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Scott G r u n e r

In my experience VT is one of the most long lived CdP- no rush to open the 98 even at 22 years.

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Can we have recursion with the other threads on this? Here is a recent one...

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A friend bought me a fourpack of sutter home white zin about 15 years ago as a joke.

No way I ever drink those. Also a 3 liter of forest glen merlot bought at a charity auction.

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A slight hijack- but found this article regarding storing vermouth.
https://www.seriouseats.com/2014/07/bes ... tling.html

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The one Grosgrain (grenache IIRC) that I had was lovely. Completely agree with "fresh, light and elegant styles"

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I still like these. I use them with wine, but they're invaluable with vermouth, which I'm slow to finish. WT That's interesting. I've always thought good vermouth should be available in 187ml sizes or even airplane bottles. Do you use a new repour everytime you drink the vermouth though? Or are you...

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Yep. Two double cuts, 3 pancakes, 5 slices of bacon. Need a 12 for all those use cases.

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Ryan Gilmour wrote: ↑
January 5th, 2020, 8:45 pm
Horsepower

that and No Girls
no idea on the dates of the newest cayuse related venture.

Scott G r u n e r

If you wet the needle enough, suppose you could just use one of these...

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I don't love his wines, but respect what he did. Will have a banana in his honor.

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In my experience (granted a while ago) Really tight corks are a problem, crumbly corks are a problem and loose corks (or certain synthetic corks) would simply get pushed into the wine.

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López de heredia vina cubilla and tondonia are fantastic values imo- consistently good, and offer far more complexity and enjoyment than 90+% of wines at the same price point. Agree with others on Thivin, Coudoulet Beaucastel, and St Cosme CdR. Graillot Crozes has typically fallen in this class for ...

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My clos st jean aging experience has been a dumpster fire of undrinkable wines. 2005, 2006, 2007 is the cohort I experimented with.

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I think it would be interesting to know more about the actual wine making techniques that differentiate modern vs traditional in this discussion... for example during my visits in the early 2000’s I was struck by the difference between some of the operations: Mont Redon, with an industrial seeming f...

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Nice note. Rasa, IMO, hit their peak in 2006-2009 ish in general- reasonable pricing, good wines not trying to do too much (or too many)

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I think it is possible to say that wines are riper without being more modern in style. It seems that there are more warm, ripe vintages these days in general amd my money is on that trend continuing

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Robert.A.Jr. wrote: ↑
December 27th, 2019, 7:47 am

He want 'em real thick and juicy

A reverse osmosis double, mixalots in trouble.

Scott G r u n e r

Agreed the tempranillo stood out at the winery. Widowmaker as well.

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There are some notes on the cayuse weekend thread. viewtopic.php?f=1&t=159310&p=2719659&hi ... d#p2719659

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Mike Maguire wrote: ↑
December 12th, 2019, 9:43 pm
You probably don’t want to hear this, but Bedrock shipped my wine Tues. via Fed-x ground and it arrived today Thur.

No, I didn't want to hear that Mike.

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3. As Doug points out, however, it may often be to the customer's advantage to take over the interactions since only the customer will know when someone is going to be home or whether an alternative drop off point would work. I hear this, but I ship to my work, so the only issue is weekend vs weekd...

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I'm in Seattle and have some wine that's been stuck in Troutdale since Sunday as well. From what I've found online, FedEx is extremely backed up right now and our packages are likely just sitting in a trailer that they haven't gotten to yet – other ones are prioritized above ours. The trailers with...

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Scenario: 1) Wine retailer ships your wine via fedex ground. 2) Wine estimated to be delivered Tuesday, tracking number provided all that good stuff 3) Looking at the detailed tracking on Thursday you see that the wine is still in transit- is in Troutdale Oregon and has been since Sunday- scanned at...

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Picked up some Willett Pot Still at $53.99 yesterday at QFC (Sammamish). Kills me to see it discounted down to $40 in CA... but at least I’m seeing it now? I bought 2 b here in CA Saturday but I won’t tell you what I paid. They were out of the $83 1.75 liter size. It’s my go to. Saw some of those a...

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Had lunch at Xochi. Was solid. Killen’s BBQ is great

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Adam Frisch wrote: ↑
December 9th, 2019, 9:23 am
From reading this thread, I clearly see a trend:

The lowest scoring wines on CT are from the Old World, and specifically France.

