Congratulations to Nulma Winyard and Scott Elder who have both won a fabulous Sony Cybershot DSCS950S camera worth $299 by telling their friends all about Winesale.co.nz on our Tell-A-Friend page.
There are still 6 more cameras to be won. So make sure you enter here. Remember every friend you recommend gives you one entry in the draw.
Good luck!
Starting to plan a party? Check out this video from Howcast about planning for the amount of alcohol you will need. Hmmmm… we think it might need to be updated for NZ conditions!
If you want some wine advice for a party you are planning call one of our wine advisors on 0508 946372. We can even offer free glass hire in most cities.*
*Some conditions apply.
We have a new tell-a-friend promotion! We are giving away 8 Sony Cybershot DSCS950S cameras – 2 each week for the next 4 weeks.
All you have to do is vist our Tell A Friend page and enter some details of friends who you think would love our awesome service. Every friend you recommend will get you one entry in the prize draw. We will be drawing one winner out every Friday and Tuesday and announcing the winners in the next days newsletter. Good Luck!
More about the camera:
Take this fashionable camera with you wherever you go. The Cyber-shot DSCS950 brings you a variety of intelligent features in a compact, easy-to-use design. Face Detection technology automatically detects up to eight faces and optimizes focus and exposure settings while a 4x optical zoom lens and 10.1-megapixel resolution deliver crisp, clear images!
Wellington wine writer Warren Barton has rated the Don David Cabernet Sauvignon at Four 1/2 Stars:
“Consistently one of the better and more sophisticated red wines produced each year under this Argentinian (Michel Torino) label. A generous blend of berries and cherries subtly spiced, shaken with pepper and wrapped in toasty oak. A long, luxuriant finish.” Four 1/2 Stars – Warren Barton
Well deserved praise for this awesome Argentine wine. A bargain at $14.99 and the perfect match for any roast meat dish or big juicy barbecue steak!
Get it while we have it!
At Winesale.co.nz we think a wine can have all the awards or star ratings in the world, but what really matters is whether or not the customer comes back for more. After all – buying the same wine a second time is the ultimate accolade any wine can earn from a consumer. It’s the consumer saying “I have shelled out my hard-earned cash for this wine and it has delivered on its promise and I am going to enjoy buying this wine again!”
With this in mind we have created the concept of Return Trips to let you know exactly how many times our customers have been excited enough by our wines to buy them a second time. Wines listed on Winesale.co.nz now have a Return Trips badge giving you all the information you need to make an informed choice about your wine.
At the bottom of each wine description you might see something like:
Return Trips: This wine has been repeat purchased 100 times by 70 customers!
This means that the wine you are looking at has been thought so good by 70 customers that they just had to buy it a second time. In fact of those 70 people who purchased it more than once, some of them have purchased it 3, or 4, or maybe even 5 times. Hence the 100 repeat purchases. Now… this could mean that 40 of the 70 people bought the wine twice and 30 bought it three times, or it could mean that 69 people bought the wine twice and 1 person bought the wine 32 different times!
Anyway you get the picture! The wine is loved so much that at least 70 people took another trip with it – a Return Trip!
Just one more way that Winesale.co.nz is making the wine buying process easy for you!
It should be noted that Return Trips do not measure the volume of wine which is sold. For example you may buy one bottle of the same wine three weeks in a row and this would count as two return trips. Likewise if you bought a case of the same wine three weeks in a row this would also count as two return trips.
Also note:
Only wines that have been repeat purchased 5 times or more will display the Return Trips badge. Wines without the Return Trips badge may be new listings. Return Trips statistics also apply to multiple vintages of the same wine. So if 50 people have taken Return Trips with the 2008 vintage and 5 with the 2009 vintage then the Return Trips for the 2009 vintage will show 55 .
There are plenty of people who believe in the idea of organic wines – wines made without the use of chemical pesticides, herbicides and fungicides. But often the economic realities of the higher prices which organic winemakers need to charge can hamper consumer support. Now we are proud to promote a range of sensational organic wines which are as easy on the hip pocket as they are on the environment. The Cuma range of wines from Michel Torino offer a very tasty Malbec and a lovely crisp, dry white made from the Torrentes grape. The wines and vineyard are 100% certified organic but they don’t rely on just their organic credentials in order to sell. These wines are lovely, clean and pure expressions of the Cafayate Valley in Argentina where they are grown.
