A few important points I gleaned: Then I started to investigate a little further and discovered that there is a fairly elaborate process to calculate the amount of credit per bottle received. Cannon v. Ashburn Corporation d/b/a Wines ‘Til Sold Out Class Action Settlement c/o Kurtzman Carson Consultants P.O. All tagged Wines 'Til Sold Out. Consumers who made online wine purchases from Wines ’Til Sold Out (WTSO.com) between March 15, 2010 and Nov. 1, 2016, can now benefit from a class action settlement valued at $10.8 million. Thus, I went to the website and registered. How to get credit where credit is due . Thus, at the base of this suit is the difference between the stated Suggested Retail Price and the actual price for the wine being offered by WTSO. The credits are good for one year and can only be used in increments of $2 per bottle. ( Log Out /  You must agree to the Terms of Use of Credits to obtain your code. Interesting to ponder on who was really behind the lawsuit…. Maybe half a case of Yellow Tail? Closed class action settlements are class action lawsuits that are no longer accepting claims. Expect a call from my lawyer. The lawyers definitely won this one. Not five hundred bucks, but still better than a sharp stick in the eye. The plaintiffs, in conjunction likely with their lawyers, decided to make the case a class action lawsuit, thus involving many more litigants and considerably more potential dollars. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Pennsauken, New Jersey, WTSO is a leading online wine platform with over 26 million bottles sold. I have not yet purchased any wine - and am curious to find out if anyone else has purchased wine this … My personal feelings and interactions with Mr. Newman aside, I feel I have benefitted from both WTSO and the PLCB Chairman’s Selection Program (which continued even after Mr. Newman was forced out—another story entirely). I hope you responded to the class action then! Ohmygod 56–Avoiding Confrontation. Ashburn Corporation d/b/a Wines ‘Til Sold Out Class Action Settlement, P.O. Our previous blog post about Wines 'Til Sold Out explains the case where the Plaintiffs alleged that because certain wines were not sold anywhere for the purported "Original Price," the discount advertised by WTSO was not real, and consumers were not buying wines at a discount after all. The article, which I thought was fairly innocuous at the time, has turned out to be my most visited post in the … The way I read it, every bottle purchased receives at least a $0.20 credit. I’ll just stop myself right here before this comment becomes a nastygram…. One can oppose a class-action on variety of grounds. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Customer Service Manager/Wine sales at WTSO (Wines 'Til Sold Out) Aaron Wolf. I spent countless hours burning the Google oil, trying to get an update. It is fairly safe to say that the WTSO business model is based on the Chairman’s Selection model. At that post, Mr. Newman started the “Chairman’s Selection” program, which offered wines at fairly substantial discounts. Ugh. WTSO does not ship to Texas, thus I am eligible to receive 50% of the credits in cash ($61.40). Change ). Whether you are a returning member or coming across WTSO for the first time, you've come to the right online wine shop for flash wine sales that will change the way you shop for your wine. Aug 20 What Ever Happened to the Wines 'Til Sold Out Class Action Lawsuit? The Wine Industry Insight website and Wines & Vines magazine have the details: A group of law firms claimed that Wines ‘Til Sold Out, a California cyber-retailer, used deceptive pricing to confuse consumers about what they were buying. The article, which I thought was fairly innocuous at the time, has turned out to be my most visited post in the … Browse our shop today to find a wide selection of high-end wines for sale. Those of you who submitted the Verification Forms should receive an email with a link to activate your credit code. The site is at least tangentially connected to Jonathan Newman, who was the former Chairman of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB). Wines ‘Til Sold Out has agreed to a $10.8 million settlement benefiting customers who purchased wines online between March 25, 2010 and Nov. 1, 2016. When you click the link in their email, it will tell you how many dollars worth of credits you have of the estimated $10.8 million believed to be involved. How to get credit where credit is due. Legal. For example, He and She will receive a $2 credit off each bottle we purchase from WTSO until our credits are all used up (excluding