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I started receiving Cellar Thief e-mails last week. After a few, I directed them to the spam folder. I didn't realize they were associated with Invino. I purchased from Invino a couple of times, but they have not had anything interesting lately. Their e-mails are already directed to a folder that is...

I'd grip the cork with my palm downward, thumb under one side of the cork, the rest of my hand on the other side of the neck. Crank hard lifting thumb up and fingers down. Pop!

For Neapolitan style pizza my favorite pairing is Fiano do Avellino.
As far as pairing all three of your pizza selections, white or rose will work with the garlic. I think it takes a robust red to stand up to garlic, so not Chianti or Pinot Noir.

If you make it to Charles Smith there are quite a few good restaurants in the Georgetown neighborhood a few blocks away. I have been to Via Tribunali and Fonda La Catrina. Not high end dining but both were very good. There are many other restaurants in the neighborhood that are highly rated as well...

It’s amazing how much bourbon prices can vary state to state, I assume mostly due to liquor taxes. In WA state we have some of the highest liquor taxes around. As an example, Basil Hayden can retail in Wa for well over $50. Costco sells it for about $44. I’m on a driving trip across the N. states, ...

Madeira.
That is the prominent hole in my cellar.

I think it would be necessary to make an appointment with Mike Januik to make the visit worthwhile. He really knows his stuff.

Avennia definitly should be on the visit list. I don't know about Long Shadows, since all the wines are made/directed by
consulting wine makers.

Dave McIsaac wrote: ↑
June 25th, 2019, 4:45 pm
DeLille!!

Cadence

Cadence is in the South Park district in Seattle. I suggest Januik instead for a winery near DeLille, somewhat in the same style as Cadence.

Someone will say that whether or not it works, the fact that a vineyard manager cares so much about his vines that he's playing music to them will result in better grapes and finer wine. That's gold, Jerry, gold! It was probably the Talbot vineyard manager's kid's science project. To be serious, co...

Alan R is on my wave length, but I will add Arcadian.

My condolences. If you were 180 miles nearer, I'd open a bottle for you.
There is, we all know, always more wine.

Jim,
I'm wondering when you say "random survivor", how random? From someone's cellar? A restaurant list? Auction?
A careful pre-selection could greatly alter the odds of a good bottle from the extremely wide field of "Bordeaux", CA Cab, etc.

Maybe the '17 is better?

I recounted in another thread that my daughter and a friend purchased a bottle of Elouan Pinot Noir from a dismal selection at a small suburban store. After each taking a sip, they decided to drink beer instead.

There are some spectacular '75 Napa Cabs, Mayacamas and Mondavi Reserve for instance. Most are faded. If you could select a well cared for Magnum, I'd lean in that direction. Otherwise, you are rolling against the odds.

If you like Riesling, Germany is a contender. Sauternes is definitely the most dependable. Most red Bordeaux started out hard as nails, and stayed that way until after the fruit faded. Right bank is the best bet, if given a chance to narrow it down. Vintage port will still be drinking fine, but was ...

Right within walking distance in McMinnville, you can visit Goodfellow, Winderlea/Brittan, Eyrie, and Westry. All make excellent Chardonnay and PN. You will have to make appointments. Eyrie recently changed to appointment only tastings.

This is what Jon says about the wine <The style of the winery is big, sultry and rich, savory and long on the palate (yes, each vintage and wine is different but that’s the overall style). If I had to make a comparison, I would say (in a Washington State sense) the winery leans more toward the Napa ...

I was thinking Gorman. http://www.gormanwinery.com/?page_id=39 Jon has also sold De Hoed before. http://denhoedwines.orderport.net/wines/Library-Wines Mark Ryan and Rasa are outside possibilities Soos Creek does not fit the rich Napa like profile, and doesn't have $60-80 Cabs and blends. I did have ...

The Angela is 2014, drinking well right now, with enough acidity and substance to last many years. Red fruits, no over-ripeness of excessive heat. Not a profound wine, but one that you won't get tired of drinking if you went in deep.

The Evil Twin is 2013, FWIW

Mattstolz wrote: ↑
June 13th, 2019, 11:45 am
Anyone else think today’s 2016 Tuscany mystery might be Montevertine IGT? The price seems about right for a mystery offer of it, but I’m not very familiar with the ratings history of that wine.

Seems like a drinking window starting with 2019 is not the style of Montevertine.

Has anyone picked up or shipped out their "Pinot Noir Gold Rush" the single vineyard Mystery from Willamette from May 17th? I won't be able to ship mine till October, and curious if anyone knows what it ended up being? Thank you, The May 17 offer did turn out to be the Angela Abbot Claim. I would h...

Alan Rath wrote: ↑
June 12th, 2019, 11:42 am
Many years ago there was a motorcycle on campus with the plate "CARNOT". Today that could be considered wine related, though I know it was not.

Good pun, in any case.

This is a possibility. Big reds, rich Chardonnay.

https://www.abeja.net/accommodations.php

lleichtman wrote: ↑
June 10th, 2019, 9:33 pm

D@vid Bu3ker wrote: ↑
June 10th, 2019, 6:38 pm
Hmm...dry Sherry!

Amontillado
+1 on the Amontillado. Would be my choice or maybe even a fino.

