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‘Farm to table’ basil pesto. My backyard “farm” is about 70sq. ft., and my summer crops are usually tomatoes and basil. This year I spread wildflower seeds instead and dropped in a handful of basil plants to fend for themselves. I am usually very attentive about growing the basil: pinching flower bu...

Hey Jim, an appropriate update for the card: Wire PalateIn San Francisco Idea was uncorked a while back and I reserved WirePalateInSF@gmail.com I believe the image of the card is protected, so some changes required. Old school, man, one of my Dad's fav shows, mine too, except for the open insensiti...

K_F_o_l_e_y wrote: ↑
August 21st, 2019, 12:23 pm
You can also do this:

Kevin, all you need now is a business card "HAVE WINE WILL TRAVEL" modeled after this one from the philosophical gunslinger in black -

-Jim

deadhorse as usual . . . Opened the "more than once" recommended 2017 Idlewild "The Bird" Red last week with pizza. Seemed a little harsh and acidic to me although ample fruit seemed to be there also. Kept it re-corked in the fridge and finished the last big glass today with leftover pizza. This win...

+1 on the Chappy Sig Cab. It's available everywhere, always very good, well under $100 and will stay all of those things for a long time. If she likes it, you'll have a go to bottle for life Lot of love on this thread for this wine, but your note sold me ! Love the phrase "a go to bottle for life"!

Psst . . . Champagne! Can you believe it, she doesn’t really like sparkling wine. Understood . . . in that case, a cab that has not yet been mentioned: 2015 Shafer "One Point Five" Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon which is listed at $89.95 at K&L. Some of the reviews suggest its a drink now o...

D@vid Bu3ker wrote: ↑
August 18th, 2019, 4:48 pm

Jim Stewart wrote: ↑
August 18th, 2019, 4:45 pm
Psst . . . Champagne!
Psst...not what he’s asking about

no shit!!!

Psst . . . Champagne!

Belgium: Beer!!! Some of the best beers in the world, IMHO; many will appeal to a wine lover who does not usually drink beer. Nice pubs in every town. Amsterdam: Surprisingly good beer - Proeflokaal Arendsnest is nice when not crowded (off hours?). Coffeeshop - Paradox (for the "scene" or whatever ...

CJ Beazley wrote: ↑
August 16th, 2019, 4:50 am
Blake B’s vote should count twice.
I’m curious to see what he says

I agree. although Blake's preference would not be a vote, but rather the final say.

Domaine du Petit Clocher, Coteaux du Layon "Prestige" 2011. Been a fan of this property since bicycling 15 km to the winery on a borrowed pink three speed circa 2004. We have had a bottle of this probably once a year over the past few years. Always delicious, but this is the best it has tasted. Hon...

Egly-Ouriet "Les Vignes de Vrigny. We cancelled our restaurant reservation and decided to celebrate our 44th anniversary relaxed and "al fresco". This Champagne was recommended to me a while back by Doug Schulman. This was a WOW for us. DELICIOUS! Dry, fruit, spice and leesy yeast playing nicely to...

That is all. . .

2015 A. J. Adam Drohner Hofberg Riesling Kabinett. This was simply a pleasure to drink with an early evening cheese plate on the back porch. . Not focusing on words to describe it, just accepting what it gives: balanced fruit and acid, very slight sweetness, drinking enjoyment! Great with the chees...

2015 A. J. Adam Drohner Hofberg Riesling Kabinett. This was simply a pleasure to drink with an early evening cheese plate on the back porch. . Not focusing on words to describe it, just accepting what it gives: balanced fruit and acid, very slight sweetness, drinking enjoyment! Great with the chees...

If you think about the retirement mode, 1000 bottles is not crazy. Even 2 bottles per week takes you less than ten years to deplete the cellar. My parents are a very healthy 79 and 80, and drink wine every night. It’s their lifestyle - they introduced me to it. My parents have wines that they have ...

congratulations AND commiserations

2015 Türk Kremser Sandgrube Reserve Grüner Veltliner. Nicely balanced acid and citrus fruit with herbal notes. Went well with our dinner of grilled scallops and grilled asparagus, both simply seasoned in olive oil, salt and pepper.

