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Robert Kenney

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Jeff, Sundays are a bit challenging since many winemakers aren't available. A friend informed me that Karl Lawrence Cellars is back in action. I would only imagine that given their legacy, they're making some remarkable juice, but who knows?, give it a try. 1021 Allison Ave Saint Helena, California ...

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China-T

That was very funny. Thanks for sharing.

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From the coolsville of Coombsville: http://mdcwines.com/

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What Anton and Rich have already suggested: Togni.

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Sigh.. the difficulties of being the only wine drinker in a household. I may just have to bring a champagne and a red. I will let you know what I decide! Thanks all. Others have given great advice re the wine pairing. Fascino is excellent - one of my favorites! Enjoy. My friends has been telling me...

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Son of a gun! What? Just a couple of years younger than Noëllat.

Marvelous job apropos your notes. Thanks for the photo as well(did he ask you for a copy, yet? It's terrific).

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... 2001 Henri Bonneau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Réserve des Célestins - France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape This one shows more barnyard and wild animale notes. Deep deep cherry core here with a good dose of black pepper. Coats the palate. Really began to open up with air. Needs a healthy...

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Ken V wrote:....

You can find photos of a full tour of the winery and lots more from my visit on my website:

http://www.finewinegeek.com/tn/2016-07_ ... 05_Vietti/
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Nicely done!

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That's very funny!

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Martin, great report! Photos add the perfect seasoning to this post.

Rosi Schuster is another producer lighting it up!

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http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv264/kenneyrobert/a96fec68-0532-41e3-be9b-e28ac04c6b6c_zps0bnelrfb.jpg To paraphrase the details in Weygandt Selections' portfolio tasting catalogue, Markus Hüls started this domaine in Kröv; took over the winery officially in 2012 and did away with the pesticide...

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...I would welcome any help in looking for ~$30 bottles from those areas that will help me get a sense of what those areas are about? Thanks! [cheers.gif] Jeff Davis of Shoppers Vineyard -- his new post -- is beginning to bring in some interesting stuff and pointed-out his recent grab: Mont Olivet'...

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An excellent producer is Luscher Ballard. Just popped a bottle of the '10 a few months ago and it was sublime. The '11 is even more of the herby mountain cab than the '10 and will probably be approachable in the next year or two. Waiting for opening a '12. Lüscher-Ballard, if I'm not mistaken, is m...

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Nathan Smyth wrote:Togni & FIsher Wedding.

They're on the same road, but I think Fisher is just across the line into Sonoma County.

I would add that Togni's Tanbark 2013 is not only stunning, it's approachable and affordable.

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Glenn L e v i n e wrote:...Glorious in RIedel
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...The highlight was our visit with Alex MacDonald who generously spent over two hours with my wife and me in the vineyard and his family’s home... Alex and Graeme go out of their way in terms of their hospitality -- running such an exclusive operation. I can't imagine that they could continue to w...

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I was all jazzed-up to click on the link, and then, bam, I read the opening pot-shot: "Amazing testament to pre-parkerized Napa." Still, getting a glimpse of that history was great!

Gilman, thanks for coloring in those tidbits. My, that was cool to hear(err, see).

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Just had an '01 Togni, and it's singing -- glorious wine. Wish that I had one to proffer, but I don't. If someone does, that would really make for a great addition.

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Seems like a cool event. Hope you get the turn-out you deserve. Jimmy's one-of-a-kind, and so are his wines.

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I am helping a friend's parent's liquidate a wine collection. They are getting older, moving closer to the kids so they can get help when needed. They don't want to move the old collection. Heaps of Napa and other california wines, as well as an assortment of french and italian wines. Any suggestio...

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A really quite nicely done article in today's NYTimes by Asimov: HowToPickAWineStore on how to pick a wine store. I thought it was going to be the usual blah/blah/blah stuff filled w/ the tired old cliches on the subject. ... He also emphasizes the importance of shelf talkers that are actually writ...

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Nothing definitive but I could imagine them trapping some moisture and having adverse effects on labels as a result. I've got one bottle that was wrapped in plastic, tied-off at the top, in the cellar along with all other bottles unwrapped. It's only the wrapped bottle which has become a Petri dish...

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This is a brief model for the cost of a good wine in Napa from a single vineyard: It takes 16 tons of Cabernet Sauvignon to make 1,000 cases. Assuming a selling price of $8,500/ton, that translates to $136 per case in grapes. Conservatively, add another $75/case for winemaking, new French barrels, ...

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Ryan Allen wrote:..."I'm going to go broke saving all this money"...

Ryan, that's a neat line.

Chris, check-out Herman Story, as I have a friend who's told me in the past that it's more of a club than a list, per se: http://hermanstorywines.com/

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Ryan M wrote:...

Some research has also turned up:
Macayamus Mountains...

If you've already come across (scroll down) http://www.blankiet.com/terroir/vineyards/ then disregard, but if not, then I strongly encourage you to give Blankiet a go.

