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I had a glass at a Colorado restaurant and thought it was intriguing. So I found a bottle and tried it again. Yep, I was right, this is a great rose’ from a new winery called The Storm Cellar in the Western Colorado. Classic rose’ melon and herb notes with crisp acidity. Blind I would have thought s...

If they're operating legally, they're not making money from THC products, due to the federal tax rules. It's why the US companies have great gross margins, are lucky to have EBITDA, and tough net losses. You are clueless. I personally know folks who paid cash for million dollar plus homes, Lamborgh...

I heard they add complexity to the wine.

Which will then crash and burn, even harder than grapes, as the supply far outgrows demand - unless enough gets siphoned off to the black market. Watch for increases in arrests on this front in the coming decade. Adam's 100 tons of unpicked Lodi Petit more or less backs up Nate's comments. Living i...

Vineyards will move to the next cash crop...pot. Which will then crash and burn, even harder than grapes, as the supply far outgrows demand - unless enough gets siphoned off to the black market. Watch for increases in arrests on this front in the coming decade. Adam's 100 tons of unpicked Lodi Peti...

... but California needs to shift focus from super premium pricing.... Almost any other New World nation will deliver better wine at much better prices. ...I'm personally sick of $60-300/bottle prices. It's an affront. And it's killing CA wine and making it even more elitist than it already is. Whi...

Vineyards will move to the next cash crop...pot.

I've been through a lot of airports and its not the worst....

We drove up to Boston on Thursday and we were "starving" and in a dead area. Got off where they said there was "food" and we had a choice: Wendys/Popeye's. We almost NEVER eat fast food anymore. And I have never had anything from Popeye's...ever. We decided on Popeye's. The line for drive up was in...

FYI hats are on the website for purchase.

2012 Bedrock Heritage. Needed air, but once open pepper, cola, eucalyptus.

Best guacamole: Taco Party Grand Junction, Colorado. Chunked avocado, multiple radishes, tiny peppers, salt, some things I have never seen before along with something seasonal which over the weekend it was fresh Palisade peach bits. I am not kidding. You have to try it.

They are all clustered right in town along the River. You can get to most of them within minutes by walking. I would pick a producer you enjoy and go there. They will let you taste a tawny, a rose’ and a white as a general course. Some have better grounds and views than others. We enjoyed Taylor’s ...

They are all clustered right in town along the River. You can get to most of them within minutes by walking. I would pick a producer you enjoy and go there. They will let you taste a tawny, a rose’ and a white as a general course. Some have better grounds and views than others. We enjoyed Taylor’s t...

The photo might be hard to read, but some interesting stuff in the cellar of the Pabst family in Milwaukee in 1906.
Lots of German wines, French and an odd California “Sauterne”.

Overrated compared to what?

Robert.A.Jr. wrote: ↑
August 14th, 2019, 12:57 pm
Or better yet, don’t play the game. There is a huge universe of excellent wine under $50. It takes a special wine, or moment, for me to pay over $100 for a bottle.

I love Zins too and last night had a phenomenal $31 one.

Support new wineries. They are usually pushing the boundaries and without them, wine is not as exciting.

Back to wax. Supplier can't provide the foil in the dimensions I want. Also has a minimum of 2500 pieces per bottle size, so that adds up quick. Plastic caps not an option for these bottle sizes, plus it's a 50000 minimum order. Looks like I'll be developing scoliosis and a "Jai-Alai" arm waxing......

KirkClendinning wrote: ↑
August 13th, 2019, 8:44 pm

Michael Martin wrote: ↑
August 13th, 2019, 2:18 pm
Pro tip: buy a boxed wine, pull out the stopper and pour wine down the drain. Fill bladder with your favorite wine. Replace stopper. Enjoy.
Here is a thread just for you... viewtopic.php?f=15&t=162840#p2790448

Pro tip: buy a boxed wine, pull out the stopper and pour wine down the drain. Fill bladder with your favorite wine. Replace stopper. Enjoy.

Rob Lynch wrote: ↑
August 13th, 2019, 8:39 am
I've read a couple of his books and I'm pretty sure he admitted he really wasn't "much of a wine guy". I wouldn't put too much value on his choices.

I was going to say that. A lot of episodes included beer not wine.

2013 Clos du Val cab. Decent wine. Very typical Napa Cab characteristics. Probably right in it's prime drinking window and in that 90-91 point range. Think this might be meant for the 'what wine are you drinking thread' ;) I had to check CT to make sure I didn’t miss this one from Morgan upon relea...

If you looking to prime the pump, offer some starter packs that allow folks to sample the wines. From there offer a list that gives members access and a discount with ability to add to their regular shipment.

This was the 12th. I liked it, especially for $15. The 12th hasn’t hit my local shelves yet. Will watch for it. The 12th just hit South Florida so will grab a bottle or 2. Am I to assume these are meant to be consumed on the younger side? They are meant to be consumed on the way home. [snort.gif]

A lot of the folks who don’t like wax think you have to chip it off. The reality is just insert a corkscrew in the center, pull up and the wax will break near the cork seam allowing you to lift the cork. Would like to know how this works when you need a Durand to pull a 35 yr old bdx cork? Decided ...

