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- December 23rd, 2020, 10:18 pm
- Forum: Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
- Topic: Herb stripping tool
- Replies: 7
- Views: 489
- December 23rd, 2020, 7:54 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Windfall wine purchase
- Replies: 56
- Views: 3664
Re: Windfall wine purchase
I am so glad you said what I was thinking. I can’t believe that when someone asks for a wine recommendation on a wine blog they are first belittled for the amount suggested (note, the OP did not share the windfall amount, only the desire to buy a celebratory bottle in the $600 range), then told the...
- December 23rd, 2020, 7:41 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Windfall wine purchase
- Replies: 56
- Views: 3664
Re: Windfall wine purchase
I am so glad you said what I was thinking. I can’t believe that when someone asks for a wine recommendation on a wine blog they are first belittled for the amount suggested (note, the OP did not share the windfall amount, only the desire to buy a celebratory bottle in the $600 range), then told the...
- December 23rd, 2020, 1:19 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Windfall wine purchase
- Replies: 56
- Views: 3664
Re: Windfall wine purchase
Personally, if I were to receive a windfall check for any amount, rather than splurge on some luxury product, I would donate it to a food bank or other charity. I don’t need it, but there are millions of people that do. This money is intended to help those in need, and while some of it will certainl...
- December 18th, 2020, 7:15 pm
- Forum: Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
- Topic: Steak Porn
- Replies: 2498
- Views: 213448
Re: Steak Porn
Well, the grade is assigned at the carcass level, not the individual cut, but I think it would be hard for that cut to have come from a choice graded carcass. That’s why it's fun to pick thru the packages at Costco. You can sometimes find some choice steaks with better marbling than the same steaks ...
- December 16th, 2020, 5:00 pm
- Forum: Wine 101: The Basics
- Topic: Help with cooling and storage
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3062
Re: Help with cooling and storage
Lisa, sounds as if you have a very nice selection of quality wines that can still age, and enough to last me about 3 months and you probably 3-5 years. Your temperature is fine. Not sure what is meant by ‘in clumps’, but my guess is the wine threw some sediment, which is normal for red wines with so...
- December 16th, 2020, 1:50 pm
- Forum: Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
- Topic: Flannery Demi?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 797
Re: Flannery Demi?
I think they stopped offering this kind of gourmet stuff when they stopped having a retail store front quite a few years ago.
- December 11th, 2020, 1:44 pm
- Forum: Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
- Topic: Another Flannery PSA
- Replies: 664
- Views: 44063
Re: Another Flannery PSA
Yes, continually.Chris Blum wrote: ↑December 11th, 2020, 1:06 pm Is anyone else getting weird “invalid form key” errors on the page?
- December 10th, 2020, 12:35 pm
- Forum: Wine 101: The Basics
- Topic: Help with cooling and storage
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3062
Re: Help with cooling and storage
Long term at 65 will not ruin your wine. It may age slightly faster, but even an experienced taster is unlikely to notice any difference, unless tasting a pristinely stored bottle side by side. Of course, this advice assumes the wine is good to start with. Out of curiosity, how many bottles did you ...
- December 9th, 2020, 1:42 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Pierre Usseglio Mon Aieul fake 2016's ?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1215
Re: Pierre Usseglio Mon Aieul fake 2016's ?
Is the cork branded with a vintage?
- December 9th, 2020, 1:38 pm
- Forum: Wine 101: The Basics
- Topic: Help with cooling and storage
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3062
Re: Help with cooling and storage
First, don’t get too hung up on this. All types of wine should be stored in cool, dark conditions (red, white, sparkling). As long as your temperature doesn’t exceed 70 degrees, you are fine for medium term storage. Longer term, strive for under 60, with 55 considered ideal. If you prefer your white...
- December 6th, 2020, 12:56 pm
- Forum: Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
- Topic: Another Flannery PSA
- Replies: 664
- Views: 44063
Re: Another Flannery PSA
I’m finding it a bit of a challenge to cook a 2 lb tri tip and get the thick center cooked properly without overcooking the ends. Grilling it off heat about 6 minutes and then a 2 minute sear. I will try a slightly longer off heat today. I have not been able to log on in the past couple of months. ...
- November 30th, 2020, 3:02 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Better to store wine warm or cold...
- Replies: 10
- Views: 522
Re: Better to store wine warm or cold...
Are you going to be drinking those 32 bottles during that 3 month stay? If not, why ship them, then store them sub-optimally, then move them again? Let them catch up to you when you settle in to a new place for a longer period of time.
- November 29th, 2020, 3:44 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Shipping rates 2 Bottles from California to Colorado?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 728
Re: Shipping rates 2 Bottles from California to Colorado?
Alcohol is prohibited by the USPS.
