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champagne.gif Neal, would you mind sharing the epilogue to this quest? Also, would any others of you who have sold to Benchmark using the CellarTracker interface please share your experiences? As stated above, I’ve only sold directly to K&L and while the transaction was simple and painless, I have n...

Neal, would you mind sharing the epilogue to this quest? Also, would any others of you who have sold to Benchmark using the CellarTracker interface please share your experiences? As stated above, I’ve only sold directly to K&L and while the transaction was simple and painless, I have no basis for co...

Mich@el Ch@ng wrote: ↑
August 15th, 2019, 6:30 pm
Ah I have plenty of 15, nbd then

Right. My FOMO just faded away.

damn, August is going to be a tough wine budget month. Ordered mine yesterday, bought pairs of each this year so I can side-by-side them once they arrive. I want get a handle on these, a baseline for how these taste. I probably will put a 16 Shoe and 16 Alpine alongside them, blind all 4 bottles to...

Peter Petersen wrote: ↑
August 8th, 2019, 8:34 pm
A drop in the bucket for most of you, but $75,000 in tuition means no more wine buying until the next CC cycle and that's after the closing date.

I gotta ask where such tuition pricing exists.

Ugh, hard to believe. As has been stated above, Alan was a colorful, additive fixture of the WB community. What a loss. I will miss his interactions here.

Leonard Taylor wrote: ↑
July 22nd, 2019, 1:14 pm

Jeremy C wrote: ↑
July 22nd, 2019, 1:08 pm
I have 2010 Broken Stones in Bdx style bottles.
The Broken Stones have always been in that style bottle.

I have 2010 Broken Stones in Bdx style bottles.

c fu wrote: ↑
July 19th, 2019, 8:20 pm

Steve Crawford wrote: ↑
July 19th, 2019, 12:18 pm
american oak and 'fun' don't belong in the same sentence unless it's a spirit, sorry.
Monte bello disagrees with you.

So does Rioja.

Used to sell Siduri back when and its nice to see them available on the retail shelves at larger grocery chains. Usually AVA blends rather than single vineyard, but nonetheless, usually the best pinot you can find for the price at said stores. Bravo KJ distribution! Mine was a 2014 Rosella's Vineya...

Agreed. I grabbed one at the Albertsons in Ruidoso last week.

There certainly are places which disallow this and there are also areas where driving with an open container is illegal. I'll assume the latter doesn't apply to you, but I'd recommend calling the establishment and confirming that you may bring in an already opened bottle.

And enjoy!

Hi Adrian,

I've only had experience selling to K&L but they've been easy, seamless transactions.

Thanks, guys. Brad touched on what I had previously gathered to be a possible advantage it had over this one; namely, that there was more ITB participation.

For those of us who were not part of that board, how did it compare (during its heyday) to this one?

Drinking a 2006 Ridge Lytton Estate tonight that is quite yummy.

YLee wrote: ↑
June 22nd, 2019, 12:09 am
Dont you have to pay taxes on wines you sell at auctions? Plus fees for the auction?

I imagine that depends on your cost basis.

Thanks for the replies. I went with the Virgin Hotel. We'll see.

Questions like this are not so helpful without context I’d imagine. I’ve only stayed on one. It was very nice (the St Regis) but I couldn’t possibly say it’s the best unless I had stayed in all the others, or at least a representative sample. Sorry. That's why I asked for your favorite as opposed t...

Thanks. Was looking at The Clift and Four Seasons.

Mix of both, business and pleasure. Thursday through Sunday.

Thanks in advance and cheers,

Jeremy

This raises an interesting question. On a number of threads, I have read people saying that Shafer Hillside Select is their favorite wine. Can a red wine from Cabernet be considered great if it holds up well but does not really evolve. Or do wines from California (and I want to keep this with Calif...

Ketogenic diets allow for up to 40g of carbs daily during maintenance, depending on the individual. I remain in ketogenesis at even higher amounts. So, one can certainly consume wine.

Ouch.

Thanks, Tom.

