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Just to toss in a twister.... If the floor is sprung, I'd try to use anti-vibration pads. I think there can be some noise transmission from these to a sprung floor. This will handle up to 800 pounds, I am sure you can find higher load rated versions with some looking.... https://www.amazon.com/MASON...

Fascinating topic. I’m fine with them. I enjoyed the one about the Dallas Cowboys. “Mr. Jones, our season is kaput.” I think mocking helps take away the power of his ‘meme.’ No reverence for this guy, at all. Disarming him via ridicule is great, don’t add to his mystical power. How did people here f...

Hal Blumberg wrote: ↑April 7th, 2021, 12:22 pm Will Bollinger be making sparkling wines in Oregon? Can't see why not.

That would be cool.

This has been a great line, I haven’t had any in years.

Great note for a past classic!

Great note, great pic!

Love their wines.

2008 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, La Tâche Grand Cru (4/1/2021) I don't know what happened here??? NR (flawed) [scratch.gif] Posted from CellarTracker https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51089315558_2470b62f9e_c.jpg Reverse Jesmosis? Turning wine into wate...

One of the greatest deep dives into food production, ever.

Some of those area have since gone biodynamic.

Take a plot with consistent characteristics in an area that gets sufficient rain. Plant vines. Irrigate half. Dry farm the other. Continue for 20 years. Does anyone seriously think that after 20 years the grapes from the irrigated half will be the same as the dry farmed? Likewise, does anyone serio...

I wonder if this in the context of winemakers that have the option to irrigate or not. In that case, I understand. But in the case of producers from Ribera del Duero, for example, where irrigation is generally necessary? I can't really see Brunier shitting on that. If he is, then boo. French gateke...

Outer space wine suffers from too much ‘cosmic ray strike’ for my palate.. Even though most of that radiation is composed of mere high energy protons and helium nuclei. Luckily, the wine remained sub-Van Allen Belt. I am drawing a blank. Which Was Not Was song references the Van Allen Belt? Or, was ...

Strange synchronicity!

Last night, pork chops, Brussels sprouts with shrooms, and salad with beets!

Started with a 2018 Aubert Sonoma chard - my guessed Lynmar Sonoma chard - and then a 2017 William and Mary Proprietary red.

Brandon R wrote: ↑March 22nd, 2021, 2:42 pm Ramon is due for a surprise next time he logs into WB!

Unless the hooker stole his laptop.

Click to see spoiler:: Only a joke, not an implication.

D@vid Bu3ker wrote: ↑March 22nd, 2021, 9:38 am Is it gold and white or blue and black?

Oh, snap, you killed it!!!!

Wait, l looked again: it’s 73.5%!

The Perrier!

Tell her the Berserkers wish you both the best!

The Perrier!

Maybe he poured vodka into it?

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Brian Tuite wrote: ↑March 17th, 2021, 6:18 pm
D@vid Bu3ker wrote: ↑March 17th, 2021, 1:40 pm
Brian Tuite wrote: ↑March 17th, 2021, 1:37 pm

Who are you?
I really wanna know
Come on, tell me!

So tell me what you want, what you really, really want.

Are we talking actually sobering up or just feeling better. To truly sober up, only time works. Alcohol degradation is a zero order reaction meaning levels are linear with time. 'Zactly. I use Tincture of Time. It can take several hours to work, but does the best job. Also, hydrate hydrate hydrate....

Ron Slye wrote: ↑March 12th, 2021, 11:05 am Wow -- congrats. That looks really nice. My guess -- the trim work will probably not get done. Which is ok.

We usually finish our projects just as we are moving out.

And this classic....

It is going to be listed soon.

180 cases.

Given the loss of the 2020 vintage, I hope they sell this out easily!

Noob question... When you're talking about letting Champagne breathe a bit after you open it up, don't you risk the bubbles going away? i remember that once – for some unfathomable reason, perhaps attention paid to the evening’s companion – the remains of a bottle of Krug Grande Cuvée sat open all ...

Reposting one I recently made...

I love this topic. When I was a yoot in the 80s, 'old champagne' was almost free. I think it was often the cheapest thing I came across in the old Butterfield and Butterfield auctions. It was not regarded as a connoisseur-level wine in some of the wine circles I knew of. (I am sure there are people ...

Add my name as another endorsement for the quality of their products!

I have some late 80's/early 90's pinots that are still awesome.

It's funny that this is brought up - that was one of, though not the main, downfall of ERP - people started taking nasty potshots at RMP - very nasty. No problem disagreeing with critics - just don't be a dick or get 'personal' about it. Cheers He got nasty first. Hyper-active censorship of any pos...

