July 1 Sale

Jordan at the East Side store foretold of a July 1 closeout coming. He mentioned the Steven Kent Cab was going down below $15 & the '04 Cinq Cepages was going to be $20. As I've written in past, I know a VA store owner who buys this from PLCB at $41 because it's better than his wholesale so $20 shouldn't last.

For interested western PA residents, Easat Side has about 35 bottles (they had 6 more until I reserved) & they will hold for you until the sale price kicks in.

Will this be an on-line sale only or in-store?

Sorry, didn't ask.

For your reading pleasure:

Code Item Description Regular Retail Discounted Retail Savings
13934 95240 LODI OLD VINE ZINFANDEL 06 $13.99 $7.99 $6.00
24992 ALDO CONTERNO BARBERA04 $34.99 $19.99 $15.00
27325 ALKOOMI RIESLING 07 $9.99 $6.99 $3.00
18520 ANCIENT COAST VIDAL ICEWINE 04 $24.99 $12.99 $12.00
24430 ANGELINI CHIANTI CLASSICO 04 $10.99 $6.99 $4.00
27144 ANGOVES VIOGNIER 07 $11.99 $7.99 $4.00
10523 ANGOVE'S VYD SELECT CHARDONNAY 06 $11.99 $5.99 $6.00
10522 ANGOVE'S VYD SELECT RIESLING 06 $10.99 $4.99 $6.00
11770 ARTHUR HILLS CABERNET PASO ROBLES 06 $9.99 $6.99 $3.00
14779 BAILEYANA "GRAND FIREPEAK CUVEE" SYRAH EDNA VLY 05 $15.99 $8.99 $7.00
16569 BAILEYANA CHARDONNAY FIREPEAK CUVEE 06 $18.99 $9.99 $9.00
12185 BER BANCROFT MERLOT $39.99 $19.99 $20.00
13917 BLOCKHEADIA RINGNOSII ZINFANDEL 05 $14.99 $8.99 $6.00
17603 BLOCKHEADIA SAUVIGNON BLANC 06 $10.99 $5.99 $5.00
26175 BODEGAS Y VINEDAS LAS PIZARRAS GARNACHA 2005 05 $19.99 $8.99 $11.00
13476 BUENA VISTA PN RAMAL 06 $19.99 $12.99 $7.00
11983 BURGESS CABERNET SAUVIGNON 04 $19.99 $8.99 $11.00
11088 BURGESS LIBRARY CABERNET SAUVIGNON 98 $29.99 $14.99 $15.00
12334 CASTLE ROCK MERLOT 06 $8.99 $4.99 $4.00
11659 CEDAR KNOLL CAB SAUV 04 $27.99 $14.99 $13.00
11796 CH ST JEAN CINQ CEPAGES04 $41.99 $19.99 $22.00
13226 CH ST JEAN PINOT NOIR 06 $15.99 $8.99 $7.00
11162 CHALK HILL CAB SAUV EST03 $33.99 $19.99 $14.00
24995 CHAPEL HILL CABERNET SAUVIGNON 06 $12.99 $6.99 $6.00
24991 CHAPEL HILL CHARDONNAY 07 $12.99 $6.99 $6.00
10478 CHAPEL HILL SHIRAZ 06 $13.99 $7.99 $6.00
24990 CHAPEL HILL SHIRAZ/GRENACHE 06 $12.99 $6.99 $6.00
27159 CHAPEL HILL VERDEHLO 06 $12.99 $6.99 $6.00
19371 CHATEAU LAFORGE BORDEAUX 04 $19.99 $14.99 $5.00
