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- January 9th, 2021, 8:54 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Order from NY to ship to CA?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 593
Re: Order from NY to ship to CA?
I recently ordered from Empire with no issues at all. It came highly recommended from others on this board. To be honest I order outside my state only to get wines I cannot get through my local retailers. In many cases I have found my local retailers will work with me on pricing.
- December 26th, 2020, 5:35 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Dunn Howell Mountain vs Ridge Montebello
- Replies: 58
- Views: 3804
Re: Dunn Howell Mountain vs Ridge Montebello
Love both wines but to my mind they are apples and oranges. Is Dunn still using reverse osmosis to keep the alcohol level down?... https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2015/08 ... and-dusted
- December 7th, 2020, 8:32 am
- Forum: Cellar Rats (ITB)
- Topic: Spotted Lanternfly?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 3567
Re: Spotted Lanternfly?
A September CT Exp Ag Station press release mentions a population at the other end of my state in Greenwich....Yikes ! I do look for them on vineyard posts and vines. Still have a few "Tree of Heaven" saplings to get rid of. It's not a matter of "if" and more a matter of "wh...
- November 29th, 2020, 2:37 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Alsatian Pinot Noir Recommendation ?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1756
Re: Alsatian Pinot Noir Recommendation ?
Just to cycle back around I did try 2 of the pinot noir offerings from Agathe Bursin and found them to be absolutely delicious. Right balance of fruit, acidity, and finish. My spouse blogged about the Bursin wines we had this past year ...... https://enoviti-hanumangirl.blogspot.co ... h?q=bursin .
- November 27th, 2020, 6:27 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Thanksgiving Day - What are you drinking?
- Replies: 181
- Views: 7656
Re: Thanksgiving Day - What are you drinking?
1995 Sylvain Cathiard Romanee St Vivant - Went beautifully with duck breast(med-rare) bathed in balsamic berry sauce , a side earthy mushrooms, tomatoes, and garbanzo beans, and a side of green beans. The RSV is at it's peak and will be there for a good while.
- November 11th, 2020, 5:14 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Masters Champions Dinner Wines
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1422
Re: Masters Champions Dinner Wines
Ha ! Fuzzy and Tiger are best buddies.
- November 10th, 2020, 5:49 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Grassl Glassware
- Replies: 290
- Views: 19698
- November 7th, 2020, 2:53 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Most beautiful wine labels?
- Replies: 157
- Views: 9185
Re: Most beautiful wine labels?
I find the Ultramarine label very attractive and simple.
- November 7th, 2020, 2:47 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: The Most Noble Of The Noble White Varieties?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1635
Re: The Most Noble Of The Noble White Varieties?
Chenin blanc ! So versatile with many different styles possible that match up well with all kinds of foods. Chardonnay is my second choice but I think a really good wine from this grape is difficult to make.....hence so much in the marketplace that is forgettable.
- November 6th, 2020, 5:01 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Glass Fire - Short Documentary
- Replies: 1
- Views: 372
Glass Fire - Short Documentary
Seems like this short documentary on the Glass Fire was just released. Pretty much gives the perspective from wineries in the area.
- November 6th, 2020, 4:26 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Shout out to your local wine shop gal/guy!
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1894
Re: Shout out to your local wine shop gal/guy!
Locally there isn't a whole lot to choose from which make's Cask n Keg in Mystic,CT a nice standout. Kevin the owner has been fantastic at acquiring new esoteric or low allocation wines for winelovers in the region. He has always handled my wine enquiries with interest. We figured out it was easier ...
- November 6th, 2020, 4:17 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Shout out to MacArthur Beverages
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1344
Re: Shout out to MacArthur Beverages
Have had nothing but great experiences with MacArthurs(Bassins).
- November 3rd, 2020, 4:03 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: If only one country...
- Replies: 103
- Views: 3500
Re: If only one country...
RSA then Greece. Decent to superb reds in each country and terrific whites(chenin blanc and assyrtiko, respectively).
- October 31st, 2020, 12:36 pm
- Forum: Cellar Rats (ITB)
- Topic: 2020 West Coast Weather and Farming Thread
- Replies: 613
- Views: 41064
Re: 2020 West Coast Weather and Farming Thread
First snow of Fall today. Unusually early for us along coastal southern New England. Had to scramble to get my sprayer winterized in the snow before tonights temps go below freezing. The winery that we make our wine at is having an outdoor tent wedding tonight. While doing punchdowns late today I s...
- October 30th, 2020, 5:37 pm
- Forum: Cellar Rats (ITB)
- Topic: 2020 West Coast Weather and Farming Thread
- Replies: 613
- Views: 41064
Re: 2020 West Coast Weather and Farming Thread
First snow of Fall today. Unusually early for us along coastal southern New England. Had to scramble to get my sprayer winterized in the snow before tonights temps go below freezing. The winery that we make our wine at is having an outdoor tent wedding tonight. While doing punchdowns late today I sa...
