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So it's been several days, and we have no response yet from the third member of your party. What did you do to him?

A number of wineries are known for their Riesling. Besides the ones already mentioned, there's also Brooks and Trisaetum . Eyrie makes an excellent Pinot Blanc. HiFi is a must-visit in McMinnville. Evan Martin, the owner/winemaker at Martin Woods, owns the place. Evan makes some great wines, and the...

Bump. We're looking at spending about ten days in April between Spanish Basque country and Bordeaux/Dordogne area. We spent a few days a number of years ago visiting Sarlat and Les Eyzies, but would like to delve into the region away from those attractions a bit. Any recommendations on how to divide...

Thanks Sean! The PGC was in a really good place. I was fortunate to try a bunch of fantastic wines. Probably my highlights were the two Sean mentioned, along with a PYCM (Meursault?) that Mike Passo brought, a Leflaive Puligny Montrachet (Folatieres?) that Andy Steinman brought, a 2010 Belle Pente E...

Wish I could! I’ve been advocating IPNC move to the last weekend in May due to the heat this past decade. I actually had been asking for June, but last year we had all time high temps. that week. If you all agree, send a note to the IPNC organizers : ) Is there a scheduling conflict with Linfield? ...

Sean T. wrote: ↑July 26th, 2022, 12:31 pm Thanks everybody! Next tastings are in Chianti during our honeymoon

Congratulations Sean! Sounds like the honeymoon trip will be more fun!

I have to admit that I gave up on Napa over a decade ago (though I will admit to having a soft spot for Frogs Leap). For my palate, the wines kept getting further away from the classic cabs from the 80s and 90s that I loved. I find that my dollars go a lot further in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and th...

@Brian G r a f s t r o m , I just tried this year's Heater Allen/Wayfinder Rauch Hell. I think it's the best yet. Talk to your beer shop about getting it, because California is only getting about 20 cases. When is that arriving in SEA? We're canning it on Monday, so it should show up by Friday at t...

@Brian G r a f s t r o m , I just tried this year's Heater Allen/Wayfinder Rauch Hell. I think it's the best yet. Talk to your beer shop about getting it, because California is only getting about 20 cases.

Glenn L e v i n e wrote: ↑July 19th, 2022, 1:06 pm A bomber of Imperial Stout left in a car trunk during summertime is a drain pour after a month correct?

Yes

BTW, it's Evan Martin, not Evan Woods. Evan was assistant winemaker at Belle Pente for a number of years.

Very sad news.

I am going to do a Larry. In what way Larry? champagne.gif It's just a hodge podge of CA wineries - wondering what the criteria is for inclusion? Cheers. You can only have 1 Central Coast winery represented per year. ;) Yet the last time they held the event, there were three - Gainey, Laetitia, San...

I know it would not be highest bidder but I assume a small fee to cover expenses and some go to the charity. Pouring wine at these I would assume is not cheap either as there will be a lot of people attending. I would imagine putting this on costs a lot of money and it is not cheap to attend as a c...

Guessing who is willing to pay to be there. If you mean that the highest bidders get in, Nope. There is a requirement that they supply a certain amount of wine and they may be asked to participate in the seminars. From what I understand, wineries apply to participate and a committee decides who is ...

I am going to do a Larry. In what way Larry? champagne.gif It's just a hodge podge of CA wineries - wondering what the criteria is for inclusion? Cheers. Guessing who is willing to pay to be there. If you mean that the highest bidders get in, Nope. There is a requirement that they supply a certain ...

We've been the beer served at IPNC for a number of years. I'll be pouring beer on Friday and Saturday afternoon, as well as at the Salmon Bake Saturday evening and at Passport on Sunday. If anyone is around, stop by and say hi.

We opened a magnum of 2007 Westrey Abbey Ridge a couple of days ago that, for my palate, was just about perfect. Classic Dundee Hills raspberry/strawberry/sweet cherry aromas and flavors. Well constructed and harmonious from start to finish.

Good to see you're back in the saddle, Doc!

I talked to Rob Stuart about his Riesling, and his issue was that, given what he had to pay for the fruit, there was no way to make money on the wine. I have several bottles of his 2008 and 2010 in my cellar (my daughter Lisa made the 2010), and pull one out occasionally. They are nice wines, but I ...

I really like the Ridge Lytton Estate Rose, though I like the Ode to Lulu just as well.

I opened a 2015 Richard's last night. What a fantastic wine! It was everything I'm looking for in a Chardonnay. Crisp, just a smidge of reduction, flavorful, smooth, the oak is really well integrated, and the finish pulled you in for another sip. The only bad thing was that we had guests for dinner,...

Pizza Capo was fantastic. The arancini were superb. And the sausage pizza with kalamata olives, roasted fennel and ricotta was one of the greatest pizzas I've ever had. Nick's was decent but nothing I would truly rave about. But it seems it's kind of an institution in town and we're glad we went. K...

13 Coins has been around for at least 45 years. Unfortunately, that was the last time I was there...

Pinot Noir Eiswein? Yeah. Wow. Isn't that about 3 and a half weeks or more after last year? I would guess we will pick more than a month behind last year. We were a bit ahead of normal last year, and this year is a throwback to 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012. But set will be lighter than 2011 in most viney...

