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What about Rick Steves? You think he's writing all those guidebooks (actually a recent profile in the NYT seems to indicate he's way more involved that you might think) but between the volume of books, TV shows, and other engagements there's no way he's not relying on assistants. And I just found o...

The people who subscribe to the publication understand that he's not writing all the notes (unless they're illiterate). As far as the people who rely on shelf talkers, I think that's its own reward but I also doubt the majority of them care, they just want some guidance and I doubt they've done any...

As Alan alludes to many of the comparisons given in this thread don't work at all. Ford or Disney created products. The companies they founded continue to create products. The Wine Advocate was a place where Robert Parker reviewed wines. You can argue his opinion was his product but that's kind of ...

We had a late lunch on our arrival in Beaune at La Buissonniere and enjoyed it. A lot of other places were closed since it was around 2 PM. Small, casual, very local fare. Friendly, not too expensive.

Won't be taking my full allocation so if anyone in the area would like to share and save on shipping.
2x '17 Tempest @ $100
4x '17 Bard @ $110
1x Bard Mag @$250

There's a wish list for 1x '16 Absurd (WA99) @ $475 and other Mags which I won't be putting in a wish for. Order going in 9/13.

I put in a wish request for 1 bottle of Absurd. If I get it, great. If not, hopefully 2018! The current release is for the '16 Absurd, rated 99 on WA. '12-'15 were given 100 scores so this one is clearly inferior. I can't justify $500 for a bottle of wine. These sell for $700+ aftermarket so someon...

jhans wrote: ↑
September 6th, 2019, 9:12 pm
$575 for the Absurd. seems...Absurd to me

Actually $475, so totally rational

Oops, the website showed the 17' Gary's vineyard wines sold out. I assumed that was the Estate. Just curious, is their estate the flagship wine in their lineup? Yup. Flagship Pinot of the entire New World for me... What is the price per? I've been on the list for 3 years but haven't been offered th...

2016 Goodfellow Family Cellars Chardonnay Durant Vineyard - USA, Oregon (7/12/2019) Goodfellow has quickly become my go to Chard. Crisp minerality, saline, lemon peel with a hint of effervescence. Excellent. Should just start buying this by the case. (93 pts.) Guess it's put up or shut up time for ...

Groupthink

Gabe Berk wrote: ↑
August 28th, 2019, 1:16 pm
The Boomers who buy auctioned Grand Cru Burgundy and 1st & Super 2nd Growth Bordeaux are the target buyer.

Well, yes. Is this any different from selling DRC at $20,000 mainly because of its cult exclusivity?

Hanging out tonight with a 16 Geyser. This is great juice. Well worth the $40. Reading this thread was making me thirsty for some Geyserville. Went to Wine Searcher and found this vintage for $31.99 at Stirling. Got a case. Even with shipping I'm at $35 per. It's the little things on a Saturday mor...

NED VALOIS wrote: ↑
August 20th, 2019, 10:18 am
In for 6 !
They indicate their opinion that it is a higher quality than their 98 pt cab.

Almost pulled the trigger on 6 but settled for 4. Looks like it will be great and a gorgeous bottle.

In fishing multiple hooks on a line dragged behind a boat is called a rig

NickRut wrote: ↑
August 18th, 2019, 9:59 pm

I like your dedication to how bad you felt this was. 3 posts...admirable.

Glad I checked in here this morning because I never got the notice, just the alert a few weeks ago. This happened a couple of years ago as well. Picked up a mixed case of PSs and Zins (Hayne, Pesenti, Ueberoth).

Mondavi To Kalon Reserve is a classy wine. The '14 can be found for $89 at Belmont.

Tom O wrote: ↑
August 17th, 2019, 1:28 pm
In for a 11, and 12 BC the 14 SS and a LS. Thanks Merrill.

Did anyone get a receipt? Still haven't seen anything from PayPal.

I didn't get a PayPal email receipt but the transaction shows up in my PayPal account with the details.

Have enjoyed the BD bottle of '13 Black Cat I've opened so ordered a few of the '14 Special Selection to try. Thank you. That 2014SS will be the first to sell out today, if this morning's trend continues. That and the Lady Sapphire, which is the best looking bottle I have ever produced (3 colors). ...

Was on Shafer's list but got tired of seeing Relentless and 1.5 at TW for $20 less per bottle. We love Hillside Select but at this price it's a one per vintage for us so can wait around to find a good deal. Only risk is if it winds up being a WA100 then it goes out of my price range. Picked up a sin...

Have enjoyed the BD bottle of '13 Black Cat I've opened so ordered a few of the '14 Special Selection to try.

Alcohol is and ever was a poison ... too much of it is not good for the health - period. Help: 1. drink a lot of water in between your sips of wine - A LOT ! 2. learn to spit ... it´s almost no loss of taste and pleasure (almost), but will minimize the alc consumed 3. drink less wine generally I do...

I have a '96 which I pulled a Coravin splash to see how it was and was definitely not holding up as well as this '91. Pretty thin and flat. Haven't had the interest to pull the cork on it after that.

I rarely drink during the day, even on weekends. Even when I’m out on the boat or golfing. Mellows me too much. Seems to have a different effect during the evening. I could be part werewolf. I'm the same and attribute it to age. An occasional glass with lunch on the weekends but anything more and I...

for anyone else who was watching this: I actually signed up two days ago and got a call from Ridge as a welcome the next day, which was pretty great. The way they explained the "waiting list" was basically as assurance because 2018 had been such a short vintage. Sounds like most years they do a pre...

Every black friday weekend Coravin does a 50% off sale. You can snag a coravin and 4 capsules for about $199. If you're in no rush and have the option to wait until November. You can save 10% on capsules through Amazon's subscribe and save. It's pretty configurable on how many and how often so you ...

