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MaxSchwartzapfel wrote: ↑
December 2nd, 2020, 7:06 pm
Has everyone's experience with WineBid been positive?

Asking for a friend...

Well that's not leading or vague...

I should add that for me I am nearly always drinking that opened bottled the next day. I might employ something more careful like the half bottle or gassing wine if I was going to try to drink the bottle more than a day later. But personally, I just do not see wanting to do that. Seems like more of ...

I don't think this is a Wine Searcher problem. You could also ask why they do not include tax and shipping. They scrape list prices. It's not really their issue when it comes to total costs. It's on the auction houses to post this but I don't think any of them really want to for obvious reasons. It...

I don't think this is a Wine Searcher problem. You could also ask why they do not include tax and shipping. They scrape list prices. It's not really their issue when it comes to total costs. It's on the auction houses to post this but I don't think any of them really want to for obvious reasons. It ...

Whatever your standard Bordeaux style red wine glass is is the answer. The specific brands are mostly about what your last great experience was with a new glass. Don't think you need any certain brand to enjoy any certain wine. Stressing about having the right vessel is mostly a distraction.

For nearly any wines of decent quality that are youngish I don't use anything but the cork. I stand them up in the wine or regular fridge. No issues. For old wines that are well into maturity I've been using Repours lately. Most wines are not going anywhere overnight. I would think you only need to ...

What's the step just below profound? Immensely stimulating? Yeah, I'll take that plus the immense pleasure.

As to the topic at hand, ask yourself if every bottle of wine made, everywhere in the world, before, say, 1950, was heat damaged when consumed. That doesn't really follow unless every wine everywhere pre-1950 was stored in a warmish climate for 20 plus years prior to consumption. He's talking about...

Interesting. The bottle isn't going to be prisitine and will likely show more development than normal, but it still might be okay. If the temperature graph you showed can be correlated over to the storage closet then things probably aren't too bad. It looks like you have enough mass in the closet t...

The thing is low end Madeira isn't all that great. At least if you are looking for typical wines that people enjoy. The lower end wines are almost a whole 'nother thing. The Rare Wine Co bottlings give you a nice window into better Madeira without breaking the bank. Madeira isn't really like other r...

I have two bottles leftover last year from a work gifting thing. No clue what to do with them either. Don't really get mulled wine and there won't be any holiday functions to drop them off at. But also no guilt on who gave them to me. It was accidental.

I knew someone that had a 9L of Château d'Yquem. I always wondered when something like that gets opened, if ever.

Now I've done a red and a white. 2012 Philipponnat Champagne Brut Blanc de Noirs - France, Champagne (11/23/2020) Salmon tinged golden color. Nose of white bread, candied berries and lemon. A touch mineral. Lovely and subtle. Bright, sweet fruits on the palate. A mélange of apples, berries and stone...

Thanks all for the comments everyone really helpful. Now, I know why the wine buyer keep mentioning that I should try it before I cellar it. Maybe the carignane wasn’t pyrazine, it did have a overwhelming twist at the end that was bitter. (2018 Vinca minor Mendocino). Thanks for the tip on one to t...

If my Cab Franc isn't at least a touch herbaceous then I'm usually less than thrilled. It just comes off like a wanna-be Cab S. It's the reason I've almost never been impressed by Cab Franc from California. It's never distinctive.

AD6CD693-AD2A-460A-AD75-FF5FE0C68512.jpeg2004 Rhys Family Farms Pinot Don’t remember getting this so it is likely from my first purchase. On opening, it is a bit funky on the nose, with a bit barnyard. Initial taste is not great, with that something that says over the hill. Some bricking in the gla...

Easily one of the best no dose Champagnes I've had.

2015 Halcon Vineyards Pinot Noir Cerise Vineyard - USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley (11/22/2020) Very translucent showing very low extraction. Reticent nose showing light strawberry, cheery candy and pine forest. Light bodied palate. Strawberry, blackberry, and black tea flavors. Well ...

The Guion domain is good. I think this one is better within a buck or two:

Château du Hureau Saumur-Champigny Tuffe

J a y H a c k wrote: ↑
November 19th, 2020, 7:41 pm
Does a Blanc de Noir count? I have some medical issues that require reduction of wine consumption, and I am not wasting it on Pee-No, but I am willing to open some pinot-based bubbly.

Two posts above....

brigcampbell wrote: ↑
November 19th, 2020, 6:23 pm
Don't forget PN bubbles count too.

Yes. Obviously that long stream of wine pouring out of the bottle, into the vessel is doing no "aerating" at all. It's not until it pours out of the little holes interior to the glass that the aerating is done.

Common sense is never an option with wine gadgets.

Thanks a lot, Russ. I've been hoping to cut back.

I could never convince myself to pull the trigger on the expense of a Durand. So I just asked for it for Christmas from a family member since I'm not one to ask for things and they didn't know what to give me. It's been great. Now I'm less concerned about older corks. Juggling a regular wine opener...

I could never convince myself to pull the trigger on the expense of a Durand. So I just asked for it for Christmas from a family member since I'm not one to ask for things and they didn't know what to give me. It's been great. Now I'm less concerned about older corks. Juggling a regular wine opener ...

