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Bründlmayer and Gobeslburg are possibilities, Reinisch by reputation. These are all meant to be "serious" wines, not Tuesday night pizza wines, but I think of St Laurent as closer to Mencia than to Pinot Noir. Too many rough edges to be Grand Cru.

Forlorn Hope is making quiet unusual and interesting wine in Sierra Foothills, CA, including some crazy blend for their "Queen of Sierra" product line (for example, the red is a blend of Zinfandel, Barbera, Tempranillo, Trousseau noir, and Mondeuse). https://www.forlornhopewines.com Refer...

Looks like I got it mixed up with the tri-tip.

Must be a CA Cab, probably youngish ~'15-'16.

Jeff O wrote: ↑February 24th, 2021, 7:37 pm Isn't it probable that the fakes are actually BETTER than the originals?

That was the tip off!
Something must be wrong! This wine is palatable! Almost as good as water!

I've tried. Honest, I've tried.
So the answer is- never.

Somewhere tucked into a nearly forgotten bin in my cellar is a bottle of 1973 Chateau Ste Michelle Cabernet, purchased from their new (in 1976) winery in Woodinville. That may be the first bottle I purchased with the intention of letting it age. I lost interest in CSM before I got around to trying i...

Eyrie has been killing it with their Daphne vineyard. Subsequent vintages are even better than the '08, esp. '16.

Many wineries overshot on ripeness in '08. Really too bad, because the material was there, and winemakers with a deft hand made great wine.

Oregogne comes up easily if you spell it correctly, but what if you were going by pronunciation alone?

If searching for 1975 led you to a Mayacamas Cab for sale, the exercise was worthwhile.

Naming a winery after a calendar year, or street address makes search query a lot more difficult. I know a couple. Still not as difficult as wines named after a wide AVA designation, i.e. Willamette Valley Vineyards. Naming a wine based on misspelling can also cause difficulty, as in Oregogne. That...

Tour de Berserkers.

My wife has been after me to get a Sprinter, or similar, and do a long, long road trip. A string of Berserker events could be enough to overcome inertia.
Combined with hiking, biking, and skiing, that sums up to a healthy retirement life style.

I've received wine shipped in the winter mostly frozen. Some had corks protruding, and in one case, pushed out entirely.
I pushed the corks back in as the wines thawed and drank them from soon after to years after. I never noticed any damage.

Can someone explain why Bennett Lane (or similar winery) would be willing to sell all of their $60 (retail) Merlot for much less than $10 to get rid of, if it were good enough to serve in the tasting room and therefore good enough for me to want a case of? I mused about that question in an earlier ...

Wrong font, implausible storage container, and paper doesn't last that long, but no reason not to believe. These are the days of creating your own truth out of better stuff than reality. All right, Peter...Not sure where you get your information that paper doesn’t last 100+ years. I do plead ignora...

Wrong font, implausible storage container, and paper doesn't last that long, but no reason not to believe. These are the days of creating your own truth out of better stuff than reality.

Hey Mike - I'm sorry about that. Not sure why you are not being responded to. Please send me an email ch at denegoce.com and we'll get you squared away. Having said that, we are holding all east coats shipments at this time but someone should be getting back to you when you email. Anyone else havin...

I'll put it this way, I've never tasted a wine rated 89 points that I thought deserved a 98, (maybe as high as 95) but I've had plenty 98s that were sub-80 as far as I was concerned.

I admit to requesting a couple. Let's hope it doesn't turn out to be something like Le Petit Ducru, and Jon can't tell the difference because he has the palate of a yak.

From reading this thread, I think when some people see the numerical version, they (mis)interpret that the writer is trying to pass off their opinion as being objective, whereas when they see the same thing in word version, they more easily and comfortably identify the subjectivity of the taster’s ...

I was tempted, but Jeb gives high scores, and he rewards ripeness.

I noticed this aroma on an Ojai Kessler-Haak Pinot 2017, yesterday. That wine was picked at 22,5 brix, had 11% new oak, and was 50% stems. So hard to figure it is either oak or ripeness as the cause. Unless certain coopers have that aroma, either new or used. I think that like "mocha" in ...

I would drink it, but I wouldn't serve Gorgeous Victim at a dinner if my wife was present.

Mark Maddox wrote: ↑February 1st, 2021, 6:31 pm Butter

There is also Cupcake, which I know no Berserker would buy.
Ménage à troi is just a wasted name.

Kola nut is made of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kola_nut Preliminary studies of phytochemicals in kola nut indicate the presence of various constituents:[2] caffeine (2–3.5%) theobromine (1.0–2.5%) theophylline polyphenols phlobaphens (kola red) epicatechin D-catechin tannic acid sugar cellulose ...

