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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...

We've got one night in Milano this week. I've been through prior threads and looks like Ratana has been one of the board picks but they are booked....

I thought I would start a thread dedicated to NYC restaurants.

2013 has been the best year for restaurant openings since 2004. And this expansion...

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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...

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...

new minor project—making yogurt. Read an article recommending: Euro Cuisine YMX650 Digital Authomatic Yogurt Maker With 7 - 6oz Glass Jars, only $50,...

Greetings,

I'm a long time American expat, but new to Argentina. I'd like to somehow get into the wine business through some form of export. I'm a...

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...

Love to see the combos used out there.

I've been going Plymouth Gin, Campano Antica, Campari and orange bitters. Equal parts on the booze.

And...

Baudry's Brett roulette was kind to me today. This was squeaky clean, with a core of ripe plum overlapping hints of tree bark, floral and subtle bell...

Friend needs recs. Building a large wine room in Austin.

We were invited to a couple of cookouts this weekend and asked to bring an appetizer. I have a few go-to recipes that I rotate, but I get the most...

We are working on reservations for a trip to Napa, and planning on visiting three wineries per day (while driving). While I'm not worried about my...

The Somm 3 thread spurred me to search old threads. I couldn’t find one dedicated to wine movies, so please add your favorites including YouTube or...

SUNDAY DROP-IN AT CORK VAULT CHARLOTTE (GUIGAL, DELAS, TABLAS CREEK) - Charlotte, NC (7/3/2022)

Just a random drop-in of Cork Vault members where a...

A few years ago, I connected with some Orange County folks who I knew to be good people just by reading their comments and wine notes on...

Wow this was magnificent. Decanted maybe an hour; this paired wonderfully with 48 oz Flannery tomahawk. Cassis, ripe plum, and violets on the nose....

Tran Bronstein, Michael Wright and I enjoyed a perfect mid-afternoon's weather for lunch at one of our favourite out-of-town locations, Langdon Hall....

A little pre-#BD13 tasting of a BD wine from last year. Have enjoyed Adams wines that I've tried.

2019 Sabelli-Frisch Mission La Malinche - USA,...

Interesting move...LVMH buys Joseph Phelps

I will be going to Piedmont in November and don’t want to drive.Does anyone know of a driver I could hire to go from Milan and back a week later and...

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

2012 Calabretta Nerello Mascalese Sicilia Vigne Vecchie - Italy, Sicily, Sicilia (7/4/2022)
One word sums up this wine as it we best spoken the...

Was going to pull a bottle of Krug out, put it in the refrigerator and enjoy later as we get ready, as a celebration of our anniversary, since Krug...

Boutique yam'Tcha - stopped by on our first day and had buns and tea. This is in the old space and only serves buns. Fantastic.

Miznon - Nice...

Very cool, a Ravenswood vineyard that I have not tried before. And cooler, yet another library release from Joel that shines!

Provenance on this...

Tasting with Jacques Carillon is always a pleasure. These are bellwether wines for any given vintage. They always give you an insight into what is...

2007 Frank Cornelissen, Magma Rosso 6 VA, Sicily
Attention, no boring wine here! Fascinating wine which put a spell on me. 2007 Magma Rosso 6 VA is...

Starting a discussion thread.
Release is July 19th

From Bedrock…

This release includes a lineup of gems from the lovely but tiny 2021...

Where: California/Sonoma County/Russian River Valley/Forestville/Casa Tuite

When: July 16th 2022 (2-1/2 weeks away) 1:00pm’ish til whenever the...

Suggestions for a 2015 Napa cab that will age at least 25 years. Price range $100-$150. If there are none in this range, anything up to $200. I've...

New year, new thread. Any updates?

Hi, I would appreciate any recommendations for champagne to pour at a moulin rouge themed 60th and 30th birthday party (my wife and son). We will...

MOSTLY CDP DINNER - The Capital Grille at Tysons corner, VA (6/29/2022)

Six of us got together to drink mostly CDPs. The food was solid as usual....

2016 Mayacamas Vineyards Merlot - USA, California, Napa Valley, Mt. Veeder (4/30/2021)
First thing that strikes me is the color...a red raspberry...

bring one bottle of a favorite wine, $20 or under, to Wus Wonton King on East Broadway. Let's relax, enjoy the food, the company of fellow wine...

2/7/2022, with good friends near Montauban :

Franciacorta Ca’del Bosco Anna-Maria Clementi Rosé 2013 : 17/20
Bonne constitution pour cette...

Kerin O'Keefe resigned from Wine Enthusiast. She announced it with a video on social media.

She did not say what she is going to do next, except...

Piecing this together, and to be honest somewhat delayed.

2005. From half bottle.

I tasted this En Primeur, and along with Ausone thought it to...

Heading to Cafe Diva later this week in steamboat springs and need some help on this wine list. It’s not the best list, but steamboat isn’t really a...

I can't find ANY reviews on CT or elsewhere. The website for the winery given in the WTSO blurb doesn't even appear to be the right winery!
But I...

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...

Four-year-old girl reviews the world's best restaurant, The French Laundry, where soup tastes like 'Tinker Bell Popsicles', truffles are 'black...

Headed out there this summer in that order.

Santorini - any suggestions on how to go about wine tasting for an afternoon? Better to book it with a...

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

We hosted a local wine shop owner who does such a good job educating with interesting wines and wine pairings. She had me at sparkling Loire and...

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Planning a anniversary/birthday trip to surprise my wife this fall. She's never been to the Falls so I'm thinking of heading there, is there much to...

