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- December 8th, 2019, 7:55 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Protecting your $$$$$ wines
- Replies: 53
- Views: 2980
Re: Protecting your $$$$$ wines.
I plastic wrap some bottles, the biggest reason is to stop bottles from sliding. If you ever use bin storage of any kind it is great to wrap some of them. Same goes with champagne and Germans. I bought some rolls that have half the carboard tube exposed for a handle, the wrap is probably 4-5inches. ...
- December 2nd, 2019, 8:26 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Taittinger Comtes 08 $125 - $135
- Replies: 54
- Views: 3930
Re: Taittinger Comtes 08 $125 - $135
I know it is not the 08, but vinsrare has the 07 for $99
- November 27th, 2019, 7:39 pm
- Forum: Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
- Topic: What is your go to cookie recipe?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 232
What is your go to cookie recipe?
Whether it is chocolate chip for something more interesting let’s hear it.
Thanks
Thanks
- November 22nd, 2019, 1:21 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: What Order to Serve these Dessert Wines?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 823
Re: What Order to Serve these Dessert Wines?
- 2011 Clos Solène Sweet Clementine -- This Cali Port style wine will be the youngest and fruitiest of all the fortified wines, have a full body, red berry fruit and plum flavor, and a bit of an alcohol bite but far less than the two ports you have. - Graham's 20 Year Tawny -- Tawny is famous for '...
- November 3rd, 2019, 4:21 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: First 2012 cristal offering i've seen
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2069
Re: First 2012 cristal offering i've seen
But is the sub $200 landed to US? Trying to bake in the tariff...may make the $229 more attractive in context.R@y.Tupp@+sch wrote: ↑October 28th, 2019, 10:12 amHaven't had it, but offers out of London are sub $200.
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- October 23rd, 2019, 8:43 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: US to impose 25% tariff on European wine, cheese, etc.
- Replies: 684
- Views: 35154
Re: US to impose 25% tariff on European wine, cheese, etc.
Perhaps an odd question, but has anyone heard of anyone paying the tariff yet? Folks I’ve spoken to haven’t been hit by them yet.
- October 23rd, 2019, 6:49 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: seems like 06 red burgs have tightened up lately...
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1490
Re: seems like 06 red burgs have tightened up lately...
I can't recall thinking that any of them was shut down, in fact they were all really expressive. Cheers Jeremy I agree, that had been my experience as well. Could be just a couple of stray data points that came together, but it is enough that I won’t pop another 06 for a while. I still have some 00...
- October 22nd, 2019, 6:47 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: seems like 06 red burgs have tightened up lately...
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1490
seems like 06 red burgs have tightened up lately...
just a couple of observations. When 06 was released it always struck me as a little soft and it seemed like the vintage always drank fairly well and never shut down. From village->grand cru were always drinking well. Well enough that I tended to get through them as I didn't think they were built to ...
- October 11th, 2019, 9:42 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Danica Patrick's Somnium Wines
- Replies: 54
- Views: 3242
Re: Danica Patrick's Somnium Wines
90 Points James Suckling for a $185 Cabernet...I'd recommend running far far away. Do you otherwise follow/respect Suckling's ratings? I am generally about "Suckling -8" so yes, if the only review I saw was Suckling's and it was 90 there is 0% chance I would buy it. I am no Suckling fan, but his ra...
- October 11th, 2019, 9:35 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: US to impose 25% tariff on European wine, cheese, etc.
- Replies: 684
- Views: 35154
Re: US to impose 25% tariff on European wine, cheese, etc.
Anyone have any idea what will happen when an American tourist comes back to the US with a couple cases of burgundy? In the past, there was no issue since the duty was collected on alcohol volume. Now I'm not sure what will happen with customs. Trivial in the grand scheme of things, but since I am g...
- October 7th, 2019, 8:47 pm
- Forum: Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
- Topic: North Detroit Area- Farmington Hills
- Replies: 6
- Views: 764
- October 7th, 2019, 8:46 pm
- Forum: Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
- Topic: North Detroit Area- Farmington Hills
- Replies: 6
- Views: 764
Re: North Detroit Area- Farmington Hills
Tallulah in Birmingham
- October 6th, 2019, 3:13 pm
- Forum: Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
- Topic: If you were going to buy a grill today what would you buy?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1994
Re: If you were going to buy a grill today what would you buy?