Eugenol (spicy, clovelike, sweet) and coumarin (sweet, herbaceous) were predominant in all colas. Other predominant odorants in at least one brand included guaiacol.

https://experts.illinois.edu/en/publica ... vored-carb

I've always had a hard time warming up to Lemberger, although Blaufrankisch is OK.

Basel Cellars is not one I would chose off a rack of equals.

I agree about Naked wines, but for a different reason. How could a wine be any good with a gimmick name like that?

My first thought was Lingua Franca, and I hit the buy button.

Jeb likes rich assertive wines. His tastes don't match mine, but his palate does not match that of of a Nepalese bovine.
It's useful to get notes from a taster who is consistent and knowledgeable, even if you don't agree.

Oblatio generosus?

I thought it meant Original Gangsta, meaning Cam himself, but I'm sure I'm way behind current slang.

Is the rubber stopper truly odorless? Have you used it enough to tell if it eventually absorb odors and passes them to the wine?

And can't they give it a different name?

P@u1_M3nk3s wrote: ↑January 29th, 2021, 12:42 pm Beserkerfestapalooza?
Oregon
Texas
Atlanta
NYC
Chicago
Amsterdam
Andalusia
Melbourne
Singapore
Todd, start scheduling these out!

I'd sign up for a tour.
Probably skip Atlanta and Singapore.

Whiskey and Russian River Pinot cocktail?

Todd- I'm gonna go ahead nominate Oregon as the location for the first post-COVID Berserkerfest https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3188131#p3188131 Everyone else: fight me [berserker.gif] this was sort of already in the works pre-Covid. Right, Jim Anderson?? Not fair. Asking an ol...

You may see me tonight, with a deep purple grin.....

I've had generally good experiences with 2011s, notably Jean Edwards Cabs. Even the comparative duds haven't been bad, just a bit thin if you are looking for a plush wine. The article is right about the tradeoff aromatics being worth the leaner fruit. A lot like 2011 (and 2007) WV PNs. The better wi...

I don't think N Rhone whites have the acidity to stand up to seafoods, unless they are baked with a sauce that provides the acidity. Have your lobster with a Riesling. Ben is right on target. Complex dishes made with acidic components. On the side, roasted root vegetables, esp. parsnips, work well ,...

J Diven wrote: ↑January 27th, 2021, 4:22 pm It's been a while since I ordered, so in for the 12 pack.

Been a while since I've seen you posting, Jim. I ordered a case also.e

E-mailed for a mixed pack.

First time buy from Liquid Farm. I feel like I can't be a true Berserker if I don't try the favorites.
Maybe this spring, after vaccinations take hold, that we can finally come down and visit.

Got it.

The site doesn't want to accept the BD6RS code. Sold out?

Just placed an order., my first from Tercero. Now I am 11 out of 12 for ordering from the BD original twelve.
I really appreciate your contributions to the forum, Larry, and figure the least I can do is order some wine.

Thanks for the tip. I've been reading recommendations for Soliste, but the prices seemed steep. They may well be worth every cent, but I like the chance to sample at entry level prices.

Timothy B a l l a r d wrote: ↑January 25th, 2021, 2:42 pm Wonder if Cam restricted this somehow in his system for purchasers exclusively on his "Top 100"??

I've found that I sometimes get offers later than they are posted here, but I never got this one. Maybe someone knows that I don't like SB with oak.

Our company had this problem for many years. Syncing retail and online inventory is not a trivial problem. We had to step up to a higher level of POS software, which came with a not so trivial expense.

A lot of these vintages haven’t been very available in the US. I don’t remember seeing 1991s or 1992s in stores, or perhaps I just ignored them as the vintages already had very poor reputations). I never tasted a 1992 until last year when I had the Magdelaine, which is pretty good (there’s a thread...

In his 2020 vintage report, Ken Wright mentions ozone treatment. We have used ozone at our factory to treat smoke reside after a fire at an adjacent commercial building. It is amazingly effective, but ozone is a powerful oxidizer. It is used as an alternative to bleach for sanitation, and has the po...

This is a category where I generally get the least satisfaction from bottom fishing. However, the J Laurens Cremant de Limoux Brut is pretty good and for $14 beats anything else I’ve tried under $30. Our neighbor must have cases of that socked away. She gives us a bottle every holiday and birthday....

Anybody else get the Willamette Valley Pinot Noir Mystery from 3 April 2020? It just arrived and it's a 2018 Cristom Willamette Valley. No sub-AVA, no further designation, nothing. I'm unable to find any evidence this bottling even exists. Anybody have any thoughts on it? Relevant verbiage from the...

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