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The top 22 wines in James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2020 are 100 pointers. There are more 100 pointers in the list but I didn't have the patience to go through the entire list. https://www.jamessuckling.com/wine-tasting-reports/top-100-wines-2020/ This isn’t score inflation. It’s pure fiction con...

The rule I've always gone by is, "if you don't want to drink it, you don't want to cook with it."

For overnight, Vac-u-Vin is ok but not as good as gas. I use this - put it in the bottle, recork and put it in the refrigerator. It will keep it tasting good for at least 4 days. www.amazon.com/Private-Preserve-Wine-Preservation-Spray/dp/B0000DCS18/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1QKWTUXQZFUWX&dchild=1&keyw...

A couple of years ago I stopped at Total Wines and did their 5 cent wine tasting. There were a few under $20 wines that Suckling had given 92 points to (maybe Amici wines were being featured). I asked the wine pourer how these marginal tasting wines got such high scores from him. She informed me th...

He’s internationally known, respected in some circles (not here though, bunch of haters), most likely does well financially, travels the world, drinks amazing wines. I am not internationally known, but I am known to rock the microphone. Kim kardashian is also rich and famous. doesn’t mean she has t...

A couple of years ago I stopped at Total Wines and did their 5 cent wine tasting. There were a few under $20 wines that Suckling had given 92 points to (maybe Amici wines were being featured). I asked the wine pourer how these marginal tasting wines got such high scores from him. She informed me tha...

I've always found it interesting when people get their wines from their favorite mailing list and say they need to set the wines aside for a while so they lose their "baby fat". I never understood what that was supposed to mean, or why they wanted the wines to age. Many of the big Napa Ca...

I have been drinking zins for over 40 years.My experiences with zin is that they taste less like zin and more like claret or cabernet as they age..... A friend of mine attended a tasting of Robert Parker's tasting group about 10-15 years ago the the wines were double blind. The consensus, including...

I've been drinking zinfandel for 40 years. Other than Ridge, and possibly some Turley, Bedrocks and Carlisles, I would not age them for more than 5 years. It is a wine that's meant to be drunk young, while you wait for your cabernets and Bordeaux to age longer. "Zinfandel is about emotion, wher...

Mark Golodetz wrote: ↑October 26th, 2020, 7:52 am Roederer NV is not only excellent value, but we have started to drink it as a substitute white wine

Agree.

Two bottles from Costco are under $40.

Hard to beat at the price.

https://twitter.com/sfchronicle/status/1310644252200771589?fbclid=IwAR3-65BEBGHC2mt6KZI0zyOCeFmpo2gv8IrXon7unhpB11vAP_H717zWI_c https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/09/28/glass-fire-embers-cross-napa-valley-towards-santa-rosa-destroy-castello-di-amorosa/?fbclid=IwAR0CYIZz7YZyOV3J20h https://www.sf...

Merrill Lindquist wrote: ↑September 29th, 2020, 6:52 am Just now an update from an official source that my property is unburned . The glass fire has moved north eastward up in the palisades mountain range. May it stay there until it is out...this is mostly conservation land.

Great news.

Merrill Lindquist wrote: ↑September 29th, 2020, 7:27 am Thanks for your concern, everyone.

Stay safe.

Meadowood

Mike Kuller wrote: ↑September 14th, 2020, 12:27 pm
Arv R wrote: ↑September 14th, 2020, 12:10 pm I saw those too. Crazy deep etching into that glass too.

I could not tell if that was an NFC championship thing, but it seemed like a weird thing to be selling in September, and at that price.
And from Oregon.

Sorry, wrong shelf tag.

Arv R wrote: ↑September 14th, 2020, 12:10 pm I saw those too. Crazy deep etching into that glass too.

I could not tell if that was an NFC championship thing, but it seemed like a weird thing to be selling in September, and at that price.

And from Oregon.

The price increase convinced me.

It has to be better than the others.

PSA : While the rest of the crowd is discussing time zones, and various other ....uhhhh topics over the long weekend, remember October 12th is 5-6 weeks away. So, 2 cellar defenders until then (red only): 1. Costco- has Steele Cab Franc for $ 13 a bottle Lake County- Good QPR 2. Costco - has Mrs. Q...

Jim Stewart wrote: ↑August 29th, 2020, 12:15 pm

Jeez, Tom, you make it tough to stay "on the wagon". Hartford "Old Vine" RRV at $25 post promo. . . Lord have mercy!

Which code?

Merrill Lindquist wrote: ↑August 25th, 2020, 3:14 pm
Mike Kuller wrote: ↑August 25th, 2020, 3:10 pm
Merrill Lindquist wrote: ↑August 25th, 2020, 2:57 pm Mike Kuller - just bring your wife this time. Don't want them talking about us. And I am happy to pick up the tab....
Just kidding Merrill.
I know. But would love to see you...gets lonely out these parts.

We’ll definitely plan a trip up next year when the plague is over.

Merrill Lindquist wrote: ↑August 25th, 2020, 2:57 pm Mike Kuller - just bring your wife this time. Don't want them talking about us. And I am happy to pick up the tab....

Just kidding Merrill.

Merrill, per Cellartracker your 2011 seems to have more fans then the 2010, and your 2017 seems to have turned out great, so clearly you've mastered these "not-perfect" vintages. I do what I can. Sometimes it is difficult to have such a small site, and at other times it's great. It allows...

