[dknowlton]

My local wine supply shop closed up and I'm wondering if anyone can give me advice on a good online supplier. Shipping costs are ridiculous on every site I have checked out so far. I did find some pretty good deals on ebay with free shipping but want to find a supplier I can use regularly.

Thanks

[grapeman]

Shipping is a bit high at every reliable supplier. Watch out for those that give free shipping- you pay more for other things or customer service is lacking. There are a couple that sponsor this site that are very good and have reasonable shipping. Add those up and they are the best deals.

[TonyP]

My suggestion is to identify a few good value suppliers and compare them for each kit you want to purchase. I've found retailers may vary by 25% on kits, selling one for more and another for less and most have sales from time to time. Also, not all suppliers carry Winexpert, Spagnols, and Cellar Craft. Having said that, here's a few I use: labelpeelers.com, winemakingsuperstore.com, finevinewines.com, ****************.com. FYI, labelpeelers offers an extra 10% off on your first purchase.

Lastly, get on store mailing lists to get emails on specials.

Tony P.

[roadpupp]

Fine vine wines gets most of my business. Great customer service and. Wry fair prices even with shipping to Ct from Texas.

[dknowlton]

thanks to all for all the info. all great suggestions...

[SBWs]

Where are you located, maybe someone knows of a LHBS close to you?

[dknowlton]

I'm in the beautiful finger lakes wine country in upstate ny. trumansburg ny to be specific. surrounded by vineyards and wineries...great place to live except the supply shop closed up. lol

[Runningwolf]

Fall Bright is within 50 miles of you right? For a walk-in place to shop I would think they would be pretty good and worth the trip. I have never been there though so I could be wrong.

[dknowlton]

I'll look them up and check them out. thank you

[deboard]

Northern Brewer is a great supplier as well, and just happens to be one of the forum sponsors. They have a $7.99 flat shipping rate on most things. This excludes wine kits though, but for other things it's a good deal, just wait for a while and stock up. Great customer service as well.