By ordering, the customer is assumed to have read and to have understood the following terms and conditions!

While we try to maintain our website with “real time” inventory quantities, there will be occasions when a sale or pending sale affects the actual number of bottles on hand. Therefore, we make no guarantees regarding the availability of any particular wine at a particular time. We ask that customers please e-mail or call us to guarantee that we have in stock the wines you want.

While we do not expect to have any pricing errors, we must state that prices are subject to change without notice. We reserve the right to correct pricing errors.

In our “Rare & Limited” section, we make every effort to assure that the wines are in top condition for their age, and we do not accept questionable goods. For Rare & Limited wines, it is the industry standard that such wines are purchased at the buyer's risk in case of a problem.

All information, documents, images, and HTML formatting are copyrighted and may not be reused or copied without permission. We pursue those individuals who use our proprietary information for their purposes.

SHIPPING POLICIES:
Please note, we expressly cannot ship to the following States at this time:
Utah, Tennessee, Florida, Kentucky

Wines may be sold only to persons who are at least 21 years of age. By placing an order, you are warranting to us that you are at least 21 years of age. Any order placed by someone under 21 constitutes fraud.

Wines may be delivered only to persons who are at least 21 years of age. Our shippers will require a signature of someone who is at least 21 years of age at the time of delivery. Positive ID may be required. If the wine is returned to us for failure to provide positive proof of age, the customer is responsible for paying the return shipping charges.

All orders will have insurance charges added. Weather damage is not covered by this insurance.

We can assume no liability for damage due to extreme weather conditions. The best way to prevent possible damage to your wines is to ship using priority overnight. However, we are willing to hold your purchased wines per your request until more favorable weather conditions prevail if overnight shipping does not interest you.

In any event, VWM assumes no liability for wine damaged due to poor weather during transport. This can include problems from leakage or freezing. Please be sure of shipping conditions before placing a shipping order. We try to be aware of weather conditions of places we ship but cannot do so with much accuracy due to the rapid changes possible with localized weather conditions. We ask you to help us help you.

All wine is sold in California, and title passes to the buyer in California. We make no representation relative to your right to import wines into your state or county. The customer, by placing an order, warrants to us that he/she is aware of and in compliance with the laws governing said shipment into his/her area.

All orders shipped outside of CA are not subject to CA state sales tax. All orders held at our location for customer pick-up will be charged California sales tax without exception! If we failed to add sales taxes when the order was placed, we reserve the right to correct and collect any sales taxes due.

Customer is solely responsible for shipment of wines. Unless you instruct us otherwise, you agree that we shall arrange, on your behalf and responsibility, shipment with a common carrier to make the delivery. We reserve the right to determine the propriety of shipping instructions and may refuse to ship if we deem it inappropriate or unsafe. If shipment is returned for any reason other than VWM's error, the customer must pay any additional shipping required.

Shipping is never “free”!!!