2018 La Bollina Roppolo Primitivo Puglia IGT, Italy
98 Points, Luca Maroni
Tasting Notes
Primitivo is a famous Italian grape variety that is mainly concentrated in the beautiful region of Puglia, in Southeastern Italy. You might also know it as Zinfandel. Puglia is a region known for its crops of olives, almonds and wheat. But above all and more importantly, for its delicious wines! The Mediterranean climatic conditions make it the perfect region for planting vines, resulting in great quality wines.
The Primitivo grape delivers very unique, juicy and powerful wines. The 2018 Roppolo Primitivo features aromas of red and blue plums and is well-balanced and smooth on the palate. If you love BBQ ribs, grilled dishes, cold cuts, Bolognese pasta, powerful and spicy flavors, this wine will be the perfect pairing!
Andrea Bernardini is a passionate consultant winemaker who has hit numerous home runs. He graduated from Pisa, one of the best schools of oenology in Italy, in 2007. He earned his chops at Poggio Bonelli and Ruffino in Tuscany and trained in South Africa, Romania and Greece. After several years of experience, he is now a flying winemaker blending tradition and modern techniques to obtain high-quality wines with respect to the expression of the different grapes and terroir in which he works.
Specs
Vintage: 2018
Blend: 100% Primitivo
Appellation: Puglia, Italy
Alcohol: 14%
2018 Zenas Primitivo, Puglia, Italy
98 Points, One of Italyâs Best Wines, Luca Maroni
Tasting Notes
Luca Maroni is Italyâs Robert Parker and one of Europeâs most trusted palates. He awarded the 2018 Zenas Primitivo 98 points and named it one of Italyâs best wines.
Bold but refined on the palate, this delightful ruby-colored red has a heady plummy perfume, a profusion of cherry and spice, and a whisper of herbaceous rosemary softened by vanilla. The gentle tannins make the 2018 Zenas Primitivo the perfect partner for tomato-based dishes like a hearty meat sauce, lasagna, eggplant parmigiana, or chicken cacciatore, and provides the perfect balance to a spicy sausage pizza. This wine loves blue cheeses (Gorgonzola and figs, perhaps), and dry, firm cheeses like Pecorino and Parmigiano Reggiano.
Andrea Bernardini and La Bollina winery are on a roll. Bernardini is a renowned winemaker in Italy and produces award-winning wines in Piemonte, Tuscany and in Puglia. He has the Midas touch, and this Zinfandel look-alike will bowl you over!
Specs
Vintage: 2018
Blend: 100% Primitivo
Appellation: Puglia, Italy
Barrel Regime: Aged for six months in French oak barrels
98 Points, The Best Italian Wines 2019, Luca Maroni
Tasting Notes
In the definitive guide for Italian wines, Luca Maroni â the Robert Parker of Italy - rated this wine 98 points, calling it âone of the yearâs bestâ from not only Sicily, but all of Italy in 2019.
Dreams of a Mediterranean island, backed by the warm sun, azure waters, with fresh seafood pasta, and a glass of this wine is just what every armchair traveler needs right now. Meet Papiâs red wine from bella Sicilia: âPapiosâ. Bring home a taste of Sicily today!
The innovative blend combines equal parts of the indigenous grapes Nero dâAvola and Nerello Mascalese with two Bordeaux varietals, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Layers of flavors with blueberry, chocolate, mocha, and baked cherry are topped off with a deft touch of oak, vanilla, and Mediterranean herbs in the finish. The result is a spectacular wine that screams âDelizioso!â
Typical and varietal notes of cherry, mulberry, and raspberry, blended with nuances of elegant spices such as vanilla, coffee, and cocoa. The palate is wide, warm and envelopes the mouth with grip, elegant and velvety tannins. Fruity and rich aftertaste.
Enjoy on its own or comfortably pair with any tomato dish, pasta, puttanesca, or grilled meat.
Set inside the historic district dedicated to Gavi DOCG production, Tenuta La Bollina, for centuries the residence of the Marchesi Figari di Genova, covers 120 hectares in a landscape of gentle hills, vineyards and chestnut woods. Within the estate, in addition to the 28 hectares of vineyard with a fully equipped winery, there are three elegant structures: an Art Nouveau villa transformed into a luxury 4-star hotel with adjoining park and adjacent conference center, a modern 4-star hotel and, for fans of golf, a 9-hole course that winds through the vineyards. The Bollina winery is completely renovated and has some of the most advanced techniques, systems, and instruments in modern winemaking.
