subject: Five Good Reasons To Buy Wine Online [print this page] I've heard it said that the fact that we can make wine from grapes is proof that god exists. Ok that's possibly an overly passionate viewpoint and one perhaps influenced by a bit too much of the red, or white or rose stuff, but the point is that it is a wonderful, complex and intriguing fluid.
As with all things in this day and age we have choices on how we procure wine. I'd agree that there is nothing to replace the pleasure of buying wine from a vineyard or even a roadside seller in France or Italy but unless you live there that's usually an infrequent pleasure.
Most of us will buy wine in shops or supermarkets where we are presented with a good choice and range of prices but I would argue that it is now better to buy wine online and here's why.
Choice
If you look for anything on the Internet you are offered a bewildering array of choices. The same goes for wine. Your local stores and supermarkets do offer a great range but compared to what is really available it is a drop in the ocean (or wine lake) I'm based in the UK where wine is not largely produced with the exception of a few award winning whites and roses so I can't buy local wines and am limited to mainly supermarket selections. I still buy wine on the high street but have found that I increasingly compare wine prices online and find the wines I want.
Price
I often see wines in the bigger stores that are "Half price" or are advertised as was X, now only X - how do I know they were ever the first price? And if they were they obviously didn't sell at that price. When I buy wine online the price is usually good because of the saving that selling online offers the retailers.
Convenience
This is self-explanatory really. If I'm looking for a particular wine I can search by name or if I am looking for a good deal I can search on that basis. Once I've made my choice I just pay via a card and arrange delivery to the easiest location based on delivery times. My shopping is lighter, and as I usually take advantage of mixed case deals, I'm stocked up for longer at a time.
Information
The information about wine for sale when you buy wine online is way more detailed than in many high street stores. In a store you will get a brief summary on the bottle's label (if you can read it) whereas the web is stuffed with information either from the seller or elsewhere.
Laziness
Yes I'll happily admit to an element of laziness. I'm not at the stage that some of my friends are who do all their grocery shopping via the web, but I'm coming around to their way of thinking. I doubt if I'll ever read a digital book, or trust someone else to select my fresh produce because some things need to touched and felt, but wine - buy it online.
Sticking with the laziness theme you can buy wine online UK at a great comparison site http://www.wineday.co.uk This site links to loads of wine merchants and saves you trawling through them individually.
by: Emmanuel Ihnat
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