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Had not seen capsules as the villain yet. Thoughts?

I have always heard Spain mentioned as good for value in wine.
The wine I have had most from Spain is Tres Picos Garnacha and for $13 I think it is a...

My favorite is the Barbancourt 15. Would love to hear what's better than that one.

Figured I would try to get another chain going but with dessert wines specifically.

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...

Looking for feedback. Building a below grade wine cellar in Hawaii, about 1000 bottles. Thinking about volcanic rock cinder block storage modules...

Book Review:
California Wine: A Comprehensive Guide to Wineries, Wines, Vintages and Vineyards
Written by James Laube
1999 publication, 2nd Edition,...

Some good news for my better half and me in our careers so we had a small celebratory dinner at Jade Palace. My first time and won't be my last -...

Basically, does salt absorb scents/flavors?

Or, is it simply mixed in with herbs and such because it's needed anyway?

I've tried searching this...

Some wines, as we know, are all about the fireworks, inducing oohs and aahs. 76 trombones leading a big parade, 110 cornets right behind.

I thought...

If someone sells wines at auction, what is the tax rate on those gains? From what I see on the internet 28% seems to apply to collectables. CPAs out...

Anyone else jumping on this release from Jake of Bedrock? Morgan and Chris have definitely been excited about it for a long time it seems like if the...

I’ve been enjoying Wine Blast with Susie and Peter. Seems good shows are few and far between. Would love tips for more!

As some of you may know, the Governor of Texas has decided to share the burden of dealing with Asylum seekers but putting them on buses and dropping...

Berserkers,

Fellow board member Peter Papay and his wife Nasrin opened their home and their newly renovated backyard deck and swimming pool for...

If you’re headed to Osteria Francescana because it got ranked the best resto in the world, here are some other things to eat and drink while you’re...

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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...

A few months ago, I was having a conversation with a gentleman who LOVES nebbiolo. I thought I had a deep understanding when it comes to Piedmonte...

A somewhat interesting article in Punch by John McCarroll:

and the legacy of Robert Parker & his (continuing) impact on wine. A fairly balanced &...

Just checking the weather in France and it appears that it’s been raining in Burgundy and predicted all week off and on (along with cooler...

Fill and colour were good, the cork crumbled into a pile of sand upon opening. I strained into a decanter and the wine was superb when we got to it a...

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...

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 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...

UPDATE 7/27/22

Estimated 'read only' downtime on the current forum will be Aug 15 and Aug 16. We're migrating the last of the data, finalizing all...

After an ill-advised choice of Cap-Ferret last year, we returned to our usual haunt, Soulac-Sur-Mer, a slightly rundown, unfashionable resort at the...

1000 points if you can guess the varietal, or wine, or even where it is from

Loved the trip so much last summer, repeating it now. Just arrived Madrid

3nt Madrid
4nt San Sebastián
4nt Bordeaux
1nt London on the way back...

I'm trying to find the gimmick here, but I don't seem like I'm spotting one. This auction hammers in 23hrs and the starting bid for most of these...

.....and expensive?

Geez.....

I have a dinner coming up at Oriole in Chicago. I plan to bring two bottles, one the ‘89 Lynch-Bages. It needs a longish decant, plus has been in my...

New Belgium -- Wild Ale (Lips of Faith series)
Bear Republic -- Racer 5 IPA
Stone -- Arrogant Bastard

How many 1.5L big boy bottles does DRC produce each year? Let's pick '14-today so more recently. Do they still produce 3L bottles? Thanks, experts.

Tried the Pinot w/ Casey Fri night, w/ very low expectations:
1. KentRasmussenWnry PinotNoir Carneros (13%; kentrasmussenwinery.com/) Napa 1988 :...

Seems like we don't get enough notes on WA wines and Steve Costigan notes on 2008 roused me to find a bottle to open.

2015 K The Beautiful...

Going mid May staying at Inn of the Anasazi

Looking for restaurant recommendations Could not find any recent posts

Any suggestions for things to do...

I want to avoid mail order if possible. Is there any sources of foie gras in Los Angeles. Thanks in advance.

Scott

We quite enjoyed the 2005 Terradora Taurasi Pago dei Fusi last night and my wife asked me what Pago dei Fusi meant. My mansplanation that that's the...

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,...

2010 Domaine Charvin Châteauneuf-du-Pape - France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape (8/14/2022)
Decanted 2hrs. On one hand, perhaps not...

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...

Fred came to town so it was a Krug fest. I brought 96 which was my favorite, nutty and honeyed, very harmonious, hints of mushroom and a touch of...

Burgundy and Rhone white and red

Last Friday I was invited by my good friend to his home in Northern Styria for a tasting with exceptional...

Light straw color. The aromas are intense and outstanding, far more floral than most Rias Baixas, but not masking the piquant panoply of white,...

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...

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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Visiting the Great Tom Hill here in Los Alamos NM for a couple of days. Pretty epic tasting of wines from my collection...

Our Monday night dinner group has been doing all wines blind almost exclusively for the past few outings and we just enjoyed another humbling,...

All from Chouilly and very Chouilly. Hahaha, I have no idea what that means. It’s a nice champagne, can’t say I see any terroir. Kind of restrained,...

I just got an impressively-fancy piece of snail mail from Bella Oaks, announcing that their inaugural offering would be going out on September 21 of...

I’ve received several requests for higher end Burgundy and Champagne mixed cases.

I spent a couple hours organizing in the cellar this week and...