19515 CHATEAU LAFORGE ST EMILION 03 $29.99 $14.99 $15.00
17543 CLOS LACHANCE TUFTED SUNBEAM SAUVIGNON BLANC 07 $7.99 $4.99 $3.00
16688 CLOS LACHANCE UNOAKED CHARDONNAY 06 $7.99 $4.99 $3.00
11746 COSENTINO CABERNET SAUVIGNON NAPA 04 $24.99 $14.99 $10.00
16620 COSENTINO THE CHARDONNAY 06 $10.99 $6.99 $4.00
18101 COSENTINO THE NOVELIST WHTE MERITAGE 06 $10.99 $6.99 $4.00
13929 COSENTINO ZINFANDEL CIGARZIN 05 $19.99 $9.99 $10.00
13139 DAVIS BYNUM ALLEN VINEYARD PINOT NOIR 04 $21.99 $11.99 $10.00
13131 DAVIS BYNUM ROCHIOLI VINEYARD PINOT NOIR 04  $21.99 $9.99 $12.00
19935 DOMAINE GARANCE COTES DU RHONE FEUILLE 05 $10.99 $5.99 $5.00
19543 DOMAINE GARANCE COTES DU RHONE VILLAGES 05 $13.99 $7.99 $6.00
22140 DOMAINE LOUIS LATOUR CHATEAU CORTON GRANCEY GRAND 02 $49.99 $24.99 $25.00
10486 DUTSCHKE MUSCAT NV $14.99 $6.99 $8.00
24993 DUTSCHKE OSCR STML SHZ05 $44.99 $19.99 $25.00
28457 DUTSCHKE ST JAKOBI AUSTRALIAN SHIRAZ 04 $25.99 $11.99 $14.00
10480 DUTSCHKE TAWNY 22 YR OLD NV NV $26.99 $12.99 $14.00
10473 DUTSCHKE TOKAY NV $26.99 $11.99 $15.00
14949 EOS PETITE SIRAH RESERVE 05 $16.99 $7.99 $9.00
26637 FRA GUERAU MONSANT RED 05 $8.99 $5.99 $3.00
12335 GAINEY MERLOT SANTA YNEZ 05 $14.99 $7.99 $7.00
27276 GRANT BURGE BAROSSA VINE CHARDONNAY 06 $9.99 $4.99 $5.00
17550 GUNDLACH BUNDSCHU SAUVIGNON BLANC BLOCK 13 07 $8.99 $5.99 $3.00
22144 HELFRICH GEWURZTRAMINER GRAND CRU 05 $17.99 $9.99 $8.00
13920 HIGHLANDS ZINFANDEL 03 $14.99 $9.99 $5.00
10232 INNISKILLIN GOLD VIDAL ICEWINE 04 $14.99 $9.99 $5.00
19948 J DROUHIN EPENOTES 99 $29.99 $14.99 $15.00
28788 KAIKEN ULTRA CABERNET SAUVIGNON 06 $14.99 $9.99 $5.00
26916 KALLFELZ RIESLING KABINETT 06 $14.99 $7.99 $7.00
18222 KATHY LYNSKEY GEWURZTRAMINER 07 $15.99 $7.99 $8.00
18219 KATHY LYNSKEY PINOT GRIS 07 $15.99 $7.99 $8.00
11917 KENWOOD CABERNET SAUVIGNON JACK LONDON 05 $24.99 $14.99 $10.00
12298 KENWOOD JACK LONDON MERLOT 05 $15.99 $9.99 $6.00
12378 KENWOOD MERLOT RESERVE 05 $14.99 $7.99 $7.00
13429 KENWOOD PINOT NOIR RESERVE RRV 06 $17.99 $11.99 $6.00
14947 KENWOOD SYRAH JACK LONDON 04 $19.99 $9.99 $10.00
28427 KILIKANOON BLOCKS ROAD CABERNET SAUVIGNON 05 $22.99 $11.99 $11.00
28495 KILIKANOON COVENANT SHIRZ $27.99 $14.99 $13.00
28470 KILIKANOON KILLERMANS RUN SHIRAZ GRENACHE 05 $13.99 $5.99 $8.00
