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I've been tearing through some '19 Kabis lately, and this goes straight to the top of the list. Opened about an hour ago and it is flat out banging....

all of us occasionally pass on “deals” and sometimes post them. Let’s have a thread that does so . . . JJ Buckley has a Bitouzet-Prieur Volnay...

I have heard that Touriga Nacional is a grape that is being planted in some regions in California to anticipate climate change. Looking around I have...

Grundeken was an article published c. mid-2004 called Reclassifying Bordeaux Using Wine Advocate Ratings. The article covered 1982-2003 (excl. 4 poor...

In the last 48 hours I have confirmed from multiple sources that Rudy Kurniawan is once again offering millions of dollars worth of wine for auction...

Have been watching some of the social media posts by burgundy vignerons filming the bougies lighting up the landscape over the past few nights. Looks...

An absolutley stunning Petite Sirah!! Has to be my WOTY so far!!

Its a half bottle that could easily be 50+ old if not more. Cant really tell.

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New Belgium -- Wild Ale (Lips of Faith series)
Bear Republic -- Racer 5 IPA
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Hi all -

I have a wine fridge on order and being ready to set up delivery in the next couple weeks.

I was hoping someone here could fill me in on...

I used to drink a lot of these CA producers' wines when I first got into wine decades ago. My tastes have now morphed decidedly French but I thought...

Impressions 4-15-21

2014 Piedrasassi, Red Wine Harrison Clarke Vnyd. - a Ballard Canyon vineyard that produces a wonderful Mourvèdre and good Syrah;...

I just wondered what the average percentage of Berserker gross household income is spent on wine. Let's just say wine only, not toraage, glasses, and...

Hi all - I am based in the NYC area and am currently reviewing my list of wine clubs. I wanted to get the group's thoughts to see if there was...

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2019 Myriad Cellars Beckstoffer Georges III Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 750ml

2019 Myriad Cellars Beckstoffer Vineyard Georges III...

2020 Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc

After reading very positive TNs from Tom Cannavan and Phil Wilkins I ordered a case last week. In addition I knew...

I just finished off a plate of oven-baked salmon in a soy/honey/lime glaze, pan-seared asparagus cooked in butter, and pilaf rice with my second...

Anyone else on the release or have had an early taste? It's set for Wed May 22.

It is with great excitement we ask you to please save a date on...

Over the past 6-9 months as I have been introducing my 3 y/o son to cooking, we have been making a lot of buttermilk pancakes on Saturday mornings. I...

A big welcome to the new year!

The cover crop is thriving due to intermittent rains and sunny days. Temperatures are in the 50s during the day, and...

Hi all. My last thread got cluttered with posts and comments and my list was ragged. So I cleaned it up, added some bottles and tweaked some prices....

Newbie question.

I had a Chateauneuf du pape. Loved it.

Through my research, I discovered that a lot of Rhone style wines are made in the Central...

After a work-induced hiatus from wine that lasted several years, I'm back. I went nearly a decade without subscribing to eBob, Tanzer (now Vinous...

Just got the email for Cruse’s interactive dosage trial for his “Tradition” sparkling wine (not Ultramarine but pretty impressive for CA). Seems like...

GrapeCollective highlights a new Valtelline producer, Tenuta Scersce:

I've not heard of her wines before. Has anybody here tried them??...

OP note: I still can't believe how good the pricing is on these wines. this email offer simply offers a lineup of some of the best price to quality...

Starting a lighter thread to take our minds off the frost, the terroir confrontation, the QPR conundrum and the yearly revenue debate.

The Overnoy...

Carruades de Lafite 1995 6L in OWC x2

$2200 ea. Normal shipping rules apply.

Pity the poor wine critic. So many wines, so few words.

The problem was brought home by this blurb in one of those e-mails:

The 2012 Barolo...

2016 Ridge Zinfandel Buchignani Ranch - USA, California, Sonoma County (4/14/2021)
A chalkier Zin. Prob the 21% Carignane in there (a grape I've...

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Someone else started on the last Berserker forum, so I figured I'd get it going over here....