Great old tempranillo TN as below. Can't beat the value of these old wines if you can get your hands on them. Any special Spanish wines that have...

Anyone received the Save The Date yet? Does anyone know more about these? There is a Rose this time, but unsure it will be worth the entry fee. Thank...

I took the last of my wines out of commercial storage today (well, except for the two cases they can’t find).

There was a pleasant surprise. There...

Hardy and Kate are releasing 4-5 new wines in the next couple of weeks for their Aug release (Starts 8/16). When Extra Dimensional Wine Co Yeah...

I had this vintage in a restaurant in Spain a few months ago and it was absolutely delicious without any decanting whatsoever. I was quite surprised...

Such a huge fan of these wines and the family that makes them. I keep telling my wife that I’m buying a high-end designer hoodie… that comes with a...

Welcome to the New York City , aka Manhattan and the boroughs, BYO forum.

Check out post 481 re: grubstreet and BYO. edit 7/5/17.

edit 2/26/14...

Assuming they plan to continue to operate in NYS, my guess is that they open a megastore somewhere in Westchester or LI, with delivery options. Maybe...

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...

I've looked at them and contemplated whether it's worth it or not.

I don't think I'd ever fly to vacation spot with wine from home. I'd strictly be...

We have been opening more magnums recently as we have had larger groups of family and friends visiting. They make my job as the host a lot easier and...

Okay, so I can't find a 2019 bordeaux thread. Even though it is probably buried deep in the ocean of topics I have very little interest in, I feel a...

I'm planning on opening my first of 4 bottles of 1975 Chateau Magdelaine on 8/25 at a small wine group dinner (5-6 people).

Typically, I wouldn't...

A friend of mine has been living in Crete for short periods of time and from every stay has brought some interesting bottles with him. Earlier this...

Hi, I've got a trip coming up to Germany and Alsace in October. I have a couple of days planned in the Mosel Valley. My primary interests are wine,...

In the Napa Valley Register, Berger details an alleged substantial decline in demand for Napa Cabernet.
The article is fairly long on anecdote and...

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While not quite a, “made you look!” it is a little bit of one. Yes, those are bins of Oregon Blue Jay...

A few people mentioned in the 2018 Barolo thread that the conventional wisdom at this point seems to be that 2019 and 2021 will be exceptional Barolo...

We’re off to Lyon from Nice. We’ll be eating well in Lyon Wednesday through Friday, so we’re looking for something lighter, fresh, seafood or other...

My wife and I were looking forward to trying Boulevard restaurant in San Francisco as part of our trip to wine country in late October....

Thinking about a trip for spring 2023 back to France. Trying to tie in a 10 night trip, fly in/out CDG, TGV to Aix or Marseilles, back to Paris for...

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...

My biggest gripe with Wine-Searcher is that there seems to be no effective way to request corrections to their database. It's easy enough to report...

I am moving up $5.00 whole dollars this year for the new value wine thread. We had a lot of good wines last year:

and I don't think anyone...

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...

I have a last minute business dinner in Boston this coming Monday. 5 of us, preferably in the Seaport area. Someplace not challenging, but good food,...

The producers in the Barolo zone are beginning to release their 2018 vintage and the season has begun inauspiciously. Massolino announced that they...

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

2019 Armitage Pinot Noir Estate Reserve Heart O the Mountain - USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains (8/13/2022)
Coming out as an almost aged and...

I recently reorganized my cellar and therefore have some extra weinboxes I no longer need. I have 15 of them available. These sell for $24/box +...

Served single blind. I had no problem identifying the wines. For me there is always a mulberry note in VCC, and it was here in spades. More depth,...

I got Liem’s book, pored over it. Have opened literally dozens of bottles past 6 months. No closer to understanding champagne than I was. I get...

There are many times when I would go out to eat at a restaurant or to a friends' place and wish I would have brought my wines from home. So I started...

Heading to Mallorca in September/October. Sailing around the island.
Anyone have any recommendations?
Open to any suggestions - restaurants, wines of...

Just got my first offer of Saxum...I have been on the waiting list for a while now.

4 x 2020 Broken Stones @$132

Worth the purchase? I cannot...

Heading to Berlin for a couple of days following ProWein. Have a few restaurant tips already, but would welcome the accumulated knowledge of the...

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How is it possible this thread doesn’t already exist? (Or maybe it does and my search skills suck).

Tonight, I opened a beautiful wine to kick off...

This was just triggered by another thread in which we were discussing aging potential and originally the impact of single vineyard wines on the...

That is all.

Hello everyone,

I haven’t posted for a while and this note on a wine I tried yesterday is proving popular so I thought I’d share. I hope it is of...

Seeing the thread about Saxum’s price increase got me thinking.

Would you rather a winery keep their prices flat for five years and then have a 30%...

2016 Mourvèdre x 1
2017 EABA x 2
2018 EABA x 2
2018 Grenache x 3
2018 Mourvèdre x 2
2019 G2 Syrah x 2

$1500 for the case, will include shipping to...

I was intimidated by the very pronounced leather on my first pour of this, but it gave way to a beautiful foreground profile of red fruit - mostly...

I am sure a post about a wine like this will generate massive interest here and honestly I probably wouldn’t read it if someone else made this post....

My cellar is overflowing, so I'm thinning some of my Napa.

2x 2015 Vine Hill Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon VHR - $225 (pending)
1x 2012 The Debate...

A vintage I have not loved but there are lovely wines to be had. Thought it would be fun to try these side by side.

2011 Domaine Bertheau (Pierre...