29277 KILIKANOON M RESERVE SHIRAZ 05 $24.99 $9.99 $15.00
28226 KILIKANOON MEDLEY GSM GRENACHE BLEND 05 $20.99 $9.99 $11.00
29262 KILIKANOON MORTS BLOCK RIESLING 06 $12.99 $5.99 $7.00
29280 KILIKANOON ORACLE SHIRAZ $47.99 $19.99 $28.00
28031 KILIKANOON PARABLE SHIRAZ 05 $27.99 $12.99 $15.00
27961 KILIKANOON PRODIGAL GRENACHE 05 $22.99 $11.99 $11.00
13213 KNIGHTSDALE PINOT NOIR 04 $11.99 $5.99 $6.00
25375 KUMEU RIVER CHARDONNAY ESTATE 05 $22.99 $9.99 $13.00
18095 L LATOUR MEUR CH D BLGN04 $19.99 $9.99 $10.00
17500 LAKE SONOMA DRY CREEK VLY.SAUVIGNON BLANC 06 $9.99 $4.99 $5.00
17557 LAKE SONOMA SAUVIGNON BLANC 07 $9.99 $4.99 $5.00
13786 LAKE SONOMA ZINFANDEL DRY CREEK VALLEY 05 $12.99 $6.99 $6.00
18858 LES VERRIERES CLOS DES SOUTYERES RED 06 $19.99 $12.99 $7.00
19827 LOUIS LATOUR ALOXE CORTON $34.99 $19.99 $15.00
21919 LOUIS LATOUR MEURSAULT 03 $16.99 $12.99 $4.00
19816 LOUIS LATOUR VOLNAY BURGUNDY 03  $19.99 $9.99 $10.00
27437 MAGPIE ESTATE ELEC SHRZ05 $44.99 $19.99 $25.00
19971 MAGPIE THE BLACK SOCK MOURVEDRE 05 $19.99 $9.99 $10.00
28184 MAGPIE THE FAKIR GRENACHE 05 $19.99 $9.99 $10.00
24732 MAGPIE THE SACK SHIRAZ 05 $19.99 $9.99 $10.00
24988 MAGPIE THE SCHNELL SHIRAZ/GRENACHE 05 $13.99 $7.99 $6.00
19949 MARC KREYDENWEISS ANSATA RHONE VALLEY 04 $12.99 $5.99 $7.00
13728 MARIAH ZINFANDEL 04 $13.99 $6.99 $7.00
25353 MASTROBERARDINO FIANO 06 $14.99 $6.99 $8.00
21828 MASTROBERARDINO FLANGHINA SANNIO 05 $11.99 $5.99 $6.00
25298 MASTROBERARDINO GRECO DI TUFO NOVA SERRA 06 $16.99 $9.99 $7.00
25263 MASTROBERARDINO LACRYMA CHRIST DELVESUVIO WHITE 06 $9.99 $5.99 $4.00
24191 MASTROBERARDINO LACRYMA CHRISTI DEL VESUVIO 06 $11.99 $6.99 $5.00
16666 MERRYVALE SILHOUETTE CHAR $29.99 $17.99 $12.00
17403 MERRYVALE STARMONT SAUVIGNON BLANC 06 $10.99 $5.99 $5.00
14723 MICHAEL &DAVID PETITE PETIT 05 $16.99 $11.99 $5.00
14945 MILL CREEK CORNER POCKET VYD SYRAH 05 $19.99 $8.99 $11.00
28927 MONTES LEYDA SAUVIGNON BLANC 07 $9.99 $6.99 $3.00
18111 MONTEVINA TERRA D ORO MOSCATO 06 $9.99 $6.99 $3.00
28514 NEDERBURG LYRIC WHITE 08 $7.99 $4.99 $3.00
10003 OSOYOOS LAROSE 03 $21.99 $7.99 $14.00
16716 PARAISO VINEYARD CHARDONNAY 05 $11.99 $5.99 $6.00
28727 PASCUAL TOSO CHARDONNAY 07 $7.99 $5.99 $2.00
28740 PASCUAL TOSO MERLOT 06 $8.99 $4.99 $4.00
