Certainly since recession/meltdown/malaise there have been some great deals from regular retailers (Zachys, Grape the Wine Company, Pops spring to mind). But there have also been some new "stores" established, specializing in the One Item at a Time closeout deal. Woot wine was first, but I've never bought from them.
I have bought a bit from Wines Til Sold Out. 98+% of their offers don't interest me, but that's ok- since they put the actual wine in subject line, I can just delete. Of the ones I open, some I don't find the pricing that attractive, but I have bought some Champagne (Mumm Cremant at $40, 85 Cuvee Charlie @$100) and a few reds, with free shipping the occasional attractive deals. If deleting emails is a pain for you I wouldn't recommend. I also don't generally buy wines I don't know (it's been pointed out that a LOT of the wines feature "reviews" and scores from Jonathan Newman, a distributor, and I wouldn't be surprised if he was behind the site. When they sell out, they put another wine up, so sometimes multiple offers in a day (and some things repeat, if they didn't sell out).
The last month or so Wine Library has started their own site on the woot model, at
So are there other sites like this? Anyone else use these?