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Every time Envoyer says they are offering the only bottles in the USA of a wine I already bought from a US retailer. Happens every couple of weeks. It just means you bought the last of them! Parker licensed every writer and retail to declaim the wine they are hawking "the [this] of [that]." "The Mo...

All fingers crossed for those of you out there. May you come through this unscathed.

But...but...but... Just imagine the drama, the uncertainty, the anxious scrutiny of the color in every unopened bottle for signs of premox. You'd miss all that with screw cap! Why life would become downright boring. (Not to mention cheaper, especially if you're into high end white Burgs.) Who in his...

Pretty much blown away by this wine, a speculative buy on B-Day from a producer with whom I was totally unfamiliar. The QPR meter melted on this one. Very happy to have more. 2015 Terrien Wines Chardonnay - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley (2/13/2020) First experience with this produce...

You could try MCF Rare Wines (on 13th St). Small collection, but carefully chosen and they deliver in Manhattan in a day or two. If you call, you'll probably get Matt (the owner) on the line, he's very nice to talk with.

Buzz, Robert and Jen: Sorry to hear you had it, but glad it's (mostly) past and wasn't super serious. One person in the family who went through it was in bed for about 4-5 days, had anosmia, but IIRC no fever. Not sure how long the anosmia lasted--some weeks I think. It also took some weeks before h...

I just ordered 6. Won’t ship until fall because I live in Minnesota, unfortunately. But better than risking cooking the wine... Honestly you don't want to drink this now anyway. It needs a lot of time in the bottle. Same here (NJ)--much too hot to ship now. I have 3 six packs of Bêcheur on order, C...

This question makes me think of the meals I've enjoyed most in my life. They are often quite simple, with very fresh ingredients, carefully prepared. One that really sticks in my memory, after many many years, was on Curaçao. We were with two friends, he being a paleontologist who studied fossil sna...

So you're saying the 100% tariff on EU wines will happen, it's only a question of exactly when? Or did I miss something?

I see the formation of a "where did this Becheur wine come from?" WB detective squad.

Thanks, Kevin. Quite a lineup. Wish I had more like that!

Did you take any Covid precautions beyond being only six and on a porch? Just curious.

Just ordered a six-pack (to complement the six-pack of PN I ordered yesterday). I've had five different cuvées or vintages of his wines so far. Really liked them all. Subtle but interesting.

Nola Palomar wrote: ↑
June 24th, 2020, 2:07 pm
I just don't know how much more fight I have left in me.

Nola: just remember "non illegitimi carborundum"*

*don't let the bastards wear you down

2014 Bêcheur Pinot Noir - USA, California, San Francisco Bay, Santa Cruz Mountains (6/7/2020) *** Hardly any nose. A pretty ruby red color. At first sip, it seems to waft by with almost no presence. What's going on here? Did I miss something? But with a bit of time it picks up weight and even gravi...

Try Paetra wines. They were having a half price sale, not sure if it's still on (at half price, everything is under $15) https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=85&t=168231&hilit=Paetra You can just PM or email Bill Hooper, he'll let you know. Even at the regular price, these are a grea...

D@vid Bu3ker wrote: ↑
June 6th, 2020, 11:20 am
From my tastings (Panzer bottles) the red is just fine. The white is a complete mess, as Robert told me.

Did you decant the red? I got a couple from Rob, but haven't opened one yet.

I've used TransferWise several times to get euros from a French bank sent to my US account. Works very smoothly, great fees--you get the real exchange rate and then pay a small fee, good service (for the one hang-up I had, due to the French bank). Takes 2 - 3 days to complete the transaction.

Jonathan Kalman wrote: ↑
May 24th, 2020, 8:31 am
I only have a few full size bottles and it is hard to find an occasion to open these. On the other hand 375's are ideal and we go through 10/12 a year.

Do you drink them with dessert, or in some other setting? Asking for a friend.

I have exactly the same problem. Except that the number of sweet wines in your cellar is not so far from the number of wines in mine! Oh well, no surprise, I'm not in the same league. I stopped buying sweeties some time ago. The ones I have just sit there waiting for the special occasion that never ...

Yes, this is really useful information. Not so easy to come by otherwise. Thanks much, William. Let's hope you start a trend. After all, any vineyard could post pictures like this if they wanted to, though admittedly it's not a completely trivial amount of work and one would need some way of keeping...

Glad to hear you've recovered. Long life and good health to you!

We had a Pinot Gris the other day. Really delicious!

I'd think this refers to the "butterfly effect" in physics or math, which is the idea that a small change (as might be set off by a butterfly going by) can over time get magnified into a very large change like a storm. This can happen in chaotic systems, like the weather. Don't ask me what that has ...

