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Todd F r e n c h

Maybe I'll get lambasted for this but I actually think it looks good - it will be quite helpful to the hopeful wine geek crowd.

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Yeah, Old Forester 1920 is the best Old Forester since their Birthday Bourbon. That said, I'd put Blanton's on top, then Bookers, then 1920, Noah's Mill, Michter's, then 1897 which I feel it too 'banana-y', as can be an issue with Old Forester

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Just discovered Maracame Anejo - if you can find it, get it. By far the smoothest tequila I've enjoyed, full of cinnamon and creme brûlée - this is absolutely fantastic stuff in every way. $55-60 is a steal for juice of this quality.

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My limited experience with Cathiard (Vosne-Romaneé - and I enjoyed it immensely) showed a crazy amount of flint, which I found unusual in a red Burg. Did this have that quality? Is it more a factor of the vineyard than the producer, perhaps?

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I don't really get this one. My Burgundy is hardly ever cloudy. Maybe clean your contacts? are you drinking young reds? Or maybe standing them up well in advance. Some producers’ wines throw little sediment. I'm drinking mostly 1993 on, but currently about 1/2 in the 1990's. I stand most up for a d...

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I’ve noticed that while all old wines have a tendency to be cloudy, burgundy is more often so than others like Cab or Bordeaux or Syrah. Is this a reality, or just my experience? If so, why?

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Wow, too bad I couldn't make this.

Because I was invited (and didn't have a family holiday thing in the way - free calendar date, awesome)

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William Segui wrote: ↑
December 6th, 2018, 1:44 pm
I had to try a waygu rib cap. Merry Christmas to me!

I hope you have some wine you can enjoy with that! Maybe some bottles of 'poop'?

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Different discounts (15% to 30%) on a bunch of meat. I love the Pave cut (8 oz.) and with the discount, a very nice price of $35. Sale ends Dec. 14. Been waiting for those Wagyu Pave nuggets to go on sale again - got a handful of the 6 and 8 oz. Hoping for a better deal on BerserkerDay (hint, hint,...

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I'd absolutely buy these, love them, but the shipping to CA will be almost the same price as the wine! This is a crazy good deal for a phenomenal wine, folks!!!!

Sending PM - maybe I can buy for my FIL

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geoffpm wrote: ↑
December 6th, 2018, 5:38 am
Buy an inexpensive one on Amazon, I paid $15 and it has lasted a long time and rarely needs sharpening

A $15 Chinese cleaver??

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Mark Golodetz wrote: ↑
December 5th, 2018, 7:14 pm
I think toddlering works beautifully but we need to have a special name and award for the most frequent toddlerer every calendar year.

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I heart this thread

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Fantastic job, Brian (and berserkers)!!!

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2008 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Meh. I know why I stopped buying CDP years ago. Just don't get it

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Check out Epicurean Edge. They have a great selection of Japanese knives. I just picked up a really nice nakiri from them on Cyber Monday which is in the realm of what you're looking for. You can get some great knives from small makers for a little more than half the price of that Shun. The Shun Cl...

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I've put a Chinese Cleaver on my gift list, so far my favorite is the Shun DM0712 Classic, but wondered if others had recommendations. $239 on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Shun-DM0712-Classic-Chinese-Vegetable/dp/B0000Y7L6W I've never used one but after seeing how well they cut vegetables and how y...

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Why don't you come join us?! now todd can't complain that he wasn't invited way to break the local custom jeff Well it's not like he accepted! He missed out. It was a heck of a lineup, of both food and wines. It would be hard to do much better, but I'm already scheming on how to top it for the next...

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Tons of trails out here in Talega, off La Pata - nice seaside walking along Capistrano Beach For a cool experience, go south past San Clemente to 'Trails' - it's right near the power plant, untouched, cliffside where you walk down to a beach that has nobody on it, just people setting up their stuff ...

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Wow, loaded question. Plenty of folks here can help! For fine dining, Steak and Bourbon at Monarch Beach Resort. Any of the restaurants in South Laguna at Montage are great. The pier in Dana Point has some fun new restaurants, and a sports bar that's supposedly good, but I've not been there. Luciana...

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Andrew Christiansen wrote: ↑
December 2nd, 2018, 11:06 pm

Cris Whetstone wrote: ↑
December 2nd, 2018, 10:24 pm
Oh boy. Lets please have some more provincial South OC sniping from you ladies. I'm sure one of you gained a better dog stylist or botox 'n peel shop out of the deal.

...the best is that he thinks I'm serious. That, and there's TWO gas stations!

AM/PM doesn't count

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Yup, about 4-5 minutes, or about 1.5 miles. With four roundabouts and a stoplight, it's about 50/50 you can reach the office from my house without stopping! We drive past the office on a regular and sometimes daily basis. I actually hand-deliver a check most years, usually not until I get around to...

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Culvers was far better in the 90s when they first started. That said, they're still above most every other fast food burger for a chain of their size, at least in the Midwest. Is Kopp’s still good? I remember going there when I lived in Milwaukee. Kopp's is far better than Culver's, which has gone ...

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Really making a stretch there, Lisa - almost all First Growths get 100 points. Shocker.

This is turning into a circus.

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BTW, Andrew, that is one helluva story. And the funny part, you of all 150 people I believe live the closest to the Laura's House corporate office. What is it, a 2 min drive? [rofl.gif] Yup, about 4-5 minutes, or about 1.5 miles. With four roundabouts and a stoplight, it's about 50/50 you can reach...