some wines for which the credits cannot be used due to legal restrictions, special promotions or marathons). This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. (Wineindustryinsight) - Wines ‘Til Sold Out (WTSO) is close to settling a class action lawsuit for $12.6 million in cash and consumer credits. Throughout the subsequent 20 months from that first post, I was diligent on a weekly basis, searching in vain (it was somewhat gratifying, though, that my original post would inevitably turn up as one of the top two in a Google search). On the postcard I received, it indicated that there would be a credit issued for wine purchased from WTSO “at any point from March 15, 2010 to November 1, 2016.” Those credits would vary between $0.20 and $2.25 a bottle, but the postcard did not any further, stating that further information was available at www.winesettlement.com. Please sign up below to receive our news and updates. Subscribe to Our Blog. She. Some of the wines potentially affected were from Bell Canyon Cellars, Canyon Creek Winery, Clifford Bay, Curlew, Herringbone, John Williams Vineyards, Kingsford Manor, Iron Door and Pruet. San Rafael, Calif.— The owners of the website Wines Til Sold Out have agreed to pay nearly $13 million in a settlement that will end a class-action lawsuit without admitting to any wrongdoing. Every time we buy wine there is the potential that we have paid more than we should. so helpful plaintiffs receive $2500, while lawyers continue getting fat at everyone’s expense with $1.7M. Did they, perhaps agree to the settlement because of the fat paycheck they received? (100+ posts! A Napa Valley wine producer is suing an e-commerce site based in New Jersey over a $178,529 wine bill, according to a federal civil complaint. A Lawsuit Against Wines ’Til Sold Out (WTSO), the Settlement. For the select few (mostly brands created for or only available through WTSO), the larger credits would be issued based on the price paid for the bottle. 5.33 million cases, or 15% of Côtes du Rhone's wine production between 2013 and 2016, is allegedly not as labeled. But to file her lawsuit, she has to explain why she deserves the $400,000 she's asking for, and there's … Every store I can think of tells you how much you will save when purchasing their wines “on sale” as compared to the regular price – but none of these stores ever actually sell the wines at said regular price. previous blog post about Wines 'Til Sold Out. First Name. Some of the wines potentially affected were from Bell Canyon Cellars, Canyon Creek Winery, Clifford Bay, Curlew, Herringbone, John Williams Vineyards, Kingsford Manor, Iron Door and Pruet. ), Ohmygod—Just When I Thought I Had Seen It All, Ohmygod Part 24—A Couple of Nights in Jouarre Part One, Ohmygod Part 25—A Couple of Nights in Jouarre Part Two, Ohmygod–Part 30 Getting to Dinner in Epernay, Ohmygod–Part 31 An Early Night in Epernay, Ohmygod 48—Dinner on the Markt (Part One), Ohmygod 49—Dinner on the Markt (Part Two). Then I realized three rather important facts: Did I also read that there are specific wines identified on a list or two? The article, which I thought was fairly innocuous at the time, has turned out to be my most visited post in the nearly six years that I have been publishing this blog. The class proposed in the Complaint is “[a]ll persons who purchased from Defendants wines which were advertised for sale on In this space back in May, 2016, I published an article about the recently filed lawsuit against the online flash seller, Wines ’Til Sold Out (WTSO). Posted on January 3, 2018 by the drunken cyclist. WTSO is perhaps the original “wine flash site.” They offer a single wine at a time, at a discount* until it is sold out, when they then offer another wine. the Complaint alleges that Wines ‘Til Sold Out listed an “Original Price” of $350 a bottle for a wine that Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast stated was $225 a bottle. List of Closed Class Action Lawsuit Settlements. One of them being that the total amount was inadequate. Ohmygod 58—Another Day and Another Bomb Scare, A Lawsuit Against Wines ’Til Sold Out (WTSO), an Update, I published an article about the recently filed lawsuit against the online flash seller, Wines ’Til Sold Out (WTSO), What We Have Been Drinking (And An Update)—2/17/2021, Sundays Are For Sebastian Revisited (#170), Westwood and Annadel Gap Vineyards: A Cool Passion (An Update), The Top 12 Rosé Champagnes Available for Valentine’s Day. PHOENIX - Attorney General Mark Brnovich filed his 9th legal brief urging a court to reject another unfair class action settlement. This is broken. I