
Most of the wines I recommend are widely available around the world. To find them, visit your local liquor store with the best
selection. Get to know one knowledgable staff member who can find the wine in the store, order it for you or suggest wines of
similar style.
Those who have a local contact like this, often just e-mail, fax or call with their wine wish list and then pick up their wine
purchases when they're ready to go. Shopping is fast and easy.
Another quick way to find these wines is online via the winery's web site that I try to include with each review. E-mail producers
to ask if they'll ship their wines directly to you or tell you who your closest agent or retailer is. You can also click on the links
below to the searchable inventories of the major liquor stores around the world. If you have a wine store or chain that you think should
be part of these links,
please let me know.
Please note that if you shop at the LCBO and subscribe to my wine reviews, the stock level at your closest stores will be part of your search results.
- Abcon Wine:: An Ontario wine agency that does home deliveries. Based in Toronto.
- Alberta Liquor Stores: Call 780-447-8696 or 800-272-8876.
- Aligra Wine and Spirits:: Liquor store in the West Edmonton Mall, Alberta selling a selection of wines. Also will ship in customer requested wines.
- Arthur Sellers & Company:: Sells wines from small wineries in Southern France (Rhône, Languedoc, Minervois), Champagne, Burgundy and Bordeaux to Ontario residents only by mail club order. No membership fees. Based in Oakville, Ontario.
- British Columbia Liquor Stores: Call 604-252-3000.
- Classique Imports:: Sells wines and spirits from around the world to individuals and restaurants in Ontario. Will provide delivery to home, office or restaurant. Based in Toronto, Ontario, please call 416-782-0108 or e-mail classiqueimports@rogers.com.
- Kensington Wine Market: Privately-owned liquor stores in Calgary, Alberta. Call 403-283-8000 or 888-283-9004.
- libertywinemerchants.com:: One of largest fine wine retailers in Vancouver, B.C. Six retail outlets offer an extensive range of imported wines, sake, cider, port and champagne. Please call 604-739.7801 or e-mail info@libertywinemerchants.com.
- Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO): Twice a month, the LCBO releases a set of about a hundred new wines in the Vintages section of the stores. If you live in the province and outside of Toronto and Ottawa, you can pre-order wines from the upcoming Vintages release by the Tuesday preceding the Saturday at 11 am. These will be delivered to your closest store. Also accepts online orders for certain wines usually not available in stores and delivers orders to your closest LCBO. More than 600 stores in Ontario. Call 416-365-5900 or 800-668-5226.
- Manitoba Liquor Control Corporation: Call 204-284-2501.
- Marquis Wine Cellars:: A specialty private wine store in Vancouver, B.C. With 20 years of business, the store focuses on developing relationships with the world’s top producers. Please call 604-684-0445 or e-mail info@marquis-wines.com.
- New Brunswick Liquor Commission: Call 506-452-6826.
- Newfoundland Labrador Liquor Commission (NLLC): Call 709-724-1100.
- Nova Scotia Liquor Commission (NCLC): Call 902-450-6752 or 800-567-5874.
- Ottawa Wine Seller:: Ottawa Wine Seller: A registered agent with the LCBO's consignment program, Ottawa Wine Seller caters to the Ottawa market in Ontario. The wines are not available in LCBO stores. Please e-mail patricia@ottawawineseller.com
- PEI Liquor Control Commission: Call 902-368-5710.
- Premier Wine And Spirits:: A private wine and spirits boutique in Nova Scotia offering a range of wines and micro brewed beers. Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, please call 902-435-6945 or e-mail sales@premierwineandspirits.ca.
- Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority: Call 306-787-4213.
- Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ): Call 514-254-2020 or 866 873-2020. Accepts online orders and will do home deliveries within Quebec.
- Village VQA Wines:: Two Vancouver, British Columbia stores specializing in Canadian VQA wines. The stores offer weekly free wine tastings. The site also has links to most B.C. winery web sites. Please call 604-2699433 or e-mail askus@villagevqawines.com.
