Life is too short to drink white wine.

And also too short to pay too much for good red wine!

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The only wine information site/forum that saves you more money (much more) than it costs

Click here for the RBG Members home page: RBG Members 

(Hint: Members can bookmark the Members home page and go directly to it from their browser Bookmarks/Favourites list)

Would you like to know the real identity of most of the "secret deal" wines on offer by VinoMofo, Cracka and other merchants?  Most are identified pretty quickly on the members-only Forum.

Would you have been interested in any of these recent offers mentioned on the Members Site/Forum? (This is only some of them).

  • May 2013 - Murray Street Vineyards Sophia Shiraz 2006 $39.90pb (next best $69.99).

  • May 2013 - Qantas Epicure 2 each of 2008 RSW Shiraz, 2008 St Henri, 2008 PL Stonewell + bonus Port $341.70 delivered after 15% off code, plus free membership code

  • April 2013 - Chapel Hill the Vicar Shiraz 2010 @ $49.99pb.

  • April 2013 - Wirra Wirra RSW Shiraz 2010 @ $49.58pb in 6-packs + $10 freight

  • April 2013 - Kellermeister 2010 Shiraz mixed 6-pack, 3xDry Grown, 2xBlack Sash, 1xWild Witch $224 delivered.

  • April 2013 - Various "secret" wine offers identified.

  • March 2013 - Padthaway Eliza Sparkling Shiraz $10pb in dozens.\

  • March 2013 - Exclusive subscriber offers from Cloudwine and Wine Direct.

  • March 2013 - Grant Burge Filsell Shiraz 2010 $24.90 in 6-packs.

  • March 2013 - Mt Langi Ghiran Cliff Edge Shiraz 2005 $14.90 in 6-packs.

  • March 2013 - Dandelion Red Queen of Eden Valley Shiraz 2009 under $250/6 delivered (RRP $85).

To get your personal user name and password, you must pay a Subscription fee via PayPal (and then I'll send you your login details).  The annual fee is now $36 and will be fixed at that rate as long as you remain a member.  You can save more than the membership fee on a single purchase (or even a single bottle) from the many special deals listed in the members area.  If after looking around you don't think you will get value for your subscription, just cancel within the first week and I'll give you a full refund.

Subscription is via Secure PayPal.  
(Username and password will be sent after I receive the PayPal notification.  Check your spam folder if not received within 2-3 hours, or add redbigot@yahoo.com.au to your safe list/contacts).  
 

  • February 2013 - Which merchant "loyalty" deal on Bin 707 2008/2009 was $40-$45pb more than elsewhere?.

  • February 2013 - Seppelt St Peters Grampians Shiraz 2008 @ $40pb in 6-packs.

  • January 2013 - Atlas Wines 429 Clare and 516 Barossa Shiraz 2010 @ $28.95.

  • January 2013 - Ayala Brut Majeur NV Champagne $197.50/6 including freight.

  • January 2013 - Peter Lehmann Mentor Cabernet 2009 $198/6 including freight.

  • January 2013 - Lake Breeze Bullant Shiraz 2010 $120/12 including freight.

  • December 2012 - Bleasdale Frank Potts Cabernet Blend 2009/2010 @ under $15pb in 6-packs

  • December 2012 - Madeleines Nangkita Shiraz 2009 under $10 delivered as a dozen.

  • December 2012 - Pirramimma White Label Shiraz 2008/2009 under $12pb in 6-packs.

  • November 2012 - Teusner The Riebke Shiraz 2010 halves @ $100/12 375 ml.

  • October 2012 - Reynella Basket Pressed Shiraz 2008 @ $27.00pb in 6-packs (RRP $54).

  • September 2012 - Were Estate Moorabbin Shiraz and Griffith Cabernet @ $10.00pb (RRP $28).

  • September 2012 - Majella Sparkling Shiraz 2006 @ $23.00pb in 6-packs (free freight).

  • September 2012 - Sorby Adams Morticia Sparkling Shiraz NV @ $75/6-pack

  • September 2012 - McWilliams 1877 Cabernet Shiraz 2006  @ $40.00pb in dozens (RRP $80), still available.

  • August 2012 - McWilliams 1877 Cabernet Shiraz 2005 @ $34.90pb in 6-packs (RRP $90).

  • August 2012 - Kilikanoon Oracle Shiraz 2009 at $10pb less than best alteratives.

  • July 2012 - Where to buy Wine Companion 2013 Best of the Best reds at the best price.

  • July 2012 - Get 30% off your first order at United Cellars.

  • July 2012 - Brand’s Laira The Patron Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 @ $34.80 (RRP $75)

  • July 2012 - St Hallett Blackwell Shiraz 2010 is RRP $38, can be had as low as $27.99 ($34.19 at Dan Murphy's).

