Oakland, CA based Wine Commune is the largest online wine seller of the country. It is ranked 35 among the fastest growing private companies of the country according to the Inc. 5000 magazines. It has topped among The Top Companies in Food & Beverage and has become 4th among The Top Companies in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Ca. The company is consisted of two divisions; J.J. Buckley is one which is an online wine retailer. Another is IT based online business provider which helps wine sellers to sell their products and customers to buy wine as well.
Founded in 2002, it has grown about 2,708.4% in these years and earned revenue of $15 million as of 2007. Wine Commune was founded with a motto to provide the wine retailers with improved services and well equipped tools, which it did not work well. But later in 2004 it has started its own retail business. It runs some wine related websites like WineCommune.com and WineZap.com, too. The former is an auction site for wine market while later is the provider of wine search tools.
Wine Commune deals with every category of wines. They provide an easy way to retailers and manufacturers to sell their products. They just have to register their names, then vary with the bids provided by the buyers and decide whether to sell or not. If the bid is accepted then they have to ask the buyer to send the money to the address according to their choice. After receiving the money including shipping charges they just have to deliver the wine to the customers. The sellers should be legally able to sell wine as there may be restriction imposed by respective state or jurisdiction.
Buyers can buy fine wines according to their choice of categories and price as well through Wine Commune. Before buying they have to register themselves and its free of cost. After registering they can select according to, and bid for the desired wine. If the bid is accepted then they would get an e-mail. Now they have to make an e-mail to the sellers to claim for their products and send money to the sellers as per the bid along with shipping. They will get their wine delivered by the sellers.
It is an easy, secure and efficient way to buy any wine. Wine Commune provides a Fraud Insurance Policy for its buyers. If the buyer does not receive the wine after sending money to the seller, the policy will be applied to that buyer. He can appeal to the commune after 30 days of the auction. He would get up to $275 coverage including the deduction of $25. If Commune itself is the seller, then the buyer would receive coverage up to $1000 excluding a deduction of $25. But the buyers should also be a bit careful before sending moray. They have to contact to the seller directly over phone or e-mail.
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