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Brian Glas

In Washington I think some of the best values are Kevin White, Elephant Seven, and Lobo Hills.

Brian Glas

Geoff F. wrote: ↑
December 11th, 2019, 12:14 am
2015 Evening Land Vineyards Blanc de Noirs Seven Springs Vineyard. 82 points on one review, with no note.
https://www.cellartracker.com/w?3281451

What are they charging for that useless swill? Probably $50?

Brian Glas

Thanks for the tip. I've no familiarity with the wines, but seems like a total no-brainer price. Always sad to see independent businesses shut down...I hope it was on the owners' own terms. I believe it was. My brother Brian can confirm but I think they were retiring. Yes the owners were retiring.

Brian Glas

I wonder how the big online retailers handle a customer with a Washington State billing address but has the wine shipped to a wine storage place in Oregon? I'm guessing no sales tax?

Brian Glas

I have been to their tasting room in Woodinville a few times. The staff there is great and they serve food which is nice since there aren't too many restaurants in the warehouse district. I like their 2008 Continuity best. It is a tight when first opened and needs a hour of air to open. Should go se...

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Todd Hamina wrote: ↑
December 20th, 2019, 9:08 pm
Ricochet.

https://www.oregonlive.com/wine/2019/12 ... uture.html

Thanks for the tips. We'll have to check them out next time we are in Oregon.

Brian Glas

So I was at the release party but cannot find my notes (we just moved house, so things are even more disorganized than usual!). My vague memory is that the Tempranillo was the most impressive of the lot (and they were all, as usual, impressive). The Tempranillo had more complexity and depth. I also...

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2011 St. Innocent Pinot Noir Freedom Hill Vineyard - USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley (12/20/2019) Tasted blind. Guessed Eola Amity. Not overdone. Nice crunchy red berry fruits. Still fresh after 8 years. No signs of ageing. Will go for a long time. Sour cranberries. Great balance. Some nice lift on ...

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Glad you are enjoying them.

Brian Glas

I'll be out of town both weekends. Sorry to miss.

Brian

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I really enjoy the Evesham Wood, Longplay, and Belle Pente Pinots that are under $30. I really need to grab some Longplay sometime. I see them every berserkerday, and put them on the short list. But there are just so many good offers, not everything worthy can make the cut. I mean, I'm supposed to ...

Brian Glas

I really enjoy the Evesham Wood, Longplay, and Belle Pente Pinots that are under $30.

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Philip G wrote: ↑
November 25th, 2019, 4:05 pm
Ditto. Add Va Piano, Pepper Bridge...

Agreed. My brother and I really enjoyed our visit to Va Piano last June. They wine maker opened a few older bottles for us that were singing at 10+ years.

Brian Glas

I really enjoy the Washington State Bordeaux blends from Lobo Hills. Their 2016 Right Bank Blend is a great deal at $20.

Brian Glas

2017 Kevin White Pioneer. A Rhone blend, primarily grenache, from the Boushey vineyard in the Yakima Valley.

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Yes I enjoyed the Sotanum at the recent Northern Rhone tasting at PeterH's place. Even though is has a generic Vin de Pays classification it held up well against some very fine Cote Rotie and Hermitage wines. It was one of my favorite wines of the tasting.

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Stopped by a few wineries this weekend. Seems like the consensus was that it is a good vintage although the yields are down as they drop quite a few clusters in mid season due to mildew issues. The fruit that came into the winery was very nice.

Brian Glas

After trying one of their Syrahs that was nothing special I found it easy to pass

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Yes thanks again for Peter for hosting. Very generous to open the 1963 Port. It was very nice. I was surprised how many of the wines pushing 20 years tasted so fresh. I would have guessed they were 5 year old wines.

Brian Glas

Glad I only bought one. Some nice red berry fruits up front. Decent balance. Hollow mid palate and the finish is pretty meh. At least it isn't over oaked. Drank along side a Januik Winebau 2016 Cab which was far superior.

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Aurora Village aka Seattle North Costco had Columbia Crest Walter Clore for 15$ yesterday

Brian Glas

Thanks to Peter for hosting. I had a great time. Wines were great. I wasn't able to get pictures of every wine but here are the ones I did: Whites 2018 Kobayshi Viognier There were two bottles of this. I think Travis and Scott brought them. 2017 Walter Scott Freedom Hill Chardonnay 2015 Domaine Des ...

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Sorry to hear Eric. Maybe see you at Jim's in January.

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My palate would have been shot after the 5th or 6th wine. Nice notes. Is Phil still running Hennepin Lake? You missed this; "Thanks Phil Colich." HL is still the most difficult liquor store on the planet to navigate through. Most of the aisles require sideways walking skills. I'm surprised the fire...

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Looking forward to it. I'll get there around 4p. I can make it earlier if you need some help Peter.

Brian Glas

My palate would have been shot after the 5th or 6th wine. Nice notes. Is Phil still running Hennepin Lake?

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Any word on the $500 Napa mystery?

