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That shirt is for shooting guns, son.

I love Syrah and I bought many on your list, but I am also scaling back with impending retirement around the corner. I decided the best bang for the buck for my tastes are Jaffurs and Bedrock. Their Syrahs are different from each other and I feel I get the best of southern and northern CA with their...

Enjoyed a bunch of $13 - $15 euro wines in France that I most likely will never find again. Same could be said for Italy. Not so much for Ireland though. LOL

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I’ve had very good luck with them. Never had a flawed wine issue.

WARNING= Mobile passport switched to a freemium version a few weeks ago. I usually read review before updating apps, and when I noticed there was an update I went to the Play store and started reading. Apparently it's now $15/year so the app can do what was once free: scan your passport, and keep y...

Go to La Tre Sorelle in Positano. One of the best meals I‘ve had.

I think the closest “thing” to wine without grapes is Apothic Red.

Good Syrahs from Santa Barbera County in that price range. Highly recommend Jaffurs for around $22-23. Loads of complexity.

Having tasted some of the ‘17’s from Jaffurs, the legend continues. Dan is doing a nice job picking up from Craig.
Writing this as we enjoy an old school ‘09 Verna’s.

https://www.apothic.com/age_gate?destination=node/3

Watched Somm 3 on a plane yesterday. Worth the iTunes price. I enjoyed just for the pleasure of hearing some great folks describe wines. These films are must see for wine geeks. They just are.

Buried my only one deep.

I’ll add to my earlier post. For domestic wines... Drinking more CA and CO. The quality of CO wines is getting surprisingly better than just a few years ago. Check out Restoration Vineyards https://restorationvineyards.com/ Book Cliff https://bookcliffvineyards.com/ and a remarkably good canned (!) ...

CA, CO, OR, WA

I live easily within 15 minutes of a dozen craft brew pubs in Colorado. Some suck and I would have thought at least a handful would be gone by now, but they all keep going. Parking lots are full. Maybe trivia nights and tap take over days keep the cash flowing. Another head scratcher for me is Balla...

I bought some of the 750 Syrahs from what I thought were good vintages: 06, 07, 08. They were “OK”. An 07 Thompson Syrah was actually kind of bad. Glad I tried them. Wouldn’t buy more.

GregT wrote: ↑
April 24th, 2019, 11:41 am
Try Mexico. There's some interesting wine there.

And depending on the exchange rate, Canada. You can drive to Ontario or fly to BC.

Careful with liquor in Mexico.

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Best I’ve used. Even got nail polish out of a carpet.

Some of the smaller regions in the Southern Rhone Valley are excellent, Vacqueyras, Cote du Ventoux, Luberon and the poorman's CDP: Gigondas. Great food as well. You can drink very good wines for $20 - $25 and great ones for $50 - $70. The Provence' area should be visited by anyone interested in goo...

Victor Hong wrote: ↑
April 23rd, 2019, 4:48 am
Avoid during the Chicago-Mackinac Race.

Depends if you want to party other people's boats.

The new owner of Jaffurs came thru big time in my CC request for older Jaffurs. Great guy.

2017 Dry Creek. Very enjoyable. All in balance. Classic Carlisle.

2014 Bedrock Heritage. Not as layered as the ‘12, but highly enjoyable with a decant. Licorice, pepper and black/blue fruits.

When your business model is based on irreplaceable inventory....

Same for us tonight, same reaction. Will also check tomorrow. This is our first ever bottle of Carlisle. This bottling is not indicative of Carlisle, trust me. No fears here. It seemed to open up nicely this evening and is now empty. As I said, first bottle. Fresh from UPS, but with all the talk on...

‘17 Sonoma County Zin. Was hoping for a little more balance. Kinda ripe and sweetish. Only had half a glass. Recorking and will revisit tomorrow. Very sorry the '17 Sonoma County is floating your boat. Just an FYI, the wine has 0.4 g/L r.s. That's pretty bone dry. But as I indicated in our drinkabi...

‘17 Sonoma County Zin. Was hoping for a little more balance. Kinda ripe and sweetish. Only had half a glass. Recorking and will revisit tomorrow. Same for us tonight, same reaction. Will also check tomorrow. This is our first ever bottle of Carlisle. This bottling is not indicative of Carlisle, tru...

