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Is there no way to counter, or reverse, the effects of smoke taint? Not really. Could make rose out of it, most of the smoke is on the skins. 28 brix cab rose — mmmm. I know you make wine and are more knowledgeable than I am, but I have read articles suggesting that reverse osmosis is reputed to wo...

^^^ Smokey the Bear?

Michael Martin wrote: ↑
September 23rd, 2020, 8:45 pm
Around here, the grapes will drop on their own or the birds will eat them if not netted.

John Cabot just takes down the electric fence around the vineyard and the black bears clean up.

Long ago the CT crew ran an analysis of Jeb's scores versus CT way before TWA. It's over in the CT forum but Jeb's points ran 2-4 higher than CT. Not being critical as he was very consistent in the range and that's all you really need, a reference. I think people critical of his TWA scores were not ...

I must say, this particular topic is why I joined the Wine Berserkers forum. Well done! I said "Mike, the Pinot is right here." He looks with a big grin and says "Brig, there are more than one barrel." Oh!?!? So 2017 will be the first release of a Carlisle Pinot Noir, it comes from a single vineyar...

Tom Chen wrote: ↑
September 16th, 2020, 1:23 pm
Thanks Larry.

I love Wine Exchange!

Gives me a good reason to pay them a visit.

Call the Pavilions on Marguarite and Oso in Mission Viejo, ask for Shoene. or anyone can help.

see if they have the Virage Red which is primarily CF. Good stuff

Cirq SVD before the price increases ? Yes Cirq SVD after the price increases? No thanks . Cirq and Chevy blends these days . No thanks . "Chevy" lol. I love when people accidentally or purposely do this! I've been saying that each time the emails came through. Chevy? Chevy Chase? CHIVE? Che? If som...

All evacuations around the Chehalem Mountain / Bald Peak fire have been lifted and efforts have shifted to mopping up. Evacuations alerts surrounding the Riverside fire have been pulled back, though current evacuations remain in place. It's significantly cooler with moist marine air coming inland. ...

Trader Joe's and other discount stores are going to have a ton of bargain wines that nobody has ever previously heard of on the shelf in a few years featuring the 2020 vintage and several premium appellations on the labels. I'm guessing that these low-taint grapes will be "just fine" for low end bo...

I posted a note recently on a Syrah that had a mild amount of taint. While I wouldn’t want to see this routinely, in this wine it actually works. Syrah is one of the few varieties I think you could get away with this. https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=172916 the aromas of curried...

Al Osterheld wrote: ↑
September 10th, 2020, 3:24 pm
From what I've read, there are something like 37 active fires in Oregon, most of them do not yet have known causes. But the majority of fires started outside of thunderstorms have human causes, in the end.

-Al

10% of the population of Oregon is under evacuation orders.

talent and phoenix wiped off the map...

Dan Bowman wrote: ↑
September 10th, 2020, 11:32 am
Our favorite winery in southern (Talent) OR, Simple Machine, was lost in yesterday's Almeda fire.

Had a picture sent to me near the golf course in Lincoln City and the place looked like hell. I'm not posting it because I can't confirm its accuracy but even so, a fire in Lincoln City? How is that even possible? I've been to the coast in August and September and froze my ass off. Wild.

Bradley is a good dude. Big bummer.

Sadly, I think the fall release will be critical for many wineries.

I did not taste the wines but FMIII and I were up at Michael's winery right after he had purchased it. He talked about the CHEV project and IIRC it was similar to what other wineries are doing. Taking the best of the best and bottling it under the premier label and then "declassifying" the rest unde...

Chinook winds = Indian summer

bad when the place is burning though

this is north of Corvallis yesterday at 9am from my friend.

Mt Rushmore is awesome, for one hour, then it's "now what?"

https://www.inquirer.com/business/new-jersey-wine-spirits-rebate-scheme-penalties--20200901.html I worked for Fedway from 99-02 and there was favoritism toward the large retail accounts. Lots of salespeople were also giving accounts something extra to get their business. Pretty big fines. The entir...

I would expect the Ferrington PN to be quite good.

Been to the tasting room in the ghetto and enjoyed the wines across the lineup.

somehow I missed tasting the goat bubbles...

Rubired 252,000 tons in CA 2019

Pinot Noir? 264,000

This thread is shocking to me. I thought practices like these were a thing of the past, and I drink plenty of wine around the 10€ mark. The grape used to make Mega Purple is Rubired and last year there were ~11,000 acres planted in California. that's a lot of mega purple Seriously 11k acres! And yo...

Tomás Costa wrote: ↑
August 27th, 2020, 1:57 pm
This thread is shocking to me. I thought practices like these were a thing of the past, and I drink plenty of wine around the 10€ mark.

The grape used to make Mega Purple is Rubired and last year there were ~11,000 acres planted in California.

that's a lot of mega purple

John Flanagan wrote: ↑
August 25th, 2020, 2:43 pm
Spotted the 2018 Hampton Water at a liquor store today outside of Ocean City, NJ. $28 a bottle, and located in their special wine room. Would have made a nice wine spritzer for this hot weather at $3.

If that place was Stone Harbor then 2 buck chuck is $28 too.

