Wine Insiders Delivery Issues Wine Insiders has a nice selection of wines and some very nice wine special offerings. Their only shipping carrier option, however, is FedEx Home, a subsidiary of FedEx Ground, comprised of lazy independent contractors. I would not recommend this wine merchant if you reside in an apartment building (especially without any means to travel to a FedEx pickup location). Wine Insiders' Customer Service is not helpful in resolving shipment issues with the carrier, but they issue a prompt refund to the customer once an order is returned to their warehouse by FedEx.

Bogus If you love a good wine deal and can tell the difference between two buck chuck and anything else, hold on to your wallets. I supposedly got a “gift” coupon for $100 off a half case. After receiving the shipment and checking on Vivino, I found only 3 were listed. All had an average price under $4. All ratings 3.7ish. The customer service person who answered my email was illiterate. The wine is awful and I blame myself for failing to be a good consumer. Hope u don’t make the same mistake!!

Definitely No Scam In My Book! In all of the years and numerous bottles of wine consumed, I have never had a bad experience with WI. There have been several times that I was either unhappy with a bottle or 2 and recently a shipment of 5; the wine was always replaced promptly, at no charge and to my satisfaction. I've been through the 'weeding out' process of trying various kinds/types of wines and have now settled on a few select favorites. This is not to say that I won't 'dip my toe' into the unknown pool again but I have every confidence about my future orders from WI. I do agree that FedEx is a far-from-perfect delivery service like they were once upon a time. Cheers!