Paul I bought a Napoleon similar to this 6 years ago at Bourlier on Woodward in Royal Oak. It has performed perfectly. https://www.napoleon.com/en/us/grills/products/gas-grills/prestige-series/prestige-500-p500pss-3 Jim, funny you mention Napoleon-that is the brand we currently have. The bad news i...
- September 9th, 2019, 8:32 pm
- Forum: Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
- Topic: If you were going to buy a grill today what would you buy?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1994
Re: If you were going to buy a grill today what would you buy?
I got rid of the gas grill when I got the Traeger. Gets to temp just about as fast. It doesn’t sear, but it still grills nicely for my taste when I need a quick grilled meal. I have a big green egg, so I don’t think a traeger is a fit for me- thanks though I’m a little surprised to see so much Webe...
- September 8th, 2019, 2:22 pm
- Forum: Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
- Topic: If you were going to buy a grill today what would you buy?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1994
If you were going to buy a grill today what would you buy?
I tend to use BGE more than anything else, but it is convenient to have a gas grill as well. The existing one is on its last legs.
What would you buy?
Thanks
What would you buy?
Thanks
- September 8th, 2019, 2:09 pm
- Forum: Commerce Corner - Wine Classifieds
- Topic: FS 1995 Krug mags [SOLD]
- Replies: 3
- Views: 366
Re: FS 1995 Krug mags
I have interest subject to price...
- August 22nd, 2019, 7:17 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: looking for cheap wine decanters
- Replies: 20
- Views: 919
Re: looking for cheap wine decanters
can probably delete, just saw Christophers ikea thread. perfect timing.
- August 22nd, 2019, 7:16 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: looking for cheap wine decanters
- Replies: 20
- Views: 919
looking for cheap wine decanters
what do you use that are inexpensive?
thanks
thanks
- August 6th, 2019, 6:47 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: They really do exist...SQN
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3511
Re: They really do exist...SQN
If anyone ever passes through the Detroit area and wants to try some just drop me a msg. Like Kris it is my pleasure.
- August 1st, 2019, 10:41 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: SQN offer out
- Replies: 48
- Views: 4731
Re: SQN offer out
Might try again. I see my allocation
- July 18th, 2019, 10:02 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: If you have a temp alarm for your cellar-what are you using?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 728
If you have a temp alarm for your cellar-what are you using?
thanks very much
-paul
-paul
- June 20th, 2019, 11:54 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Personal Collection of Rudi Weist @ Acker
- Replies: 56
- Views: 5409
Re: Personal Collection of Rudi Weist @ Acker
Not to be argumentative, but I believe you have to add in 32.375% rather than 37%. I'm pretty sure their vig is 24%+8.375% sales tax. My mistake. I thought the vig was 28%. A Not really accurate. Of course it depends where you live, but if you live in NYC, then the effective rate is a hair over 35%...
- June 20th, 2019, 10:35 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Personal Collection of Rudi Weist @ Acker
- Replies: 56
- Views: 5409
Re: Personal Collection of Rudi Weist @ Acker
All in all I would say a solid result and yet another indicator that Germany is again on the rise as a serious collectible- but at the very top levels none of those headline grabbing moments that can instantly set a given winery on fire in the eyes of the investor/collector. I'm not sure I agree wi...
- June 20th, 2019, 10:30 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Personal Collection of Rudi Weist @ Acker
- Replies: 56
- Views: 5409
Re: Personal Collection of Rudi Weist @ Acker
Robert hit the nail on the head. There was one bidder who wanted everything and didn’t care about price. He basically bought every Prum lot. I thought the prices were high when you add in roughly 37% to the hammer price for the vig and taxes. Last year I bought directly from the estate at lower pri...
- June 19th, 2019, 4:40 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Personal Collection of Rudi Weist @ Acker
- Replies: 56
- Views: 5409
Re: Personal Collection of Rudi Weist @ Acker
It is stunning to me how inexpensive German wines are. Simply stunning.