28724 PASCUAL TOSO SAUVIGNON BLANC 07 $7.99 $4.99 $3.00
26613 PAZO DE VILLAREI TERRA D OURO ALBARINO 06 $12.99 $6.99 $6.00
19544 PERRIN ET FILS CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE LES SINARDS 04 $19.99 $9.99 $10.00
16622 PESSAGNO CHARDONNAY SLEEPY HOLLOW 05 $17.99 $9.99 $8.00
13425 PESSAGNO PINOT NOIR SANTA LUCIA HIGHLANDS 06 $21.99 $9.99 $12.00
13407 PESSAGNO PINOT NOIR SPRING GROVE 05 $19.99 $9.99 $10.00
14960 PESSAGNO SYRAH MESA DEL SOL 05 $13.99 $7.99 $6.00
13928 PESSAGNO ZINFANDEL, IDYLL TIMES 05 $15.99 $8.99 $7.00
16256 PINE RIDGE "EPITOME" US CHARDONNAY 05 $24.99 $12.99 $12.00
25365 PRIMA MANO FIANO-GRECO 07 $14.99 $5.99 $9.00
10543 REYNELLA SHIRAZ BASKET PRESSED 03 $14.99 $5.99 $9.00
12362 RIDGELINE MERLOT 04 $14.99 $7.99 $7.00
14782 ROSHAMBO SYRAH JUSTICE 05 $14.99 $7.99 $7.00
24714 SCHUBERT GOOSE YARD BLOCK SHIRAZ 05 $29.99 $14.99 $15.00
12083 SEBASTIANI MERITAGE SECOLO 05 $24.99 $9.99 $15.00
14881 SHANNON RIDGE WRANGLER RED 07 $11.99 $8.99 $3.00
27543 SIEBER ROAD SHIRAZ 05 $16.99 $7.99 $9.00
27486 SIEBER ROAD SHIRAZ GRENACHE 05 $16.99 $8.99 $8.00
26873 SIERRA CARCHE PROP RED 05 $29.99 $18.99 $11.00
16217 SIMI RUSSIAN RIVER CHARDONNAY 05 $14.99 $5.99 $9.00
21279 SIMONNET FEBVRE CHAB 05 $19.99 $9.99 $10.00
21259 SIMONNET FEBVRE CHABLIS GR CRU LES PREUSES 05  $29.99 $14.99 $15.00
11608 SOUVERAIN CABERNET SAUVIGNON WINMAKERS RES 04 $24.99 $14.99 $10.00
12358 ST MICH MERLOT ETHO05 $22.99 $14.99 $8.00
11639 STEVEN KENT CABERNET SAUVIGNON 04 $24.99 $14.99 $10.00
18132 SWANSON PINOT GRIGIO 06 $14.99 $5.99 $9.00
14533 TAZ GOAT ROCK SYRAH 05 $17.99 $8.99 $9.00
10408 TE AWA BOUNDARY 02 $19.99 $9.99 $10.00
16546 TESTAROSSA CASTELLO CHARDONNAY 06 $17.99 $6.99 $11.00
10433 TINTARA SHIRAZ 05 $12.99 $4.99 $8.00
12079 TRINCHERO CAB SAUV STGC05 $29.99 $18.99 $11.00
26832 VALDUBON COSECHA RED 06 $9.99 $5.99 $4.00
18115 VALLEY OF THE MOON PINOT BLANC 07 $10.99 $5.99 $5.00
14924 VALLEY OF THE MOON SYRAH 05 $12.99 $7.99 $5.00
23764 VIETTI BAROLO CASTIGLIONE 04 $47.99 $19.99 $28.00
26638 VIONTA ALBARINO 06 $9.99 $4.99 $5.00
16746 WILD HORSE CHARDONNAY 06 $10.99 $5.99 $5.00
28041 WILD ROCK CUPIDS ARROW PINOT NOIR 06  $7.99 $4.99 $3.00
28025 WILD ROCK INFAMOUS GOOSE SAUVIGNON BLANC 06 $7.99 $4.99 $3.00


