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I am not comfortable with conflict so unless I get agreement I acquiesce. . . . I’m hoping to get a behavior check here as to whether or not I should be more aggressive or just stay the course [wow.gif] What was that line . . . ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AQC2Na5Eu0 You paid for something. I...

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At home - 547 bottles
At restaurants - 30 bottles? Didn't count all of them.
At other people's homes - don't know.
At wineries - don't know
At tastings - don't know. No full bottles, maybe 50 tastes per, since some of them were smaller tastings
Gave away - 6 bottles
Dumped - at least 10 bottles

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Normally I'd never consider an NV Cabernet

Why?

I don't know that wine but I love pretty much anything Matthiasson is involved in so I'd go for it.

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John - you're in NJ with a real basement? You can do what you did earlier and if you're not comfortable doing your own exterior covering (sheetrock, wood, tile, whatever,) you can hire that part out. It's not that hard to do really and if you've built one already, you can save a LOT of money doing ...

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It would. Donjon was one of the more old-school ones, unlike some of the cleaner, fruitier CdPs. I've had the 2009 a few times and it was ripe, but as you say, that's also the vintage. Your vertical would also be an interesting tasting. I did a few tastings of wines where Rolland came in and we were...

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John - you're in NJ with a real basement? You can do what you did earlier and if you're not comfortable doing your own exterior covering (sheetrock, wood, tile, whatever,) you can hire that part out. It's not that hard to do really and if you've built one already, you can save a LOT of money doing i...

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Tim - you can use that poly. The point is only to get something waterproof. Are you doing it yourself?

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That would have been nice, but we already had 12 vintages for 10 people and some were driving.... I would hope so! You wouldn't want them walking, would you? They might stumble and fall. Cambie says his first vintage consulting there was 2003. Sounds like he hasn't made much difference in the house...

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Can you zip them and then just post a link to that? Or you can split them and post to Google Drive - they have a 10mg limit.

Those are for simple folks like me - I'm sure that there are other more sophisticated ways of doing it?

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"Must be McPrice-Meyers. No one else makes [I don't recall whether they said "shit like that" or "that kind of crap."]" I thought it was delicious.

Awesome!

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What is Dana and why would they want that much for Sauvignon Blanc!

There seem to be more of these release dates popping up from places I've never heard of.

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Theodora - you should post more often!

In our house January is like any other month - nightly wine with dinner.

Petite Sirah huh? I'm thinking Zin, but not decided yet.

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Depends on what you want Jay. Tablas Creek is more like a Napa experience - big, good wines, touristy, but probably worth it for the wines. Peachy Canyon is one of the older wineries in the area and they make friendly wines. Herman Story and McPrice-Meyers make bigger stuff like Saxum. And there's T...

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That's from Slovakia and not Slovenia... I'm from New York. I still don't know which one is north of the other between Kansas and Nebraska. You think I know the difference between Slovakia and Slovenia? Jay - easy to remember. Nebraska is where James Butler Hickock shot David McCanles and became kn...

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We recently had a tasting of Turley Zins going back into the 90s and one of my favorites was the 1994, contrary to my expectations going in. It brought home the point that it's more than just the alcohol that one should consider. Based on that alone, I wouldn't have aged the wine. But for the perso...

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It’s also about trying to understand how a wine drinker with a cellar moves thru the hobby. It’s obvious many on this board have found themselves at burgundy or champagne as their final stop on the wine journey but what were they varietals they enjoyed along the way. I’m at a Rhône variable stage n...

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Whoops. Seems like a dupe thread:

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So a few others have already explained the "Renski" part but it's common to name the grape that way in much of Europe. That's the Reisling we know in the US. The other "Riesling" is not related. As mentioned, it's often referred to as Welsch Rizling Wälschriesling or Olaszrizling. That's not related...

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Just saw that article a few minutes ago. I don't buy all of this though: As well as a decline in the number of baby boomers, the generation is also drinking less because of lower disposable income, smaller homes—making wine harder to store—and health concerns, says IWSR. A few years ago brands like ...

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For wines you intend to cellar. How many bottles of the same wine do you get?

How many do you want and how many can you afford? Seems pretty simple.

I can't believe how obsessive some people are about this. I would absolutely stop drinking wine if I had to go through any of these calculations!

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We had a couple of those as well. Interesting wine and interesting choice of grapes to make it with. It's not my go-to grape so I was particularly intrigued. Always nice to see someone taking some risks. And good job with the screw cap too! Those can go south pretty easily, and this one was way bett...

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Damn Mel. Had me laughing out loud. Great and very pointed post! [rofl.gif] And terroir is all things in winegrowing. Site, climate, regional culture, etc. I have made wine in 5 different buildings and each of those buildings had it’s own “climate”. The stage of vinification and elevage is not separ...

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So that's roughly five feet by four feet by just under three feet deep. Any of those racks at Amazon will probably be OK. You don't have serious earthquakes in St Louis (as far as I know) and once the rack is partly filled, it will become harder to move anyway, so what's to worry about? Just save yo...

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How sturdy do they need to be? They're not going to be moved around right? So what's the concern? And how high are they going to be? Do you have a walk-in locker that's eight feet high or is it much smaller? As to length, that's irrelevant. Bottles can be anywhere from 11 to 13 inches or more, but a...

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put together a spreadsheet with what you wish to acquire Do people actually do this? Why? Seems like it would work only if you have limited experience, where it's easy to pick two out of the six things you know. But who buys wine this way? What if you come across something interesting that you have...