even called Wines ’Til Sold Out numerous times, but they would not respond even though I touted  myself as a “journalist” (in retrospect, that is perhaps precisely why they did not respond). This means that the claims period is over. No junk mail - we promise. Just after shelter-in-place orders took effect in the Bay Area, Last Bottle held a promotional event dubbed Marathon Madness on March 30 in which more than 700 wines were offered for sale. A Lawsuit Against Wines ’Til Sold Out (WTSO), an Update. The discount codes will expire on August 15, 2019. And all of this for .20 per bottle. Wines 'Til Sold Out is a flash sale wine website that offers high-quality wine one at a time, at the lowest cost—30-70 percent off original retail prices. Ha! Aaron Wolf Researcher & Wine Educator at Wines ‘Til Sold Out. I have three passions: wine, cycling, travel, family, and math. After some quick math (I used the median of $1.225), I figured I would be receiving somewhere around $500 from WTSO, and even though I really did not feel defrauded in any way by the company, 500 bucks is 500 bucks. Congrats on your $61 windfall, though! I know, right? As for the lawyers, it really is astounding. The plaintiffs allege that because certain wines were not sold anywhere for the purported "Original Price," the discount advertised by WTSO was not real, and consumers were not buying wines at a discount after all. Posted on November 14, 2018 by the drunken cyclist. Wines Til Sold Out (WTSO): Perhaps the original (and likely the largest), WTSO posts a new wine several times a day from a nice variety of regions. Under the terms of the proposed settlement, those of us who were affected completed Verification Forms to receive … Box 404041 Louisville, KY 40233-4041 1-866-652-8231. info@WineSettlement.com The sheer ability to sue everything and everyone for absolutely no reason at all is simply screwed up and wrong. Before I headed over to the website, I checked Cellar Tracker to see how many bottles I had purchased from WTSO during that period. Feb 12. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! There I read quite a bit about the case and the settlement. Every store I can think of off the top of my head has their own label that is difficult to research and garner information about. The law firm representing the clients is due to receive. Johndrow Vineyards LLC alleges Wines ‘Til Sold Out owes $178,529 in wine and interest, according to the complaint filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. She. Learn how your comment data is processed. Leave us a comment as to how it works out for you. Please sign up below to receive our news and updates. The lawyers. Whether you are a returning member or coming across WTSO for the first time, you've come to the right online wine shop for flash wine sales that will change the way you shop for your wine. No junk mail - … March 2016: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Wines ‘Til Sold Out for allegedly misrepresenting the existence, nature, and amount of price discounts on its website by offering specific percentage discounts from original prices that never existed and were not the prevailing market price for the product. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out /  But on a bright side, your math with the last “two facts” is impeccable. Wines ’Til Sold Out denies all acts of allegations, however, they have agreed to settle the class-action lawsuit in order to avoid the further risk and cost of ongoing litigation. It all began with founders Joe & Elliott Arking, who brought their wine connections into the business world to create a company that truly gave customers a unique wine experience. Becky Lusk. Another ground could be that the attorneys fees were excessive. Under the terms of the proposed settlement, those of us who were affected completed Verification Forms to receive credits toward future purchases from WTSO. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. (Id.) Subscribe to Our Blog. In this space back in May, 2016, I published an article about the recently filed lawsuit against the online flash seller, Wines ’Til Sold Out (WTSO). Grand Tasting, New York City Wine & Food Festival, Alfresco Reserve Tasting, Harvest Wine & Food Festival, Grand Tasting, Harvest Wine & Food Festival. On August 13, 2018, the Plaintiffs dismissed their lawsuit. While that settlement did not obtain court approval, they have agreed to provide us the same credits we would have earned under the agreement provided we agree to release substantially the same claims that would have been released had the settlement been approved.