- Willow Park Wines: Privately-owned liquor stores in Calgary, Alberta. Offers weekly seminars which include wine and food pairing classes; Whisky Wednesdays where the subtleties of Scotch are revealed; Taste Day Thursdays; Friday Fanatics and Festivals for the adventurous consumer; Saturday Matinees; Connoisseur Tastings; and Winemaker Dinners. Call 403-296-1640.
- WineOnline: On online retailer retailer who delivers in both Ontario and Nova Scotia. Call 877-714-9463.
- Winery to Home: An independent website selling Ontario wines that are delivered to your home or office in many parts of Ontario.
- Yukon Liquor Corporation: Call 867-667-5245 or 800-661-0408.
- 67 Wine:: A wine store in New York City with two floors - white wine and spirits downstairs, red wine up stairs.
- A Taste of California Wine Club:: Offers California and international wines from small, independent vineyards around the world. Based in Chicago, IL, please call 630-393-1419 or e-mail customerservice@atasteofcalifornia.com.
- Aabalat Fine and Rare Wines: Established in 1995, Aabalat sells a large selection of wines from France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Australia and the United States, ranging from the late 1800s to current vintages. Call 707-781-0619 or email info@aablat.com. Based in Petaluma, California.
- American Wines To You:: Specializes in small production wines and ships worldwide. Based in San Diego, California.
- Appellation America: An online retailer that delivers throughout the United States.
- Billington Imports:: A family-owned importer and marketer of wines from Chile, Argentina, Spain, New Zealand, Germany, Alsace and California. Based in Springfield, Virginia, please call 703-455-4700 or e-mail contact@billingtonwines.com.
- Blue Danube Wine Company:: Californian importer and distributor of wines from Austria, Croatia, Germany, and Hungary. Provides information about Central-Eastern European wine regions and grape varietals, winemakers and their wines.
- D'Vine Wines:: Specialty wine shop that sells international and domestic wines in Winchester, Virginia. Please call 540-662-WINE or e-mail Michael@dvine-wines.com.
- Double Crossed Wines: We began as a wholesale operation and expanded last month into a full online retailer. At Double Crossed Wines, we like to call ourselves a bunch of Wine Pirates that search out interesting wines that aren't usually available and ship them directly to customers. We find the hard-to-find varietals and interesting wines that adventurous customers are looking out for. We are quickly converting our current wineries to online sales and are adding wines everyday.
- EcoVine Wine Club:: Sells sulfite-free wines, organic wines and wines produced from organically grown grapes. With two and three bottle monthly options, discounts on re-orders. New monthly selections. Based in Santa Barbara, California.
- Garden State Wine Club:: New Jersey's largest wine-of-the-month club, selling and delivering wines from around the world. Please call 908-306-1000 or e-mail gswc@optonline.net.
- Haskell's: A large selection of wines, from hard-to-find Australian wine, to French Burgundy, or rare old port. Call 612-342-2437.
- Hudson Valley Wines and Liquors:: Sells wines from around the world. Based in Middletown, New York.
- Italian Wine Merchants:: Caters to the wine collectors and enthusiasts through portfolio management services. Led by Sergio Esposito, Chef Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich (Babbo), IWM carries Gaja, Sassicaia, Quintarelli, Barolo, Brunello di Montalcino, Super Tuscans, Amarone and others. Based in New York City, New York, please call 212-473-2323 or e-mail cdeas@italianwinemerchant.com.
- Mel & Rose:: Established in 1992, Mel & Rose is a European-style marketplace selling spirits, wines, dining, catering services, gourmet foods, chocolates and gift baskets. It also offers wine tastings on Saturdays from 4-7pm. Based in Los Angeles, California.