Brian Glas

I had their Nuthouse bottling at Peter H's place last fall. It was 15+ years old. Very nice and shows how these pinots can age nicely.

Brian Glas

Yes visit the Todd's. Hamina in McMinnville and Hansen in Newberg. Both places are great. I also like Vincent in Eola Amity Hills, Evesham Wood near Salem, Goodfellow in McMinnville, Anderson Family in Newberg, Belle Pente in Carlton, Seven of Hearts in Carlton, and Walter Scott near Salem.

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Allan Pannizzo wrote: ↑
October 12th, 2019, 12:41 pm
Thanks to Everybody!!! Walla Walla it is. Last thing, we want to have Nice Accommodations. We want to stay at a Nice Hotel preferably with a Vineyard View. If anybody can give some recommendations we will Book our Trip.

I haven't stayed there but the Eritage looks very nice.

Brian Glas

Laughing -- yes, I think Yakima is closer to two hours. Sorry! So you were the guy who flew by us at 120 mph last June when traveling to Walla Walla. [cheers.gif] Yes I saw him too. He was the guy flying down the pass between Ellensburg and Yakima doing 100+mph while drinking a magnum of Reynvaan. ...

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Was it Cameron? I've returned some of that due to secondary fermentation. It was 2011 Anderson Family Pinot. It got much better as the night wore on. The shrill acidity retreated to the background. There were other notes on Cellar Tracker mentioning similar things about this wine. I love all of the...

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How fizzy? If a few iterations of "the Shake" dispels the fizz without it frothing out of the bottle, it is probably too much CO2 at bottling. Cork or screwcap? Otherwise, secondary fermentation. Most of the wines from that year are lean and taut, so I can imagine a winemaker trying to help the wei...

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Maybe we can have them ship the whole lot to Berns and the Bezerkers could blow them all out in one night. LOL

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Robert M yers wrote: ↑
October 11th, 2019, 8:07 pm
I think the BonnyDoon sale has me far too wishfully thinking.

Agreed. I had to go in for two cases on that one.

Brian Glas

Agree with others. You want to go to Walla Walla. If you fly Alaska you can fly to Walla Walla by connecting in Seattle. If you fly Delta you can fly to Tri Cities by connecting in Minneapolis or Seattle. Tri Cities isn't that far from Walla Walla. My brother came out last June and we had a great ti...

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I've seen fizzy white wines but not too many reds. Wine was pretty acidic. From the 2011 vintage. What is going on? Is it still fermenting in the bottle?

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He probably has enjoyed few Seven of Hearts Curmudgeon Cuvee with Bob Wood by now.

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The Bonny Doon sale.

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Why don't more wineries do this rather than closing wines out on Garagiste? Why didn't Scott Paul try this before selling their wines to Garagiste for pennies on the dollar?

Brian Glas

4p sounds great to me.

Brian Glas

David Glasser wrote: ↑
September 21st, 2019, 10:51 am
Did she like it when she tasted it at the winery? I'm assuming these weren't the wines that sat out in the sun on your porch.

I've had many that tasted better at the winery. Not sure if it was my mood or there is something more to it.

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John Glas wrote: ↑
September 13th, 2019, 6:51 pm
You flying me in?

Wouldn't you rather me send you a case of wine from Kevin White at Christmas?

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Jason Shopra wrote: ↑
September 9th, 2019, 7:37 pm
Curious to see if anybody here has dealt with wine investment managers called Cadman Capital or Venulum based in Toronto. They claim to invest in rare wine but I can't find much on them.

Why not just invest in some boring index 500 fund?

Brian Glas

Rimmerman has gone completely mad. A $500 mystery wine? Maybe he is selling the list of buyers for this offering to every scam artist in the country. Imagine how valuable a list of gullible people that fall for a $500 mystery wine are.

Brian Glas

Sounds like a great idea. I'm open those weekends. I know Jason at Wild Ginger if you would like to have it there.

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John Glas wrote: ↑
August 24th, 2019, 6:31 pm

Nice. I've enjoyed the entire Sixto line from Charles. I slightly prefer them to his great Syrahs.
Syrahs are better. Will prove it next summer in Walla Walla. Parker can come and we can play golf!

No Walla Walla. Oregon next time.

Brian Glas

There is nothing wrong with Chardonnay. I frequently buy them on our trips to Oregon. I love the Haden Fig/Evesham Wood, Walter Scott, Vincent, Anderson Family, Gran Moraine, and Seven of Hearts.

Brian Glas

Drank a 2002 St. Innocent Freedom Hill over Memorial Day weekend that was just phenomenal. One of the best domestic pinot's I have ever had. Drinking the 2011 tonight with dinner. A bit tight at first but after an hour really opened up and was my favorite of the night. Tasted along side a Winderlea...

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Carter Y. wrote: ↑
July 25th, 2018, 7:01 pm
Sounds like we need an Oregon pinot theme offline in Seattle!

Sounds like a great idea to me. Loved the tasting at Peter H's place last Fall.

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