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Do the colors differentiate any difference in quality? And do the diets impact the flavor profile?

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Looks like Berserker Day is going to be chockfull of Chenin. Anyone taste from the participants and have thoughts? Looks interesting - I'm intrigued.

Ok, breaking the no wine fast soon. Headed to a friend’s heated (i hope) back patio to celebrate the inauguration of Biden/Harris. I am taking a mag of 2006 Taittinger CdC rose. Host will open comparable bottles I suspect. Already told my work colleagues that i will be unavailable shortly. They ret...

Interesting. Keep us posted.

I keep getting ads for August Uncommon teas. They seem to make some oddball tea mixtures, some look interesting. Anyone have any experience with them?

Mike Cohen wrote: ↑January 19th, 2021, 12:43 pm Still dry. Down 8lbs.

447 hours down. 297 hours to go.

Still dry. Down 7lbs.

Counting down to Feb. 6.

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Ordered

All wines should use Bordeaux bottles, and no wax, no foil.

JDVanHoose wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 9:53 pm We decided to use old labels for ours...image.jpg

Damn. This winter during the Covid lockdown, we did a major house cleaning, and I threw away a ton of old labels.

Saw these plates at Crate & Barrel. Has a textured appearance. It’s glazed to and around the edges. But the bottom is not glazed. Any issues? Might need to be careful not to scratch the table. D6397420-30B4-45DE-A708-C7A8A795ADAB.jpeg 421549A4-E988-47F1-9442-CAD17A17E19F.jpeg 5F505D9E-85A1-4277-...

Bought Carlisle. Rivers Marie is this week.

I’m doing Dryuary. That’s kept me from buying oddball bottles.

Siun o'Connell wrote: ↑January 16th, 2021, 3:43 pm And the wines are great under those screwtops.

This. Screwtop, AND top notch wines.

Is the offer open?

It's Dryuary for me. Doing this again in February?

I tried a search, but is there a Tea thread here on WBs? Would like to incorporate some tea drinking. More specifically, I've seen some ads on social media for a tea company called August Uncommon Tea. Anyone have any experience with them? They have some interesting blends. https://august.la/?fbclid...

Ordered 11 and wished for Compagni Portis to round it out

Blair Kamin, the architecture critic, is also leaving.

First time I can remember not being offered the Compagni Portis white.

We do handwash our Berdardaud Christmas plates. They’re handpainted and they have this flat gold that might be real idk. Yep, our China has a gold rim and I have to hand wash. Our "good" china has a silver rim, and, yep, handwash. I've been notified by my wife that we are going china shop...

I honestly can’t tell that I feel any different, other than the obvious if I were to have over imbibed.

The real question is whether it provides any more 'protection then an aluminum foil - and hownmuch more than without anything at all. It most certainly does. The aluminum foil is just pressed there, it's not sealed airproof. Furthermore, the top is often perforated with two small holes so that it c...

@Nola Palomar thanks for asking. My Uncle cared a lot about working people, and food and wine. One thing he was very mindful of right now are all the restaurant workers who have lost their jobs because of pandemic closures. I know that some people are making donations in his honor to the Restaurant...

Sorry to hear this. I've enjoyed their wines as well.

242 hours down. 492 hours to go. Don't want to jinx things, but so far it's been pretty easy. Not going to restaurants and not socializing makes it much easier. Despite the turmoil in DC (which did temp me to open about 800 beers), it has felt easier than the last few years. All this. I survived la...

Condolences to his family

So far so good. Down 3.5 pounds.

Stephen P wrote: ↑January 9th, 2021, 8:49 am
Mich@el Ch@ng wrote: ↑March 30th, 2018, 10:09 pm http://www.heathceramics.com

Not cheap but indestructible and fantastic. Lots of high end restaurants use their plates and bowls.
Seconded. This is all we have. Timeless designs, and we always get compliments on it.

Some nice looking stuff. And no scratches?

So if BD is the 27th, that means I can't realistically drink any of the wine in January? So I can shop, but still meet the minimum requirement of Dryuary?

So far, so good. I held firm yesterday.

Maybe a gummy. It’s only 10 calories.

Can I take today off?

Started the no-alc yesterday, goal is to continue until Friday Jan. 29 and reevaluate. Cutting back carbs as well. The last 6 months has been a free for all of beer, wine, carbs and the results are evident. Time to get some things back in order. We've cut out alcohol in February before but the last...

Great notes. Thanks for posting. This was another trip down memory lane. It’s been a long time since I had a Beringer Chard.

Finishing what I hoped to be a good Pinot. Tomorrow. Got my wife to commit tonight. Nothing until my birthday in February.

Started with a Mawbry sparkling cider. Now onto... 2011 Cirq, Pinot, Treehouse D3F0F791-009F-454E-A3F3-52887180340D.jpeg Are those plantain chips? They look good. No. Smashed potatoes. You boil them to soften, then smash, drizzle with olive oil and seasoning, then crisp them in the oven. They were ...

I’m in, but starting on Monday.

Paul Miller wrote: ↑December 31st, 2020, 4:32 pm Started with a Mawbry sparkling cider. Now onto...

2011 Cirq, Pinot, Treehouse

Started with a Mawbry sparkling cider. Now onto...

2011 Cirq, Pinot, Treehouse

It's now been several years since we went, but had a great time. And as a bonus, many wineries and the Port houses are tourist friendly.

My first thought when I saw the thread title was Turley. Over weight and difficult to to store. Only producer that I stopped buying because of the bottle. Damn. I was just about to post this. Scrolled back just to make sure. Figured first person to mention Turley would win a prize. [soap.gif] [stir...

Trip down memory lane

When I read the OP, I immediately thought this was too hard to answer. Then I thought, no, it's an easy question. Now I look at some of the responses, and I am swinging back to hard to answer. Who is drinking with me? Am I alone? With my wife? Friends or Family? How many people? Do they like wine? D...

Just had a 2005 Hayne Vineyard, and it was drinking beautifully. Pepper, spice, and it still had a lot of fruit.

Still have a 2007 Library left to drink.

2008 Quilceda Creek, Cab, Galitzine Vineyard
Drinking beautifully. Had it with a steak dinner for Christmas.

2013 Goose Island Bourbon County Stout.
Going down smooth and easy.

I'm all out of whites. They're too good to hold onto.

We just made 3 jugs using Alton Brown's recipe. I know you won't believe me, but we had exactly two glass fulls leftover. So we're giving the fresh stuff a try. Tastes VERY boozy. Between the liquor and raw eggs, I hope we wake up tomorrow.

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