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Dennis Atick

Dale - nice note! Glad to hear another positive experience. Such a good wine. Might be time for me to open another one soon, though I am trying to let some age for a bit. We will see. Cheers.

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It is a really sad time for restaurants. Many in ATL transitioned to take out, but several have already given up on that. I have contributed to several GoFundMe pages to help restaurant workers and I have purchased gift cards for future use. I have not done takeout as I don't understand how people ...

Dennis Atick

It's a slow month for us in terms of consumption because we're not entertaining. In normal months, we'll have people over on average once a week. Also, with the gyms closed, it's impossible for me to get the volume of exercise I'm used to, so I've been trying to keep alcohol to a weekend-only thing...

Dennis Atick

It is a really sad time for restaurants. Many in ATL transitioned to take out, but several have already given up on that. I have contributed to several GoFundMe pages to help restaurant workers and I have purchased gift cards for future use. I have not done takeout as I don't understand how people f...

Dennis Atick

Great note, Dennis. Jamie makes fantastic chardonnay, and at a great value for the dollar. Even though one might say "but just for fans of the style," I think even your mainstream California chardonnay drinker is likely to appreciate Kutch chardonnays, and maybe even to love them. As a broader stat...

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Snoozed on the fact that there is the virtual tasting tonight and ripped into this one last night. May still try to see you Kutch-heads online tonight. [cheers.gif] 2015 Kutch Chardonnay Sonoma Coast - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast (3/27/2020) A bit more open than my bottle 18 months ...

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Nice to see a check-in from Klafter. Stay well, buddy!

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Doh, forgot about this. I should have waited 24 hours.

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I will take the over on those estimates

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What's the estimate on 96 Truchot Charmes mag? 5k?
For a wine that was prob $100 around 15 years ago.

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Tease

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Nice note, Brad! I wish I still had some of the older D&R wines. I drank them too soon and never really gave them time to develop. You have more?

Dennis Atick

Thanks, Sean. Excellent notes. I am a new convert to Alto Adige whites (and Italian whites, in general). This sounds right up my alley. Always thankful for new wines to lookout for

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I also give him an A+

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A few random things

2004 Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis Les Lys
2017 Ugo Lequio Langhe
2017 Podere ai Valloni Sass Russ

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Looks great....we had an Elio Grasso Langhe Nebbiolo 2014 last night. These wines can offer great value and Nebbiolo charm. Will scoop up a Mascarello next time I see one. Thanks Dennis. Right on, Kris. Langhe Nebbiolos have become a go-to for me for value, earlier drinking, reliability and charm. ...

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Matthew King wrote: ↑
March 22nd, 2020, 9:27 am
Evocative note, Dennis. I can almost taste it.

Love that color.

Thanks! Good wine. Be well!

Dennis Atick

Isolation drinking continues. Have a few of these, so thought I'd take an early look. 2017 Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello Langhe Nebbiolo - Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC (3/22/2020) Very light, translucent red right now. Fragrant, with violet and red fruit and wild herb. Palate is light bodies, ...

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Very nice, Nicos! This sounds quite tasty.
I went through a phase several years back of drinking I-B wines a bit when a friend in town carried them in his shop. Many good experiences, and they were always spring wines to me, I think of them this time of year for whatever reason. Well done. Cheers.

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https://twitter.com/KhushAndOJ/status/1240329504276590594 The BLT Group did too, saying they wanted to make sure their employees could get unemployment before the tidal wave of requests hit. Maybe that was USHG's rationale too. This is going to be bad, very bad. My heart goes out to all the hard-wo...

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Crazy times, indeed Tom. This looks like a good way to deal with sheltering in. I need to try this Idlewood Flora & Fauna and pizza pairing thing. All sounds great. And the pizza looks right tasty!
Be well!

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Envoyer warehouse on lockdown until March 31. Orders still coming via email.

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Jürgen Steinke wrote: ↑
March 17th, 2020, 7:50 am
But maybe 2010 has a bit more fruit and a hint less structure so the wines will be friendlier in their youth.

That's what I have thought was the prevailing thoughts on 10. But I have few '10s so I can't really say.

Dennis Atick

The 05 is still very young from 0,75l. My bottle from December. Actually more open than I expected, but years still to go. Such a vintage. Nice note on the '10 David. Thanks. 2005 Domaine Robert Arnoux / Arnoux-Lachaux Nuits St. Georges - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges (12/8/201...

