Garagiste garage sale case

RDH, I ordered one of the $250 cases but never heard either way. A couple weeks after the original offer, thinking I'd missed something, I emailed Niki and she said they weren't done yet. I still haven't heard either way - did you order and get confirmation on yours?

I wrote Niki shortly after getting the e-mail and was told it was sold out. I sent her another e-mail yesterday and she advised that they had no cancellations. It's a bit of a risk to buy wine like that though, especially since I am not a fan of whites (gasp!). There are plenty of specific wines I could buy wth that $250, but it would force me to expand my palate which was the purpose of my inquiry.

I honestly would love to hear from people who bought them when they receive them to find out what is in them.

We were there a week or two ago, and pape du neuf tried to get his case. They said they weren't ready yet.

The e-mail made it sound as if they were boxed and ready to go, at least that's my recollection.

RDH, I thought that too; the language of the original offer seemed pretty clear.

This thread made me curious about whether I got one and since I had not heard from them either way, I emailed Niki again today and she replied that they are still putting together the last few cases and will have confirmations out asap.

I take that as a positive that I might get one; if I do, I'll try and remember to come back here this fall and list what I got.

From the conversations I've had at the warehouse in Seattle, my understanding is that the response to the mystery cases was so large that they decided to compile as much as they could from unpaid or unassigned wines on hand.

Due to the constraints Jon placed on diversity and relative deals, it was taking a long time to assemble and equalize the cases. I don't know how many cases were promised or sold, but they got over 7000 requests.

I'll let you know what kind of grab bag I scored when I'm allowed to pick it up. Odds are that I already own at least one. (See-The Birthday Problem)

Thanks, PdN.

This "Mystery" thing is working out pretty well for Garagiste, it seems.

I'd forgotten all about this. I did order one $250 case but have not heard back yet. Guess I'll wait a day or two to see if I hear from her.

Why would you let someone ship you a case of wine that you don't know? I finally broke down and bought some wines from these guys - I think their business model is excellent in that it's the palate of one person selecting the wine to offer - but I'm still not going to suggest that they send me something I don't know. For the money, I can think of a hundred wines I already know and I'd buy - why let someone else decide what I'll drink? What if it's a whole lot of some offbeat chardonnay that I don't like?

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Originally posted by GregT:
Why would you let someone ship you a case of wine that you don't know? I finally broke down and bought some wines from these guys - I think their business model is excellent in that it's the palate of one person selecting the wine to offer - but I'm still not going to suggest that they send me something I don't know. For the money, I can think of a hundred wines I already know and I'd buy - why let someone else decide what I'll drink? What if it's a whole lot of some offbeat chardonnay that I don't like?

Greg,

If one of the wines in the case is Chardonnay, I hope it is not from my home state.
Each case is supposed to be from 12 different regions, and different countries as much as is possible.

The reason to purchase is the same as if the offering was of a random selection of Joe Dressner, Kermit Lynch, Bobby Kacher, Eric Solomon, or other importer who's taste is well established.
You won't hit gold every time, but the hope is that you will end up with something good that you would have overlooked, and the rest will be within your normal drinking range at a considerable discount.

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Originally posted by GregT:
Why would you let someone ship you a case of wine that you don't know? I finally broke down and bought some wines from these guys - I think their business model is excellent in that it's the palate of one person selecting the wine to offer - but I'm still not going to suggest that they send me something I don't know. For the money, I can think of a hundred wines I already know and I'd buy - why let someone else decide what I'll drink? What if it's a whole lot of some offbeat chardonnay that I don't like?

Anyone purchasing these will already be a fan of Jon and the wines he offers. It's the gambling theory, hoping you will get more than you put in. In this case, you hope you get either wines worth more than you spend, or a broad assortment of wines you already purchased and enjoyed. I considered going for one but I have already spent more on wine in the last six months than I had planned for the year.

Exactly. We've bought enough from Jon to know we are rarely if ever disappointed and we're hoping for good wines at great value. Probably several we wouldn't have a chance to try elsewhere.

One or two we don't care for as much? Oh well. Overall it most likely is going to be a great experience with some very nice wines at discounted prices.

That's why we do it.

Everyone has their different reasons, of course, but mine was to try different regions and wines that I would have never tried. Not a bad price for my wine education. What, maybe the price of one credit hour?

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Originally posted by GregT:
Why would you let someone ship you a case of wine that you don't know? I finally broke down and bought some wines from these guys - I think their business model is excellent in that it's the palate of one person selecting the wine to offer - but I'm still not going to suggest that they send me something I don't know. For the money, I can think of a hundred wines I already know and I'd buy - why let someone else decide what I'll drink? What if it's a whole lot of some offbeat chardonnay that I don't like?

+1. My guess is that it's the perception of a deal. My perception is that the reason they're packaged this way and sold for this price is that the original pricing was too high in the first place.....

yup, +2.

3 decent bottles, 9 more that wouldn't move on it's own.

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Originally posted by Gigond Ass:

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Originally posted by GregT:
Why would you let someone ship you a case of wine that you don't know? I finally broke down and bought some wines from these guys - I think their business model is excellent in that it's the palate of one person selecting the wine to offer - but I'm still not going to suggest that they send me something I don't know. For the money, I can think of a hundred wines I already know and I'd buy - why let someone else decide what I'll drink? What if it's a whole lot of some offbeat chardonnay that I don't like?

+1. My guess is that it's the perception of a deal. My perception is that the reason they're packaged this way and sold for this price is that the original pricing was too high in the first place.....

I'm starting a new company. All you need to do is give me your credit card information. In exchange whenever I feel like it I'll send you some completely random crap from my overstuffed attic.

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Originally posted by wineismylife:
I'm starting a new company. All you need to do is give me your credit card information. In exchange whenever I feel like it I'll send you some completely random crap from my overstuffed attic.

LOL. Got any old coins or maybe vintage sunglasses?

joe's attic.