I have no word regarding whether this will be in-store only, online only, or both, but based on current availability of some of these wines I'd guess that it'll be both.

If I had bought some of these at higher prices, can I return them with a receipt? Anyone know?

I'm in the same boat. I doubt it: I've done it before, but I'd be very surprised if there weren't a time limit on it.

In any case, the prices I paid were good. These are just amazingly better. Some of them are flat-out ridiculous.

Thanks for the reading material Mark.

-Eric

Mark,

Thanks for the goodies list....I received the list via e-mail at 12:45 this afternoon....How did you get it Yesterday????

Again thanks for posting...It was fun to look over with my coffee this morning

Eastpa

Thanks for the goodies list....I received the list via e-mail at 12:45 this afternoon....How did you get it Yesterday????

I asked!

So what's everyone getting? I'm going for a case of the Cinq Cepages, a case of the Bynum Allen Vineyard, some (2-3) Latour Aloxe-Corton, and a few assorted cheapie whites in small quantities.

Got it all set up. No nasty surprises, this time.

How did you line up the Bynum which is only available online? Are they charging shipping as well for the online only wines?

I'm disappointed that the Vietti Barolo and the Bynum Rochioli are not on the list on the web site this AM. Looks like there are none in the system. Did you guys snag them all early (jk)?

KevinP, not sure which web site list you're referring to? The Bynum Rochioli is included on the PAWineTalk Chairman's Selection page, on the LCB web site's "Chairman's Selection now in stores" and also on the www.pawineandspirits.com list of Chairman's Selections (you have to scroll to page 2 to get to it). Sale price hasn't taken effect yet.

The VIETTI BAROLO CASTIGLIONE 04 Code 23764 is an interesting case...it's not tracked on PAWineTalk anywhere, which would mean that it never appeared on the list of "Current" or "Upcoming" Chairman's Selections. It also does not appear on www.pawineandspirits.com. On www.lcb.state.pa.us it's listed but not showing any availability. That doesn't mean that some couldn't magically appear on pawineandspirits.com the morning of the sale (it's happened before). Or not.

Regarding people "buying" sale wines in advance...the best approach is ALWAYS to build a relationship with the Premium/Luxury wine buyer in your local Premium Collection store. As jlburd stated (and Capaneus implied) he spoke with one such sales person who agreed to hold some for him until the sale prices take effect.

Thanks! There is a sale list published here http://www.lcb.state.pa.us/plcb/cwp/view.asp?a=1328&q=559709 on the www.pawineandspirits.com site that does not list the Bynum Rochioli.

I used the Product Search page to look for the Vietti, saw no availability, and assumed the same for the Rochioli. Obviously, a bad assumption. I wonder if it's been removed from the Sale or if it's ommission from the list is an oversight?

Regardless, I'm not buying any wine (repeat 'til I believe myself!), which is why I've let my relationship with my local buyers slip!


Thread drift - are local buyers still buying? Didn't I read somewhere that purchase decisions were being centralized?

Not buying any wine (gasp!)??

Actually the Bynum Rochioli IS listed on the published sale list, but that list is just not sorted in any logical order and you really have to search for it - but it's in there, about halfway down.

Yes, the local folks in Premium Collections stores are now "Luxury Wine Consultants" and not buyers any more, buying decisions are all centralized now.
http://www.pawinetalk.com/talk/7_158_0.html

These sales can be tricky. Yea, there are some good buys for some average wines but think of the total you will spend. The 04 Cinq Cepages is an avg wine, not one of their best vintages. If you buy a case, that's $240. Think of what else you could purchase and enjoy more for that $240 that's not on sale. Maybe you only get 6 bottles but if you enjoy it more, isn't that the better buy?
I don't think there are any "Must Haves" on the list but some of the Killikanoon's are great buys and I will probably stock up on a lot of the inexpensive whites for everyday summer drinking. I recently had the Chapel Hill Verdehlo and really enjoyed it. Will be even better for $6.99!!

Does anyone know if the sale starts at midnight (for web) or just 'sometime' on July 1st?

Sale is on NOW. www.pawineandspirits.com home page is currently screwed up, only shows the banner and an otherwise blank page. Nice! But you can login and you can search. If you click on search you'll get the regular search page, and the usual right-hand side menu then appears with the link to the Chairman's Selection list, but it doesn't work(!), just returns an error. If you type in a wine name in the search box and it's on the site it will be returned and show the sale price, you can add it to your cart and check out...I just did it, checkout was very slow but it eventually went through.

Good luck!

"Bill?"
"What?"
"Strange things are afoot at the Circle K."