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This is not specific to NYC restaurants, but in light of Nathan's serious post above, it resonates.

I love this guy:

Dennis Atick

We are all going to be waiting a while for fresh Treehouse. Suspended canning indefinitely as of today.

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Nice note Dennis. Yeah, this is a super bottle of wine and the price is right. Confirms my belief that Italian white wine has so much to offer in virtually every region. Tom Right on, Tom. We talked Tuesday night that several of us are all about Italian whites right now. Took me a long time to get ...

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Nice note Dennis. Yeah, this is a super bottle of wine and the price is right. Confirms my belief that Italian white wine has so much to offer in virtually every region. Tom Right on, Tom. We talked Tuesday night that several of us are all about Italian whites right now. Took me a long time to get ...

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Trying to distract myself by drinking through some wines. At home. 2016 Passopisciaro Terre Siciliane Passobianco - Italy, Sicily, Terre Siciliane (3/15/2020) Man, this stuff is just terrific. Volcanic Chardonny grown at 1000m. It reads Chardonnay on the nose, actually white burg-like. Balanced and ...

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Our '15 from Tuesday night.
Great wine. Good on Envoyer.

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France locking down

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I posted this in the other thread:

Time to really think about your behavior. Sobering.

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Spain locked down

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 02166.html

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Wait. What?

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Just reflecting on the fact that I started this thread two weeks ago and how much has changed in that time.

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YLee wrote: ↑
March 13th, 2020, 6:45 am
Got it on about 12 of my amex cards. 30 off 100.

You have 12 Amex cards?

Dennis Atick

Can still do some nice damage on wine.com with the $50 off $150 and the Amex offer and the Rakuten 5%.
$150 becomes $70 pretty quickly

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Did you catch the Jet Blue story this morning? Who would want to fly anywhere now. I missed it. What was the story? Totally agree with Michael. Unless traveling is related to critical work or some type of emergency, I'd not be flying anywhere for a while. https://nypost.com/2020/03/12/coronavirus-i...

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Mike Grammer wrote: ↑
March 11th, 2020, 11:43 am
Yum notes, Dennis. Haven't had a Valentini as yet (at least I don't remember having had one), and only the Pecorino from Pepe (which made my WOTY list last year).

Kwa Heri

Mike

Thanks, Mike! Next time you are in town: Velentini!

Dennis Atick

I hear you Dennis, getting priced out of Pepe and Valentini wines. Been a year since we tasted through a selection of their wines. Fingers crossed it will get repeated in some way. https://wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=159971&hilit=pepe Nice tasting, Tom. Helpful thoughts here. I mis...

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2007 Azienda Agricola Valentini Trebbiano d'Abruzzo [/url] - Italy, Abruzzi, Trebbiano d'Abruzzo Has a nose that speaks of white Burgundy, but with air, an oxidative, wild-herbal note comes on. Initially, it feels pretty tight, but there is clearly a lot of life packed in. You get a slightly waxy, ...

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Sounds like an awesome night Dennis. The Valentini and Pepe wines are showstoppers for sure and age effortlessly. tom Thanks, Tom. I am a fairly recent convert to Trebbiano. Wish I could afford Valentini with more regularly and Pepe is creeping up into the same range. Great wines. Great stuff Denni...

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Got together with some of the usual suspects last night to check out the new Lyla Lila in midtown and drink some decent wines. We have been a luck few the past few years as our nights are always marked by all wines showing well. Been a good run. Per usual, I tried to jot down some thoughts as we din...

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Steve Edmunds! Bomb-diggity

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I heard that if you open an account with Fedex and show up with printed label on your box all ready to go they tend not to ask any questions. Pack it really well. Like better than any wine retailer or winery you buy from. I know of a guy that has shipped a helluva lot of wine and beer to Berserkers ...

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Just FYI: I did not get cash back on Rakuten as advertised when I use the 300/100 wine.com coupons. I followed the link from Rakuten to Wine.com, made the purchase, Rakuten shows $10 in my account for a day or so, and then I get message that says wine.com did not provide cash back. I didnt get my 5...

Dennis Atick

Just FYI:
I did not get cash back on Rakuten as advertised when I use the 300/100 wine.com coupons. I followed the link from Rakuten to Wine.com, made the purchase, Rakuten shows $10 in my account for a day or so, and then I get message that says wine.com did not provide cash back.

Dennis Atick

Well, all of Italy is now certainly a no-go for a while.

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