I noticed yesterday and today my eurocave developed an annoying high pitch sound whenever the compressor is on.
Why idea as to why and fix?

Kindly gifted by Marcus and Meghan. The first label of Goodfellow, this was splendid. Fourteen years old, the tiniest edge of mahogany, but a nose of...

So humor me here and apologies for my ignorance. I own very little Burgundy, drink very little Burgundy, pay little to no attention to it. Doing a...

1947 Giacomo Borgogno & Figli Barolo Riserva - Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo (11/8/2017)
At first there's a smell of spent fireworks. A few hours...

Here comes a greek classic and I used a recipe by Thomasina Miers/GUARDIAN. I made this soul food from Greece many years ago, but the version of Mrs....

I’ll be flying to Vienna next week for an 8 day vacation. It’s going to be our first one abroad with our toddler and I very much expect it to be very...

Hi all, I'm deep in the planning for a month-long trip to northern Italy during truffle season and have spent lots of time reading through many...

A bit of a rough day emotionally, so we felt like it was a good excuse to open some good stuff.

2008 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut -...

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

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...

Hello everyone and I have the following wines for sale

The wines have been stored in a wine cooler at 53 degrees and humidity is at 60%

Overbought...

I have basil, Thai basil, garlic, dill, mint, oregano, thyme, sage and rosemary before I get to veggies. Do you use anything else with regularity...

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...

Can someone explain what I keep seeing on the online HDH -
Lets say there's a bid for 10k....auctioneer will be there for a bit, trying to get more...

TNs: Mostly Bordeaux 1982
June 30, 1982

A truly enjoyable get together with the local Bordeaux regulars, plus John who ably filled in and added...

I've been looking for a good book on the history / current state of Oregon wine. Has that book been written, or are things just changing too quickly?

Saw on IG from Josh Raynolds that they are moving facilities for making the green chartreuse and production is currently stopped. Can’t seem to find...

Looking to part with a few as I overbought. Buyer covers shipping and I can hold until cooler weather.

(3) 17 Arione $250/btl
(5) 16 Arione...

I'm curious if anyone knows if a place or service like this exists?

I find myself in a frustrating situation of loving Oregon wines and producers,...

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Berserkers,

The 10th Annual Post-IPNC Bob Wood Memorial Throwdown features the...

Lots of good choices here. I'll start listing a few and keep filling in as more occur (or of course as others post).

Jersey City

Roman Nose -...

Any suggestions of glasses that are easily available?

Well, all good things must come to an end. Chelsea Wine Storage just announced they're tripling our rent as of November so I'm looking for a new...

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...

How would you rank the main villages of the Cote D'Or in terms of most feminine flirtysmile to most masculine reds? Is village/vineyard generally a...

New release upcoming July 12th. For a year I thought I would be getting a little relief, I am getting slammed.

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

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...

Bought a bottle each from Chambers after a few positive notices. I have never had the wine before, and I gather it is a bit of an outlier. So for...

With special mid-summer holidays in the US, France and Italy thought it would be a good opportunity to enjoy summer wines. Doesn’t have to be from...

Didn’t see a UGC thread so apologies if there’s a thread already. I generally don’t post a lot of TNs because, well, I don’t read a lot of them...

Hey, if the NFL does it....

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Friend is looking to purchase a birth year wine for < $500. I suggested check out Heitz and then saw the $2K price tag! I'm not sure if this is a...

Hi,

I have the following.

4 bottles 2019 $400 each SOLD
3 bottles 2018 $400 each

email me at nickgangas@yahoo.com

I have a strong interest in the history and culture of wine growing and making in the Santa Clara and San Benito areas.

Often (in my mind) the...

This is to me BY FAR the best from Brunello made. I can't imagine a better one. I am asking that
the people who set prices make this wine cheaper so...

2016 Montenidoli Vernaccia di San Gimignano Tradizionale - Italy, Tuscany, San Gimignano, Vernaccia di San Gimignano (3/17/2020)
-- popped and...

Just to keep the theme going.
Tonight I popped the Dry Creek Zin from 2012. Probably one of the more exciting DCZs I've had. Darker and richer...

tasted the new releases, etc.

ve been visiting this estate for many years, tasting their wines for even more than that, and yet it’s only in the...

daughter visiting a friend. Wondering re restaurants. Need advice.

My locker has some abandon wines that they raffle off-line for $20. Did I get some thing worth sharing or Tuesday night wine best drunk by myself?...

Hey guys

Just wanted to check if there would be any interest in doing a Bordeaux tasting in NYC.

I was thinking the theme could be 2009 vintage...

2018 Ceritas Chardonnay Charles Heintz Vineyard - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast (9/20/2020)
My wife knows when I've had a rough day,...

The $70 wine beats the $300 wine tonight.

2015 Domaine Felettig Chambolle-Musigny Vieilles Vignes - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits,...

Birthday dinner at meat and potatoes:

2012 Dom:

Still firing on ALL cylinders. White flowers, a hint of peach, and lightly toasted baguette on the...

Wine impressions 7-3-22

2019 Vincent, Pinot Noir Temperance Hill - decanted prior to service; the aroma is like someone used cherry branches and...

Hi everyone,

I have a friend who loves and appreciates good food, probably more than anyone else I know, and who is also a fan of craft beer. We're...

But, then, you’d never heard of half these grapes.

Back in the mid'70's, Milano Wnry was founded just South of Hopland in a partnership of Jim Milone/GregGraziano/LoriPacini. Greg sold out to Jim...

Hard to see it working.

Last fall I arranged this lambic tasting for a small number of my friends who are more inclined to drink interesting beer than wine (even if they've...

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...