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Sean Devaney

That is just spectacular.

Sean Devaney

I've always enjoyed his posts here but he hasn't posted in three weeks. I hope he is ok.

Sean Devaney

Casey is that in part do to how so many wineries dealt with smoke taint issues last year and saw how AV was able to deliver clean fruit in 2020? Dude, I'm thinking it's about my amazing skillz as a grape grower! Seriously people are looking ahead and have a need for product. I will admit that Naked...

Sean Devaney

Casey is that in part do to how so many wineries dealt with smoke taint issues last year and saw how AV was able to deliver clean fruit in 2020?

Sean Devaney

I'm not trying to express an opinion about this being better than or earlier than someone else, but the Sanford & Benedict Vineyard (planted in 1971) always made terrific pinots, or at least did while Richard Sanford was at the helm of Sanford Winery. If my fuzzy memory is correct the first win...

Sean Devaney

Funny thing - I was driving through Redding, CA, a few weeks back and visible from I-5 is a location of Liquor Barn. The logo even looked right but maybe I don't remember it correctly. I presume it's a totally different thing but funny to see the old name as I passed by. The last time I drove up to...

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A brief history of Liquor Barn. The chain was originally started by Safeway around 1980 when the California fair trade law was repealed and allowed grocery stores to sell liquor along with wine and beer and eliminate the floor (minimum price) that alcohol could be sold for (but not under cost). Saf...

Sean Devaney

A brief history of Liquor Barn. The chain was originally started by Safeway around 1980 when the California fair trade law was repealed and allowed grocery stores to sell liquor along with wine and beer and eliminate the floor (minimum price) that alcohol could be sold for (but not under cost). Safe...

Sean Devaney

I have read many great reviews of the 46 BV but it seems that it was a fantastic wine that Tchelistcheff was never able to repeat. I think Martin Ray may be the correct answer. I believe he planted his vineyard in Saratoga from cuttings that Paul Masson brought over from Burgundy after he was forced...

Sean Devaney

Re Restaurant Depot. I think I read somewhere, maybe here, that they have opened to the public during the pandemic because of so many restaurants are closed or business is a fraction of what it was. Worth a call at least.

Sean Devaney

In the book wasn't the wine a bottle of Petrus?

Sean Devaney

I used to regularly read a column in the Wall Street Journal by Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher. Fantastic. Appointment reading. Honest, down to Earth, regular wine info but with a definite slant toward quality. They wrote a column about Sideways when it was in limited release in selected cities. K...

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A beer can collecting website that I use to visit had tales of a group of members, "Iron Gut's Local ###", that at collecting shows would open and share 50+year old cans and bottles of beer they had come across in their hobby. I never read any stories of anyone suffering anything life thre...

Sean Devaney

Both?

Sean Devaney

Very cool Ken. I am lucky to have tried most of those wineries.

Sean Devaney

I would have liked to have seen this in 6-packs v. 12's. Would have spread everything around a little further, not sure if it would have matter though, a sell out that fast smells like bots. Hopefully the world is a better less COVID-y place this time next year and I can just go to the brewery and ...

Sean Devaney

Thanks for the info. Must have been a hell of an offer.

Sean Devaney

Ben I was thinking the same thing particularly about the Santa Cruz Mountains as the forecast is for up to 12 inches. Hope everyone stays safe.

Sean Devaney

Wow. I think Ridge is in good hands with John and sad to see Eric go.

Sean Devaney

Well back in the day there were ad's for spores in the back of High Times. Oh wait...

Sean Devaney

There are plenty of decent daily drinkers at TJ's. Pine Ridge Chenin/Vio, Loosen "Dr. L." Riesling, Dry Creek Vnyds Zin, and Chenin (unfortunately not available currently in N. CA), Ch. St. Michelle Riesling and some "opportunity buys" (Rosenblum Vintners Zin- $2.99). You can che...

Sean Devaney

What a story! Thanks.

Sean Devaney

Happy b-day Rich. Happy for you that you had great wines to celebrate youngster. It will be very costly and hard to track down any wines from my birth year.

Sean Devaney

The GoT Lagavulin is a steal. Was able to get it for $25 and the usual lament wish I bought more.

Sean Devaney

That makes sense Matt. Thanks.

Sean Devaney

BTW, my labels went in for approval with the text of "Contra Costa" on them an got rejected by the TTB, as Contra Costa is not an AVA. I have to put the full Contra Costa County on label. I thought it was an AVA for sure, but apparently it is not. To the extent of my knowledge, "Cont...

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Thanks for the tasting note, Adam! I am excited that Ridge has resumed working with Contra Costa fruit. Me too, Drew. Now if we could only convince them to return to making Amador Zins. I've raised bloody hell w/ Draper about doing that. And the Esola fruit is still available to them, but not the E...

Sean Devaney

Tri tip leftover ideas??? Sandwich is the obvious... dressed or paired how? Any other ideas? By happenstance, last night was eating a tri tip while watching Jeopardy and "tri tip"... or "what is the tri tip" was a correct response I’ve used it for Stroganoff and it was great. My...