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Do you find any disagreements to be arguments in life? We are having a discussion. Relax man. Go drink a bottle of wine.

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The WB article describes the WarRoom people as follows:

WarRoom Ventures, a wine company based in Santa Margarita in San Luis Obispo County established to invest and develops wine brand [sic]. . .

Perhaps related to the people who just sold the WA to Michelin and have some cash to burn?

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Whoops. Writing while Michael was posting. Making the same point though.

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I love that a two year old thread from the dumpster can continue arguments as if there had been no hiatus. And then: First, Indian food isn't very diverse. Really? It's actually extremely diverse. The problem is that people refer to the entire subcontinent as if it were a single, unified place. It's...

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It's terrible. A real holocaust. The smoke has reached Argentina. And everyone will be worrying about smoke taint, even if they don't get fire damage themselves.

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I'm heading out to Napa in a few days and was curious to hear from other Berserkers what questions they ask on their winery visits. So Berserkers... What are your favorite questions to ask when you visit a winery? What helps you better appreciate how they're unique that you can't get just from tast...

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Another worthy Seiber post.

FYI, John probably has more insight into the magazine/publishing issues than most people on this site.

Still, I haven't seen the things insinuated here. No affiliation and no financial incentives, just recalling dinners and tastings with a few of the reviewers.

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I agree with Fred. The crus are a GREAT illustration of terroir. As to the banana flavor, he acknowledged it and changed his yeasts. But he deserves at least as much respect as anyone who salvaged the old vine Zin vineyards in CA. He kept a lot of producers in business. He was from the region, he wa...

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Old oenophiles’ tale, perhaps, but back in the day, it was felt the device affected the wine in a negative way. Am I alone in this recollection? I remember hearing that and wondering how it could be true. We had one of these back in the 1990s if I recall correctly. I have no idea where it is or wha...

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Every wine trade publication has been talking about different marketing channels for several years now. The idea of advertising in a print publication is of decreasing importance, whereas advertising through various social media platforms, and to "influencers" whatever the hell they are, has become ...

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As WS has sister publications in Whisky Advocate and Cigar Aficionado, it only behooves them to offer advertising deals across the portfolio to the wineries, distilleries and tobacco companies. Agreed. And based on the Bourbon thread, apparently there's a pretty large crossover anyway. Also, I woul...

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She's a smart lady but a brandy snifter is a bit much. Any tulip-shaped glass should be just fine, since the same principles apply to all wine. Also, I think she's a little bit wrong on her physiology. In any event, since we don't drink much sparkling wine, we just use a regular wine glass.

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In thinking about this, think about reviewers who go through dozens of wines and make assessments based on 'quick tastes', or note on this board from large tastings where folks are in the same situation, and think how 'valid' these impressions may be instead of being able to sit with a wine longer....

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I bought the inaugural vintage, and just took delivery of 2017. A nice run! Who first posted about it, Alan or Brian? Both guys have great palates! I don't know who posted first. All I know is that one of them was sitting across from me, one was kitty corner, and Paul was next to me on my left. We ...

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I thought I had posted but I can't see it. Oh well. But my question was the same as Don's - why bother getting the cork out? Once it's in, it won't hurt you and if it broke, as Wes said, you can use a tea strainer. One trick that seems to work is when you have an older wine, before trying to open it...

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Had a Turley 2004 Rattlesnake Ridge Petite Syrah over Christmas. Alcohol was over 15% The blue and black fruit competent was still bright and juicy. No port like or raisiny aroma or taste at all. Wine showed no signs of aging on the color. Rhone varietal by a producer that many on this site say mak...

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A big champion of his home region and its wines, and unfortunately sometimes dismissed too easily. Like Mondavi, he made a real difference. RIP.

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Why purchase a bottle of $75 wine that will last me through one meal when I can purchase a nice bottle of bourbon/scotch/whiskey that will last me weeks/months? I'm sure that this is a question some consumers are asking - and even more so on the cheaper end. The question they should be asking is wh...

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I was going to say I can't think of any from this board, although certainly from friends elsewhere.

Then I realized I had my first Halcon at the home of my friend Brian Tuite. Brilliant wine.

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Agreed. And add to that the fact that Pax's star is shining pretty brightly these days so people are reluctant to criticize the wines.

But that's a real interesting comparison. I haven't had one of the early ones for quite a while.

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No. I buy and drink Bourbon, but it has not affected my wine buying. Bingo. Why would a life essential impact my wine purchases? [rofl.gif] But in my case the answer is a definite no. Bourbon holds no interest for me at all. I don't drink or have any particular interest in liquor of any kind. With ...

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And I don't think you can really say with confidence that a particular wine will enter it at such and such date and exit at some other fixed date. At least I've never heard a single wine maker make predictions with that kind of confidence. It's the wine drinkers that have the confidence to make tho...

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but they are supplying you with wines you are unfamiliar

I guess that was my point. Unfamiliar for some does not mean unfamiliar for others.

And for the first group, I suppose they're as good as any other guys, although I'd still check their pricing.

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Explaining it is what is hard, and also why Nate's post wasn't entirely wrong. A lot of people assert with confidence that this or that is happening, but that doesn't mean they're correct in their assessments, or that they have a clue. Some wines apparently do go through some kind of "dumb" phase, b...

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But I think you get a few free reads from WaPO each month, just like the NYT.

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