Four Recommended Sites for Purchasing Wine on the Web

In this weekend's Wall Street Journal, wine columnists Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher write about online wine shopping. After identifying some of the problems with web sites selling wine, Gaiter and Brecher recommend four that do it well. These four are:

• klwines.com, the web site of K&L Wine Merchants.

• winemonger.com, a California-based web-only store.

• astorwines.com, site of the New York-based Astor Wines & Spirits.

• wine.com, based in San Francisco.

Even if you prefer to buy locally, these sites are fun to browse.