For better or worse to readers, I am mentally engaged/distracted with this thread . . . Can this adjustable "Botto" container idea be modified to work with liquid? botto.gif P.S. Should we give George Forman and his friends a call for some help? I have something that is similar to that idea - the E...

For better or worse to readers, I am mentally engaged/distracted with this thread . . .
Can this adjustable "Botto" container idea be modified to work with liquid?

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P.S. Should we give George Forman and his friends a call for some help?

the key is to moisten the slit ... moisten it before pumping. Yikes. That aside, I believe there is considerable literature suggesting that the Vacu Vin is a sham. Wine Spectator and Wall Street Journal both did independent tests and, in Specator's case, tested the old and new versions of the seal....

John & Todd, I am going to deadhorse a bit . . . There are at least a couple of versions of the "Original Vacu-Vin" as well as a shitload of knockoffs and other versions I have the two that are pictured below. vacu-vin.jpg The one on the left is the newer "Original Vacu-Vin and in my personal experi...

No personal tasting experience, but I have read some good comments elsewhere on Kevin White Winery (Washington state). Has anyone tasted their Syrah?

Maybe it's time we assign "levels" to ourselves. I propose baseball style, Rookie, A, AA, AAA, Major League. People like Francoise, Favre, a few others.... major leaguers . Making boilermakers with unicorn white Burgundy and unicorn Champagne, wines from the French Third Republic, wines that even R...

Jay Hack, you are indefatigable ! (said with admiration and a little awe)

Jeff Rosenberg wrote: ↑
August 5th, 2019, 1:46 pm
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Not a cellar yet but getting there!

You're well on your way! Are you DIY for this project?

.. (1) Should there be a cap on the price or quantity of wines people should place on the wines they discuss on this board? or (2) are the complaints out of line? . . . I think my response would be no to both questions. Re Price/Quantity, Let them post and let the rest of us live vicariously, drop ...

Haven't had the 2006 as I just discovered them in January on a work trip to Cape Town. But the 2017 Pinot was absolutely amazing. Earthy and restrained. Wonderful wine. Someone said their Chard was even better, so I went out and bought a bottle of that, but haven't tried it yet. Good to hear about ...

it hasn't been mentioned yet (although absolutely I would second visits with Jim at Patty Green and Marcus at Goodfellow, along with Walter Scott), but I had an incredibly enjoyable time with Kelley Fox and her wines are beautiful as well . Also, if you stop at Patty Green, you literally drive by K...

Hill Farmstead Vera Mae 2018 "And now for something completely different". . . A couple of months ago my daughter brought me back two 750's from Hill Farmstead, Arthur and this one. I have had and enjoyed Arthur before and I gave it to someone who I thought might enjoy it. We opened the Vera Mae to...

For a bottle to be drunk over a couple to several days, I have always used the Vacu Vin (pump til it clicks ) wine saver. Is it not thought of as reliable? I still have one of those as well, but haven't found it to be terribly reliable/effective FWIW, and you may already do this, I have found that ...

For a bottle to be drunk over a couple to several days, I have always used the Vacu Vin (pump til it clicks ) wine saver. Is it not thought of as reliable?

We did a short stop in McMinnville on our trip last year and visited/tasted at Eyrie, Brittan, and Goodfellow. The wines were pretty good at all three, but for an overall experience I would recommend a visit with Marcus Goodfellow. You may have more "in" than we do, and be able to taste with other w...

I've been following this frenzied thread and have also noted the ongoing "What Bedrock are you drinking" thread. I get the gist of it. Good wines!!! I even signed up for their mailing list mid-thread and just received my welcome / wait list offer. Tempting and tempted, but I opted for a very conserv...