- Merritt Wines:: Offering a selection of rare and premium wines and liquors, specializing in New World wines. Wine consulting services available for party planning. Newsletter highlights feature wine tastings and charity events. Based in Norwalk, CT, please call 203-847-1113 or e-mail michael@merrittwines.com.
- My Wines Direct:: Sells range of quality $8-$30 wines from around the world and ships free of charge to 28 states in the U.S. Based in Napa, California, please call 866-330-9463 or e-mail customerservice@mywinesdirect.com.
- Primo Vino:: A wine shop in the Denver metro area, where all wines are hand-selected and tasted before being offered for sale. Large selection of Italian and Old World wines and hard-to-find wines from around the world. Shipping services available. Based in Arvada, Colorado, please call 303-273-9463 or e-mail primovino@msn.com.
- Sam's Wine and Spirits: Call 800-777-9137.
- Schaefer's Wine & Liquors:: The Chicago Tribune calls this the "finest wine shop in Chicago," offering selections of fine wines and gourmet foods with helpful, competent professional staff. Free delivery, shipping (where permitted), free rental glassware, party planning, wine classes and tastings every Saturday. Based in Skokie, IL, please call (847) 673-5711 or e-mail mail@schaefers.com.
- Sherry-Lehmann Wine and Spirits: Call 212-838-7500.
- Shop Wines Online:: Sells wines from boutique California wineries and offers private tours and tastings in California wine country. Based in Santa Rosa, California, please call 707-525-1222 or e-mail javier@abetterserver.com.
- Surdyks: Midwest America's largest liquor store chain. Call 612-379-3232.
- The Cuvee:: One of the few U.S.-based retailers for Canadian wines. Most of the wines sold are from the Niagara Peninsula, Ontario. More than 36 vineyards and over 400 varietals. Ships to all states except Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Alaska and Massachusettes. Based in Buffalo, New York.
- The Jug Shop:: A full-service wine & spirits retailer with a broad selection of more than 1,000 wines. Internationally recognized for their selections from Australia and New Zealand. Delivery in San Francisco. U.S. shipping available. Based in San Francisco, California, please call 415-885-2922 or e-mail info@jugshop.com.
- The Wine Boutique:: An online wine retailer offering small production wines, especially from California, Oregon, France and Italy. Based in Mount Kisco, NY.
- Vinfolio: An online retailer that delivers throughout the United States. Named one of the top ten online wine shops in the June 2007 issue of Food and Wine magazine, Vinfolio offers more than 1,700 wines, including both new releases and mature vintages. Offers collector services including VinCellar, a free online cellar management software. Based in San Francisco, California.
- Vinquiry: Not a retailer but an excellent site to find wines throughout the United States, both their prices and their availability in your local liquor stores.
- Wally's Wine and Spirits:: Zagat Guide's #1 wine retailer in Los Angeles. Large store with a wide selection of fine wine, gift baskets, cheese, cigars and glassware. All products available online. Ships worldwide. Please call 310-475-0606 ext. 124 or e-mail customerservice@wallywine.com.
- Wine Fetch: Not a retailer but an excellent site to find wines throughout the United States, both their prices and their availability in your local liquor stores.
- Wine Searcher: Not a retailer but an excellent site to find wines around the world, both their prices and their availability in your local liquor stores.
- Wine.com: An online retailer that delivers throughout the United States.
- Allez Vins:: French Regional Wines imported to the UK from France. Specializing in some of the lesser-known, but great value and quality regions such as South West France, Languedoc, Loire Valley, Rhone and Provence. Based in Southam, Warwickshire UK, please call (01926) 811969 or e-mail wine@allezvins.co.uk.
- Antique Wine Company:: Established more than twenty years ago, the London, UK-based wine retailer sells currently released wines as well as mature bottles, some of which are more than 150 years old. Has a network of sales offices in the UK, Europe, the USA and Asia. Please call +44 (0)20-7359 1109 or e-mail marketing@antique-wine.com.
