Wine Berserkers - international wine social media, online community, and discussion

Rajesh P a r i k h

I got the email that I'm in as well. I've only been on the waitlist maybe 3 years now and bought a 2-pack of M. Etain for the first time this past year. Almost seems too good to be true.

Rajesh P a r i k h

I was at Kroger today and happened to see LGM in the Asian aisle. Pleasant surprise.

Rajesh P a r i k h

Abbie S. wrote: ↑January 5th, 2021, 8:39 am Tuesday just got better!

A03AEAA6-71EF-4C08-8C84-106E113DAAB4_1_105_c.jpeg

Wow! Awesome to see someone actually win! I was starting to think all the bottles went to Ohio Liquor friends and family haha.

Rajesh P a r i k h

I only bought 3 x 2017 Rhada's... hopefully that's enough to still get a decent 2018 allocation.

Rajesh P a r i k h

How were the allocations compared to past year?

Doesn't open for me until the 12th.

Rajesh P a r i k h

I let it sit, but to be fair the only reason it aged so long was because it forgot it was in the back of my fridge.

Rajesh P a r i k h

I let Kenji's recipe age for a year once and it was delicious!

Rajesh P a r i k h

I accidentally broke one yesterday while hand washing so I went online to buy a replacement. I noticed that a local wine shop now carried GLASVIN, but at a 30% premium over the online retail price. No thanks, I'll just stick with buying direct.

Rajesh P a r i k h

Has anyone had an order ship yet?

I didn't see an anticipated ship date in the invoice email, but assumed these would have shipped before winter.

Rajesh P a r i k h

Maybe Breville makes something?? I think it would be hard to find an espresso grinder + machine in that price point that's worth buying.

Rajesh P a r i k h

I saw that Far Niente did something similar this year. They now have a "Napa Valley" bottling to go with the "Estate".

Rajesh P a r i k h

Contacted Four Roses today about their Private Barrel program, have not heard back yet.I will contact Elijah Craig and Knob Creek tomorrow.Any other suggestions? Starlight would be interesting. I’ve been itching to try them and have some in order. Uncle Nearest? Haven’t tried them either. My neighb...

Rajesh P a r i k h

I'd open to things around $100.

Hopefully we can do a barrel program with some decently aged bourbon and keep it barrel proof. There seems to be a lot of 4-5 year barrel picks around me that have been uninteresting.

Rajesh P a r i k h

My order shipped Monday, but UPS is still not giving me an estimated delivery date. Anyone else having this issue?

Rajesh P a r i k h

Maybe I'll pop a Rhys sparkler... 2020 can't get any worse right?

Rajesh P a r i k h

My offsite is 2 states away... never been.

Rajesh P a r i k h

Yeah I can't figure it out either.

Rajesh P a r i k h

Got all excited and then found out they don't ship to Ohio... bummer.

Rajesh P a r i k h

Adam Noble wrote: ↑October 26th, 2020, 6:24 pm
Mike Maguire wrote: ↑October 26th, 2020, 4:46 pm
Andrew Kotowski wrote: ↑October 26th, 2020, 4:40 pm
I'd be interested. Hell, we've got enough of a contingent here locally!!!
Indeed!!!
In. And I know at least 3 other Berserkers in the area who would be as well.

I would totally be in for a Four Roses pick or most others.

Rajesh P a r i k h

$120 it is

Rajesh P a r i k h

tpetty wrote: ↑October 8th, 2020, 7:32 pm Rajesh, I got the same exception notice from UPS today

Luckily mine was still delivered on time yesterday. Hopefully yours made it as well.

Rajesh P a r i k h

I got a shipping notification on Monday as well, but mine seems to have hit a UPS exception where UPS has stated "We were unable to dispatch the trailer on time. This may cause a delay.". It's been sitting in San Pablo, CA, presumably on the trailer, since Monday night. I'm pretty concerne...

Rajesh P a r i k h

Thanks for the feedback everyone. Nice to hear that this wine has all the signs of legitimate wine. I read so much about fill levels here that it got me wondering.

Rajesh P a r i k h

I've been starting to dip my toes into buying aged wine at auction and specifically here through WineBid. This 1988 Far Niente Cab caught my eye for sentimental reasons, but the fill level seemed like what I would expect to see from newer wines. I was hoping the community could help determine if the...

Rajesh P a r i k h

3/3/3 for me. It's too bad I didn't get any mags, but probably great for my wallet. 2018's are my wedding year so I wanted to go long on a great vintage, I wonder how I'll rationalize the 2019's....

Rajesh P a r i k h

Greg Smith wrote: ↑September 16th, 2020, 9:58 am I have been a buyer in the past but also didn't get a Save-the-Date. Are others getting one?

I received one and was a '16 and '17 buyer. Maybe check your junk folder?

Rajesh P a r i k h

The $70 shipping made me pause and give it a few days

Rajesh P a r i k h

In for 3, but I was little surprised by the shipping fee.

Rajesh P a r i k h

Shipping from overseas has been crazy too. I thought I’d try Square Mile coffee from London. It took 2 days to reach the US and has been sitting in Chicago, I’m assuming with customs, for 6 weeks.

