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Best Wines Under $20 is optimised for Buying Online
We receive many glowing testimonials, but we also get emails from subscribers deploring their lack of shopping choice in country areas. ‘We only have a Dan Murphy’s where I live,’ said one, ‘so we have no real choice.’ Another asked: ‘Can you suggest a good retailer in North Queensland?’ A third said: ‘Your site seems to favour Sydney Retailers. I live in Melbourne.’ Actually, we provide links to 6 Melbourne Retailers and several in Adelaide and Brisbane, but that’s missing the point: Buying Online gives you easy access to virtually every wine retailer in Australia.
Big Benefits if you live in the Country
Our site is designed for easy online ordering, with direct links to the retailers with the best price. All our Best Wine and Best Buys lists include live links to merchants so you can buy online. It no longer matters where those merchants are based, since almost all of them will ship wine anywhere in Australia using couriers like AusPost or FastTrack. Buying online gives you:
Choice: access exactly the same wines as everyone else, regardless of where you live- Convenience: no need to travel; order from anywhere and have it delivered to your front door
- Independence: purchase online from major and independent retailers, and vineyards directly
- Savings: buy wine at the special prices we find, and get free or low cost freight
Free Delivery to your front door
Here’s a short list of independent merchants who deliver for free or next to nothing (some of these guys will ship your beer and spirits as well). Virtually all have a ‘free returns if not happy policy’, which takes the risk out of buying wines you may not be familiar with.
MyCellars is based in Adelaide. The website makes my eyes water, but each wine listing shows the available reviews for it. They deliver orders over $250 for free across the country, and orders of any size for free to BWU$20 subscribers – use the code BWU20 at the checkout. You don’t have to buy a dozen here – you can buy 2 bottles and there’s only one price, and delivery is free. How easy is that?
Winestar delivers for free to 98% of the country for a dozen or more, from Melbourne. Each wine listing on the site include available reviews for it. This is an online only set-up.
Winedirect in Adelaide offers free freight on any order of 12 bottles or more, and $7.50 for anything less than 12 … anywhere in the country, including Tasmania.
Different Drop – based in Sydney, specialises in boutique wines that are hard to find elsewhere. Offers free shipping for any orders > $150 to most East Coast locations, and $9 for orders below $150. Surcharges apply for shipments to Western Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory.
Kemenys, the biggest of the independents is based in Sydney. Good mix of big sellers and boutique wines at sharp prices, most of all under the Hidden Labels. Excellent website and phone order service. Delivery cost is $10 a dozen to most locations.
OurCellar is a small Sydney-based merchant with an interesting range and some very sharp prices on selected specials. Delivers anywhere in Australia at reasonable rate, details HERE.
Winesquare (used to be Sixty Darling Street). Prices are for mixed 6-packs, and they ship anywhere in Australia but subscribers tell us that deliveries can take some time. Big range including imported wines. No shipping terms on website – call 02 9098 8600.
Winelistaustralia delivers $200 + orders for free, again from Melbourne. Owned by the di Pietro family, which has been in the wine business for decades.
Winesellersdirect is Melbourne-based and offers free shipping on dozens or more. Prices are very competitive.
Cloudwine is another Melbourne based merchant that specialises in interesting boutique and imported wines. They have a separate site for imports, the European Winestore. We have not dealt with them but subscribers say they’re both excellent.
Vintage Direct – Nicks is also based in Melbourne, and has been in the wine business for decades. Huge range of wines, including many direct imports, free delivery for orders over $200.
Wineonline – also in Melbourne, interesting range including boutique and imported wines, competitive prices, frequently offer 10% off. Shipping costs vary.
With most of these guys, the goods take just 2 – 3 days to get to east coast cities, and 5-7 business days to more remote areas. Why on earth would you go to a liquor store and schlepp cases of grog home?
You can even buy from Dan M’s online, where delivery will cost you $7 a case. But be warned: there’s no central warehouse, so wines can arrive in dribs and drabs when sourced from different stores (by Dan M).
Please Note: If you can point us to similar wine merchants – good range, competitive prices and excellent service – in Brisbane, Perth and Darwin, please drop us a line at info@bestwinesunder20.com.au
Kim