I often use wine.com to ship bottles of wine within the U.S.  However,
I want to ship some bottles of wine to a friend in Australia and am
looking for some sites where I can do this without having to pay
exorbinant shipping costs.  I would assume there are some Aussie-based
sites that would accept payment via Visa and ship "locally" within the
country thereby saving me shipping costs.

Hello jpbiscke-ga,

There are several online wine retailers in Australia.  If you'd like,
you can browse the ones listed on Google and Yahoo!:

http://directory.google.com/Top/Shopping/Food/Beverages/Wine/Australian_and_New_Zealand/?tc=1

http://au.dir.yahoo.com/regional/countries/australia/business_and_economy/shopping_and_services/food_and_drink/drinks/alcohol_and_spirits/wine/Wine_Shops/

I couldn't resist checking the cutely-named Cloudwine, listed on
Yahoo!  Their helpful FAQ's indicate that you can pay with Visa from
the United States and ship wine as a gift to someone within Australia.

Cloudwine
http://www.cloudwine.com.au/ 

I also checked some other sites from near the top of Google's
rankings.  I don't want to say definitively whether they meet your
criteria, since their help sections are not as detailed.  However, it
appears that Wine Life is another good option for you.

Wine Life
http://www.winelife.com.au/ 

- justaskscott-ga


Search term used on Google Directory and Yahoo! Australia & NZ:

wine

That was exactly what I was looking for.  Thanks!