Al Osterheld wrote: ↑
August 25th, 2020, 9:47 am
I have enjoyed the sparkling wines I've had from Soter, Argyle, Analemma. Not sure, but I think the fruit for the Analemma comes from the Washington side of the Columbia Gorge.

-Al

The Argyle Extended Triage Brut I've tasted can hang with the best of them in the world.

But, on the plus side, redwood trees can take a LOT of heat and flame and come out on the other side. There’s a reason they are so old. Their bark is very thick and they are amazingly resilient. Yes. That is one positive coming out of this. And I believe they also need fire for their cones to open....

Jonathan Loesberg wrote: ↑
August 17th, 2020, 1:55 pm
As a general rule, I don't find California Rhone varietal wines, whether using CdP like blends or not, to be at all similar to CdP.

Not enough brett?

Just the Gary's Vineyard but that was almost 10 years ago. I liked it.

I haven't tried the more recent vintages, but it used to have a lot of whole cluster, maybe even 100%. I think their vineyards are all heritage clones (Swan, Calera, Mount Eden), some of them own-rooted. -Al They have some suitcase selections elsewhere, too, but Bloom's Field is Calera, Swan and Mt...

I have a sweet spot for Brander - one of the wineries that really got me into wine, many years ago. Purchased several cases back at the time, haven't had it since, however Chris just picked up a 6 pack of the Sauvignon Blanc @ Pavillions. Still blows my mind they can make an acid filled SB right of...

Not on the list but had these wines at FMIII's Falltacular in February before the world shut down. Lots of wines and it's tough for wines to stand out among so many great wines when you have unlimited access to all of them. These stood out among a handful that did for me. YMMV Don't disagree, the 2...

Andrew M wrote: ↑
July 29th, 2020, 5:17 pm
Thanks Brad. I’m sorry I asked

Because you were the last to touch it now you have to clean up cellar tracker...

That bottle of Vilmart was in good company. LOL 2004 Vilmart & Cie Champagne Premier Cru Coeur de Cuvée - France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru (7/28/2020) Blind: This was perfect for an afternoon with friends. There's a solid core of ripe fruit mid palate, no apologies need as there's plenty of ...

Another topic that really affects the final wine is dosage type - especially MCR vs. cane sugar. MCR is sweeter than cane sugar on a g/L basis so comparing dosage levels is not always apples to apples. Of course, if a wine has 2,3, 5, or 10 g/L of residual sugar prior to dosage, that can really aff...

William, I don't think it's tiresome because many don't know. Maybe repeating it has become! [cheers.gif] A grower picking ripe fruit with zero dosage could be the same has a big house picking green peas with 9g/l there's a lot of wiggle room in champagne for engineering My only quibble with a lot o...

Epic quote of the year regarding FMIII tasting grower champagne. "Why don't you try tasting them blind and see how they perform?"

I can't stop laughing and people at work are beginning to stare. It's uncomfortable.

Literally turning your big toe to stone.

Human petrification.

Thanks Jamie, always educational.

I posted my notes in your thread FMIII

I too pinched off of FMIII bottle and Ramon dropped it off at my house. What service, thanks pal. The warden and Ramon's wife are friends and share many things in common. Two of them are they think Jamie is cute and love his wines. We've talked about it before but as spectacular as his pinots are th...

mixer of the zins - more a function cellar space than anything else.

Ameztoi is decent

Okay, see you then.

I'm running out of cellar space (went large with the 2018 Napa Cabs), I've got smatterings of Carlisle going back to the 2015 vintage, any recommendations on the Zins? Any standout favorites? Sounds like Mike really likes the Pagani. If Brian Tuite jumps in here he can validate but I think 2018 zin...

The 1942 La Tache that Bill Nanson and others have questioned... I actually said that, given how 'new' the labels looked, I'd want more info on the lots before bidding. I also have a lot of trust in Sotheby's work... I understand their problem with the picture quality in the pdf - a website is much...

Whoa, Ken Brown brings it! All things I was thinking and then some. Great post. I think $15M might be a little rich. Not saying there isn't a track record for overpaying. Hello "craft beer" is the next big thing. But if constellation can make rose for $3 per bottle and stuff down the empathy channel...

Gary's Empathy wines, not even a year old, sold to Constellation. Dude just prints money, wow. Sold his restaurant reservation system to AMEX last year too. Oh damn, HE was behind Resy?? Amazing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resy Resy was co-founded in 2014 by Ben Leventhal, co-founder of Eater.com...

I'll get to the rest of the notes soon. Loved the Carlisle PS, so good. Rhys vs. Pisoni PN was a good head to head battle. NV Rhys Ultra Brut Bearwallow Vineyard - USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley (6/29/2020) Blind: thought it was big house champagne. Light to Medium gold color. Pours a...

Todd F r e n c h wrote: ↑
July 1st, 2020, 8:24 am
Gary's Empathy wines, not even a year old, sold to Constellation. Dude just prints money, wow.

Sold his restaurant reservation system to AMEX last year too.

Nice note. I haven't had Soave in many years, but your note reminds me to revisit it. Pieropan is mentioned a lot here so I will seek it out. P.S. Back in the late 70's , early 80's Soave was sort of an introduction to old world "serious" wine for the masses in the US. Bolla was the big producer. T...

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