Help for Searches

The notes below will help you optimize your wine searches. For FAQs about Pro Version features and accounts, see Pro Version FAQs.

• Enter the name (but not the vintage) of the wine you're searching for.
• If you know the wine's name but not which winery makes it, include the region/country to narrow down the results (compare tribute vs. tribute california).
• To exclude a word from your search, write 'not' before it (e.g. napa pinot not noir).

• Enter the specific vintage you're looking for.
• Use 'NV' for non-vintage.
• Leave blank to see all available vintages.

• 'All' uses search logic to return a single 'closest match' result. Where not possible, the most likely matches are listed to the left-hand side of the page.
• 'Exact' shortlists the wines which match your search, so you can pick the exact wine you're looking for.
• 'Exclude Auctions' & 'Auctions Only' allow you to remove auction listings from your results, or to focus on them exclusively.

'Bottle size' field: (Pro Version only)

• All: returns all results, in all formats and case sizes.
• Bottles: 750ml bottles, or those with no specified size.
• Halves: 375ml bottles only.
• Magnums/D-Magnums: Magnums/Double Magnums only.
• Cases: typically 6 or 12 bottle cases, but covers all case sizes.
• Others: all other bottle sizes, or where a size is not clearly specified by the merchant.

'History' field: (Pro Version only)

• Find wine prices as they were in any of the past three months or past four years.
  e.g. Opus One 2005 last month or two years ago.

Min/Max Price fields: (Pro Version only)

• Stipulate a price range for your search.
• Use this in conjunction with Email Alerts to find out when a wine becomes available below/above a certain price.
• The currency defaults to whichever you currently have selected.

• To change currencies, click the Change Currency link at the top right of the page.

• Wine not available today? An Email Alert will notify you when it is.
• When a search returns no results the Email Alert box appears below the main search box. Enter your email address and click the 'Email Alert' button.

• Cookies must be enabled for Pro Version searches. Cookies are also recommended when using the free version of Wine-Searcher.

• To disable/enable the charts, graphs and maps in our region and grape variety pages, click