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So, back when I had disposable income, I routinely loaded up on Lagavulin 16 to make the days pass by a little more painlessly. But, as time as gone...

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

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Having a business dinner at Mastro's Costa Mesa.

Thoughts on a red and a white to order for the table (11)?

Most are casual...

I would like some education/clarification on what we should do with corks afterwards. Natural/real corks, are from my understanding able to be...

Had these three last weekend w/ Susan:
1. naia Dd'O: Rueda (13.5%; Vnyds > 40 yrs old; Verdejo grape; L21153; Aviva Vino/NY) Bodegas Naia/La...

From your experience do you think that different wineries that use grapes from the same beckstoffer vineyards are able to produce unique wines?...

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...

It’s been a unique year for so many people. We’ve all been through so much, and as I think back about the irony of things, we held Falltacular in...

This post is my first so I hope posting this as a new topic is correct.

I have read several prior post on passive wine cellar construction and I...

Hi guys, newhere

Might be a bit of a long shot, but I'm looking for my birth year ('85) California cab or blend to celebrate my birthday in a few...

Several months ago, I posted a similar question about champagne:

I enjoyed the discussion and appreciated the feedback. The next blind spot I’m...

2013 Azienda Agricola Valentini Trebbiano d'Abruzzo - Italy, Abruzzi, Trebbiano d'Abruzzo (8/4/2022)
Can't believe it's been 3 years already since...

Anyone know if Dauvissat adds a little César to their bottling?

Our family will be in Madeira next week, and I would love some recommendations on wineries to visit as well as restaurants. I'm traveling with a 5...

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...

Hey hey!

I discovered a few bottles of the 2016 buried in the back off my wine fridge. I do recall the salesperson pitching it to me as declassified...

I keep wrangling with the idea that -- for my preferences -- I overbuy Chardonnay, and underbuy Sauv. Blanc and Chenin Blanc. Briefly stated, I...

Hey gang

Selling a six pack each of 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 Chave Hermitage Rouge.

SOLD

Located in professional storage in Chicago. Can hold...

Good article. I think some standardization would help recycling efforts.

Mods - I didn't see this posted previously, but if I missed it, and...

Zoot! Pourquoi ai-je attendu pour boire ce vin, ma premiere bouteille de Buisson-Charles? Incroyable.

Right out of the bottle into the glass, it is...

Obviously a little biased here having a vineyard in Eola-Amity Hills but this could potentially be a great thing for the AVA.

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...

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...

2014 White Rock Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon - USA, California, Napa Valley (4/8/2022)
Day 1: Classic Napa Valley Cabernet. Dark fruits, spice, mild...

Ok, the king is TFL, but any others? I hear Meadowood is re-opening soon?

TFL was the best I have had, never got to the old Meadowood, I come from...

Sorry for being obtuse. Wasn't there a new book written within the last 5 years about Napa wines. I feel like it was from a female some. Maybe worked...

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

Dear Friends
We have not offered the 2021 E.P. until this past few days.

We are offering at the lowest prices in the world,
including all of the...

Had these two last night w/ dinner:
1. Vignai da Duline Malvasia Chioma Integrale Dd'OC: Friuli Venezia Giulia (12.5%; 100% Malvasia Istriana;...

I’m looking to trade Ulysse Collin for Keller’s G-Max, Morstein, Pettenthal or Schubertslay. It’s a limited group, but that’s really all I’m...

I recently got to hang out at a Hi Fi Show in Seattle and had some unicorn experiences regarding WB and wine.

1) We took up a selection of Williams...

I drove my daughter to Fort Worth for her 2nd year at TCU (then flew home, so she could have her car there at school) and convinced Robert.A.Jr. to...

2021 Extradimensional Wine Co Yeah! Full King Crab White Wine
40% Chardonnay
30% Chenin Blanc
15% Marsanne
15% Viognier
(All from Brosseau Vineyard...

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

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...

2016 Ulysse Collin Champagne Les Pierrieres
It’s been a bit of journey to this particular bottle of wine. I had my first taste of Ulysse Collin in...

I know, bad acronym.

There's the Carignan Renaissance, ZAP, PS I Love You, and Grenache Symposium.

Aside from the Rhone Rangers, I cannot find a...

This felt painfully over the hill upon opening - nothing but oxidized aromas - but did rejuvenate after three hours of air to a straightforward,...

I have only had limited experience with auctions- thus far have only ever purchased through K&L, and they have always been very responsive and...

Seeking input from the boards’s collective wisdom.

A calvados I’ve been searching for for over a year just became available in London on this, the...

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...

New year, new thread. Any updates?

LOVE this vineyard. Hits all the right notes for me. Would be our house wine if I had the expendable income. Fait Main Las Pedras is hard to beat and...

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...

Last Saturday I first opened a 2012 Blanc de Blancs that tasted thin and flavorless. I then decided to give this one ago, only to get no better...

Of the 3 grand cru Chablis chez Raveneau, Valmur is my favorite. I find Blanchots less minerally, Valmur the most minerally, Clos just behind Valmur....

Some decent prices on wine anyone have experience with them?

Hi All,

Me and a group of buddies are celebrating our friend's 40th. Some of us are novice wine drinkers and others have full blown problems. We're...