- October 24th, 2020, 7:28 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: #GlassFire
- Replies: 539
- Views: 61314
Re: #GlassFire
The stories of compromised grapes to those of you on the west coast is sad news for us growers on the east coast as well. We can lose harvests from hurricanes/tropical storms after a full year's worth of hard work to raise a crop. Hope more of you get good results following fermentation and can salv...
- September 22nd, 2020, 5:24 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Post your favorite wine "autocorrects"
- Replies: 15
- Views: 868
- September 5th, 2020, 4:42 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TN: Two Cruse Sparklers (Valdigue & St. Laurent)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 381
Re: TN: Two Cruse Sparklers (Valdigue & St. Laurent)
Spouse did a bit of ground work to understand the St. Laurent grape a bit more. ....https://enoviti-hanumangirl.blogspot.co ... stery.html ....She's clearly a bigger wine nerd than me.
- September 4th, 2020, 5:26 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TN: Two Cruse Sparklers (Valdigue & St. Laurent)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 381
Re: TN: Two Cruse Sparklers (Valdigue & St. Laurent)
We had a casual outdoor socially distanced dinner in two parts that highlighted the Cruse Wine Company offerings. In the first part we watched Michael lead us through a dosage tasting, on video, of one of his base wines with discussion and tasting quiz from 4 small bottles. That was good fun and my ...
- August 31st, 2020, 4:55 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: NYTimes: Lanzarote/CanaryIslands
- Replies: 5
- Views: 419
Re: NYTimes: Lanzarote/CanaryIslands
Saw the article and it reminded me of an even more extreme growing method than they use in Greece on Santorini. Nice article.
- August 30th, 2020, 6:01 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TNs: Some wines with smoked meats
- Replies: 7
- Views: 563
Re: TNs: Some wines with smoked meats
Recently I hot smoked some prime porterhouse steaks to a medium rare doneness. Wood was a combination of apple and hickory. Opened a 1991 Lopez de Heredia Bosconia Gran Reserva to partner with the meat. In the glass the wine was clear medium bodied garnet with a touch of orange. Turns out this wine ...
- August 24th, 2020, 4:57 am
- Forum: Cellar Rats (ITB)
- Topic: 2020 West Coast Weather and Farming Thread
- Replies: 613
- Views: 41064
Re: 2020 West Coast Weather and Farming Thread
Informals at 23B this morning. Fruit looks and tastes great (just ask the resident birds). Will do a real sample pull (200 berries) on Tuesday morning and a full lab panel. We are finding out again that the Baltimore Orioles can find the higher brix grapes in a bunch up and down the 5 rows we have ...
- August 15th, 2020, 5:07 am
- Forum: Cellar Rats (ITB)
- Topic: Spotted Lanternfly?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 3567
Re: Spotted Lanternfly?
Have not yet seen any in my neck of the woods.....knock on wood. Was really worried that tropical storm Isaias would blow some in our way.....not that I have detected yet. One of these storms from the south will most certainly blow some in at some point in the future.
- August 7th, 2020, 5:15 pm
- Forum: Cellar Rats (ITB)
- Topic: Small Surprises In The Vineyard
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1983
Re: Small Surprises In The Vineyard
Wonder what it felt like for the hornworm to drop down the slide?Wes Barton wrote: ↑August 7th, 2020, 4:57 pm Found it, but most of the photos are unavailable. It was way back in 2006. http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.p ... php?t=1593
- August 7th, 2020, 6:22 am
- Forum: Cellar Rats (ITB)
- Topic: Small Surprises In The Vineyard
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1983
Re: Small Surprises In The Vineyard
Your story Wes has me laughing. We do find the green and red species of the hornworm occasionally on our vines and they do eat a massive amount of foliage. If they are parasitized and on a larger plant we let it be. If on smaller younger plants we move them along to another location.
- August 6th, 2020, 2:01 pm
- Forum: Cellar Rats (ITB)
- Topic: Small Surprises In The Vineyard
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1983
Re: Small Surprises In The Vineyard
Leslie - Every year we find a lot of interesting insects and their eggs since we do not nuke the vineyard of insects. The other fun fact for the trophic eggs is that they have some type of ant repellant in them and are deposited like a whirling fence line. Last year we found some polyphemus moth(lar...
- August 5th, 2020, 3:41 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Lets talk SA Chenin Blanc!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 722
Re: Lets talk SA Chenin Blanc!
To me Chenin Blanc is a rather delicate and "transparent" grape variety that can't take much new oak as it quickly loses varietal character and starts to taste just oaky. This has been my experience for my likes in chenin. It seems to me that blending chenin blanc fermented in large aged ...