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Itâs always a treat to get the âWine is coming your wayâ email. Thanks Alice!
UPS wasnât terribly cooperative, waiting until 5:45p to deliver the bottle. It was ever so slightly warm to the touch, so I did cool it down for about 30 minutes before dinner. The bottle felt good and the wine had no noticeable chill when I opened it.
I tend to prefer old world (style) wines, so I had high hopes upon seeing and reading the bottle.
Iâm no wine expert, but I did remember from reading that Primitivo is Zinfindel. Good thing, as weâre having salmon with a spicy rub and green beans with Parmesan.
What can you do but sigh or laugh. Ahh, the joys of wine marketing. 98 points, you say? Way to set reasonable expectations, marketing people!
Cut the foil and pulled the cork. No issues. Everything looked and smelled right.
âAll right, Mr. DeMille, Iâm ready for my close-up.â Small pour. Color looks good. No bricking. Slightly transparent. Nice red/purple hue.
Nose: Not much. No alcohol burn, which was nice. Very subtle dark fruit - nothing specific I could distinguish. Tried several times to get something more but it either wasnât there or I just wasnât picking it up.
First sip: Really excellent balance and little specific taste. Seriously, the alcohol, acid, tannins, and fruitiness/sweet are quite well balanced. The finish is also really pleasing. The middle palette just doesnât have much taste. Second and third sips confirm. Wifeâs first sip agrees.
I pour a half glass through this thing and we sit down to dinner. I put the bottle back in the fridge to put a slight chill on it.
We sit down to dinner - the kids are passing a cold around so itâs like a mini-date at the kitchen table with just the two of us!
Over the rest of the glass (and the next half glass I pour mid-way through the meal) all the positives from before remain consistent. This is a very balanced wine. This is a Zinfandel - fruit forward enough to make some people think itâs sweet but the dry mid- and finish is just right.
As it opens up, you can get a little more specific fruit: sour cherry and plum. That portion of the experience is fine: I donât expect anyone to say that the flavor profile is amazing, but nor does it detract from what is otherwise an above-average bottle.
We would have finished the bottle but I decided instead to re-cork and keep overnight to see if anything changes. Will report back late afternoon (EST).
@pupator Wow. I have a more confidence in my review after reading yours. We saw a lot of the same things, though we had different Primitivos. (Maybe I do sorta half-know what Iâm talking about) ditto, ditto, ditto. Seems to be very similar wines. Well, to us. Someone who drinks these all the times could probably give us a big list of subtle differences.
One thing you mentioned that I forgot to, was the lack of alcohol burns. Can happen in Zins I think, and young wines in general. Not present here. And the alcohol on the nose was subtle, and not the semi-annoying menthol. Just a hint that you were going to soon be sipping something alcoholic and not just grape juice.
I was fascinated by this Zin-that-I-actually-like, and also would have finished off the bottle, if not for cause of science and love of community. Virtue means sacrifice.
With a slight chill. Slightly more alcohol on the nose. Slightly more fruit on the sip but also a bit less balanced overall. Not bad, but it was better last night.
Missed the email Thursday afternoon, so what a wonderful surprise to see the special box outside my front door Friday before dinner. Checked my email for info and found out the offer went live . . . in 7 hours. Doh! Donât panic!
So fun to see a foreign wine when I dramatically revealed to SWMBO and myself: 2018 La Bollina Roppolo Primitivo Puglia. Weâve only had a couple Zinfandels (Primitivoâs twin brother) early in our wine adventures, didnât float our boat, and weâve been giving them a pass since. Though I have a couple good ones in the cellar with which to eventually give Zins another chance when the time is right. But we were excited to meet the exotic Italian relative.
I thought this would likely benefit from air, but so little time. SWMBO was making grilled cheese for dinner. I opened the bottle, then quickly made my plan:
a little into big glasses, for Pop nâ Pour
half the bottle into a decanter, and swished around a bit
remaining 45% left in bottle, corked, left on the counter for day 2 follow-up
You can see the grilled cheese sandwiches sizzling in the background. Dinner was soon served.
On Pop nâ Pour:
Nose was ample, nice, and it was: fruit. Lots of enjoyable fruit, but hard to distinguish. SWMBO got blackberry.
