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- December 6th, 2019, 7:01 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: "NFL Wine Guy"
- Replies: 7
- Views: 490
Re: "NFL Wine Guy"
OMG I love this article, obviously! I remember Will (and Woodson, obviously) - need to follow this
- December 5th, 2019, 11:45 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: new Rhone (for me)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 515
Re: new Rhone (for me)
Day 2? What's wrong with you? #noleftoversKelly Flynn wrote: ↑December 5th, 2019, 10:06 amThanks, guys! Will let you know how it fares on Day 2.
- December 5th, 2019, 9:48 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: new Rhone (for me)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 515
Re: new Rhone (for me)
Beautiful note, Kelly - definitely piqued my interest. I did a quick W-S search and the St. Joseph appears only on the East Coast, where shipping to me is rather expensive. Will have to keep an eye out, I guess
- December 5th, 2019, 9:34 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: BerserkerDay 11 is coming up!! (Jan 27, 2020)
- Replies: 80
- Views: 4427
Re: BerserkerDay 11 is coming up!! (Jan 27, 2020)
Also on a serious request note, I would LOVE to see Kelley Fox or Walter Scott in the lineup this year! I disagree. If Kelley Fox was included then I wouldn't be able resist buying them and I'm trying to refrain from wine purchases. I have been authorized by my wife to have standing orders at all t...
- December 5th, 2019, 7:49 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TNs from tonight: 97 Chave, 00 Cristal, Chartogne-Tallet
- Replies: 15
- Views: 453
Re: TNs from tonight: 97 Chave, 00 Cristal, Chartogne-Tallet
I've had a couple bottles of the '97 Chave Hermitage, and can't specifically recall whether one should argue if it is 'glossy' or 'elegant' or if those two are even that different from one another. In fact, I've read through this thread a number of times, wondering why there is argument over what 'g...
- December 4th, 2019, 1:56 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: The new (redesigned!) WineBid Search Bar!!!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2280
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: The new (redesigned!) WineBid Search Bar!!!
There's something up with the stylesheets from this icon. When the page is scrolled to a certain point, buttons become unusable. I can reproduce it if I line up the winebid icon with the "full editor & preview" & "submit" buttons beneath the quick reply text input, those buttons then don't respond....
- December 4th, 2019, 10:46 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: The new (redesigned!) WineBid Search Bar!!!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2280
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: The new (redesigned!) WineBid Search Bar!!!
There's something up with the stylesheets from this icon. When the page is scrolled to a certain point, buttons become unusable. I can reproduce it if I line up the winebid icon with the "full editor & preview" & "submit" buttons beneath the quick reply text input, those buttons then don't respond....
- December 4th, 2019, 8:20 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: BerserkerDay 11 is coming up!! (Jan 27, 2020)
- Replies: 80
- Views: 4427
Re: BerserkerDay 11 is coming up!! (Jan 27, 2020)
that would be awesome - not sure who has half bottles, but I think they'd do wellB Thorne wrote: ↑December 4th, 2019, 7:35 amx2CJ Beazley wrote: ↑December 1st, 2019, 10:02 amI really hope there’s some half bottle offers this year.
Um, I wish...but it's not Krug, it's Louis Vuitton, and they won't exactly care about BerserkerDay!
- December 3rd, 2019, 6:27 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: BerserkerDay 11 is coming up!! (Jan 27, 2020)
- Replies: 80
- Views: 4427
Re: BerserkerDay 11 is coming up!! (Jan 27, 2020)
Someone PLEASE remind me to buy more Patricia Green Pinot this BerserkerDay! +1 Been on a PGC kick, really digging ‘em, especially with some age! I just finished my last bottle of '13 Durant and it was spectacular - so bright, fresh, perfect acidity, freshness on the fruit was pure and exciting. I'...