The Walbridge fire burns above the Dry Creek Valley in Healdsburg on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/118317985_10222594734767727_7781799337048383831_o.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=50XCQedD9fwAX9W-RvY&_nc_ht=scontent-sjc3-1.xx&oh=e9c4cf70...

Agreed. Puts a smile on my face.

$12 at Total Wines.

MatthewT wrote: ↑July 31st, 2020, 12:43 pm Zin is sold out, lol.

LOL! I'll buy a bottle of Pedroncelli in the fall to see what I missed.

The model hasn’t changed at all. Cameron says, “I source a high-end "bulk" wine I find compelling, complete the final blend, and negotiate a price.” What “high-end” connotes can be construed differently based on the context. He spells out pretty plainly what to expect with each release. C...

I thought de Negoce was going to be different because he was offering high end wine at a deep discount. If you guys are right and the Dry Creek zinfandel is from $17 Pedroncelli, then de Negoce is no different than Cameron Hughes old label. Except you have to buy a case. Berserkers: “I want Cameron...

As I've said he is a master salesman.

I thought de Negoce was going to be different because he was offering high end wine at a deep discount. If you guys are right and the Dry Creek zinfandel is from $17 Pedroncelli, then de Negoce is no different than Cameron Hughes old label. Except you have to buy a case. Most are not like this last...

I thought de Negoce was going to be different because he was offering high end wine at a deep discount.

If you guys are right and the Dry Creek zinfandel is from $17 Pedroncelli, then de Negoce is no different than Cameron Hughes old label.

Except you have to buy a case.

Latest today #31 - Dry Creek zinfandel at $8 a bottle.

Hard to pass up.

But after reading here, decided to let it go.

These wines all sound incredible for the money but I don’t see that much if any has actually been tasted. I was only impressed with a couple of the maybe 20 different C Hughes wines I’ve had over the past few years. What makes you think these 2017s will be any better? It’s an entirely different mod...

These wines all sound incredible for the money but I don’t see that much if any has actually been tasted.

I was only impressed with a couple of the maybe 20 different C Hughes wines I’ve had over the past few years.

What makes you think these 2017s will be any better?

I have three cases of zin that Have come in during the past 2 months. All are 2018s which are supposed to the best in a decade. Rafinelli Turley Limerick Lane Ridge 2018s are just starting to come out. I started drinking Lytton Springs in the early 1980s so it has a lot of sentimental value. Another...

For my reds - Private Wine Preserve (argon) and put it in the fridge.

For my wife's whites - Vacu-Vin and refrig.

I was in the Danville Costco early last Friday morning. No restricting the number or age of customers and too crowded to social distance.

Looking for good wine being discounted and found very little of interest.

Was told they sold out in 12 hours.

Albert R wrote: ↑May 21st, 2020, 3:30 pm View cart and then it gives you the option to enter the promo code.

Care to share the promo code?

You can message me privately.

Love Zin but having troubles justifying the prices What Zins are you buying? I know you mentioned Limerick Lane, but those are now on the upper echelon in terms of pricing and I can no longer justify them either. Are you into any of the other producers mentioned in this thread- Bedrock, Carlisle, O...

I tried the KS champagne in January and thought it was pretty decent for $20. The producer is Manuel Janisson, and a web search at that time led me to believe that has not changed for at least the past few years. Found this just now; it mentions the new bottle, too. https://goodcheapvino.com/kirkla...

I have always favored Zinfandel with my absolute favorite being Opolo Vinyards - Mountain Zinfandel. My daughter gave me a bottle a few years back for my birthday . I loved it so much that I became a member of their Opolo Wine Club and had the Wine shipped to my home in Massachusetts. If anyone her...

Alcohol Sales Surged by 55 Percent Last Week Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Wine sales reportedly increased by 66 percent...

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Mine wouldn't work without giving them a credit card.

M@tt G. wrote: ↑March 17th, 2020, 1:07 pm
The best Zin I've had from Carlisle is the Hayne. There is a bottle of 2014 Carlisle Hayne for sale at K&L.

I think my favorite zin was a 2012 Hayne from Turley a friend brought over last year.

Different styles.

I'm a long time buyer of Wilson and Pezzi King. I also like Mauritson and Carlisle. Cheers! Wilson makes some very good ones - big, fruity and complex. If you belong to their club you, get discounts at Pezzi King, Mazocco and about 10 other wineries. Pezzi King lately has been too fruit forward for...

Brown in Napa makes excellent zins. You can find the Napa but the vineyard designated ones are only at the winery or Napa tasting room. And there's always the Seghesios (esp.the 2016 and 2017) from Costco for under $20. Rosenblum makes a few nice ones these days that aren't fruit bombs - like the 20...

We're big fans of Zichichi's Old Vine zin, from Dry Creek Valley. $35/bottle with futures order. Never heard of them before - I'll have to check it out! Thanks for the new reco! We happened by there - just up from Rafanelli on Old Dry Creek Rd. because they had a "Barrel Tasting" sign out...

A friend in the wine business who tastes a lof of CA cabernets says he hasn't found any 2017s that were better than the winery's 2016s.

Turley has 2018 Mead Ranch but is sold out of Bedrock.

On my 40th birthday we were in the South of France visiting my wife's brother and his wife in St. Jean cap Ferrat (he was an atrtist who lived in the area for 25 years). We had driven down from Frankfurt with another of her brothers and his wife. A couple from home also met us there and along with a...

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