Buying From the Net

Buying from the internet may be cheaper but quality is often not guaranteed.

In your local store, you can pick up the bottle and inspect the wine yourself. G-Stock Studio/Shutterstock

Most people buy wine conventionally: They go to a supermarket or a package store and peruse the shelves, lifting bottles, looking at labels, seeing what’s new, and then making a choice.

Some people are a lot faster at it: They just walk to a shelf, grab a wine with a brand they know, and head for the checkout counter.