- December 3rd, 2019, 5:32 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: BerserkerDay 11 is coming up!! (Jan 27, 2020)
- Replies: 80
- Views: 4427
Re: BerserkerDay 11 is coming up!! (Jan 27, 2020)
Someone PLEASE remind me to buy more Patricia Green Pinot this BerserkerDay!
- December 3rd, 2019, 12:06 pm
- Forum: Beer and Spirits
- Topic: Rye
- Replies: 338
- Views: 30817
Re: Rye
Just tried High West Rendezvous last night - awesome stuff. Worth the $60-70 for sure. Had side-by-side with the Double Rye, also good, but when side-by-side, the quality of Rendezvous really stands out
- December 3rd, 2019, 7:36 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: The new (redesigned!) WineBid Search Bar!!!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2280
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: The new (redesigned!) WineBid Search Bar!!!
FYI the mobile formatting is a bit off since the winebid change. See the screenshot, the icons in the upper right corner of the post overlap your name. That’s been that way for me for months. It's because it is situated above an ad...which you guys don't see...hence that empty space. I could put th...
- December 3rd, 2019, 7:35 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: US to impose 25% tariff on European wine, cheese, etc.
- Replies: 658
- Views: 33863
- December 1st, 2019, 2:27 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Repour wine saver - anyone use this?
- Replies: 168
- Views: 8544
Re: Repour wine saver - anyone use this?
Plus free shipping - awesome - finally getting to try these!
- December 1st, 2019, 10:38 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: BerserkerDay 11 is coming up!! (Jan 27, 2020)
- Replies: 80
- Views: 4427
- December 1st, 2019, 9:59 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: BerserkerDay 11 is coming up!! (Jan 27, 2020)
- Replies: 80
- Views: 4427
Re: BerserkerDay 11 is coming up!! (Jan 27, 2020)
Ridge is in!!!!!Neal.Mollen wrote: ↑November 25th, 2019, 2:05 pmThat would be awesome. And bust the bank!
- November 27th, 2019, 3:46 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Envoyer Thread #2: Everything else
- Replies: 1148
- Views: 63978
Re: Envoyer Thread #2: Everything else
I can't find it in CellarTracker, and I'm afraid to add it...
- November 27th, 2019, 3:34 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: What’s the BEST wine holiday?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 909
Re: What’s the BEST wine holiday?
Um, BerserkerDay
- November 27th, 2019, 2:50 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: The new (redesigned!) WineBid Search Bar!!!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2280
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: The new (redesigned!) WineBid Search Bar!!!
Thanks for posting. I was looking at the top and couldn’t find the search bar. It has been moved to a much more convenient and less obtrusive space flirtysmile I agree. I have an old winebid account that this link enticed me to update! Danger! WB costs a LOT of money - I’d be rich if I hadn’t falle...
- November 27th, 2019, 2:04 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Virtual Tasting for Charity - Empty My Wallet, Help Me Support Laura's House (11/22 - 12/1)
- Replies: 144
- Views: 4733
Re: Virtual Tasting for Charity - Empty My Wallet, Help Me Support Laura's House (11/22 - 12/1)
I hate doing sheetrock work, but I love drinking wine. After a long day playing with joint compound we opened this 2014 Walter Hansel South Slope Pinot Noir . Pouring dark crimson, barnyardy garrigue on the nose. Lots of fruit in this one but not overly ripe, Dr Pepper and Rhubarb with a little ten...
- November 27th, 2019, 12:58 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Old Champagne questions
- Replies: 11
- Views: 593
Re: Old Champagne questions
I have a couple of older Dom Perignon I want to try this weekend. 1964 and 1966 Dom. I am wondering how cold to serve it? What kind of glass. How much air? Anything else? Thanks... I think the glass is a personal preference, but I generally prefer a non-flute, all-purpose white wine glass (or poten...
