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Interesting. Glad there won’t be a test.

I'll try this again. You deleted a post, and I lost all my work. I posted the below for a friend, so it may sound funny reading it. She was there to run the marathon. +++ The town of Queenstown is fairly compact, particularly the tourist area. Tons of activities outside of town, from hiking, to rive...

That's from Slovakia and not Slovenia... I'm from New York. I still don't know which one is north of the other between Kansas and Nebraska. You think I know the difference between Slovakia and Slovenia? No, I don´t think so, but you could ... (or even should) ... [wow.gif] So in the US we have "fly...

I would like to join. I live around the corner and frequent Vinci.

Are your wines distributed to my home state?
Anything you have exclusive to the tasting room that I won't be able to find in a store or restaurant?

2014 Liquid Farm, Chard, Golden Slope

2012 Kosta-Browne Chardonnay, One Sixteen, RRV
Crisp. Pectin. Golden. Light oak. Very enjoyable.

2012 Carlisle Zin, Bedrock Vineyard

I live in Chicago. I’ve had a package make it to the Chicago suburbs only to get sent to Memphis, then to Louisville, and finally back to the same suburban hub before finally being delivered.

2007 Kutch Pinot, McDougall Ranch, SC
Actually finishing from last nice. Lost a little spice and backbone overnight. Still ok, but past peak. Drink if you still have any.

Todd F r e n c h wrote: ↑
December 11th, 2019, 9:40 am
Very excited that Fred Scherrer will be participating for the first time! We've got quite a few newbies that have come from personal recommendations this year, which makes it more interesting than the big 10 last year!!!!

Andrew Demaree wrote: ↑
December 6th, 2019, 9:03 pm
I reached out to Fred Scherrer. He’s going to look into what participating might entail.

Fingers crossed!

More on Ballast
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And Paul wins the internet today, while I sit at work and realize I'm going home to hazy IPA. Well freaking done; all I have is this in response... Well, if we can get enough people together in Chicago for a beer dinner, I’ll bring the Double. Because I sure as hell can’t drink one of those by myse...

For anyone who grabbed the 1989 Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon, you did very well...just awesomeness and at $25 per, holy man what a deal! Agreed. Actually Pobega’d one and it had more life the a ‘99 Renaissance I had the week before. I’d never guess it was 30 years old. I mean, how much do you t...

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December 2nd, 2019, 3:52 pm

Morgan’s release notes say the 2013 Bedrock Bedrock is 55% Zinfandel, 30% Carignane with the rest spread over 20 other varieties.

How much air did the Bedrock and Carlisle get?

They were all pop-and-pour. No decants. We all tended to take small pours and cycle through them.

This weekend we had friends over for dinner and had a Zin blowout. 1992 Ravenswood Zin, Sonoma County Started with the Ravenswood I recently got from the library sale. Still drinking nicely. On open, it tasted like an aged wine: that was everyone's first thought - it's an old wine. Would be a little...

1992 Ravenswood Zin, Sonoma County Had friends over Saturday night. Big Zin night. I had three Zins from Bedrock Vineyard, all from 2013. Did a shootout. But beforehand, I opened the Ravenswood. Still drinking nicely. On open, it tasted like an aged wine: that was everyone's first thought - it's an...

Went to the Goose Island "Black Friday" tasting for the new BCBS lineup. Actually got VIP tickets for the grand tasting with food and tchotkes. Got a tote bag, a glass, and a fancy book. Also included were two bottles of the variants, in which we got lucky. I expected the coffee and the cherry. Inst...

2012 Sojourn, Campbell Ranch, Sonoma Coast
Deep, dark cherry. Some spice. Smooth, luscious. Paired well with pasta, and good on its own.

How are you getting it for free?

Had a few good beer days this week: Went to Scorched Earth Brewery last weekend and brought home this sour. Very sour, but good. Made Chili this week with a KBS and drank another KBS. Went to Goose Island before Black Friday (more on BF to come). Had a Strawberry Cream Ale, and a 2018 BCBS. IMG_5336...

