A Sorry Tale – A Special Sale

A Sorry Tale – A Special Sale

Some of you might know that we had a heat-affected shipment in May, when close to 5,000 bottles were loaded into an unrefrigerated container, despite our very clear instructions. After six months of legal wrangling, we’re relieved to have almost closed this chapter, with just one issue to be resolved: what to do with the wines?

The typical outcome in such scenarios is the ‘dumping’ of the wines onto the market without any regard for the reputations of the winegrowers. To prevent that, we have repurchased the wines at significant cost, and affixed caveat stickers over the front labels of every bottle to indicate their provenance.

As the shipping conditions did not meet our standards, we will be offering the affected bottles for sale at a 50% discount until the end of the year. We intend to destroy any remaining wines after the sale period.

There is unfortunately no way of telling beforehand how a bottle might have been affected. We have tasted extensively from this shipment, with a large and expected amount of variability – some bottles are obviously ‘cooked’, while others just show a bit more open and forward than pristine bottles.

We thank all of you and the sommeliers who have stood by us over the past six months, and wish everyone a happy, hopefully wine-filled festive season.

Sales Catalogue & Caveat Labels

The full sales catalogue (PDF) can be downloaded: Catalogue

The caveat labels:

And on the bottles:

Summary Terms & Conditions

Orders

The offer is open until 31 Dec 2012. Please note that we require a minimum order of a case (12x75cl) or equivalent, which can be mixed (only from the lots in this catalogue). Printed prices are in Singapore Dollars (S$) and exclude prevailing GST of 7%.

Delivery/pick-up

For this sale, we will be operating on a specific delivery and pick-up schedule:

A delivery charge of S$20 will be imposed for orders below the value of S$500. The pick-up location is: Primeur Cellars, 438A Alexandra Road, #01-04 Alexandra Technopark.

Returns and refunds

All wines offered in this sale are sold on a non-returnable, non-refundable basis.

List of Wines