I also fall in the camp of not giving wine enough time to breath, but am learning to open bottles sooner. I’ve also never been one to save a bottle overnight because I’ve had a misconception that the wine starts to go bad by the 2nd/3rd night. Question for those of you who enjoy your wine over mult...

Yeah. "Criminal" seems bizarrely first world myopia but I do have to wonder if Taittinger and Produttori are in cahoots.

As an extremely broad generality from someone experienced in wine but with limited knowledge of top end Burgundy, your wine is young. You got whiffs of it's primary self and then it drifted back into a sullen state. It's in what we like to call an 'awkward' phase. It's at a tweener stage in terms of...

I've had similar disappointments tasting most low end Madeira. None of them seem to deliver an experience I want to repeat.

The Rare Wine Co Historic series are about as low end as I've found for Madeira that I enjoy. It's a solid lineup but you are talking $40-60.

Seriously folks. An older guy, not exactly Cary Grant, with the ability to confer professional favors to a cadre of attractive young women and we’re surprised by the behavior. Please. It's not surprise at the actions. It's surprise at how protected these guys can be. The lack of action by the orgs....

The premox thing also makes it very producer dependent. I haven't seen any issue with Louis Michel so I'm aging mine. I think Fevre had some issues with premox for instance so I would do some research before laying those down. Brocard has had issues and I wouldn't age those more than 5 years.

Since I split wines over two nights I never decant unless there is some real problem with excessive sediment. Bottles that will be drank the same evening see more aggressive choices in terms of decanting.

For under $20 I always thought this was decent. It's not going to make you forget Champagne but it's gets the job done for not a lot of dollars.

NV Varichon & Clerc Blanc de Blancs Brut

It's settled then. I has been a long time since I opened three bottles on the same night...in the name of science.

My bottom line concern is opening three bottles and having to pour part of them out because they do not hold up in the fridge for as long as it would take me to drink them. With sweet sherries that's not an issue I've found. A week or two of sipping from the fridge is fine. The dry sherries I would ...

Brian G r a f s t r o m wrote: ↑
November 3rd, 2020, 7:49 pm
Do you have reason to believe 2 will be sweet?

I guess I assumed by saying they would be ok in the fridge for extended periods that they are sweet.

Whether to drink or hold is very subjective I've found. I should be able to glean something from your note about how open the wine seemed to you anyway. I find those sorts of clues much more useful than a pronouncement of 'drink' or 'hold'. It's those clues I often find useful if I'm trying to figur...

Drinking the bottom 75% of a bottle of the 2018 Ridge Evangelho I opened late last night. The oak that was prominent last night has faded away. Ignoring the greater coverage. Going to stick to movies and video games until maybe before bed. Hoping to pop something more celebratory tomorrow.

What is the general opinion on how long these hold in the fridge. I assume the Oloroso is fine for at least a couple weeks. What about the other two bottles? Oloroso and Palo Cortado should be fine for a long time --- longer than they're likely to last once open. Honestly, the En Rama should be fin...

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Cris Whetstone wrote: ↑
November 2nd, 2020, 6:59 pm
Probably in this order:
Beer
Austria
Portugal
Is Homer Simpson the president of that first country?
No, Peter Griffin in a landslide.

Agreed. Elected officials are mostly only faint copies of actual leaders.

Should we PM our questions with our invite requests?

What is the general opinion on how long these hold in the fridge. I assume the Oloroso is fine for at least a couple weeks. What about the other two bottles?

Someone on MSNBC said only a 50/50 chance we’ll know the winner on Election night - ugh Nate Silver says 60%. As I said in another thread, GA, NC and FL are going to be early calls (unless the spread is microscopic). If Biden wins one of those, it will be a very long night for Trump. He needs all t...

To be fair to OP - if he just said COOKED v CORKED we wouldn't really have this long thread of people teasing him, cause that cork is definitely a cooked wine. It might not have been as long but the focus of the thread as a threat to action for K&L would have been the same. He could have been more ...

Oh, so we have to ask for the PM? Asking....

Probably in this order:
Beer
Austria
Portugal

To be fair to OP - if he just said COOKED v CORKED we wouldn't really have this long thread of people teasing him, cause that cork is definitely a cooked wine. It might not have been as long but the focus of the thread as a threat to action for K&L would have been the same. He could have been more ...

Gray G wrote: ↑
November 2nd, 2020, 6:05 pm

so they tasted the wine, and it was fine, so you came on here and now have a refund, wow, extortion via WB

That's often the point of social media business shaming. Make over the top accusations until you get some free stuff.

Yes.

I'll probably watch Borat so I'll be distracted at least for a while.

Reading wine labels is tricky even for people with experience. Given what WineBid sells I'm not surprised they miss little stuff like this occasionally given the volume. I've benefitted from these sorts of mistakes at least twice. I've had another where the vintage in the photo didn't match the desc...

TBH, I was not try to trash a retailer, I was sharing my real story here. I knew the retailer has very good reviews, but it doesn't mean they couldn't be wrong on my case. For future reference, if your subject line includes "Don't waste your money on XXXX(retailer)" people are going to take that as...

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