The Bargain
Thievery Zinfandel 2022 750ml
$10.95 on its ownEleven dollars. The name is a joke about exactly what this case is — good fruit, borrowed cheaply. It drinks like a twenty-dollar Zin.
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🏷️California
The Trend Series · California Value
The California Value Case
California grew more premium fruit than it could sell, and small independent labels are bottling the overflow at a fraction of the old price. An eleven-dollar Zinfandel, a Napa Sauvignon Blanc, a négociant Cabernet and Carneros Pinot Noir — the same vineyards as bottles at three times the money, without the famous name on the front.
$86.99$96.92Save $9.93
4 bottles · $21.74 each · that's 10% off buying them one at a time
Style
- Four Californian bottles — a Sauvignon Blanc, a Zinfandel, a Cabernet and a Pinot Noir
- Small and independent labels only, no supermarket brands
- Our deepest-stocked case, and the biggest saving
- Négociant and independent-estate fruit, honestly priced
Secure checkout · Local delivery & in-store pickup · Adult signature (21+) required
Every bottle, and why it made the cut.
Nothing in here is filler. Each one was picked by the people who stock our shelves, for a reason you can taste.
The Cabernet
Grounded Wine Co. 2024 Cabernet Sauvignon 750ml
$17.99 on its ownA négociant Cabernet built from fruit grown for far dearer bottles. Structured enough for a steak without the Napa surcharge.
The Pinot
Steele Pinot Noir Carneros 2024 750ml
$29.99 on its ownCarneros sits where the bay fog rolls in, cool enough for Pinot to keep its acidity. Steele have worked that fruit for decades and it's the deepest-stocked red we carry.
The Splurge
Old Winery Road Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Sonoma 2023 750ml
$37.99 on its ownFruit from both Napa and Sonoma in one bottle — the plush and the structure together. Napa Cabernet at this price has become genuinely rare.
Hand-picked from what's on our shelves right now. If something sells through we swap in an equal-or-better bottle and tell you before it ships.
The story
California grew too much fruit. That's your opportunity.
For the last few years California has harvested more premium grapes than the market could absorb at premium prices. Fruit contracted to well-known estates has ended up surplus, and a wave of négociant brands has appeared to buy it and bottle it under new names.
The wine in those bottles is not a downgrade. It is frequently the same fruit, from the same blocks, vinified by the same people — sold without the marketing budget, the estate name, or the twenty-year price expectation attached to it.
That's the whole argument for this case. Four labels most people have never seen, from vineyards most people have. It is the cheapest way to drink genuinely good Californian wine right now, and it won't last forever — the surplus is already tightening.
- 4négociant labels, one case
- $19.47average bottle price
- 1976the Paris tasting that made Californian wine expensive
Cheaper than the same bottles, one at a time.
No mystery discount. Here's exactly what each item costs on our shelf today, and what the bundle costs instead.
Someone already chose
The hard part of a bottle shop is the wall of labels. This is one decision instead of four, made by people who taste this stuff for a living.
It costs less than the parts
Every bundle is priced under the sum of its bottles at today's shelf price. The receipt on the left is the whole argument.
It gives well
A single bottle is a nice gesture. A themed set with the story of each bottle is a present — and it arrives ready to hand over.
One delivery, one signature
Local delivery or in-store pickup, all of it in one box. Someone 21+ signs once and you're done.
Four bottles, four nights.
The price-tag blind tasting
Pour all four for friends and ask them to guess the prices. Nobody gets the Zinfandel right.
The whole point of négociant wine, demonstrated in ten minutes.Chardonnay and a roast chicken
No oak to fight the bird. Crab and corn work just as well.
Fifteen minutes out of the fridge, not straight from it.Zinfandel and smoke
Jammy fruit and black pepper against char. Burgers, ribs, a Tuesday.
Serve it slightly cool — Zin gets hot and sweet when it's warm.Carneros Pinot and salmon
Bay fog keeps the acidity in. Salmon, duck, mushroom risotto.
The bottle in this case to open when someone's visiting.Good to know
Questions, answered.
How does delivery work?
We deliver locally and offer in-store pickup — the options you'll see at checkout depend on your address. As a New York package store we can't ship out of state, so delivery is limited to where we're licensed.
Do I have to be 21?
Yes. You must be 21 or older to buy, and an adult signature (21+) is required at delivery.
What if one of the bottles is out of stock?
Bundles are built from live shelf stock, so the page will stop you before that happens. If something sells through between your order and packing, we substitute an equal-or-better bottle from the same country or category and email you first — or refund that portion if you'd rather.
Can I swap a bottle?
Tell us in the order notes and we'll do our best. The bundle price is built around the specific lineup, so a swap needs to be a like-for-like from the same country or category.
Can I send it as a gift?
Yes — check out to your recipient's address inside our delivery area. Whoever accepts the delivery has to be 21+ with ID. Add a note at checkout and we'll include a card.
Is this a subscription?
No. Bundles are a one-time purchase. If you want a new one every month, that's what the Wine Club and the Craft Bartending Kit club are for.
One box, one click
Skip the aisle. We already picked.
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