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White - Aligote or Melon de Bourgogne

Red - Gamay

OP loves Loire Cab Franc but has a fair bit cellared and wants some Bordeaux for specific meals and/or guests.

I appreciate all the thoughts. Now to post something less controversial- “What constitutes a natural wine?” or “Most Burgundian Kosta Browne?”

Wouldn’t a Sauternes have to be mighty oxidized to meet the ‘red wine’ requirement?”

FWIW, I bought a 6 pack of 2000 Charmail and found them hot and goopy except for 1 that I buried and opened this year. I still didn’t like it as much as others (e.g. Cantemerle) but it had calmed a bit. Living in PA complicates access to back vintages (current vintages too but there is a bit more av...

I’m not a huge Bordeaux drinker but I’m intrigued by the hype. I was very happy with several mixed cases of $20 2000 Bords and suspect that 2016 may offer similar opportunities. The catch? I’m 62 years old. I hope that I’ll have a decent palate for 10+ more years but my kids have no interest and I’m...

I’ll bite on the scores. Keeping in mind that critics score wines against the exemplar of their type it would seem that they believe that there is a wider gap between excellent and ideal Burgundy than between excellent and ideal Bordeaux. What it patently does not mean is that the slew of 100 point ...

Thank god you’re not actually offering owl steaks (even if suburb).

Case and a half of Paetra and a case of Goodfellow chards. There is, of course, so much more that I wish I could have afforded. I’m particularly sad to have to have skipped Cowan Cellars, Tercero, Biggio Hamina, and Cabot. Next year!

Don’t just leave that hanging- only en magnum!

ky1em!ttskus wrote: ↑
January 21st, 2019, 8:54 pm
Drink it all! Drink it all!

Unless you're sitting on some gems that need cellar time I'd seriously consider holding a cull party or two and restarting the cellar after moving. I know - not what you asked...but this is Berserkers!

Wes Barton wrote: ↑
January 18th, 2019, 1:59 pm
Speaking of fruit flies - if you get one in your glass, you'll often pick up VA in the wine very quickly. The acetobacter is spread across the surface and acts quickly, so you can smell it right away.

The perfect answer for OP!

AlexS wrote: ↑
January 17th, 2019, 6:39 pm

Nate Simon wrote: ↑
January 17th, 2019, 4:12 pm
Is Pegau considered VA-ridden, or just stinky NOS?
Never heard of VA as flaw in Pegau, mainly just brett.

Timely - Alex is right that common complaint about Pegau is brett but I drank a 2003 last weekend that had no horse but plenty of nail polish remover.

Mike Wenzel wrote: ↑
January 16th, 2019, 9:02 am
We have this one: Cuisinart CPK-17

Pro tip - don't try to heat it on a gas stove!

Thanks all for all the help but mostly to DSgriwold for the image of the stoned house sitter trying to figure out where the smell of burning plastic is coming from.

I like the idea of Australia as the next northern Rhône but I think alto Piemonte is more likely.

CA Pinot has been the next Australia for some time now. I wonder if luxury cuvees of cru Beaujolais aren’t the next CA pinot?

That being said, if you are only going to use this for a couple of months, I think you can survive with the cheap model and slightly inferiior coffee. Its still better than starbucks. Thanks all. This is actually one of my questions for those that use one - might I be better off continuing to use i...

Anyone use one? I make french press coffee every morning and currently use a built-in instant hot faucet. We're about to undertake a 2 month kitchen remodel and will not keep the instant hot in the new kitchen (too unreliable - replaced twice in 10 years and plumber says avg lifespan is just about 5...

What's wrong with cherry-picking?

Caveat - it has been at least 15 years but I made two trips, staying at the Post in LL both times. I'd have a hard time going elsewhere. It is not difficult to get from there to Sunshine. I was a high intermediate skier at the time and though Sunshine was gorgeous but I didn't find that much terrain...

Not a buyer (which is reflective of my financial status not a comment on pricing) but publishing your location would help w/r/t hand-off.

It’s Christmas Eve so I’m fighting back the response the question deserves. Suffice to say that “mine’s bigger” is not an offline theme that appeals me.

Congratulations and good luck! I think you're hiding your light with the music selections but I get and respect the concept and respect your steadfastness (akin to your 'no IPAs' stand). I hope to get there someday.

No, but as CRS sets in I have had wine that I bought, paid for, and forgot, delivered to me. What do I win for being the idiot who explains the joke?

Is a Chinese cleaver a vegetable cleaver? I was under the impression that a Nakiri is a Japanese vegetable cleaver and is very different (much smaller 'platform' to use Todd's terminology) from the Chinese cleavers that I've seen. I though that the Chinese cleavers were more traditional (meat) clea...

