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PS - If you get the Ramey, decant it for an hour before serving it (!). That is Ramey's own recommendation and he's right.

Casey Shupe wrote: ↑
April 22nd, 2019, 8:46 am
Built this entirely myself . . .

I can hum Row Row Row Your Boat. Does that count?

All I can say is that if I had started that when I moved into my house in 1986, it would still not be finished. Congratulations.

mattbillet wrote: ↑
April 23rd, 2019, 3:38 pm
Very interested... 2 people... maybe three if Ken V. comes with us somehow!

If The Professor doesn't come, he will be banned from participation in all future WB events and will not be able to photograph me holding a magnum of Riesling on my head while wearing a SQN T-shirt.

scamhi wrote: ↑
April 22nd, 2019, 6:55 pm
fake news. how does the oil not go into the flesh of the cut sides of the eggplant

some of it goes in, but when you put the eggplant in the water, most of it floats back out.

scamhi wrote: ↑
April 22nd, 2019, 6:55 pm
fake news. how does the oil not go into the flesh of the cut sides of the eggplant

Because the hot oil - I preheated it to 380 degrees - sears and seals the outside edge. Next time I'll measure the oil loss for scientific purposes.

They sell live abalone at H-Mart in Hartsdale. I was talking to the waiter about it at Sushi Yasuda last week trying to figure out how to cook it. He said if overcooked, it because inedible. He said that they sous vided (not proper French conjugation) it. Anyone have any recommendations, because I r...

Jay, How does throwing hot fried eggplant into water remove oil? I am interested in the science here because we know oil and water are not soluble. That is precisely how it works. If the oil is hot enough when you fry it, and you do it quickly, the oil stays mostly on the surface of the eggplant an...

Side dish?!? More like a main! That said, looks absolutely delicious. It's not a main when you have a house full of meat eaters devouring a standing rib roast. The taste was excellent. I used a combination of techniques. Quick deep fry the eggplant in wok for less than one minute, then remove with ...

My daughter in law wanted some home style food so I whipped this together as a side dish for Standing Rib Roast, baked potatoes and broccoli.

2002 Bressler Cabernet Sauvignon - USA, California, Napa Valley, St. Helena (4/20/2019) Obtained when first shipped from someone who bought mail order in trade for something I bought mail order, but I do not know what I traded. Double decanted at about 3 pm, recorked and brought to a Passover Seder...

Well...don’t any of you pine for the good ole days of the NewsGroup alt.food.wine?? Some of my first Internet wine friends I met there. What’s things like on the WineSphincter board?? Tom Don't lie to us. You met your first wine friends during the post cornerstone laying party for the construction ...

I would buy the 2017 PAOLO SCAVINO BIANCO SORISSO for a variety of reasons. I was at Scavino in late October 2017 and I tried the 2016 and I really liked it. 2017 was a very difficult year because there was NO rain for four months. Not very little rain, but no rain. The guy at Cavalotto told us that...

New Madeira questions x2 1) Oidium hit in 1851. Phylloxera hit in 1870. Are there generally consistent thoughts on the quality of the wines after these disasters hit? American Civil War Years (1861/5) and 1870 seem to be traded and priced highly. I ha e sought out 1877 because I was born in 1977 an...

Thanks for the tip, Dr V--and a belated Happy New Year to you! Hope all is very well with you and yours and that there's nothing rotten in the dtate of Denmark! Hi Randy, Long time no see. Hope everything is OK. Welcome baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack. But what is this "15 minutes from Noma" location. You t...

. . . My question is why don't we see the same level of disgust in reverse? Why don't more New World-palate-leaning folks take the time to bash classified growth Bordeaux in the same manner as the above? Where is the, "Why would anyone fork over $500 for this thin, watery, green, under-fruited, tan...

I don't drink a lot of champagne, but when I do, it's Dos Equis. Ok, not Dos Equis, but not cheap either. My wife and I have discussed this, and we agree that it is a flaw in our buying and drinking strategy, but we have not corrected that. For example, I had some leftover bottles of Laurent Dauphin...