Sean Devaney

NEVER pour a beer or wine straight down the sink without tasting it (unless you’re Charlie Fu and a baller). Really good sours and barley wines can easily do a decade if stored well. JW Lees used to have vintage releases that were 15+ years old; once you got too far past 10 years the year tended to...

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No more. BevMo!, the secretly held wine and spirits retailer situated in California, is the subject of a legal claim that guarantees the organization occupied with a sleight of hand estimating system, attracting clients with costs for wine created during explicit years that were not accessible in i...

Sean Devaney

Thanks to all the farmers, winemakers, industry pros and all the great questions posted on this (and years past) threads. This thread has been invaluable to me in my knowledge, understanding and appriciation of what it takes to put that bottle of liquid I love so much on my table.

Sean Devaney

Thanks for your story and history Casey. Happy New Year.

Sean Devaney

Please forgive me if everything below is incorrect: · Abouriou - yes , 474 ha in France i(n 2006) . Perhaps there are other wine grapes that are found only in the New World, having been eliminated from their homelands over the passage of years. * According to this article , the Old World Winery Abo...

Sean Devaney

It is good to hear that Big Basin is getting the fruit. I believe the other winery that was taking the Carignan was River Run Winery. I have one left that I will share with my brother when we can get together in the future. I miss JP. Thanks for chiming in, Sean!!! I initially thought that the last...

Sean Devaney

Great note on what sounds like an excellent bottle (color looks amazing through the glass). Love Ridge PS with age! I have a bottle of 85 (sisters birth-year) and an 80 Devil's Hill (my birth year) that im in no hurry to open, but very much looking forward to. That is a great birth year wine to hav...

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As much as I dislike Suckling’s scores, there’s some validity to the approach in terms of aiding the consumer. But only if it’s clear how he’s doing his scoring, which it is not. He should really issue two scores if he’s going to take this approach... the first being an absolute score and the secon...

Sean Devaney

It is good to hear that Big Basin is getting the fruit. I believe the other winery that was taking the Carignan was River Run Winery. I have one left that I will share with my brother when we can get together in the future. I miss JP.

Sean Devaney

Thanks for taking one for the team Tom!

P.S. Where is Robert.A.Jr.? Seems this wine might be right up his ally.

Sean Devaney

For a bit more Santa Cruz, Kathryn Kennedy any one? Great call on Katheryn Kennedy. Other old school producers from the Santa Cruz Mountains would be Mount Eden (mentioned above), Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard (wish they still made a Bates Ranch but the the Luchessi Vineyard is old school) and Woods...

Sean Devaney

Btw, I heard recent hearsay that Ridge will be managing and taking the old Picchetti grapes again. No confirmation, but that would make sense. They made a major land swap with the open space, where never developed land is going to the district and former vineyard land is going to Ridge. Don't know ...

Sean Devaney

The 1990 vintage was great for Dehlinger Pinot's. Drank my last one about 10 years ago. Wish I had saved some.

Sean Devaney

I’m finding it a bit of a challenge to cook a 2 lb tri tip and get the thick center cooked properly without overcooking the ends. Grilling it off heat about 6 minutes and then a 2 minute sear. I will try a slightly longer off heat today. I have not been able to log on in the past couple of months...

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If the "store" purchased this through a sales rep and not through consignment then it is not possible that it is a "restaurant only wine not intended to be sold". If that was the case the rep wouldn't be able to sale it to the store. In the current state of the wine market with ...

Sean Devaney

I love the drinking window on that label

Sean Devaney

That looks awesome Paul

Sean Devaney

Fran (and her son, who some said is the splitting image of Dave) came to a friend's birthday party a few years ago and gave a long talk. Her favorite vintage still was that '59, which she noted many of their friends they gave bottles to probably made wine coolers out of. Many amusing stories, and p...

Sean Devaney

Not overrated but not my first choice. My ranking: -Rib Eye -Rib Steak -Porterhouse (ideally from a butcher who knows to cut the filet side a little thicker). Don't get fooled by many stores selling "Porterhouse's" that are really t-bones. -Tri-tip (for a group) -Hanger (for a group) -Flan...

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David, the sf chronicle link I posted was about exactly that (making grappa from tainted grapes). Thanks. No benefits to being lazy. Couldn’t read it because of my adblocker There are disaster relief programs that cover wild fires for uninsured ag. I saw one set of advice where to qualify, making t...

Sean Devaney

Casey Hartlip wrote: ↑September 23rd, 2020, 6:23 pm Done 510 tons, left 40+ in the field. Recap to follow.

Wow 40+! Was that from one of your big contracts pulling out? Hate to think about all the hard work that you and your crew put in and just to leave so much fruit hanging. SMH

Sean Devaney

I love the first two episodes. Would I like more info on techniques and "details" ? Yes. But I think this series in guided to wider audience not just us geeks.

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