- August 4th, 2020, 7:07 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: ISO Boston wine friends
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1093
Re: ISO Boston wine friends
Welcome Nestor - This is a good place to start. Lots of discussion and interest around all things wine & food. Participate to connect with others. The coronavirus will not magically disappear but the situation will become better in 2021. So I would participate here and discuss wine with others a...
- August 4th, 2020, 6:59 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Lets talk SA Chenin Blanc!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 722
Re: Lets talk SA Chenin Blanc!
Like RSA chenin blancs but love Loire chenin blancs more. Need to try a few more that need to be hunted out. Would like to try some of the Sadie Family chenins but are difficult to find and require a bit of cash. For many years my standard table chenin was the Ken Forrester 'Petit Chenin' . At $8-10...
- August 1st, 2020, 3:34 am
- Forum: Cellar Rats (ITB)
- Topic: Small Surprises In The Vineyard
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1983
Re: Small Surprises In The Vineyard
Well my better half figured it out. Turns out both of these objects come from one insect......the owlfly. The owlfly adult looks like a small dragonfly but is in the same order with other 'net-winged' insects like antlions, lacewings, and others. They are good guys and eat other insects. What you se...
- July 31st, 2020, 6:54 pm
- Forum: Cellar Rats (ITB)
- Topic: Small Surprises In The Vineyard
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1983
Small Surprises In The Vineyard
Just thought I would share something a bit unusual I noticed in the vineyard today. While working in a section of the young chenin blanc block I noticed something unusual on one of the top catch wires. One thing looked familiar to me as insect disc eggs from something similar, but smaller, than the ...
- July 29th, 2020, 4:56 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TN: 2015 Liquid Farm Chardonnay La Hermana
- Replies: 5
- Views: 309
Re: TN: 2015 Liquid Farm Chardonnay La Hermana
The folks at Liquid Farm do a nice job to get balance early on in their chardonnays. What I have found interesting, as others have noticed, is that sometimes tasting on day 2 makes the wine really sing.
- July 25th, 2020, 6:15 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Is this a wine?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 2248
Re: Is this a wine?
My experience in making and tasting a few pet-nats is that not all varieties & yeast combinations make a good pet-nat. Thus far I would say that chenin blanc and, separately, auxerrois provides a good platform for terrific pet-nats. On the other hand I would say that chardonnay, at least in my h...
- July 13th, 2020, 5:05 pm
- Forum: Cellar Rats (ITB)
- Topic: Fungicide question for the chemically literate
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1664
Re: Fungicide question for the chemically literate
Stewart - My experience with Oxidate-2 is that is not very effective as a fungal spray on grapevines. Only marginal activity on powdery mildew found on foliage but sun exposure takes care of that for the most part. I have not found it effective for powdery mildew on fruit. That being said I do find ...
- July 8th, 2020, 6:19 pm
- Forum: Cellar Rats (ITB)
- Topic: Pesticides / Fertilizer Spraying
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1645
Re: Pesticides / Fertilizer Spraying
Kevin - If I recall conventional vineyard electrostatic spraying was/is pretty susceptible to wind drift because of the small droplets. In my experience I have not seen electrostatic spraying catch on for vineyard use in the northeast region. Truth be told I have not seen recent results of a vineyar...
- June 28th, 2020, 4:31 am
- Forum: Cellar Rats (ITB)
- Topic: Spotted Lanternfly?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 3567
Re: Spotted Lanternfly?
I'm on the lookout for them but as of yet have not seen any. For us it's a matter of time before they show up. Frequent cruising in the vineyard is a must. What worries me about them showing up is that it becomes the new normal and yet another pest to deal with. In this case the pest really creates ...
- June 19th, 2020, 3:54 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Love Old Burgundy - Another Round of Aged Maume
- Replies: 5
- Views: 684
Love Old Burgundy - Another Round of Aged Maume
We have been fortunate to learn from others many many years ago to purchase good quality red burgundies and let them age. The other night we smoked(cherry & pecan wood) a couple of NY strip steaks that had good but not great fat marbling. None the less the smoke made its way into the steak durin...
- May 29th, 2020, 6:12 pm
- Forum: Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
- Topic: Venison Chops
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1530
Venison Chops
Earlier this week I pan fried some venison chops using the SFGate recipe .... https://healthyeating.sfgate.com/cook-venison-chops-butter-garlic-4845.html . As sides I made baked garlic fries and a small green salad. A little dry lambrusco chased it all down. The venison showed the terroir found on m...
- May 24th, 2020, 6:47 am
- Forum: Cellar Rats (ITB)
- Topic: 2020 West Coast Weather and Farming Thread
- Replies: 613
- Views: 41064
Re: 2020 West Coast Weather and Farming Thread
Yes, in the vineyard. I'm surrounded by creeks, woodlands and pasture, so maybe I get more than in areas that are more vineyard adjacent. I also don't usually cultivate much, so there is often more grass for them to live in. I'll say that I never quite appreciated just how many there were until I g...