The high level of focus on single vineyards by most regions outside of Burgundy and Piedmont are mostly copycat strategies for upselling and charging higher prices, and having additional SKUs to sell. Like the initial poster indicated, very few people consume significant enough quantities of the wi...

That's a really ugly can.

This looks like it would be great for taking beer to Europe and bringing back wine. Looks great!

Chris Seiber wrote: ↑June 1st, 2022, 5:32 pm In the first two posts we have three different spellings of the winery name. That’s got to be a record.

Fixed. I certainly wouldn't want to offend the spelling gods.

Last night, I pulled up my last bottle of 2012 Westrey Pinot Noir Oracle . It was done - oxidized and over the hill by several years. So, out of curiosity, I went back down to the cellar, and pulled out a 2012 Westrey Pinot Noir Abbey Ridge (I have several more of these, so I had concerns). It was g...

I will not be attending. I have too many balls in the air right now at the Brewery. Sorry!

Since you will be at Ridge LS, I always thought the wines at nearby Unti were excellent--you'd probably try some Italian varieties alongside the Zin and Syrah. Pretty sure tastings were $5 when I first went on my honeymoon--web site now says $25 but refunded with any purchase. Can't beat that. I'd ...

Thanks Glenn! It feels really good.

Charlie, did you get a chance to try the two 2020 Chardonnays? FYI, there were three 2020 Walter Scott Chardonnays: Bois Moi, Cuvèe Anne, and Freedom Hill. They are all delicious, w/ Freedom being one of my absolute favorite wines I've tasted from them. I know. I tasted the Cuvee Anne and Freedom H...

Charlie, did you get a chance to try the two 2020 Chardonnays?

Mimi Casteel gave a presentation on glyphosate from a viticultural standpoint several years ago. It scared me into avoiding it as much as possible. It's long, but worthwhile if you have the time and want to understand the way glyphosate works, and why that's bad for wine grapes and humans. There is...

Mimi Casteel gave a presentation on glyphosate from a viticultural standpoint several years ago. It scared me into avoiding it as much as possible. It's long, but worthwhile if you have the time and want to understand the way glyphosate works, and why that's bad for wine grapes and humans.

I stopped by after all the work was done and tried the wines as well. I agree with Doug's notes. I thought the 2014 and 2013 are both excellent. Marcus also opened a 2010 Pinot Gris Bishop Creek (?) that was absolutely stellar. I'm generally not a Pinot Gris fan (I usually despise PG), but this wine...

I was never able to post a picture here, but I found it very easy to do in Discourse.

Looks great Brian! If you’re have a cellar reduction party, let me know. I’ll make the trip (and throw in a few bottles).

There are a bunch of wines that end up being restaurant only. There are a couple of reasons why. First, restaurants are very good customers of distributors, so if there is a limited supply, it's not surprising that the restaurants get first crack. Second, selling to restaurants means that more peopl...

Marcus, Have you tasted the 2012 Richard's lately? I remember it being favorably reviewed on the WB forum several years ago in a line up with some white Burgundy. If my memory serves me correctly. Thanks Hi Doug, I haven’t. I think we only have 5-6 bottles of that around still, and a few magnums(if...

Garagiste sent me four cases of wine yesterday via Fed Ex, and they all showed up this morning! The issues certainly seem to be location dependent.

A couple thoughts; First, the Cru system isn't built strictly around which grapes get the ripest. It's built around the work done by monks over 400 years of figuring out which vineyards made the best wine. I suspect that there are places that would generally get riper than the grand cru "band&q...

Joseph Zamrin wrote: ↑April 16th, 2022, 10:33 am I have successfully used the strategy of ordering a 2nd bottle of the same wine and offering to pay for it if it is the same. Assuming the 2nd one is ok, once people taste it, it solved the problem pretty well.

This has worked for me a couple of times, including once at a Napa winery...

Reading all this makes me thankful that I either pick up most of my wine, or the winemaker delivers it (thanks @Marcus Goodfellow , @Erica Landon , John Paul, Doug Tunnell, Brian O'Donnell, and so forth)

I opened a 1996 d'Angerville Volnay Cailleret in 2005, and it was shut down to the point of me suspecting that it was corked - a totally muted nose. I recorked it and put it in the fridge. When I tried it again two nights later, it was fantastic.

I own a brewery - started so I wouldn't have the drink that crap. We make arguably the best Pilsner in the U.S. (at least Wine Enthusiast thinks so), so I don't stray far from home.

I read on Facebook last night that a Sierra Foothills grower / vintner I've visited in the past lost a lot of their new buds and vine growth to frost damage the other night. Wouldn't be surprised if there are others in various parts of California who've had frost damage this week. And I got an emai...

Thanks for the dinner suggestion. Booked Marc Lanteri…. Looks great. You're likely approaching your trip? I am jealous. I had a random question about a memory - that probably doesn't deserve its own thread so I'll put it here... Wine service in many of the restaurants we went to in Piedmont was don...

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