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I gotta see what days he is working at the Wine Exchange to go see him in there.

Carlisle, 2 cases.

My app says 77, but these are just wines out of my cellar. I'd say at least double that drinking with family and friends. It was a down drinking year with my wife pregnant. Good news, wines are aging, bad news, running out of storage space again.
No bottles donated, gifted or sold.

It's weird, I signed up for their mailing list early in 2019, plus some friends who know Will Segui have reached out to him at least on two occasions to make an introduction. And on their website, I show being signed up. But I've never gotten any offer or other email from them. It'll be interesting...

That would be 1 bottle No Platt in the email offer for me. So its going to be wishlist and a mix of everything else. The offer: (3) 2018 Rivers-Marie Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir -- $30/btl (4) 2018 Rivers-Marie Silver Eagle Pinot Noir -- $60/btl (4) 2018 Rivers-Marie Bearwallow Vineyard Pinot Noir -- $...

Very nice! Going to have to max out my allocation. 2018 is a hallmark vintage for wine in California. Should be great scores across the board. That would be 1 bottle No Platt in the email offer for me. So its going to be wishlist and a mix of everything else. The offer: (3) 2018 Rivers-Marie Sonoma...

There's definitely been a glutton of 100 point scores in the past decade, but we've also had probably the best continuous run of growing seasons that Napa/Sonoma have ever had. Its a compliment to the farming and wine making that there's been so many great wines. In the spirit of being a Berserker,...

Just received the release email at 9:34, it was probably stuck in a queue. Logged in around 0900 PST and promptly ordered 2 cases. These wines are so easy to order and the 2018 vintage is an excellent one. Going to be a very full cellar in the next few months with new additions.

I am struggling with this one as I really like the wine, but I am also going to pass on Outpost this year. I'll buy some of the 18' zinfandel in the summer release so long as they haven't upped the price again.

Finally got a shipment notice late yesterday on these.

Had a 2015 Pagani Ranch last night and this thing was singing. I wanted to check in on this as I have a few more. I will continue to lay these down for another 1-2 years.

Going to be a brutal quarter 100% this. Trying real hard not to buy anything that I'm not already buying. I had my purchase mapped out from prior year. Don’t think it’s going to help! HA! Last year was a crazy buying year for me. Luckily for my wallet a lot of that was from Napa trips. Scaling way ...

Carlisle is out tomorrow per their web site.

ykwon wrote: ↑
January 14th, 2020, 12:21 pm
Going to be a brutal quarter

100% this. Trying real hard not to buy anything that I'm not already buying.

Got this and a Scarecrow email within minutes of one another. Really interested to see more 17' notes.

Pretty cool to see the library opened up. Can only imagine the prices they are asking for those older wines though.

Thanks for posting and congrats to the RM team - it is quite an accomplishment to receive this score for sure. My comment above had more to do with the sheer number of 100 point scores we've seen from different reviewers over the past decade - and the interesting 'responses' those have on this boar...

Anybody know what did they did with these grapes when Williams still owned it? FYI, this is from Robert Craig (Elton Slone) a week or two ago The Tesserons are releasing their first vintage of Pym Rae, Mount Veeder Cabernet in the coming months (from the vineyard we used as our Veeder source from 1...

Anybody know what did they did with these grapes when Williams still owned it? Robert Craig had the grapes for around 20 years There is a Pym-Rae & Pontet Canet master class at Hi-Time tomorrow in Costa Mesa with Alfred Tesseron. Looks like they are pouring this as they have it listed on the class....

Sometimes RetailMeNot has 10-20% cashback. Something to consider. Always good to know new things. Thanks. I travel hack so I tend to collect FF miles over cashback for booking flights in international business class. Unless you are saving for a specific Avios redemption, it is most likely better to...

Very nice! Going to have to max out my allocation.

2018 is a hallmark vintage for wine in California. Should be great scores across the board.

I very rarely order wine off a menu. The prices are too expensive. Cheaper to get a beer or cocktail most of the time.

If I had to start over I would limit the number of mailing lists I buy from and focus on back filling with more wine I can drink now. There's plenty of reasonably priced bottles available for both cellaring and drinking immediately. Once you get your cellar out of balance and need a locker, yeah tha...

Dont forget cashback sites. Well crap never thought to check them for buying wine. Honestly I would have rather taken the 5 Avios per dollar than the cash back. Sometimes RetailMeNot has 10-20% cashback. Something to consider. Always good to know new things. Thanks. I travel hack so I tend to colle...

Todd F r e n c h wrote: ↑
January 10th, 2020, 11:39 am

JMFrawley wrote: ↑
January 10th, 2020, 11:11 am
Anyone have their bottles shipped from the Madness yet?
Mine show that the labels were prepared 12/27 but not shipped yet

Just logged in to check, mine also say 12/27 but I don't think it has shipped yet.