On taste, very noticeable tannins, more fruit (I thought red). She got a sweet sensation from the strong vague fruit, but knew it was dry (she is very put off by any actual sweetness)
Back palette was to me very satisfying. What we both donât like about some varietals (including Cab Sauv) is the assaulting flavor at the end that isnât our bag. Weâve had some very nice, expensive and lauded Cabs (thanks to my generous boss) and we find ourselves more often admiring the great flavor, rather than enjoying it. Like a painting where you recognize the amazing artistry but wouldnât want it on your wall at home. But the Roppoloâs end-palette (sounds better than âswallowâ) was much more up our alley, especially mine.
Finish: Very satisfying. Probably medium in power.
after 25-45 minutes of decanting
No big changes or development. Maybe some dried fruit. Maybe some light herb or vegetative. We dutifully looked at our color wheel but had a hard time picking out the flavors.
Conclusions
-Very well integrated and balanced. Tannins, fruit, all in the right place.
I think itâs flexible in terms of when you drink. It was nice out of the bottle, but with those great tannins and some acidity, Iâm confident it will be good and maybe better tomorrow (Saturday). And good for some years. But, what I like about this is the fruit, which is what usually fades in favor of over flavors. So the sweet spot for me might be sooner.
As I predicted when first sipping, my SWMBO didnât go for it as much as I did. I appreciate fruit more than she does, no matter the varietal. Also, Zin is on the low end of her varietal list (only above CS/CF/PV); itâs not as low on my list. She adores Syrah, and loves Grenache, Petit Sirah, Mourvedre. I love the 2011 Henry Fessy (Latour) Fleurie âChateau des Labouronsâ Beaujolais Cru; she doesnât nearly as much.
Value: Itâs definitely there. If you know you like this type of wine, you should load up. The price is right for casemates.
For me: My budget is hosed and cellar bulging. Even so, Iâm tempted here because this would fill a great slot in my cellar: when a Zin or Bordeaux is called for in a pairing, Iâd like to have this on hand. All the power, without what those varietals typically do to kind of annoy me. If this offer had caught me at a different time, Iâd be in. (thought just for a few, as itâs not for my wife as much.)
Pairing
Certainly good with grilled cheese. Tannins, simple but ample fruit, against the simple but weighty cheddar.
My book says primitivo good with heavy cheese (check), but even better with a red meat sauce. Hmmmm, that makes sense. Weâll see what happens tomorrow.
@wardad Sounds very similar to the one I had. Encouraged to see my strategy for tasting and thoughts were similar to someone elseâs. Our wives also felt similarly about the wine.
Also, our cellars are in similar conditions. Iâll probably still bite because, for everything I have, I donât have a lot of this. Iâd be drinking in the next 2-3 years.
@pupatorDay 2 afternoon follow-up:
had a few sips. I think a little less fruit on both the nose and the palette. On the nose, that left alcohol as a higher percentage of what you get. Less fruit on the sip, maybe a bigger hint of vegetable or herb. So, I would not say an improvement. No big neat new flavors showing up. Weâll try again with spaghetti and meatballs this evening.
@pupatorDay 2 follow-up with neighbors
I brought some over to my casemating neighbors, who have more of a historical love of Zinfandel then we did. They liked it very much. For them, like us $15/btl is a big buy when the budget is already bankrupt, so theyâll probably pass.
@pupatorDay 2 follow-up with red sauce/meatballs
We discovered, this is a food wine! Certainly with spaghetti. We like it better than the afternoon tasting, which was without food.
Final verdict: fantastic table wine, that doesnât need much air to show great. If youâre a fruit lover, probably worth $15 casemate price. And I think anyone would enjoy this. If you want nuance and development, this might not be worth the (for casemates hefty) $15 price, even though youâd enjoy drinking it.
I was lucky enough to receive the Papios blend. I opened it last night and enjoyed it with some steamed mushroom buns and fried rice. It held up well to the hot chili oil and complemented the meal perfectly. The overall experience was a delight for the tastebuds.
The label says the Papios blend is equal parts Nero dâAvola, Nerello Mascalese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The first two grapes are new to me so I was excited to give it a try. The color in the glass is a deep and dark burgundy that I canât see through, even holding it up to the light. The initial sniff was earthy and fruity, like dark cherries.
