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Fat cap is thinner than I thought. That’s a lot of beef at 3.5 lbs.

That looks awesome.

Deal over as far as I can tell unfortunately

Markus S wrote: ↑
October 17th, 2019, 4:54 am

IlkkaL wrote: ↑
October 16th, 2019, 10:07 pm
For my money this is the best Barbera out there. ...
Perhaps your money is not as dear as mine. I'm sure for $80-90 a bottle, there are better barberas out there.

I'll take 2 mascarello's for this price

Terlan and Venica & Venica come to mind

Alfert moving markets.....sold out at wine library

hope he drinks quick....the one downside of tree house, and probably it's only one, is that a lot of the DIPAs do not age well at all.

Had a 16 Richards cuvée last night courtesy of my bro in law. Drank alongside a 17 morgen Long Loubejac. Goodfellow was the preferred bottle by all but both quite nice.

2017 burlotto barbera aves last night.

julianseersmartin wrote: ↑
October 4th, 2019, 4:03 pm
Has anyone spoken to Envoyer about this?

Traded an email with Greg. They’ve been trying to bring in as much French wine as possible ASAP. Still a lot tbd.

very cool idea

So any restaurants recommendations Alfert? I’m there for a few conferences in the next 6 months. Thanks.

wasn't interested until i was grown, but my 6 year old daughter has a starter knife and is interested. we put her in a week of cooking camp this summer which was really just to get her interested in the process and she's going to take a class once a week. we'll see how she progresses, but solid at c...

I hope that someone from TWA will jump in on this. I know they come on here from time to time, so would be good to get their perspective. Tangent- Was having a similar discussion with someone in the industry on Saturday about ratings, and how diluted the market is. We joked that 96 is the new 90 si...

R Roberts wrote: ↑
September 12th, 2019, 9:48 pm

David_K wrote: ↑
September 12th, 2019, 12:52 pm
I'll try them when I get a chance, but I'm not in any hurry. With the exception of the Produttori crus, these wines don't tend to move that fast.
When do the Produttori crus typically hit the market?

For reference, the 2014 SVDs came out earlier in 2019.

2015 moccagatta barbaresco normale. Very nice.

Drank one last weekend and agree w Mike. Very solid value at $32.99.

Awesome pic

Went deep as well. Yet to have a bad wine from Marcus.

went to cafe grey in NYC years ago when me and my current wife certainly couldn't afford it. had never had a red burgundy before and the somm recommended a 2001 Jean Grivot Vosne Romanee Les Beauxmonts and that was that. i had to call the restaurant the next day and have the host read and spell out ...

Seriously, newark is really not bad in comparison to a lot of airports, particularly those in the tri-state area. I agree. I have flown airports all the way down the East coast and a few on the West coast. Newark is one of my preferred airports to leave from. Not sure why the hate??? The inside is ...

Anton D wrote: ↑
September 5th, 2019, 8:24 am
Wow!

I watch for 'double retail' and don't order if a wine tops that.

^ this, otherwise i go BTG, booze or beer.

Too.many.wines in that offering

tasted these with john a few weeks back and can assure everyone that there isn't a bad wine in the bunch. i also don't drink much cab these days, especially from CA, but this one is great.

Seriously, newark is really not bad in comparison to a lot of airports, particularly those in the tri-state area.

That seemed to be the case with the 15 as well

Stealing from yaacov on IG bc it’s flawless for scallops. 20 minute salt brine on a wire rack in the fridge. Sear in cast iron with a little oil on one side for 7 minutes or so, then baste the top in butter and herbs. No need to flip. They’re perfect.

Dragged my feet and missed it. Oh well, get em the next time around.

Ah, I must’ve missed that. Thanks.

Neal.Mollen wrote: ↑
August 28th, 2019, 12:45 pm
Felsina CCR in halves? Yup.

Perplexed why I seem to only get random offers. Would’ve loved that.

just reloaded on 17 bouland after drink a delys last weekend....delicious stuff

Andrew Kotowski wrote: ↑
August 20th, 2019, 1:34 pm

brigcampbell wrote: ↑
August 19th, 2019, 7:12 pm
Wow this thread is spectacular
+1
Would have been nice when I was over in both places each year

As always, Akkurat for beer!

+ 1 on akkurat

I agree....i actually tasted through the 11s at both spots while in Napa when they were released and bought some of both.

Great wine and they did well with the 11 vintage.

Not familiar with mckinlay, but a local shop has the base pinot for $17 so I'll give it a shot.

Also meant to say, I was just out there a week ago and had excellent meals at Farmstead for lunch and oenotri for dinner. Bottega was meh.

same matt, way too much wine but went in for a 6 pack of the mourvedres and carignane.

I’ll second stony hill. Beautiful vistas and very nice chards and cabs made in a traditional style.

Just tasted there last week and I bought Syrah and chard actually. The PNs were very nice as well.

Not sure if this is 100% fact but a friend told me you can pick the individual leaves, freeze them, and use them as needed in sauces, soups etc straight from the freezer with no drop off in flavor.

What is in the cellar? Top regions, producers, vintages etc? Check me out on CT - my handle is BigTex22 and my inventory is available for anyone to view. 350 pending is pretty impressive! Just cracked 1k as well and fortunately realized early on that big bombastic wines were not for me. I still enj...

I, and my wife, preferred the mcdougall and I suspect some of that was due to it having another year in bottle. That said, they were all unique expressions and very nice. If ranking my preference, probably mcdougall, falstaff, Sonoma coast and then the bohan.

Jamie takes pride in the way he treats his customers--I dig that. Joe, did you taste the 2017 Falstaff with him? Yes, we went through the 17 SC, Bohan, Falstaff and 16 McDougall. All showed really well and I'll be interested to see what an additional year in bottle does for these wines, which I'd a...

I just tasted with Jamie this morning along with my wife and can’t say enough about it. Educational, very generous and generally just a pleasant experience. If you’re drinking CA Pinot and want an elegant, feminine, and delicious food friendly Pinot or Chard, you should check out Kutch. The Sonoma c...

scamhi wrote: ↑
August 1st, 2019, 6:02 am

Joe Chanley wrote: ↑
July 30th, 2019, 12:42 pm
faury VV and a smattering of 2018 dutraive
I opened a 2018 Dutraive Fleurie VV last night and it was outstanding.

Nice, glad to hear that!

I’m actually in Napa in late September as well and have one night free for dinner. Having never been to Bouchon or Bistro Jeanty, which one should I go to? Menus sort of look similar with some variation but both have all the French bistro classics. Otherwise, I was planning on going back to Press w...

Mattstolz wrote: ↑
July 30th, 2019, 2:56 pm
does anyone feel like there have been less emails since the new website launched?

Significantly less for me. Probably not a bad thing.

faury VV and a smattering of 2018 dutraive

that sauce sounds like it would be good on anything... was it really viscous once you reduced and strained or still loose?

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