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Glenn, you dug this up from the depths. Nice. The 2007 Copain PNs are hanging in there. I had thought the En Bas was dead, but it continues to go, as does the En Haut. The ripeness of the vintage does show through, yet the wines have not fallen out of balance. There are some 07 Kisers on Winebid st...

Generally if they are doing a tasting it means they have wine to sell. Why waste your time pouring something you have no inventory of? Most places will have a tasting fee that will be charged if no purchase happens. Customer relations? Visited Alex at MacD. Nothing to buy. :(. I wish they sold wine...

Generally if they are doing a tasting it means they have wine to sell. Why waste your time pouring something you have no inventory of? Most places will have a tasting fee that will be charged if no purchase happens.

All my wine storage has doors that close in front of the bottles. If the quake is bad enough to topple them I’m gonna be in a bigger mess than some broken wine bottles.

In case you didn't know the 80s Ballad is not in the wine forum. You’re right, and it’s so much more relevant to the topic of wine than anything to do with Gallo. What was I thinking. rolleyes Mods can you delete the Gallo thread? It has no place here at Wineberserkers. While you’re at it can you m...

Cold will not hurt the wine. If the wine froze and the corks were pushed out then that’s another story but @ 30° it’s not going to freeze anyhow due to the alcohol. I wouldn’t lose any sleep over it if it were mine.

USDA Choice? Yes please. Didn’t even have steak on my mind when I went to the store. Couldn’t let these just sit there. Unfortunately cut too thin for a worthy after photo.

Rat, here is an update to your TN above. I agree with you about this drinking approachable. It is for me, too. This is third bottle I have had to date and they've all been terrific. I still keep wines like this in my cellar for time when I want to drink power, color and heft. This is that wine. 201...

Something that perhaps you may not have thought about yet. Palate shift. It happens to most of us along the way during our wine journey. In 10 years you may not like those wines you have lovingly cellared so long. Be careful to not build your collection too quickly. You could end up doing a lot of ...

Something that perhaps you may not have thought about yet. Palate shift. It happens to most of us along the way during our wine journey. In 10 years you may not like those wines you have lovingly cellared so long. Be careful to not build your collection too quickly. You could end up doing a lot of h...

Who cares about any of these brands. Unless you work in this industry it impacts me 0 percent. Brian agree with you 100%. When are you coming to Minneapolis again? JG Um, this is a wine forum. This is the largest deal in the history of the wine business. We all get that you and Brian don't care. I'...

Aside from Ravenswood, is there a name on that list anyone around here ever cared about? And speaking of bad taste: the new "Prisoner" winery/tasting room on Hwy 29 is a disgrace. How Napa County allowed that, I have no idea. Yep, they're pretty much stocking up on what I would consider mostly junk...

MikeMy wrote: ↑
April 4th, 2019, 12:04 pm
Just wondering if Gallo wrote a check? I've been ITB for many many moons and in my experience no one can beat Gallo when it comes to marketing.
For $1.7B - IMHO Gallo made out like a bandit.

The Gallos are very smart and rarely, if ever, make bad moves.

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Scott Brunson wrote: ↑
April 3rd, 2019, 6:11 pm

(from Rick Bayless)
Red onion
Slice
Rinse in cold water in a strainer
Soak in cold water with a splash of apple cider vinegar (or lime)

It helps with digestion. HRH can't eat them raw, but loves them this way.

What’s a de-flamed onion

larry schaffer wrote: ↑
April 2nd, 2019, 8:24 am
Brian,

When did you purchase this? Wondering how old the price tag is . . .

Cheers

I bought them in December. One of the Keefers passed away and the cellar was being sold off at Bottle Barn in Santa Rosa. Tons of great deals were to be had.

2001 Failla Chardonnay Keefer Ranch - USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley (4/1/2019) Picked up a few bottles from a Keefer estate sale. Grower provenance. Cork was saturated but not leaking. Pop and pour, nose of caramel apple and white flowers. Creamy oily palate with sweet pear, ...

Michael David Petite Petit and you get 2 bottles for $30

Just buy one of these and be done with it.

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=97754

Nearly 400 wineries in Sonoma County listed here. You’re welcome to use it if you cite the source/author.

Jim Stewart wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2019, 4:44 pm
You may have bigger problems than oil . . . there appears to be some kind of ghostly creature relaxing in your wine with its elbow propped up.
reflection (3).jpg

It might just be this guy.

Zachary Ross wrote: ↑
March 25th, 2019, 5:34 am
Nope.

Is that your final answer?

Gonna stay two days there later this week. I'm not going to rent a car nor visiting Napa Valley ( yes I know I'm gonna miss a lot fun). Any nice wine shops worth a look in the vicinity? Yup....BryanKane of Vie/SolRouge has a tasting room there, TheWinery: https://www.celebrationswineclub.com/the-wi...

Scott Brunson wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2019, 9:12 am
Nope
I bought them to drink.

