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Hank Victor wrote: ↑
September 19th, 2019, 12:22 pm

Markus S wrote: ↑
September 19th, 2019, 12:15 pm
Does it have the typical simple RIDGE label?
Looks like it.

https://www.ridgewine.com/wines/2018-grenache-blanc/

Wholesale Only Release

Interesting. I wonder what the story is.

While I'm sure many would equate the quality of RMP's notes with that of a McDonald's hamburger, it's either cognitive dissonance or forced intellectual dishonesty to equate opinions on products and actual products.

As Alan alludes to many of the comparisons given in this thread don't work at all. Ford or Disney created products. The companies they founded continue to create products. The Wine Advocate was a place where Robert Parker reviewed wines. You can argue his opinion was his product but that's kind of t...

I have learned (the hard way) that the key to keeping a lean inventory at home is to ensure that your offsite cellar is organized by drinking date. Stuff to be aged goes in the back, stuff to be consumed goes in the front. That way you don't have to rummage through dozens of heavy boxes in order to...

I have a small wine fridge at home now. I keep 30-45 bottles in there. The rest is offsite. It's not difficult to go to my offsite every month or so to get more for home if needed/wanted.

I don't think the same coupons go out to all members. I think they parcel them out regionally.

The only coupons I seem to get for Total Wine any more are for their 'winery direct' wines.

Can't swing the midweek thing right now. Sorry to miss everyone. Enjoy!

What a great time. Great group. Great foods. Great wines. Just Great.

EHeffner wrote: ↑
September 7th, 2019, 11:59 am
Previously offered May 22. FWIW, I didn’t receive a recent email for it

That's what I thought. I already have some in my cellar though since I know they do more than one Special Club I thought maybe it was possibly something else.

I also did not receive this offer.

Cris - thanks (the tree out back must be producing like crazy, huh? jealous...) Naw. The neighbors cut that down. I just bring it because I know how to make it decent and it's great in the summer. I can do spring rolls if people would rather and Jay doesn't want to bother. I live near more than one...

Nice offer on the Gimmonet Special Club Did not see this and I’m a big fan of these wines. Mind sharing what it was? $65 a bottle for the 2012 Special Club Millesime. Email directed to buy on the website, but only 4 left after I purchased. Might still be there? This has been offered previously, yeah?

I guess the issue I really have with the article is that it is feeding people some talking points without a lot of context. I would say that if someone is truly interested in learning more about wine, the first thing to do would be to read some articles or books about basic winemaking techniques an...

I've been pretty shocked by the reactions to this article and the further doubling down. The way this is posted is more beyond usefulness than the source article is. It's clearly an article to give people who don't know jack about wine something more interesting and more importantly, on point to ask...

I always wonder. Is the 'down the drain' thing like some sort of virtue signal bragging or merely consumerist tantrums in public?

Cris - thanks (the tree out back must be producing like crazy, huh? jealous...) Naw. The neighbors cut that down. I just bring it because I know how to make it decent and it's great in the summer. I can do spring rolls if people would rather and Jay doesn't want to bother. I live near more than one...

Will bring a big bowl of guac with chips again.

I also think there's a board skew here in general. I hear speak of $35+ Chards etc as a norm etc. I don't know about your wives, but me coming home with an "everyday" Chard from the supermarket for $35, just isn't gonna go over that well. For her that's a high end wine that needs to be saved and no...

Neal.Mollen wrote: ↑
August 30th, 2019, 4:39 pm
2007 CdP. En magnum

But only for the sushi bar.

Somebody really loves themselves.

I'm a big fan of wines from Apremont. Similar to Muscadet in terms of build and value but still out from the hipster eye. They are made from the Jacquère variety.

Three producers I've had very good wines from:

Marc Portaz
Jean Masson
R&B Bernard

Chris, sounds like vintage character more than producer. LM is noted for using mostly (all?) stainless, with little or no wood contact. So the wines are often quite taut and crisp. 2017 is reputed to be an outstanding white burgundy and Chablis vintage, try something from the vintage and see if it ...

EHeffner wrote: ↑
August 27th, 2019, 6:13 am
These notes convinced me to grab a bottle of the Remy Massin. Excited to try it!

Yeah. Tex pinged me on CT after I wrote my note and he was going to get some more. I didn't realize or had forgotten Greg had some more on pre-arrival. I grabbed a couple more bottles on the news.

My name still isn't on the list but I'm hoping to come. I'll just crib the address from someone else.

I can bring some guac again if that's wanted. Or not.

Anymore talk of wine themes? Wines Brad hates maybe?