Here it is (and BTW three stars is my highest rating for any wine so far) 2018 Bêcheur Chardonnay - USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley (4/24/2020) *** C: very light yellow N: inviting P: Opens very subtle, with a slight creaminess. Not as acid as other Terriens I've had, and the acidity w...

My TN:\\ 2018 Dirty and Rowdy Carignane Old Vine Rosewood Vineyards - USA, California, North Coast, Redwood Valley (4/17/2020) Opened with a very lively freshness and considerable interest. After a few minutes it shut down. Still OK, but muted. After three days in the fridge with a Repour, it emerge...

Had a bottle of the D&R Rodnick for Thanksgiving 2018--it wasn't ready yet. I left a TN on CT if you want more details. Still have two asleep downstairs, I'll let them wait for now.

PS before '18, this was called Antle.

Opened our first one last night. This wine is just fabulous, perhaps the best Chardonnay I've ever drunk. I'll post a full TN soon, but what struck me most was the sophistication and elegance. Thanks so much, Michael!

Hi Bill, Got my order the other day. You outsmarted me! I ordered the wine from your website in the usual way, which meant paying the usual tariff, because I feel bad about paying you half price for all your good work, especially in our present circumstances (no reflection on anyone else implied her...

I’ve tried half a dozen wines from Oregon from different producers. Most were extremely granite forward, which isn’t something I personally enjoy. Are these wines similar? Hi Tinah, welcome to WineBerserkers! I hope, like me, you enjoy it here and learn a lot about wine. Re Paetra, I wouldn't call ...

OK. I figured you were, but wasn't sure.

In any case, stay well down there. Bet my boots there will be a tremendous surge of cases in GA in 2-3 weeks. Sorry you will have to live through such challenges, esp when they're due to stupidity and nothing more.

Woohoo! Restaurants in GA allowed to re-open on Monday, April 27, after nail salons, barbers, gyms, and tattoo parlors on Friday. This weekend I am getting a haircut, tattoo, leg day at the gym and going out for sushi Monday night [wink.gif] [tease.gif] Dennis--don't know if you're joking or not, b...

I wonder how many of them François Audouze has drunk.

Article about Bêcheur & another wine in SF Chronicle today

https://www.sfchronicle.com/wine/articl ... o-19279442

Just ordered some of these. Sounds really good, and if Michael Terrien recommends it, I'm for it!

My order arrived some days ago. More important, we used some Ventresca in a salad nicoise (topped with dressing made with Veleta EVOO, of course!), That fish is amazing, just soooo good. Thank you, Nola

D@vid Bu3ker wrote: ↑
March 29th, 2020, 2:28 pm
Fun video, but is it OK to drink Beaujolais if you did not attend Oxford or Cambridge?

Only if you can pronounce "Beaujolais" correctly.

Welcome, Jelana hope you enjoy it here. Price and quality are all over the map with wines. There is a correlation—more expensive wines tend to taste better, but don’t bet on it. One reason is that people have very different tastes, so one person may love a wine that another can’t stand. Then wines f...

Thanks, Nola! Really looking forward to this.

Be well

As I understand it, there are two main ways it's transmitted: !. By an infected person sneezing or coughing (or maybe even heavy breathing, I'm not sure about that) and you breathing in some of it. It's recommended to stay 6 ft. away from anyone with the virus to prevent this. Of course, people are ...

Yes, we are lucky to have him posting here. Who else has such vast experience, perspective and so great a talent for explaining what he finds in these old wines? Whenever I see a new post of his, I wonder what adventure awaits, and I am never disappointed. Thank you, François!

Thanks for the TN, Dale. Montenidoli puts out some great wines. The only Vernaccia I've tried was the 2011, which I enjoyed very much (see my TN on CT), except for the last bottle in 2017 which was a bit over the hill. Actually, my experience with the Chianti Colli Senesi and the Canaiuolo (a rosé) ...

Interesting. I still have a bottle of the '08 I think, have to give it a try.

Welcome, Andrew! Nice to see another D&R fan--their wines really are irresistible (storage be damned!)

Nola, Dan, Michel--fingers crossed for you!

We were at Marea on Jan. 26 as part of a party of eight. Sorry to say, as others have reported here, it was not up to what it's been (we were there about a year ago and that meal was much better). A little more specifically, one appetizer was excellent (I don't recall the name, but it was similar to...

A BD11 purchase: 2015 Terrien Wines Chardonnay - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley (2/9/2020) *** This was my first Terrien in some years . I thought about opening it. When would be the best time? What if was a bad bottle? The grapes are from a different vineyard than the others I’d had,...

Just got my six bottles. Looking forward to them. Thanks again, Michael!

Nah, it's Todd and his team of Enforcers... Enough to make anyone in the wine world quake with fear.

That's really touching. Bravo, Todd!

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