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Brian Gilp

Homemade crab cakes forced me to open this tonight. Very good and a wonderful match but should have decanted. Hopefully, I can keep my hands off my remaining bottles.

Brian Gilp

Just in case there is confusion the 2017 and 2018 are completely different wines. Below is copied from the release e-mails for each. 2018 Lodi Red Table Wine – 8 barrels produced. An intentional blend of three varieties and three vineyards in three equal parts, this wine is composed of Cinsault from...

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I make cog au vin a day ahead so that it can sit overnight.

Beef curry is better on day two but it rarely lasts.

Brian Gilp

It’s not MacArthurs but if things get really desperate you might want to contact Eric at https://www.jerardislittlestore.com/ He carries more Bordeaux than Burgundy, Rhône, or Champagne but does carry some of all and has special ordered for me and others in the past. One of the things I did carry ba...

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I’ve never had a problem finding interesting wines when back in Dayton. On more than one occasion, I’ve brought wine back to Maryland from Ohio that I can’t find locally or that were cheaper in Ohio. I know it sounds odd but even with state minimum pricing I have at times found wine cheaper in Dayto...

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I'd wager people will fake anything to make a buck. I laughed reading when people faked common Beanie Babies and that's not quite an aged Leroy lol. So nothing would surprise me. Musar has a following with a consistent demand, I can see some folks testing the waters on pushing some bottles through....

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Which Raul Perez wines? He makes a number of them. I like most, if not all of them I have had but there are many I have never tasted. Also prices vary significantly as well.

Brian Gilp

I’ve thought about this before and I don’t know at what age I would adjust buying due to concerns about the wine outliving me. I’m not there yet. But wine buying is changing in response to changing tastes and pricing which is largely having the same effect.

Brian Gilp

For the first 10 years my storage conditions were by decidedly suboptimal. Yet, I have had bottles that were aged under those conditions that were quite nice at 5-8 years. A few bottles moved to my current cellar and showed no issues related to the early storage conditions at 20+ years but those wer...

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Trying something new, “Acorn Fed Iberico Pork Baby Back Ribs”. Salted them yesterday afternoon and they have been air drying in the fridge. I’ll use a homemade rub before I put them on the smoker. To drink most likely a Zin. 23F1DAF4-A023-4172-9E63-3C7E83228F56.jpeg Those look great. I did two rack...

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Ever evolving it has been different things at different times. It’s a memory of a special event, history of time and place, science but with a touch of art. It is a puzzle of tastes and smells. It reports on the weather of the vintage and sometimes more (fires, hurricanes, and squirrels to name thre...

Brian Gilp

I found these at a wine store at a good price and picked up a few plus some Murto. Tried one of each and while I enjoyed them, the others are going to sit for a few more years.

Brian Gilp

I opened one of these a few days ago. I stopped taking notes years ago but yours seems spot on except I never really get that much fruit or at least nothing that I can pin down. Regardless, I love this wine every vintage but do prefer the racier vintages such as this one.

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4B18EB37-000A-4250-9333-A3BBC05B8FFD.jpeg When I started this vineyard, there was very few growers in the area and those that were here were mostly growing hybrids, so I had little idea what would work. The intent was to put in a test vineyard and then graft over to what was working best after 7-10...

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It’s nothing exciting but I will try to get some pictures taken and posted over the weekend.

Brian Gilp

Not that I ever plan out purchases but if I did it should look similar to One case Hobo. $300-$360 Half case Wilde Farm. $120. Note historically been able to get this price. Half case Bedrock OV. $120 Half case Bedrock SVD mainly Bedrock and Monte Rosso $250 Leaves roughly $150 for shipping and rand...

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In my limited experience mead can age but it’s questionable as to if they improve. When I was making mead, I read a lot that says they need age and will improve. My experience was that they didn’t get worse but they also didn’t get noticeably better. Could easily be attributed to my skill level.

Brian Gilp

I guess where I want to get to is this: it is totally possible for someone to pickup this hobby and, in a relative short amount of time, taste extensively, learn about the classic wine regions, and participate in a forum full of geeky nut-heads. The generosity and warmth within the wine community i...

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I haven’t had the zilliken but I love the 2012 vintage. I don’t think I’ve had a wine from that vintage I haven’t liked and I do like zilliken so would be assume it’s good Thanks Brian. They don't mention any Prädikat level on the list, is this dry or off-dry? I have no idea. They make 5 wines from...

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I haven’t had the zilliken but I love the 2012 vintage. I don’t think I’ve had a wine from that vintage I haven’t liked and I do like zilliken so would be assume it’s good

Brian Gilp

Thanks. I keep looking at these and waiting. I should have bought more and am afraid that if I open one they will all be gone before the end of summer.

Brian Gilp

Unpopular opinion here, but I think Linden is skippable. The wines are nice but my experiences there have been pretty awkward or even unpleasant due to the absurd levels of snobbery from the people working the tasting room. Not a reason not to drink the wines, but in my opinion a reason not to visi...

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Roughly 38% of the US population will eventually be diagnosed with cancer. If we round that up to 40% and for the sake of discussion assume that is the 0 drink baseline, I real the graph to indicate that 2 drinks per day raises that ~10% to 44% and 3 drinks per day raises it ~25% to 50% disregarding...

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Most of my favs are already listed. Agree with bypassing the normal tasting for the cellar tasting at Linden. Also same At Barboursville where it’s better in the Library. I will add that Pollak has a pinot Gris that can be good depending on the vintage and the tasting room generally doesn’t resemble...

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Early Mountain has a broad spectrum of reds, their Quaker Run sourced wines are among the better ones in the state the last few years. Winemaker Ben Jordan has two experimental labels, Lightwell Survey and Midland Construction, that may be for sale there as well, but may be small retailer only.... ...