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There will be other fascinating issues as well, including the the truthfulness of whether Gil is a "criminal" as allegedly stated by Maureen and whether such language is hyperbole etc. . . . I would point out that obviously if one commits perjury in testifying under oath, that is "criminal conduct"...

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NPR Podcast 24 minutes: How The Brain Tells Real From Fake: From Fine Art To Fine Wine http://www.npr.org/2015/12/01/457232855 ... -fine-wine

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I'll be following this with great intrigue. Thanks for starting this! What I can add is that -- likewise -- I recently had very nice Rosso QPR(see image). Straight through the wine you could see the cutting below. The wine was composed of 90% Nerello Mascalese & 10% Nerello Cappuccio. There's a verv...

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Q&A: Dragon 8 auction house co-founder Gil Lempert-Schwarz: http://www.timeout.com.hk/around-town/f ... hwarz.html

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Mel Knox wrote:...
Maybe this is like when the Guggenheim had that motorcycle show. Art critics said, Is this art? But you had trouble getting in.

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Nice one.

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Jim, I started a thread on eBob, today, encouraging folks to look over here at this thread on Berserkers. That might handsomely fall in line with what Matt just stated, but who knows. From what I can tell, he hasn't posted since July 8th, which on eBob board doesn't mean much because there's rampant...

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Prior to the 21st Century: Divide and Conquer

21st Century: Deny and Conquer

It's working for all of these scoundrels like a hot knife through buttuh.

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I opened one of these last weekend. Decanted for 6 hours as Alex and Graeme recommended. I made the mistake of serving it too warm and it was a bit subdued. We threw the last half of the bottle on ice for 30 minutes and tried again. Wow!! Great stuff. Best vintage so far.....but the 13 will blow ev...

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...and Galup are brands to look for, although Galup may be regional in the Torino vicinity only... We stumbled across their shop in Torino last year. Not bad, though it didn't seem overly popular with customers in October. Tre Marie is my favorite, Ian. It seems that both are available mail-order i...

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There was no Maybach in 2011, just a cool mug. True, but unfortunately, Galloni went to print with the news before the decision had been made by the owner, and was banished for his trouble. It was a sufficient embarrassment to his former employer, the Wine Advocate, that it redacted the offending s...

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Unlike Greg, I do eat fast food - a world without McDonald's fries would be a sad world indeed ;) . Sad world anyway...40-50 years ago, McDonald's fries were made from scratch and double-cooked (blanched in water, then fried) like the finest frites to be found in France and Belgium. I know. I was a...

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Chris C. wrote:What if your table/counter is not level?

From the Product Details tab: "...It has a flat edge on part of the bowl so it can sit peacefully without fear..."

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Gravel/crushed stone, whispers of cherry orchard, profundity, beauty, nuance, maturity – I’m not describing a wine, rather the historical section of To Kalon that Graeme and Alex MacDonald farm, today, that during prohibition had been planted to cherry trees. Hypothetically, take a Renoir painting ...

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Thomas, fantastic post. Thanks for taking so much time to post those photos, and all of the accompanying information. I did not know that 50% of Groth's production was SB. I had heard great things about Scopa, and you've just corroborated such; got to put that on my list of restaurants to hit, next ...

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Since this was originally posted in August, I figured that I'd bump it for anyone who didn't catch it because they were vacationing, at that time -- perhaps, even surfing!

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And thank you Kenney for the great post. Loved your thoughts and the pictures are great. Looking forward to the rest of your impressions and photos from your Napa trip. Mike, that's very kind of you, and your remarks are deeply appreciated. [cheers.gif] Best, Kenney Cheers to Robert for the post......

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Mike Walsh wrote:And thank you Kenney for the great post. Loved your thoughts and the pictures are great. Looking forward to the rest of your impressions and photos from your Napa trip.

Mike, that's very kind of you, and your remarks are deeply appreciated.

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Gravel/crushed stone, whispers of cherry orchard, profundity, beauty, nuance, maturity – I’m not describing a wine, rather the historical section of To Kalon that Graeme and Alex MacDonald farm, today, that during prohibition had been planted to cherry trees. Hypothetically, take a Renoir painting t...

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J a y H a c k wrote:...As I was giving him the card, there was a huge roar in the background. I asked him what it was. He said the Giants had just scored. He was calling me from a SF Giants playoff game.

Jay, that's a great story. Thanks for sharing it!

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Who authored this? They don't display a name, unless I'm missing it. What a great publication the WofW is. Best, Kenney Robert.....the author is KelliWhite (who she?)...buried in the first paragraph there. Tom Kelly White was/is a Somm at PRESS in Napa. She also contributes to Galloni's Vinous publ...

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Who authored this? They don't display a name, unless I'm missing it.

What a great publication the WofW is.

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... Certain posters did not leave. They were banned or forced out because of the subscription fee imposed on TWA. Let's be perfectly clear on this. At the farm/barn in Pocantico Hills, patrons of Blue Hill at Stone Barns restaurant and cafe used to be able to drive in until 4PM on Saturday and Sund...

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