- November 27th, 2019, 12:06 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Mark Squires' BB to close for good - UPDATED (WA sold to Michelin)
- Replies: 319
- Views: 20755
Re: Mark Squires' BB to close for good - UPDATED (WA sold to Michelin)
This article is absolutely fantastic! Thank you, WilliamWilliam Kelley wrote: ↑November 27th, 2019, 10:30 amOne new development is that we're publishing some free-to-read content, including this article about contemporary Champagne by me: https://www.robertparker.com/articles/zkCHemWaHt6fTavHQ
- November 27th, 2019, 10:41 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: The new (redesigned!) WineBid Search Bar!!!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2280
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: The new (redesigned!) WineBid Search Bar!!!
It has been moved to a much more convenient and less obtrusive spaceKen Strauss wrote: ↑November 27th, 2019, 10:36 amThanks for posting.brigcampbell wrote: ↑November 27th, 2019, 9:39 amJust the floating winebid icon in the lower left corner seems much better...
I was looking at the top and couldn’t find the search bar.
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- November 27th, 2019, 10:03 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TN: 1995 Chateau Magdelaine, St. Emilion - and some advisory comments for folks with more than half of a brain
- Replies: 25
- Views: 869
Re: TN: 1995 Chateau Magdelaine, St. Emilion - and some advisory comments for folks with more than half of a brain
My current favorite is the sublime 1998 Magdelaine. Without doubt one of the most impressive wines I have drunk in recent years. The 1998 is an extraordinarily elegant, precise and mineral-rich, seamless Saint-Emilion - medium-bodied, perfectly matured, a wine of total subtlety and finesse! Thanks ...
- November 27th, 2019, 9:59 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Thanksgiving Day Wine Lineup
- Replies: 139
- Views: 5864
Re: Thanksgiving Day Wine Lineup
I just added some Flannery tri-tip to the menu so my wine choices can be a bit broader now...for those of us who don't like turkey (even with a bacon lattice)
- November 27th, 2019, 9:37 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Louis Jadot Gevrey Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques 2015: Drink now or hold ?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 560
Re: Louis Jadot Gevrey Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques 2015: Drink now or hold ?
Definitely open now...once it shuts down it'll likely take 20+ years to get back to where it is now (in a different way of course). Besides, notes on CT are quite positive. I love this, since I often struggle with 'am I opening this 'prized' bottle too early?' and find myself stuck in that 20-year ...
- November 27th, 2019, 9:31 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TN: 1995 Chateau Magdelaine, St. Emilion - and some advisory comments for folks with more than half of a brain
- Replies: 25
- Views: 869
Re: TN: 1995 Chateau Magdelaine, St. Emilion - and some advisory comments for folks with more than half of a brain
My current favorite is the sublime 1998 Magdelaine. Without doubt one of the most impressive wines I have drunk in recent years. The 1998 is an extraordinarily elegant, precise and mineral-rich, seamless Saint-Emilion - medium-bodied, perfectly matured, a wine of total subtlety and finesse! Thanks ...
- November 27th, 2019, 9:30 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Louis Jadot Gevrey Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques 2015: Drink now or hold ?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 560
Re: Louis Jadot Gevrey Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques 2015: Drink now or hold ?
Definitely open now...once it shuts down it'll likely take 20+ years to get back to where it is now (in a different way of course). Besides, notes on CT are quite positive. I love this, since I often struggle with 'am I opening this 'prized' bottle too early?' and find myself stuck in that 20-year ...
- November 27th, 2019, 8:38 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: The new (redesigned!) WineBid Search Bar!!!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2280
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: The new (redesigned!) WineBid Search Bar!!!
Glad to see someone listened to my ideas!! One further thought - can the winebid logo not appear on the forum home page (i.e., "Wine Talk")? It's not really necessary then (per your use case) - just when you're in threads.. Or can the location move to the lower right on the forum home? (it blocks t...
- November 27th, 2019, 8:26 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Speaking of Winebid...
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2334
Re: Speaking of Winebid...
One of the main reasons I decided to partner up with WineBid on the search bar function is because of Russ Mann. Since he's taken over as CEO he has been absolutely on FIRE to change things there - he listens, he truly cares about what customers like and dislike, what changes need to take place, etc...
