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Sean Devaney

John you might want to check on Sonoma County in the morning. Received this email at 6:40PM today (Sunday 7/12) from Russian River Brewing Co. We just received the official news that Sonoma County is the latest county in California to be ordered to shut down several business operations again, includ...

Sean Devaney

Ed Steinway wrote: ↑
July 11th, 2020, 10:02 am
Adding Rafanelli, as I completely forgot about them in my original response.

Ed

^This^.

And has been mentioned Arrowood, Jordan and Dry Creek Vineyards. A dark horse is Rodney Strong Alexander Crown vineyard.

Sean Devaney

Nice Casey. Are you still raising pigs?

Sean Devaney

Damn Edward. Those look great!

Sean Devaney

I really do appreciate this thread and check for updates every time I visit WB. I ask questions when I have them but rarely have anything that I can add on the farming side.

Sean Devaney

You know, we probably are all lucky Ridge Monte Bello did not win the Judgment of Paris (I wonder if it would have if a vintage other than 1971 was entered). If it had won, what would have happened to prices? It did win the 30th anniversary tasting. Results USA – Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello 1971 US...

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Yep have the Ooni Koda, can get it to 870F in about 15mins on the stone. Loving mine. So quick, literally 2mins a pizza to cook you just have to be super careful not to burn the edges, pull it out, turn, wait 15sec, pull it out and turn, wait 15sec... They are struggling to keep up with demand. I'v...

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I know it will be a PITA but is it possible to take the package directly to the local distribution center (not FedEx/Kinkos) and have your paperwork showing that you have been authorized legally to ship wine and appeal in person? Seems that a manager there should be able to authorize the shipment bu...

Sean Devaney

PBJ is an all American sandwich. Now a PBJ made of Screwball peanut butter whiskey and blackberry moonshine is revolting

My dad was fond of peanut butter and jelly and butter sandwiches. He grew up during the depression and apparently a thing.

Sean Devaney

Yes, it is the Costco brand. Surprisingly, they still have it on the shelves in the Seattle area. It's a hearty whisky vs the Willett which I think is more nuanced. Both good in their own way. I'd drink the 22 on colder days and the Willett on warmer days. H Costco makes its 'own' whiskey!?!? Any s...

Sean Devaney

A very good article in the SFGate this morning on a mobile canning service serving Northern California: https://www.sfgate.com/beer/slideshow/covid-can-van-brewery-faction-thirstybear-202639.php H/T to Ken Zinns who already has posted this in the Cellar Rats forum. He has first hand experience of th...

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I guess I am just a wine geek but I find the info on ticks fascinating and another thing I would have never thought about grape growing and wine making without this thread. This why I love this thread and all who participate

Sean Devaney

48 hour total just passed an inch. That's something anyway. Depending on the type of soil you have that might go down about 4-8 inches. Still not much to get excited about.....but we'll take it. How does the runoff from this storm look? Just curious as I live next to a creek in the South Bay that i...

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Only time I ever encountered a Mountain Lion was wile driving to our families cabin in the Sierra Nevada at night. We came around a corner and the big cat was crossing the road. It turned to look at our Bronco and just continued to saunter across the highway as if to say "FU I'm the baddest mofo aro...

Sean Devaney

Damn that looks so delicious. Drool.

Sean Devaney

Great recommendation Yaacov, a wonderful book. I enjoy all of Pollan's books especially The Botany of Desire.

Sean Devaney

Just a WAG but I wonder how many people/companies have been taken by surprise because there is one less week this year between Thanksgiving and Christmas?

Sean Devaney

Damn! So sorry to hear this. RIP

Sean Devaney

Great interview! Thanks for posting Ken.

Sean Devaney

Damn LMD you have had quite the steak and wine experience lately

Thanks for sharing.

Sean Devaney

Any one still have fruit out there?

Sean Devaney

Flawed poll. I'd grab a bottle or two of scotch. Probably Bruichladdich 23 yo. I don't have any real rare wines in my cellar so...

Sean Devaney

Echo the recs for Porter Creek. Joseph Swan is always a must stop for me and Woodenhead makes some wonderful wines that fly under the radar and are just a couple minutes away. Have a great time.

Sean Devaney

So sad to hear this news. I've really enjoyed his wines and hopes the seeds/cuttings he has spread will find winemakers as experimental as he is.

Sean Devaney

Jonathan, so happy you have discovered one of California's hidden gems. Great age-worthy cabs that are made in a very old school style. To add a little more history to this thread: -The story I have heard is that Katheryn planted the vineyard to prevent an eminent domain action from taking part of h...

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Thanks Mike!

Sean Devaney

Baby backs for Labor Day, everything closed due to Dorian, wife said best yet. Injected set uncovered in fridge for 24 hours and a dry rub with no sauce. 580A5F30-3049-40A6-AF6F-8AA27DFC3884.jpeg 49AF2AE1-1BC4-4D67-90AC-322359B98B87.jpeg 33A5017E-6CFA-4690-B83C-F9D2B08F5B46.jpeg Those look awesome ...

