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. . . Why isn't the store's placement of the product on the shelf (presumably with a label identifying the product, as well as the price) construed as an Offer to sell that is deemed accepted when the buyer presents said item to the store in an attempt to purchase? . . . The simple answer to "why?"...

This place has the same wine, case only, and does a better job at disclosing that this is a sourced wine, and it might not be in stock. Maybe try again with them Doc? [wink.gif] https://shop.corxwines.com/vsku2132181_DOMAINE-RAMONET-CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET-LES-CAILLERETS-750ML-2014 There must be an ep...

This place has the same wine, case only, and does a better job at disclosing that this is a sourced wine, and it might not be in stock. Maybe try again with them Doc? [wink.gif] https://shop.corxwines.com/vsku2132181_DOMAINE-RAMONET-CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET-LES-CAILLERETS-750ML-2014 There must be an ep...

It serves you right for trying to order Burgundy from an online retailer that is only a few miles from my house without asking me, neener with no on-street presence and located in a building on a street that does not really exist and which building once had the largest leaky roof on the East Coast t...

alan weinberg wrote: ↑
September 17th, 2020, 6:36 pm
buy a Pungo.

I did that but I rarely use it because it seems to leak all over the place when I am initially extracting wine.

I wonder how many folks got in on the very first release to the public...which i think was the '10. i still have (2) btls of that vintage - just have a hard time popping with folks who don't understand the story. anyway, count myself fortunate to have my 8th 3-pak headed to Georgia soon enough. +1 ...

I wonder how many folks got in on the very first release to the public...which i think was the '10. i still have (2) btls of that vintage - just have a hard time popping with folks who don't understand the story. anyway, count myself fortunate to have my 8th 3-pak headed to Georgia soon enough. I h...

Does anyone use it for anything other than pizza? I seem to recall seeing some videos of making shrimp scampi, but did not seem to be worth the trouble.

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Howard Cooper wrote: ↑
August 30th, 2020, 6:31 am

And taste like Black Forest Cake.
The 2010 Stockholm Syndrome Syrah was outstanding on Sunday night ...
The name itself explains why you enjoyed it.

Termanthia.

I was at a bankers convention in Lake Placid, sitting at the morning presentation between 2 guys I knew, one was the deputy superintendent of banks in charge of disaster preparedness and the other was the senior official at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in charge of disaster preparedness. Jus...

Not reading the thread, but in case no one has previously posted the exact date, I am pleased to announce that in honor of the fact that I might have been the second person on the MacDonald list (Dentice was first but we were only minutes apart), this year the offer will be released on my auspicious...

Aren't all the SQN wines going to be big, jammy, and alcoholic and get 95+ points anyway? If you like that style who cares about the reviews...just buy them. And taste like Black Forest Cake. Haters gotta hate, as I have said before. The 2010 Stockholm Syndrome Syrah was outstanding on Sunday night...

Aren't all the SQN wines going to be big, jammy, and alcoholic and get 95+ points anyway? If you like that style who cares about the reviews...just buy them. And taste like Black Forest Cake. Haters gotta hate, as I have said before. The 2010 Stockholm Syndrome Syrah was outstanding on Sunday night...

I know this is no big deal to you pizza experts, but to those of us who are pizza-challenged and who took a course in pizza making at the Culinary Inst. in Hyde Park (and would have gotten the grade of F if there had been grades), this is the greatest pizza ever made. Homemade sauce from San Marzano...

We has a mini-Berserkerfest in the backyard last night with appropriate social distancing. Very Mini. There were only four of us, compared to the normal 60+ people, but we were forced to open more bottles than people to go with the traditionally outrageous menu. Here are the wines, with no notable t...

I am a big fan of the A. J. Adam Dhroner Hofberg Kabinett. For a while I was picking up magnums for under $40 and a 750 is still under $25.

One other thing. To get a rough idea of Seaver's importance to us New Yorkers, in the summer of 1977, my wife and I finally took our delayed honeymoon in London. When we returned to New York, my father picked us up at the airport. When we got in the car, what were the first words out of his mouth? H...

