Haven't yet tried the 2014, but my experience is that Pierre Paillard does pretty well as far providing adequate richness to balance the low dosage.
-Al
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- February 27th, 2021, 8:30 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Which Champagne are you drinking?
- Replies: 1900
- Views: 128310
- February 27th, 2021, 7:03 am
- Forum: Wine 101: The Basics
- Topic: Why is buying an Ah-So so gd hard to do?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 352
Re: Why is buying an Ah-So so gd hard to do?
I don't use them standalone, but you can combine with a waiter's corkscrew to make a poor man's Durand.
-Al
-Al
- February 26th, 2021, 3:53 pm
- Forum: Wine 101: The Basics
- Topic: Why is buying an Ah-So so gd hard to do?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 352
Re: Why is buying an Ah-So so gd hard to do?
Buy the one from Monopol. I'm talking about the Ah So pullers on Amazon.
-Al
-Al
- February 23rd, 2021, 3:01 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Premier Cru Master Complaint Thread (MERGED)
- Replies: 7085
- Views: 645099
Re: Premier Cru Master Complaint Thread (MERGED)
Added it here since it's the master thread.
-Al
-Al
- February 23rd, 2021, 1:57 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Premier Cru Master Complaint Thread (MERGED)
- Replies: 7085
- Views: 645099
Re: Premier Cru Master Complaint Thread (MERGED)
"John Fox, who ran the world’s largest wine Ponzi scheme from his Berkeley store, gets out of prison"
https://www.berkeleyside.com/2021/02/22 ... -of-prison
-Al
https://www.berkeleyside.com/2021/02/22 ... -of-prison
-Al
- February 21st, 2021, 2:58 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: 2021 Under $15.00 Wine Thread
- Replies: 53
- Views: 3552
Re: 2021 Under $15.00 Wine Thread
Touraine is a good appellation for low cost, delicious SB. There is a communal producer (Oisly Thesee) that some vintages puts out a nice wine at sub $10. Domaine du Vissoux (Chermette) has some nice entry level Beaujolais that may still be under the threshold.
-Al
-Al
- February 17th, 2021, 8:29 pm
- Forum: Cellar Rats (ITB)
- Topic: 2021 West Coast Weather and Farming Thread
- Replies: 91
- Views: 5012
Re: 2021 West Coast Weather and Farming Thread
Dude, I was referring to the nekkid part.
-Al
-Al
- February 17th, 2021, 8:09 pm
- Forum: Cellar Rats (ITB)
- Topic: 2021 West Coast Weather and Farming Thread
- Replies: 91
- Views: 5012
Re: 2021 West Coast Weather and Farming Thread
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...
- February 16th, 2021, 3:27 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Liquor Barn Memories...
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1596
Re: Liquor Barn Memories...
I loved shopping at Liquor Barn stores. In the early days, the selection was enormous and I was stunned and overjoyed the first time I walked into one. Man, this looks like it's the size of a Safeway and it's nearly all wine, beer, and liquor (with lots of higher end labels, imported as well as dome...
- February 15th, 2021, 10:39 am
- Forum: Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
- Topic: Steak Porn
- Replies: 2518
- Views: 217244
Re: Steak Porn
If you click on the photo, the expanded version is rotated and strip is on left (I also did a double-take).Mich@el Ch@ng wrote: ↑February 15th, 2021, 7:51 amYes you’re correct, sorry.Tom G l a s g o w wrote: ↑February 15th, 2021, 6:21 amIsn’t the strip on the left?Mich@el Ch@ng wrote: ↑February 14th, 2021, 8:20 pm
I posted pics. You’d probably like the ribeyes more like the one I posted then
-Al
- February 13th, 2021, 9:54 am
- Forum: Cellar Rats (ITB)
- Topic: 2021 West Coast Weather and Farming Thread
- Replies: 91
- Views: 5012
Re: 2021 West Coast Weather and Farming Thread
It's particularly bad for the Anderson Valley since the wineries rely on local water, rather than sources fed by snow melt in the Sierras.
