{"id":30009,"date":"2016-08-29T10:19:28","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T10:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/?p=30009"},"modified":"2016-08-29T11:58:49","modified_gmt":"2016-08-29T11:58:49","slug":"wine-buying-reimagined-port2port-marketplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wine-buying-reimagined-port2port-marketplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine-buying reimagined"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fine wine e-tailer Port2Port turned one-year-old in February of this year and is not letting the proverbial grass grow with the recent launch of Port2Port MarketPlace. Frustrated by limited stock allocations, delayed delivery times and restricted product variation incurred by the back and forth between producers and retailers alike, the question presented itself: Why not remove the middleman \u2013 themselves? <a href=\"http:\/\/port2port.co.za\"><strong>Port2Port MarketPlace<\/strong><\/a> offers retailers and producers the opportunity to sell and deliver directly to their consumers via Port2Port\u2019s integrated, user-friendly online platform.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Users will have the opportunity to shop a vast array of wines, spirits and accessories from a number of retailers and producers directly from one platform, offering not only choice but convenience. The selection of wines and spirits will include both local and international products curated in trademark Port2Port style.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Users will settle one bill even when shopping from a variety of retailers and producers at a time, with the added bonus of receiving their parcels within two to four working days as the products will be coming straight from the source, no detours.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.port2port.co.za\/search?search_query=saxenburg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30088 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/img_sax_homebanner_m.jpg\" alt=\"Saxenburg\" width=\"640\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/img_sax_homebanner_m.jpg 640w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/img_sax_homebanner_m-291x300.jpg 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In a word, or four, the MarketPlace experience delivers on:\u00a0Price. Provenance. Service. (and) Selection.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Customers will receive the\u00a0best value for their money by selecting and purchasing wine directly from Port2Port\u2019s approved wineries and specialised retailers. The\u00a0orders will be received, packed and sent directly from the wineries and trusted suppliers. Guaranteed Provenance not only assures the authenticity of the product, but the conditions in which it has been cellared to ensure optimum ageing potential.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.port2port.co.za\/search?search_query=ken%20forrester\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30087 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/img_ken_homebanner_m.jpg\" alt=\"Ken Forrester\" width=\"640\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/img_ken_homebanner_m.jpg 640w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/img_ken_homebanner_m-291x300.jpg 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From farm-to-door, MarketPlace pride themselves on offering the most conclusive service in online wine. They aim not only to please, but to impress with unique service that is hands-on and ready to assist shoppers from signing up to making a purchase. MarketPlace will also allow shoppers to track their parcels in real-time including estimated delivery dates once an order has been processed, so as to allow maximum transparency before and during delivery.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Finally, MarketPlace\u2019s portfolio will consist exclusively of the most prestigious and respected wineries and specialised retailers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Port2Port\u00a0encourages consumers to explore MarketPlace\u2019s curated selection of local and international award winning wines.\u00a0This forms a curated selection of retailers and producers on one integrated platform, building a community of educated, boundless wine lovers.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/port2port.co.za\">port2port.co.za<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/port2portafrica\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Port2PortAfrica\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/port2port\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fine wine e-tailer Port2Port turned one-year-old in February of this year and is not letting the proverbial grass grow with the recent launch of Port2Port MarketPlace. Frustrated by limited stock allocations, delayed delivery times and restricted product variation incurred by the back and forth between producers and retailers alike, the question presented itself: Why not remove the middleman \u2013 themselves? Port2Port MarketPlace offers retailers and producers the opportunity to sell and deliver directly to their consumers via Port2Port\u2019s integrated, user-friendly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4098],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"acf":[],"brand_slug":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30009\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}