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Red Snapper Simply Prepared Fresh fish simply prepared with a nice glass of wine is tough to beat. We wanted to try Hogfish today, but the fish monger was temporarily out of it. I opted for a slab filet of Red Snapper, which is also a new fish for us. Seasoned both sides of the filet with freshly g...

R@y.Tupp@+sch "Killer" or Kenny Bania "Killer" ?

Drinking Champagne in a Grassl Liberté at the KOA campground in Savannah GA and letting the cork pop (and fly I presume). . .

My compliments, sir!

Tangential drift . . .
When a winery sells wine directly to customers in the USA, are there regulations that force them to do so close to the full, three tier, retail price? Or are there arrangements/understandings with their partners in the three tier system to not under-price them?

I know the focus is on the Huet Secs in this thread so excuse me, but . . . I strongly agree with David and Brad that the dark color of a Loire sweet chenin blanc is not alarming in general, and even less so when the grape selection is specifically targeting botrytis-affected grapes. Here's a photo ...

I would have to agree. A glass of Fino Sherry may be the world's greatest bargain. Thomas and Richard, can you suggest/recommend some Fino Sherry? Thanks. These are all under $20 and probably my three favorites. Emilio Hidalgo Fino Sherry Lustau Jarana Fino Sherry Delgado-Zuleta Fino Sherry FWIW. G...

Nice !

Compulsive question: Your good friends from the neighborhood invite you over for casual dinner before a concert. They know you are a wine geek and they ask you to bring over some “extra nice” bottles of wine to have with their thoughtfully prepared meal. They are good cooks. The problem is that you...

I still think Bedrock ovz and LRA especial might be the best deals on there at about 19 and 22 shipped a pop. Thanks for the recommendations! I don’t have a ton of cellar space, are either of these drinking well now? My two cents FWIW. . . Lots of ways to play these 1/3 off discounts, but the key a...

2014 Vilmart & Cie Champagne Premier Cru Grand Cellier d'Or - France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru (2/22/2020) First bottle of four. 80% Chard / 20% Pinot Noir. Opened this last night, finishing today. There is evident structure here, and the dosage that I notice in the 2013 seems well integrat...

Great wines and pairings, Warren. Great generosity too!

Nice area and nice time of year. If you are looking for a relaxing time out and are near Amboise seek out the tomb of Leonard da Vinci. Some interesting history there.

Jeff et al. I came across a series of articles online on WineSpectator that describes the appearance, aromas and tastes of a wine and then poses the question "What am I tasting?". A twist on your question "What should I be drinking?" that could be an interesting (and/or humbling) game for some of us...

William Kelley wrote: ↑
February 21st, 2020, 3:30 pm
Surprised no one mentioned Barbera in this regard!

Do you have some favorites, William ?

I didn’t intend to resurrect this thread, but here I am posting again about a fish meal and wine pairing . . . Taking a bike ride on this cool day, I passed the fish monger trailer and impulsively rearranged my planned circular route to an out and back in order to stop by on my way home. I narrowed...

2015 Talenti Brunello di Montalcino - Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino (2/21/2020) Benvenuto Brunello 2020, Montalcino Gorgeous, highly perfumed nose. Great sense of place, grape and all the freshness one could want from the vintage. This needs several years before it's entering i...

Jeff, I realize that I have given you "answers", when I should have given you questions. Chris had the wisdom to do both (a poster to pay attention to, in general). I'll add a couple of my own questions to Chris' good ones. -What is your time frame for drinking the wine? -Will you be the primary "en...

Here is my referral link to wineaccess. It gives new customers $50 off of $150 in addition to the AMEX offer. http://share.wineaccess.com/v/shay This combo is INSANE! Their selection is not extensive, but I put together a small order for a little over $200 that netted to a little over $100 with fre...

The 2017 Seghesio Family Vineyards Zinfandel Sonoma County might also be in the ballpark with darker fruit, spice , some of that tar and earth going on. Good balance, a little higher on the alcohol.
P.S. Enjoying a glass right now with a chicken salad sandwich as I post.

2016 Produttori del Barbaresco Langhe Nebbiolo ?

We are like a developing swarm of locusts . . .

What's this referral with wineaccess.com? I signed up on their site but haven't got any coupon from them yet. Jeff, how do you get $150 off? It's $50 from Amex, $50 for sign-up if one can get that to work. What else? Here is my referral link to wineaccess. It gives new customers $50 off of $150 in ...

Thomas Keim wrote: ↑
February 17th, 2020, 4:34 pm

RichardFlack wrote: ↑
February 11th, 2020, 10:26 am
Sherry.
Not trendy. Fortunately.
I would have to agree. A glass of Fino Sherry may be the world's greatest bargain.

Thomas and Richard, can you suggest/recommend some Fino Sherry? Thanks.

The thing with ikea is that their lower end stuff is garbage but their higher end stuff is often a very good value. I use an one of their sit/stand tables for my home workstation and like it at least as much as the Herman Miller tables at work. Thread drift.... We bought a bunch of home office stuf...

On Friday our fish monger had beautiful Pumpkin Swordfish, Mangrove Snapper, and Golden Tile (plus lots of others). But the Pompano really stood out. Pompano is delicious eating. They should soon be showing up and biting here on SW Florida coastal shores. Water temperature just has to warm a tiny b...

