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Mel Blanc as a wine critic !

Amazing to me how consistent the scores by professional wine critics and the average scores by cellartracker posters are across many vintages for this wine. Year after year, it's a 90 point wine!

Way to go, Mike! I think the odds are decent for things opening up by then and you have "insurance" with the ability to cancel. It is time to be at least partially optimistic. We have been talking about planning a European trip in that same time frame for a while now. Thanks for the post a...

"ready for aging"

Recently came across this unexpected phrase in a Roger Voss wine review. Almost an oxymoron, but a delightful and clever (and deliberate) twist I think.

I have a lot of free time between wine stops, so I put together this marker map of my "virtual visits" in the Vinho Verde wine region. Cheers.

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“Deconstructing" Vinho Verde, Part 3 We continue travelling southward in Vinho Verde to find this example of a 100% Avesso. Perhaps a little less known than Alvarinho and Loureiro in the Vinho Verde mono-variety scene, Avesso is regarded by some (in the know?) as a very promising stand-alone wi...

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“Deconstructing" Vinho Verde, Part 2 . . . ameal.jpg 2019 Quinta do Ameal Loureiro (Vinho Verde) Here is a wine of 100% Loureiro, made by a winery less than three decades old that was started with the idea of highlighting the possibilities of the grape from the Lima River Valley area of Vinho V...

Wow! What an experience that must have been, especially with the wine showing so well. Great note too.

My thought is that the taste profile of the 1975 Suduiraut is likely to not be as overtly sweet and acidic as a younger bottle would be, and that it might pair well with some dishes that Sauternes/Barsac is not traditionally associated with. I suggest a "glorified" Macaroni and Cheese dish...

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Sandler Pinot Noir. They are great to drink when released but a few years won't hurt them if you happen to lose a bottle or two in the cellar. I don't think you'll see them at retail, but Ed usually offers a fantastic Berserker Day deal. +1 I agree so much with this Scott, that I gave you both the ...

Over a few vintages, I have been more than pleased with Drouhin Oregon Roserock Pinot Noir as a "Buy-and-Drink Red" Broadly appealing I think. Also a nice wine to gift and be gifted. ~$30

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Portugal has sparkling wine too! I am going to interrupt my posts on "Deconstructing Vinho Verde" with this note on a nice Portuguese sparkling wine that we enjoyed on New Year's Eve. saojoao1.jpg 2019 Caves São João Espumante Bruto Rosé (Portugal) This is a very dry sparkling rose. Beaut...

I wanted to post a note about this New Year’s Eve wine and opted to put it here. L'ERMITAGE.jpg 2013 Roederer Estate l’Ermitage Brut This wine had me at my second sip. Not the first sip, because it took a moment for me to reconcile what seemed to be a slight sweetness with the rest of the wine’s ta...

We had a couple of “Sparkling Wines Not Named Champagne” this evening. Not to toast in the New Year (too late for us) but to celebrate the last evening of 2020. Shared these with another couple. 2013 Roederer Estate L'Ermitage 2013 (USA) >>> Expectations. Soft, graceful, seemingly slightly sweet, bu...

This may be a good deal for someone: Wine Library has NV Ployez Jacquemart Extra Quality Brut on sale for $29.09.

Hope you have a smooth recovery, Jay. Take care of yourself! -Jim

. . . WsOTY: Felettig Morey St. Denis VV '14 Felettig Chamb-Mus VV '14 Pépière Muscadet Briords '09 Volpaia Chianti Class '18 Lignier Morey St Denis 1er Ormes '14 Collestefano Verdicchio di M '19 Pépière Muscadet Briords '19 Bêcheur PN '14 Virage '07 Ampeau Volnay 1er Santenots '99 I see that you l...

I agree on the low-med heat on small burner rec. Fairly flexible with the grind of coffee, although volume might need to be adjusted. We use it with coffee ranging from expresso brick (La Llave is our current fav) to Starbucks prepackaged ground. We loosely almost fill the basket with coffee, with w...

“Deconstructing" Vinho Verde I have never thought of Vinho Verde as more than a refreshing, inexpensive white wine, usually lowish in alcohol, sometimes slightly effervescent, sometimes a bit (too) acidic. The white Vinho Verde that I have known is a blend of grape varieties. I was surprised t...

No wine diversity police here, Howard, but we do have diversity of opinion on all things wine . . . and that's a good thing.

Has anyone tried these? Chocolate confections "designed" to be paired with specific wine types (both white and red I believe). There is another chocolate collection for pairing with sparkling wines.

PSA for fans of sweet wine
In many states (but unfortunately not in FL) wine.com has half-bottles of 2011 Coutet for $29.99. A good deal at that price but throw on a coupon and maybe Rakuten and you have a very good deal.

