When I asked this question awhile back I received no consensus, although the group seemed to lean towards "wax does nothing".
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- January 12th, 2021, 9:45 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Reconsidering my position on wax capsules
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1578
- December 22nd, 2020, 4:57 pm
- Forum: Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
- Topic: Fried eggs
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1332
Re: Fried eggs
The good news is all of you are correct! Rarely happens on the internet but here we are!
- December 22nd, 2020, 1:58 pm
- Forum: Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
- Topic: Fried eggs
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1332
Re: Fried eggs
I am firmly of the opinion that they should be fried, but beyond that am open to stylistic interpretation. Put another way - this ain't Beef Wellington, man, it's fried eggs! Eat 'em how you like 'em.
- December 11th, 2020, 8:00 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Where to look to next, cellar development
- Replies: 59
- Views: 3106
Re: Where to look to next, cellar development
I'm just here to express mild amusement that the OP has but together a nice collection of German and Italian wines, but is lacking on France has "doesn't know where to begin". Meanwhile I find German wines utterly impenetrable and know squat about Italy (Barolo's good, right?). Meanwhile F...
- December 2nd, 2020, 11:36 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Littorai Special offer
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1960
Re: Littorai Special offer
Bumping this is light of the Littorai special offer today. Haven't bought off the list before, what do these typically go for on release?
- November 18th, 2020, 4:36 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Christmas Comes Early! WineBid Rebates ONLY for Wine Berserkers!
- Replies: 111
- Views: 9662
Re: Christmas Comes Early! WineBid Rebates ONLY for Wine Berserkers!
Also does the $150 only include wine, or Buyer's premium as well?Brian S t o t t e r wrote: ↑November 18th, 2020, 4:08 pm That's great! Does it have to be $150 in one purchase, or just $150 spent between now and 12/27? I tend to graze the auctions.
- November 18th, 2020, 3:09 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Christmas Comes Early! WineBid Rebates ONLY for Wine Berserkers!
- Replies: 111
- Views: 9662
Re: Christmas Comes Early! WineBid Rebates ONLY for Wine Berserkers!
How am I supposed to get my purchases down to $150?
- November 17th, 2020, 9:31 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Envoyer is crushing it with Champagne these days
- Replies: 1829
- Views: 119040
Re: Envoyer is crushing it with Champagne these days
hmmm I must have left "Blanc de Blancs" in my near, causing most of those not to show up.
- November 16th, 2020, 8:54 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Envoyer is crushing it with Champagne these days
- Replies: 1829
- Views: 119040
Re: Envoyer is crushing it with Champagne these days
What is this "2008 Pierre Legras Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Millésimé 'Idee de Voyage'" It appears to essentially not exist on CT. Even if I remove the vintage and idee de voyage, I only have a few hits, on some NV wine. Envoyer claims to have sold 75 cases of this stuff. What giv...
- November 11th, 2020, 12:04 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Envoyer Thread #2: Everything else
- Replies: 1523
- Views: 96461
Re: Envoyer Thread #2: Everything else
I asked for a new of the PCYMs yesterday, haven't received a confirm yet; anyone else get lucky? My order went in about 5 minutes after the email arrived
- October 23rd, 2020, 12:59 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Real winenerd wines
- Replies: 184
- Views: 7069
Re: Real winenerd wines
R. López de Heredia's whites WHAT? I can get this at two (2) separate liquor stores within walking distance of my house. And there are what, 5,000 hectares of Virua planted in Spain? This is like calling Goose Island IPA a beer geek beer. I am of course, just messing with you - I actually plan to o...
- October 23rd, 2020, 10:22 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Real winenerd wines
- Replies: 184
- Views: 7069
Re: Real winenerd wines
I disagree. I don't think of wines from mediocre wine grapes as wines for wine geeks. I think of great wines that are relatively unknown and reasonably priced are for wine geeks. These are all legitimately great wines at reasonable prices. Which would a wine geek not love? How many casual wine love...
- October 19th, 2020, 3:18 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Real winenerd wines
- Replies: 184
- Views: 7069
Re: Real winenerd wines
And yet...no one here has mentioned having a Marquette wine from the Alexandria Lakes AVA.Wes Barton wrote: ↑October 19th, 2020, 1:51 pmSome grapes only existed in a small area where they're well suited. Some varieties are new. Some are being found only interplanted with several other varieties.
- October 19th, 2020, 11:45 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: What to tell architect for wine cellar - new construction?
