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Kevin Porter

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?

Kevin Porter

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...

Kevin Porter

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...

Kevin Porter

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

Kevin Porter

Save yourself some $$ and get some Pepiere Muscadet.

Kevin Porter

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

Kevin Porter

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

Kevin Porter

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.

Kevin Porter

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 My CT inventory is way out-of-date but I'm pretty sure that I could put together a case of CdP from: 2001 Pegau; 2003 Pegau; 2004 Pegau; 2000 Beaucastel; 2001 Beaucastel.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 ...

Kevin Porter

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 ...

Kevin Porter

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

Kevin Porter

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

Kevin Porter

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

Kevin Porter

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.

Kevin Porter

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...

Kevin Porter

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...

Kevin Porter

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

Kevin Porter

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...

Kevin Porter

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?

Kevin Porter

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?

Kevin Porter

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

Kevin Porter

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

Kevin Porter

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

Apt phrasing (my emphasis added).

Kevin Porter

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 (...

Kevin Porter

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...

Kevin Porter

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.

Kevin Porter

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

Kevin Porter

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

Kevin Porter

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

Kevin Porter

I think that direct-from-domaine matters because corked is corked at bottling. If the bottle has passed through several buyers working with the producer might be a challenge, but if the seller bought directly from the domaine then the seller should be able to arrange a refund. (if that's not why Cha...

Kevin Porter

Just don't do what I do - don't drink them because they're worth too much and don't sell them because there is too much friction. You'll end up sitting on a bunch of pointy Cali pinot of very questionable aging potential.

Kevin Porter

A. So wrote:Chave is a producer whose release prices have held fairly steady. (c.f. Allemand, Clape, Juge, and to a lesser extent Jamet)

And they are consistent 93 point wines.

Kevin Porter

This has been said many times but just in case - corked wines are corked when bottled. There is some debate as to whether poor provenance can exacerbate 'corkiness' but for all intents and purposes treatment by the seller has no impact. Nonetheless, I would expect the retailer to refund you, particu...

Kevin Porter

I'm generally with Sarah on this but I did have a fantastic dinner at the Red Store on Cape May Point. I'll qualify that it was one dinner a few years back and the perfect night in their outdoor garden certainly contributed. That said, I thought that they did a great job preparing local sea food and...

Kevin Porter

Sounds great - good luck with it! I'm sure the music as well as the food, beer, and wine will be great. I see why you're pondering the questions you are and asking opinions. This is nothing you haven't thought of but the general rule-of-thumb would be table service at the four tops but I think price...

Kevin Porter

Hearthside (https://www.hearthsidebyob.com/).

It sounds like David will be (or was) in the Fairmount/Art Museum area. Perhaps A Mano, Tod Wentz' Italian BYO.

Kevin Porter

I haven't done that - do they put a PA tax sticker on?

My guess is that the regs haven't been adjusted since that became legal and you've found a loophole. If I were the owner of a BYO which had recently been harassed or fined I wouldn't be interested in the nuance.

Kevin Porter

There seems to be a perception that the PA purchase requirement is a Morimoto rule - it is not; it is a PA PLCB and/or Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement rule. Licensees are strictly liable for any violations of the Liquor Code and must ensure that alcohol is not being served to minors or visibly ...

Kevin Porter

Useless, however I would consider a breathalyzer lock on my cellar.

Kevin Porter

I’m not familiar with Umai Umai nor can I think of good options in that area. Marigold Kitchen in West Philadelphia is an easy drive from there and a cool BYO experience. Keep in mind that Royal Sushi is a 12 seat back room within Royal Isakaya - a much tougher reservation and very different experie...

Kevin Porter

It comes up now and again and then goes away. Probably when PLCB is interested in enforcement because sales are flagging. This is kind of cross-posted with the thread in Wine Talk but Royal Sushi in Royal Izakaya if you had your heart set on sushi. I love Vedge and it is not something that you'll ex...

Kevin Porter

As others said, I just avoid corkage by going to BYOs. Every few years some BYO will post a requirement that bottles must bear a PLCB sticker. I assume that it is because there has been a push to enforce laws that would hold the restaurant responsible for opening illegally imported wine. The require...

Kevin Porter

Thanks for the note. Did you pair this with food? I love base-level Rieslings with the very spicy curries that I eat but clearly don’t want to dull my palate when I open one of these.

Kevin Porter

Funny thread. I wonder how many of the other bashers are, like me, ultimately mad at themselves for falling for the hype and ending up with a bunch of wines that don't pair well with the way they now eat (sushi aside) and that they don't really like (and wish they'd spent that $$ on burgs and nebbio...

Kevin Porter

I mangle mispronunciations frequently - every time I pronounce something correctly in fact. (it's pronounced "Pee-dant")

Kevin Porter

I was expecting a chianti TN

Kevin Porter

John Morris wrote:
Kevin Porter wrote:What happened to the Louis Martini? I thought you liked that best or did I misread?
? Haven't had one of their wines in maybe 20 years.

Yep, the notes in your other thread were Mike Kuller’s not yours. I plead PC issues leading to berserking by phone

Kevin Porter

What happened to the Louis Martini? I thought you liked that best or did I misread?

Kevin Porter

If anyone needs any help I’m well ahead of schedule and will gladly take wines off your hands. I’m thinking particularly of Maureen who must have excess Truchot, but I’m an equal opportunity Good Samaritan.

Kevin Porter

With the qualification that I’m a lurker there (here to) I’ve learned a ton about AFWE wines and enjoyed some great creative writing at Wine Disorder. Be prepared for an even more insular and self-referential community than here but the expertise and distinct voices are worth it. It’s a bit quiet an...

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