Thursday, June 24, 2010

New Features Introduced

Along with the new phenomenal 'value' lineup of wines, Local Wino has introduced a couple new features to enhance the full experience with our local expertise.

Wino IQ Question of the Day
In an effort to keep our customers both engaged and educated about wines of the world, you can now test your "Wino IQ" daily with our worldly wine questions. The question & answer email comes to you automatically ever day and features a new interesting 'tid-bit' about wine each time. Additionally, it will occasionally highlight certain special wine offers from the Local Wino partners. It's easy, fun, educational and there is no cost to register for this service and you can unsubscribe at any time.
Sign up here
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Wino Wednesday W.O.W.
Every Wednesday, we'll be featuring a new Wine of the Week (W.O.W.) with a special offering for one week only or until the small allocation sells out. These special offers are not only at a special price, but will offer wines that are unique, small production and limited allocation. Shipping is included withe the 3-bottle minimum purchase of these specialty wines.
See the current W.O.W.


Ultimate Wino Red Case
We did it again, only this time we've put together one the best overall value red cases of wine you could ever assemble in one place. Encompassing variety, specialty, exclusivity, and incredible quality to value, this 'Ultimate 12' red wine case will keep you well-stocked for any occasion. This is a "must have" to try a great diversity of specialty wines from the best wine country has to offer.
See the details here.


Wino REWARDS
Still in beta development, Wino REWARDS is presenting a platform where persons within the social media circles of wine can get rewarded for their efforts within this channel. By posting information about our wines, sending in reviews or videos, joining our forum, posting on your own forums or just talking about the "world of wine", you can accumulate 'Wino Points' to redeem for free Wino Merchandise or discount on wines directly from Local Wino.
Register here.


We hope to continue to bring you the best of wine country and there's much more to come.

Until the next sip, swirl ya' later!

Cheers,
Chief Wino

Monday, June 14, 2010

Local Wino Announces New Premium Wines

'Best Of' Finalists Set

I guess diligence and determination DOES pay off...at least when it comes to selecting your 'Best Of' wines to debut online. This was no small task as we sifted through hundreds of wines in various categories to come about our final lineup. We also listened to several consumers as they tasted the wines in various environments and got some great feedback on all categories.

We chose these premium wines as the best representation within the following categories:

Sauvignon Blanc
- Astrale e Terra '08 (Napa - $22)
- Salvestrin '08 (St. Helena - $22)

Chardonnay
- Hill Family Estate 'Carly's Cuvee' '08 (Napa - $27)
- The Terraces '08 (Napa - $28)
- Sand Hill 'Durell' '07 - (Sonoma - $40)

Pinot Noir
- Bouchaine 'Gee' Vineyard '07 (Carneros/Napa - $45)
- Kindred Wines 'Amber Ridge' '07 (Russian River - $35)
- Sand Hill 'Durell' Vineyard '05 (Carneros/Sonoma - $50)

Zinfandel
- Titus '07 (Napa - $25)
- Fontanella '08 (Napa - $36)
- Teresina '07/'08 (Sonoma - $24)
- Hunnicutt '07 (Napa - $34)

Premium Red Blends
- Hill Family Estate 'Barrel Blend' '07 (Napa - $25)
- Falcor Wines 'Le Bijou' '05 (Napa - $45)
- Monticelli Bros. 'Rolando Rosso' NV (Napa - $39)
- Salvestrin Estate 'Retaggio' '07 (St. Helena - $34)
- Monticello 'Jefferson Cuvee' '07 (Napa - $38)

Premium Cabernet Sauvignon Under $50

- Watermark '06 (Napa - $45)
- Fontanella '06 (Napa - $49)
- Hunnicutt '06 (Napa - $48)
- Kindred Wines 'Ascendant' '06 (Napa - $49)
- Kristian Story Wines 'Rhapsodie' '06 (Napa - $49)

Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
- Yates Family 'Mountain' '06 (Napa/Mt. Veeder - $60)
- Titus Reserve '06 (Napa - $63)
- Corley Family Reserve '06 (Napa - $72)
- MadoraM '05 (Napa - $80)


To shop the new lineup of wines go HERE.


Chief Wino,
James