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My place is small enough to hand-dig the weeds. Last round cost me $640.

I have a 2003 and a 2013 in my cellar. The capsule has a picture of the "chateau" and the vintage date printed on it. That's it.

These came direct from the winery (as in hand delivered by an employee).

Lava Vine is down the street on the Trail here in Calistoga. I believe it is part of Rudy Von Strasser's line-up.

Thanks for your post, Nate. I'm going to finish up the suckering this week, and then next week look at the crop load when I can really see it. I haven't seen the weather for the 4th, but that is traditionally, for my site, when my place is at risk for sunburn. Temperatures of 100 degrees or more wit...

A Riesling that I liked.

Sorry, Rieslingfan.

I opened the 2008 Dom late yesterday afternoon and 3 of us found it very nice but somewhat unremarkable. Later, before dinner, I opened a 2006 Vilmart Coeur de Cuvee, and that got everyone excited! What an incredible wine. I have some of the 2009 Dom and it sounds like it might be open for business.

I gave the vines a long, slow drink yesterday. This morning, while it was still cool out (now it is 95 degrees), I started another round of suckering. Both the clusters and the berries look a bit small to me, but there are plenty of them! I was working mostly in the St. George rootstock block. I'll...

I gave the vines a long, slow drink yesterday. This morning, while it was still cool out (now it is 95 degrees), I started another round of suckering. Both the clusters and the berries look a bit small to me, but there are plenty of them! I was working mostly in the St. George rootstock block. I'll ...

I guess there you have the difference between NYC and Napa Valley. Restaurants here are at full capacity on weekends, and doing well during the week. Let us see how long that lasts. A brief, half-done lockdown may be less costly at outset than a long but thorough one, but yield far less infection p...

I guess there you have the difference between NYC and Napa Valley. Restaurants here are at full capacity on weekends, and doing well during the week.

I get it, Casey. But I so often hear that people like to just read and feel they have nothing to contribute. EMH fruit is very close to bunch closure. Looks like a very healthy crop. I bottled my 2018s today and they are super-nice. Numbers great - VA, according to my associate winemaker, is astound...

Agreed that consuming outside is no issue right now. In the same sense, you are a special kind of *sshole if you BYO at a restaurant that serves alcohol. Just get take out. Don’t monopolize one of the few tables they have if you’re not going to buy booze too. These people are hurting. At least get ...

I am sending my ex-husband a 2012 EMH Black Cat. Our daughter is here with me and will provide the transport.

Yes, and no recognition that it could be offending. This Board of ours, I love it. I've met so many terrific people here. Yet, look at the Board, look at Page 1. How many names of women do you see posting? Count them. And, then look tomorrow, and next week. Same result you will see. We need diversi...

We did a second round of weed digging between the vines this weekend. Monday was a fungicide spray. Tuesday was the first irrigation of the growing season.

The is a lot of fruit out there! I saw very little shatter, but need to take a closer look at each row.

Matthew - the original poster - you made your choice. What do you hope to gain with this thread? People have their reasons for not buying specific wines, but for some reason, this thread feels a bit "dirty" to me. And yes, I am in the business. And yes, I work hard to maintain integrity. But somethi...

Not here. Same policy as before at my regular places. Napa Valley revolves around wine and its wine community. We bring, we taste, we share...and we tip our regular establishments nice amounts of money, even if corkage is waived. This is a very special community in regards to this.

Ceritas.

Wise words, Paul.

3 of my current favorites for every day consumption are Doyard-Mahe Empreinte, Philipponnat, and Pol Roger Brut Reserve. These are in addition to the Delamotte that Dr. Stotter mentioned above.

J. Schenck wrote: ↑
June 8th, 2020, 11:21 pm

Warren Taranow wrote: ↑
June 7th, 2020, 9:47 am
While you're cursing me, splurge and buy a Tattinger Comte. It will ruin both you and your budget.
i didn't think i liked Champagne until i tried Comte...

This wine accelerated my slide down the slippery slope....

I had the Peter Martin Ray yesterday with friends and we loved it. Sadly, it was a 2017, so not in its prime window, but impressive just the same.

Brian S t o t t e r wrote: ↑
June 6th, 2020, 5:56 pm
NV Delamotte. I can crush this stuff all day.

good choice at an excellent price.