To Alex's point, yeah, once opened, time may be of the essence. We have friends coming over tonight who will appreciate the Zin I got. We'll pop it tonight, and I will post later.

1991 Ravenswood, Merlot, Sangiacomo Vineyard I've had a number of Pinots and Chards from the vineyard, but nothing from Ravenswood and never a Merlot. Got this bottle from the Library Sale. Allowed to stand upright for close to 2 weeks. Popped and poured. Cork held together, but was very soft, witho...

Birthdays are always good, but Wedding Anniversaries is the right answer. It ensures her buy in.

We've had great stays at the Francis Marion Hotel and the King Charles Inn, but had a bad experience at the Vendue (we were in the annex across the street). There were some very loud late night guests, so not so much a problem with the hotel itself, although they appeared less than concerned about ...

What kind of milk have you been using? Mine’s not spicy.

I do like to add Ndjua. It’s a spicy prosciutto spread.

I’ve gotten several emails over last week or so. I used to be in their club. They should be added to the “falls under the radar” thread.

I'll probably pop my Zin this weekend. Maybe a Merlot before then.

Working on getting some additional players to participate. Have confirmation from one today that will be awesome. Should be a WB crowd pleaser. The one we've been emailing today? If so, yeah, that one will be a big time crowd pleaser Wine Spectator subscriptions and access to Robert Parker? newhere...

You might want to read this

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PaulMills wrote: ↑
November 22nd, 2019, 5:57 pm
2011 Biggio Hamina Eola Amity. Good tart cherry flavor. Good acidity, but much smoother than a few years ago. I think this wine still has time in the bottle.

Sorry for the upside down photo, ipads are difficult.

You’re drunk

Made it to Chicago yesterday. Should probably cross-post to the styrofoam thread. neener I did almost get myself in trouble. Sent my wife the shipping notice, but they used the name and logo from their new winery. So my wife is expecting wine from them. Instead, she receives Ravenswood. “So there’s ...

Just got talked into a Pinot from Macedonia

Maybe I’ll save a glass

Two bottles of the Turley Cab

Got my shipping notice today. On their way to Chicago.

Please add me to the Chicago list. Thanks.

Avignonesi Vino Nobile is right around that point, maybe a tad higher. There's another Vino Nobile I always see at Whole Foods that's good and slightly cheaper.

The top 100 seems to suck worse than usual. A to Z Wineworks? Come on! It is just a blend of surplus juice. It also fits WS that the choices from the Penner Ash and Cristom stables are their ripest, least subtle wines. There are, as usual however, a few wines that I have never heard of, and wouldn'...

I was supposed to set aside a bottle for my wife to open one night she had some charity committee people over. I sort of did, but the bottle was not obvious. Anyway, they all drank some really nice wine, and none of them appreciated it. Similarly, we had friends over for the Super Bowl last year. On...

Just got my shipment Thursday. Should create a virtual tasting night.

2016 KBS for Da Bears game

Got my shipping notice to Chicago

I've had a couple of these in the past. Both times I opened and shared with friends. The opinions were always mixed - some people flat hated it, and some of us were just ok with it. Reminded me of a Sherry or a Madeira, but like Michael said, had gone bad... well not really bad, just not really good...

This is about the 5th thing I could do that night

2014 Tercero Roussanne Zaca Mesa Vineyard

If you need to donate some wine to thin your cellar, I know a good 501c3 that needs bottles for a holiday charity event, particularly wines that are made by women (as Blessons for Women www.blessons.org is a charity that benefits women).

I have finally gotten better at buying less from favorite lists, or just buying the bottles I know I always like.

Ryan Kilkenney wrote: ↑
October 30th, 2019, 7:06 pm
Another vote for Cherry Circle Room.

This and Acanto are both good options

Just had some Kentucky Tomme from a producer in Indiana. Got it at Whole Foods. Outstanding!

https://www.cheese.com/old-kentucky-tomme/

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