022 7:16 pm

I have had hundreds of cases delivered over the years ( still from Avery's of Bristol ) in the UK, for the missus of course !

I do not ever remember one bottle being broken.

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Re: does anyone buy wine online ?

Postby markwilding » Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:16 pm

I have bought wine online but I usually buy it as a thank you to friends and family back in the UK for a favour they have done me.
I have used various supermarkets but the last lot I got from Amazon UK. I find it very handy.

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Re: does anyone buy wine online ?

Postby ashtondav » Fri Jul 15, 2022 6:49 pm

I used to buy wine boxes in bulk from Quiero Vino, for delivery UK. Excellent and reasonable.

Thanks to Brexit they cant operate that route any more. Thanks BoJo and his numpties...

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Re: does anyone buy wine online ?

Postby fincalospinos » Sun Jul 17, 2022 10:35 am

I have used both of these companies, the first one specialises in Portuguese wines, and the second one Spanish wines.
Both give excellent service and are totaly trustworthy.
I had one "corked" bottle in a bodeboca batch and they replaced it without even asking for the corked bottle back.


https://www.garrafeiraspedro.pt/

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