Glad to see this hearing Wine Talk. Last year, I went to the fiftieth anniversary celebration of the 1969 Mets championship. During the event, I took a photograph of everyone gathered and sent it to the guys at Outpost who did the back office work for the Seaver winery and asked them to pass it on t...

I use a lot of Westchester Sandy from the oak tree that hit my house and I recently got a smaller stack of Hispanic Cut Oak that destroyed my back yard fence. The only thing I got at Home Depot was a long handle sledge hammer and two wedges. The wood if very inexpensive. I want to call me friend to ...

I was reviewing the recipe for Lamb stuffed tomatoes that I was referred to in my thread on tomato recipes (by the way, we really liked it), and I decided to look at some of the comments. It reminded me that some people are born idiots, or perhaps they have idiocy thrust upon them. Regardless, I jus...

This is before. I forgot to photograph after cooking. Ignore the black fry pan. I just used it for the photo.

PS - we really liked them with no variations from the recipe except I threw in a little Ras el Hanout. Very little.

cjsavino wrote: ↑
August 31st, 2020, 6:00 am
I have plans to make these soon, middle eastern lamb stuffed tomatoes

https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food ... yle-101411

I am making this tonight. May use basil instead of mint if I can't find mint.

I am a fan of Paolo Scavino, many of which bottlings can be had for under $100.

Today we made fresh bruschetta with the tomatoes, basil from out back yard and chopped onions on top of thin lightly breaded (home made low carb bread crumbs) chicken cutlets. Excellent. I really like the idea of above of lamb stuffed tomatoes with matzoh meal, in honor of my mother, whose Yartzeit ...

I went peach picking today with some friends and they had a tomato "alternative," so after we finished with peaches, nectarines and apples, we bought an empty flat to fill with tomatoes. When we got back to our cars, my friends didn't want very many tomatoes, so I ended up with way too many. All sor...

saul_cooperstein wrote: ↑
August 27th, 2020, 9:07 pm
Tzatziki cole slaw

That's an idea. I think I will try it tomorrow. I have made Tatziki egg salad with gravlax.

2016 IDS Cabernet Sauvignon Fourth St. - USA, California, Napa Valley (8/25/2020) Pop and pour at the outdoor tables at a steakhouse in Rye. My first business dinner with clients in at least eight months. This is an outstandingly delicious wine, both powerful and sexy at the same time. Very easy to...

Bdklein wrote: ↑
August 22nd, 2020, 1:04 pm
Another good combination is egg salad and tuna salad.
Also lox with egg salad.

Those are not mashups. They are staples.

Eric Lundblad wrote: ↑
August 20th, 2020, 10:34 pm
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https://gispub.epa.gov/airnow/?tab=0&cl ... layer=none

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Ugh. If this is accurate, all the vineyards I care about are in the solid red area. What number is the "danger" level?

We had the 2019 DV8 Viognier. Outstanding wine and excellent example of the grape without any sweetness or syrupy components. Lychee nuts, spice, acidity, tropical fruits. You should all buy this wine to support this BerserkerDay participant. I bought their wine a few years ago, really liked it, and...

Ron Slye wrote: ↑
August 18th, 2020, 10:19 pm
I think this is irrefutable. Take any leftover, pan fry it, then add an egg (either directly, or a fried egg to place on top). If still not quite right, add hot sauce.

Bacon doesn't hurt either.

Mark Y wrote: ↑
August 20th, 2020, 12:08 pm
Do people still frequent uber expensive steak houses?

Define uber expensive steak houses. Also, define "still." Not a lot of people are frequenting any kind of restaurant, at least in New York, these days.

David K o l i n wrote: ↑
August 17th, 2020, 8:14 am
Had Trader Joe’s crisp bread, Velvet Peanut butter and a thin slice of raspberry pie and top. The Lord’s best peanut butter and jelly sandwich

Sounds good but my diabetes doctor would not approve.

mash-up (noun) Something created by combining elements from two or more sources I couldn't decide what to eat for breakfast this morning so I stared at the refrigerator and eventually decided to mix a few things together. I went with Melitzanosalata with ultra low moisture yogurt that I had made tw...

