Hi Kathryn Drinker/learner/collector here, and as you can tell by my number of posts, mostly lurker! In real life, there seem to be many female wine geeks and their tastes and interests very similar to men. It always surprises me that this board can be so male oriented, or when people assume someone...

I think Somm select is quite interesting if they are novices who are interested in learning more about wine. They also do a ‘blind six’ club for people who are studying or want to work on their blind tasting. The wines aren’t a bargain, but good quality classic varieties and a fun way to learn.

I got my extra 2 Bard wishlist, but no Falstaff

I planned something similar—on a smaller scale but had European participants too. Even within the US I had to use different retailers (eg K&L for California and Total Wine for Georgia). It was a huge pain and I was very limited on choices and in one case one of the groups had a different vintage. It...

Use the vintage needle Clean the needle Don’t keep bottles you care about more than a few weeks before opening Not more than a day or two for special wines Stand upright for a few minutes after to let the cork reseal Wax is good too! Try to leave 2/3 of bottle, definitely more than half. I have pret...

The ‘17 cab was by far the best Napa cab of the vintage for me. Haven’t even tried my ‘16s yet. Can’t wait for these ‘18’s.

Thanks Scott, would really appreciate the link as I was also planning to attend but had a last minute comflict. Also keeping fingers crossed for a Falstaff wishlist and some extra Bard. Thanks for setting expectations, but one can hope!

So glad to hear the fruit is back Buzz... there is nothing worse than tasting that acid and knowing there is something more that you are missing!
I still have some taste glitches every once in awhile, so don’t be surprised if it takes longer to get to 100%

So sorry you had to go through this and glad that the ‘worst’ is over. I went through this in March with moderate illness that I recovered from in a few weeks and lingering anosmia. It was so upsetting, yet I felt guilty worry about such a mild symptom when others were suffering and dying. And it wa...

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July 17th, 2020, 11:26 am

Maybe I can coravin a tasting poor and sell it as "high shoulder fill".

I think you are joking but don’t be an *sshole and do something like that

I would love to hear more thoughts on decanting older Nebbiolo (1975, 1985). I have a bias for a longer decant for most wines, but feel out of my depth with some of these older, potentially more fragile wines.

Just ordered one of each and can’t wait to make these quarantine days a little more interesting with some caviar and champagne!!