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Ian S wrote: ↑January 15th, 2021, 7:08 pm $2600 per bottle? Imagine how much great Riesling you could buy with that kind of quid.

That's more than my full BD budget. Oh well, gotta start somewhere!

WineAccess sold a bottling called Hidden Ridge with what looked like the exact same label as the old HR. Immortal is, as you noted, the new estate but their SRP is $100 i think, even though I see it retailing for $75 all over

Rodrigo B wrote: ↑January 15th, 2021, 2:30 pm
Max S. wrote: ↑January 15th, 2021, 2:21 pm "But I only went 20% over budget, it could have been WAY worse. I love you!"
I think you forgot a zero there

There are just some things I can't get away with...

I'll be following the new BerserkerDay calmly from Europe who said enviously as well . Sounds exciting as always, at least I won't exceed my budget [rofl.gif] Or some of us have our winery in Europe... Time to prepare a budget and ignore it completely in 12 days pileon I already have the excuses fo...

It's definitely a turn off for me, but I've never really been much of a joiner so maybe I'm not their target audience.

It sounds like Willamette has another good year coming, but I can't really tell what the pre-release chatter means. A lot of talk of a vintage that's more true to Oregon than the recent vintages.

The Piedmont 2016 releases were a big deal in 2020, more so than anywhere else I can think of - what regions are you looking forward to picking up in 2021?

Anyone want to chime in with suggestions (based on prior year participating vendors) of classic "big" cabs? After going down a bunch of different roads (zins, natural wine, funky stuff, old world, etc.,), it's what we tend to want to open most often these days. I thought Enfield's Waterho...

Is Black Cat considered big? I don't have a lot of experience with cab, so it's definitely a lot bigger than most of what we're drinking. We loved it.

Interesting, on another thread, everyone was advising to load up on the Le Mont and Cote de Bourg instead of Le Haut Lieu (which I love, but not a lot of experience with the others). I have two moratoriums now threatened - no drinking, no buying for now. I feel like I need to taste one of the Haut ...

Some takeaways from the week I spent in meetings back in November: Coria Estate, I named Aurora Coria a winemaker to watch Winderlea - Robert Brittan Big Table Farm Flaneur Aerea Domaine Roy & Fils DeLancellotti Goodfellow Thanks Doug! Humbled to be in such great company. We love sharing our Ga...

D@ve D y r 0 f f wrote: ↑January 12th, 2021, 7:16 pm Just checked my Amex offers and I have one for water.com. So close, but yet so far...

Paging Jesus.

Todd F r e n c h wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 9:36 am
Max S. wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 8:42 am Good lord that's a lot of points.
And you, as a GCC member, gets the extra bonus...you saw that link, right?

I did, but I'm in the middle of a refi so no go on signing up this year I'm afraid.

Interesting, on another thread, everyone was advising to load up on the Le Mont and Cote de Bourg instead of Le Haut Lieu (which I love, but not a lot of experience with the others). I have two moratoriums now threatened - no drinking, no buying for now. I feel like I need to taste one of the Haut ...

Good lord that's a lot of points.

Todd, the list is updated, but you should edit the original post and put this at the top. Some people may not find it: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cXKLMRXZi7SVJMI2Hvi4dMvy_WL4xny8xck64IsdTfk/edit?usp=sharing Looks like embed works now, here is the link, just take the space out after &quo...

Marc Simon wrote: ↑January 12th, 2021, 10:19 am Where can I see last years offers so I can see what I did last year?
I may be just missing it....

Most of the previous BD offerings are in the BerserkerDay Archive at the bottom of the forum list. Here is BD XI specifically: viewforum.php?f=79

larry schaffer wrote: ↑January 11th, 2021, 12:27 pm Curious what the pricing is on these wines - from their SB to their cabs and proprietary blends. Anyone?

Cheers

WS has their cab sauv ranging from $200-400, primarily in the 275-350 range.

Ian S wrote: ↑January 11th, 2021, 6:56 am Hi Simon. Most of the regular denizens of this board are stodgy fogies and might not be as savvy as you would like. Have you tried looking for help on a site frequented by more Millennials?

I think there's more than one or two of us hanging around

Also, Vivino is confusing. It only has 1 review for the 2019 but the way they set it up you have to really look to realize the other reviews are different vintages. Maybe its just mobile. Also, pretty sure their rating only shows the aggregate of all vintages

I think in general I get better review off CT. I couldn't care less about the scores, but usually there will be at least one tasting note that seems worthwhile.

Lots of good stuff coming back into the Ca warehouse for wine.com, 6728 items as of this morning including a number of things that have been out of stock for a few weeks. Also, for wine access, 2019 Arnot Roberts Syrah Sonoma coast Syrah is available at $36, great deal, below mailing list price and...

I'm excited. My first BD. Just need to control myself so I don't have to sleep in the doghouse. Berserkers shop first, ask for forgiveness later. Well, I blew our 2020 wine budget by more than double so there's a limit on the forgiveness . . . I only blew ours by like 30% and I'm still in trouble. ...

We've definitely got a few names from a couple of these threads, hopefully the end is near...!