Anyone biting on the 2004 Le Ragnaie Brunello di...

2019 Weingut Max Ferd. Richter Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Kabinett Faß 4 - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer (4/14/2021)
Savored over the course of three...

Other than a Green Pan for omelets, a Le Cruset for casseroles and a large heavy cast-iron, my wife and I are generally not happy with our pots and...

Need a rec (besides the obvious Bern's which is booked) for a date type restaurant in St Pete or Tampa.
Staying in St Pete, but will have car....

An article from today's LA Times, about dry farming wine grapes:

Bruce

This is well known here, but Chris Freemott is extraordinary in his customer service and kindness. I've placed two orders with him in the last two...

Of course you’re annoyed to hear again and again that there is another great vintage in Germany. The German winemakers clearly have a lucky streak,...

This was our first tasting of this year, held back in the very first days of January. A friend of mine had ordered some stuff from Garrafeira...

Think we can get a TN from Draymond and Steph?

2005 Château Phélan Ségur - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe (13/4/2021)
Perfect cork. Quintessential Bordeaux with a lovely bouquet of some old...

These arrived in our factory and I’ve placed my order. Arriving in 7-12 weeks in the US.

The link should take you to Grassl’s IG account and...

2005 Overnoy Arbois-Pupillin
Been looking forward to this since the enticing description provided at the Parisian caviste. Last evening's...

I realize I’m not going to get a berserkerday, but are these checking out or am I better off drinking what I have?

We’ve always used the Schott-Zwiesel Tour/Pure line, and bought them (years ago) because they (1) looked cool, (3) were lead-free, (3) offered more...

I am curious about the frequency of broken bottle losses as the industry shifts from styrofoam to pulp shippers.
I just posted about two bottles...

Last weekend some friends and I went for a day-trip to the Yarra Valley near Melbourne, Victoria. With COVID-19 restrictions still in place, most...

WTSO and Last Bottle have their threads, so time to put one up for Costco. Varies from location to location and in SF we are lucky to have the Mtn...

Has anyone been popping any BerserkerDay wines? With the holiday approaching, I've been trying to make an effort to open some wines produced by past,...

Interested to get peoples thoughts on this topic, I have been buying a ton of wine from Trader Joes because recently moved close to one in my city....

Last night, we opened two Saxum magnums prior to the Jets/Browns Debacle. A 2005 Rocket Block from Loren Sonkin and a 2013 Booker from me. Both were...

Seems like this might be a good thread for the bubbleheads here.

I'll start it with three

2004 Jacquesson Champ Cain - love this, deep Chardonnay...

LA JOTA-Howell Mountain, Cabermet Sauvignon

(6) 1985, (.750), $125 P/B

Excellent Condition, Purchased on release

E/M for info!

Used a few times, like new, in original box. $90 + shipping, or will deliver south Bay Area

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If you can, please post as much as you are willing about the background of the # wine you are drinking. Most don't know what the #s are so...

2014 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru (4/11/2018)
Absolutely stoopid...

Something odd happened last night to one of my bids I have never seen before. I put in bids on a two-bottle lot with a max bid of $150 (first bid was...

2017 Ser Cabernet Pfeffer Wirz Vineyard - USA, California, Central Coast, San Benito County (4/14/2021)
I've been banging on and on about Nicole...

Tonight we tried the 2009 Jean-Paul Thevenet, Morgon, Vieilles Vignes. Gorgeous, aged Beau nose of sweet cherries, a combo of fresh and dried, with...

Full case: $3000
Half case $1600

Lying River Valley NY

NV Le Sot de l'Ange Touraine-Azay-le-Rideau Malolactix - France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Touraine-Azay-le-Rideau (4/1/2021)
30% Grolleau de...

20210413_190507.jpg Cape Classics Wine Importers hosted a dinner at Foxcroft Wine Co in Charlotte last night. It was an evening of fun, affordable...

Anyone know of any offsite wine storage companies in northwest suburban Chicagoland? A search here and on Google didn’t indicate much. TIA!

Ok, in the past few weeks we had a thread about the Nahe, which I found very helpful. I'd like to know people's opinions on the wineries of the...