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Nice. Sounds like a little bit more fruit per acre than expected. All for your sparkling customer(s) I assume?

Sean Devaney

Two observations.
How did they heat the lava? Gas? Coal? "harvest" it?
Who ever wrote the commentary on the video doesn't know a rib-eye from a porterhouse.

Sean Devaney

So it is on for you Casey? Have a great harvest

Sean Devaney

Not Mentioned yet but hit up Joseph Swan and Woodenhead. In Healdsburg proper hit up Davis Family if and when you visit Holdredge right across the street. In the Dry Creek Valley hit up Frick for some rhones and Preston for nice wines and great bread. Second Porter Creek. Rochioli is a nice stop but...

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Casey Hartlip wrote: ↑
July 22nd, 2019, 11:29 am
3 parts Blanco tequila
2 parts triple Sec
2 parts store bought Marg mix
3+ parts fresh lime juice.

My go to recipe.

This is my buddy's recipe but he insists on Patron Silver, Cointreau and Jose Cuervo basic margarita mix. Strong but damn tasty.

Sean Devaney

If you can track down a Ridge Monte Bello that might be a real nice bottle. I really enjoyed it about 10 years ago and seemed to have many years of life ahead of it.

Sean Devaney

I love this thread! Grew up on casseroles based on the holy trinity of hamburger, pasta and cheese: Yuck-yuck, Special Crud and Grandma's were three staples. Spaghetti and Beef Stroganoff made frequent appearances. Always served with a salad and/or vegetables (fresh or frozen). Steak, Salmon, Trout,...

Sean Devaney

@Ben: if you want to go further up the coast a bit, the Anderson Valley (over the border into Mendocino) has many producers with really good wines, most in your price range. Try Handley, Navarro, Drew, MacPhail, Lazy Creek, Philips Hill, or Foursight, though there many more. All of these have tasti...

Sean Devaney

Try reaching out to Rod Berglund at Joseph Swan. Every time I talk with him I learn something new. Not to mention Lynn is awsome as as are the team.

Sean Devaney

Geyserville - full stop But then we can get into the discussion about what exactly is a field blend. Do the grapes have to be picked all at once? Are they required to be co-fermented? Do the proportions in the finished wine have to match the proportions in the vineyard? How many different varieties...

Sean Devaney

So on average 36+ eggs a day

Sean Devaney

Along with the Ridge MB Ruby Dickerson Vineyard also had a plot of Ruby in Napa that I believe was made by Joel Peterson.

Sean Devaney

They are awful. However they likely have the highest margin on fries in the business since the only people involved with the fries are a potato farmer and some minimum wage skater dude. One thing I give In 'n' Out credit for is they pay their employees above industry standards and even offer benefi...

Sean Devaney

Chris nailed it with his initial comment. I was at the Silicon Valley Wine Auction last Sunday and my favorite Chards were Mount Eden (both) and Neely's (sorry Sean_S.) Didn't get to the Fogarty wines. FWIW the three best SCM chards I've had have been the Mount Eden 85 and the Ridge 96 and 77 Monte ...

Sean Devaney

Thanks for posting this Mike. W&S was one of the many highlights at last year HVS tasting.

Sean Devaney

Another bit of Berkeley wine history - I know I've posted this before but it's pretty cool. A bottle of 1978 Pinot Noir that Travis Fretter made in the 805 Camelia Street building (pictured on the label) from Pinot grapes grown right in the neighborhood. chateau camelia 1978 berkeley pinot noir.jpg...

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I don't tip but I do send an email to the winery when I have an exceptional experience (or a poor one.) I have given a few bottles to tasting room staff over the years.

Sean Devaney

Had dinner last night with Eric Baugher, winemaker and COO of Ridge. He was upfront about the cutbacks. He was not happy that they had to do it, but the MB selection was only 30% of the harvest, so much less than normally anticipated. He said it was normally closer to 50%. As I read this it also me...

Sean Devaney

Casey congrats on finding Gypsy. She looks darling.

Sean Devaney

I don't remember a Gavilan Cellars FC but I have fond memories of the Carmenet FC's Saviez Vineyard. Carmenet was part of the Chalone group IIRC.

Sean Devaney

Is it my imagination or is this early for clusters to be forming? Maybe a Gruner thing?

Sean Devaney

Tom did mention he was going to ask Derrell Corti about Nevada City Cellars. If he doesn't know a connection someone else has to come forward.

Sean Devaney

Man, I think Nevada City Cellars and Nevada City Winery are one in the same. We used to race bicycles and that was the first winery I ever visited. (Fake ID.) They had a...gasp!....white zin called Alpenglow that was drier than other white zins at the time and I found it palatable. (Plus, we'd drin...

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