Actually, Manzanilla, but any of the coastal Mediterranean whites mentioned will work , plus Greco, Falanghina, Fiano, Vermentino, Verdicchio.....

I like.

It looks to me like all the figures mean is that winesearcher users are upgrading their wine choices.

I ordered the knife, and rarely use it. I prefer a thinner blade for most uses, and a traditional Wusthof chef's knife for heavy duty use.

Mineral fireworks, Cold fusion?

Why iron ore? I understand iron, but LPB is sinking into logorrhea.

Don't mess with OPP, other peoples prose.

I would like to see the polyphenol index listed on red wines, as well as RS, pH, total acidity, and use of oak.
That would help immensely in sorting out reality from opinion.

I'll start with and edit Sarah's list, since she put the work into organization. • Salad fixings – greens (arugula/lettuces/bitter greens etc.), fennel, avocado, cucumbers, bell peppers, tomatoes. • 3-4 of the standard veggies per week – broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kale, zucchini, summe...

x^y fits the dictionary definition for y real and >1. That makes no sense. Burn the dictionary!! It is does not, by any stretch of the imagination, express what dictionaries do when they offer multiple definitions. It is certainly true that if you want to imagine that language could work according ...

OK, both John and Peter are confusing order of etymological derivation from ordering in a dictionary, which is done by that dictionary's sense of which usage is the most current and/or the most usual. Those meanings from which a meaning derives often come second (though by no means always). But my ...

It is strictly an observation that perfectly clear words can be bent to mean whatever one wants it to mean. (eg. "vertical in feel") Here is a Googled definition: "Relating to a mathematical expression containing one or more exponents. ♦ Something is said to increase or decrease exponentially if it...

It is strictly an observation that perfectly clear words can be bent to mean whatever one wants it to mean. (eg. "vertical in feel") Here is a Googled definition: "Relating to a mathematical expression containing one or more exponents. ♦ Something is said to increase or decrease exponentially if its...

Very few people understand the concept of exponentiation. (Maybe I should limit that to Americans).
Exponents can be less than one, less than zero, or even imaginary.

Doesn't look cheap to me: 2006 Chateau Laville Haut Brion Blanc $499.00 2017 Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc $119.00 Haut Brion Blanc 2017 $849.00 LavilleHB and HBB are mostly Semillon, no? Though I get the point Yup, No one wants to pay a lot for a new world Semillion either. As a result, few gro...

Ten/twenty years ago I would have considered SCM Chardonnay a valid category to consider for regular drinking. In the last ten years, the Willamette Valley has really got it's Chardonnay mojo working, and the prices beat CA handily, not to mention that it can be much closer to Chablis in style when ...

I believe that wine is made by Ken Wright, a name that popped into mind as I read Jon's copy. It's a better prospect than the Willakenzie, which hasn't been up to snuff lately.

I agree the Pierre Leon fits, and the 2016 is listed at $60 retail on the Willakenzie site. Interesting that wine searcher shows the consensus critic rating at 91, while the cellartracker consensus is 88.1, with a couple of notes indicating secondary fermentation. That can explain the low closeout p...

Sam Adams buying Dogfish Head can't be good news for beer drinkers. I didn't see any mention of this on the forum yet.

Either he was drinking from a tall stem, or he was deep in the bottle.

I’d say Qu 1 is the effect of heat, if any, on TCA. That should be basic science. Absent hard facts I always come back to why risk a wine based dish per the topic of this thread. Deglazing for pan juices, perhaps. But I don’t tend to keep corked wines around - they go in the sink unless returnable ...

I've read that the TCA binds with fats in cooking, but I don't recall any hard science or controlled tests. I usually have enough wine that is left over, or deemed not worth drinking, so I haven't put corked wine to the cooking test. I can understand why someone would not want to expose themselves t...

I nabbed a few Lutum Pinot Noir closeouts, and they arrived last week. Yesterday I opened the 2015 Lutum Rita's Crown Pinot Noir The wine is fairly dense, medium bodied, and well balanced. Perhaps too balanced. Nothing stood out except for an excessive cinnamon/nutmeg spiciness that some might enjoy...

You take Mary, I'll take Sue, Ain't much difference between the two...

Drunk people are prone to say anything, but not necessarily even know true from false. Children can fabricate their own reality and believe it entirely. That makes them some of the best liars. Leggings can hold firm and tight that which would otherwise be subject to excessive wiggle. Wines lacking a...

Self-explanatory, although including 'from too many producers' made the poll question too long. Please feel free to add comments, caveats, nuances, specifics, details, discussions, arguments. Dan Kravitz many times they're declassified blends from single vineyards and yield a more complex or comple...

Just speaking for myself, I love chevre as an appetizer, but if hard cheeses are served before a meal I abstain. Other soft cheeses are a maybe. If I'm famished and it looks like other food courses are going to be a long time coming, I'll tamp down hunger pangs with a small amount. This usually happ...

How can the wine have a retail and a best web price if it is a small batch sold only under the Sleeper label?

It would be easier to answer if it were phrased "sometimes lighter and occasionally better". Even for those who prefer more delicate and nuanced wines the statement you give is not true the majority of the time. Entry level PNs from better producers are usually, but not always, made intentionally li...

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