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Several winery (ok a few) winery operations in Niagara Ontario have been sold to Cannabis operations so they can grub up the vines and put up greenhouses. Lots of money being thrown around in the province right now.

I answered 1st growth, only as I want something older and GC burg is too spotty to buy older vintages vs. older Brdx.
BTW - Can I at least share with wife, or are the rules that you must drink it all alone?

I know someone that built an app for their cellar that is linked with CT. So, yes, has been done.

I asked the writer of the op's article about Claystone when he broke the news. Bachelder & Artessa are planning to re-integrate Claystone and the other vineyards into the portfolio asap. We'll see. I just found an old note I wrote on the '05 LCJ vnyd Pinot and I note price was $35. I know they raise...

Envious of the many kudos in the thread. Hoping someone takes on distribution in Canada.

Happy hour Negroni.

Wow, some harsh comments from the elitist set

I think your dinner sounded very nice Robert (said in a tone your mother would use as she posted grade school artwork on the fridge).

Quick story for those who follow the 1 in the pot, 1 on the table way of thinking. Once had someone make a boeuf bourguignon with very good Clos Vougeot. Perhaps due to label bias, they thought it was the best dish ever made. I thought it was quite average at best. I wasn't told what wine was used u...

Have been buying a small selection of their Chambolle, Gevrey & MSD 1er's over the past 4 or 5 vintages along with their Charmes.
Not nit-picking OP, but pretty sure Sebastian took over from his father in 2009 and is now the 3rd generation making the wines.

Recent experience with a warranty issue convinced me even more that Weber is the way to go. The liner on my 7 year old SS hood on my Summit started to have some slight corrosion (heat related) this spring. Call them up they asked for a photo and they fed-ex'd a new hood to me (that's a big freakin b...

Depends on which province you're in. Your correct about US wine pricing in most provinces though.

Whirley-pop with a tablespoon or two of coconut oil, then into a big steel bowl and tossed with melted salted butter.

No pics, but a duo of little hens roasted vertically in the weber. My wife and older son made excellent fried potato rosti using ghee, along with a green salad.
Benoit Ente 2014 Bourgogne blanc to drink. Simple really can be best sometimes.

Nope. Still have a few I'm cellaring from pre 2005. It's too late for those. If they're good, they'll be great, if not, they were pox'd years ago, so no difference. I bought zero for years until the 2013 vintage was released and bought a few to try again. Buying limited quantities each vintage since...

If you don't like a wine, for you it's not a wine of high quality. Wine isn't cognitive but a matter of tasting, and thus a matter of taste, the actual kind and not the cultural metaphor . Sorry for the thread drift, but I do not believe the above is true. There are standards of quality in wine, re...

Per the OP, you could say the same of Chapoutier these days, non? I almost posted earlier that at least Guigal isn't Chapoutier [snort.gif] Guigal wines are definitely not my style, whereas I think Chapoutier wines are just not good. I don't taste enough of them to comment on current quality. Regar...

Per the OP, you could say the same of Chapoutier these days, non?
While never a fan of Guigal, trends & tastes ebb & flow.

Maybe they should make a pet nat or pay some hipster somm's to 'insta' some concrete eggs.

Yes, there's a signature store (SAQ) about 10 minutes from the old city, straight along Blvd Laurier. Spent a sum there a few summers ago and filled up 2 shippers worth. Stupid expensive Brdx, but very reasonably priced Burgs, Rhones, basically anything else French (surprise!). Got some very well pr...

Based in NY and want another country, without spending much $? - obvious choice, drive a few hours and cross the border to visit Niagara. Larger industry than Finger lakes and about an hour further. Your $ go way further too.

Nice dinner & wines Ross.

Some remarkable images (drones at dusk, I assume) over the past few days on Instagram. Like the vineyards are on fire. Some plots (more than would be left fallow) apparently left to their own luck - less than worried owners I suppose.

I'd link them if I recalled who posted them.

Wow. Guess I just made my weekend plans.

Not a fan of them, even though we have a dozen Reidel cab versions via gift years ago - Stemless. Perfect solution for rental prop. Easy clean, less chance of breakage, can be used for other drinks, but won't be a huge disappointment for someone wanting to drink a bottle of wine vs. some small bowl/...

Brian G r a f s t r o m wrote: ↑
April 5th, 2019, 11:07 am
Bosconia?

No. Somebody specifically asked about Tondonia, which spurred comments.

Yes, my typo - Bosconia.

Maybe folks confusing Heredia's Bosconia vs. Tondonia? Like Burg vs. Brdx.

Bought a case of '06's a month or so ago, the evening after drinking a really beautiful '81 at lunch with a friend. It was truly a revelation on how mouth filling & feminine these Bosconia's become with time. So, following the formula - hold until 2044. Oops.