- November 27th, 2019, 8:08 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: The new (redesigned!) WineBid Search Bar!!!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2280
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: The new WineBid Search Bar!!!
The new format is installed, and much better on both, even to me...who actually WANTED the search bar 'at the ready'. I'm going to eliminate many of the posts (regarding prior design) in this thread and re-do the original post so we can move forward from here and not cause confusion. I guess my beta...
- November 26th, 2019, 7:50 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TN: 2014 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Knights Valley
- Replies: 6
- Views: 316
Re: TN: 2014 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Knights Valley
Todd had the Beringer recently at a tasting and did not enjoy it. 2016 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Knights Valley - USA, California, Sonoma County, Knights Valley (10/10/2019) 2019 Hennepin Lake Charity Event (Minneapolis, MN): Better than the Rodney Strong but not in the league of the Ar...
- November 26th, 2019, 6:54 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TN: 1995 Chateau Magdelaine, St. Emilion - and some advisory comments for folks with more than half of a brain
- Replies: 25
- Views: 869
- November 26th, 2019, 3:44 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TN: 2014 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Knights Valley
- Replies: 6
- Views: 316
Re: TN: 2014 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Knights Valley
Interesting...sounds like when Beringer Knights Valley was a tremendous QPR. Maybe that region deserves some looking into - Knights Valley
- November 26th, 2019, 1:16 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Envoyer Thread #2: Everything else
- Replies: 1148
- Views: 63978
Re: Envoyer Thread #2: Everything else
Seems easily worth the price of admission to try it out
- November 26th, 2019, 12:52 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Decanting recommendation needed - 2010 L'Evangile
- Replies: 7
- Views: 350
Re: Decanting recommendation needed - 2010 L'Evangile
Directly into the sink? https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=154746 Wow, that's disconcerting! I have no '10, nor have I tried it, but I have some '12s I'm now worried about... I wouldn't worry. If you read the follow up comments from Mark and John G they feel the 2010 is an abe...
- November 26th, 2019, 12:39 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Decanting recommendation needed - 2010 L'Evangile
- Replies: 7
- Views: 350
Re: Decanting recommendation needed - 2010 L'Evangile
Wow, that's disconcerting! I have no '10, nor have I tried it, but I have some '12s I'm now worried about...
- November 26th, 2019, 12:00 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Thanksgiving Day Wine Lineup
- Replies: 139
- Views: 5864
Re: Thanksgiving Day Wine Lineup
I've got a mag of 2007 Louis Jadot Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Ursules Domaine des Héritiers that might be smart to open? I bet that's drinking incredibly now - did you buy that from the $47.50 sale years ago? I last opened one in 2012 and it was young but fleshed out with air. I paid $70 so obviously ...
- November 26th, 2019, 11:04 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Thanksgiving Day Wine Lineup
- Replies: 139
- Views: 5864
Re: Thanksgiving Day Wine Lineup
I fear I"m stuck with 'traditional Thanksgiving' which means all the standard items (boring, have to work hard to spruce up turkey, stuffing, and potatoes) and served all at once on the 'good china'. I like the course-by-course idea
- November 26th, 2019, 10:49 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Decanting recommendation needed - 2010 L'Evangile
- Replies: 7
- Views: 350
Re: Decanting recommendation needed - 2010 L'Evangile
L'Evangile is consistently among my favorite Bordeaux. With 2010 I think you'll be fine opening it for 6 hours or more, full decant.
- November 26th, 2019, 7:36 am
- Forum: Wine 101: The Basics
- Topic: Wine importing
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1200
Re: Wine importing
Certainly a way to make a lot of money...for a while!Doug Schulman wrote: ↑November 26th, 2019, 7:33 amfunnyScott G r u n e r wrote: ↑November 25th, 2019, 9:23 pmI think the trick to a good importing business is to sell everything pre arrival at really competitive prices, then go try to find it later to import.
