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Hi All,

I know a few of us are headed out there but who else out there might be going to the tasting tomorrow. There will be many great producers to...

Tried these three w/ DinDin last night:
1. Ser Chard CoastviewVnyd/MontereyCnty (13%; www.SerWinery.com; 150 cs) NicoleWalsh/SantaCruz 2015 :...

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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...

I think it would be interesting to see what others are buying these days.

This week, I found 2 bottles of Hanzell Chardonnay from 1997 and a 3 pack...

Yes, it is true! I have paid for a subscription to Wine Advocate - I am now a WA subscriber!

After the big breakaway nearly 14 years ago, and the...

I was lamenting the cut/paste into Cellar tracker ahead of me. That got me thinking.... (Sorry for the tech speak vs wine speak)

Are there APIs or...

If you have 250 or more btls in your cellar, why are u not on CT??? Or at least have a reliable spreadsheet of your own???

I organize a local...

I really haven't gotten into rum so far, but I bit on this week's Total Wine Concierge Sales offer. It's supposed to be a blend of 3 rums (all 12-yr...

I am traveling with my new boss and some other senior team members in California this week, and tomorrow we are taking out clients in Santa Rosa. The...

2018 Rivers Marie Cabernet
2016 Jones Family Cabernet
2016 Gemstone Heritage Cabernet

$300, buyer is responsible for shipping. Standard shipping...

Got a notice last night that someone shipped me wine. Everything I’ve purchased for the past month I have specifically but on notes to “hold for...

This dinner was in the planning for over a month. Nikole, beverage director and somm at Del Frisco's Steakhouse knocked it out of the park with the...

I thought it made sense to have a catchall thread to post about interesting restaurants in town, whether or not they BYO.

Speaking of...

I was able...

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I have sold out of Ventresca, Mussels, and...

News to me - will be a fun one to watch

Juan is stepping back from his day-to-day responsibilities at Realm to start a new wine project in Paso...

While BerserkerDay is upon us, and the viewership is at a feverish pitch during this timeframe, I’m excited to announce a new level of elective...

After much debate I have decided that my wine storage project will be passive rather than active. I have the space for it on a slope, access to an...

Do you peel your portobello, cremini, button mushrooms? If the answer is yes, get thee to Restaurant Depot (if you have a card) for the portobello...

Looking forward to seeing how Robert's new shop works. From today's email:

Greetings to my fellow Wine Freaks and Friends of the Vine,
It brings...

Gonna start paring down my collection of Napa cabs because I haven’t been drinking too many lately.

Standard CC rules. Buyer is responsible for...

AVAILABLE:

1 x Ardbeg Scorch Committee Release $150
1 x Kavalan Solist Sherry Cask $300
1 x Kavalan Solist Sherry Fino $400
1 x Macallan Rare Cask...

Tight, structured and shy to begin with. It unfurls majestically in the glass to show notes of brioche, lemon curd, chalk, grilled nuts and cinnamon....

Arnoux-Lachaux:

2012 Echezeaux $850
2 x 2012 Suchots $600
1 x 2010 Suchots $850
2 x 2015 Chambolle Musigny AC $250
2 x 2015 Chaumes $850

White...

Here you guys go. A space to discuss other wines from Envoyer. I see that when people bring up non champagne in the champagne thread people always...

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

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...

always a great bottle, it’s nearly the equal of Clos Ste Hune in this vintage. Their 375th anniversary bottling, it’s spectacular. Nose is intense...

All prices are lower than current Wine-Searcher Pro low or most recent low retail sales price. Standard title transfer terms apply. Strong preference...

Let's have a place to share the love.

Have purchased FB a few times, big fan, and just pulled a cork on the berserkerday purchase. Sweet Jesus....

Two schizophrenic nights in northern Maine -

Caribou: Accompanying a friend whose roots are here, we stayed in the Caribou Inn and Convention...

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We spend a lot of time on WB discussing blue chip wines. Naturally, they are the ones we are most excited to come post about when we open, drink, and...

Tomorrow is the day! For anyone who isnt aware yet (where ya been?) this is Morgan and Chris from Bedrock's traditional method, all vintage dated,...

As has happened in the past a storage client treated the MWC wine storage employees to dinner at Northern New Jersey Italian restaurant Rezza. The...

