Everything about Ordering Wine Online

 

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You might have many questions about ordering wine online. In case you get lost every time you go online to order your red wine, read this article and you will find many of your questions answered. You will realize that there are some slight differences when you order wine online. You will also learn about the different wine stores you might encounter on the internet.

This article will include the following topics.

1. Why ordering wine online?
2. Virtual is the new actual
3. Have a clear mind!
4. Online wine retailers
5. Know the rules!
6. One good online wine retailer
7. One point about online wine retailers
8. Wine clubs

  

 

1. Why ordering wine online?

It has been a long time that online shopping has become one of the major types of shopping in almost all countries around the globe. Official statistics show that the trend still has an upward curve on the diagrams. Moreover, the Corona pandemic, which has been going on for almost a year now, has boosted this trend as well. Most people in many countries have now resorted to the internet to provide most of their requirements, wine included. Apart from the obligation imposed on us these days, ordering wine online has always been one of the major options wine drinkers have had. We all know that there are usually a few regions in each country where most wineries are located; for instance, most of the wine in the United States comes from California; it is the place that has most of the wineries in the country; these wineries have retailers all around the nation though and these retailers have physical outlets, online outlets, or both. So to drink your favorite wine you either have to visit your local store or find a retailer’s online shop and order the bottle.

Online ordering also has its own appeals. You don’t have to hit the road and suffer all the hustle out there; you can sit in the comfort of your home and order your favorite red wine and drink it over the weekend for instance.

2. Virtual is the new actual

We all know that the virtual world plays a very important role in our modern life. Since the advent of the internet, it appears that our lives have been being transferred to a new so-called space bit by bit. People date online, order food online, meet online, have it off online, and in short, live online! Anyways, our lives are moving into a new space and I’m afraid one day we will literally live on the internet. Well, apart from its advantages and disadvantages, we must accept the fact that we all have a new space to live in and that is the internet.

It has been over two decades since this moving started and almost everybody must have learned the rules of this new space by now and has already adapted to it. The new space has its own rules somehow but you must admit that a lot of the real-life rules apply to virtual life as well; well, human nature hasn’t changed, it is just that there is a new space to live in as well. I am aware of the many new and distinct circumstances that exist in the virtual world; however, the basic rules are the same anyway. Therefore, a lot of the activities you do online are very similar to what you do in real life. So when you are ordering wine online, you are almost doing the very thing you used to do if you had gone to a real shop. In fact, with all these advanced web-designing tools, online shops are increasingly becoming similar to the actual shops in your town. So when you log onto a wine retailer’s website, you can see beautiful red wine bottles and all the information about them in a very high-quality picture.

In fact, there are numerous advantages to online shopping compared to an actual shopping experience. You enter the shop and you don’t need to hire an assistant for a full hour to just know about the details of some particular types of wine; an experience that we have all had; we ask way too many questions and still we either buy the product half-satisfied, or we leave the shop without buying anything.

So when there are so many advantages to online shopping, then why not adapt to it and have a unique experience of ordering a bottle of red wine online? But just to clarify the affairs a little bit more, let’s review some basic steps before you order your favorite type of red wine.

 

3. Have a clear mind!

As you already saw, running errands online is pretty much similar to running them out on the street. Therefore, ordering wine online is very little different from buying them in real life; that is, first, it is important to have a clear mind when you are ordering a bottle of wine.

If you already know your favorite, then go online, choose the retailer, or the particular winery you have on your mind, and order your favorite variety of red wine (it could be a white as well, don’t worry!); as simple as that. So, never think that just because you are shopping online, you must have a different attitude or a different taste; a shop is a shop, whether online, inline, or out of line!

 

4. Online wine retailers

Nevertheless, there are times when you don’t have a clear mind, or you might want to experience something different; in this case, it is highly likely that you go on the internet and get lost among thousands of online stores, clubs, or wineries. In order to avoid such a frustrating experience, it is important to know a few basics.

First of all, remember to make a distinction between wineries, wine retailers, and wine clubs. You might already know that most wineries in the United States lie in one region, and that is California, and specifically Napa Valley and Sonoma. These are the regions that produce the best red wine in the country, and one of the best in the world. Well, with such a great résumé, the wineries in these areas all have shipping services to almost all states around the country. All you need to do is find a winery which is located in these areas and order your favorite red wine; all on the internet of course. The shipping fees may vary depending on the number of bottles you order and the weight and size of your package, but it is worth it. Moreover, these days, and during the pandemic, most wineries and wine retailers have subsidized prices and good discounts, so you already have a bonus.

 

5. Know the rules!

Something else you have to bear in mind is that regulations may differ from one state to another. It is better that you keep up-to-date with the legislations regarding your state. For instance, there are five states in the United States that do not allow wine shipping from other states. In case you need to know about the legislation system of your state, wineinstitute.org has some useful information for you. It has a comprehensive reservoir of legal information regarding the wine industry and wine-ordering in different states. The information is detailed and it can help you greatly. Another institution that is doing a valuable job to enhance the wine industry is freethegrapes.org; the institution is doing great job tracking legislation to allow more direct wine shipments all around the country.

 

6. One good online wine retailer

After all, if you are still in doubt about where to order your wine, nikpegasus.com is always a safe choice. With its winery located in Napa Valley, this retailer has some of the finest red wine varieties in the country. I would recommend its Cabernet Sauvignon; it would be one of the finest cabs you have experienced. Just enter the site and you will find some elegant red varieties that you can order immediately. Nik Pegasus Black, Mystic Pearl, and Nik Pegasus Gold are its most famous labels. You can go to the ‘store’ section of the site and order the bottles immediately. You can also read the details about each of these varieties on that very page too. Nik Pegasus has shipped to most of the states.

 

7. One point about online wine retailers

So far, we have talked about wineries and wine retailers. In fact, almost wineries have retailers selling their wine all around the country. One last point to make here is that wine retailers usually offer some specialized knowledge of wine as well. So you can educate yourself on wine and the wine world when you order wine from a retailer.

 

8. Wine clubs

As mentioned earlier, we must now move onto another type of wine ‘place’ on the internet; that is, wine clubs. As the name suggests, wine clubs are actually clubs; the only difference is that they are online clubs. You can order your bottle of red wine in these virtual clubs as well. There are just a few tips you must remember. Since they are clubs, there are a few slight differences you might encounter. Wine clubs are good if you need some kind of hustle in your online experience. You might find some more colorful and attractive features on their websites. These clubs also offer some membership bonuses as well. You might find some good discounts when you order your red wine in an online club. But just remember that since they are clubs, they offer you some benefits but as you become a member, you might have to take part in some group activities or even competitions as well; you are a member, after all, remember?