With all the deep dark smells and color, I expected this to be heavy on the palette. Itâs not heavy at all. Itâs smooth and fruity with the slightest hint of pepper; immediately drinkable with the first pour. I got the smallest amount of sediment in my first glass but none on subsequent pours. Iâm having another glass this morning and itâs still as smooth and delightful as it was last night. Today it smells a bit brighter, more like fresh cherries than last night, and more sweet than earthy. The taste is much the same as last night - dark cherry, smooth, and balanced - not too jammy and no bite at all.
I think one could drink this entire bottle quite easily in one sitting, which is fortuitous because I need to polish it off before hopping on a plane tomorrow. This is a solid table wine and definitely one I would like to have again.
I ran into a situation today, which I never encountered before here on Casemates.
I ordered the 3-pack option, because I wanted to try this Primitivo. Came across the âAdd one more?â button, and I thought what the hellâŠordered another 3-pack and had it sent to me. Fine.
But I have a noobie wine-tasting nephew in California, who I thought might like to try this Italian varietal.
Tried to sent him a 3-pack as well, but was denied! The note said, you canât buy any more, as you already bought 2âŠWell, no, I actually bought 6.
Anyone ever heard of this? Why is Casemates denying my attempt to send them an additional $58?
@dkralston@rjquillin âOfferâ, maybe better to call it an âItemâ. In this sale the items available are either a 3-pack or a case. You can buy a max of two items per sale. You get to choose which.
Canât say for sure why. Not regulation. Business model, more like. Maybe wineries who agree to sell here donât want anyone here loading up truckloads of their wine at sub-winery prices.
@dkralston@InFrom@rjquillin Iâd agree there are probably a variety of reasons, probably a bit of âall of the above.â Though Iâm sure that at times there may be real âliquidationâ events (appropriate for wine) where if allowed, more cases could have been sold â damn the rules!"
But keeping a simple clear (except for what an âitemâ is) rule is probably for the best and avoids things changing day-to-day. Also, beyond a certain quantity, no doubt it would run afoul of some state regulations. And those vary by every state from really bitchy to mildly-annoying. But in general there is a rule of âretail quantitiesâ and I wouldnât be surprised if at least some states impose a 2-case limit (or something like 18 liters).
2018 La Bollina Roppolo Primitivo Puglia IGT, Italy
98 Points, Luca Maroni
Tasting Notes
Specs
2018 Zenas Primitivo, Puglia, Italy
98 Points, One of Italyâs Best Wines, Luca Maroni
Tasting Notes
Specs
2018 Bollina âPAPIOSâ Rosso, Terre Siciliane, Italy
98 Points, The Best Italian Wines 2019, Luca Maroni
Tasting Notes
Specs
Whatâs Included
3-bottles:
Case:
Price Comparison
Not for sale online, $360/case MSRP
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Mixed Italian Reds
3 bottles for $57.99 $19.33/bottle + $2.67/bottle shipping
Case of 12 for $174.99 $14.58/bottle + $1/bottle shipping
2018 Bollina Roppolo Primitivo
2018 Bollina Zenas Primitivo
2018 Bollina Papios Rosso
2018 Bollina Zenas Primitivo
Itâs always a treat to get the âWine is coming your wayâ email. Thanks Alice!
UPS wasnât terribly cooperative, waiting until 5:45p to deliver the bottle. It was ever so slightly warm to the touch, so I did cool it down for about 30 minutes before dinner. The bottle felt good and the wine had no noticeable chill when I opened it.
I tend to prefer old world (style) wines, so I had high hopes upon seeing and reading the bottle.
Iâm no wine expert, but I did remember from reading that Primitivo is Zinfindel. Good thing, as weâre having salmon with a spicy rub and green beans with Parmesan.
What can you do but sigh or laugh. Ahh, the joys of wine marketing. 98 points, you say? Way to set reasonable expectations, marketing people!
Cut the foil and pulled the cork. No issues. Everything looked and smelled right.
âAll right, Mr. DeMille, Iâm ready for my close-up.â Small pour. Color looks good. No bricking. Slightly transparent. Nice red/purple hue.
Nose: Not much. No alcohol burn, which was nice. Very subtle dark fruit - nothing specific I could distinguish. Tried several times to get something more but it either wasnât there or I just wasnât picking it up.
First sip: Really excellent balance and little specific taste. Seriously, the alcohol, acid, tannins, and fruitiness/sweet are quite well balanced. The finish is also really pleasing. The middle palette just doesnât have much taste. Second and third sips confirm. Wifeâs first sip agrees.
