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Wow! Awesome notes, awesome Berserkers....one of you is a true inspiration!

(no but seriously i'm mostly trying to be funny here) Can you explain that better? Please cite the specific words and phrases that constitute the funnyness and describe with precision how the ordering of the concepts contributed to the overall funnyness. Also provide examples of other words, phrase...

Chuck Miller wrote: ↑
April 19th, 2019, 3:05 pm
Pigs ears. Drum sticks. Fiddle head ferns. Trumpeter swan. That's all I got.

Took me a second to catch on.

Maybe some Chilean Sea Bass.

Maybe some snacks with Bugles.

Maybe prepare some organ meats to go with sauternes.

Rich Brown wrote: ↑
April 19th, 2019, 2:01 pm
Ha ha! Sorry....I thought the subject was post your Selfie Cellar Pics (which is way more fun)

I see you tend for being California-centric, as do I.

What year is that Sutter Home zin?

I've saved some from the early 70's. Love them!

Lovely cellar!

Tomorrow is my Hi Fi Club meeting, I am the host. Serving about 14 people. I have an instant pot, slow cooker, normal stove top cookware, sous vide, and some paella pans. I'm hoping for something I can 'pre-prepare' and have cooking/simmering/staying warm so I can enjoy the meeting. In the past, I h...

I love these threads. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0BpfwazhUA Snobs for New World Wine, Wine Snobs of the New World, New World Wine Snobs, Anti-Flavor Wine Elite, People's Front of Austere Viticulture, Popular Front for New World Wine...splitters! [cheers.gif] Good wine is good wine, except for ...

Bryan, It's not my fault if folks choose to read something into what I wrote that is not there. I cannot control how lazily people choose to read. Causation and correlation are different, and meaningfully so. Mark (and whomever else) can wave arms and call "red herring" 'till the sun goes down, but...

Zach and Ryan, those are gorgeous!

I can't find ingredients in regular wine that would make it non-Kosher. Can someone tell me the difference? Is it fining? Other? As one of my more cynical friends says, the difference between kosher and non-kosher is about 50%. In order to be kosher, wine must be made by observant Jews. In order to...

Wasn't Parker the wine world's preeminent fruit-bomb glop-lover who coined the phrase "anti-flavor wine elite" about people who like to "old world" style better?

Is that a young Victor Hong on the left?

Singing about rent, avocado toast, sailing apparel, and millennials!

John Morris wrote: ↑
April 13th, 2019, 4:43 pm

I find fennel very wine friendly in many forms -- braised, roasted, sauteed, or mixed with potatoes in a gratin.

I agree! Makes wanna go make some!

mike pobega wrote: ↑
April 13th, 2019, 6:09 am
Made a bunch of pies for friends yesterday but in my mind the Detroit (a new style for me) was the star. New Detroit pan just arrived the day before and I could not nor try it.

"Cupped" pepperoni, well done!

Looks delicious.

Oh, crap. Someone gave me a copy of the new Wine Spectator. I got sucked in what with all those high two digit numbers. Went to Solano Cellars and got some Daniel Rion et Fils 2016 Beaux Monts and 2016 Les Chaumes and then over to benchmark for some 2016 Meo Camuzet Les Chaumes. Ouch. Stupid Wine Sp...

I forgot baby bok choy!

Just a quick stir fry in your favored accent oil and does well with vino.

Perfect time of year for baby squashes!

Succulent! Plus, you can mix green and yellow for presentation!

If you are so inclined, larger squashes are great through a noodle-izer and sautéed in your favorite fashion!

It is amusing to me to see how “plain” my cellar is compared to others’ cellars. When I was working with the racking salesman my contractor had reached out to I told him I was only interested in maximum storage in light of my desire for individual racking - and nothing that announced “I have discov...

Ed Gonzales wrote: ↑
April 11th, 2019, 10:36 am
it took awhile. at least one side is done.

I'm imagining being in that space.

A somewhat distorted "pano" of our cellar...we are about three years into our collection. Temperature controlled, access off the kitchen, sound, TV (above door - not pictured)...an amazing place to escape the Texas heat! Red Oak wood work, granite counters & ceramic tile flooring. Our escape [cheer...

Took a more minimalist approach, space-wise vs my first cellar as I learned that few people like to hang out in 55 degree environments. This required cutting a 5’ hole in the foundation to create the entrance, but it was worth it.A1EF868B-F2D9-4A99-A0B0-E7C04D04A5D9.jpeg1AD05BA8-7DD3-4DED-9B6F-C573...

I have always approached it fatalistically. I couldn't come up with what I felt was a viable plan for bottle safety that preserved my desire for a harmonious look and feel to the cellar, so I have ignored the risk. I used to keep wine stored in cardboard divider-boxes lying on their sides, stacked u...

BenjaminL wrote: ↑
April 9th, 2019, 4:06 pm

J Scott wrote: ↑
April 9th, 2019, 12:21 pm
I assume that some use the thicker bottles to help reduce temperature variation?
I like this angle too- makes sense the extra weight is added thermal mass.

Plus, heavier bottles throw better.

