With wine retail on the web still in its infancy, a new business has sprung up from the wineries of north-eastern Victoria. NEWS represents an Internet-based sales service that brings together offerings sourced from the cellar doors of several wineries in the region, including Giaconda, Campbells, Gapstead, Stanton & Killeen and Brown Brothers. The wines are to be sold at genuine ex cellar prices, and NEWS gives the assurance that there won’t be any ‘funny’ or contrived labels developed specifically for the purpose. There are no annual fees for customers and no insurance fees are added to delivery costs. NEWS estimates that it will offer a 15% price advantage against retail for the same wines. Visit www.regionalwine.com for full details.