A lot of the folks who don’t like wax think you have to chip it off. The reality is just insert a corkscrew in the center, pull up and the wax will break near the cork seam allowing you to lift the cork. Would like to know how this works when you need a Durand to pull a 35 yr old bdx cork? I insert...

A lot of the folks who don’t like wax think you have to chip it off. The reality is just insert a corkscrew in the center, pull up and the wax will break near the cork seam allowing you to lift the cork out. Saxum, Nicora, Jaffurs Upslope, Bedrock magnums to name a few all use wax. I have never pass...

The best aged CA Syrah I’ve had is the 1991 Havens. It really did show some signs of transformation that I haven’t seen in other CA Syrahs, so I still have hope for some of the younger wines. But still nowhere close to 1991 Chave in quality. Best aged domestic Syrah I’ve had was a ‘97 Jade Mountain...

A few notes - I should give props to George H for giving us some tips back in 2013 or 2014 when we were planning our first trip to the BVI. Also, I agree w Michael's assessment with one caveat, Bitter End has a long way to go as they were still in cleanup mode from the 2017 hurricanes as of 2 month...

We did a trip like this about 10 years ago. Rented the boat through the Moorings. Sailed around to all the islands. Spent an extra night or two in the middle at the Bitter End, which I recommend. Not much to see in Tortola or really St Thomas for that matter. The fun is on the water, under the water...

Have I mentioned I love threads like this? People whingeing about First World Problems on the interwebs really makes my day! You have to try harder to be the new black hat. It has to come from an even deeper, darker, better spelling, more cynical, immature part of your being that can’t wait to offe...

Have I mentioned I love threads like this? People whingeing about First World Problems on the interwebs really makes my day! You have to try harder to be the new black hat. It has to come from an even deeper, darker, better spelling, more cynical, immature part of your being that can’t wait to offe...

Adam Frisch wrote: ↑
August 3rd, 2019, 1:40 pm
Such resistance to wax. Never had much problem with them myself.

Me neither.

I use Etched Images in Napa for my magnums. I have been very happy with them. You have some of the nicest bottles too Merrill. Thank you! I work hard at it...my favorite that does not have a waxed cap - just comes in 750ml - is the 2015 Lady Sapphire. I am talking bottle design. I tried a bottle re...

Merrill Lindquist wrote: ↑
August 3rd, 2019, 5:21 am
I use Etched Images in Napa for my magnums. I have been very happy with them.

You have some of the nicest bottles too Merrill.

Mark Y wrote: ↑
August 2nd, 2019, 6:38 pm

Don Brazelton wrote: ↑
August 2nd, 2019, 3:49 pm
No wax please. Just put a cork in as several producers I buy.
Agree..dear god.. lose the wax. it's not cool, it's not pretty.. it's just a royal pain in ass for the customer.

Insert cork screw in center of wax and pull. If you do anymore, you are doing too much.

I buy what I want. If my allocation goes down, there is always another good wine to buy. In fact it helps me to reach out and try new things.

I don't have a wax supplier for you, but I can tell you that color matching does not have to be done by eye. There are easy ways to do it, they probably just don't have the equipment. These guys are the king of color management.
https://www.xrite.com/

There are crisp, mineral driven, herbal roses' that will always be a part of my summer. There are also sugary, slightly fizzy shit that gives good rose' a bad name. My intake of rose' though is really only a few bottles a year and mostly Bedrock Ode to Lulu.

I hope everyone offered 2 took both and didn’t leave 1 on the table. Justin offered them as a gift and we should be honored. Not going to lie, that sounds a little cult-ish. It’s just wine. So someone offers you 2 free bottles of wine and you only take 1 so you don’t appear like you belong to a cul...

Bouchon is OK, but do not go to Bottega. Over hyped, salt shaker heavy place. Overall we were a little underwhelmed by dining in Yountville. Not bad, just expected more.

I just checked. First Saxum release I bought was in 2013 and I got 2 Gratias. Thank you again Justin. 5/1/2006 first order and was offered 2 for reference. I was looking at CT at the Gratias wines logged. Almost all are for 2 bottles. A couple are for 1. I hope everyone offered 2 took both and didn...

Wish lists are being granted.

I've been following this frenzied thread and have also noted the ongoing "What Bedrock are you drinking" thread. I get the gist of it. Good wines!!! I even signed up for their mailing list mid-thread and just received my welcome / wait list offer. Tempting and tempted, but I opted for a very conser...

I've been following this frenzied thread and have also noted the ongoing "What Bedrock are you drinking" thread. I get the gist of it. Good wines!!! I even signed up for their mailing list mid-thread and just received my welcome / wait list offer. Tempting and tempted, but I opted for a very conser...

Wrong, the OVZ was indeed on the list as stated. Josh is right WS gave the '17 OVZ a 93 which I think was over scored. The '17 was still great though, no doubt about it. More pepper, mineral driven than big fruit. So if it wasn't your style, what about it didn't you like? I thought it was a good wi...

Got my Areio. Thanks Chris and Morgan!

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July 29th, 2019, 12:52 pm

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AD Northup wrote: ↑
July 29th, 2019, 12:19 pm

Anyone else hear back yet?
I wished for one of the Vento's e Amores. Haven't heard yet.
I think I heard back early because chris did mine personal because of a problem ordering. The wish list should go out today

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