Discount Wine Sellers
Although shipping can be an issue (cost, state laws, signature requirements), there’s no denying the growing popularity of buying wine online. You can of course buy wine online from all types of purveyors, from the wineries themselves to online wine stores and clubs. But, we love deals, so we’ve researched online discount wine sellers. We’ve found some fun ways online to get wine discounts and purchase wonderful wines online at close-out prices. (We’ve also included a great online wine shop for discount wine shipping – if wine gifts are a go to for you, you’ll want to read our Wine.com review!_
Discount wine sellers typically buy excess inventory, close outs, odd lots, sometimes collections. Here are reviews of three sites we frequent, each with a different twist (and links to free credits to get started!)
Last Bottle review
Last Bottle purchases close-out inventories, and sells them in daily “flash sales.” Often considered one of the best flash sale sites for wine discounts, we gave them a try. Bottom line, we’re pretty enthusiastic! (and if you are, too, we’ve got a referral link at the bottom of the page for $10 off your first order! Even better, once you’ve ordered, you can refer your friends – they get $10, you’ll get a $30 credit!)
De Negoce Review, De Negoce Referral Code
New on our list is De Negoce Wines. The short version of a long story – Cameron Hughes is a well-known negociant (wholesale wine buyer, basically), who made a name for himself buying surplus, unbottled wine from well-known wineries, bottling it and selling it at a discount under his private label. He had to sell that company, (still known as Cameron Hughes wine), and tweaked it by adding a “futures” point of sale – the customer pays for the wine before it’s bottled, at a significant discount, generating better-timed cash flow and hopefully a more sustainable business model. We are new customers with De Negoce, but have purchased some single bottles from their “bottle shop” (previously bottled wines being sold individually), and have been very pleased with the price and quality. We’d certainly recommend giving them a try -their referral program is glitchy, but when you go to the DeNegoce.com site, you should see a 15% off for new customers offer.
Wine.com is one of the biggest online wine sellers, period, and is a favorite for wine afficionados because of their huge selection and reasonable pricing. What sets them apart for us is their “StewardShip” program – $59 annual fee gives you free shipping, on any size purchase, even single bottles! Perfect for gift giving or exploring new wine options on your own! Read our Wine.com review, and if you’re interested, you can use our referral link for a $30 credit on your first purchase! We also have a mini-review of their personalized wine shopping experience, Picked by Wine.com
Other discount wine sellers
WTSO.com stands for Wines Till Sold Out, one of the earliest and maybe the largest “flash sale” site. This discount wine seller offers an extensive selection of discounted wines, again, available until their inventory is sold out. We have not purchased from them, but they do have excellent reviews, and we’ll certainly check them out sometime.
So there’s our list of favorite discount wine sellers! Again, we have more detailed reviews of Last Bottle , De Negoce, and Wine.com on this site, and, remember to use the links for free money to apply to your first purchase if you decide to give them a try!
Underground Cellar review
UPADATE NOVEMBER 2023 – YOU MUST VISIT LASTCALLCAPITAL.SHOP AND PAY SHIPPING AND HANDLING FEES TO RECOVER YOUR WINE, BEFORE DECEMBER 8, 2023. More details on our post, but briefly it will cost an additional 21% of what you paid, plus retail shipping costs ($35/case for Napa local, $100+ to east coast) to recover.
UPDATE 5/1/23 – MAJOR BUMMER -BANKRUPTCY!
After ten years of operation, Underground Cellar filed for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. As one of many customers with significant paid for inventory being held, we can only hope the bankruptcy court does the right thing and makes sure bought and paid for merchandise is delivered to its rightful owners. Another one bites the dust…
Another way to find wine discounts, but only if you enjoy surprises! Also a purveyor of close-out inventories, Underground Cellar offers added value by randomly upgrading at least 50% of the bottles purchased in an order. There is always a chance for a super-premium upgrade worth hundreds, even thousands, in each “flash sale” collection. Read our Underground Cellar review – we also have a promo code for a $25 $50 credit on your first purchase!