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Might as well rip off the band-aid as I'm pretty sure nothing will change in the next 2 days: Purchased: 150 Consumed: 4 Net: +148 Of the 4 "consumed," two were given away as gifts, and 2 were opened at a dinner where we tasted only, didn't drink. Jonathan and I both share the blame this ...

Might as well rip off the band-aid as I'm pretty sure nothing will change in the next 2 days: Purchased: 150 Consumed: 4 Net: +148 Of the 4 "consumed," two were given away as gifts, and 2 were opened at a dinner where we tasted only, didn't drink. Jonathan and I both share the blame this ...

I heard Martin has been walking around the house naked, so the neighbors chipped in for curtains.

Uh oh..... [rofl.gif] from my glass house . . . I always count on you to keep me honest. And join me in my regular confessions. ok. Here we go: 56 in. 24 out counting one tonight. Likely 2-3 more out before Mar 1 . . . hopefully no more in. A bad month but Dan Kravitz gets a lot of the blame.

Sarah Kirschbaum wrote: ↑February 26th, 2021, 9:55 am Uh oh.....

from my glass house . . .

J a y H a c k wrote: ↑February 25th, 2021, 6:05 pmAdd 2 large glops

3 tsp = 1 T, 3 T = 1 glop. Is that correct?

2012 PIERRE PETERS CUVEE SPECIAL LES CHETILLONS BLANC de BLANC GRAND CRU- omg, the first time through this was a spiritual experience; I concluded the key words were "rich, creamy and righteous". Yes, it had honeyed apple, pear, lemon and papaya with accents of ginger and brioche, but it ...

As I said, their prices on 2019 Grunhaus Kabinett and Spatlese were pretty good - $30 for Herrenberg Kabinett and $35 for Abtsberg Spatlese. Alan, I had never heard of them until you started this thread, and these are the only wines I have purchased so far. The future will be what it will be. yes, ...

Even without markup, there are things like shipping costs, tariff cost, insurance, etc., that make comparisons to ex-cellar prices inappropriate. Depending on the wine, I see how these things increase the cost of the wine by a good bit even with the wines I buy directly from Burgundy (on a percenta...

Tomás Costa wrote: ↑February 25th, 2021, 10:55 am There was once a TN on Vivino where a user pronounced a wine so excellent, he was immediately, erm, excited into action with his female companion (a situation he described in rather more crass terms).

I bought it and it really wasn't that good.

your partner wasn’t happy?

I was an early Cellartracker but haven’t updated anything since then, years and years. Moved a year ago and built new cellar so found lots of surprises.

3&4 for me.

I don’t read it that way, Alan. Vinconnect could charge either a fixed fee, fixed percentage, or combination of the two and his statement would still be accurate in the event that the domaine chooses the retail price. This would make sense if they want to avoid undercutting their other channels. ju...

the drinking window is likely because Corton starts to shine only after decades in the cellar. I wouldn’t pop a 2014 till at least 2034 unless I was assessing for a purchase.

Our winery partners decide the retail pricing strategy for their mailing list releases, we just pass them along this implies that Kevin’s company just ships, no markup. Yet the prices are so far beyond ex-cellar pricing that it’s hard to believe the domaines are charging so much. I’m still waiting ...

punching above its weight, it seems.

Scavenged some decent deals on 2017 burg: 2017 Raveneau Montee de Tonnerre 2017 PYCM Chassagne-Montrachet VV 2017 Jouan Morey-St-Denis VV 2017 Jouan Chambolle-Musigny VV 2017 Jouan Gevrey-Chambertin 'Aux Echezeaux' VV 2017 Heitz-Lochardet Pommard 1er 'Clos des Poutures' 2014 Heitz-Lochardet Pommard...

Kamuela Liquor store is what I was thinking of. Doubt I can beat Dan’s find.

2019 Falkenstein Niedermenniger Herrenberg Spatlese Feinherb #11 2019 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Spatlese #5 2019 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Schlossberg Schmitt 2019 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Rotlay 2012 Vilmart Coeur de Cuvee Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. you’re ...

I’ll offer to take over. I believe she has over a million bottles in her cellar also.

Ken Strauss wrote: ↑February 20th, 2021, 5:44 pm 7FFADA5E-06B0-4083-96D2-D9C890215FA5.jpeg

the rosé you posted on before or a regular 04? I opened 96 recently amd it was fabulous—no rush.

will be in Kona soon if I can get the damn Coronavirus test. Anything good there? Stores?

Last night celebrated a very dear friend’s recovery with our 1st bottle of NV Palmer & Company Champagne Rose Reserve. Was blown away by its QPR. Rich, approachable and very enjoyable. Bubbles just perfect as well. Still have a few, looking for more. I drank that this week over two nights and f...

William Kelley wrote: ↑February 18th, 2021, 1:49 pm1x 1989 Coche Rougeots magnum

party at William’s!

Last night celebrated a very dear friend’s recovery with our 1st bottle of NV Palmer & Company Champagne Rose Reserve. Was blown away by its QPR. Rich, approachable and very enjoyable. Bubbles just perfect as well. Still have a few, looking for more. I drank that this week over two nights and f...

Wine Club 2018 Fevre Bougros Cote de Bouguerots $90/bottle. VinConnect price for same bottle $135.99. I don’t get the pricing. Got their offer today. Yes, I passed. Our winery partners decide the retail pricing strategy for their mailing list releases, we just pass them along. Each of our 61 winery...

