Specials & Shipping

Sometimes stars align! Our new wines have just arrived at the warehouse (offered at a 15% discount), including some awesome rosés, about the same time that a group of PinkGirlsRunTheWorld ladies returned from a trip to Dubrovnik where they sipped those very wines, and wrote, photographed and videoed their exploration of the Croatian coast. The link is here.

The new honorary Croatian – Dr. Elisabeth Smith, of Napa — wrote about her visit to Ilok and the area, just at the time the Ilok Cellars Chardonay and Pinot Sivi (aka Pino Grigio) arrived. Read her tasting notes here.

To top it all, we are excited to share news about the opening of the Wine Museum/Tasting Room/Store in Dubrovnik, which we had the privilege to preview.  Exploring the website alone https://www.vinummuseum.hr/ will be very informational, particularly about the varieties indigenous to the area. You can taste and purchase there many of the wines in our inventory, including the new Crljenak vintage from Dubrovacki Podrumi. We applaud the founders who not only had a great idea, but made this happen in a very short time. https://www.croatiaweek.com/first-wine-museum-dubrovnik/

Three roses:

• Korta Katarina Plavac Mali Rosé 2023 (new label)
• Terra Madre Plavac Mali Rosé 2023 (new vintage) organic wine from the Komarna region
• Fakin Rosé 2023 (new label) – From Motovun in Istria, this rosé made from Teran received Gold from the Concourse de Mundial 24

Three Whites:

• Korta Katarina Pošip 2023 – from Čara village on Korcula. (new vintage)
• Iločki Podrumi Chardonnay 2023 (new label)
• Iločki Podrumi Pinot Sivi 2023 (new label)

Four reds:

• Iločki Podrumi Kapistran Crni 2021 (new label)
• Testament Dalmatian Dog Babić 2021 (new vintage)
• Testament Dog Babić & Plavac Mali 2021 (new label), an intriguing new blend of two varieties famous in this region
• Dubrovački Podrumi Crljenak 2019 (new vintage)

And something sweet for the end:

• Testament Prošek 2018 – replenishment of a highly-sought-after dessert wine we have already run out of twice

*** Summer schedule is in effect at our fulfillment warehouse – closed on Fridays, no shipments that day. ***

Our default shipping method is UPS Ground or FedEx Ground to most states from our warehouse and fulfillment center in Windsor, California. Orders are typically fulfilled 1-2 business days following the placement of the order, and take 2-7 business days to be delivered, depending on the shipping distance from our fulfillment warehouse in Windsor, California, and whether or not temperature-controlled shipping is used. Currently we are utilizing a “Best Way” approach to choose UPS or FedEx for each shipment based on specific circumstances existing at the time and location.

We offer 2nd Day Air and Next Day Air as options in some regions for more rapid delivery (check the shipping options dropdown menu when checking out). Extra charges apply.

The list of states to which we ship changes frequently as individual states update their regulations. We currently do NOT ship to the following states:

• Alaska
• Hawaii
• Mississippi
• Utah

Some states have recently changed their regulations which prevent us from shipping directly ourselves to these states. For these states, we use a third party shipper, who picks up order once a week on Thursday. This can add up to a week of shipping time. Currently these states are:

• Alabama
• Kansas
• Illinois
• Ohio
• Tennessee

Due to hot summer weather, Temperature Control protocols have been put into place. For western states, ice packs will be added, which typically are good for 3 days. For central and eastern states, the warehouse uses its own refrigerated trucks to transport the shipments to regional hubs in Texas, Missouri, Georgia and New York.

These trucks leave the warehouse in CA on Fridays – the order cutoff date is Thursday noon PDT. Once they arrive at a regional hub, they get an ice pack and are handed over to the local carrier (usually FedEx or UPS) for “last mile” delivery. The local carrier scans in the label (which was printed and attached when the warehouse packed the order in CA), and tracking information is then activated. Tracking information is not available until during the cross-country trip. Note that this will add up to a week of shipping time.