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They announced on Instagram last year that they would be changing the labeling to indicate the old vines bottlings. I posted a link to the announcement in a prior Pepe thread.

Thanks Jordan. Miles or SWU.

Its for my unicorns. PM pls.

Thanks to a wise friend, I had my first experience recently with the wines of Vigneti Vecchio , the domain of Carmelo Vecchio who is reportedly a longtime employee at Passopisciaro. The wines are newly imported into the US by KL. The Sciare Vive (“live flow”) Etna Rosso was elegant and precise. I lo...

Vajra JC Clare on ice.... that’s nice.

A different way of framing Brian’s question is: “how could innovation in the types of offerings enabled by e-commerce platforms (eg vinespring) improve winery’s direct-to-consumer profitability and customer engagement?” It seems plausible that if any winery could make a direct offering with auction ...

Agee with Russell. Think of the fat from dairy (butter, cream, cheese) or vegetable oil (olive, sesame) as the stand-in for animal fat in the traditional European pairing. Umami found in mushrooms, eggplant, artichoke, fish brine corresponds in broad terms to that in bone marrow and other animal sou...

You accuse / eject someone based on supposition and logic without evidence, then more stuff goes missing. What then? If there are multiple parties with access and opportunity, you really need to collect direct evidence before acting. If you put the lock on, it will be a tip off that you are suspicio...

It’s a medium-light bodied wine with savory qualities. Can pair with a wide range of foods, as you might a French pinot or cab franc. Pair with white meat, fish, cheese, NC bbq, or karaoke.

As I recall, Kevin Harvey posted that Aeris is made by Salvi Foti from the plantings that we’re historically used for Pietramarina. And that Pietramarina no longer has the same winemaker or vineyard source. So it’s all kind of a moving target at this point. George Chadwick posted on a comparative ta...

That Planeta is about 10% Riesling which makes it quite a bit more accessible in its youth than the straight up carricantes, but I also like it quite a bit

T. Melloni wrote: ↑
May 31st, 2019, 10:42 am
I can only imagine the word selection when you searched to add to a thread rather than start anew.

My profile shows that I joined WB on March 20 2013... “you never forgot your first thread”

According to the good Prof. Parzen, these beneficial effects are not just for bordeaux, or even red wines, any more.

Shitting good. That’s what I love about natural wine.

It’s funny that you would mention the St Anne cuvée, because I happened to open one of these (dg 1/17, US purchase) side-by-side with the L-M. I was actually surprised by the degree of similarity between the two. The Chartogne was not quite so rich and had more of the typical complex bitterness that...

Suppose the business model is structured such that x% of the vintage is sold at futures price dtc, y% is sold to the trade at wholesale, and z% is sold at retail price dtc. If the total vintage quantity drops significantly, they have to cut back on the futures quantity offered. If they were to fulfi...

I can’t think of a worse way to market a product to vegetarians than to say “it bleeds”.

I watched this a few weeks ago and haven’t been able to stop thinking about it. On the surface it kind of seems like there’s no there there but as I went through it, it really worked as “good art” completely apart from the geekery. Who’s the hero? Which effort is more meaningful? How much responsibi...

I finally opened this at the start of a casual evening with friends so only had a glass. It was probably the right setting for this. It’s an undemanding drink. A reserved nose with rich lemon curd and modest sparkle in the mouth. Enough sweetness to bring to mind a limonata which is not usually my j...

I poked around on the CT forums for more info on this. It looks like people have been asking for a way to use this data more effectively (sort, export, filter) for years and the answer is something like “no you can’t do it currently / yeah we understand it would be nice / it’s not easy to do with ou...

You guys are funny. There are errors in the other direction as well (bottles sold, given away, dropped, or otherwise consumed by means other than drinking). You can draw inferences with certainty and make important decisions using sampled data sets with errors and bias. There’s math for it. The thin...

For me this is “Community Holdings - Consumed %”. It has proven to me as a better guide for where a bottling is in its lifespan than any of the other metrics; “drinking window” “ready to drink” etc. Yet it is much less prominent and harder to use. If there is a way to sort or filter your cellar base...

Thanks Brad. Will open next weekend and post a note.

I am changing my name to Vinograf in protest. 8^>

I found this on a shelf in the Savoie right next to the Vouette et Sorbee. Anyone know anything about this?

I’ve been unable to find any info on web or CellarTracker. Maybe a one-off?

What’s wrong with raising prices if it’s that good?