- November 25th, 2020, 9:23 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Most impractical wine in the cellar?
- Replies: 77
- Views: 3663
Re: Most impractical wine in the cellar?
It used to be a 6L of 1989 Haut Brion, but I solved that problem when I opened it for a 60th birthday bash about 7 years ago, along with a 6L 1989 Lynch Bages, 6L 1990 Montrose, 6L 1999 Mouton and a 3L of 1983 Yquem. Other guests took the opportunity to clear their cellars of mags of Champagne and ...
- November 25th, 2020, 3:05 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Most impractical wine in the cellar?
- Replies: 77
- Views: 3663
Re: Most impractical wine in the cellar?
It used to be a 6L of 1989 Haut Brion, but I solved that problem when I opened it for a 60th birthday bash about 7 years ago, along with a 6L 1989 Lynch Bages, 6L 1990 Montrose, 6L 1999 Mouton and a 3L of 1983 Yquem. Other guests took the opportunity to clear their cellars of mags of Champagne and w...
- November 18th, 2020, 3:47 pm
- Forum: Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
- Topic: Another Flannery PSA
- Replies: 664
- Views: 44063
Re: Another Flannery PSA
and sausages!Joe Chanley wrote: ↑November 18th, 2020, 5:33 am thanksgiving sale on burger blends, pork roast and tenderloin roasts...
- November 14th, 2020, 6:12 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: shipping routes from Los Angeles
- Replies: 12
- Views: 714
- November 9th, 2020, 1:28 pm
- Forum: Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
- Topic: The "Flannery" for Chicken? Or Pork? Or Lamb?
- Replies: 107
- Views: 8720
Re: The "Flannery" for Chicken? Or Pork? Or Lamb?
Love Mangalitsa, so I checked this out. Looks good, but beware high shipping costs, especially on small orders.
- November 5th, 2020, 5:14 pm
- Forum: Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
- Topic: The "Flannery" for Chicken? Or Pork? Or Lamb?
- Replies: 107
- Views: 8720
Re: The "Flannery" for Chicken? Or Pork? Or Lamb?
24DDC600-D8CE-4071-9682-180D9DFB96FD.jpeg If you’re on the west coast, try https://tailsandtrotters.com/ Good call. Their pork is fantastic, and luckily available at the butcher shop a half mile from my house. Tails and Trotters is fantastic. I’ve had their massive pork chops 7-8 times, available l...
- November 4th, 2020, 7:34 pm
- Forum: Wine 101: The Basics
- Topic: Another Offsite Cellar Temperature Question
- Replies: 1
- Views: 831
Re: Another Offsite Cellar Temperature Question
Just a guess on my part, but it sounds as if ‘A’ is a passive facility, and ‘B’ exhibits the normal 2 degree swing that an actively cooled cellar would show due to thermostats turning cooling on and off. A 2 degree swing in air temperature is stable, and the actual wine temperature will vary far les...
- October 30th, 2020, 3:22 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Wine seepage in transit- 1972 stag's leap- overnight priority ship
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1538
Re: Wine seepage in transit- 1972 stag's leap- overnight priority ship
If you keep them until 2022 as you plan, I would store upright and would also tightly cover the top of the bottle with something like stretch wrap and a rubber band to minimize air exchange due to a potential poor seal.
- October 29th, 2020, 12:13 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: How to defrost ice build up on Artevino III dual zone wine fridge
- Replies: 26
- Views: 983
Re: How to defrost ice build up on Artevino III dual zone wine fridge
I agree with Troy, the only thing that needs to be that cold (for some people) is Champagne. I would set it at 50, and if you like to consume even colder, throw the bottle in your refrigerator or freezer for a few minutes. But really, that’s simply too cold.
- October 27th, 2020, 1:13 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: How to defrost ice build up on Artevino III dual zone wine fridge
- Replies: 26
- Views: 983
Re: How to defrost ice build up on Artevino III dual zone wine fridge
An air leak doesn’t lead to ice buildup in a unit that is set to 55 degrees or so. It would lead to condensation. Freezing usually indicates a low level of refrigerant, meaning a leak in the cooling system itself, which is supposed to be a closed (sealed) system. Regardless, the ice buildup interfer...
- October 21st, 2020, 11:39 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Archetype Wines for $150-350/bottle (drinking well now)
- Replies: 48
- Views: 2272
Re: Archetype Wines for $150-350/bottle (drinking well now)
- October 21st, 2020, 8:38 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Archetype Wines for $150-350/bottle (drinking well now)
- Replies: 48
- Views: 2272
Re: Archetype Wines for $150-350/bottle (drinking well now)
Chave Hermitage
- October 18th, 2020, 12:52 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Which compressor to buy for Wine Cellar - Converted Bathroom
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1323
Re: Which compressor to buy for Wine Cellar - Converted Bathroom
Since it is in a bathroom, you obviously have access to water and drainage. You might want to look into a water cooled cellar. Fairly rare, but would be neat.