Had these three at our tasting at Pig+Fig a few weeks ago:
1. Bedrock CabSauv SonomaCnty (14.5%; BedrockVnyd + MonteRossoVnyd + Bedrock Merlot) 2020...

Hoping the collective wisdom of the board can help me here. Taking my wife to London for a milestone birthday of hers in June, staying in Mayfair....

Patiently waiting on my Sabelli-Frisch Gordon W Alicante Bouschet

Love the 95 vintage and happen to have a few producers in my cellar screaming to be tried side by side by side. Anyone else have the wine and...

All stored at Domaine NJ. If you are a Domaine client, you can take 5% off anything you buy for ease of transfer.

email me at...

1994 is my birth year, so I’m not really looking for a deal here. Just wondering if this bottle is worth $5k in this current market?

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...

Well, my state of Alaska has decided to pass a bill that's terrible when it comes to collecting wine. Depending on how the Regs roll out I find it...

I'm gonna be in NYC for a bit in mid may and have some free time Sunday evening if anyone wants to get together and open some bottles. I'll be in...

Fun night with a bunch of berserkers at noreetuh! I didn’t write down the complete list of wines or take formal notes, so I’m sure I’m missing a lot,...

A very interesting article by Matthias Neske in TRINK on returning ancient German grape varieties to respect:
TRINK: Historic German Varieties

and...

I've decided it might be smart to have a thread dedicated to many/most of the offers that are available only to Monopole Crü members (via their...

I go to Los Angeles 4 or 5 times per year and admittedly I have been hyper-critical of the food scene. Keep in mind I live in NYC and dine there...

Hey Everyone,

I do weekly deals at my shop (link below).

This week it's Domaine Zind-Humbrecht, Clos Saint Urbain Rangen De Thann Riesling 2017...

2x - N.50 Walla Walla Cabernet Sauvignon
2x - N.82 Walla Walla Meritage
2x - N.79 Rutherford Sauvignon Blanc

Looking for $100 for the 6pack.

Anyone in Denver who can take delivery of something for me and forward along with my label? Thanks in advance!

Purchased on release from Kermit Lynch. Opened and poured a few ounces.

The color was a translucent medium ruby red with just a very very slight...

I was very lucky to be invited again to dine at one of our forum’s very best chefs’ home for dinner last night for an evening of magnificent seafood...

A negative test is still required to re-enter the US at this point correct?

curious about two things:

first, anyone know if this is on the...

So I'll be in Chicago in the end of May for work. My schedule is free on May 23rd free for dinner. Wondering if there are any Berserkers want to get...

An original 1933 A.M. Cassandre BONAL
Sight: 60” x 44”
Framed: H 71.75” x W 55.75” x D 1.25”
This is a beautiful Art Deco, classic, ORIGINAL...

It's my second time drinking Domain Tempier Rouge - this time a 2018, and, much like my first experience, I don't love it. Tons of game, a bit of...

Just returned from a fantastic two week trip to Greece, primarily for wine, and had to share a couple of observations. (And make sure to read the...

Put the ’13 Village Meursault next to the ’12 last week at Au Fil du Clos in Meursault.

2012 Coche-Dury Meursault : Really good. Structural...

TIA-I received my first offer today and have never had. I will say that I'm a big TRB fan, though I'm a bit frustrated by CA tax. Any way, was just...

Hello gang. Quick question. When your not drinking the finest craft beer what is your go to beer?

Quick, question. Have had Promontory, in what ways does the wine differ from Harlan, which I have never had.

In efforts to help keep the Advanced Search button from overload, I would like there to be a thread devoted to the unique winemaking and...

We’ll be in London (Mayfair) for a few days with our teenage kids and wondering if anyone has good restaurant recommendations? Kids love a variety of...

2012 Idlewild Nebbiolo Fox Hill Vineyard - USA, California, North Coast, Mendocino County (5/15/2022)
Hard to believe that it has been seven years...

Hello and Happy Berserker Day 13!

My name is Bobby Moy and I am the owner and winemaker for Brevity. We are a small winery located in the Napa...

These were < $100 not that long ago. Per W-S, there doesn't appear to be any Stateside at any price -- what happened?

