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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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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 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...

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...

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

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No shit.

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...

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...

New year, new thread. Any updates?

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...

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

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...

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 poster by one of...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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

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...

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...

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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...

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,...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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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...

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...

The excellent local wine writer Laura Ness wrote this article recently about vintner Scott Sisemore, who is closing down his Waxwing Wines label:...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Mostly, we like to complain about shipping, so I thought a counterpoint should be noted. UPS appears to be getting faster on cross-country ground...

Hi All!

I know there are several other threads on here about travel to California wine country, but if there is one specific to this topic please...

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...

2019 Walter Scott Chardonnay Cuvée Anne - USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley (5/16/2022)
According to CT, I haven't tried one of these in a little over...

I've enjoyed their whites in the past, had one recently and some friends had never heard of it. I thought they were still around, but their website...

Quick payment, easy communication. Couldn't have been smoother. Thanks!

I just received a fascinating e mail from Jean Marc Quarin, who has just finished tasting 200 samples. I am not sure I can legally copy it, but I can...

Indulge me for a second. My daughter graduate from UGA Friday night. When you graduate Magna Cum Laude with a double major you get to open birth-year...

This is less a hypothetical question, but if you were to fly out across the country (to a warm/hot state) to pick up a bottle of wine that was...

This week's New Yorker Cartoon Contest.

You supply the captions.

Hit us with your best shots!

Here's mine, so far.

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...

Anyone interested in getting together the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend (May 29)? I have been talking with Mike Lindauer (a part time resident of...

Thinning out the locker a bit; Final discounts
1 $140 2014 Del Dotto 887 Reserve Cab $197 Retail
1 $130 2016 Del Dotto 887 Darna Res Cab $185...

Another discussion about McCrea wines in which Glen Fiona was also discussed brought back a flood of memories from my early days of wine enthusiasm....

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

This...

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...

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...

An amazing catalog!

Have a friend that just had to remove all alcohol from their home for health reasons and is looking for something the replace wine and margaritas...

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...

Greetings!

I collect wine corks with bird-related themes (long story... I love wine, and birds, and I have a 33-year-old companion parrot).

I have...

Hello, looking for input on our return to Italy! Flying to Milan and returning from Milan, with plenty of time in between. So far, the plan is to...

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...

2018 Dujac Fils et Père Chambolle-Musigny - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny
Corked. NR (flawed)
2017 Domaine Michel Lafarge...

We booked a table for 4 at The Modern (not the Bar Room) in early May. They have quite an extensive wine list, including a lot of reds with some age...

Enjoy Your Wine (And the Next Morning) When You Toast! Before You Drink
Hey WB Community, we’re so excited to be with you this year! I’m Sean, the...

As I finished my wish-list for the current (Feb 2018) release from Bedrock Wine Company , I took a moment to re-watch Mr Morgan Twain-Peterson's...

FS- 2 bottles of 1997 Dalle Valle Cabernet
$300 for the pair plus shipping, standard shipping rules

CHAMBOLLE 1ER DINNER - (10/5/2022)

Chambolle 1er theme with some other wines dropped in. Very strong showings but the WOTN was quite clearly the...

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,...

Here we have Confit Byaldi/Ratatouille by Michel Guérard/Thomas Keller. The famous French cook Michel Guérard modernized traditional French recipes...

*Full disclosure - I am fully aware I have not posted 50 times. Ive been a member for many years and participated in berserkersdays but just haven’t...

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Really nice work. The nose is really solid. Great delicate interplay between grain and dough, with just a...

I can understand somewhat why the market has priced Ramonet, Roumier, and others highly but I don’t think I have ever read a strongly favorable note...

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...

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...

2018 Cadence Camerata Cara Mia Vineyard - USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Red Mountain (5/14/2022)
Decanted 3 hrs. Whether it’s the maturity of...

Opened this on our last night in Burgundy. Nearly got the cork out in one piece and the wine was on from word go. There's some black tea, soy and...

Pontet Canet is one of my favorite Bordeaux estates that I follow since 1994... As 2019 is one of my favorite vintage also, I bought a few bottles...

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

Driving from Rome to Torrita di Siena at the end of June. We were looking to stop at a few wineries on the way. Any recommendations? Thanks!

Lot No 15/1. Disgorged March 2019.
Deep gold in color with a tinge of peach and a very nice mousse.

On the nose this is very vinous with scents of...

2014 Blackbird Vineyards Illustration - USA, California, Napa Valley (5/12/2022)
I have had several bottles and this one is clearly the best. It's...

CHARITY WINE FUNCTION FOR WHATCOM HOSPICE FOUNDATION - Samish Hill, Bellingham, WA (5/15/2022)

For years, we have donated a wine event at our local...

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...

Hello and I have the following wines for sale -

1x 2016 Beekeeper Cellars Zinfandel Secret Stones Madrone Spring Rockpile - $40
1x 2018 Once &...

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 haven't been drinking much this year but curiosity got the better of me and so I popped this.

2009 Clusel-Roch Côte-Rôtie Les Grandes Places
I...

Does anyone know if I can transport wine through Utah in a private vehicle? Utah doesn’t permit importation but what if I am driving through from...

2000 Château Clerc Milon - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac (27.03.2022)
Best so far from a half case. Killer nose, balanced on the palate, medium...

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

TASTING AT GIUSEPPE RINALDI - Barolo, Piedmont, Italy (10/19/2015)

We had a warm and informative visit to Rinaldi with Carlotta Rinaldi, who is the...

A generous friend and Napa Cab enthusiast had us over and we opened some bottles:

2018 Realm Cellars The Bard - USA, California, Napa Valley...

2001 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Auslese - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer (5/14/2022)
Twenty-plus years from release, and it’s still...

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...