/showme a venn diagram depicting the overlap between drinkers of obscure wine and buyers of obscure retail nonsense with some damn whimsy this time, please.
I have bought before and hang out before. Don’t currently Oddly, after I retired ETOH consumption plummeted, not because I was a stress drinker but because I doesn’t have a schedule
I don’t drink so don’t hang out over there. Sorry.
But this state also restricts shipments too and puts a lot of roadblocks in the way - ones that I doubt meh would want to deal with (I have no idea if they ship to my state). Not to mention only wineries can ship here, not retail establishments (no idea how meh does it, I am presuming direct ship from the winery?).
Here is some of the crap in the new bill (March 2025) making it really hard for anyone to ship here anyway:
“it only permits the direct shipment of wines not already carried by licensed wholesalers in the state.”
“The winery must hold a direct wine shipper’s permit from the state’s Department of Revenue; they must also keep at least three years of records, report shipping details to the state on a quarterly basis and label all shipments with “Contains Alcohol: Signature of Person Age 21 Years or Older Required for Delivery.” The wine must have an “alcohol by weight” of at least 5 percent; and shippers cannot send wine to addresses within dry communities.”
“In addition to a 15.5 percent tax collected on each shipment, the Office of Alcoholic Beverage Control will collect a 3 percent markup.”
“As in many states, the new law will primarily benefit out-of-state wineries.”
“One objection is that consumers’ options are limited if they can generally only order wines not already distributed in the state. Another criticism is that the bill didn’t address retail shipping. “Even with the success of this bill … consumers will have to rely on generally pathetic access to wine,” said Tom Wark, executive director for the National Association of Wine Retailers (NAWR) trade organization.”
I order wine more often than I should but the forum can be kind of pretentious and unwelcoming sometimes. Maybe it’s just my askew view and silly insecurities.
@jouest I do love the vintages often offered in that silly space. I suppose I just always feel very out of place when I do comment so I don’t as often as I’d like to which is probably silly in itself.
@sillyheathen I kinda suspect people who visit a wine-selling site with the regularity we visit this one have a similar tendency to get weird about the offerings.
And I’m weird enough about Meh cruft, I do not need to add bottle weirdness.
I dwell over there but have built up a lot of wine (get a whole case; it’s much cheaper per bottle!). And don’t drink that much wine or hang around people who do. So I’m not buying much but sometimes still go for some.
But I’m still full Venn intersection.
I’m familiar with many of the posters there and have even met 1 or 2 in person when the “share a case” thing was going well but not enough people to populate a community in any specific area.
Still, I’m glad it’s there. If you already pay for the “membership” you get free shipping there too which is an amazing deal.
I don’t really drink wine, but I have bought some from Casemates mostly as gifts for my wino wine loving friends. I do regularly check the site on the days the offers change just in case something piques my interest. I was also a Kickstarter backer.
/showme a venn diagram depicting the overlap between drinkers of obscure wine and buyers of obscure retail nonsense.
@mediocrebot
/showme a venn diagram depicting the overlap between drinkers of obscure wine and buyers of obscure retail nonsense with some damn whimsy this time, please.
@mediocrebot fine
@jouest @mediocrebot
Haha - so literal.
I live in Alabama so:
/showme 2 similar circles the don’t overlap.
I mostly lurk over there. I’ve bought wine & cider a few times but mostly just like to read the reviews and comments.
(I like “Zuck Bezos.”)
@Kyeh ditto
I do visit for the smaller offerings (like single serving bottles), but I do like that it’s a separate yard.
Like SideDeal used to be.
I have bought before and hang out before. Don’t currently Oddly, after I retired ETOH consumption plummeted, not because I was a stress drinker but because I doesn’t have a schedule
@Cerridwyn you schedule your drinking?
/image scheduled fun
/image fun will now commence
I don’t drink so don’t hang out over there. Sorry.