I am a new berserker in the Denver area that would enjoy getting better connected in the wine scene with tastings, trades, etc. I have a solid collection and simply want to meet more like minded people. Any ideas? Right now, afraid not. Although the Vineyard wine shop is doing weekend Zoom tastings...

less than 3 weeks away. sneak peek... The offers are starting to roll in, probably 25 of them already. Some newbies and plenty of board favorites. Oh boy, Albert is working on acquiring another private cellar that he'll release on berserkerday. Let's hope he can pull it off. Stop teasing us Brig, t...

Find the distributor and ask them A very good point. The only thing that comes up on a google search are links to wine-searcher.com, the actual winery and an outfit called Boutinot in Florida. I think this is the distributor, but the website is terrible The "contact us" link doesn't work....

Jdbramm wrote: ↑January 7th, 2021, 7:29 am You guys are the best and worst influence! Excited to try several of these great sites across a few vintages.

Well now we definitely have to offline post COVID...

Was wondering why I didn't get an email and just got mine. Looks like I need to buy more PGC and get higher on the list...

Wish I could jump on this, crazy release!

Find the distributor and ask them

i don't see Geyserville selling at wineaccess, hard to find a wine at wineaccess. they are very limited They're sold out now, they might get some back in stock. wine.com in NY has it for $37.99. Oh thats nice, not in Colorado I'm afraid. Wine.com generally has prices on par with a boutique wine sho...

love to buy napa valley and 1855 bordeaux classification, they selling 20% above market at wineaccess $40/bottle is a pretty standard price for Geyserville. A lot of the bargain spots have it though in the $35 range. i don't see Geyserville selling at wineaccess, hard to find a wine at wineaccess. ...

i believe Wine-access is selling 15-20% above market price. not a good site to get wine But it's a great deal with referral bonus for the wines that are sold at market price - 2018 Ridge Geyserville and Bevan Ontogeny, for instance. Also, they have amazing CS and ship times/packaging, so all else b...

Excited to be participating for the first time as a Berserker and not a lurker. What’s at the top of everyone’s list of purchases for BD? Goodfellow, Sabelli Frisch, Kelley Fox, and Patricia Green - will ultimately come down to whether they participate (sounds like Goodfellow is) and what the offer...

That’s totally ok Max, but we’ll have to send you some of the Riesling! Just for fun. It can be a lovely grape here and you should also check out Ovum, Pierce, and Love & Squalor. I'd definitely like to try it! I feel like I've heard mention of it but haven't seen it on the Goodfellow website.....

NV Bereche Brut Reserve

Light green apples, some other fruits i cant distinguish (peaches?), a little toasty. One of my favorites in the $50 range, if not my favorite.

I'm a big fan of the Raventos i Blanc de Nit Rose. I 100% agree with the Raventos de Nit Rosè. Jean François Mérieau Touraine J'ose les Fines Bulles. This is a beauty from Loire, excellent stuff! Also, drink a lot of Gruet rose, from New Mexico. Monte Tondo Frizzante Veronese IGT. This is a fun sum...

I made it 37 hours.

N. Justl wrote: ↑January 2nd, 2021, 10:18 am I only see 1,554 total items on wine.com right now, which is significantly less than earlier this year. Anyone know what is going on or which warehouse I am zoned to (Texas)?

Could just be waiting on resupply. A couple other retailers I follow seem to be having supply issues.

I opened one three weeks ago and also had the impression it was better with a decant at this point. The first Goodfellow wine I drank was a 2013 Durant Pinot Noir, even lighter and probably more understated than the Whistling Ridge. Loved it and ended up buying half of what the store had in stock (...

I opened one three weeks ago and also had the impression it was better with a decant at this point. The first Goodfellow wine I drank was a 2013 Durant Pinot Noir, even lighter and probably more understated than the Whistling Ridge. Loved it and ended up buying half of what the store had in stock (...

Robert Dentice wrote: ↑January 2nd, 2021, 4:13 am Ah thanks Otto...here is the list:

2018 Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Leistenberg Kabinett Riesling Nahe $25.99

Drank this on NYE. A hint of sweetness that I thought was easily offset by the searing acidity.

Only top tier one I've tried is the Zalto Burgundy and I can't imagine ever going back...

Marques de Murrieta Reserva

Who the hell has the time to make 38 different bottlings?

A ton of riesling. Every time I open a bottle, I want more, and I just haven't gotten around to it. 2021 is the year.

The Old Vine Pommard is one of my favorite of the 2018s I've had thus far. I have a feeling some of the other bottles will overtake it as favorites in the long run, but for early drinking this and the WV PN are definitely my favorites at the moment. You're probably right. I haven't opened any of th...

Brian S t o t t e r wrote: ↑January 1st, 2021, 8:29 am The Old Vine Pommard is one of my favorite of the 2018s I've had thus far.

I have a feeling some of the other bottles will overtake it as favorites in the long run, but for early drinking this and the WV PN are definitely my favorites at the moment.

We drank the 2018 Old Vine Pommard and it was killer. Pretty sure my family drank a full 3 pack I got them for Christmas and they loved it!

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