I am looking for advice on wine shipping boxes for a retail store I work at. Right now, we use molded fiber inserts for general shipping when...

Santa Barbara has honored its history, culture and tradition by holding an Old Spanish Days Fiesta every year for 98 years now. Locals celebrate it...

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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'm one of those weirdos on an Android phone. I use chrome generally. In the last 6 months or so a huge number of wine retailer websites have begun...

I felt this deserved its own thread. As Chris C would say, a glorious, glorious wine.

2016 Bedrock Wine Co. Zinfandel Carlisle Vineyard - USA,...

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,...

NYTimes article about reusable glass bottles got me thinking.

It seems like a pretty questionable solution. Not going to be something that really...

2021 Emrich-Schönleber Riesling Mineral trocken - Germany, Nahe (8/8/2022)
Quite a lot of fruit character on the nose compared to some earlier...

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...

Hello, I am looking to sell my Game of Thrones Whisky collection which I had acquired at my former job in a liquor store. Open to all offers, but...

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...

Hello, Has anyone here used Spiegelau Definition Bordeaux? I heard they are cheap and the quality is not much worse than the good ones.
Give me some...

This was a fun and interesting idea of a friend of mine.

Last December he decided to have a blind tasting, but not just any sort of blind tasting...

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...

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....

.....and expensive?

Geez.....

I've read the other wine list threads but thought this would be a fun question to ask.

I've found over the past three years that I can't help myself in the Cornas buying department. These damned wines are so much harsher in their youth...

Searched here for finding.wine and came up empty.
Anyone have experience with them?
Thanks in advance

located in 17501 Biscayne Blvd suite 510,...

2020 Tensley Syrah Colson Canyon Vineyard - USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County (8/4/2022)
Day 1: This is showing really well and...

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

Recent ask from a non-wine geek friend of mine - who are some good profiles to follow on Instagram for wine knowledge or just cool pics/info (but...

Since the Mets have just tied the Yankees for the second best record in MLB and I love to go to games. Anyone interested? I have lots of wine and...

A big night with some wine industry mates.

2002 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut : From bottle, this is starting to take on some nutty...

Second time with this wine and relatively consistent. Disgorged April 2019. This is a young wine, with tart citrus fruit, light depth of flavors,...

IMO, one of the hands-down most interesting tastings of 2022 was had already in January, when a wine geek friend of mine - who is married to a...

It may be hot & humid outside, but with the A/C cranked, one can still enjoy Nebbiolo in August! While I have hosted tastings in the past that...

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 thought I would start a thread dedicated to NYC restaurants.

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

From this thread in Event Planner - - I wanted to share my highlights, while I know others will share all/some of their notes as well. All 2015...

bought on release, given away compared to current pricing, opened tonight. Gorgeous wine from the get go with room to run, super nose of iron, a bit...

2019 Extradimensional Wine Co. Yeah! Chendawg Yeah! - USA, California (10/23/2021)
This was delicious! Pop-and-poured, then followed the glass...

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

Hi all,
Considering a week trip via flight to Rome. I’ve been to Orvieto and points north prior, since I don’t have a lot of time, I was considering...

The color was a pretty burnished gold. Surprised when opening the bottle by how explosive the nose was, strong overlay of tangerine, and pitted...

It's 7PM here in Maine, the outside temp has dropped to about 80, about the same as the house. I just poured myself a glass of 2013 Silver Mountain...

I recently acquired a 3L bottle of a 2000 Napa Cabernet via a charity auction. I have never owned or opened a bottle of this size, but I do have an...

Hope this is ok to post here. From time to time I see people on the board looking for harvest intern work, and a place where I've worked part-time is...

Tried these three w/ Susan this weekend:
1. Massican gaspare Dd'OC: Bianco Friuli Colli Orientali (13.5%; 44% Friulano/29% RibollaGialla/27% Chard)...

Planning a fall trip to the SW - have been to Bordeaux, Rocamadour, and Eugenie-les-Bains, but haven't explored the Perigord and Gascony to a greater...

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...

When someone comes in on a Saturday afternooon with a portfolio full of papers it's hard not to to think oh crap a sales person, and sure enough....

Hi All,

Anyone have any insight into why some 2006 Comtes Rose bottles have darker pink labeling than others (which are a lighter shade)?

Thanks!

Tried these two wines the other night:
1. hive & Honey GWT MontereyCnty/EstateVnyds (11.5%; www.HiveAndHoneyWines.com) Greenfield 2020 : Light gold...

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One I haven’t heard before although I don’t pay as much attention as I used to so maybe this is old news. My personal experience is that I had a...

hey folks - I normally don't post my offerings here but I thought this one was unique enough to warrant.

I just launched a unique collection case of...

Hi all!

I have 775 cases of ~8 skus of two different vintages that I am trying to sell-off. I am trying to get out of the business (ha) and I don't...

I am beyond excited for the 2021s! I was there for two weeks in August during a crucial stretch. A number of growers mentioned the sun came out when...

Purchased on release. Decanted and poured.

Very dark color, with some brown at the rim. Beautiful aromas feature black cherry, red raspberry and a...

I’m curious about how those of you in the business got your start. I’ve always been into wine as a hobby but in the last year or so I’ve really...