Re: Marcassin
Switch to Aubert. Considerably less expensive and every bit as good, if not better. How less expensive is Aubert? Just curious, have only had the Pinot (which didn't do much for me) but really interested in trying one of their Chards, which get a lot of praise on here. $85-$100 per bottle, dependin...
- June 14th, 2019, 10:59 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Solved:The annoying thing about the Burghound Barzelay book
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2437
Re: The annoying thing about the Burghound Barzelay book
Mark,
would you buy the book again?
thanks
-paul
would you buy the book again?
thanks
-paul
- June 4th, 2019, 3:43 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: There is too much good German Riesling available
- Replies: 80
- Views: 4157
Re: There is too much good German Riesling available
For me, the current opportunity to buy German Riesling, particularly from the Mosel, is the greatest inefficiency in my wine journey. These are wines where the price could be raised significantly I love the wines, and while they are still cheap to other regions I still can't over the uptick in some...
- June 1st, 2019, 5:44 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Personal Collection of Rudi Weist @ Acker
- Replies: 56
- Views: 5409
Re: Personal Collection of Rudi Weist @ Acker
Well, I'm not a player in this market anyway, so nobody on the selling end cares about my opinion, but I'm very disappointed that he would take what must be an extremely impressive collection of wines for sale to scumbags such as Acker. Someone who has been in the wine business as long as he has an...
- May 23rd, 2019, 9:17 am
- Forum: Travel and Restaurants Forum
- Topic: What is your favorite arrondissement in Paris and why?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2703
What is your favorite arrondissement in Paris and why?
It may seem odd that I get to France about 2x year I generally never make it into Paris. I've stayed in the 5th-8th and was just looking in the 11th. Probably going to go to dinner in the 11th in July and was just thinking about whether I should stay close or just uber over etc. Probably only 24-36h...
- May 22nd, 2019, 6:45 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Who’s the REDDEST of red fruit Burgundy?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 3370
Re: Who’s the REDDEST of red fruit Burgundy?
In no particular order: Ponsot, Fourier, Damoy
- May 20th, 2019, 7:26 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Morgan’s Shirt??
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2037
Re: Morgan’s Shirt??
This.JDavisRoby wrote: ↑May 20th, 2019, 3:15 pmLooks like a left handed shooting shirt to me. Pad against the butt of your shotgun when bird hunting or trap/skeet shooting.
- May 12th, 2019, 12:15 pm
- Forum: Commerce Corner - Wine Classifieds
- Topic: ISO: 1988’s with great fills
- Replies: 7
- Views: 535
Re: ISO: 1988’s with great fills
88 champagne can be profound, Sauternes/barsac also wonderful. Good luck on the hunt
- May 8th, 2019, 9:37 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Just Wandering Around a LWS...Grand Cru and 1er Red Burgundy
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1179
Re: Just Wandering Around a LWS...Grand Cru and 1er Red Burgundy
Buy em. If you don’t want I’ll take em and send you a 20% finders fee.
- May 8th, 2019, 7:37 pm
- Forum: Commerce Corner - Wine Classifieds
- Topic: 2 tix for Flight to Mars Friday 5/10 in Seattle at the Showbox...just about free to a good home
- Replies: 3
- Views: 352
Re: 2 tix for Flight to Mars Friday 5/10 in Seattle at the Showbox...just about free to a good home
Gone.
To those others who replied I’m sorry, it was first come first served-not an auction.
Cheers
To those others who replied I’m sorry, it was first come first served-not an auction.
Cheers
- May 8th, 2019, 2:03 pm
- Forum: Commerce Corner - Wine Classifieds
- Topic: 2 tix for Flight to Mars Friday 5/10 in Seattle at the Showbox...just about free to a good home
- Replies: 3
- Views: 352
Re: 2 tix for Flight to Mars Friday 5/10 in Seattle at the Showbox...just about free to a good home
these are friday's tix.my mistake.
- May 7th, 2019, 11:59 am
- Forum: Commerce Corner - Wine Classifieds
- Topic: 2 tix for Flight to Mars Friday 5/10 in Seattle at the Showbox...just about free to a good home
- Replies: 3
- Views: 352
2 tix for Flight to Mars Friday 5/10 in Seattle at the Showbox...just about free to a good home
I thought I was going to be in Seattle for this show, can't make it. Two tix are pretty much free to a good home (hopefully you send me a bottle (of your choice)).
