| Until cellars are stocked with bottles of wine, they are only good for hiding boxes of half-written screenplays and keeping lonely pipes company. Fill the subterranean space with today's Groupon: for $25, you get $75 worth of fine fermented grape juice from Barclay's Wine, an online shop that will deliver directly to your home or office. Whether you are a certified oenophile or attempting to shed your Welch's training wheels, Barclay's Wine's customer-friendly site will help you see, swirl, and sniff out sophisticated sippables that pair well with your palate. The virtual bottle boutique's impressive selection is sortable by style, varietal, region, winery, or price range. Stockpile your cellar with multiple mouth pleasers sold for less than $15, such as the delightfully crisp 2008 Abby Road chardonnay ($14.95), which you can enjoy while whittling holes into a block of swiss cheese on the porch, and the 2009 Granite Ridge cabernet-merlot blend ($12.95), well-suited for washing down hearty plates of pasta. Or use this Groupon to guiltlessly treat yourself to a bottle with a slightly higher price tag, such as the 2002 Viña Alicia cabernet ($62.50) from Mendoza, Argentina, sporting notes of cedar, blueberry, and chocolate. You may also apply the value of this Groupon toward a sampler case or Barclay's Wine Experience, which gets you 12 bottles, an automatic corkscrew set, and more for $129.95 plus shipping ($54.95 plus $19.95 shipping when you use your Groupon). To ensure an easy shopping experience, Barclay's provides thorough descriptions of each offered wine on its site. The site's team of behind-the-scenes wine guys prides itself on bridging the gap between winemakers and consumers by providing an outlet for producers to share their stories, philosophies, and experiences. Snoop around the site to learn about the luscious liquids and their origins, and then have your favorite finds delivered to your home, office, or underground peanut-butter refinery just in time for drinking them. Read More Mr. Rogers likes me just the way I am—irredeemably flawed. |  | |  |
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