-Al
-Al
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- February 12th, 2021, 9:07 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Shipping Window - Low(er) Temperatures
- Replies: 61
- Views: 3394
Re: Shipping Window - Low(er) Temperatures
There are people who claim they detect a minor change in perceived acidity after tartrates have fallen out. But, I've always considered that partly the power of suggestion and partly an immoderate confidence in their own palate. The effect is generally minor, and smaller than actual cold stabilizati...
- February 12th, 2021, 8:38 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Rhys Spring 2021 Offer
- Replies: 66
- Views: 5437
Re: Rhys Spring 2021 Offer
I imagine you have more Truchot than I have DRC, maybe a Rousseau Chambertin.
-Al
- February 11th, 2021, 7:32 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Rhys Spring 2021 Offer
- Replies: 66
- Views: 5437
Re: Rhys Spring 2021 Offer
Naw, Truchot.
-Al
-Al
- February 11th, 2021, 7:20 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Rhys Spring 2021 Offer
- Replies: 66
- Views: 5437
Re: Rhys Spring 2021 Offer
mostly because I was running around the house in a panic wondering how I lost a case and a half of Rhys (“honey did you THROW AWAY the Rhys?!”)...thankfully they didn’t ship it. Seems like a common theme. I thought I lost half a case of 2016 Horseshoe Syrah some time last year, turns out it hasn't ...
- February 11th, 2021, 4:17 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Shipping Window - Low(er) Temperatures
- Replies: 61
- Views: 3394
Re: Shipping Window - Low(er) Temperatures
If the cork seal is fine, the wine is fine. Yes, there may be some tartrate crystals that precipitate. Some wineries, particularly large wineries, cold stabilize wine before bottling by lowering the temperature to cause some of tartrates to precipitate. Same process, if it damages the wine then cold...
- February 9th, 2021, 7:54 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Smoke taint 2020...
- Replies: 375
- Views: 36266
Re: Smoke taint 2020...
Trusted producers can mess up with things like brett and other issues, as well, nothing unique to smoke. With smoke, at least they know what they are looking for and it is their reputation backing their wines.
Buy from people you trust, I'm fine with the risk.
-Al
Buy from people you trust, I'm fine with the risk.
-Al
- February 9th, 2021, 2:57 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TN: 2017 Vincent Pinot Noir Temperance Hill
- Replies: 10
- Views: 636
Re: TN: 2017 Vincent Pinot Noir Temperance Hill
I've opened all of the single vineyard Pinots, thought Lewman was the most approachable at this point, Temperance Hill the tightest. Haven't tried any of the 2018 block or Heritage bottlings, and put the 2017s away some time ago without opening very many of them (only a Durant of the Pinots). As a (...
- February 9th, 2021, 2:52 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Smoke taint 2020...
- Replies: 375
- Views: 36266
Re: Smoke taint 2020...
If people are scared of smoke taint in 2020 and bypass the vintage, that’s ok too. It’s just how it will be. Although I believe that I am not the only person with a personal relationship to Whistling Ridge, Temperance Hill, and Durant(and I wish I had Lewman in 2020 as well), so I suspect that if w...
- February 9th, 2021, 2:14 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TN: 2017 Vincent Pinot Noir Temperance Hill
- Replies: 10
- Views: 636
Re: TN: 2017 Vincent Pinot Noir Temperance Hill
Yes, it's definitely built for the long haul but still capable of being quite enjoyable with air. I got a few of Vincent's wines and am opening them to get a sense of the style and the vineyards (haven't tried his wines before). I haven't tried one of Marcus' 2017 Temperance Hill Pinots but did open...
- February 9th, 2021, 10:27 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Smoke taint 2020...
- Replies: 375
- Views: 36266
Re: Smoke taint 2020...
With some of the farming changes taking hold in our Chardonnay blocks, the numbers and flavors(IMO) for possibly producing a really good Blanc de Blanc have become a reality. With the 2019 vintage we produced our first base wines. Much of the 2020 fruit should be very well suited to base wine or st...
- February 9th, 2021, 8:52 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Smoke taint 2020...
