Cheaper by the damage

Here's a way you can get up to 40% off on the most sought after wines.

It's expensive being a perfectionist, so luckily I'm not one. I can handle buying things used--a yard sale is just as good as Ikea, chipped China dishes only need duct tape.

When my friend told me about AccidentalWine.com, I went berserk. It turns out that during shipment, an occasional wine bottle will break, spilling over other bottles and "blemishing" the wine labels. These ruined bottles never see the store floor, forever becoming stuck in limbo.

That's where the Accidental Wine creators Micah Forbes and David Forbes come in. Their address book of friends who are wine sellers, bring the Forbes their damaged bottles to sell online.

A bottle of Tenuta Di Ghizzano Nambrot 2003 that usually goes for $60, will go for $45 at Accidental Wine. The damages are comparable to the photo above, although the website doesn't photograph the bottle's actual condition.