Is a Chinese cleaver a vegetable cleaver? I was under the impression that a Nakiri is a Japanese vegetable cleaver and is very different (much smaller 'platform' to use Todd's terminology) from the Chinese cleavers that I've seen. I though that the Chinese cleavers were more traditional (meat) cleav...

I have no personal experience but have heard good things about Browne Trading. https://www.brownetrading.com/product-c ... h-seafood/

Save yourself some $$ and get some Pepiere Muscadet.

Thank god! I thought this was another thread on wine glasses.

BTW - I was just trying to answer OP's question - definitely not endorsing the quackery

Someone named Noppakit Sangsurane posts about it frequently on the Burgundy Geeks FB group. He didn't respond to a question about cost and availablity.

Where are you located and are you interested in Southern Rhone? My CT inventory is way out-of-date but I'm pretty sure that I could put together a case of CdP from: 2001 Pegau; 2003 Pegau; 2004 Pegau; 2000 Beaucastel; 2001 Beaucastel. I'm near Philadelphia and not really interested in shipping. I'd ...

Pepiere (various muscadets) Lauer (Barrel X is my house Riesling) Thivin ESJ Rocks and Gravel (PA state system got a bunch on some sort of close-out) Texier CdR Produttori (Langhe Nebbiolo and Normale) Baudry Patrice Rion Loring and KB (still drinking down overstock from Parker board years - mostly ...

Not very convenient to Bucks but does Zippy (Scott Ziskind) still run a facility near Philadelphia? zipco wine cellar services inc

Don't forget the biodynamic calendar - not all days are days

Understanding that there is no such thing, how about Fume Blanc? It has name recognition, particularly Mondavi’s, and provides that ABC frisson.

Sorry to pile on, but PA does not allow residents to purchase alcohol from private sellers or even retailers (other that the PA Liquor Control Board stores). It is only within the past year or so that we can purchase from wineries, provided that they comply with relatively onerous licensing processes.

Thinking on this I think the delta for me is really intellectual wines versus (strike me down if I use the H word) shall we say exuberant wines. As I look for something to accompany ground turkey soft tacos I want the latter and cellar the former. To quote the good Jay Miller “fruit is not necessari...

I voted 'yes' based on an understanding of 'fine wine' similar to Sarah's excellent description. I too often (and too often) stare at my very modest collection of bourgogne rouge and blanc; langhe nebbiolo; entry level riesling; chenin, chinon and muscadet; cru beaujolais; etc. and despair that I ha...

Burma: Rivers of flavor by Naomi Duguid @ $1.80 today.

You might get better response in the 'Wine Pimps' forum. I think you're speaking of direct to consumer sales (as opposed to distributor to retailer). Obviously , this is a complex question with no single right answer. I suspect that many on this board have relationships with 'boutique' wine stores w...

I expected to see Seavey mentioned by now. Then again, I haven't heard them mentioned in any context in years. What's going on with them? I checked their web site and they're still pulling big points from AG and others - why no chatter?

Hmm - Knoxville wine stores don't seem to put their inventories on-line. Can you get Baudry Chinon? Edmunds St. John El Jaleo? Cru Beaujolais?

It would help to know where you live and shop for wine. Berserkers often provide very specific recommendations to requests such as this.

PSA - Once again on sale at Wine Library for $16.

jcoley3 wrote:Off the top of my head, think of Butternut Chardonnay and Butter Chardonnay thrown up against Rombauer.

Apt phrasing (my emphasis added).

I've always been a bottom-feeding bargain hunter so it's tough to point to a specific purchase but I wish that I had not bought so many points/dollar back in the day. Could have been Marquis Phillips; 2000 Charmail; CdPs; etc. Breaks my heart to think of the Burgs and Rieslings I could have bought (...

But, would you really suggest a beginner start by trying to learn all the different regions of Italy. And, if you do, what book on Italian wine would you suggest that a beginner start with. Italian Wine for Dummies Depending on your willingness to disassociate from the author Vino Italiano by Joe B...

You did the right thing, but to I can't answer your question as I have no idea James Suckling would have done. I suspect he would say he never has to pay for wine.

A recent release from Kalin - 1995 Kalin Cellars Chardonnay Cuvée CH Sonoma

Website works for me now - https://downtoearthwines.net/products-page/. Looks like perhaps it was down for (much needed) revamping.

The pic on the Park Place website with the server holding a bottle of Sandlands and a bottle of Dirty and Rowdy is great. Now I really need to go

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