A Year in Burgundy

As in all things, relationships matter. Good business is personal. A personal relationship requires attention and reciprocity. You have to be willing to risk rejection and disappointment. Some relationships work out, some do not. Every relationship is unique. Let it develop organically.

Cheers

I have a bottle each of the 2015 Prager Achleiten and Bodenstein Riesling Smaragds, if anyone could comment on these and drinking windows in context of the vintage. I haven’t tasted the 15 Austrians broadly but have had the Prager Achleiten Riesling twice; once in 2017 and once in 2018. It showed a...

I recently realized that the more I taste, the more I am able to find pleasing wine at a pleasing price. My per-bottle spend is trending down while my per-bottle enjoyment is increasing. How about you? You can see a CT report with annual averages at https://www.cellartracker.com/list.asp?table=Pivot...

This is a category where I generally get the least satisfaction from bottom fishing.

However, the J Laurens Cremant de Limoux Brut is pretty good and for $14 beats anything else I’ve tried under $30.

Every year my average purchase price goes down and my average rating goes up .... this is a game of skill, not of chance

Made it to Lamaii tonight! Iffy strip mall location with several abandoned storefronts but a beautiful room once you go in. Really terrific service too. They are serving from a modest sized menu with a mix of common and unusual Thai selections. One dish was outstanding (salmon) and two were average....

I’ve had great luck buying and selling wine fridges on Craigslist...
- got a 180 bottle Eurocave for $100
- got another 180 bottle eurocave for $200
- got a 600 bottle la cache for $1000
- sold the two eurocaves for $600

6 years into this and I haven’t had to get an offsite yet...but ya never know

Lopez de Heredia Tondonia ? The GR 1973, drunk at the domaine, is a great white ... The Montenidoli whites that are on the market in SoCal are 10-15 years old and around $20. I don’t know if they are “top Italian wines”, but certainly not “ones to avoid.” That they would suggest tondonia blanco is ...

Generally, I avoid Tuscan whites and most vermentino, but I may be missing something. It has been interesting to me to explore the Montenidoli bottlings. I’ve especially liked the Vernaccia Tradizionale and Templare (vernaccia+trebbiano gentile+malvasia blend...the poor man’s tondonia blanco!). Bac...

Lots of great options above.

One additional wine that I have enjoyed quite a bit, particularly in the cooler vintages, is the Quintarelli Secco Ca de Merlo. It’s not as much of a bargain as some of the under the radar options but it puts a smile on my face

The clearance shelves today at Krisp

I’m ok with aged massican for $15, prieler for $10...yw

Barbaresco: http://www.enotecadelbarbaresco.com/en/cellars/

Austria: https://www.austrianwine.com/search/wineries/

IDTT is a treasure and I understand that it’s, at least in part, fan-sponsored.

As with WB and CT, I’ve given an amount equal to my average per-bottle spend annually for as long as I’ve been listening (5 years now).

I encourage all fans to do the same.

Vino Carta for wine. So many restaurants down there now it’s ridiculous

alan weinberg wrote: ↑
March 20th, 2019, 12:52 pm

John Davis wrote: ↑
March 20th, 2019, 7:47 am
I d include tax and shipping-because that is what it cost me. IIRC, this has been discussed before and results are mixed.
+1

Poll!

Russell Faulkner wrote: ↑
March 19th, 2019, 7:48 am
Cordobar is now the restaurant Cordo.

Yes - it had already become Cordo when I visited.

I had an epic night at Cordobar during a visit last fall. The prix fixe dinner was excellent for what is essentially a geeky/natty and convivial neighborhood wine bar. Everyone in the place knew each other (or wanted to) and there was a lot of gregarious generosity going on. (“Hey, you wanna try my ...

I host several business dinners a year at restaurants at the big strip casino hotels and have never had any trouble finding decent wines to order at decent prices no matter where we were. Yes, you will (usually) pay 2x retail. No, you won’t (usually) find geeked out berserker stuff. (But that’s not ...

NoahR wrote: ↑
March 17th, 2019, 8:39 pm
Overnoy cheap? Several hundred a bottle here because of the unicorn status, and that’s if you can find a source.

I ran across the savagnin for about 30 gbp at London retail a few years ago. Have never seen it at retail in the US.

Off bottle?

They took my full wine check but charged me for my carry on because it weighed more than 18 lbs

James Cross wrote: ↑
March 11th, 2019, 9:18 am
Bank's new place is open. Some friends went there last night and I'm awaiting their report.

What’s its name?

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