Seven Hills Cabernet - Availability

The PLCB sent out the latest mailing with this wine on it. Then I talked to a friend in Washington State and he gave this a thumbs up.

SEVEN HILLS CABERNET SAUVIGNON COLUMBIA VALLEY 06
PLCB Code #: 15494
Size: 750ML
Price: $15.99

So i click on the link to find the wine locally - they must have it everywhere, right? Why would they send out this email. But, no. Harrisburg and Pittsburgh. Yet another problem with a state wide monopoly. I've tried having wine shipped but they look at you like you are just putting them out.

By the way, I was at Wegmens the other day, buying beer, and the cashier took my license and scanned it. Guaranteeing my legality. Yet another reason the PLCB should give up this monopoly.

dwinfield,

If you check availability again, you will see that the Seven Hills Cab is available across the state. The wine availability map is a great way to check this out.

When wines are first distributed, they often appear first in Harrisburg or Pittsburgh before they roll out to the other stores. This sometimes takes a few days to a week to show up.

I learned this last year when I ordered a case of wine to be shipped in from one store, only to have it appear all over the state the next week.

It would be nice to know what the total bottle count is for a wine when it is released. Might lesson the panic to run out and purchase something when it hits distribution.

dwin,
ya, what Steve said, that wine seems to be everywhere now.

Quote "By the way, I was at Wegmens the other day, buying beer, and the cashier took my license and scanned it. Guaranteeing my legality. Yet another reason the PLCB should give up this monopoly. " Quote

I don't understand your point, what does this have to do with PLCB "monopoly"?

J2K

Probably not a good add-on and needed it's own post - but the point is that one of the "excuses" the PA Monopoly gives for continuing it's monopoly is keeping alcohol out of the hands of the minors. So the Wegman's experience tells me that if local shops or chains where required to scan the id, then that argument is no longer valid. The only real argument they have left is the money, and that could be made up too.

So it should have been "Yet another excuse PLCB doesn't have in protecting it's monopoly"?

Dave

J2K, Steved:

I used the map to determine that SE PA is not represented well with this new and advertised product. Now if I lived in York, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Sun Valley, Indiana, Altoona (you get my point) I would have no problem. But I guess we Philly wine drinkers are not interested in this deal. And yes, I could also go ask them to ship it here, and they might, but gosh, they also are just too busy for this so can you come back?

Steved, you said, "It would be nice to know what the total bottle count is for a wine when it is released. Might lesson the panic to run out and purchase something when it hits distribution." but wouldn't it be nice if they prepared by actually distributing it first? I had a case the other day when the put one of these wines out and looked it up on the availability map, went directly to my local shop and they said "Uh, hmmm, oh, we didn't put that out yet". This has happened 2x in the last 30 days.

It's just frustrating that they have a good bottle at a good price and it's a struggle to get it here. oh well.

Dave

Timing is often an issue. I believe the PLCB divides the state into 3 regions each with a distribution center. So a given special can hit one area, and on occasion even sell out, before making it to stores in another. When things are actually put on the floor is often up to the store manager. There are other times when a wine isn't distributed very well. Il Poggione Brunello for example is available in the East but hasn't been seen west of Harrisburg since last summer.