  • July 2012 - How to get $50-off vouchers for Cellarmasters, as often as you want

  • June 2012 - Cleanskin Sparkling Shiraz 2005 @ $12 that is probably Leasingham Classic Clare

  • June 2012 - 30% off Sandalford wines, 20% off Larry Cherubino wines and $20 discount voucher, 30% off Richard Hamilton Burton old bush Vine Grenache 2010 and some other wines.

  • June 2012 - $50 off orders over $250 at Vintage Cellars until the end of June.

  • June 2012 - Blue Pyrenees Sparkling Shiraz NV @ $84/6+freight, $168/12 delivered.

  • June 2012 - 30% off all wines at Ultimo Wine Cellars

  • June 2012 - Rosemount Mountain Blue Cabernet Shiraz 2006 @ $30 delivered in 6-packs

  • June 2012 - McWilliams 1877 Cabernet Shiraz 2003 @ $162/6 delivered.

  • May 2012 - 2001 Houghton Jack Mann Cabernet (cleanskin direct from winery) for $30pb

  • May 2012 - Penfolds St Henri Shiraz @ $55pb in 6-packs

  • May 2012 - Trevor Jones Dry Grown Shiraz 2006 $420 for 2 dozen+freight = $17.50pb

  • May 2012 - Teusner Albert Shiraz 2010 $35pb

  • April 2012 - Brokenwood Wade Block 2 MV Shiraz 2007 $24pb in 6-packs

  • April 2012 and still current - BVE E&E Black Pepper Sparkling Shiraz 2004 $39.99pb (better than the 2005)

  • March 2012 - St Hallett Blackwell Shiraz 2010 (375ml) $140/12

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About this site

The secret of getting the wine you are after at the right price is Research.  The research is to decide what to buy and where to buy it.  How you decide what to buy is up to each individual, but where you buy can make a BIG difference to the price.  This site is designed to help you buy (mostly red) wines at good prices, not necessarily the absolute best (as there are sometimes super-specials not widely advertised), but prices that on average will save you heaps of money without much effort. There is also now a merchant-independent Forum where members can post and discuss deals they have found and review/discuss wines, purchases or just about anything else about wine without fear of offending a wine merchant sponsor.

Since all the wine (excluding direct winery orders) I buy is not available from any one merchant I do a fair bit of research on a daily/weekly basis via the internet and newspaper or e-mail advertisements from online and traditional wine merchants.  I subscribe to The Wine Front and the Halliday Wine Companion web sites and regularly list the best prices for highly rated wines appearing on those sites.

The most comprehensive and useful wine search site is Wine-Searcher.com, it covers most Australian wine sites (as well as many other countries) but paid subscription is required to get full results.  Wine Robot (www.winerobot.com.au) has had some upgrades and lists a number of new merchants and many more wines (now claims over 15,000) but since it charges merchant fees it still does not cover many of the merchants that appear here frequently because they offer the best buys and appears significantly flawed as a buying resource to me.   

I'm based in Canberra and despite a plethora of chain outlets and local merchants I buy wine mainly via the internet or mail order direct from wineries. I buy from e-tailers in Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne that offer 'free' freight (i.e. freight-inclusive) prices or have reasonable delivery charges to go with good prices.

This site may be useful to you if you have any overlap in red-wine (or Champagne) preferences with mine, however the price comparisons between merchants are not consistent over time or for different brands and types of wine, so be careful in drawing any general conclusions from the information listed here.  The wines listed will be mostly restricted to currently available wines from reputable wine merchants. 

If your main interest is in imported wines, then this site probably isn't for you.  I do buy a few imports, mostly Italian and Spanish, plus Champagne, but it's only a small fraction of the site content.

I have no financial interest in any of these merchants and seek no favours in return for information published here (I do accept occasional sample bottles), also please read the Disclaimer.

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Disclaimer: The information on this site is mostly based on publicly available information gleaned from wine-merchant web sites, advertisements, email and paper mailing lists and every effort is made to keep it current and accurate.  Any transcription errors or other errors will be promptly fixed on notification with evidence or on notification of correction of errors in published advertisements.  Other information is the considered and researched opinion of the publisher and may not always be absolute fact.  Errors of fact contained in opinions will be promptly corrected when evidence is supplied.  The publisher accepts no liability for any purchasing decisions you make based on the material displayed here.  The publisher has no financial arrangement with any of the listed merchants other than as a normal retail purchaser of wine.

Privacy:  Names and email addresses collected from subscribers will be used only for subscription management on this site and will never be passed to third parties.  Any information in emails sent to Red Bigot may be published on this site, although sensitive and commercial-in-confidence information will not be published without permission.

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