Did you taste these with food? I have really enjoyed my Arnot-Roberts syrahs, but always with a savory dish.

David Glasser wrote: ↑
May 6th, 2019, 7:53 pm
Alfert thinks the filthiest part of that piece is "Uncle Rollando."

Golf clap

Thanks, Howard.

Sorry to learn. I hope you're enjoying the wine.

Howard (or anyone), what have been some of your more enjoyable bottles? I have two 2008 Charmes Chambertin that I bought on a recommendation but have not tried.

I designed this myself, including the box sizes and depths, in hopes of maximizing space. I like it a lot, but I wish I had a whole other room with just regular racking that would make it easier to get to some of the more "hard to reach" bottles... Nice, Matt. Very similar to my layout. And I don’t...

Ryan O wrote: ↑
April 18th, 2019, 10:41 am
Here goes. We included a wine closet in our new build. Its going to take awhile to fill it up.

Not as long as you think!

Thanks, Alan

Hi there,

Does anyone have any experience with this outfit? They have some bottles I’m interested in, but have never purchased from them before.

Thanks in advance and cheers,

Jeremy

Re: Wine Impressions 4-8-19 Always a treat to read. Thanks for posting, Jim.

Always a treat to read. Thanks for posting, Jim.

greg just putting feelers out, hoping people will bite. I remember you saying something like that about last year's offer but I don't recall a subsequent one from them that was lower. They aren’t the only retailer that offers allemand though. Pretty much every retailer in so cal withba Kermit alloc...

Dennis Atick wrote: ↑
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Warren Taranow wrote: ↑
March 13th, 2019, 1:52 pm

Dennis Atick wrote: ↑
March 13th, 2019, 1:34 pm
Nice price on Roilette Tardive mags. In.
X 4
Anyone hear back on these? I poked Greg about it like 10 days ago, he thought we were good, but I've never seen an invoice.

Received the invoice yesterday

c fu wrote: ↑
April 4th, 2019, 12:03 am

RyanC wrote: ↑
April 3rd, 2019, 7:25 pm

Jeremy C wrote: ↑
April 3rd, 2019, 6:48 pm

Seriously.
Yeah no kidding.
greg just putting feelers out, hoping people will bite.

I remember you saying something like that about last year's offer but I don't recall a subsequent one from them that was lower.

Brian G r a f s t r o m wrote: ↑
April 3rd, 2019, 6:33 pm
Allemand prices continue their meteoric rise ... I am officially *way out* of that game.

Seriously.

I would think that it's not just one's local weather that factors into this but also that through which the wine travels.

D@vid Bu3ker wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2019, 4:48 pm
No. I have to do the de-styrofoaming of the bottles first. Every bottle cleaned of the little bits and pieces. My cats have a bad habit of trying to eat the bits.

Yes, those pesky bits are definitely annoying.

Definitely one of my favorite rose wines. I've never had it out of magnum. Besides the ability to age a bit longer, any other differences?

It doesn’t really matter to me, that is, the vintage relative to it’s “meaning.” But, I don’t partake in locating or thinking about birth year or anniversary wines.

My hope is that 2010 (when Fevre went to DIAM for all bottlings) and beyond that the successes are consistent and worthwhile.

I enter the cost of each bottle, leaving out tax and shipping.

I hold pretty tight to a 2 grand limit per year. We have no mortgage, no children to school, and a stable 200 grand retirement income. I could spend more but don’t get enough pleasure from higher priced bottles to justify. I have gotten more willing to open up the purse strings for the vintage port...

Got both Sandlands and Bedrock today, safe and sound.

Robert.A.Jr. wrote: ↑
March 13th, 2019, 4:10 pm
3 x 2016 Levet La Chavaroche
3 x 2016 Levet Les Journaries

I know, I should buy more....

Did Martin give you a discount for referencing you?

Mich@el Ch@ng wrote: ↑
February 16th, 2019, 2:37 pm
La Chablisenne 1ers are $20-30

Excellent recommendation

Excellent read. Thanks for sharing.

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