However, if I’m at a charity event and there is a blind wine pull that I get to select the bottle and have a chance to pick them up. I always go with the heavier bottle. Great call! I'm also at the point where I will start boycotting wine that won't rack easily - they know who they are. [swearing.g...

I simply want a bottle that's not overtly fragile.

I've encountered some bottles that, when hefted, made think they were full when they were nearly empty!

Mmmmmm, wedge salad, big ass ribeye, mac n' cheese, corn brulee, sea salt broccoli....other than the lousy red wine, I thought it sounded good!

It's a steakhouse dinner!

Alan, you should sous vide at 225 degrees for 12 hours in smoky water to really get the connective tissue to reach full tenderness and fat breakdown.

NED VALOIS wrote: ↑
April 6th, 2019, 9:43 pm
Are we " Wine Hoarders Anonymous " ??

WHA???

I woke up this AM to news about the first-ever photograph of a black hole. Got me thinking a bit about a black hole model of wine acquisition. I have not developed this model beyond stealing this simplified graphic as a starting point: wine hole.gif My preliminary hypotheses are that (1) many of us...

I fully admit that I love buying wine even more than I love drinking it! I understand the part of the spectrum you are describing. I think of it this way... https://photos.smugmug.com/History/Hillary-Agog/i-rS3whtp/0/33fc5d34/L/having%20getting-L.gif (I think one of only a handful of Garfield strip...

Hi, Frank! Sounds like a jolly good trip! Which places are you going to? I love how us winos call it "wine tasting" but everybody knows we are just "day drinking." [cheers.gif] I vote ship, as well, and there are places you can consolidate, but don't know if you'd really be saving that much. If you ...

Hmm, I don't think his statement "TCA has no smell" is true. Certainly you can smell pure TCA on its own, without being in wine (or anything else). It is an EXTREMELY pungent and strong aroma. Is he really saying that TCA only serves to amplify other aromas around you? Given that badly wine always ...

I have a sample of a few crystals of TCA, compliments of a friend at ScottLabs, that is soaking in vodka. The small jar is enclosed in two ZipLok, placed in a jar that has a tight clamp on the top, w/ a piece of SaranWrap sealing the opening. Yet I can pick up the jar, thru all the seals, and smell...

Fascinating! This is an interesting in vitro article: https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2013/09/12/1300764110 We know the correlation with the presence of TCA is real...https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jib.230 I knew a oenophile neurologist who thought TCA affected wine "odor" by all...

Bargain price for that actually. Talk about something I would never have thought I would say about a $32,000 bottle of wine. That said, a bottle of Krug Clos d'Ambonnay at $2,700 comes with a huge velvet-lined hinged black wood case decorated with mother of pearl leaves on silver vines. So why is a...

Same as the number of licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop.

Wow, that’s cray cray. They could have had a Queen of Hearts!

We are still drinking them from the later 90's and they hold up well, as well. Anton - I assume you're referring to the reds here? I agree with Douglas that the chardonnays are best within 6 years from vintage and I don't think I've ever gone past 10. The pinots, on the other hand, are just hitting...

Agree about their quintessential Californianess. I enjoy them greatly and they are in the pantheon of Peter Michael, Aubert, and Lynmar type quality. If I had to ever use that crap term "hedonistic," it might apply to these a little bit. Maybe I'd go with opulent. [wink.gif] I just feel luxurious wh...

This has been a great thread.

Al Osterheld wrote: ↑
April 2nd, 2019, 7:54 am

...buyers decided there was too much FG Bordeaux for them to really be "the best" and they turned their attention to certain high end Burgundy.

-Al

Completely agree.

Looking forward to the genus in Burgundy who can jigger the names...

虎
阴茎

Hǔ yīnjīng

Or...

犀牛角

Xīniú jiǎo

To toss in a white wine, I love the Mondavi I Block.

John picked what I would have picked.

I’d put the Alpha Omega in there, as well.

So far, there are two Berserkers I have got to get to know better!

NED VALOIS wrote: ↑
April 1st, 2019, 8:35 pm
2-3 bottles a week & I share it with Anton's wife too !

I answered 2-3 bottles per week, but shared with my wife.

FWIW, I’m not sure Cristal is still a good example of a Veblen good. It was primarily rappers driving that status, and they dropped the brand when they felt the love was not reciprocated. As far as Neal’s point, Cristal is not a Veblen good to him, whether or not it is still a Veblen good in the br...

While Crystal is a true Veblen good, much of the wine we, as collectors purchase, are actually Giffen goods. Like Veblen goods where demand increases with price, Giffen goods demand also increase with price because their correlated Veblen goods become too expensive driving up demand and subsequent ...

Definitely a Veblen good. Without these Veblen Wines (we should copyright that) many oenophiles would have no satisfying way to fulfill their need to work social signaling into the hobby. If there were no Veblen wines, would we have ever had the bozos in the "heavy lumber" wine tasting crowd? It ta...

Mark B wrote: ↑
April 1st, 2019, 6:25 am
The new toilet outclassed the wine.

Definitely a Veblen good. Without these Veblen Wines (we should copyright that) many oenophiles would have no satisfying way to fulfill their need to work social signaling into the hobby. If there were no Veblen wines, would we have ever had the bozos in the "heavy lumber" wine tasting crowd? It tak...

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