Speaking of guys who are missed. . . I have only been here about a year and don't have the historical perspective of many of you, but I miss R. Gilbane. He seems to be in semi-retirement. He was much more active when I first started here. While maybe/maybe not "black hat" material, I found his comme...

Notable Berserkers: Dan Hammer - black T shirt on left Jonathan Sirot - Turquoise Shirt Clifton Dong - rught side, smiling, light blue shit Brent Clayton - In back right behind Sirot Gil Bauer - in front of Clayton, face half obscured by wine glass. large group.jpg If by black, you mean the guy wea...

FWIW, Here's another suggestion if you do not already have a good knowledge of the wines in this region. Visit the "Maison des Vins" in Saumur and Angers. https://federationviticole.com/maison-des-vins/ These are sort of "tourism offices" for wines in the area , and will offer you tastings and infor...

Chevalerie, Bourgueil. Sparkling producers on Rue Jean Ackerman, Saumur. A lot of the wines are good rather than spectacular, but you can try a lot of them in a short walk. Bonnezeaux/Chaume/Layon worth a day trip. Strongly agree with this suggestion, especially if you are unfamiliar with these win...

NV Louis Roederer "Brut Premier"
Gee, I thought this was very nice. Balanced, lively, appley, bready taste. And a pretty, centered bubble cone as a visual bonus. A 375 ml bottle.

I am going to piggy back my related tasting note in this thread. . . TN: 2014 Baudry Domaine Chinon First impressions: COLOR deep purple-red, brown-tinged, almost opaque. NOSE forest floor humus , earthy rich and damp , musty, mushroom fodder stuff. TASTE bright and light mouthfeel, cherry/raspberry...

Wow! Nice image of Jay!!!
He seems to be in a trance-like state, channeling ancient Viking spirits.
Is he whipping up the Berserkers to a frenzy to kick off the fest?
Or maybe chanting to celebrate good fellowship, wine and food?
Good stuff.

Already have my hat . . ."If I only had a -----. "

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Here is Jay making an incredibly nice gesture, and he gets pilloried on the board. So let me add my own snide comment, and ask why he didn’t buy a decent bottle of my or six of Palmer instead. At no point did I say that it Mr. Hack is anything other than generous. This is undoubtedly going to be on...

Case of OVZ (year over year out #1 weeknight wine) and a mixed case of heritage red, evangelho, gambrels, and staves. Wishlisted 6 magnums (almost hoping they don’t hit as that would put me at 3 cases!!!) Tim, Based on your experience with the OVZ bottling, do you expect the '18 to be drinking well...

I’m still trying to figure out what to wear to the J-Lo concert tonight! champagne.gif Things I've lost (in chronological order): - my glasses - my keys - my respect for you after learning that you're going to see J-Lo Zlatan has something to tell you about Robert.A.Junior: ' He doesn't need to dre...

Wow, what an active thread! Many of you posters seem a little bit fanatical to me, maybe out of control, purchasing more than you planned. On the other hand, I just signed up to be on their mailing/waiting list based on all your enthusiasm and on my own progression of the "disease".

Wine dinners with morons:

Hey, I resemble that remark!

blue cheese "fondue" over seared ahi tuna. Disgusting.

That's what makes the world so "interesting" (and so frustrating). The chef thought that this dish was "sexy".

a bit off wine-centric, but still in the drink world: "The Straw"

Craig G wrote: ↑
July 22nd, 2019, 3:34 pm
This is very sad. I wish he had polled us first.

RIP, Alan. True Wineberserker.

But he did, and not that long ago!!!

. . . gonna miss his out of the box posts
. . . condolences to family and friends

Carpe Diem, folks

Got my hands on a case of 2017 Grezeaux on Friday. I do like the Croix Boissee, but the Grezeaux is such a value! I have very little tasting experience with Cab Franc, but I am interested in trying some and Baudry's gets some good words here. Do you think the Grezeaux will likely provide you drinki...

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