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Late last night we received notification that the Ministry of Business and Enterprise had added online sales of liquor via contactless delivery to the Essential Services list. While the hatches remain battened down on our physical stores, this does mean that our online store is now open for business.

We realise we’re a little late in the day with this message, but we first took the time to double-check our plans and run through the process with our team, everyone’s health and safety being a prime focus.

If you ordered online in the last few days, the team did an amazing job of clearing all pick screens by end of trade. These are with our couriers and on their way.

Don’t hesitate to reach out for any assistance; our sales team are online via LiveChat and [email protected]

With the absolute need for couriers to put urgent supplies to the community first, the priority will be lower on our goods, and our delivery times will be extended. All deliveries will be made by courier, using the social distancing practices we described recently. Click and Collect has been suspended; you need to be staying at home. We are taking orders now, and will start preparing them from Monday next week. Feel free to order now.

It’s a difficult time for everyone, but absolutely necessary for our community. We are appreciative of being able to continue to serve our Glengarry community during this time.

As of the end of today, all Glengarry stores will be closed for the duration of the lockdown.

As far as online trading goes, the Government is yet to decide as to whether the NZ liquor industry can continue online; thus, from end of today, all online retailing across the country will cease. Obviously, that includes Glengarry.

We expect to be slammed today. Consequently, our team working instore, and those preparing our online orders, have additional safety measures in place. Please show patience and consideration when dealing with them; a little kindness and civility will go a long way. At the forefront of these measures is the safety of both our team and the wider community. We do have the capacity today to get the orders awaiting dispatch out. Orders you place today will also be dispatched, thanks to the excellent support of our logistics partner NZ Post.

These are monumental times for everyone. As a family-owned company and New Zealand’s oldest wine retailer, we’re trying to do right by our people; that of course includes you our customers. We thank you for all your support and look forward to connecting with you again when we reopen. It won’t be total radio silence; we have a rich seam of stories to draw upon. Information, education, a back catalogue of humour. Anything that sheds a bit of light in these grey times is good, we say. We’ll all come back stronger. Stay home, stay safe, be kind.

With its savoury, earthy nose, this is a succulent, supple expression of the indigenous Negroamaro grape, boasting spicy red fruits and ripe tannins. Popular amongst those in the know, every shipment sells out!
https://www.sipit.co.nz/14473/Jules%20Taylor%20Marlborough%20Otq%20Chardonnay

Fresh floral and fruity notes with a touch of pepper and savouriness. A complex and fresh Pinot Noir from Bannockburn. https://www.sipit.co.nz/14541/Terra%20Sancta%20Shingle%20Beach%20Pinot%20Noir

The Flying Solo range flies in the face of convention, shunning international varieties in favour of the typical Mediterranean Grenache grape which forms its backbone, blended with Syrah, Viognier or Cinsault. It celebrates the intrepid ‘Aéropostale’ pilots who risked life and limb to ensure postal deliveries in the 1920s. Pale colour with aromas of strawberries and cream. Summer fruits, fresh lively style with crisp acidity, creaminess and a well balanced finish. https://www.sipit.co.nz/41366/Domaine%20Gayda%20Flying%20Solo%20Rose