- October 18th, 2020, 12:46 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: What to tell architect for wine cellar - new construction?
- Replies: 67
- Views: 3517
Re: What to tell architect for wine cellar - new construction?
While the idea of having 18’ ceilings and a library style ladder sounds ‘cool’ (no pun intended), I would rethink it. If you are going that high to boost capacity, meaning you will actually load the upper areas and use them, as I get older the idea of climbing a ladder with a bottle in hand doesn’t ...
- October 16th, 2020, 4:08 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: cooked with no signs of seepage?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1145
Re: cooked with no signs of seepage?
Yes, a wine can be cooked with extended poor storage without pushing the cork. However, a wine doesn’t cook in a single extra day in transit unless the temps were extremely high, which would push the cork. One day at 80 degrees or so isn’t going to do it. Your wine will be fine.
- October 15th, 2020, 12:58 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TN: 2005 Pégau - Cuvée Réservée (Fance, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 418
Re: TN: 2005 Pégau - Cuvée Réservée (Fance, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Thanks for the note. I've had my eye on a 3L of this for a few months now and keep going back and forth on whether or not to get it. My fear is that with the vintage it might not be ready to drink until I'm 6' deep, and I'm only 35. Hey, you’ve got to have something to serve at your funeral or wake...
- October 13th, 2020, 12:20 pm
- Forum: Wine 101: The Basics
- Topic: Father's Collection (Newbie)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1345
Re: Father's Collection (Newbie)
Lucas, I looked at the various auction lots in your link and can only advise extreme caution. Most if not all of these wines are probably over the hill, even with perfect storage. They are from run of the mill producers that were never intended to be aged this long, and my guess storage is less than...
- October 9th, 2020, 12:44 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Aack! Shipment notices have started
- Replies: 56
- Views: 2970
Re: Aack! Shipment notices have started
Ummm... An appropriate amount of bubbly for the holiday season Jules was not impressed, but now that we’ve been popping corks almost every night.... she’s coming around. She still wants the basement back to normal, but I bought some time at least. champagne.gif Now that the kid is away at college, ...
- September 23rd, 2020, 10:28 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Moving to Seattle area: Recommendations for wine shops, tasting rooms, wineries to visit?
- Replies: 67
- Views: 3344
Re: Moving to Seattle area: Recommendations for wine shops, tasting rooms, wineries to visit?
You might get more responses if you create a new thread rather than asking in a thread about Seattle, but I have some feedback for Lake Chelan. I spent 3-4 days there a couple years back, didn’t do anything fancy (not that Chelan is too fancy to start with). I liked a pizza place called Local Myth. ...
- September 23rd, 2020, 8:52 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Tasting notes on Northern California’s 2020 vintage in 2022
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1051
Re: Tasting notes on Northern California’s 2020 vintage in 2022
Let me clean and disinfect my crystal ball. Or maybe I’ll just wait until the wines are bottled and released, since there will be tasting notes by then.
- September 20th, 2020, 12:08 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Question on Eurocave Placement
- Replies: 18
- Views: 806
Re: Question on Eurocave Placement
Odor is not an issue. Maybe if you were dry aging beef in a spare fridge, but wine is sealed.
- September 16th, 2020, 12:21 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Help with new cellar: entry, organization, app, etc.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 663
Re: Help with new cellar: entry, organization, app, etc.
If the bulk of your wine is in CT, do not start from scratch. Every slot in the new cellar is simply a 1 bottle bin, labeled however you want (A1, B3, etc.). To verify and update your inventory, simply bulk transfer every CT entry to a fictitious bin called ‘old’ or whatever you want. Then, as you t...
- September 12th, 2020, 11:59 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Fires-Oregon
- Replies: 131
- Views: 10426
Re: Fires-Oregon
Is New Sammy’s Cowboy Bistro still standing in Talent? Fondly recalling impeccably cellared Egly Ouriet Coteaux Champenois Ambonnay Rouge 1996, Chave Hermitage Rouge 1989, & Le Gallais Wiltinger braune Kupp Auslese 1988 for a grand total of less than $500 on last visit. At least part of the cel...
- September 11th, 2020, 3:34 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Fires-Oregon
- Replies: 131
- Views: 10426
Re: Fires-Oregon
The fires in OR and CA are horrible, and my best to everyone. WA state is also burning, but not getting quite as much focus, possibly due to it not affecting vineyards and wineries so much. But homes and lives are being lost, sadly. While CA has had a little over 2% of its total acreage burned this ...