I can't answer the OP, but I can add that a few weeks ago I opened a bottle of 2004 Ella Valley Cabernet that I had been saving for 12 years just to see how it would age and I thought it was very good. Drank it with 1999 and 2000 Musar! Seemed appropriate. Not as good as the Musar, but not embarrass...

JDavisRoby wrote: ↑
April 18th, 2019, 9:33 am
As a lifelong Browns fan (meaning only since they drafted former Sooner QB Baker Mayfield) I may travel to that game.

Debating at NYJ or at San Fran.

The wine selection in New York is better.

We appreciate wine from all regions and all they drink in San Francisco is French wine.

Dan Hammer wrote: ↑
April 18th, 2019, 8:32 am
I voted for the Raiders (cough cough) with a second choice of Dallas.

I am shocked that you voted for the team from Las Vegas.

Too many of you have trouble organizing matching socks in the morning, but someone has to keep the ball rolling. Please provide TWO choices in the accompanying poll. This year, there are no duds, like home games against the Jaguars or the Titans. Ok, maybe a home game against the Bills is a dud, BUT...

It's the Las Rocas of the second half of this decade. Let's just hope it doesn't end up in the same place.

Chris Kravitz wrote: ↑
April 14th, 2019, 8:27 am
For the opportunity to see someone walk on water I will be there + my MUCH better half Nancy.

FIFY

Dan Hammer wrote: ↑
April 14th, 2019, 7:29 pm
If you want someone to taste test your preparation, I'm available.

I was never quite sure how to spell trayfe transliterated.

I was at Costco today and decided to go with one experiment, so I bought a slab of pork belly. I was thinking I would brine it with honey a spice, or maybe a dry brine for a couple of days, and then smoke it. However, all the recipes I can find are variations on rub in and smoke immediately, then sl...

. . . As a rule, I try to never put shipping boxes in there if at all possible. The second photo is such a mess, I didn't realize it was sideways until I clicked on it to blow it up. Bravo! But look at all the space you have in the bin on the right (top of photo). I only put shippers in my cellar w...

Does it have to be green? I like roasted Cauliflower with red burg. If so, spinach with olive oil and garlic is generally a safe choice (albeit not a wow pairing). Roasted grilled cauliflower steaks. Cut big steaks through the center, drizzle oil, season, and roast at high temperature, finish on th...

2016 Carlisle Grüner Veltliner Steiner Vineyard - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Mountain (4/12/2019) Pop and pour at the Bar Association HOD dinner, except that it was a screw cap. Outstanding wine with great balance, purity of fruit, no roughness, great depth. One of the people at the tab...

I think the OP was meant to inspire some "real cellars of WB" pics that you won't find in a magazine. Here you go. I decided to spend the $$ on the juice instead of the finishing...a decision I may come to regret. And yes, that's a wine.com box smack dab in the middle. Please don't flame me, the go...

Warren Taranow wrote: ↑
April 13th, 2019, 5:34 pm
Jay, you need a smaller buying problem or a bigger drinking problem (said the pot to the kettle).

That's what I always tell people. I am trying to develop a drinking problem, but I am failing. If I had a drinking problem, my life would be in balance.

Do I put this in the cellar photo thread? How about the cellar reduction plan thread? Or the WBA thread? What's a person with a buying problem to do? 0412191022.jpg Post you real cellar photos. Not that amateur stuff after the maid cleans up and the junior associates finish indexing out. Some wives...

NickRut wrote: ↑
April 12th, 2019, 7:47 pm
Looks like my dining room. About 15 cases piled up in there. Gotta figure out what to do with it all.

I have seven in my garage. It's cooler in there than in the dining room.

Alan Rath wrote: ↑
April 12th, 2019, 3:02 pm
But look at all those empty slots! You are one lazy wineaux

Those are not empty slots. It is double deep racking !! so there is more leeway and I usually push the bottles all the way back.

. . . You do not have a buying problem as there are many open slots in the racks. . . There are about a half dozen open slots because I just pulled that many bottles to bring to a bar association dinner. That is all . . . And what's with the wooden box with the words "père et fils?" Is that really ...