- Replies: 375
- Views: 36266
Re: Smoke taint 2020...
Marcus, is the sparkling wine for commercial release? First bubbly you've made?
-Al
-Al
- February 8th, 2021, 8:30 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TN: 2017 Vincent Pinot Noir Temperance Hill
- Replies: 10
- Views: 636
Re: TN: 2017 Vincent Pinot Noir Temperance Hill
Haven't had his wines before and he has a pre-release offer out for the 2019s, so I'm trying to check out a few. Yeah, that's the reason.
-Al
-Al
- February 8th, 2021, 8:07 pm
- Forum: BerserkerDay 12 (Jan 27, 2021) "The Black Friday of Wine Commerce" - Forbes
- Topic: Grand Reserve World Mastercard - Earn up to 8x Points On BD12
- Replies: 183
- Views: 9804
Re: Grand Reserve World Mastercard - Earn up to 8x Points On BD12
Takes a while for a new card to learn your afflictions.
- Al
- Al
- February 8th, 2021, 7:49 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TN: 2017 Vincent Pinot Noir Temperance Hill
- Replies: 10
- Views: 636
TN: 2017 Vincent Pinot Noir Temperance Hill
2017 Vincent Pinot Noir Temperance Hill This is one of the wines I purchased on Berserker Day and I think deserve a little credit for waiting a few days to open it. Medium to slightly lighter red, fragrant nose of cherry and raspberry, with some savory underbrush and spice, and medium edging to sli...
- February 6th, 2021, 1:45 pm
- Forum: Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
- Topic: High quality seafood delivery
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1496
Re: High quality seafood delivery
For those in the SF Bay Area, Four Star Seafood & Provisions is a great source. I have a friend who is probably their best customer (at least, she has been while restaurants were/are closed or limited).
-Al
-Al
- February 2nd, 2021, 7:10 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: The myth of letting wines breathe
- Replies: 879
- Views: 48219
Re: The myth of letting wines breathe
It is groundhog day.john stimson wrote: ↑February 2nd, 2021, 7:05 pm I sure hope we don't have to do this whole thread all over again.
-Al
- January 31st, 2021, 7:39 pm
- Forum: Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
- Topic: Keto diet tips
- Replies: 99
- Views: 5190
Re: Keto diet tips
"For you" is definitely key. One of of the reasons that food/diet studies are all over the map is that the outcomes vary a lot across people and appear to be partly related to gut bacteria. FWIW, the two people I know who swear by intermittent fasting are both women, one mid 50s and the ot...
- January 30th, 2021, 6:19 pm
- Forum: BerserkerDay 12 (Jan 27, 2021) "The Black Friday of Wine Commerce" - Forbes
- Topic: Thank you! Goodfellow Berserker Day XII packages
- Replies: 238
- Views: 11284
Re: Thank you! Goodfellow Berserker Day XII packages
Mine, too. Just hope Megan got some (well-deserved) sleep.
-Al
-Al
- January 30th, 2021, 1:33 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TN: 2016 Tablas Creek Côtes de Tablas Blanc
- Replies: 4
- Views: 209
Re: TN: 2016 Tablas Creek Côtes de Tablas Blanc
Of their two Estate white blends, the Cotes de Tablas Blanc always has Viognier as the lead grape (except maybe one year when there were issues with set) and the Esprit de Tablas Blanc is Roussanne dominant.
-Al
-Al
- January 30th, 2021, 8:37 am
- Forum: Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
- Topic: BEETROOT QUICHE with walnuts and goat cheese
- Replies: 13
- Views: 597
Re: BEETROOT QUICHE with walnuts and goat cheese
My Russian colleague's borshch recipe was easy to remember: "Just you use everything that you have, only it's necessary two things, beets and potatoes".