Chad Smith from the Chili Peppers is playing with them. Shoot me a pm.
cheers
Chad Smith from the Chili Peppers is playing with them. Shoot me a pm.
cheers
- April 30th, 2019, 8:48 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Duroché | Thiriet | PYCM | Rousseau
- Replies: 5
- Views: 689
Re: Duroché | Thiriet | PYCM | Rousseau
Now that is one narrow scoring band for the evening.
- April 21st, 2019, 6:05 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Wine list/prices at troisgros?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 360
Wine list/prices at troisgros?
Anyone been to troisgros recently? I’m curious about recent experiences and how you found the wine list.
Thanks
-paul
Thanks
-paul
- April 18th, 2019, 12:59 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: anyone have a copy of "Pomerol" by Neal Martin they don't need anymore?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1251
anyone have a copy of "Pomerol" by Neal Martin they don't need anymore?
I'm happy to buy or trade for a copy.
please pm.
thanks
-paul
please pm.
thanks
-paul
- April 3rd, 2019, 8:06 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Visiting the Loire valley?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 514
Visiting the Loire valley?
A friend of mine is going in Sept. Any idea who is good with folks that aren't super serious? Any good restaurant suggestions?
Thanks
Thanks
- March 30th, 2019, 3:04 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Concierge package NFP?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 297
Re: Concierge package NFP?
Ref 3 line is "may" which I'm guessing must be maybach?? Thanks for the help I will drop them an email
- March 30th, 2019, 1:36 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Concierge package NFP?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 297
Concierge package NFP?
I am out of the country at the moment and just checked my email. Said package was delivered to my home which I find hard to believe. Any idea who it is?
Old pet peeves: get shipping notice from 3rd party that you can't reply to and it is already too late.
Thanks
Paul
Old pet peeves: get shipping notice from 3rd party that you can't reply to and it is already too late.
Thanks
Paul
- March 21st, 2019, 10:18 am
- Forum: Travel and Restaurants Forum
- Topic: Quick lunch in Paris near Eiffel Tower?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 733
Re: Quick lunch in Paris near Eiffel Tower?
kids are 9-12. It will be a saturday. Jules Verne is closed at the moment for a refresh. thanks for the ideas
-paul
-paul
- March 20th, 2019, 11:54 am
- Forum: Travel and Restaurants Forum
- Topic: Quick lunch in Paris near Eiffel Tower?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 733
Quick lunch in Paris near Eiffel Tower?
I'm going to be passing through Paris (layover) and thought I would take my kids to the Eiffel Tower so I made reservations. Wondering if anyone knows a good spot for lunch near there.
thanks very much
-paul
thanks very much
-paul
- March 10th, 2019, 9:05 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: La Paulee: did anybody go to the gala dinner?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 3926
Re: La Paulee: did anybody go to the gala dinner?
- March 5th, 2019, 1:28 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: retailer check: Westgarth wines?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 342
retailer check: Westgarth wines?
anyone know these folks? Do they actually own their inventory or are they trying to broker the middle? I ask because they were defaulting to case quantities on some wine which usually means they don't own it. I did read about the founder and he is a "first class oenophile"
thanks
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thanks
- March 4th, 2019, 6:06 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Burglary bait
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1889
Re: Burglary bait
Back in 2014 they had it listed for $32mm yowsa’
- March 4th, 2019, 5:39 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Burglary bait
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1889
Re: Burglary bait
So many random thoughts: $15mm doesn’t go that far in the NYC area. What is victor doing cruising $15mm pads? What is with that stove hood??
- February 27th, 2019, 5:47 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Confirmed: Jacques Devauges is the new winemaker at Clos des Lambrays
- Replies: 4
- Views: 419
Re: Confirmed: Jacques Devauges is the new winemaker at Clos des Lambrays
More here...
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2019/ ... -lambrays/
I had not heard that Jacques had been let go. Seems odd to bring in someone from grillet.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2019/ ... -lambrays/
I had not heard that Jacques had been let go. Seems odd to bring in someone from grillet.