I pour a half glass through this thing and we sit down to dinner. I put the bottle back in the fridge to put a slight chill on it.
We sit down to dinner - the kids are passing a cold around so itâs like a mini-date at the kitchen table with just the two of us!
Over the rest of the glass (and the next half glass I pour mid-way through the meal) all the positives from before remain consistent. This is a very balanced wine. This is a Zinfandel - fruit forward enough to make some people think itâs sweet but the dry mid- and finish is just right.
As it opens up, you can get a little more specific fruit: sour cherry and plum. That portion of the experience is fine: I donât expect anyone to say that the flavor profile is amazing, but nor does it detract from what is otherwise an above-average bottle.
We would have finished the bottle but I decided instead to re-cork and keep overnight to see if anything changes. Will report back late afternoon (EST).
@pupator Wow. I have a more confidence in my review after reading yours. We saw a lot of the same things, though we had different Primitivos. (Maybe I do sorta half-know what Iâm talking about) ditto, ditto, ditto. Seems to be very similar wines. Well, to us. Someone who drinks these all the times could probably give us a big list of subtle differences.
One thing you mentioned that I forgot to, was the lack of alcohol burns. Can happen in Zins I think, and young wines in general. Not present here. And the alcohol on the nose was subtle, and not the semi-annoying menthol. Just a hint that you were going to soon be sipping something alcoholic and not just grape juice.
I was fascinated by this Zin-that-I-actually-like, and also would have finished off the bottle, if not for cause of science and love of community. Virtue means sacrifice.
@wardad
Day 2 Update
With a slight chill. Slightly more alcohol on the nose. Slightly more fruit on the sip but also a bit less balanced overall. Not bad, but it was better last night.
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: Tax & Shipping not included in savings calculations)
2018 Mixed Italian Reds - $57 = 24.56%
Missed the email Thursday afternoon, so what a wonderful surprise to see the special box outside my front door Friday before dinner. Checked my email for info and found out the offer went live . . . in 7 hours. Doh! Donât panic!
So fun to see a foreign wine when I dramatically revealed to SWMBO and myself: 2018 La Bollina Roppolo Primitivo Puglia. Weâve only had a couple Zinfandels (Primitivoâs twin brother) early in our wine adventures, didnât float our boat, and weâve been giving them a pass since. Though I have a couple good ones in the cellar with which to eventually give Zins another chance when the time is right. But we were excited to meet the exotic Italian relative.
I thought this would likely benefit from air, but so little time. SWMBO was making grilled cheese for dinner. I opened the bottle, then quickly made my plan:
You can see the grilled cheese sandwiches sizzling in the background. Dinner was soon served.
On Pop nâ Pour:
Nose was ample, nice, and it was: fruit. Lots of enjoyable fruit, but hard to distinguish. SWMBO got blackberry.
On taste, very noticeable tannins, more fruit (I thought red). She got a sweet sensation from the strong vague fruit, but knew it was dry (she is very put off by any actual sweetness)
Back palette was to me very satisfying. What we both donât like about some varietals (including Cab Sauv) is the assaulting flavor at the end that isnât our bag. Weâve had some very nice, expensive and lauded Cabs (thanks to my generous boss) and we find ourselves more often admiring the great flavor, rather than enjoying it. Like a painting where you recognize the amazing artistry but wouldnât want it on your wall at home. But the Roppoloâs end-palette (sounds better than âswallowâ) was much more up our alley, especially mine.
Finish: Very satisfying. Probably medium in power.
after 25-45 minutes of decanting
No big changes or development. Maybe some dried fruit. Maybe some light herb or vegetative. We dutifully looked at our color wheel but had a hard time picking out the flavors.
Conclusions
-Very well integrated and balanced. Tannins, fruit, all in the right place.
Pairing
Certainly good with grilled cheese. Tannins, simple but ample fruit, against the simple but weighty cheddar.
My book says primitivo good with heavy cheese (check), but even better with a red meat sauce. Hmmmm, that makes sense. Weâll see what happens tomorrow.
** follow-up day 2 notes coming tonight. **
@wardad Sounds very similar to the one I had. Encouraged to see my strategy for tasting and thoughts were similar to someone elseâs. Our wives also felt similarly about the wine.
Also, our cellars are in similar conditions. Iâll probably still bite because, for everything I have, I donât have a lot of this. Iâd be drinking in the next 2-3 years.