So I went back and the home page was working again, clicked on Chairman's Selection and it listed like 22 pages, seemingly every Chairman's Selection from the last several years! Cinq Cepages, Heitz Cellars, Chateau de Tracy, Flora Springs Trilogy '03, and on and on. Like a kid in a candy store I paged through them adding several to my cart. Then when I got to about page 8 or 9 and clicked on the next page it was blank, and at the top it said there were now only 3 pages to view. I clicked on page 1 and it was back to the current list (sale prices shown). I tried to check out and of course it listed each thing in my cart and said there were no bottles available. If it seems too good to be true...

masi3v:

I didn't worry about the Bynum, given the quantity listed as on hand at the online store. But I *did* place the order as soon as Mark fired the starter gun, just in case. The rest fell into the local store relationship category: some they held, some they threatened other managers until they agreed to transfer.

Shipping is as usual: free for orders over $200 - but darn cheap in any case. Which I hadn't realized, so now I don't worry so much about getting the total up to the cutoff.

Now I have to decide whether to grab a little of the Chalk Hill Cab and the Barbera...


J2K:

Have to disagree: the Cinq Cepages is not one of their better vintages, but it's not one of the worst, either. And if you can find a much better $20 wine I'll be very surprised, but I'll buy it too. Unless you're talking about odd little unusual wines? But that's a different pursuit, and I see no reason I can't do both.


Mark:

For a moment you had me thinking I was going to be able to buy the '03 Trilogy. Not nice!

;-)

Happy hunting, all.

I just ordered some wines on-line and had no issues. Now off to my store to pick up some merchandise. Just in time for JUly 4th weekend!

Capaneus,
Not targeting you just trying to make a point on total spend with these PLCB sales and using CInq Cepages as an example. Finding a bottle better than the 04 Cinq Cepages for $20 is personal preference. My point was just, if you're going to spend $240, would you rather have 8 bottles of something you REALLY like (avg $30) and want in your cellar that's not on sale or 12 bottles of an (what many consider) avg wine?

Just a thought as we all open our wallets for this sale. Of course, with wine, so much relies on personal preference, or whatever you want the bottles for. So whatever everyone buys, as long as you're happy and enjoy it is all that matters. Cheers!!!

Arrived at 9:02 am W& S store

Loaded up on the following:

KILIKANOON ORACLE SHIRAZ
CH ST JEAN CINQ CEPAGES04
STEVEN KENT CABERNET SAUVIGNON 04
KILIKANOON COVENANT SHIRZ
CHALK HILL CAB SAUV EST03
VALLEY OF THE MOON SYRAH 05
KILIKANOON BLOCKS ROAD CABERNET SAUVIGNON 05

It was a good morning!

Eastpa

Interesting. Yesterday there were 520 bottles in the warehouse of the the 02 Latour Corton Grancey. I ordered a couple (as well as others I'm sure) and today it's showing 602 in the warehouse?!? Do you think they acquired more?

J2K, I think some of the inventory numbers are rather dubious. Right now www.lcb.state.pa.us is showing 343 units of that wine at the online store but when you go there it's unavailable. I was in Hershey the last couple days for a wedding and called the Lemoyne store as they supposedly have 16 units of the Beringer Bancroft Merlot and I'd love to get a couple but the woman who answered the phone told me they were sold out.

Too late to do any good, I found out that the numbers are far more than dubious: they're wrong. The PLCB is apparently in the process of upgrading their systems, and in the meantime the inventory is being updated on, at best, a 24hr delay. I think there's problems beyond that, but it doesn't matter: that's enough to make it entirely unreliable for a fast selling item - like, for instance, everything in this sale.

So if you want something, and it shows as in-stock, call ahead and confirm. Save you from running around Philadelphia like a particularly dumb chicken-with-its-head-cut-off. Hypothetically.

As far as the online store is concerned, *their* numbers are accurate. So when you click through and it says it can't find an item, it speaks truth. So it's down to trial-and-error, but keep in mind there are relatively few things left: the Bynum Rochiolli, the Dutschke Tokay, the Simonet-Febvre "Les Preuses", the '03 Laforge, the Ancient Coast icewine and... and maybe a few other things I wasn't that interested in. The Chablis is the only one of those I'm sure is available in significant quantity.