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SPECTRUM WINE RETAIL AND DIRECT SALES TERMS OF SALE

BY MAKING A PURCHASE ON OUR WEBSITE YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

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TERMS OF SALE

Customers are strongly encouraged to read the Terms of Sale which describe theterms governing the purchase of all goods and services sold through our retail and direct sale division.

  1. You must be 21 years of age or older to purchase alcohol.
  2. Purchases of alcohol may only be shipped or delivered to a receiver of at least 21 years of age.
  3. All prices are net and are as listed. Prices are also subject to change – Spectrum Wine reserves the right to correct pricing errors.
  4. All offered quantities are subject to confirmation of stock on hand; online inventory is always subject to prior sale.
  5. Spectrum Wine reserves the right to impose purchase limits on certain items.
  6. Buyer is responsible for all applicable packaging and shipping costs, taxes, duties, or tariffs.
  7. Canceled orders may be subject to a 20% restocking fee.
  8. All sales of library (i.e. aged or not-of-current-release) items are final.
  9. All information, copy, documents, logos, imagery, photographs, descriptions, and HTML formatting are copyrighted, are the exclusive property of Spectrum Wine, and may never be reused or copied or transferred without the sole, written, explicit, and advance permission of Spectrum Wine.
  10. FUTURES: “Futures” (en primeur sales) are explicitly sold pre-arrival by trusted Châteaux, Domaines, and/or négociants to the Buyer.Delivery typically takes place at least 24 months post-sale, sometimes longer.Buyer is responsible for paying all applicable import tariffs, duties, taxes, and any other applicable fees.Inventory purchased for a Buyer as a future – or as any special, advance order – cannot be “returned” under any circumstances or for any reason whatsoever.
  11. TRANSFER OF TITLE IN CALIFORNIA: Title to each purchased item will pass directly and immediately to the Buyer within the jurisdiction of and according to the laws of the State of California and the Uniform Commercial Code, acknowledged and accepted by us, the Seller, and thereupon, such Buyer: (a) shall pay the purchase price and all Buyer expenses and applicable taxes in full. Payment will not be deemed to have been made in full until Seller has collected good funds in full.Inventory located within, and stored on behalf of, the Buyer within the State of California sell within, and title passes within, the State of California. Buyer is free to contract with a third party packer/shipper at Buyer’s sole risk, expense, and responsibility to ship Buyer’s property to a jurisdiction as well as to an appropriate receiving address where it is both legal and permissible for such third party packer/shipper to deliver such property; alternatively, Buyer is free to enter into a storage contract within the State of California with the Seller. It is Buyer’s sole responsibility to pay all necessary sales or use taxes in any chosen, final jurisdiction, if, when, or where applicable.
  12. SPIRITS: All spirits sold by Spectrum Wine in the United States are sold under the Spectrum Wine Auctions LLC general alcohol license located at 110 Tustin Ave Newport Beach 92663. Spectrum Wine will not assume responsibility for the shipping and packaging of any purchased spirits whatsoever; all packing, handling, and shipping of spirits is at the Buyer’s sole risk and coordination; and spirits located and stored on behalf of the Buyer within the State of California sell within, and title passes within, the State of California. Buyer is free to contract with a third party packer/shipper at Buyer’s sole risk, expense, direction, and responsibility to ship Buyer’s property to a jurisdiction as well as to an appropriate receiving address where it is both lawful and permissible for such third party packer/shipper to deliver such property; alternatively, Buyer is free to pick up, move, or transfer purchased spirits in person or to enter into a storage contract with the Seller within California. It is Buyer’s sole responsibility to transport spirits safely and lawfully as well as to pay all necessary sales or use taxes in any chosen, final jurisdiction, if, when, or where applicable.
  13. All packing, handling, and shipping is at the Buyer’s sole risk and responsibility.Spectrum Wine will not be liable for any acts, omissions, or oversights of any third-party packers or shippers. Spectrum Wine will not be liable for any risk assumed by Buyer in choosing to transport purchased alcoholic beverages to any jurisdiction outside the State of California.Cork seals are inherently fragile, irregular, and mutable: Spectrum Wine will not be liable for any physical cork movements induced by any chosen shipment method. Similarly, Spectrum Wine will not be responsible for the damage of any capsules, wax or otherwise, that arises during any chosen shipment method.Orders must be shipped in their entirety.
  14. Note: when arranging to ship your purchased items, you may be asked to sign an additional shipping waiver if the prevailing temperatures on the anticipated shipment route are forecast to be below 30°F (-1°C) or above 80°F (26°C).
  15. Please note: We are no longer using ‘Golden State Overnight’ (aka GSO, aka GLS) as a primary or default shipping carrier in any state.  Beginning March 2021, UPS will become the default carrier chosen for you in those states to which Spectrum Wine can ship directly (CA, DC, NM, ID, and AK).  Spectrum Wine can still ship your wine orders via GSO/GLS upon request. Please note, however, that GSO/GLS is no longer covered under any of our insurance options.  If there is any loss, damage, or other liability relating to your chosen GSO/GLS shipment, we will be unable to file any type of claim or provide any form of reimbursement.  Shipping via GSO/GLS is solely at your risk.
  16. Returns are accepted only for products shipped in error. Additionally, young, technically flawed wines are addressed on a case-by-case basis.