-Al
-Al
- January 29th, 2021, 9:15 pm
- Forum: BerserkerDay 12 (Jan 27, 2021) "The Black Friday of Wine Commerce" - Forbes
- Topic: Thank you! Goodfellow Berserker Day XII packages
- Replies: 238
- Views: 11284
Re: Thank you! Goodfellow Berserker Day XII packages
Mine hasn't come through yet, but sure it will. Two person operation and a storm of orders. -Al You hit the nail on the head! Megan is running some now, but will probably have to call it a night soon. She’s wiped out. We appreciate the patience! Love the wine and the interactions. Don't want Megan ...
- January 29th, 2021, 8:21 pm
- Forum: Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
- Topic: BEETROOT QUICHE with walnuts and goat cheese
- Replies: 13
- Views: 597
Re: BEETROOT QUICHE with walnuts and goat cheese
Out of balance? Not a borsch fan, I gather.
-Al
-Al
- January 29th, 2021, 7:52 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: BerserkerDay 12 - Offer feedback from the community
- Replies: 207
- Views: 8355
Re: BerserkerDay 12 - Offer feedback from the community
Not that hard to find an offer, after all we have a search function. Personally, I think it works pretty well. The winery I've purchased from most often doesn't even have a website to submit orders. One of the others I bought this year also doesn't. I was slammed with work the preview day and pretty...
- January 29th, 2021, 7:44 pm
- Forum: BerserkerDay 12 (Jan 27, 2021) "The Black Friday of Wine Commerce" - Forbes
- Topic: Thank you! Goodfellow Berserker Day XII packages
- Replies: 238
- Views: 11284
Re: Thank you! Goodfellow Berserker Day XII packages
Mine hasn't come through yet, but sure it will. Two person operation and a storm of orders.
-Al
-Al
- January 29th, 2021, 9:42 am
- Forum: BerserkerDay 12 (Jan 27, 2021) "The Black Friday of Wine Commerce" - Forbes
- Topic: Thank you! Goodfellow Berserker Day XII packages
- Replies: 238
- Views: 11284
Re: Thank you! Goodfellow Berserker Day XII packages
Everyone should work a harvest to understand the true romance behind the wine industry.
-Al
-Al
- January 28th, 2021, 3:45 pm
- Forum: Cellar Rats (ITB)
- Topic: 2021 West Coast Weather and Farming Thread
- Replies: 91
- Views: 5012
Re: 2021 West Coast Weather and Farming Thread
Some parts of California got quite a lot of rain. Tablas Creek reported 11+ inches at their vineyard. Their soils and underlying rock are such that most of it is absorbed rather than running off and making a mess. Parts of Monterey, SLO, Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties also got large amounts of ...
- January 28th, 2021, 12:48 pm
- Forum: BerserkerDay 12 (Jan 27, 2021) "The Black Friday of Wine Commerce" - Forbes
- Topic: Harrington Wines BD12: Love for the Lost ***OFFER EXTENDED!***
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1409
Re: Harrington Wines BD12: Love for the Lost ***Offer Extended!***
Did you tell him that he's officially cute?
- Al
- Al
- January 27th, 2021, 9:30 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Sky Zinfandel Anyone?
- Replies: 91
- Views: 4821
Re: Sky Zinfandel Anyone?
Yes, a challenge for Sky to recover and good to support them. Agree that the Scherrer Zins are a different style, but still in a style I also like. I think a lot of the difference is just Mount Veeder vs Alexander Valley, both a great examples from their appellations.
-Al
-Al
- January 27th, 2021, 9:08 pm
- Forum: BerserkerDay 12 (Jan 27, 2021) "The Black Friday of Wine Commerce" - Forbes
- Topic: **EXTENDED**: Sandar & Hem Wines - BD12 Offer
- Replies: 53
- Views: 2223
Re: Sandar & Hem Wines - BD12 Offer
You and I like the same SCM Cab vineyards, I love Mount Eden and Montebello and have had Cabs from Peter Martin Ray (next door to Mount Eden) that I quite like although not the Birichino. The Sandar & Hem Bates Ranch Cab and Mindego Ridge Pinot were a couple of wines I really wanted to try. I'm ...
- January 27th, 2021, 9:02 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Sky Zinfandel Anyone?
- Replies: 91
- Views: 4821
Re: Sky Zinfandel Anyone?