- May 9th, 2020, 7:40 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Short Spot for Patricia Green Cellars on Tastemakers
- Replies: 3
- Views: 398
Short Spot for Patricia Green Cellars on Tastemakers
Nice little spot on Patricia Green Cellars in a recent episode of PBS's Tastemakers on Jacobsen Salt Co. in Oregon..... https://www.watchtastemakers.com/213-jacobsen-salt-co . This style of show where they highlight food producers and their partnerships I enjoy watching. The Moveable Feast , also on...
- April 26th, 2020, 6:56 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TN - 2016 Domaine de Moor Le Vendangeur Masque 'Le Bourboulenc de Mare et Eric'
- Replies: 1
- Views: 110
TN - 2016 Domaine de Moor Le Vendangeur Masque 'Le Bourboulenc de Mare et Eric'
Well it's taken us a significant period of time to pull out the 2016 Domaine de Moor Bourboulenc for a taste. Never have tasted this grape wine before so we were in a new tasting space. Was partially waiting for the right food to have it with. Every week we have FaceTime dinners with another couple ...
- March 31st, 2020, 7:10 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Non-commercial but emotional post, long – a Greek wine
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1175
Re: Non-commercial but emotional post, long – a Greek wine
Would love to see more Greek wines available in the US. One thing I have noticed is that their pricing seems to be marching upward at a pretty good clip. That being said I had a Greek salad tonight(tomatoes, olives, cucumber, red onion, lemon, olive oil, oregano, and sheep feta) with a homemade foca...
- March 13th, 2020, 6:20 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Wine cellar progress
- Replies: 100
- Views: 5097
Re: Wine cellar progress
Really nice Alan. Not sure my derriere would fit when trying to reach the bottom shelf in the 23inch aisle. That said I'm willing to try pulling a La Tache from the bottom shelf if willing to share said bottle.
- March 12th, 2020, 5:01 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TN: 2015 Thibaud Boudignon - Anjou Blanc (France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Anjou)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 354
Re: TN: 2015 Thibaud Boudignon - Anjou Blanc (France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Anjou)
His wines at times can be stellar(2012s) but at other times they are severely under ripe(2013s). Still have a few of the wines from 2013 that I'm letting ride to see if they finally mellow out. One other thing I'm seeing in the marketplace with Boudignon wines is that they are getting very pricey fo...
- March 3rd, 2020, 4:19 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Retailer Wine Shipping Update
- Replies: 8
- Views: 883
Re: Retailer Wine Shipping Update
Hi Tom - Thanks for opening up this discussion. Last year the state of Connecticut passed legislation to allow people within the state purchase from out of state retailers. The tug of war for that law began years ago but as you know really hit the legislator's desks the last 2 years. Over that 2 yea...
- February 24th, 2020, 5:24 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Give CO wine a taste...
- Replies: 172
- Views: 8284
Re: Give CO wine a taste...
Love this kind of thread exposing under appreciated viticultural and winery regions. Did watch the video and enjoyed the the people profiled. Next time I'm in CO will have to do a trip to a couple of the wineries. Thanks for sharing.
- February 19th, 2020, 4:20 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Augustine Wine Bar (aka: if you like older wines...)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1417
Re: Augustine Wine Bar (aka: if you like older wines...)
David - Sounds like you have a great place. When we visit LA in early March we will certainly stop by. Thanks for bringing your place to my attention.
- February 15th, 2020, 7:16 am
- Forum: Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
- Topic: Short Ribs
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3488
Re: Short Ribs
Brian - Yep. One full bunch of rainbow swiss chard and one bag of small spinach for 6 people. One of the group went back for more and there was not any greens left but plenty of mashed potatoes and short ribs. I would say that depending on the size of the short ribs it's safe to predict 1.5 ribs/per...
- February 15th, 2020, 6:28 am
- Forum: Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
- Topic: Upcoming Pappy Van Winkle Dinner
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1382
Upcoming Pappy Van Winkle Dinner
Hi All - For those in the NYC-Boston corridor there is a dinner event happening locally that is fast approaching that centers on Pappy Van Winkle bourbon. It is held in an older farm house on Stone Acres Farm in Stonington, CT. Last I looked there were still tix ...... https://www.85thdayllc.com/eve...
- February 15th, 2020, 6:09 am
- Forum: Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
- Topic: Short Ribs
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3488
Re: Short Ribs
Brian - Thank you for the recipe. I think we came close to your prototype picture. Pictures below for proof. A good friend went out of her way to make a caramel apple upside down pie for dessert. The wine of the night for the ribs portion was a 1993 Ridge Monte Bello. Absolutely fantastic for the me...