Thoughts on UndergroundCellar.com?

Was wondering if anyone had any thoughts or wanted to share their experiences with Underground Cellar?

I placed a few orders back in 2015. I thought it was fun, albeit gimmicky. It’s entertaining, especially if you like a bit of gambling. None of the wines I bought were magical, they were generally fine. I did not get any crazy “jackpot” upgrades - mostly they were more like $16 bottles being upgraded to $21 or $28.

However I’m suspicious about the “retail values” they assign to these wines in the first place. The wines seem to be pretty obscure producers, ones you cannot easily look up on Wine-Searcher for verification. I was upgraded to a “$35” carmenere that I just recently looked up on Wine-Searcher, out of curiosity, and it says it historically averaged $12-16.

What’s your take on the site? Scam? Or legit?

This post doesn’t belong in this section.

No? It’s a wine retailer discussion… where would it be more appropriate?

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