@pupator Day 2 afternoon follow-up:
had a few sips. I think a little less fruit on both the nose and the palette. On the nose, that left alcohol as a higher percentage of what you get. Less fruit on the sip, maybe a bigger hint of vegetable or herb. So, I would not say an improvement. No big neat new flavors showing up. Weâll try again with spaghetti and meatballs this evening.
@pupator Day 2 follow-up with neighbors
I brought some over to my casemating neighbors, who have more of a historical love of Zinfandel then we did. They liked it very much. For them, like us $15/btl is a big buy when the budget is already bankrupt, so theyâll probably pass.
@pupator Day 2 follow-up with red sauce/meatballs
We discovered, this is a food wine! Certainly with spaghetti. We like it better than the afternoon tasting, which was without food.
Final verdict: fantastic table wine, that doesnât need much air to show great. If youâre a fruit lover, probably worth $15 casemate price. And I think anyone would enjoy this. If you want nuance and development, this might not be worth the (for casemates hefty) $15 price, even though youâd enjoy drinking it.
I consider myself the Robert Parker of a four block radius surrounding my house
@knotworking As Suckling would say, Iâm a hundred points on that.
@kaolis @knotworking
Or Wilford Wong
2018 Bollina âPAPIOSâ Rosso, Terre Siciliane, Italy
I was lucky enough to receive the Papios blend. I opened it last night and enjoyed it with some steamed mushroom buns and fried rice. It held up well to the hot chili oil and complemented the meal perfectly. The overall experience was a delight for the tastebuds.
The label says the Papios blend is equal parts Nero dâAvola, Nerello Mascalese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The first two grapes are new to me so I was excited to give it a try. The color in the glass is a deep and dark burgundy that I canât see through, even holding it up to the light. The initial sniff was earthy and fruity, like dark cherries.
With all the deep dark smells and color, I expected this to be heavy on the palette. Itâs not heavy at all. Itâs smooth and fruity with the slightest hint of pepper; immediately drinkable with the first pour. I got the smallest amount of sediment in my first glass but none on subsequent pours. Iâm having another glass this morning and itâs still as smooth and delightful as it was last night. Today it smells a bit brighter, more like fresh cherries than last night, and more sweet than earthy. The taste is much the same as last night - dark cherry, smooth, and balanced - not too jammy and no bite at all.
I think one could drink this entire bottle quite easily in one sitting, which is fortuitous because I need to polish it off before hopping on a plane tomorrow. This is a solid table wine and definitely one I would like to have again.
I ran into a situation today, which I never encountered before here on Casemates.
I ordered the 3-pack option, because I wanted to try this Primitivo. Came across the âAdd one more?â button, and I thought what the hellâŠordered another 3-pack and had it sent to me. Fine.
But I have a noobie wine-tasting nephew in California, who I thought might like to try this Italian varietal.
Tried to sent him a 3-pack as well, but was denied! The note said, you canât buy any more, as you already bought 2âŠWell, no, I actually bought 6.
Anyone ever heard of this? Why is Casemates denying my attempt to send them an additional $58?
You can buy 12, but not 9? Iâm dismayed!
@dkralston Yup, been the policy since inception.
You can purchase two offers, your choice.
You could try to cancel one and reorder a caseâŠ
@rjquillin Yeah, but it was not two orders, but one that was doubledâŠ?! That is my conumdrumâŠis this a government reg or something?
@dkralston @rjquillin âOfferâ, maybe better to call it an âItemâ. In this sale the items available are either a 3-pack or a case. You can buy a max of two items per sale. You get to choose which.
Canât say for sure why. Not regulation. Business model, more like. Maybe wineries who agree to sell here donât want anyone here loading up truckloads of their wine at sub-winery prices.
@dkralston @InFrom @rjquillin Iâd agree there are probably a variety of reasons, probably a bit of âall of the above.â Though Iâm sure that at times there may be real âliquidationâ events (appropriate for wine) where if allowed, more cases could have been sold â damn the rules!"
But keeping a simple clear (except for what an âitemâ is) rule is probably for the best and avoids things changing day-to-day. Also, beyond a certain quantity, no doubt it would run afoul of some state regulations. And those vary by every state from really bitchy to mildly-annoying. But in general there is a rule of âretail quantitiesâ and I wouldnât be surprised if at least some states impose a 2-case limit (or something like 18 liters).
Thanks for the rattage, the write-ups pushed me over the edge. In for a case
/giphy furrowed-secretive-steak