- Replies: 67
- Views: 3543
Re: What to tell architect for wine cellar - new construction?
Don't let the haters get you down Justin. If they can play hockey in Texas you can have your 18 ft wine cellar in Florida.
- October 19th, 2020, 9:49 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Real winenerd wines
- Replies: 184
- Views: 7069
Re: Real winenerd wines
However, many varieties have fallen into obscurity because of the difficulty of cultivation or poor yields, not because of their poor quality. These were historically replaced by high-yielding workhorse varieties that churned out tons of boring, insipid wine just because it was easier. Other variet...
- October 19th, 2020, 9:21 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Real winenerd wines
- Replies: 184
- Views: 7069
Re: Real winenerd wines
Unpopular opinion (for this thread at least): Obscure grapes used in winemaking are usually obscure for good reason.
Please note the used of the adverb "usually" in the preceding sentence.
Please note the used of the adverb "usually" in the preceding sentence.
- October 13th, 2020, 12:30 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: IG (Instagram) from WBers?
- Replies: 195
- Views: 10946
Re: IG (Instagram) from WBers?
I don't have too many wine pics on the main feed, although I might if I had more fun, intelligent, and attractive followers from WB. Plenty in my stories though.
- October 12th, 2020, 11:46 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Wine in the rain?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 278
Wine in the rain?
So FedEx delivered a case of wine on a Sunday (???) to my house and no one signed for it (???) so I didn't notice it yesterday. Then last night a big storm came through. The exterior box is soaked and falling apart. Haven't inspected the bottles yet, but I know given the producer it's in cardboard, ...
- October 7th, 2020, 2:56 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Crowd Pleasing Wins to Pair with Tasting Menu
- Replies: 20
- Views: 994
Re: Crowd Pleasing Wins to Pair with Tasting Menu
Fine, #1 can be a BdN.Scott Brunson wrote: ↑October 7th, 2020, 2:28 pmI would have said Pinot Gris on #1 and no wine on #3 but otherwise you nailed it.
Nice menu—what should I wear?
- October 7th, 2020, 2:16 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Crowd Pleasing Wins to Pair with Tasting Menu
- Replies: 20
- Views: 994
Re: Crowd Pleasing Wins to Pair with Tasting Menu
1 champers
2 champers
3 champers
4 rose champers
5 scotch
2 champers
3 champers
4 rose champers
5 scotch
- October 7th, 2020, 1:21 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: General Corkage guidelines / etiquette
- Replies: 179
- Views: 5489
Re: General Corkage guidelines / etiquette
I hear you, and I understand. Do you feel diners who order water, soda, tea, or coffee should also tip more, to make up for the fact that they're not ordering more expensive (alcoholic) drinks? <--- sincere question. No, because there's no potential lost sale there for the server - just like the pe...
- October 7th, 2020, 12:44 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: General Corkage guidelines / etiquette
- Replies: 179
- Views: 5489
Re: General Corkage guidelines / etiquette
[/quote] I hear you, and I understand. Do you feel diners who order water, soda, tea, or coffee should also tip more, to make up for the fact that they're not ordering more expensive (alcoholic) drinks? <--- sincere question. [/quote] No, because there's no potential lost sale there for the server -...
- October 7th, 2020, 10:40 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: General Corkage guidelines / etiquette
- Replies: 179
- Views: 5489
Re: General Corkage guidelines / etiquette
If people think restaurants offer corkage for any reason other than "they think it will make them more money" you're kidding yourself. Does it actually make them more money? No idea, although between the variance in corkage fees and policies (bottle limits, size limits, 'buy one off the li...
- October 7th, 2020, 10:17 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: General Corkage guidelines / etiquette
- Replies: 179
- Views: 5489
Re: General Corkage guidelines / etiquette
This is pretty straightforward IMHO. If a restaurant allows corkage, then bring whatever you feel like drinking as long as it isn't on their list. That's it. My wife used to work as a server in a reasonably nice restaurant. They actually put a lot of thought into their wine program, brought in dist...
- September 23rd, 2020, 3:32 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: I don’t trust my Coravin anymore
- Replies: 57
- Views: 4026
Re: I don’t trust my Coravin anymore
The trick is holding the gas button down as you actually push through the cork. If you don’t, you put in about a needle full of oxygen which can affect the wine in time. Especially if you pour a few times from the bottle using the Coravin. Once the needle is pushed a tiny bit into the cork, the pre...