To be honest, if the discussion leads you to think it's your kinda wine, it probably is. And, I'm relieved that Todd has a decent palate . -Al This made me LOL This is one of the most enjoyable Zinfandels I've had in some time, and it saddens me that the winery is no more As the preceding discussio...
- January 27th, 2021, 8:36 pm
- Forum: BerserkerDay 12 (Jan 27, 2021) "The Black Friday of Wine Commerce" - Forbes
- Topic: **EXTENDED**: Sandar & Hem Wines - BD12 Offer
- Replies: 53
- Views: 2223
Re: Sandar & Hem Wines - BD12 Offer
I've already tried the single vineyard Chardonnays, and both are great. Bates Ranch is one of the top SCM Cabernet sites, and Mindego Ridge is a great, up and coming, source for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
-Al
-Al
- January 27th, 2021, 8:27 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Sky Zinfandel Anyone?
- Replies: 91
- Views: 4821
Re: Sky Zinfandel Anyone?
To be honest, if the discussion leads you to think it's your kinda wine, it probably is. And, I'm relieved that Todd has a decent palate.
-Al
-Al
- January 27th, 2021, 4:30 pm
- Forum: BerserkerDay 12 (Jan 27, 2021) "The Black Friday of Wine Commerce" - Forbes
- Topic: Harrington Wines BD12: Love for the Lost ***OFFER EXTENDED!***
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1409
Re: Harrington Wines BD12: Love for the Lost
I've learned a lot from Bryan, but he made me promise not to tell.brigcampbell wrote: ↑January 27th, 2021, 10:39 am In for the Aromatic Reds. Buy without fear from Harrington and the bonus is you'll learn something along the way, Brian is a wizard.
A lot of memories in those offers.
-Al
- January 27th, 2021, 4:21 pm
- Forum: BerserkerDay 12 (Jan 27, 2021) "The Black Friday of Wine Commerce" - Forbes
- Topic: EXTENDED Vincent BD12 Offer - Oregon Wines
- Replies: 55
- Views: 2789
Re: Vincent BD12 Offer - Oregon Wines
I've been wanting to try your wines for quite a while, just sent an order of one each of the two Pinot Noir 6-packs.
Thanks,
-Al
Thanks,
-Al
- January 27th, 2021, 10:15 am
- Forum: Cellar Rats (ITB)
- Topic: 2021 West Coast Weather and Farming Thread
- Replies: 91
- Views: 5012
Re: 2021 West Coast Weather and Farming Thread
We had intense rain, but less than expected and the same for the Santa Cruz mountains. That's great news for the SCM burned areas, they received 2.5-3 inches which undoubtedly caused issues, but the prediction was for as many as 10-12". The system moved to the south, mostly over Monterey county...
- January 27th, 2021, 9:43 am
- Forum: BerserkerDay 12 (Jan 27, 2021) "The Black Friday of Wine Commerce" - Forbes
- Topic: **EXTENDED**: Sandar & Hem Wines - BD12 Offer
- Replies: 53
- Views: 2223
Re: Sandar & Hem Wines - BD12 Offer
I ordered a red and white 4-pack and added a couple of bottles.
-Al
-Al
- January 26th, 2021, 7:50 pm
- Forum: Cellar Rats (ITB)
- Topic: 2021 West Coast Weather and Farming Thread
- Replies: 91
- Views: 5012
Re: 2021 West Coast Weather and Farming Thread
Also worried about Santa Cruz Mountains (and also other areas). They had some pretty big fires and are expecting biblical levels of rain as mentioned above.
-Al
-Al
- January 26th, 2021, 5:07 pm
- Forum: BerserkerDay 12 (Jan 27, 2021) "The Black Friday of Wine Commerce" - Forbes
- Topic: Thank you! Goodfellow Berserker Day XII packages
- Replies: 238
- Views: 11284
Re: Goodfellow Berserker Day XII packages
If not sold out, I'd love to get a "The Scott Tallman" six pack and a Berserker Day XII Chardonnay 12-pack.
-Al
-Al