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That makes me feel a bit better. Thanks for everyone's feedback.

Just ordered a set of those flexible silicone stem holders for the dishwasher. Looking forward to test-driving a Zalto this weekend.

Re-starting an oldy. Just unpacked my 1st Zalto burg box - Have I made a mistake buying these? It's like a flashback to when we drove home our 1st born from the hospital almost 20 years ago. They look and feel like the most fragile & delicate thing ever created. Worried I'll be too scared to use one...

The cooked au Vin sauce? Not sure how you'd make folks sick as it is fully cooked (yes?) but you'll have to be judicious with either how much you use, or thicken it with a roux or cornstarch as the crust may not bake properly since the sauce is thinner.

Great thread. Love it that wine nerds are trying to fashion shame each other. Todd, next time you get the pity invite - rock some big box baggy sweats & a heavy metal tank under a rugger shirt.

Nice line-up guys.

Enjoy. You may well find you can visit more than just 3-4, as many are so close together.

If this sandwich were offered at a bar & grill for $13 with a side of fries or side salad, no one would bat an eye. This is truly one of the best cheap eats in America for $3.99. That's what's funny to me, with these line-ups. Don't people put any $ value on their time? Maybe if you're on a very ti...

Mike, sorry I missed you. It was nice to see so many familiar faces. Hadn't seen Dave H. in ages. I tasted with Peter for a while, then met up with Ken & Tracey. I think I'm closer to Rob's impressions above - Understanding the context that this is a 'free' portfolio tasting, I wasn't impressed over...

Thanks for the note. Bought 6 and still have 4 which will sleep a while longer. Great value wines.

Does everyone refridgerate their mustard?

I've been following Kenji's ideas and tests for years, and while he's right about just about everything, including mayo on meat, I'll die on the grilled cheese hill. Butter continues to give me a better result.

I think Canmore is your best bet for rental options and has suitable services given kids & wanting grocery stores. Sort of right at the start of most points of interest moving west, but has decent town-like infrastructure (everyone that works in Banff lives in Canmore) and a good base if there's a d...

Decent list to choose from there Dave, maybe depends on what varieties you like best? If I was going to choose 3 of what you list for someone new to Ontario wine, I'd recommend staying out of NOTL and keeping with the frankly more diverse Beamsville/ Jordan areas: Tawse - premium quality almost acro...

Admittedly, we don't get a huge variety of top US cheese, but I was quite impressed by Emmi Roth buttermilk blue about a year ago.

On another note Ray's mention of Manolo Blanhik shoes reminded me of that classic SNL skit of 2 ex-porn stars selling 'manual blondiks' for free shoes. Funny.

Complicated subject. I'll start by saying neither are regularly served after dinner at our home. Only with company or on the occasional weekend night. Generally I prefer cheese over dessert. My wife (and kids when home), prefers dessert and will leave the cheese for me most of the time. Because of t...

You're trying to be a good host and that's very generous of you, but you should think this through - Make life simple for yourself and give them what they want. Stock a few bottles of the ubiquitous easy to find mass produced Italian brands such as Santa M and be done. Why search for something else,...

As Al mentiones, heat damage typically doesn't present itself immedietly.
Bottle should be fine to drink now or shortly, but wouldn't put it back in the cellar long-term.

Release pricing in Ontario is the same or lower than as far back as 2004.
Continued a slow creep up until the 2009 or '10 vintage but has really backed off since then.

Your cellar. Is this test?

500 bottle fridge... down stairs... 9-12 bott. at a time... then back up the stairs... 500 / 12 = 41 & 2/3rds round trips 500 / 9 = 55 & 5/9ths round trips Moral of the story: Never run the numbers on a wine project beforehand, or else the looming enormity of it will discourage you from ever undert...

Just spent the day relocating my 500 bottle fridge from a room on the main floor to a room downstairs. I should have taken photos, but was too busy working all day and now my back is a bit fatigued. Started out this morning, by unloading the cellar, and taking it all via milk crate down stairs 9-12 ...

Good for them if they have the storage. Maybe just my own perception, but it feels like influencers are popping younger bottles these days and cases are gone for the likes vs. desire for drinking at or near maturity.

If they allow corkage and a "recorker" yes, if not - very unlikely. QC doesn't have many/any corkage friendly spots in the old town, that I recall.
Worth calling ahead (not email) and speaking French if possible.

Lists aren't usually too bad, other than pricing which is offset by your US$

Robert.A.Jr. wrote: ↑
August 27th, 2019, 9:34 am

I have lost all street cred.

# 3 on list of things never expected to be written or read on wineberserkers.

Brings up an interesting sub question - How often have you tasted brett in Burgundy? I don't usually mind a little bit in Rhones, but I don't recall having a bretty red burgundy. My cellar is over 42% red burg, so while I don't open one daily or even weekly at some points of the year, I do drink a g...

Sounds great Bill. Love terrine and have enjoyed your posting of this annual occasion for quite a number of years now. Really great idea as a dinner or lunch wine party. Could see it being especially attractive for those that enjoy wines, but are not completely geeked out over it.

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.

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