- Berry Rudd Brothers: Britain's oldest wine and spirit merchant, trading from the same shop for over 300 years and stocking more than 3500 wines, ranging from everyday drinking wines at £4.25 a bottle, to some of the finest wines in the world at over £5000 a bottle. The website contains a wealth of wine information including region and grape profiles, vintage reports and over 350 producer profiles. Call 44 0870 900 4300.
- Big Red Wine:: One of the U.K.'s leading shippers of Rhone wines direct from the producers plus other estates from France and beyond. Based in Suffolk, please call 01638-510803 or e-mail sales@bigredwine.co.uk.
- Bubble Brothers:: Irish importers, distributors and retailers of wine, champagne, sake, beer and other drinks. Online shop for deliveries within the Republic of Ireland. The site also has a blog. Based in Cork, Ireland.
- Buy Organics:: Sells organic wines and beers by the case, among other organic products. Based in London, Middlesex, England.
- C.A. Rookes Wine Merchants:: Founded in 1939, this independent wine merchant and importer sells wines in the U.K. Based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire.
- Cellar 21:: Brings together wine buyers and sellers in a virtual auction room 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Based in London, England, please call +44 00-20 8891 2355 or e-mail info@cellar21.com.
- Champagne U.K.:: An online retailer of champagne offering delivery throughout the U.K. Selection includes Cristal, Moet, Krug, Dom Perignon and others.
- Drinks:: Internet and mail order sales of wines and champagnes in the U.K. No minimum order and delivered nationwide within 48 hours. Based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, please call 01274-597744 or e-mail orders@drinks.co.uk.
- Falernian Wines:: This Welsh store sells both Old and New World wines, including many smaller producers. Based in Cardiff, south Wales, U.K., please call 01443-422608 or e-mail enquiries@falernianwines.co.uk.
- Farr Vintners: Call 44 020 7821 2000.
- French Regional Wines:: Wine merchant and importer specializing in French wine. The site also includes French vintage charts, grape guides and a glossary of wine-related terms. Based in Lancaster, U.K., please call +44 1524-33724 or e-mail john@french-regional-wines.co.uk.
- H&H Bancroft Wines:: London, England wine merchant selling wines sourced by David Round M.W.
- Jeroboams: Call 020 7288 8888.
- Laithwaites: Call 0845 194 7755.
- SA Wines Online:: SA Wines Online is a South African wine specialist. More than 150 South African wines offered in the UK from 44 different wineries. Many are shipped direct from the winery and exclusive to SA Wines Online. Based in London, UK, please call (+44(0)845) 456 2365 or e-mail customers@sawinesonline.co.uk.
- Smithfield Wine:: An independent wine merchant specializing in wines from small producers around the world, with a selection of vegetarian, vegan and kosher wines. Based in Manchester, Britain, please call 0044161-273 6070 or e-mail info@smithfieldwine.com.
- South American Wines Online:: Sells wines from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru and Uruguay. Focuses on smaller producers, especially of Argentine malbec. Based in London, U.K.
- Surf4Wine:: Sells a wide range of wines, beers and spirits online, by phone or in person. The emphasis is on New World wines, especially from Australia and New Zealand. Also will create personalized wine labels. Delivery is free for orders over £100 to mainland U.K. addresses. Based in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.
- The Sussex Wine Company:: An independent wine merchant based in East Sussex, UK selling wine and spirits from around the world. Organic wines, champagnes, specialist spirits and discounted mixed cases. A mail-order service, with no minimum order, anywhere in mainland UK.
- The Ultimate Wine Company Ltd:: Internet and mail order sales of wine in the UK. Specialist in small producers, unusual grape varieties and some of the lesser-known wine areas of the world. Provides custom tastings, wine dinners and entertainment. Based in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, please call (441628) 472214 or e-mail paula@ultimatewines.co.uk.
