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I have a bottle of the 2013 Alicante Bouschet that I have been wondering when to drink. Peter, should I pull the cork?

We were there in late October, early November. If you can't set up a full tour/visit with PdB (I was unable to due to the timing of our visit), it is a simple and quick stop to swing in their tasting room. We tasted the 14 and 15 Barbaresco Classico. It is also worth climbing the tower in Barbaresco...

We enjoyed our stop in the PdB tasting room, and I'd recommend it, but not if that is the one and only place you are going to stop and visit. If you can get a more personal visit and tour there, that would be different.

Joe, that looks similar to mine. I went with traditional individual bottle racking, but I wish I did what you did instead and had them made as custom wood shelving. You can probably squeeze more bottles in, and you have more flexibility with OWC's, magnums and .375's. I may have even gone with solid...

My favorites for inexpensive, tasty and food friendly Italian whites include:

Soave
Carricante
Arneis
Verdicchio

Neal.Mollen wrote: ↑
June 7th, 2017, 4:33 am
.....the Durand. The price is ridiculous for what it is, but it really is indispensable.

An Ah So costs 10 bucks. A corkscrew costs 10 bucks. One of each that fit together costs $200!? Come on man. I want one, but I struggle with that. I sure wish I thought of it.

Jeff

A guy near me varnishes or shellacs them and turns them into cheese servers/cutting boards. I wish I had a picture of them as they were pretty nice.

We used our 1855's for the first time last night and I am very happy with them. I am not used to this level of quality with glasses, so I was very surprised at how delicate they seem and how light they are. I hope they hold up. I am looking forward to trying the Liberte.

I have had a few of these over the last year or so. They all showed a little funk initially as you mentioned. Some bottles were better than others, but overall they were pretty enjoyable. I am a fan of the producer.

I get that some of the prestige and collector’s wines have gotten very expensive, but Bordeaux is simultaneously also possibly the best region in the world for bargains. This may be true of France in general. For some reason, the US has a hard time producing wine at the $15-20 range that competes. ...

I’ve enjoyed the 09 and 14. I’ll look to try the 16 as well.

Tempier
Montenidoli Canaiuolo Toscana
Pibarnon
Vaccelli

PCLIN wrote: ↑
February 21st, 2019, 9:23 am
Picked up a case of ‘11 Nicolas Rossignol Caillerets at US$38 per bottle, wow...fire sales...

Wow. That is a great deal.

I've only had the 07 Fontalloro once, about two years ago. I remember being disappointed, but I was getting over a cold so it could have been me. I've been seeing Bob Hughes post some notes on the 07 recently. It seems like it might be ready, but I am leaning towards holding for a while because I on...

Interesting. I haven't opened a bottle of the 15 CCR yet, but I really like the 13. So much so, I bought two cases, and I never do that. Part of that was knowing that 2014 might not be very good, or even be made. This is my house Italian red.

D@vid Bu3ker wrote: ↑
February 20th, 2019, 5:59 am
On a recent trip to Torino (I go there for work) I was able to try current vintages of all four wines (not the Colonia) over a two day period. My least favorite was the CCR.

Rancia is still my favorite of the four.

David what vintage was the CCR? 15?

About ten years ago, my business partner and I took a trip to St. Lucia. We each checked a case of wine. As we sat on the plane waiting to get off, we watched the two cases come off the plane. When we went to baggage claim, only one was there (thankfully the one with my wines). They claimed they had...

I paid $34 for the 2015 Barb and $17 I think for the 16 Langhe. I haven't looked for the 17 Langhe, and probably won't. Morrell is the only Cru offer I have seen. At $75, I am not a buyer. I hope to find them in the mid fifties.

Yep. CT pending delivery.

My note from a couple months ago mentions a roasted quality. I think the warm vintage is showing. 2009 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco - Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco (12/12/2018) Aldo Vacca recommends drinking the 09's so I figured I'd open one. I popped one open a month ago, and that on...

Robert, I haven’t. I’ve only tried the 2000 and 2010. The 2010 is great. I keep seeing 2014 pop up somewhere. Maybe winebid? I need to pick some of them up.

Not Michelin Star, but Bovio is excellent in La Morra. More e Macine, also in La Morra, is a nice little lunch spot. Campamac in Barbaresco was very good. We also had a nice lunch at L'Aromatario in Neive. There are many great restaurants. Attached is a list that may be helpful.

Ron, Robert turned me on to Cambon La Pelouse. Senejac is another that is more traditional in style.

I agree about the whites, especially when you include Chablis in the mix, Burgundy has some of the best bang for your buck whites I can think of. Also true when including Aligote. Can’t argue this one for now. Give is another 5-10 years and it will be MUCH closer. The gap is narrowing already, quli...

For reds I think definitely Oregon in that price range. There are a (very) few good red burgundies under $30 (assuming US retail pricing) but there are quite a few really good Oregon Pinot Noirs at under 30 even under 20. For Chardonnay I’m going to say burgundy though, particularly if you include ...