Mark Golodetz wrote: ↑March 7th, 2021, 8:02 pm What brought on this thread?

Umbrage at the general breakdown in respecting anointed authorities?

I disagree. I don't think there's anything wrong with criticizing a wine critic. I think it was Pat B in the other thread who said something along the lines of the critique should have substance, as any argument should. Obviously, one can disagree about an appraisal of any particular wine. But to i...

Above 90 gives me mild existential angst. My adrenal glands start quivering at 175 and my butt clenches at 220. 225 gives me a definite sensation of foreboding of my demise. Above that, I am afraid to touch a bottle for fear of fainting and dropping it. I think Spottswoode is the priciest treat we b...

Great note! We slipped the Snoop Dogg can into a blind tasting and people were actually spitting it out in disgust. The cab is redolent of purple drank, liquid smoke, artificial vanilla extract, jello powder right from the package, Delsym syrup, and cherry Jolly Rancher. Drinking the green Nyquil wo...

Richard T r i m p i wrote: ↑March 4th, 2021, 12:00 pm
Jay Miller wrote: ↑March 4th, 2021, 11:27 am I didn't realize how really annoying the ads are.
Seriously annoying!

RT

Go do some Google searches and watch how your ads populate here!

I hope people survive this.

Luckily, mine are all Hi Fi ads!

SVS

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I love it when someone posts about a wine I can grab and chime in on! Last night, we decided to open this wine and try to help break the tie... https://photos.smugmug.com/Berserkland/i-s6v2C4D/0/65a84e32/M/2021030409111748--6710741192750177002-IMG_8625-M.jpg Opened at 6:19 pm and tasted to about 11 ...

jordan whitehead wrote: ↑March 3rd, 2021, 4:49 pm no recollection if I ordered. A nice surprise if it just shows up

I love that approach!

Add a wax cap over cork, and it would be hard to get less oxygen ingress. Same with a screwcap engineered to fit tight. 15C water temperature in higher than the usual 13C recommended cellar temperature. It's all in the power of suggestion ("saline" notes in one of the descriptions), and m...

This requires one more bottle!

Tie breaker.

I admit to feeling a little hurt by this. (In a wine way, nothing grand.) My wife and I have been case buyers for many years (15+? Maybe 20+.) We even cased up on the SB and hit the Lyndenhurst and Fieldbook wines each year. But last year the budget couldn't handle it. Now, not even an email. We are...

Marshall Manning wrote: ↑March 3rd, 2021, 10:22 am Rich, how sensitive are you to TCA? It sounds like the fruit might have been a bit muted on the first bottle, which would make the wine seem hotter. This is the type of thing that happens with a low-level TCA issue that is below one's threshold.

Great question.

This brand is like a 60 year old's favorite band....used to be good, now, not so much and makes its living via past reputation.

Loved your note and agree with you!

1985 Caymus = Woodstock.

2017 Caymus = Local county fair or casino.

Since I live in California, am I required to say "the wife?" [cheers.gif] My wife is a fellow wine lover. Her palate skews to Bordeaux and Burgundy, but she's happy with most any wine. She has a great palate (better than mine but I use more words... [whistle.gif] ) We blind taste and she i...

I have no objections to the words collection or collector. My cellar is absolutely for drinking, not investment or speculation, but I freely acknowledge that there is joy in the chasing, buying, reviewing and the pure *having* of wine, in addition to the drinking and sharing. Another way I can feel...

Hi everyone, I am new to the group and a relative newbie to wine although I've been studying for the CSW with the SWE for over a year now. To get to know everyone and introduce myself, I thought I'd start a conversation on wine collecting! champagne.gif What drives you? What's your focus? Here is a...

I purchase wines for the dinner-table. For nearly 35 years I have found wine to be my most agreeable dinner companion--when I envision an evening meal with family or friends I automatically picture a beverage (not always alcoholic) chosen to accompany, showcase, and pair with my dinner choices. Oft...

Great note!

I enjoy this wine!

References to Mannheim Steamroller are all over the white zin reviews.

Guys, he has 46 of these notes out of 1200. You have three really simple choices: 1) Click the link next to each note to REPORT ISSUE to us. (Andrew sent him a nice note, explaining the mistake, and we cleaned up his notes for him.) 2) Click the choice to just block/ignore that user 3) Take matters...

ykwon wrote: ↑February 25th, 2021, 6:01 pm Rombauer

Gwyneth Paltrow's candle, pain grille with warmed Brie, Pog, Lychee juice.

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