How much did you spend at your favorite wine retailer?

[D Hammer]

After reviewing my Cellar Tracker account, I saw that 10% of my purchases came from 1 bricks and mortar retailer. I'm not sure how this compares to the previous year percentage-wise, since my online ordering has increased due to finally getting on a mailing list (or 2 or 3).

The ten percent retailer... www.grapesthewineco.com

Edit
After further review (to use a football term), I see that I spent the same $$ with Grapes in 2011 as I did in 2010.
My mailing list spend doubled.

I'm not if I should be thanking Schrader and Kapcsandy.

[Mike Reff]

nice statistical analysis Dan. My wine buying was curtailed about 90% since becoming unemployed. Suffice it to say, I did purchase Peay and SQN (not the full lot). Oh and I bought but will be reimbursed for a 2007 Beringer Private Reserve.

[Ken_Birman]

My purchases were down in 2011... trying to get my wine cellar under control. But Grapes and Vinopolis are certainly my favorite retailers.

In fact I spent more in actual dollars just in two auction purchases this time around. Probably will resume buying in 2012 and probably will favor Dan and Daniel when I do (with all those great 2009 and 2010 Rhone reds coming in... how can I resist? To say nothing of the best of the latest wines from Oregon -- I continue to be amazed at the quality of the Oregon PNs, and as the ones I own age a bit, they just get better and better...)

[Ken_Birman]

Last minute update: with seconds left in 2011, Dan offered me the 2007 Rayas and you know what? I couldn't possibly pass on that wine. So Vinopolis galloped from behind along the inside rail and takes the win just as 2011 reached its close! A breathtaking finish...

[Serge Birbrair]

...and I thought Iowa caucuses were right down the wire!

[Mike Reff]

Although I do have my eye on a 2008 Cantemerle. At least Asimov, likes it..

[Daniel Posner]

You still buying Bordeaux?

[Mike Reff]

Its hard not too, when you have the flavor profile imbeded in my brain.. Someone please convert me please.....

[Mark F r a n k s]

Its hard not too, when you have the flavor profile imbeded in my brain.. Someone please convert me please.....

I'll taste you on some Abeja Reserve some day, you'll never look back.

[C. Bowman]

Abeja makes some nice wines.

[Mike Reff]

You have a deal Mark.

[Mark F r a n k s]

Abeja makes some nice wines.

They sure do, very special stuff for under a C-note, hard to beat really.

[Daniel Posner]

yup.

we moved through all of our 2007. doubt there is more in the pipeline.

[Eric Guido]

I buy from a lot of different places, 31 retailers in all for 2011. However, Grapes The Wine Company did come out as my top store of 2011 at 4.7% of purchases.

I find that I usually know what I want and the hardest part is finding the right retailer with a fair price. Dan usually gets me with the e-mails and I especially like stopping in the store (but it's not very close to home). I also keep myself on a strict budget, in fact, my spending was nearly identical to 2010.

[Ken_Birman]

Plus, Grapes sells wines they actually can deliver.... Vinopolis too. In contrast, while I can usually get some of these wines at better prices from certain Internet sources we all could name, it isn't always clear that they will actually deliver on what they sold. This has me doing way more business with them. Used to be that I just went for lowest price.

Now I keep a mental list: places I trust. Other stores are on that list too (for example, Rare Wine Company, Garagist, TCWC). And only buy from sources on that list, or direct from the winery.

[Ken_Birman]

Plus, Grapes sells wines they actually can deliver.... Vinopolis too. In contrast, while I can usually get some of these wines at better prices from certain Internet sources we all could name, it isn't always clear that they will actually deliver on what they sold. This has me doing way more business with safer sources, and almost none with them. Used to be that I just went for lowest price.

Now I keep a mental list: places I trust. Other stores are on that list too (for example, Rare Wine Company, Garagiste, TCWC). And only buy from sources on that list, or direct from the winery.

[Eric Guido]

Plus, Grapes sells wines they actually can deliver.... Vinopolis too. In contrast, while I can usually get some of these wines at better prices from certain Internet sources we all could name, it isn't always clear that they will actually deliver on what they sold. This has me doing way more business with them. Used to be that I just went for lowest price.

Now I keep a mental list: places I trust. Other stores are on that list too (for example, Rare Wine Company, Garagist, TCWC). And only buy from sources on that list, or direct from the winery.

Trust me, I'd like nothing more than to buy every bottle from one local place. Unfortunately, no one can carry everything you want in your cellar.

[Ken_Birman]

I don't buy much locally. Just don't tend to find what I'm looking for.

[Daniel Posner]

I buy from a lot of different places, 31 retailers in all for 2011. However, Grapes The Wine Company did come out as my top store of 2011 at 4.7% of purchases.

I am honored...4.7%!

This year, I am going for 5%!

[Eric Guido]

I am honored...4.7%!

This year, I am going for 5%!

I didn't think of how funny that sounded until you repeated it. I was all over the place last year, hunting down '07 Vietti at good prices. I think I can do better than 5% this year, especially now that I swore off of Garagiste.