Monforte is a cool town, but I would recommend La Morra or Alba as they are more centrally located.

Jay, sunny side up, flipped but with soft yolks, or even scrambled. I also drizzle it on my toast instead of using butter. I usually have fresh spinach with my eggs too and I drizzle the olive oil on that with a little salt and pepper.

Tim, Swigg is only a mile or two up Concord Pike from Kreston's. They are close to each other. Not much older stuff, except maybe a few Piemonte wines, but a nice selection of artisanal, geeky wines. Dave Govatos is the owner there. Jim Potrako is the guy to talk to at Kreston's. Sign up for their e...

Karl, good luck with the bottle. Hope it delivers for you.

I am so glad this thread resurfaced! I have been trying to remember the place you sourced this bottle from the past few weeks and I couldn’t for the life of me remember what the post title or bottle was to use the search function. I think I’ll be making a trip to Greenville this weekend just to bro...

I use it on salads/dressings, pasta, bread dipping, on my eggs at breakfast, veggies, drizzled on smoked salmon.

Until purchasing this olive oil over the last few years, it never dawned on me that, just like wine vintages, the olive oil can be different each year. It has been fun trying the different vintages. As Robert said, the 16 is still very good, and I still like it slightly more than the 17, I think. We...

Olive oil and paprika for me. Thanks Nola!

Marcus, email sent for a Bob Hughes and a 6 pack of the Berserker Cuvee. Thanks.

Just ordered 2 Liberte and two 1855. Looking forward to trying them.

Tonight the wine has put on a little weight. The fruit has turned a little darker and the wine is silky. It is perhaps a little less complex, but still pretty tasty. I am going to pick up some more and I would like to try the 2015 again, but based on one bottle of each, the 14 is more my style of wi...

I went to Total Wine to pick up some 16 Capbern. They were sold out, but I found these for $17 with a coupon. Popped and poured, I am going to try to follow this over a few days. I skipped the 11, 12 and 13 vintages and didn't like the one bottle of 15 I tried. This is a lighter vintage with the fru...

If I remember correctly, I think he said something like he had opened some bottles from the same case or batch that were all premoxed. He quit opening them for some period of time and then when he started opening them again, they showed well. Still, no way of knowing if the latter bottles were fine ...

Welcome to the board. It sounds to me like you are already off to a start. I am not sure where you are located, but find a good wine shop and start dabbling in other areas. There are also lots of good threads on this board about affordable options in most areas. There is a good search function above...

Sorry for the delay! Here is mine. CT score of 85.9. That is a point or two too generous, I think. Not offensive, but charmless, simple and boring. NV Boisset Saint-Reine Blanc de Blancs Brut - France, Burgundy (1/16/2019) Tastes like a cheap Prosecco. Light and appley. Drink with a good chill becau...

It is always fun when you unexpectedly, and randomly run into a Berserker somewhere. I once met one at a winery in Long Island at the tasting bar. I overheard her saying something, I think about Italian wine varietals, and then asked her if she ever heard of Wine Berserkers. Sometimes you just know ...

Steve, that would have been funny to see the reactions at that table. I have to say I felt bad when I saw the face of one of the kitchen staff that was washing dishes when we poured the wine out. It's easy to forget how fortunate we are to be able to eat and drink so well, when others would be thril...

Brian, please keep it going. My liver needs a break after this weekend, but I have one I need to purge. I don't plan on wanting to drink it, so I will get it open later today during the football games.

Posting on behalf of Bob Hughes, who is technically challenged when it comes to posting pictures. Last night fellow Berserkers Bob Hughes, Rich Trimpi, Dave Mosko and myself had dinner at a local BYO at the kitchen table. Literally, in the kitchen. Bob brought his shittiest bottle of wine to share w...

Speaking of good pasta, what restaurants do you recommend? I'm craving some tajarin with porcini mushrooms, like what you would find in Piemonte.

I've only had Pegau, but it is very good if you like them smaller scaled and more restrained than the bigger, hotter years.

I have limited space so I take most of these bottles to work and give them away or open at office happy hours. Or give them to my 25 yr old daughter who is happy to receive them. There are plenty of people who enjoy what we don’t want.

Mark and Bill, please report back. A local wine shop has Scarpa's La Selva di Moirano Freisa (2009). I am going to pick one up today to try soon. I bought a 2017 G. Rinaldi Freisa while in Barolo earlier this year. Can I open that soon, or should I cellar it for a while?

Interesting quote from speaking with Guiseppe Vajra the other day on how to figure out who are modern vs. traditional producers, "All you need to do is see who produces Freisa. Those are the traditionalists. Not to say that this is a perfect list, but merely a list of producers that must be include...

2015 Cavallotto Langhe Freisa - Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC (1/3/2019) Tasted blind. Lighter bodied, a lot of acidity and quite a bit of fine tannin. Red fruited with mineral notes. I was thinking Nebbiolo, or possibly even Nerello Mascalese. Ended up guessing Nebbiolo. I liked the wine and...

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