Cuma Organic Malbec 2008 – $11.99. All the soft plummy characters that makes Malbec so enjoyable.
Cuma Organic Torrontes 2008 – $11.99. A crisp and dry white which will knock your socks off!
Other organic wines at Winesale.co.nz:
Sunset Valley Nelson 2008 Sauvignon Blanc - $18.99. Pure Nelson Sauvignon Blanc!
We have just landed a shipment of fantastic Krohn Ports direct from Portugal. Krohn have been making Port since 1865 and are one of Portugal’s most respected producers. We have the Krohn Tawny and Ruby Port selling for just $29.99 each and we have also managed to snag a lovely 2004 Late Bottle Vintage at $39.99. Late Bottled Vintage ports are not all that common in New Zealand and this one is a real stand out at $39.99. Perfect for those cold winter nights.
Krohn Portugal NV Ambassadeur Ruby - $29.99 per bottle. Don’t pay $39.99.
Krohn Portugal NV Senador Tawny – $29.99 per bottle. Don’t pay $39.99.
Krohn Portugal 2004 Late Bottled Vintage – $39.99 per bottle. Don’t pay $55.00.
Krohn are a small family-owned Port house run by brother and sister Jose and Iolanda Carneiro. Long renowned for the quality of their sublime Colheitas (single vintage tawnies), they produce a remarkably complete range for a small house and each wine excels in its category. Learn more about Krohn Ports on their website here.
Wow! We thought our new Michel Torino wines would go well but the response so far has been AMAZING! We got our first repeat orders within three days of the wines being listed! That has to be some sort of record. It just goes to show when we can get hold of Pinot Noir and Shiraz, good enough to rival New Zealand and Australian wines but at a super low $10.99 sales will go through the roof.
But that’s not all! We’ve also got our hands on some Michel Torino Malbec. This is the variety Argentinean winemakers have made their own. Many of our customers have already made themselves familiar with this seductively plummy wine and they always come back for more!
Michel Torino Malbec 2007 - $10.99 per bottle. Don’t pay $18.99.
Michel Torino Shiraz 2008 – $10.99 per bottle. Don’t pay $18.99.
Michel Torino Pinot Noir 2008 - $10.99 per bottle. Don’t pay $18.99.
Why are Michel Torino wines so good?
Michel Torino (pronounced Me-shell Torino) first planted vines in the Cafayate Valley high up in the Argentine Andes in 1892. So they have a great deal of experience in getting the best from their terroir – which is certainly very unique terroir indeed. Their vineyards are situated at 1700 metres above sea level and experience extreme variation of temperature between hot days and cold nights. This extreme thermal amlplitude (up to 22 degrees celsius) provide ideal conditions for making wines with intense varietal characteristics.
You can lean more about Cafayate and the amazing Michel Torino winery on their website here.
Stay tuned because we also have some sensational premium offerings from Michel Torino coming soon.
Michel Torino Winery - Cafayate Argentina
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Our accountants want us to shift some inventory so to keep them happy we are offering ourLowest Prices Ever on straight cases! Save up to 40% on our single bottle price. Wine from just $80 per case!
Here are just a few examples:
Save 25% on Curico River Reds – Normally $131.88, Case Price $99.
Save 31% on Long Flat Cabernet Merlot - Normally $167.88, Case Price $99.
Save 30% on Richland Pinot Grigio - Normally $155.88, Case Price $109.
Save 34% on Barinia Clare Valley Riesling – Normally $179.88, Case Price $119.
Save 29% on Echo Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris and Riesling – Normally $167.88, Case Price $119.
Save 43% on Wayne Thomas Cabernet Sauvignon – Normally $347.88, SOLD OUT SORRY!
Plus Long Flat Semillon Sauvignon Blanc just $80 per Case!
Plus many more click here to see our full Crazy Case Clearance range.
Please note some of these specials are only available in the Wellington, Waikato, lower North Island region (including New Plymouth, Hawkes Bay and Gisborne) and the South Island. If you live outside these areas we may not be able to supply you some of these wines. Sales ends May 30 or while stocks last.