Mich@el Ch@ng wrote: ↑
January 10th, 2020, 11:55 am
That code doesn’t work with $150, it says subtotal not enough.

Just worked for me; FBSPIR50

Chateau Pontet-Canet 2016 1 @ $159.99 $159.99

Item total $159.99
Shipping & Handling $13.65
Subtotal $173.64

Tax $9.58
Discount ($50.00)

Total Billed $133.22

Founded new code FBSPIR50 is $50 off $150. Bought PC 2016 $121 Thanks. Got a bottle with the code and had a $10 off AMEX offer I paired to get this down to $99.99 + tax/shipping. Dont forget cashback sites. Well crap never thought to check them for buying wine. Honestly I would have rather taken th...

Jin F wrote: ↑
January 10th, 2020, 11:14 am
Founded new code FBSPIR50 is $50 off $150. Bought PC 2016 $121

Thanks. Got a bottle with the code and had a $10 off AMEX offer I paired to get this down to $99.99 + tax/shipping.

jordan jacobs wrote: ↑
January 9th, 2020, 8:30 pm
Tip: tell you’re wife how much you actually spent on wine in 2019. I just made that mistake and my 2020 budgeting concerns seem irrelevant all of a sudden.

Oh shit if my wife knew what got spent on wine last year it would be on.

Always ask them what else they are pouring besides what you've been poured. Always also ask if they have anything from their library open to sample. As far as other questions, are they working on anything new? I usually will ask a question about the recent vintages and how the vintages vary in the b...

Andrew Demaree wrote: ↑
January 9th, 2020, 9:48 am
I’m curious, Jeff’s - what’s the pricing on the Neal?

Thanks,
Andy

$90 each, $80 each if you buy 6. They also have their NV cab 16' cab for $45 each. We've been drinking quite a few older bottles of Neal lately and these all age very well.

Really heart breaking to read about the fires down under. Been to Oz a couple of times and absolutely love it there.

Got an offer from Neal Family yesterday for their Howell Mountain Cab. This is a great QPR but comes in a year where I need to cut back on buying. Might have to come back to this one in a few weeks to see if any prices have jumped elsewhere for wines I have on my buy list.

Down the drain = might as well burn my money. If the wine isn't good, it absolutely gets dumped at the sink. Usually these are cheap bottles I grab at Costco or at a wine shop but there are very few bottles I have this issue with. If I'm drinking with family I will give them larger pours of wines I ...

Someone posted that they are only releasing magnums this vintage.

Turley email yesterday says 1/20 for release.

Last year I bought some 2000-2009 Napa cab to drink now and I also snagged a few bottles from the 90s. The new release pricing being higher than older, ready to drink now vintages makes you wonder why we chase some of the mailing lists that we do. As I get my cellar and locker to capacity, having wi...

Wine definitely goes through phases as it ages. It is helpful to have some type of history with the wine to know or best guess when to drink it. I'd rather not drink a wine too young or too late. Finding that middle ground between the two will vary by varietal, wine maker, etc. Its always neat to do...

Buy less overall wine than 2019. Continue to be patient aging my collection. Less trips to Napa this year will definitely help me achieve this goal. There will be some tough no buys on mailing lists just trying to scale back.

Outpost
Carlisle
Turley
Red Cap

I've had nothing but good wine come through on K&L auctions. Customer service is also very good.

Chappellet Pritchard Hill
Spottswoode
Scarecrow
Bedrock
Carlisle
Rafanelli

I'd much rather prefer a sit down tasting at the winery than a tasting room in the city. Probably one of my favorite tastings this year was in Tom Altemus' home at Red Cap. That one on one time and attention got him a nice order and a customer for a long time to come.

Saw 09' Dom at my Costco in Temecula for $148.99. Was gonna buy until I saw it was 09' and not 08'. Going to try another Costco to see if I can get a few bottles to stash away.

Scarecrow Tynan Alban Ultramarine Kinsman Drinkward Not for cellaring - Aged BDX from the local wine store and misc from local wineries. Maybe fork out for a case of Merry Edwards SB. Are we sure Scarecrow is releasing their 2017? They released the 2017 M Etain a couple months ago. Here is the note...

Had an 89' Summers Vineyard merlot last week. Beautiful wine. This didn't have the mint notes that the 88' Gregory Cab had. Will open a few more bottles in the next week with family.

I had a couple bottles of the 2014 LL Furmint. We ordered them by accident. They drank ok but its not a varietal I am chasing to put in the cellar.

Chr!s G|@rn3r wrote: ↑
December 13th, 2019, 9:48 am
Baller hour. Cardinale and Schrader RBS.

Oh yeah, two big cabs back to back. sat those two out

Just added the Chateau Grand Mayne 12

Missed whatever that 98 point CDP was.

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