Comments on: 1WineDude TV Episode 12: Welcome to My (Wine Storage) Nightmare

By: 1WineDude

1WineDude — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:57:14 +0000

Hi Gloria – I did hear from one former employee who confirmed that Grotto basically folded and now is under new management, but I don't have any other details yet. :(

By: Gloria

Gloria — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:29:02 +0000

Have you been able to find out anything about Grotto? Did your contacts at the company ever get back to you? My name is Gloria and I know of two wine storage companies that are actually expanding. Apex and Vinotemp have been around for more than 20 years, so I figure that is something good right? Both companies sell wine cabinets, chillers, coolers and build custom wine cellars as well. They even offer free CAD designs. Here are the links to those companies: www.vinotemp.com www.apexwinecellars.com.

By: 1WineDude

1WineDude — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:21:48 +0000

Holy crap! That was sudden!

Just checked their blog and twitter and those were updated as of end of August. But the FB page has the following on their wall:

Jess Pillow : Note I received from my rep… "Grotto is experiencing some financial difficulties and looking for an investor to enable normal business operations"… No one picking up the phones. Can someone PLEASE contact me?!
Tuesday at 12:08pm

and this:

Bob Smith – Your web site is down and nobody is answering the phones? Wahts up wit dat?
September 2 at 6:15pm · Comment · LikeUnlike · View Feedback (1)Hide Feedback (1) · Flag

Grotto Custom Wine Cellars Please contact Grotto Custom Service on Monday morning…949.461.2103.

Freaky… I am going to email my contacts there and see what I can find out…

By: joe S

joe S — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:00:45 +0000

I'm hearing Grotto Cellars went bankrupt out of business. They are no longer answering their phone or responding to people who placed orders. This is crazy!

By: 1WineDude

1WineDude — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:45:54 +0000

thans, Relo. You know what, my wife said the same thing about filming the construction, so I kind of blew it there I suppose. In terms of loaded, it didn't take a year – I'm already maxed on those racks and have only about 80 bottle capacity left on the older racks!

The roomba will always bend to my nefarious will!!! :)