2018 François Raveneau Chablis - France, Burgundy, Chablis (5/15/2022)
Absolutely LOVE the Rav...of course I'd drink the GC and PC all day long if I...

I have somehow or another got myself volunteered to coordinate a Whisky tasting event this summer/fall. Still not quite sure how this happened.........

So after tasting many Howell Mountain wines over the last 10 years or so, I have decided to focus my attention to the MT Veeder AVA. I search here on...

Nikolas Krankl's project a winery called FÆTHM
From his twitter account: FÆTHM is coming... We are working tirelessly to get some jaw dropping wine...

I have not had anything to drink for 6 weeks for medical reasons not involving alcohol, and I have been cleared to reenter the fray, although I am...

What would you drink with:
WOOD GRILLED OCTOPUS castelvetrano olives, salsa verde, fresh pepperoni, chilled legumes
This fellow suggests Gruner as a...

Just back from a week in San Francisco primarily for work; however, I managed to fit in a number of very good meals including a few new places.

I...

Another great lunch with Peter Chiu and friends! I will miss these get-togethers when I leave for France and will look forward to making them happen...

This stuff is crazy good, it’s insane.

90 - 95% of my Cellartracker wines are over 90, but then today I took a flyer on a Four Vines Truant. Should of looked it up before buying. It comes...

New year, new thread. Any updates?

A somewhat interesting though not terribly profound article by ChrisBarnes in the GrapeCollective

on the wines of Elio Ottin.
I had two of them at...

WOW.
A stunning stunning bottle of pale, delicate, red fruited, silky, spice and savory tinged Renardes that was just singing so pretty last night;...

Dîner à l’Equilibre (Balma) – 13/5/2022 :

De Sousa Champagne cuvée des caudalies BdB extra brut GC Avize : 17,5/20
Bulle très agréable, sapide,...

You liked it? Here’s a label shot for you.

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No shit.

It's actually been a while since I've had a pour, but for the purposes of starting this I'll toss-out my favorite, Lagavulin.

The Gentaz thread put me in the mood for some old-style Côte-Rôtie. Sadly I don't own any Gentaz, but this scratched the itch. Opens with aromatics...

Four night examination begins tonight, with broiled prime rib cap & pineapple. Somehow a bottle of this is missing, suspect numero uno is wife.

This...

Last Friday I had some discussion with Rieslingkenner about the magic of aged Keller Riesling, as they opened a 2005 Kirchspiel GG and they found out...

Had some friends from Charlottesville in this weekend & we tried:
1. Huber Vision GrunerVeltliner (12.0%; www.Weingut-Huber.At; Organic grapes;...

As a very long time user of WSPro, I find it to be one of the key tools of the truly Berserk. It’s excellent!

But today, I’ve found a bunch of...

No Eurovision here but was a long weekend for us!

MAINLY BORDEAUX AT SSG - (16/5/2022)

The Las Cases was the clear WOTN, all the Las Cases...

We just took down an ornamental cherry tree in my front yard this morning because it was dying. I saved a wheelbarrow full of the 4 in diameter...

When talking with Berg, I think the idea of creating our own thread for the Saturday drinking crew came up. Seems to be a good way to keep in touch...

Discuss…

Good morning wine friends!

It is with great pleasure (and some minor need for sleep) I present 6 exciting new wines for this spring...

Mike,

What evenings (dates, location) work best for you for a wine dinner?

Anyone care to join an evening of dinner and wine tasting?

Theodore...

Our small group is planning a trip to Anderson Valley, mostly focusing on wine tasting and dining, in that order, and am fishing for recommendations...

William Kelley joins Wine Berserkers again for an online Zoom Q&A session, fresh after En Primeur, on Friday May 6th at 11 am Pacific, 2pm Eastern...

Happy Wednesday everyone!
I really didn't know what to open this evening so i closed my eyes ( after I was in my cellar) and blindly pulled out a...

I’m relocating my family from SoCal to Charlotte (Lake Norman Area), NC next month. My relocation company doesn’t handle wine shipments, does anyone...

There seems to be a lot of love for Bedrock wine on this board that i figured we could probably start a thread devoted to which one you opened...

Tried these two last night at dinner:
1. I Pastini Rampone Minutolo IGP: Valle d'Itria/Puglia (12.5%; www.IPastini.It; KermitLynch/Berkeley) I...