This is a wine I recall from decades back, but have not tasted in quite a while. It used to be ubiquitous in “serious” local wine shops years ago. I remember it being a favorite recommendation for a good Bordeaux at a value by the great Myron Norman of Harvard Liquors in Brookline. I saw it not lon...

2019 Aveleda “Fonte” Vinho Verde (Branco) Starting off my travels in the .Vinho Verde region with this basic bottle from Aveleda, which is one of the biggest producers and exporters in the region. The first sip of this wine actually made me smile. Sweetly tart citrus for certain, and hints of plum ...

aveleda fonte.jpg 2019 Aveleda “Fonte” Vinho Verde (Branco) Starting off my travels in the Vinho Verde region with this basic bottle from Aveleda, which is one of the biggest producers and exporters in the region. The first sip of this wine actually made me smile. Sweetly tart citrus for certain, a...

Thanks. I've been a bit busy over the last few days, so haven't updated things, nor started any offshoot threads to try and have some discussion about the remaining undiscussed categories. Hopefully they will be useful references for at least a few years. Have you seen this?: https://www.wineberser...

Wow, the CA selection is so much better than the FL warehouse. FL is pretty much a ghost town. So true. I come a knockin' at a few favorite "houses" and nobody is home! (no Sancerre, no Muscadet, no Kabinett Riesling, etc....) I spend the winter in FL from MA and it is quite shocking how ...

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Loire - Sauvignon - ?

François Chidaine Touraine, Henri Bourgeois Petit Bourgeois, Paul Buisse Touraine

One of the richest pleasures i have found in wine has been the periodic, unexpected moments where my understanding of the basic tenets of wine culture come into sharp, dramatic focus and "received wisdom" transitions from an abstract idea into direct experiential knowledge. These are the ...

Sherrer is getting an impressive number of props in this week's tasting ! Have to check it out.

Is wine.com slowly imploding ?

There was a checkout line at our local Publix grocery store the other day, and Jacqueline suggested that I browse the adjacent wine section instead of annoying her with my impatience (“Go play in the wine aisle, Jim” she told me, or words to that effect). There was decent wine selection for a chain...

Hey Brian, I opened one of these last week, and like you it was my first Australian and (Hunter Valley) Semillon. Agree with your comments, as it is much brighter (acidic) than the softer Semillons that I recall from California tasted years ago. I understand these Hunter Valley Semillons transform t...

2002 Cos D’Estournel 2013 Bogle Merlot Both over-delivered vs expectations! :) Good one, Vince! I tripped across your note while searching for "Bogle". I just picked up a bottle of Bogle Old Vine Zin for this weeks Charity Virtual Tasting. I would be happy with the same outcome re expecta...

Looking forward to seeing you at the clubhouse and on the shuffleboard court!

seriously, congratulations, good luck, and enjoy your new home

The basic Pepiere, recently under the name "La Pepie", is probably as good as any at this price. Vagaries of vintage certainly can make this more or less so. Like a lot of other wine regions there have been some recent "sunny" vintages that work against the wine characteristics t...

That almost seems like a "rhetorical question" on this forum. . .

I like the cheese suggestion. I think it would pair particularly well with a selection of goat cheeses. Nothing too strong - e.g. fresh "log", Poitou Chevre, Bijou, Bonne Bouche, Humboldt Fog.

Now, that's ne plus ultra, Todd!

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Is WB pushing Walter Scott now? Todd had a very similar post [snort.gif] Honestly really disappointed I didn't jump on this... Yeah, apparently Charlie is too busy to read my post on the same topic. [snort.gif] Todd, I will admit that I had different reactions to the thread titles . . . [whistle.gi...

Just finished watching the tape. Lot of knowledge (obv) and energy from William. Appreciated the directness of many of his comments and his willingness to share his thoughts. I had to smile at the correlation between the clothing, the background setting, and conversational manner of the three of you...

ottonel.jpg 2018 Patricia Green Dry Muscat Ottonel A paler shade of white! This might be the lightest colored white wine ever for me. I am smell-challenged, but I pick up a clean whiff of stone and flowers. The first taste shows fruit that I want to lazily call citrus, but I believe that is not acc...

brokenwood.jpg 2018 Brokenwood Semillon, Hunter Valley This wine was recommended in another thread and this week seemed like a good time to try it . . . I like it! Entry-level for Brokenwood, which also makes some single vineyard Semillon at much higher prices (this bottle was ~$20). Light, flavorf...

You are asking the question wrong: anything that is "too" is not in balance. Pace Otto, you can have enormous, densely-fruited wines that are still in balance. Too many people use "balance" as a synonym for medium-bodied, even delicate wines, like where all the dials are set at ...

2002 Shirvington McLaren Vale Shiraz impressive nose.jpg Wow, what an impressive nose! (And the wine’s smell is pretty good too.) Opened for Jay’s charity week and also influenced by Ken’s favorable note in this thread on the same wine. This also served as an early birthday bottle for the photograp...

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