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wow, John...I can't even remember what happened last night. How are you able to pull out these notes weeks afterward? Must be because (as you so poignantly indicated) I was entering high school when you were born. Or I scribbled a bunch of shit down the next morning over coffee and a bagel. Sounds ...

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Robert.A.Jr. wrote: ↑
November 30th, 2018, 2:19 pm
How about Premature Poppaging?

I like baby seal clubbing, but that’s our cycling terminology when we put the hammer down on the Freds and crush them.

Premature Popping? Premature Particulating? Premature Pardoning Preservationist Popping?

Todd F r e n c h

Might as well go back to babykilling at this point.

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A couple of years back, there was a discussion to drop "babykilling" from the vocabulary on this board. I look forward to the day that actually happens. Surely, with a moments thought, one can identify a more appropriate descriptor. Louis CK: "It was so okay to beat your wife until so recently, tha...

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wow, John...I can't even remember what happened last night. How are you able to pull out these notes weeks afterward? Must be because (as you so poignantly indicated) I was entering high school when you were born. Or I scribbled a bunch of shit down the next morning over coffee and a bagel. And lef...

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BTW, Pobega-ing is completely different, as no way Mike Pobega lets a wine age 6 years, much less 30 or so that these babies need. Pobega-ing is when you blast open a bottle fresh from the FedEx delivery - open the box, open the wine.

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Robert.A.Jr. wrote: ↑
November 30th, 2018, 12:19 pm

Craig G wrote: ↑
November 30th, 2018, 12:11 pm
Toddlering.

This wins. Multiple meanings.

HA! Awesome! Potential to catch on, though 'babykilling' is obvious, 'toddlering' is similar and non-offensive. Ok, folks, use it in social media! Make it stick

#toddlering

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Saying 'babykilling' in another language is not a good substitute. I like twilighting but that sounds more like the END of a wine's life, not early, particularly as the movie/books Twilight are losing impact.

Budding Bottle?
Fledgling-ing?
Tenderfooting?
Pubescicide?

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wow, John...I can't even remember what happened last night. How are you able to pull out these notes weeks afterward? Must be because (as you so poignantly indicated) I was entering high school when you were born.

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Rick Allen - yes, I have the go-ahead, fortunately. This was one vintage I was able to double up on ordering, too, so I purchased 4 instead of 2. Alan, not disturbing at all, actually. I was scared, and regretted it at first but once I experienced it, I couldn't have been happier. That said, I'm goi...

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2013 Ridge Monte Bello - USA, California, San Francisco Bay, Santa Cruz Mountains (11/29/2018) Yes, 'toddlering' (substitute for babykilling)...I know...but 'the boss' (my wife) insisted on drinking a Monte Bello if I was to keep buying them vintage after vintage, and this was the first vintage I b...

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OMG I didn't see this! I love you, Brian Tuite, and I know Jason will be ecstatic about this.

I will have a Zin queued up to spend Brian's money, putting it toward Jason's GoFundMe. Thanks, Brian. That's why you are BOTY 2017, fo sho

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damn, I should look at the possibility to fly out for this, but only if it's during the week (daughter has a dance event on Saturday the 12th) Plenty of places for you to land your helicopter too. Airwolf. I'll be landing Airwolf, specifically. Cuz cello. https://i.pinimg.com/236x/a9/ed/fa/a9edfaf4...

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damn, I should look at the possibility to fly out for this, but only if it's during the week (daughter has a dance event on Saturday the 12th)

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Hi Eric, I am a huge CT fan, a technology investor, and have dabbled in bitcoin. But, at least for now, I would not consider using bitcoin for wine purchases--it is just to volatile to be a good store-of-value, which makes any purchases difficult. This is a great answer, IMHO - would be so difficul...

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From what we've discovered, it's not fake, folks - we check each registration, this one several times/ways

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'06 Faiveley Vosne Romanée - pretty funky nose at first which I'm sure will blow off - massive acidic grip, pretty well fruited overall. I think tomorrow this will shine

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And Ginger/Sophienwald will be participating in BerserkerDay this year, by the way...so as others have said, THIS Is how to introduce oneself to this community. Well done. As to my 'perfect red wine glass' it's the same as my 'perfect white wine glass' and my 'perfect Champagne glass' - it's the Gab...

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Currency overhaul meaning allowing people to pay for the annual 'suggested' service with bitcoin, or adding purchasing options (freakin' cool, if so) on the site, including bitcoin/crypto currency as payment through CT?

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Marshall Gelb wrote: ↑
November 27th, 2018, 10:49 am
Booked the King Suite at $124.... Thanks Mike!

Cheers!
Marshall

With the whirlpool????

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Always a fan of Keefer fruit, particular Ed Kurtzman's work with it. Didn't know Flowers did one!

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Anybody visit Heritage auctions in Beverly Hills from time to time? If so, could I ask a favor and have you pick up my case of Lanessan that's there, bringing it to Falltacular?

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I have money on the Jets to cover the spread. We'll see.

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Jeremy C wrote: ↑
November 20th, 2018, 6:35 pm
Tubes would work well I would think.

Yeah, PVC or solid cardboard tubes would be super easy, stackable, and 2-5 bottles deep, depending on your space.

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Jim Burk wrote: ↑
November 21st, 2018, 10:46 am
Check went out yesterday for myself + 1. Will be there with camera.....

Yay! Love your pics, Jim!

BTW, speaking of pics...your avatar isn't working. You'll need to re-upload that

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