100% this.

This has been absolutely amazing to see the support and kindness everyone has sent this way. I am a little busy today and I will reach out and see if anyone is wanting tickets for the raffle tomorrow afternoon but most seem to be just donating. I am humbled by the giving spirit of this board. Thank...

Brian Tuite wrote: ↑
March 22nd, 2019, 6:06 am
Wineberserkers have always been there big when I needed a hand. This was an easy decision. $200 sent via paypal. Good luck and Godspeed!

No tickets for me either.

Ramey is in industrial Healdsburg. Good selection of SVD Chards.

“But I was going to come in on Saturday @ 11:59:59 and out bid him.”
~Wine Bid Guy

Wineberserkers have always been there big when I needed a hand. This was an easy decision. $200 sent via paypal. Good luck and Godspeed!

Cameron Hughes wrote: ↑
March 19th, 2019, 5:40 pm
Thought you would all appreciate this...A5-grade, BMS12 Hokkaido Snow Beef Ribeye. We just cut this a couple weeks ago...its sold but more on the way.

Picturesque Vallejo adjacent. Maybe I can get Stop The Bleed Kits in the tasting rooms for the inevitable GSWs. ^ This ^ My Son and DIL used to live on the hill overlooking Mare Island just across the Parkway. They said that on numerous occasions they heard bullets whiz by them. Only good can come ...

That boat sailed 14 years ago as Mom turns 89 this year. She just discovered Turley last year when I popped a bottle for them. Her and Dad get part of my allocation now.

I blow my retirement money on wine. There are no guarantees in life.

MBerto wrote: ↑
March 15th, 2019, 2:43 pm

Brian Tuite wrote: ↑
March 15th, 2019, 6:24 am
Charlie Palmer Turkey
stopped reading right here

That’s too bad.

I was just going to buy a couple of bottles from this offering, yet somehow I have a case on the way. Odd how that happens, no? It really is a sickness. Don’t feel bad, I just received a case of Sandlands that I forgot I purchased. That’s now 4 cases of wine on the floor in the garage with nowhere ...

Tranquility base here.

Charlie Palmer Turkey Burger. Market was out of Brioche buns so I bought a loaf, cut the center out of it for French Toast this weekend and formed the meat into one long patty. We cut it into individual servings afterwards. Great recipe, meat seasoned with cumin, chili powder, Jalapeño, red bell pep...

‘18 Lulu - Good as ever

‘16 Oakville Farmhouse, because I could (thanks Roger). Very accessible, Dava absolutely loved it. The new Grassl Glas Cru were just as impressive.

American Wagyu is not nearly as marbled as Japanese

Incoming, due to arrive today. Not sure where I’m going to put it.
I need to have a “help me drink my wine” offline.

I popped a GIII tonight thinking I could give him some feedback but alas...

The Round Pond is really nice. Probably the most AFWE Cab he has made though so everything builds in intensity off that.

Alan Eden wrote: ↑
March 12th, 2019, 6:17 pm

David_K wrote: ↑
March 12th, 2019, 4:33 pm
I'm not concerned; sooner or later, there will be an epic smackdown, which should pretty much scare off the others for a while.
No idea what you’re talking about

FIFY

Jmigliano wrote: ↑
March 12th, 2019, 3:30 pm

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Chris Atkins wrote: ↑
March 12th, 2019, 2:17 pm
Why would anyone open a Myriad Cab with only 2.5 years on it?
I don’t know, maybe someone who is a new customer and and wants to get an idea for what he has?
Yep brand new customer. Want to see if I enjoy before buying more.

What Cabs did you buy from ‘16?

Chris Atkins wrote: ↑
March 12th, 2019, 2:17 pm
Why would anyone open a Myriad Cab with only 2.5 years on it?

I don’t know, maybe someone who is a new customer and and wants to get an idea for what he has?

In every year. Two of each Syrah but 3 Halcon and 3 WC LM. Love these wines.

ACME is outstanding. They're very friendly and low pressure about buying. You talk about building connections, and that's exactly what this is -- except the connection you're making is with a small group of women who have made further connections to a ton of very small producers whom you would prob...

Can anyone who went to the pickup day report back on what they were pouring? We're heading up next Saturday. This week: 2015 UTW Alder Springs Sparkling Chardonnay 2018 Sauvignon Blanc 2017 un-named Grenache with a splash of Mourvedre blend - next release 2017 Nervo Ranch Heritage 2017 Lorenzo’s He...

Can anyone who went to the pickup day report back on what they were pouring? We're heading up next Saturday. This week: 2015 UTW Alder Springs Sparkling Chardonnay 2018 Sauvignon Blanc 2017 un-named Grenache with a splash of Mourvedre blend - next release 2017 Nervo Ranch Heritage 2017 Lorenzo’s He...

Has anyone heard from Andrew Morris since Berserker Day? He’s normally good at returning correspondence. Is he on vacation, sick, incapacitated in some way?

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