Great instagram updates from Hardy today on bottling the next release ... and he mentioned three Roses! Small quantities so ordering as soon as the...

Some people live to eat, others eat to live; some work to live, others live to work. I live and work to travel, like many of us who participate on...

Tasting notes from a small distanced tasting held al fresco, theme, Northern Rhone.

2017 Domaine Auguste Clape St. Péray Blanc – limpid golden...

I just had an infuriating experience again, which just makes me want to start a dedicated wine shipping company so we can all get away from these...

Only $120 case for Napa fruit plus shipping? I'm in for a case...not much risk....

Came across this article (in Portuguese):

For those who don’t read Portuguese here’s the summary:
Back in October 2020, Sogape/Casa da Ferreirinha...

Part of a sampler pack of Corsican wines. Lovely pale pink color. Melon, lime and white pepper on a somewhat subdued nose. Lovely balance of...

2013 Matthiasson Cabernet Franc Matthiasson Vineyard - USA, California, Napa Valley (4/14/2021)
12.2% abv. Medium-light ruby, very aromatic. On the...

Hello Fellow Berserkers,

Having been fascinated with his Instagram posts for a very long time, we are pleased to host an afternoon webinar with the...

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1# off from consecutive serial numbers

My acquisition was the first time they were moved out of the...

What are you drinking, what do you like? Oh, and let me clarify - it doesn't have to just be the legal definition of bourbon, but the style. I'd like...

I just got my yearly offer letter from Bonneau du Martray and they noted in their letter in 2019 they leased 3 Ha of CC to DRC.

I hadn't heard about...

I was in New Orleans for a weekend as my wine group was taking on August. Here are some notes on the restaurants we went to:
Balise- Fantastic menu...

EDIT: For those new to this post — my use of the word criminal is hyperbolic. While I didn’t imagine that would require clarification, I don’t want...

Small tears to the front label. Pic available via email

$800

ownership transfers on dropoff at fedex.

shipped double boxed

I have an enameled 9 inch Le Creuset skillet, with the non stick black stuff on the cooking surface. It is getting so food sticks to it and is a real...

Although it's still early-ish, I've noticed that nearly 100% of harvest internship postings include something like prior work in wine production,...

Any thoughts out there?

thank you in advance

2011 Rhys Pinot Noir Bearwallow Vineyard - USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley (1/8/2017)
I have complained about several bottles of the...

Figured I'd start a thread unless there's one out there so we're not ruining the fun within the de Negoce thread. I'm also lazy and searching the...

Or is this thing pretty awesome!?! I'm a big Coravin fan as my wife is choosing not to drink right now, but since that only works (reliably) on...

I just got an e-mail from WTSO stating that they are now able to ship to Kentucky again!

Alyssa Hughes (WTSO)
Apr 14, 2021, 10:50 AM EDT

Good...

Delving deeper to my recent Carlisle arrivals, I tried last night:
1. Carlisle PetiteSirah SonomaCnty (14.8%; MountsVnyd + RossiRanch; 29% new...

Recently ordered 4 bottles of '96 J.B. Becker Riesling from an NYC shop.

Opened the first bottle about 1 week after purchase, and was completely...

I want to start backfilling some wines so I'm Looking to buy a few bottles of aged BDX of the likes of Pichon Lalande, Longueville;...

Now that Bedrock is doing a Sky Vineyard Zinfandel it occurred to me I have never had a Zinfandel from Sky Winery ( Morgan seemed to speak reverently...

I accumulated a large amount of beer (mostly stouts) over the past few years and looking to send these to a home that would enjoy more... have had to...

As mentioned, I’m in the planning stage of our first trip to this particular wine country region. It’s been on the “list” for the past several years,...

Ok we (well, the old farts among us) talk about owning too much wine, stopping buying, reducing our holdings, etc. So i challenge those of us to post...

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We're going all out for our very first...

This is my 1st year on the list so I feel triple lucky!
Just received this notice.

All the great Cayuse wine in the world can’t obscure how...

Not sure if it can be sustained, but it is now a seller’s market.