Brian Gilp

Made an amazing ragu with leftover lamb this weekend. Not sure that it will replace the standard rabbit for ragu but would definitely make again.

Brian Gilp

I had this and the 2009 in my hands to take upstairs just a few days ago and changed my mind to something else. Sounds like my first instinct was right. Will move them to top of the list for this weekend.

Brian Gilp

The only recent work (20-30 years) that I am aware of was to produce hybrids that are more cold hardy. Frontenac and Marquette are the ones that I recall but the Minnesota grape growers association lists a few That I was unaware existed. https://www.mngrapes.org/page/varieties BTW, most states have ...

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I make a lot of meatballs but almost always from leftover meat thats been cooked already. Way different than starting from uncooked ground meat. To help with the consistency I put everything through the food processor. I don’t want any big pieces of anything. Generally the meat comes out looking lik...

Brian Gilp

2011 Lagier Meredith Mondeuse. Parker panned it, wonderful wine. This is the one Parker 70-something that I remember buying because he scored it that low. There may have been others given his lack of love for ESJ.

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Henry Kiichli wrote: ↑
June 2nd, 2020, 7:38 am
Bone out, Stuff with mix of chèvre, garlic, EVOO, and spinach. Tie up, and do your normal outside.

This. But I add a bit (probably a bunch for most folks) of red chili flakes as well.

Brian Gilp

I found a large amount of bottle variation with this wine. Sounds like you got lucky or at least on the lucky side with yours.

Brian Gilp

The problem seems largely to be that that people are growing "familiar" grapes that have a recognizable brand, but those grapes don't do well in the climate, largely due to their susceptibility to rot (Virginia is very humid) and the common coincidence of their ripening with the arrival of tropical...

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Childress in North Carolina is hit or miss but when good can be very good. I had a really good Viognier from them and carried home half a case. Next time in NC, I went to the local wine shop for more and it was the next vintage. Let’s just leave it at those bottles we’re not nearly as pleasant. The ...

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Are you interested in wines or money laundering operations? If wines, you might try some of the quarterback wines- Passing Time, Doubleback. Much more about wine if you are into that. Anyone tried Vermeil? Or changing sports, Yao? I tried Vermeil once towards the end of the MacArthurs barrel tastin...

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D@vid Bu3ker wrote: ↑
May 28th, 2020, 4:24 pm

Brian Gilp wrote: ↑
May 28th, 2020, 4:18 pm
Been there and tasted. Found nothing of note. Wife found one item but forget now what it was. On the other hand, there is worse in Virginia.
And also much better.

Agreed.

Brian Gilp

Been there and tasted. Found nothing of note. Wife found one item but forget now what it was. On the other hand, there is worse in Virginia.

Brian Gilp

TGigante wrote: ↑
May 24th, 2020, 7:15 am
Tinah
Albarino could scratch your itch
I popped a Crawford Family yesterday and it had a nice brazen acidity to it

Currently a 6 pack special @ $20 per

I have only had two vintages but one wasn’t very acidic, the other had acid in spades. Not sure which one was the outlier.

Brian Gilp

Like everything else, it’s hard to discuss vine genetics without regard for other factors. Before I planted a few Chardonnay vines for my wife, she asked a number of California growers/winemakers what to plant. Given the small number of vines I planted, A single clone was all that was feasible. Ever...

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Agree that presses all seem about the same. Using one now that I got from a restaurant supply store and it’s fine. For grinders, I’ve been using a hand crank burr grinder (Hario) for the past few years and like it a lot but it’s only me that drinks coffee. It might be a bit much to hand ground for a...

Brian Gilp

That's a great, fascinating vineyard. Ridge top on the Gabilan Mountains. (Not far from the Calera vineyards, which are down on the lee side.) Two soil types. You can walk around to see every direction, including over the Salinas Valley to the coast. Vines following the contours, facing every direc...

Brian Gilp

This thread also has a lot of info. Not sure if the video is still available. viewtopic.php?f=1&t=123600&hilit=Cost

Brian Gilp

There is a better discussion of Napa cost somewhere on here (Roy maybe) but heaven help me I can’t find it. I did find this where Russell addresses some of his costs. viewtopic.php?f=1&t=99896&p=1459006#p1458172

Brian Gilp

I love Greco but have never had one with any age as I drink them up too quickly. Look for Ferraara http://www.benitoferrara.com/index.php/en/ as another to try.

Brian Gilp

Wine.com mailed me the crappy coupons Wine30 : $30 off $250 Summer10 : 10% off $150+ Both expire June 30 Same crappy codes I received. I wonder what spending tier one needs to be in to get the $100 off $300 coupons? Have never orders and got that coupon in the mail. Actually it came to my wife who ...

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Chanin Bien Nacido Chardonnays. Haven't found anything domestic that touches them in the $30-35 range, when I usually go for 1er Chablis at that price point. You should try their Solomon Hills. I prefer the SH vs the BN. Esp the 16 vs the 17. the 18 BN Chard are shipping to members next month so we...

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Pricing of luxury items is a fascinating topic to me. There is often no connection between price, quality, and pricing. I always find it funny how a producer can be an unknown for years witH incredible product that won’t sell because they are not “known”. Then something happens and they get attentio...

Brian Gilp

Last night, I opened a wine that I have had at least a half dozen times and this bottle was just meh. I realized as this is a relatively new producer to me that if I had tried this bottle first I would likely have never bought more. Likewise a number of years ago I bought a mixed case from a winery ...

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Interesting but I wonder about the pricing as well. I can get Tyler cheaper and sometimes way cheaper. What do the others bring to the table (besides name) that accounts for the price difference?

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