- Wine Jems:: Based in Surrey, U.K. An independent home-based wine merchant, Julian Eggar has 19 years experience in the wine trade and provides wines from around the world, from £4-£400, covering most countries and styles. In addition, he organizes wine tastings and quizzes. Customers are private clients, independent caterers and special events organizers for functions such as parties, weddings and summer balls. Please call 020-8224 1886 or e-mail info@winejems.co.uk.
- Baronnat Jean:: Sells wines from Maconnais, Beaujolais and the Rhone Valley. Three generations contribute to the tradition of this merchant based in Gleize, France. Please e-mail info@baronnat.com.
- Chateau Online:: Jean-Michel Deluc, who used to work at the Ritz, is a real sommelier who has tasted more than 12,000 wines over the past five years. So when he answers your e-mail questions at this Paris-based online wine retailer, you know you're not just getting some cyber avatar. And if you order his most expensive wine he sells—a 1676 Madeira, retrieved from a Dutch galleon that costs $30,000—he'll deliver it to your home personally.
- Les delices de daubenton:: A gourmet shop in the 5th district of Paris that sells syrups of flowers, foies gras, jams and jellies, vinegars and mustards, wines of graves de vayres, including la cuvée élisée in honor of Elisée Reclus.
- Gocce di Vino:: Sells a wine range of Italian wines. Based in Legnano, Milano, please call 00390331-440995 or e-mail info@goccedivino.it.
- Mitton International Wines:: Offers wines imported from Australia and New Zealand from small family-owned wineries with low-yielding vineyards. Based in Berlin, Germany, please call 0049-30 24045919 or e-mail onlinesales@mittonwines.com.
- Vino Wine Online:: Sells wines and offers information on wine and food. Based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- La Cava Aragonesa:: A wine retailer in Benidorm, Alicante, Spain.
- Nico James:: A Spanish importer and distributor of foreign wines, specializing in those from Germany and Austria. Based in Barcelona, Spain.
- Australian Wine Centre:: Australia's rare and cult wines at discount prices. Wide range and worldwide shipping.
- Champagne de Vigneron:: Specialist importer and consultant for small grower champagnes into Australia. Based in Melbourne, Australia, please call 613-94997181 or e-mail victor.pugatschew@tpg.com.au.
- Finest Drop Cellars:: Sells more than 700 wines. Based in Victoria, Australia.
- Frontier Wines:: We specialize in Penfolds Grange, Henschke Hill of Grace and other premium Australian wines. Based in Melbourne, Australia, please call 3067-03 0419 6566 or e-mail info@frontierwines.com.
- Old & Rare Wines Collector House:: More than 2,000 wines in stock. Offers worldwide delivery. Based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, please call 61 3 -9698 8000 or e-mail sales@winehouse.com.au.
- Fitzgerald Wine:: A New Zealand company that sells wine online. Based in North Shore City.
- Vineyard Direct:: Sells discount wines to the New Zealand marketplace. Buy wines from the online store. Based in Auckland.
- Ewineasia:: Sells wine and offers information on grapes, countries, books, glassware, cellars, decanters and food pairing. Based in Singapore, e-mail info@ewineasia.com.
- Grand Vin: Singapore-based wine stores. Call 64653081.
- Montrose Food & Wine:: Montrose Food & Wine had been selling premium wines and spirits in the Chinese market for nearly 15 years. Montrose carries over 700 products from 17 countries. A site for all things related to wine, such as articles, wine events, wine knowledge and other resources. Based in Beijing, China, please call (86-10) 6591 6491 x 42 or e-mail beijing@montrosechina.com.
- Cybercellar:: The largest South African online wine retailer. Ships worldwide. Based in Simondium, Western Cape, South Africa. Please call 021-874 2106 or e-mail fiona@cybercellar.co.za.
- eWine:: South Africa's newest wine portal not only offers wine sales but also winemaker comments, winery information, wine tourism, special offers, food/wine pairing and more related to South African wine. Based in Paarl, Western Cape.