- September 6th, 2020, 4:50 pm
- Forum: Beer and Spirits
- Topic: Inside the World of Black Market Bourbon
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1717
Re: Inside the World of Black Market Bourbon
Thought this was a great article looking into the secondary market on bourbon, especially as it pertains to how people source stuff. https://www.whiskyadvocate.com/black-market-bourbon-feature/ Have been tempted to flip back-up bottles a couple of times (Blanton's, OWA especially), but am too worri...
- September 3rd, 2020, 8:31 pm
- Forum: Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
- Topic: Chef’s Table BBQ
- Replies: 42
- Views: 3158
Re: Chef’s Table BBQ
I’m only 10 minutes in to Tootsie’s episode and loving it. Never been to Snow’s, it seemed like such a weird thing to go early on a Saturday morning. Now, I realize I HAVE to go, and soon. She can’t have too many years left to keep going at her current rate.
- September 3rd, 2020, 5:39 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Moving to Seattle area: Recommendations for wine shops, tasting rooms, wineries to visit?
- Replies: 67
- Views: 3344
Re: Moving to Seattle area: Recommendations for wine shops, tasting rooms, wineries to visit?
That’s not an apology, it’s a re-justification of your original rant. An apology would have stopped after your first paragraph.
- September 3rd, 2020, 10:50 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Wine storage at a generic self-storage facility?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1028
Re: Wine storage at a generic self-storage facility?
When a generic storage facility says climate controlled, they simply mean the facility is heated in the winter and/or air conditioned in the summer. Heated means kept above freezing, and in the summer, I guarantee the A/C isn’t set at 68 degrees, let alone 55. This is opposed to the metal sheds on a...
- September 2nd, 2020, 12:24 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Moving to Seattle area: Recommendations for wine shops, tasting rooms, wineries to visit?
- Replies: 67
- Views: 3344
Re: Moving to Seattle area: Recommendations for wine shops, tasting rooms, wineries to visit?
Nell’s is great. Besides the wonderful food and wine, it is quiet so you can actually have a conversation.
- August 31st, 2020, 12:20 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Egon Muller Break-In, Theft
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1217
Re: Egon Muller Break-In, Theft
That sucks. I can’t imagine them bottling TBA mags, nor what they would cost.
- August 26th, 2020, 9:34 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: WARNING – ZACHY’S WINE AUCTIONS IS NOW OFFERING WINES FROM FRAUDSTER ERIC GREENBERG
- Replies: 99
- Views: 16978
Re: WARNING – ZACHY’S WINE AUCTIONS IS NOW OFFERING WINES FROM FRAUDSTER ERIC GREENBERG
In the future, just start a new thread if you are off topic on existing threads.
- August 5th, 2020, 10:20 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Favorite Wine Movie
- Replies: 74
- Views: 3039
Re: Favorite Wine Movie
Babette's Feast. More of a food movie, but wine with the dinner is an integral part of it.
- August 4th, 2020, 12:25 pm
- Forum: Travel and Restaurants Forum
- Topic: Mt. Rushmore
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2126
Re: Mt. Rushmore
I agree, Terry. Expect a huge increase in positive cases from the 3rd week of August thru the first week of September, and hope it doesn’t spread to other nearby areas. If I had photoshop skills, I’d come up with a picture of Mt. Rushmore wearing masks.
- August 3rd, 2020, 9:32 pm
- Forum: Travel and Restaurants Forum
- Topic: Mt. Rushmore
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2126
Re: Mt. Rushmore
Also, if your trip takes you thru Buffalo, WY, there is a very nice Hampton Inn that is a huge cut above other hotels in the area, and for that matter, Hampton Inns in other areas. Nice large pool area and hot tub, and a large outdoor patio with tables to sit and look out at a beautiful manicured la...
- August 3rd, 2020, 9:23 pm
- Forum: Travel and Restaurants Forum
- Topic: Mt. Rushmore
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2126
Re: Mt. Rushmo
In Gillette, WY is The Prime Rib Restaurant and Wine Cellar. It’s been a few years since I’ve been there, mostly because the 2-4 times a year I drive thru there the timing is such that I am not stopping for the night and having dinner. Gillette is a few hours West of the Rapid City/Black Hills area....
- July 31st, 2020, 10:58 am
- Forum: Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
- Topic: Eating and Drinking in Washington (mostly Seattle area)
- Replies: 100
- Views: 6020
Re: Eating and Drinking in Washington (mostly Seattle area)
Apparently the main street thru Pike Place Market is being closed to traffic and restaurants are going to be able to do outside dining there. I hear Matt’s in the Market will do so, but don’t know about timing. They have a Facebook picture posted that implies they are doing it now, but call to check...