LOL. Now ask about the highest scoring...

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I often do a roast beef tenderloin with 5 onion confit that is excellent. Season loin with salt and pepper, sear it off and set aside Cut into thin slices: 1 red onion, 1 yellow, 2-3 shallots, bunch of scallions (white and green parts, and a few cloves of garlic finely minced. Saute the above in the...

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Disagree- Leftover pizza can be Cold, or Oven-warmed. Never Microwaved.

Oddly I have no issues with Jay's hotdog concoction though.

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My costco belota had some mold, i just wiped it off. I tell you I feel like a hack cutting this thing tho. No offense jay You mean like cutting it in chunks? [smileyvault-ban.gif] [swearing.gif] Nooooo!!! Lol!!! I mean it is your food and you can do with it what you want. Mine is super easy to slic...

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My costco belota had some mold, i just wiped it off. I tell you I feel like a hack cutting this thing tho. No offense jay

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No. Saran Wrap? Is that like a wine condom?

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Agree with low oak. In my experience oak flavors can concentrate and ruin a sauce.

Current favorite cooking red is kirkland CdR for 6.99 per

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Interesting stuff. Agree that there are many high ABV wines that don’t develop that bitter streak, but was thinking it could be explained that they used less new oak or lighter toast, etc. Clearly a ton of variables here. I have had some lovely aged washington wines, including some old deille and wo...

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Thanks Otto. This was my first hypothesis that if all things were essentially equal, the higher alcohol wine would extract more (and or different) oak flavors.

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To be clear that some of the recent wines I am referring to are Betz, Woodward Canyon, and yes Quilceda Creek, but there are others.

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L e o F r o k i c wrote: ↑
November 26th, 2019, 1:21 pm
Wrong forum, this should be in Wine Talk.

oops.

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This may very well be a topic that has already been deadhorse but I was thinking this while drinking a 10 year old washington state merlot/cab blend. It seems to me that many washington cabs and/or bdx blends seem to take on a much more profoundly bitter charred-oak profile as they age and the fruit...

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There are two kinds of undrinkable. Flawed and pour down sink- not subjectively undrinkable. Or just so much not my style that I can't drink it- undrinkable for ME. i.e. someone poured me a glass of buena vista cab with a ton of RS the other day and it just gave me a headache- I had a couple of sips...

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Welcome Joanna! Inlaws coming over who arent wine people. Will do DDO Arthur and Love and Squalor Willamette Pinot

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I think the trick to a good importing business is to sell everything pre arrival at really competitive prices, then go try to find it later to import.

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Everyone is talking past each other. Inventory and prices vary by state, often considerably. Yep. This is true. I have only justified using the code on wines that I have been actively looking for and cannot easily find. With the heavy markups I am seeing the code simply levels the playing field or ...

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Compostable or recyclable should be the only choice.

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Got a code mailed to me today. Wine2kb

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Where is the wine shipped out of? West coast? (edit to say didn't realize that there was a page two and this was all answered up) They have regional warehouses all over in order to work within shipping regs- wine selection will vary based on where you are shipping to. (previous threads on this with...

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For most situations that I make them, turkey day being a perfect example, mashed potatoes are a canvas to highlight a well made gravy, or otherwise saucy dish. J Rock is spot on IMO.

Potatoes can be bought at least a week ahead, keep them cool and most importantly dark

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I make one very similar sarah. Tastes like home and some classics need no update

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all beer factories for tired brands IMO. Would choose them over coors or bud, etc, but never seek them out

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Anyone notice our boy Brian Loring cracked the Top 100? And with an AVA wine nonetheless. #98 Loring Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills - Powerful, focused and well-spiced, with flavors of dark cherry, plum tart and dried beef that lengthen out nicely. Pastry notes linger midpalate, leading to a finish of ...

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Mine is Covap. https://www.covap.es/ Covap is a Co-op of local producers so... It has my seal of approval. For an Ibérico Jamon it’s good. It would be interesting to know how long the hogs forage on acorns. I’ve only sliced into the “neck area”, saving the meatier parts for later. It’s not as “nutt...

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In my opinion, yes.

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