- September 21st, 2020, 10:48 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Name a wine you consistently rate higher than the critics
- Replies: 49
- Views: 2853
Re: Name a wine you consistently rate higher than the critics
She doesn't charge enough to justify really high scoresSc0tt F!tzger@ld wrote: ↑September 20th, 2020, 7:40 pm I’d be curious to hear from others about those wines. For example, I really enjoy Corison and score it high (for me) but notice my ratings are typically higher than the critics. Other examples?
- September 9th, 2020, 1:02 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Reviews of reviewers
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1922
Re: Reviews of reviewers
Is Brad Baker still publishing? Website says currently letter is something from 2017
- September 8th, 2020, 9:07 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Ultramarine Email
- Replies: 170
- Views: 11811
Re: Ultramarine Email
Has anybody had a 2012 recently? I will be curious to see what the asking price will be for those. $110 BdB/BdN, $70 Rose (WL only). Note these are not convention 12's but late disgorged wines, and come with the following note: We have about a hundred bottles of both the Blanc de blancs and the Bla...
- September 4th, 2020, 10:40 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Reviews of reviewers
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1922
Reviews of reviewers
Inspired by the WA thread, I'm wondering if we can get a compendium going of your thoughts on various professional wine reviewers (ie you may love Keith L on CT, but that's not the subject here). Particular items of note: Do you find their notes/reviews useful in terms of understand what the wine wi...
- August 17th, 2020, 10:26 am
- Forum: Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
- Topic: Interesting mushroom tip
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2072
Re: Interesting mushroom tip
Just the tip you say?
- August 14th, 2020, 3:41 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Dear Abby; My wife's tastes are changing, and I don't like it!
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2406
Re: Dear Abby; My wife's tastes are changing, and I don't like it!
What she really hates is "my first wife"Merrill Lindquist wrote: ↑August 14th, 2020, 2:43 pm This thread is unique in that people are referring to "my wife," instead of the dreaded "the wife" or "wifey." Thanks, gentlemen, for that.
- August 14th, 2020, 11:00 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Dear Abby; My wife's tastes are changing, and I don't like it!
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2406
Re: Dear Abby; My wife's tastes are changing, and I don't like it!
At the risk of piling on more "my wife" stories (and thanks to Sarah for keeping us honest) - my wife's got a better palate than me but doesn't geek out about it like I do. That said the other day she opened a bottle from the fridge without notifying me. She then went on to say "I goo...
- August 11th, 2020, 2:19 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Live & Direct - Antica Terra Offering, Summer 2020
- Replies: 5
- Views: 776
Re: Live & Direct - Antica Terra Offering, Summer 2020
I went for the Aequorin, Anitykthera, and the Angelicall - I totally get people would have a tough time spending $110 on a rose but this one is for sure worth it. Visited last summer but didn't' try the Obelin, so I passed out of a lack of familiarity.
- July 17th, 2020, 11:26 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Faethm Wine - Nikolas Krankl
- Replies: 239
- Views: 31263
Re: Faethm Wine - Nikolas Krankl
Probably is I can't drink em - A) If they're really going for that much I gotta think about flipping B) Since they changed the name, I've now got a real collectors items - first edition, "old name", full boxed set. Gotta keep the full set together. Maybe I can coravin a tasting poor and se...
- July 17th, 2020, 9:18 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Faethm Wine - Nikolas Krankl
- Replies: 239
- Views: 31263
Re: Faethm Wine - Nikolas Krankl
Currently 2 bottles of 2017 Faethm reds on winebid at $285 each, but no bids.
- July 2nd, 2020, 8:58 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Envoyer is crushing it with Champagne these days
- Replies: 1829
- Views: 119040
Re: Envoyer is crushing it with Champagne these days
A little surprised these went in under 8 minutes but maybe I shouldn’t be. I asked for 3 and struck out. Then they raised the price $10. I’m pretty miffed by this. Asked for 2, was told there was a typo and it was actually $150 - did I still want it? I’ve seen them make pricing errors before, but i...
- July 1st, 2020, 8:01 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: I don't get the wine auction market
- Replies: 50
- Views: 2631
Re: I don't get the wine auction market
I keep seeing 2000 Pontet Canet selling offered for $135 plus premium and tax Thanks Brian, that's helpful. On the point above, I see it's still offered. I think what is going on in these cases is the seller keeps offering it at that price - and it's not selling. If it doesn't sell in a given week,...