But this state also restricts shipments too and puts a lot of roadblocks in the way - ones that I doubt meh would want to deal with (I have no idea if they ship to my state). Not to mention only wineries can ship here, not retail establishments (no idea how meh does it, I am presuming direct ship from the winery?).
Here is some of the crap in the new bill (March 2025) making it really hard for anyone to ship here anyway:
“it only permits the direct shipment of wines not already carried by licensed wholesalers in the state.”
“The winery must hold a direct wine shipper’s permit from the state’s Department of Revenue; they must also keep at least three years of records, report shipping details to the state on a quarterly basis and label all shipments with “Contains Alcohol: Signature of Person Age 21 Years or Older Required for Delivery.” The wine must have an “alcohol by weight” of at least 5 percent; and shippers cannot send wine to addresses within dry communities.”
“In addition to a 15.5 percent tax collected on each shipment, the Office of Alcoholic Beverage Control will collect a 3 percent markup.”
“As in many states, the new law will primarily benefit out-of-state wineries.”
“One objection is that consumers’ options are limited if they can generally only order wines not already distributed in the state. Another criticism is that the bill didn’t address retail shipping. “Even with the success of this bill … consumers will have to rely on generally pathetic access to wine,” said Tom Wark, executive director for the National Association of Wine Retailers (NAWR) trade organization.”
Note: I only interact with Casemates after losing bets, but the applicable states seem to be AZ; CA; CO; CT; DC; FL; GA; IA; ID; IL; IN; KS; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MT; NC; ND; NE; NH; NJ; NM; NV; NY; OH; OR; PA; SC; SD; TN; TX; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY
/showme a map of the U.S. with the following states highlighted: AZ; CA; CO; CT; DC; FL; GA; IA; ID; IL; IN; KS; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MT; NC; ND; NE; NH; NJ; NM; NV; NY; OH; OR; PA; SC; SD; TN; TX; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY
@mediocrebot bad robot
@jouest But the bot showed you what you asked for. You didn’t specify only those states.
/image bad robot logo
@jouest @yakkoTDI @pakopako
GIGO…
Get the daily emails from Casemates and will order when I have a coupon from Meh!
@fjp999 well played
@fjp999 Yeah, Meh coupons have generally been my prompt.
I don’t go over there much. My broken taste buds don’t like most wines.
@yakkoTDI
/giphy your taste is turned way down
It’s a cool idea, but I’m not a wine drinker.
/showme the wine planet adjacent to the water planet
@mediocrebot that’s too close
/giphy it’s raining red wine
/showme it’s raining wine
I don’t drink wine.
I order wine more often than I should but the forum can be kind of pretentious and unwelcoming sometimes. Maybe it’s just my askew view and silly insecurities.
@sillyheathen ‘tis a silly place
@jouest I do love the vintages often offered in that silly space. I suppose I just always feel very out of place when I do comment so I don’t as often as I’d like to which is probably silly in itself.
@jouest @sillyheathen I feel the same, I usually just lurk.
@sillyheathen I kinda suspect people who visit a wine-selling site with the regularity we visit this one have a similar tendency to get weird about the offerings.
And I’m weird enough about Meh cruft, I do not need to add bottle weirdness.
I dwell over there but have built up a lot of wine (get a whole case; it’s much cheaper per bottle!). And don’t drink that much wine or hang around people who do. So I’m not buying much but sometimes still go for some.
But I’m still full Venn intersection.
I’m familiar with many of the posters there and have even met 1 or 2 in person when the “share a case” thing was going well but not enough people to populate a community in any specific area.
Still, I’m glad it’s there. If you already pay for the “membership” you get free shipping there too which is an amazing deal.
@pmarin fine, I’ll buy wine
I always forget it’s there, I need to start going.
I got some pretty good deals on casemates. I check it daily. If I find something I like I’ll make a purchase.
I don’t really drink wine, but I have bought some from Casemates mostly as gifts for my
winowine loving friends. I do regularly check the site on the days the offers change just in case something piques my interest. I was also a Kickstarter backer.