Rajesh P a r i k h

SheriGoddart33 wrote: ↑May 27th, 2020, 5:40 am I like Negroni but i cant make the best one at home
I tried it in bar but i do something wrong at home

Do you stir your drink at home? It took me awhile at home to realize that I needed to achieve proper dilution to match the taste I get at a proper bar.

Rajesh P a r i k h

Envious of everyone's cases arriving, damn weather! I wish mine had been held. Shipping in a pandemic to a stay at home region over Memorial Day weekend with the hot temps predicted this week would not have been my choice and I should have insisted they be held. Ditto. I’m sure Bedrock will do the ...

Rajesh P a r i k h

M a x S w o m l e y wrote: ↑March 17th, 2020, 8:39 pm Got a triple! Curious, it added on tax - generally being in Colorado I don't get that added on when getting shipped to from CA. Is that normal for you guys?

Max this is probably new coming out of the Wayfair tax case.

Rajesh P a r i k h

Cacio e pepe is one of my favorite dishes and it looks like you nailed it.

On Valentine's Day my wife and I went to a restaurant that did a pink peppercorn cacio e pepe. Neither one of us liked it because it was too floral.

Rajesh P a r i k h

If you’re doing that size roast I think you’ll find that when the center gets to rare to medium rare the slides on the ends will be more well done.

Rajesh P a r i k h

Awesome...thanks, Ryan. Follow-up question: could I theoretically make this a bit ahead of time? Sear, cool completely, assemble fully, back in fridge overnight, then bake the evening of? Yes, that's how I did it and it turned out great. I'd almost say it's better to wrap it in puff pastry and then...

Rajesh P a r i k h

I was extremely disappointed with this wine too. Enjoyable, but way over priced.

Rajesh P a r i k h

7 bottles sounds odd to me

Rajesh P a r i k h

Anyone get their shipment notification yet this week? I had an email from them a few weeks back that said this week they would be delivered. I did not order the large format, but I did get 2 3-packs of the 750s. They shipped yesterday I got a shipment notification of my mags late last night east co...

Rajesh P a r i k h

Kris Patten wrote: ↑November 11th, 2019, 3:35 pm Few more bourbons landing...

EH Taylor Amaranth Grain of the Gods
Elmer T Lee 100th Year Tribute
Weller Full Proof
Weller CYPB

Be on lookout!

I had the Amaranth a few weeks ago at a bar in Maine. Pretty decent/average bourbon.

Rajesh P a r i k h

Anyone have recommendations for a decent quality, but COMPACT, grinder? I'm outfitting a second place which has a small kitchen. At my main house I have a Baratza grinder I like, but it's big. I'd like to find something quite a bit smaller for the new place, but I don't want to go back to the dark ...

Rajesh P a r i k h

You can add SQ to the list serving 04 Krug in F.

Rajesh P a r i k h

I was able to snag both 3-packs. Really looking forward to trying these. It’s going to be tough to let these sit awhile first.

Rajesh P a r i k h

When I was traveling for work I’d always bring a binder clip to clip together curtains that left a sliver of light through.

Rajesh P a r i k h

The tax existed when you bought the wine; they just didn't have the system in place to collect it. You made the purchase, incurred the tax, and I'd just pay it if this were me. I’m by no means a tax expert, but doesn’t the purchase trigger the tax and either the seller or purchaser could bear all o...

Rajesh P a r i k h

We just spent $6k to frame in a spot in the basement, insulate walls/ceiling, drywall, trim, flooring, and paint about a 7x7x8 cellar. Added the Cellarpro 1800xts to cool it. The racks came along from the old house. I would guess with the cooling unit and racks it would have topped out at $10k. At ...

Rajesh P a r i k h

Rajesh, Do you have a budget in mind for this project? If you are trying to find the path of least resistance and have easy access to two of the walls without having to remove racking, installing batt insulation would be adequate and provide enough R-Value to meet recommended specs for in wall chil...

Rajesh P a r i k h

Rajesh, you are going to have to make some tough decisions about what all you want to tear out and keep. A couple things that I can suggest which would work within your current plans. Generally you should have a vapor barrier for everything, walls, ceilings and flooring, including your door that ca...

Rajesh P a r i k h

Thanks for the feedback. Sounds like going into the backside isn't much of an issue. I live in southeastern Ohio. Humidity in the house currently is 72%, but it gets down to 30-40% humidity in the winter. Fiberglass batts sound nice on the install, I just wasn't sure if installing the vapor barrier ...

Rajesh P a r i k h

My wife and I live in a house with a wine "cellar", but it's really just a beautiful room with racking and lined with wood. There's no insulation, moisture barrier, or cooling. Currently the room stays at about 65-67 year round; one wall is an exterior wall, below grade, and the other two ...

Rajesh P a r i k h

My guess is that they have an agreement to not undercut their retailers. I know it works this way with bourbon distilleries in KY.

I’m sure they’ve realized people will impulse buy at the winery as well, especially after a few tastings.

Search found 117 matches