WinesTilSoldOut.com (WTSO) is very much like wine.woot: A new wine goes on sale each day at 12 AM.
Paul Mabray of Vintank tweeted about WTSO the other day, wondering who is behind the site. The site itself is a bit coy:
WTSO.com is an online store that focuses on selling wine at 30%-70% off store and internet site prices. It started as an in store department of the parent company that will remain nameless so we can continue to get all these great wines at ridiculous prices and pass them on to you!
So, I put my Internet Detective hat on and went to work. Turns out, it's not much of a secret.
The man behind the WTSO domain registration is Joe D. Arking, who LinkedIn reveals to be an executive vice-president at Roger Wilco Wine & Spirits in scenic Pennsauken, NJ.
Great detective reporting and thank you for this.
Posted by: Paul Mabray | September 28, 2009 at 11:49 AM
Thanks, I was wondering what NJ store was behind this. Kind of odd that they want to be unknown while Wine Library is proud to stand behind cinderellawine.com.
Posted by: Andrew | November 03, 2009 at 09:24 AM
If WSTO is a New Jersey concern, why do they state on their site (shipping) that an additional 8% must be charged to pay "the New Hampshire Liquor Commission" on one's behalf??
Posted by: wellsg | April 28, 2010 at 11:34 AM
CellarThief.com is another interesting site to check out if you're interesting in daily wine deals.
Posted by: Grant Bostrom | September 03, 2010 at 01:43 PM