I don't know if anyone has mentioned this yet, but someone brought one of these two Falltacular this year and I thought it was really delicious. I would buy one myself, but we do not entertain during the plague, and it would probably go to waste.

So the whole cork was down in the wine? 😮 I’ve had several red Bordeaux from 75 as it’s my birth year. Haven’t had one I enjoyed. White is a different story... The 1975 Latour if you are looking for a good 1975. I have had a lot of 1975 years because that was the first vintage of the century that w...

I really don't want to read the rest of the crap in this thread because it appears from my brief perusal that it has already spun out of orbit. So, here's my own independent take without regard to anything anyone else said. I have eaten at two restaurants in suburban New York in the past few weeks. ...

It depends on what type of wine you like and what your personal financial situation will allow. If you like a big, flavorful, fruit forward, high ABV style, and you can afford the price tag without affecting your ability to put a roof over your head and food in your mouth, then you should buy some. ...

I have not had a lot of 2008 vintage champagne, but what I have has been outstanding, punching well above average for the house. The 2008 Henriot (their 200th Anniversary bottling) is outstanding. A few other random bottles. I do not drink enough champagne and I do not know much about vintages, but ...

PS - I do not know when they changed their tannin management, but we had a bottle of the 1991 when Ebbe came to NY for his 60th Birthday and the sommelier at Uncle Jacks was so impressed by the wine that the rest of us brought (and allowed him to taste) that he opened a bottle of that for our table....

1985 Dominus Estate - USA, California, Napa Valley (8/13/2020) Double decanted at about 6:00 PM and then brought to Frankie and Johnnie's in Rye for dinner at their outdoor tables in the middle of the street. Started drinking it is about 7:00 PM and followed it for about an hour. Excellent wine wit...

I need to buy more Branaire Ducru. The 1982, which I had in 2005, was one of the greatest Bordeaux I ever had. I drank it along with 1989 Haut Brion from Magnum, 1975 Cheval Blanc and a bunch of the great wines and it was clearly the best period.

Rebecca and I would join if there is room. I was just outbid on a DC Magnum from the 80s.

Send them to me. I have a smoker. So long as you send them back when they’re ready! [highfive.gif] You need better friends. Where do you live? I have a 4 burner Weber gas grill, a large Big Green Egg and a large Weber Kettle, all on the deck around the pool. We love to sit outside by the pool, gril...

I've had multiple brands over the years, but always come back to using the Benriner. I've never successfully used the various guides and guards, I just go slowly and take care. We also have what we call Mandoline Protocol in our kitchen - if anyone is using it, no one else is allowed to talk or oth...

I have two Mandolines. My favorite is broken in three different places and I need to replace it. It is a KitchenAid with a fold out leg that I can find on Amazon and other similar sites. Although I like it and have had it for years, the blade guard snapped off so long ago that I forgot it had one un...

As anyone ever verified that the permeability rate of alcohol v. water through a cork is identical? Maybe alcohol is simply more volatile and managed to get its way through the cork faster, so the older wines show up with less ABV then they started out with. I know that in various conversations with...

Oh yeah, and I forgot to mention that other issue - California, by some magical divine intervention, has also avoided premox for reasons no one seem able to explain.

In the entire spectrum of Chardonnay styles, Burgundian Chardonnay is principally at one end of the spectrum. They are very good that end of the spectrum, but they stay at that end. Between things such as Domaine de la Bongran from Viré-Clessé at always >14% alcohol, with botrytis and a few grams o...

I may be at the point of thinking that the US does Chard better than anything else. Wow! That's a strong vote of confidence. The Burgundian fans will line up to keelhaul you soon. [wink.gif] Please try Ceritas Zephyr - I think it's world class, if you like the leaner styles. [cheers.gif] That is re...

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