Wine.com Tattle Tales - ClassicWines.com Kicks Them Off Their Site
Recent outrage has been voiced at Wine.com by the online wine community and the industry alike. Performing what sounds like an entrapment scandle they ordered wine from competing online merchants to states that are illegal to ship to. Once the products crossed the border to Washington (the illegal state) they released documentation and reports as they “tattled” on their peers.
Vinography.com broke the original story and has some heated debates, including comments from the CEO of Wine.com.
In response to this ClassicWines.com, an online wine guide and wine pricing engine dropped their support for Wine.com by removing all of their products and banners from their site. A ballsy move for sure!
This is a PR nightmare for Wine.com - is it too early to say Rest in Peace?