Coravin definitely works, although I've taken to melting a bit of candle wax over the point where the needle was inserted. Depending on the cork, sometime the hole doesn't reseal well and you can even have wine dripping out if you lay the bottle on its side. Just bought some Repours and will do a b...

Assuming they're available I'll probably go for a 6-pack of Napa, Three Twins and Steltzner. Have not tried the Steltzner yet but have a '16.

I'm at 78: Bedrock, Becklyn, Quivet, Myriad, Carter, Goodfellow, Epoch.

Pushed me over the 1000 total mark for the first time.

Bryan Price wrote: ↑
July 13th, 2019, 9:56 pm
Those fruity low cal spritzer drinks.

Was at a bbq last night and EVERYBODY brought those spritzers, including us :-}

Sc0tt F!tzger@ld wrote: ↑
July 13th, 2019, 7:54 pm
What’s the next hot wine?

By "hot wine" I'm assuming you mean high alcohol wine, right?

My first likely poor analogy: You liver is a sink. The water on the floor is your alcohol toxicity. Todd, this is actually a pretty good analogy and what I was referring to in another post: it's the rate of consumption of alcohol and the total amount of consumed alcohol. You need to add a filter to...

Tom - this can be caused by a drop in blood sugar levels. The body's response to alcohol is to produce insulin, which can drop your blood sugar levels a few hours after drinking. I don't drink during the day because of this effect and try to limit how much I drink in the evening like you. So you dr...

As to this premise of ABV 12.5 is to 14.5 being a linear one, I like a few others here do not agree with that premise. While I find it very logical, I do not personally find it working that way. I agree and disagree :) The alcohol is linear, it’s simple math. If you drink 5.2 oz of 15% wine in the ...

Tom - this can be caused by a drop in blood sugar levels. The body's response to alcohol is to produce insulin, which can drop your blood sugar levels a few hours after drinking. I don't drink during the day because of this effect and try to limit how much I drink in the evening like you. Here is th...

I gotta say, I don't understand all this fuss and hoopla on this board over 1-2% ABV in wine. The difference in alcohol content between 13.5% and 14.5% is 7.4% more alcohol. So taking 14.5% wine in 7.4% smaller sips or drinking a glass of wine over 32 minutes instead of 30 minutes will give the same...

Frank Love it, i have a lot of 10-14 then went in search of cab and syrah but will always be very fond of Pisoni or Gary Madhead as James May called him. Im circling back though and bought todays offer. I needto dig out some estate from the offsite, i bet the 11’s are awesome Pretty much the same h...

I voted Yes. I also believe Bill Clinton when he said he didn't inhale.

So, if you just want wine to chill out and destress after a shitty day whats your preferred grape, this is not about wine tasting or food its simply about wine drinking. Cabernet and how dare you to suggest that wine has alcohol in it that alcohol has certain affects on the body and mind such as ca...

1 happy customer! Great deal! Thanks Gary!

Keith Koshk!n wrote: ↑
June 4th, 2019, 1:15 pm
I picked up 3x Napa, 1x Hopper, 1x Moulds. The Pangkarra sounds intriguing, but I didn't want to throw the money at it without any data.

3x Napa, 2x MH, 1x Pangkarra - figured I’d get 1 of the initial release.

The MH has got to be one of the best deals going for that vineyard.

Does anyone know if the Reserve is the same as the Moulds reserve ($95) of the past or is this new?

Thinking of keeping it light since I went all in on Napa ‘16s, maybe a 4 or 6 pack of Cabs heavy on the Napa Valley for value.

2010 Shafer Hillside Select. I have never tasted a Shafer Hillside Select, but still consider the 2004 Shafer One Point Five the "wine of my life" so far. So I'm thinking that this is probably a damn good suggestion! Oh my you must try the Hillside Select, it's a whole other experience from the One...

Agree with the Myriad and Maybach suggestions, those are great wines that really stand out. The Elysian/Empyrean/Materium wines are going to be more in the $200+ range but the Myriad Crane or Maybach Amoenus can be found for under $200. These are age worthy wines so you might get something with a fe...

2016 Maybach Bard goes for $480 for 3 at KL (so $168/bottle with +5% buyer fee)

Selling for $145 at Benchmark.

Just returned from Paris and did quite a bit of cruising the neighborhoods for interesting wine bars. I was surprised by how many are promoting there lists of bio and nature (organic) wines. The number of articles in the French press about the use of chemicals has increased and a French government r...

I have a similar approach. Pick my max price rather than a low price hoping to get a steal. You wind up getting outbid on a few but also sometimes pick up some nice deals depending on how many others are bidding, when the bidding ends, etc. Tend to find better deals on larger lot sizes vs the 1-2 bo...

Same boat. Disappointed as well but there’s only so many bottles to go around and I’m sure they’ve got distributors they’re trying to keep happy too. Can usually get decent prices in the aftermarket unless it winds up being a WA100 vintage. These futures will probably be drunk by my kids in 30 years...

Nice review and great to hear these are doing so well!

The ACVV Reserve is a great value for excellent Napa Cab.

Too 'first world' I guessing .... Every post on this board is a "first world" post, duh [rofl.gif] A couple additional comments. - I've noticed sometimes wine will drop a little over a couple of days after using the coravin so I would do your sampling a week or more before your trip to make sure th...

2010 Pierre André au Château de Corton André Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Charmes A little bit of barnyard old wood funk. Light to medium body and opacity, bright cherry and strawberry. Medium finish. Extra aeration opened it up to a bigger mouthfeel and more acidity. Enjoyable wine, good with foo...

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