- June 30th, 2020, 11:43 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: I don't get the wine auction market
- Replies: 50
- Views: 2631
Re: I don't get the wine auction market
The CT price is an average of the price people actually bought the wine for, whenever they bought it. Since wine prices have been steadily rising in recent years it will be lower than current prices, as it reflects prices that existed years ago. It's the average THE USERS entered into CT - which ma...
- June 30th, 2020, 9:59 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: I don't get the wine auction market
- Replies: 50
- Views: 2631
Re: I don't get the wine auction market
1) the CT community price is based on what people report. If you are buying older wine then yes it would make sense prices are lower. Solely with respect to this point, the only time I can touch this value is when I buy direct from the mailing list, AND the mailing list prices are lower than what i...
- June 30th, 2020, 8:47 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: I don't get the wine auction market
- Replies: 50
- Views: 2631
I don't get the wine auction market
So I'm perusing Wine Bid looking at some classified Bdx. Names don't really matter, other than that it's stuff that's pretty widely available, and has a reasonably liquid secondary market (but not 1st growths or something that would show up at Christies). As I'm spot checking the prices with Wine-Se...
- June 22nd, 2020, 1:20 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Ever boycott a winery?
- Replies: 400
- Views: 21013
Re: Ever boycott a winery?
Perhaps my original reply to this topic (#5) would have better been stated as follows: An certain winery sent an unsolicited email supporting a social activist movement that has become divisive and politically volatile. As my email address was provided for business purposes only, I was annoyed and ...
- June 12th, 2020, 5:09 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Best domestic Chardonnay?
- Replies: 111
- Views: 6761
Re: Best domestic Chardonnay?
As I person who does not really like most Oregon chards, I'd put Antica Terra chards in my top 5 domestic.
- June 5th, 2020, 5:58 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: recorked bottle - how long?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 574
Re: recorked bottle - how long?
To be clear, no wine was taken out of the bottle, so 2 hours of air exposure is pretty minimal. That said, I just coravin'd it tonight, and will probably cash it over the weekend.
- June 4th, 2020, 1:42 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: recorked bottle - how long?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 574
Re: recorked bottle - how long?
Really? I'd expect 4-5 days out of a bottle that has been open and half full for 12 hours, if sealed with my vacuvin.
- June 4th, 2020, 11:32 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: recorked bottle - how long?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 574
recorked bottle - how long?
I opened (but did nothing else to) a 2014 Thomas PN last night around 7:30. Call it a slow-o or audouzing. After an hour long work call at 8, the bottle was recorked around 10 as it became the case there would be no drinking that night. How long do you think I've got with this bottle?
- May 21st, 2020, 7:52 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Large-format wine bottles, amid social distancing.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 667
Re: Large-format wine bottles, amid social distancing.
How hard is it go get 3 people together?
- May 19th, 2020, 3:30 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: A lot of praise for Cellartracker
- Replies: 143
- Views: 8274
Re: A lot of praise for Cellartracker
I got a complaint! I occasionally forget to remove bottles from CT (Not CT's fault per se, except perhaps tangentially as an enabler of my habit...). When I realize this 2 years later ('hey wait there's no way I still have 6 bottles of that'), my only option to remove that's appropriate is "Mi...
- May 19th, 2020, 1:24 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: A lot of praise for Cellartracker
- Replies: 143
- Views: 8274
Re: A lot of praise for Cellartracker
I got a complaint! I occasionally forget to remove bottles from CT (Not CT's fault per se, except perhaps tangentially as an enabler of my habit...). When I realize this 2 years later ('hey wait there's no way I still have 6 bottles of that'), my only option to remove that's appropriate is "Mis...
- May 19th, 2020, 9:16 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: RUDY KURNIAWAN & GLOBAL WINE AUCTION FRAUD THREAD (MERGED)
- Replies: 8975
- Views: 1376748
Re: RUDY KURNIAWAN & GLOBAL WINE AUCTION FRAUD THREAD (MERGED)
If one knows the bottle is fake when it’s purchased are you still allowed to sue for damages? Knowingly transacting in stolen, fictitious, or misrepresented goods is a felony. Doing so across state lines means federal felony. Good thing the guy who sold me my Rolex in Battery Park gave me a Certifi...
- May 19th, 2020, 8:14 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Oregon Tasting Rooms Reopening
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2423