Do I put this in the cellar photo thread? How about the cellar reduction plan thread? Or the WBA thread? What's a person with a buying problem to do?

Post you real cellar photos. Not that amateur stuff after the maid cleans up and the junior associates finish indexing out.

Volage - Cremant de Loire made from Cabernet Franc. Very well received BLIND at a dinner of serious amateurs two weeks ago. Better that those that I have tasted except maybe the Albrecht, which I have not had in a while. Beats the pants off Korbel, Cooks, Freixenet, Zardetto, Minonetto and Gruet.

Invite four more people.

Sorry, I couldn't resist. It's just been a bad day.

. . .the work:enjoyment ratio is high. The trick, as I learned 39 years ago when working on a deal in Marco Island, is to sleep 4 hours a day for four days, go out to dinner with an obnoxious counter party who insists you have a drink with him because otherwise you are insulting him, slam down a do...

This may help... https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=23060 This is old data on some of the restaurants. X2O is expensive but a great restaurant and only a 22 minute train ride from Grand Central. I do not know what they would do for corkage for a group, but they charged us ZER...

I think big fat bottles are a huge waste of resources and should be outlawed as providing no socially useful benefit. I think all wine should come in a standard light Bordeaux bottle except champagne, which probably needs a heavier bottle to withstand the extra pressure. Frankly, the size and weight...

It's just a giant potato latke. I once made them and served it with something like beef stew sans most of the gravy over it. It was really good - the crunchy fried potato with the soft beef and veggies on top.

OK Jay--I'm going to try to come. No promises, but will do my best. I was at 2.5 (Brad in the Pool). It was and remains one of my fondest memory days of this crazy hobby. Get the piano tuned! IF and only if you promise to come, then I will get the piano tuned, and you can tickle the ivories while T...

Jay Miller wrote: ↑
April 7th, 2019, 4:41 am
Not that I a huge an aubert fan . . .

Forgot to cross post this one from a Berserker offline. Lots of great Brunello from people stepping up. 2004 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Madonna del Piano - Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino (2/21/2019) Outstanding wine. Still a baby but great balance, extremely smooth,...

I fully admit that I love buying wine even more than I love drinking it! This. I love a deal. Most of my free phone screen time is spent searching for new bottles and good deals on things I know I like. I also steal out of the house and search in brick and motor stores when I can. This happens less...

Musar is a lot like Barolo; it is not a pop-and-pour wine, it needs to be decanted. A lot of Musar-o-philes decant for several hours at a minimum. Also like Barolo, it needs 20 or more years of age to reach peak. I might start digging into my '99s in the next couple of years. In another similarity ...

Bill Tex Landreth wrote: ↑
April 3rd, 2019, 11:14 am

jordan whitehead wrote: ↑
April 1st, 2019, 10:51 pm
anyone walking the pool this year?
Anyone falling asleep on the couch before sundown?

Never happened before. That must be a Texas thing.

Jim Stewart wrote: ↑
April 3rd, 2019, 8:51 am

Jay Miller wrote: ↑
April 3rd, 2019, 8:31 am
I realize I was over optimistic on my available time/energy. So if someone else want to organize Friday I'm letting it go...
I certainly know the feeling . . . !

si jeunesse savait, si vieillesse pouvait!

la jeunesse est gaspillée sur les jeunes

Dang. Booked that weekend in Denver. BF2.5 was epic. Sad to miss this one Jay. The solution is obvious. Cancel Denver. You're in California. You can get marijuana whenever you want. You don't need to go to Denver. On the other hand, so much great wine in New York without paying thousands of dollars...

For decades, people will be talking about and reminiscing about this event so DO NOT miss it. The last time we had a smaller group, so there were only 61 bottles. . . . A smaller group, so we only had 61 bottles: Berserkerfest bottles (00766270x9F683).jpg Berserkerfest bottles (00766270x9F683).jpg ...

Jorge Henriquez wrote: ↑
April 1st, 2019, 2:01 pm
In for 2.

Will you bring your daughter again? We need to find another huge bottle!

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