Wine Club 2018 Fevre Bougros Cote de Bouguerots $90/bottle. VinConnect price for same bottle $135.99. I don’t get the pricing. Got their offer today. Yes, I passed.

tpetty wrote: ↑February 18th, 2021, 6:36 am I'm on trauma call today - but does drinking wine the day before & after count?

most of your patients will likely have taken care of it for you!

Palmer & Co. Rosé Reserve. Nice. First time. Don’t know when disgorged.

Wine Club has some Ramonet.

your evocative notes make even this Burg guy want to drink Italian, almost.

Vous buvez bien. Avez vous bu le FE Trimbach 2008? Mon favorit récemment.

I know which wine I would rather drink. And amazingly, it did not come with a point score. So much for the 100 point system. Maybe we just need to insist on better tasting notes? forgot the points. Using the Zanotti binary scale, 1 for Clavelier and 0 for Gros, 1 meaning worth drinking and 0 meanin...

what a contrast. First up, 1993 Clavelier Brûlées VV, then 01 Anne Gros Clos Vougeot le Grand Maupertui. Clavelier’s wine was gorgeous, sous bois and red fruits, with some dark fruits intertwined, tannins resolved, good acidity, spice, beautiful silky texture, just super aged red Burgundy. Gros’ wi...

what a contrast. First up, 1993 Clavelier Brûlées VV, then 01 Anne Gros Clos Vougeot le Grand Maupertui. Clavelier’s wine was gorgeous, sous bois and red fruits, with some dark fruits intertwined, tannins resolved, good acidity, spice, beautiful silky texture, just super aged red Burgundy. Gros’ win...

Mich@el Ch@ng wrote: ↑February 14th, 2021, 7:48 pm
alan weinberg wrote: ↑February 14th, 2021, 7:27 pm
Mich@el Ch@ng wrote: ↑February 14th, 2021, 7:19 pm Anyone had the 14 lately?
man, you like young wine! I thought I was baby killing this 08.
I mean, I also don’t like premox lol

buy 2!

Lowell C wrote: ↑February 14th, 2021, 7:02 pm I had a bottle or Dom Perignon 2008 yesterday and it was fantastic! It's hard to even describe what it tasted like, it was just really rich and delicious.

it’s been slammed shut—interesting.

Mich@el Ch@ng wrote: ↑February 14th, 2021, 7:19 pm Anyone had the 14 lately?

man, you like young wine! I thought I was baby killing this 08.

RichardFlack wrote: ↑February 14th, 2021, 4:46 pm Oops. I replied before reading on. Now I can’t delete it. Sorry.

das macht nicht!

What have they done to address the issue? doubled the price and brought DRC in to help w winemaking. As for premox, I don’t know. Don't think DRC are involved in the winemaking, though of course there is a relationship there. They leased vineyards to DRC, however. something beside price needs to ru...

Abbie S. wrote: ↑February 10th, 2021, 9:46 am Astor has a 15% off sale on all of their US bourbon and whiskey today only. I'm not sure if there are any deals once you add shipping.
https://www.astorwines.com/m.aspx?p=202 ... ref=ribbon

promotion ended when I click that link.

Abbie S. wrote: ↑February 10th, 2021, 9:46 am Astor has a 15% off sale on all of their US bourbon and whiskey today only. I'm not sure if there are any deals once you add shipping.
https://www.astorwines.com/m.aspx?p=202 ... ref=ribbon

will they even ship? Lots of places won’t.

RichardFlack wrote: ↑February 14th, 2021, 4:33 pm
P@u1_M3nk3s wrote: ↑February 1st, 2021, 2:27 pm
P@u1_M3nk3s wrote: ↑February 1st, 2021, 2:26 pm
I had to think about that a minute since I speak German, then aha! It's an native English speaker having problems with the word "rot".
And now, of course, I see the issue with "gut".
Gift Wine. would be problematic for Germans ....

that’s what I said post 19 . . .

I think the new team at BdM have certainly tried very hard to resolve the premox issues, and 17, 18 and 19 have been very good. So, we will see, but I'm quite optimistic. What have they done to address the issue? doubled the price and brought DRC in to help w winemaking. As for premox, I don’t know.

Blake Brown wrote: ↑February 14th, 2021, 12:22 pm
alan weinberg wrote: ↑February 14th, 2021, 9:16 am 96 Cristal was stunning last night.
Nice. Happy you had a good bottle.

are there bad bottles?

96 Cristal was stunning last night.

Boy this takes me back. My mom's best friend and my Grandmother on my Dads side made the best stuffed cabbage. I love it. We'll have to try these recipes with my wife. My grandmother made the best kreplach and rugelach but I never forgave her for making me tongue sandwiches once I found out what it...

been almost a year since I started this thread. Made stuffed cabbage again today. Hope it’s a good batch.

Jmigliano wrote: ↑February 13th, 2021, 8:30 pm Out of curiosity what is the process for getting an allocation for DRC?

start with sacrificing your firstborn son and go from there.

first experience with this producer. Last experience with this producer. Started out decently with nice texture and round tannins, but soon the wine became hard and a bit ugly. Not pretty fruit. Not pretty wine. Time to move on. Life too short. Time won’t help this bottle.

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