- November 26th, 2019, 7:07 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Thanksgiving Day Wine Lineup
- Replies: 139
- Views: 5864
Re: Thanksgiving Day Wine Lineup
After some back and forth with Karen Troisi of Jean Edwards Cellars (initiated by me), I will add a bottle of their Sauvignon Blanc to the appetizer course because I am guessing that the high acid level in the wine will go well with, and cut through, the oil in the baked brie en boule that we are s...
- November 26th, 2019, 7:04 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Thanksgiving Day Wine Lineup
- Replies: 139
- Views: 5864
Re: On the Thanksgiving table?
merging...
- November 25th, 2019, 5:04 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TNs: William and Mary Proprietary Reds--2016 vs 2017
- Replies: 4
- Views: 434
Re: TNs: William and Mary Proprietary Reds--2016 vs 217
Fantastic to have the chance to try them with 24 hours of air, as it gives a glimpse at how great these wines will be. I know many love young cabs, and those people will absolutely LOVE these wines...I like a bit of age on mine, even just a few years, so when next I open one, I'll give a full day de...
- November 25th, 2019, 4:30 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: The new (redesigned!) WineBid Search Bar!!!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2280
ANNOUNCEMENT: The new (redesigned!) WineBid Search Bar!!!
I'm very pleased to formally launch the project I've been working on with WineBid - the WineBid search bar (version 2.0)! A little background: With what little time I have to play around Wine Berserkers and actually read threads about wine (the whole reason I started this community!), I often found ...
- November 25th, 2019, 2:03 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: BerserkerDay 11 is coming up!! (Jan 27, 2020)
- Replies: 80
- Views: 4427
Re: BerserkerDay 11 is coming up!! (Jan 27, 2020)
or Alfert's 'truck'?Scott Brunson wrote: ↑November 25th, 2019, 2:02 pmJoy ride in Blum's RVbrigcampbell wrote: ↑November 25th, 2019, 1:45 pmHelicopter rides at Screaming Eagle.Todd F r e n c h wrote: ↑November 25th, 2019, 1:34 pm
The one we've been emailing today? If so, yeah, that one will be a big time crowd pleaser![]()
- November 25th, 2019, 1:58 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: BerserkerDay 11 is coming up!! (Jan 27, 2020)
- Replies: 80
- Views: 4427
Re: BerserkerDay 11 is coming up!! (Jan 27, 2020)
Great idea! I'll see if I can make that work
- November 25th, 2019, 1:38 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: BerserkerDay 11 is coming up!! (Jan 27, 2020)
- Replies: 80
- Views: 4427
Re: BerserkerDay 11 is coming up!! (Jan 27, 2020)
Working on getting some additional players to participate. Have confirmation from one today that will be awesome. Should be a WB crowd pleaser. The one we've been emailing today? If so, yeah, that one will be a big time crowd pleaser Wine Spectator subscriptions and access to Robert Parker? newhere...
- November 25th, 2019, 1:34 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: BerserkerDay 11 is coming up!! (Jan 27, 2020)
- Replies: 80
- Views: 4427
Re: BerserkerDay 11 is coming up!! (Jan 27, 2020)
The one we've been emailing today? If so, yeah, that one will be a big time crowd pleaserbrigcampbell wrote: ↑November 25th, 2019, 1:27 pmWorking on getting some additional players to participate. Have confirmation from one today that will be awesome.
Should be a WB crowd pleaser.
- November 25th, 2019, 8:10 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Has anybody started trying Bordeaux 2005s? What are your views?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 2941
Re: Has anybody started trying Bordeaux 2005s? What are your views?
Cheers guys - yes, I'll probably get rid of the dozen or so RBs I have left. That Chinon sounds like a good idea, although probably quite pricey. The Loire 2005s I've tried so far have been a lot better than the Bordeaux - although very structured, less tannic and with more vibrant fruit. Sorry, to...