Matthew King wrote: ↑
February 15th, 2020, 3:06 pm
You’re cheating with the Egly, Jim. More Williams Sonoma Home than IKEA!

Love the wine, BTW.

Matthew, I prefer to think that I am being "flexible" with my definition of modest. But you are correct, those last two are probably not available at IKEA!

Having variety in choice of wine is a good thing, and I do enjoy the range of taste profiles available in the different wines that I have on hand and that I am newly introduced to. On the other hand, there is seemingly no end to wines to try and to consider having on hand either to enjoy now or to a...

Just note that there are situations when the merchant, affiliate network, or cash back / rewards site may not honor the cash back that one thought they were going to get. That can happen because items purchased were not eligible, some coupon codes can invalidate the cash back, or cookies didn't tra...

6 x 2017 A.J. Adam Drohner Hofberg Riesling Kabinett

Since being introduced to this by a Jay Hack post mentioning the 2014, we have enjoyed the 2014, the 2015 (also purchased several bottles) and now the 2017.

The colored bottle actually works to your benefit by negating the effects of light strike on the wine, Lanson screams out for a bit of bottle age to drink well anyway. You might be surprised at how much you enjoy it. You were absolutely correct, Marcus. We opened the bottle this evening and we enjo...

Chris, you are on a "pithy" roll in this thread. I'm liking it. Kudos and cheers!

"Hey, buddy . . . got a coupon?"

The Crush progressive sale starts today. Traditionally, I wait until the last day and gobble up the bargains. I need you guys and gals to help me out this year. I have no room in my cellar and the waiting list, represented by cases on the cellar floor, is out of hand. I need the rest of you to buy ...

Gonna do some rambling . . . -I'll agree that the Loire on the whole as a region is undervalued -Although I am new to the grape, I think Riesling in many cases is undervalued/ underappreciated -I'll agree with the Clos des Briords, and also say a solid basic muscadet is undervalued/underappreciated ...

Wow, what awesome notes! I am a real Musarophile, and you have articulated so much of this fascinating wine’s personality in a way I have never been able to do. Bravo! The youngest Musar I’ve tried was 2001. FWIW my experience with 00 and 01 has been much more positive. I am delighted to see the re...

Otto, do you have notes about this tasting here or elsewhere that you could point us to? FYI, Kirk Grant has notes on a Musar vertical that overlaps some of your vintages on cellartracker. Thanks. Now they are consolidated under one thread here: https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=...

2015 Francois Pinon Vouvray Petillant Brut OK, not a true champagne, but I’m putting this note here anyway. After seeing FMIII and Brig post some notes on Vouvray Petillant in another thread, along with some positive “chip on” comments from others about sparkling chenin, I started looking for one. ...

Heads above Ployez-Jacquemart?

Any thoughts on the drinking window for The Bedrock Heritage 2018?

Wow !

My brother and his wife were over last night and we opened these two wines. A little background: I was “educated” on the unexpected pleasures of better GV on a visit to Vienna a few years back; I have had a recent interest in tasting Riesling over the past year or so from almost anywhere in almost ...

Historically 20-30% higher, so, yeah, $100 off $300 is a wash. Definitely not a wash on all the things I've bought. I'd say pricing is more like 10-15% above W-S best pricing, so after a 1/3 discount, and with the stewardship shipping offer, those items are coming in well below W-S best all-in. Obv...

Having a half bottle of Louis Roederer Brut Premier NV while watching the Super Bowl. This bottle has the 2014 vintage for the majority base and was disgorged in 2017. Very tasty, solid, big house entry level champagne. I am really enjoying sipping on this, even as the bubbles subside (maybe more-so...

First click on this thread . . . I completely get the title now.

Marcus Dean wrote: ↑
February 1st, 2020, 5:07 pm
The colored bottle actually works to your benefit by negating the effects of light strike on the wine, Lanson screams out for a bit of bottle age to drink well anyway.
You might be surprised at how much you enjoy it.

Hey, good news! Thanks for pointing this out, Marcus. I will keep an open mind.

The DD is valuable to know how long the Champ. did develope in the bottle off its lees ... 2013 DD seems quite young to me, except you like it only fresh without any bottle age. I have dozens of Champ. from the 80ies and 90ies drinking fine (for me), I like the taste of brioche and bread crumbles i...

Btw perhaps the best deal on wine.com right now is the la Rioja Alta 2010 selection especial at 32.99; you can get 8 bottles and a bottle of bedrock evangelho for 200 shipped with stewardship atm. Michael, you are very fortunate to be in an apparent "sweet spot" for getting wines from wine.com. You...

FYI. I have a half bottle of Roederer Brut Premier on deck and was poking around to see if I could figure out the date of disgorgement. That info and more is available on the Roederer site. Just plug in the code on the back of the bottle and voila! FWIW. https://www.louis-roederer.com/en/bottle-iden...

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February 1st, 2020, 6:31 am

Ryan A wrote: ↑
January 31st, 2020, 6:34 pm
$100 off $300 wine.com

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You guys are killing me, actually my credit card, with these $100 offs.

I know what you mean . . . "death by a thousand (price) cuts"

Why do we bother cutting off a foil when you can (75% of the time) just twist and pull the entire thing off? Todd,, I just came across this post again while searching for something else. I consider this one of the best things that I have learned on WB. As a long time foil cutter; I now smile and fe...

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