Here are my quick hits. I didn't spend a lot of time on anything. Lot's of good wines. More than I remembered as I read through my notes. Thanks to the Murray's for hosting and organizing again. Thanks to everyone for the company. [cheers.gif] SUNTACULAR - Frank Murray's Casa (8/24/2019) NV Minière ...

FWIW, the August boat arrived and I picked up some stuff a week or so ago. Terry pulled my order with not much notice. She really does a good job for the customers. Miniere, Jacquesson, Mouzon-Leroux were in the box. Yep. They dumped a bunch of my orders at my cellar yesterday. Wasn't expecting tha...

I've always wanted to like the Cubillo bottling but it never seems to deliver enough to warrant future purchases. Maybe in some vintages it over performs but the pedigree doesn't seem to follow for me on this bottling.

I'm with Larry. This doesn't sound like an issue with "Chardonnay".

Thanks for the write up. A severely underappreciated winery.

I would wrap them in tin foil. Or aluminum foil. The tissue may invite silverfish. And the OWC may be a vector for bacteria, mold, and all kinds of other things. I would take the wine out of the boxes and burn the boxes as soon as they arrived. Get a good disinfectant, wipe down the bottles, burn a...

I use them for older wines that I want to split over two nights. I've had good results thus far. For the most part wines that are not old enough to be almost gone will hold pretty close to what they were on the first night. Not every time, but most times. Younger wines I just prefer to see how how t...

Of course some people rate their favorite region better than others. Some people also rate their favorite producers higher than others of similar quality. Some will rate wines from certain nations or states better than the others. Some have been vocal about such things. Some people rate wines of ce...

It's fine. It's also preferred if you ever decide to sell.

They are great for stacking for long term storage. They suck for moving things around often so when you break them open I would transfer the bottles to boxes or racks if you can.

Of course some people rate their favorite region better than others. Some people also rate their favorite producers higher than others of similar quality. Some will rate wines from certain nations or states better than the others. Some have been vocal about such things. Some people rate wines of cer...

What Greg said.

It would be horrible/hilarious if there was a sudden surge in triple digit Zinfandel after all these years of sneers.

I've been hearing various versions of the whole 'businesses and people are leaving California in droves because of all the taxes and regulations' for close to 40 years. Or most all of my life in which I cared to pay attention to such things. They continue to say this in the face of all evidence to t...

Alan, can you explain to us why you think regulatory agencies should be in the service of making sure companies are profitable even in cases where those companies start out by breaking said regulations? Shouldn't the companies comply with the very public regulations from the start in order to be pro...

Unless you know something about the people involved that we do not, Alan, your wild speculations about those people and their professionalism are as unfounded and deliberately caustic as the people attacking Kevin because he's known to be wealthy.

To those who want Kevin to come and give deeper explanations, I'm guessing the legal team representing Rhys would be quite against that.

The posted report is eye opening. At least for me. 1. It mentions several times it is making comparisons to 2015 from another inspection in 2017. They knew there was an inspection of the area and went ahead with some major work. This was no accident. 2. The work done as described in that report is f...

This has got to be one of their best wines. I thought it was just coming into it's own when I had it last. I've been trying like hell to keep my hands off my couple bottles but I can see one going down before the year is out.

I had more to say but Mr Swain dropped a bomb that took some breath away. I'll not comment on the particulars post that. But on the red herring about traffic in the Bay Area and development there, due to that and development across the state we are down to less that 10% of historical wetlands being ...

Looks like the 31st is a no go for me.

Have fun all!

If this happens in September, color me interested.

(Pssst! Bearwallow is in Anderson Valley.)

If I'm around I'd be interested.

Intrigued. Could be a good excuse for a little trip or a long trip. Count me tentatively in.

Can we do this but without Brad?

Count me in.

I also thought the Demostene is quite good. I wouldn't call it a 'Zin' though being that it's 50/50 with Carignan. I don't always go in for the extra wines from the ATP offerings but I couldn't resist something with that much Carignan. That's a real heartbreak if this is a one off due to the vines b...

From the latest Ridge ATP shipment. Tasty and crowd friendly without being a sweet fruited jam bomb. What California can do pretty well when done right. 2016 Ridge Syrah/Grenache/Mataro Lytton Estate - USA, California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley (5/9/2019) Smells of dark fruits jam. Forward fru...

Very jealous. Nice range there also where most of the wines were at least in a decent window.

Perfect timing. Ridge sent their Lytton Estate Syrah/Grenache/Mataro in the last ATP shipment. I've got one at home to give trial run to. It's officially on deck.

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