Champagne Sunday...Pol Roger Brut Reserve. I love this one as a daily drinker.

The fruit set looks great and I would not have imagined that the forming berries would be so big! WAY past bloom, for sure.

My neighbor treated my vineyard to a beautiful disk and drag today. I'll get out there in the morning to check out the fruit set - no one wants to be out in another 95-100 degree day. Let's see if what appeared to be an exceptionally even bloom turns out to be the same type of fruit set. No idea wha...

Dan Hammer wrote: ↑
June 1st, 2020, 3:35 pm
Thanks for the 2011 EMH note. My current vertical is 2011 -2015. If you like, even though you’re cellar cleaning, I can replace your wine next year.

Dan

see the note on CT on the 2012 from Emtame.

We got one brief shower overnight - that's it. Barely got anything wet.

There are states where the 14 day quarantine is "urged" (like Massachusetts).Not dictated and not enforced...no citations or stuff like that. Others have or have had a hard and fast 14 day quarantine.

Starting Monday, travelers to Napa Valley will find things much more open.

Pre-release pricing ends May 31.

My guys are past what I would consider full bloom. Already browned at the edges, on the way to fruit set. It's an exciting time of year. Got the third fungicide application down this morning. Vineyard is filling up with leftover growth from the cover crop seeding. Will let the effects of this rain t...

A short walk out in the 98 degree heat in the vineyard showed what I suspected I would see: full on bloom. It seems very uniform, though I did not spend a lot of time out there. Seeing it is not going to change it, and the heat.... I saw cool temps and rain?? coming for Saturday. Hope the weather ch...

Thanks, everyone, for your orders. For those of you on the fence, there are 5 days left. I would liken the Special Selection most to the 2009, which is my favorite wine EMH has produced.

One more week at the reduced pre-release price. Thanks to all who have ordered.

We don't keep any long grasses here. We are totally on the Valley floor. My less-than-an-acre spot which is surrounded by Frediani Vineyards, gets disked down to the dirt. His 180 acres as well. That's just the way we farm.

Have not seen a tick and typically don't. Are you talking in the vineyard itself?

Too complicated for me!

The warmth of the past couple of days has brought on bloom very nicely. May the weather stay calm, absent of rainfall, and nicely warm to get us through bloom to a nice fruit set. Same wish each year!

A walk through the vineyard just now showed the tiniest bit of fraying on a couple of flower formations on a few vines. It's the start, and the warmer, drier days ahead should help get this going.

Ceritas Chardonnays.

I will be bottling the 2018 Classic and Special Selection Black Cats in a few weeks. Shipping will be in the Fall as weather permits. All prices include shipping! 2018 Black Cat Cabernet Classic - $80/bottle until May 31st (goes to $100 June 1st) ***From our small tasting panel: Aromatics of dark fr...

Thanks to Bryan for resurrecting this thread - I was surprised to see I was the original poster! 7 years ago, and for me, a few things have changed. But I still don't have "daily drinkers" in any separate cost category. But a major change for me the percentage of my intake is Champagne. These run $6...

If this forum does continue at least another week, I have another offer. It will be ready to post Monday.
The orders generated from this forum have saved my Q2, although I have a ways to go. Thank you dto all who ordered.

I just walked my place and everything is tight. No fraying at the edges - nothing. Forecast does look on the cool side, but no real concern. The ground is nicely damp, which will help later on in the growing season when water runs low. The vineyard is freshly suckered, so it is easy to see where the...

Thank you, Albert. Glad you enjoy this one....

Edward H. Earles wrote: ↑
May 12th, 2020, 4:57 am
I just perused the 10-day weather animations over at Windy.com and it looks like Northern California is in for a long stretch of cool, cloudy weather. Is 2020 turning into 2011 yet?

No - why would you want to project that? We haven't even had bloom or fruit set yet. It's May 12.

Second spray goes on tomorrow. Lining up some suckering activity.

Can someone please list the different labels produced by Vilmart? Perhaps from most "prestigious" to the least? I get them confused, but I have not had one that I did not like!

Albert - maybe you missed the offer because you are in the medical community and have been rather busy. Happy to fill your order.

. . . I have been married for almost 38 years. From experience, none of this matters. She knows what you are up to. No matter how hard you try to hide it, she knows how much you are buying and how much you are spending. As soon as you really understand this and know that (at at least some level) sh...

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