bottle barn

So here's the scoop on the Bottle Barn. They carry international wines and have a decent selection from all around the world. Their California selection however is very good. The most important thing about them is that they have a fixed mark-up of 17%. They get the lowest prices from the wineries, and then mark it up a set amount. If they get a good deal, then so do you. We stopped there to check prices before leaving Sonoma County and found a range from $2 to $12 savings per bottle on wines we'd already purchased. I stopped looking at prices and just started buying to finish filling up some cases to ship to New York. There's a limit to how much I want to know about my overpaying at the wineries. They did carry Porter Creek, Flowers, and Arista, among other great wines. Also, they have good shipping prices. Matt Helman, the director of the store personally packed our wines to ship. It's the down-home friendliness of Matt and his willingness to try to get any wine that will have me picking up the phone to make orders. I can almost guarantee he can beat any New York wine store prices.