Get Organic Wines

Only see samplers and tasting sets

Only see wines made in small quantities (by wineries large and small)

If it’s important to you, you can filter by farming practices, too

Most stores don’t tell me much about a wine’s organic status. I have to interpret this data. Most of the time it’s fairly accurate, but sometimes it won’t be. Natural wines are classified according to the seller as Natural or not (not according to some rule set I apply)

Choose one wine region to narrow your search

You can drill down to as generic or specific a region as you like, say Australia (a very broad region) or Napa Valley (a very tiny region)

Pick your vintages to get perfectly aged wine or new releases

Not sure if you like aged wine? There’s no better way to find out (on your own dime) than to buy older wines directly from retailers. Oaked white wines are great with 3-5 years on ’em, many red wines are great at 5-7 years. Check my Aged Wine Guide if you want more specific information.

Choose what size bottle you want

Most of the time wine stores don’t actually tell me their wines are the standard 750 mL size, and when I can’t figure out that a vessel is another size, I assume it is 750 mL. If a price seems way too high or too low, it’s a good sign I got the size wrong.

Here are some tips: many wines that are One-Third (250 mL) are actually in cans! Many wines that are Double Magnum (3L) are actually in boxes! Splits and One-Third selections are almost always sold in 4-, 6-, or 12-packs.

Volume (Size)

Packaging

Have a favorite winery or been meaning to try a specific producer? See what’s out there!

These are the wine stores I currently work with. I hope to add more over time