It pays to shop a little

[MontereyRick]

After recently drinking a bottle of the 99 Villa Mt. Eden Cab and reading their reviews (91 WS) I decided I should act now a pick up a case.

While I live in Norther California and Villa Mt. Eden itself isn't that far from me, I found most places around here were out of it. Winesearcher.com yielded a few possibilities but I ended up getting it from samswine.com out of Chicago. Best thing about using companies like this (out of state) is you don't have to pay sales tax.
Case price was $16/bottle + $25 UPS (delivery). The internet is truly a great thing.

[MontereyRick]

Correction:

The purchase was for the 99 Villa Mt. Eden Grand Reserve Cab.

[joeyz6]

I'm telling you all, that Sam's in Chicago is a God-send.

[Thomas]

That sales tax thing is problematic--for the store. If the store does not charge sales tax, then the store has to justify its decision on the basis of having sold the wine to an out-of-stater, which in most cases is illegal.

Quite complex. When a store in a non-reciprocal state sells to out-of-state, that store has no recourse but to charge sales tax, because, technically, the store cannot show a sale to out-of-state people, so the store is liable for sales tax on all its sales.

This wine shipping PROHIBITION is a lot more complicated than you might expect.