I haven't read everyone's response, so apologies if mentioned already... He wasn't wrong - fact is there are a bunch of middle aged folks with money that like the idea of birth year wines or hosting verticals with older juice in there for context/ balla factor (did I use that term properly, hipsters...

I still have 2 '99 (1 Vidal & 1 Ries) from Inniskillin, but obviously not in Mag. Nothing stands out as being special/ noteworthy in '99, so as you suspect, likely from an event. Yours looks somewhat darker than either of mine (well at least the last time I looked at them), but likely still in great...

I'm of the opposite mindset as well. I use it for inventory purposes and to mine some data on what may or may not be drinking well. Why would everyone want to publicize what for many would be a multi $100 thousand asset and their location? Stealing the contents of a home wine cellar may not be easy ...

Thanks & shame to hear. Quite serious for someone of his age.

On a side note, this morning was the 1st time I've ever felt I was actually missing out not having a facebook account.

Can someone that still uses Facebook shine any light on Neal's post earlier today? Gather it has to do with his heart, but not sure of details.
Many thanks.

What's the price on the CdPy these days? 16 & 17?
TIA.

Bryan, LB taint is like Peanuts, rancid peanuts with some chalk & green pea. Like TCA, individual perception varies. I unfortunately am high on the scale for this particular fault. As a fun fact, I'm also quite sensitive (not super sensitive though) to TCA, but I'm fine with wines others perceive as...

John, re the comment on LB taint not dissipating, Ontario experienced a terrible plague with the Asian lady beetle for a few years in the early '00's. 2001 was especially brutal, with many wineries experiencing a "cap" of LB'S on the top of the fermenters. Most with experience here believe the taint...

Wasn't there just a case last week this happened and the carrier is suing the person that did this?

Yep, 2 weeks ago - Lufthansa

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/luft ... index.html

Kelly, not too much experience (between 12-18 bottles consumed over 25 years from vintage), but have had marvelous examples of Beaucastel, Donjon & Pegau from the 80's that were very good to great and certainly more interesting in almost every way than recent vintages of the same. '89 Beau was revel...

Re the title, maybe young? I used to buy a bit of Gigondas, but found Vacqueyras a bit more to my liking at about the same price point. That being said, have had nothing from any of the various AOC villages that could hold a candle to a mature or close to mature CNdP from Pegau, Beaucastel or even o...

The latest Chef's Table season on Netflix has one with Sean Brock. He touches on his recent sobriety a bit as well. Most here may recall the Parts Unknown Charleston episode (the infamous play on the same Chef's Table Vivaldi theme music at Waffle House). In that episode Brock was proud of his trave...

Dave's rant in the middle of the new "apocalypse" book about natural wines (not only being superior, but non natural wines being inferior) really comes across as preachy. Obviously written while he was still drinking, and is an example of how both Fred, but especially Dave, have a history of being d...

Recall they both gave up drinking over the past year. There's a good Joe Rogen show (video is on youtube) they did a few months back. A fair bit of chat about drinking, Bourdain (since they all knew him pretty well), excess, and the vicious circle guys like that can get into.

Fellow Ontarians - Hurry, The LCBO is selling '06 Alion for $588

6 year old link appears to be broken (go figure). Have never heard of this, although from the thread seems self-explanatory.

They give you a random date to open bottles you never do?

Not all allow corkage. The ones with the best lists typically do not. Best to confirm ahead of time.
I would definitely bring a few bottles.

USA - Exactly 3 bottles from both California & Washington in my cellar. Bordeaux - Last bought some '05's, none since. I only like most of them old & decrepit, apart from some right bank wines which are far too much $$ for how much I like them. Open 1 bottle per year other than some tasting events. ...

Tom mentions Chinese. Place along Dundas St. just across from the Art Gallery (AGO) in the middle of (the downtown) Chinatown named Asian Legend. Amazing food, and if you're in the city and don't want to drive an hour to Markham (the largest suburban Chinatown) is close enough to cab or Uber to. The...

on the list that had never been marked up... That and Toronto are super rare if not impossible. Expect almost everywhere to be minimum 2-3x. Sometimes you'll find ally great stuff at less. Especially the older cellars Not impossible to find something interesting especially with US dollars, but barg...

High-end? Mid?

If you say so. Movin on.

Never commented on a commerce thread in my 10 years here, but this sort of sticks out a bit.
No subtle flip here. Properly stored? What for 1 day? Mention it in your thread 1 day, flip it the next.
Guess you didn't really care how 2015' DRC 's were.

I'm also of the attitude that there are times that I wish to pour for myself given the wines/ location/ company I'm with, along with past experiences of the location. If I tell them, I expect them to accommodate my wishes. The majority of the time I don't care. If I say nothing, then while bad form ...

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