‘17 Sonoma County Zin. Was hoping for a little more balance. Kinda ripe and sweetish. Only had half a glass. Recorking and will revisit tomorrow.

2018 Lulu
Best one yet.

Thanks Ilkkal. Michael - Any names you can share in Avignon? I could walk you to them, but I have little recollection of names. The better ones were on the southeast side of the Palace and down streets with mostly, if not only, foot traffic. Off the beaten path if you will. The seating spilled out ...

We didn’t have a bad meal in Avignon.
Be warned most of the menu’s are prix fixe. So there are usually three courses, though some will let you choose two.

bamp Had a bottle of 2015 Bedrock Zinfandel Esola the other night - wow! Easily one of the most red-fruited Bedrock Zins I've ever had, fruit was sumptuously juicy and full-flavored despite the wine being more on the elegant side in terms of both body and abv (14.4%) for a Bedrock Zin. Delicious ju...

Yes, he is a great guy that provides outstanding service.

Had a really bad meal at Meat and Cheese in Aspen. Bad waiter and bad food. I also had a top 3 worst ever meal at La Tour in Vail...on my Birthday 50th Birthday of all days. It was made up for by a great meal the next night at Ludwigs. I think with towns like these you are at the mercy of the season...

All set

I’ll note that food in all three towns is somewhat underwhelming.

Our favorite restaurant in the state is in Grand Junction: 626 on Rood. We also like the Pullman in Glenwood Springs, The Mercantile in Denver and Bin 707 also in Grand Junction.

In Aspen, Element 47 in the Little Nell. Get the chef’s tasting menu. Outside of town in Ashcroft, the Pine Creek CookHouse for food and atmosphere.
Telluride: There
Vail: Ludwigs

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March 20th, 2019, 5:40 pm
Should you include the cost of gas in the purchase price when entering wines bought at my local wine store? Asking for a friend.
What if I take an Uber? Pro-rata the Uber cost across the wines based on cost or evenly split?

I have Uber credits, should I subtract those from the wine costs?

Should you include the cost of gas in the purchase price when entering wines bought at my local wine store? Asking for a friend. Yes. As well as pro-rata insurance costs, as well as wear-and-tear on the vehicle. While you're at it, place a value on your time, and add that in, too. cheesehead Thanks...

Should you include the cost of gas in the purchase price when entering wines bought at my local wine store? Asking for a friend.

I love Under the Mountain.

JMFrawley wrote: ↑
March 18th, 2019, 9:58 am
Got my Bedrock wines today. Looking forward to opening a Sonoma Cab at some point!

Give it lots of air, slow ox if you can.

There’s more in and near Positano than Capri. You’d get bored in Capri after a couple days. With that being said I would vote for Ravello, but that is purely based on my personal experience in the town. It’s tiny, but has spectacular views, music events, great little restaurants, (check out the nea...

There’s more in and near Positano than Capri. You’d get bored in Capri after a couple days. With that being said I would vote for Ravello, but that is purely based on my personal experience in the town. It’s tiny, but has spectacular views, music events, great little restaurants, (check out the near...

Passed on Once and Future. Opened a few of my past purchases and just sort of felt...meh. Passed on all my Rivers Marie. I don’t get them. I think they are highly over rated, especially the cabs. Passed on Enfield. I think they are released too young. Passed on Saxum. Is there an opposite of a QPR? ...

If you spend money on what you enjoy and value, its always money well spent.

[quoteI believe the buyer's commission is 17%.] Good deal for them not us. Never bought a bottle of wine from a place that charges me additional 17% on my purchase. MN is bad enough at 10% tax but at least that goes to paving roads, new bridges and education. Cuz Winebid’s profit only goes towards ...

[quoteI believe the buyer's commission is 17%.] Good deal for them not us. Never bought a bottle of wine from a place that charges me additional 17% on my purchase. MN is bad enough at 10% tax but at least that goes to paving roads, new bridges and education. [/quote] Cuz Winebid’s profit only goes...

They still provide the best chance to hunt down aged wines that I like. Tax is secondary.

Aglianico and cheese? Oh please...never had a good one with cheese notes.

I've had ports with nutty notes, but was told by many on here that I was nuts.

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