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I know this is completely subjective, but want to get some thoughts on Noel Verset Cornas. Northern Rhone is my love and Cornas and Cote Rotie are my...

I am reflecting a bit on my reaction to tonight’s wine, a 2018 Hartford Court Old Vine Zinfandel. We loved this. It is the most impressive Zinfandel...

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...

Came across the 2018 Andremily Grenache release post on the Andremily IG page.

I've been fortunate to have an allocation for the Syrah and...

I grabbed a case of this on release, I opened a bottle when it arrived and to be honest thought it was pretty average.
I was in the storage facility...

Last night we enjoyed a bottle of Pertois-Lebrun l'extravertie, and I had the most unique quality on the palate, considering this is made of...

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...

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...

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...

2019 TJ's Paso Robles Syrah 'Reserve', Lot 100
Yes, many of us of been BURNED on a plethora of TJ 'selections'...

Finally....This one... is a good...

For sale: 1x Cayuse Bionic Frog Syrah - $285, includes domestic ground shipping. Average WineSearcher price is $322.

Purchased direct from mailing...

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

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...

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

This...

Putting aside the thoughts on some of his scoring, my Wife and i have attended a couple of similarly themed Suckling event in NY (both times it was...

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

2008 Dom Perignon Rose

on opening a dazzling imperial topaz color, intense ripe strawberry on the nose, ripe apple, pears, a fine cream with a hint...

A friend in northern suburbs of Chicago bought a house with walk in cellar. He needs a company/expert to inspect and make sure cooling unit is...

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...

2018 Beckmen Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon - USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Ynez Valley (5/19/2022)
Day 1: Off the charts good with cherry,...

2017 Jolie-Laide Syrah Halcon Vineyard - USA, California, North Coast, Yorkville Highlands (5/19/2022)
Neon purple color, Ultra-savory nose of green...

I returned from my afternoon walk today to find out that the UPS man had left me a care package on my front doorstep

Accordingly, I grabbed a...

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...

got a few b of this in recently. No data on disgorgement or vintage (it’s NV), or any way to discern what, when, where, how. Any ideas? Label the...

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...

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...

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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...

Patiently waiting on my Sabelli-Frisch Gordon W Alicante Bouschet

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...

Last week a friend and I decided to revisit the 1990 Beaucastel (blind for him). I have had this maybe 3-4 times previously, and have always loved...

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I was down at my locker doing some organization today, and the manager showed me a sample Weinbox he had. They're stackable plastic crates designed...

I just got in a shipment of Zalto Universals, and they have a sticker on them saying they're made in Slovakia. I'm guessing Zalto has...

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...

The offering letter says that there wasn’t any smoke taint, and I believe them, but is this just a vintage to pass on? Thanks for any thoughts…

This is another offshoot of the Bottom Feeder thread

to pick the cheapest wine you'd be happy to drink from Europe's top regions.

Ah...

There have been several lastbottlewines.com threads, so I thought it would be good to create one overall thread for discussion about the...

Getting towards the end of a case I bought on release and man is this good. It has some black earth, fresh cherry and violets to the aroma. The...

2017 Schloss Gobelsburg Riesling 1ÖTW Ried Heiligenstein - Austria, Niederösterreich, Kamptal (5/19/2022)
Every once in a while I have a wine that...

2012 Beta Cabernet Sauvignon Montecillo Vineyard - USA, California, Sonoma County, Moon Mountain District (5/19/2022)
Big nose bursting with black...

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,...

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...

Anyone else want to come? I can't drink more than four ounces, and that took a special medical waiver, BUT I'm going just for the food and the...

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....

New year, new thread. Any updates?

Part I.

Hi folks!

I thought I'd add my 2 cents to the new 2021 vintage in Germany given that it seems to be such a special vintage that we won't...

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 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...

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

Anyone using them? I have several pre arrivals and they just pushed back deliveries until September which I understand to avoid summer temps during...

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Berserkers,

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

Cool article about a group of people who seem to have made a breakthrough. Previous to them the largest producing farm in North America was 25 lbs at...

Article by Dave McIntyre in today's WashPost on clean wines:

Bout time.
Tom

I read two reports that 2020 vintage will be high quality and prices might be similar to 2019 or fall further. This is what I thought might happen...

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

This past Friday we attended dinner at Noma in Copenhagen. Have been thinking about it a lot and trying to put it in perspective as both my wife and...

Just tried to make dinner reservations at a restaurant in Schaumburg, Illinois and was told city of Schaumburg does not allow BYOB—surprise to me!...

Heading out to Woodinville in Aug for 3-4 days. We gravitate toward Napa Cabs/Bx Blends and Cali Central Coast Rhone Grapes/Blends. Any suggestions...

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...

Prompted by the nice offer from Envoyer yesterday, I checked in on this one last night.
Those of you who like the style and reloaded yesterday will...

I've had a half dozen or so pinot noirs from Walter Scott over the years and always enjoyed them. Well balanced, well made, complex, good wines....

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...

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...

Let me know what you have and what you are looking for (purchase, trade, etc) Don't need a ton, just some older stuff for several dinners in the...

I've been seeing some opportunities here and abroad to backfill on some VDP German auction wines, with my focus currently being wedding vintage...

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...

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

Heading to Dallas for the weekend. Curious if anyone has input on any new or more recent Dallas spots with great wine lists. Tempted to try out 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...

My wife and are heading to Charleston on Thursday for a four day stay and need lunch an dinner restaurant recommendations. We appreciate fine dining...

Hello all,
3 years ago I bought a house in Portland, OR. I was renting it but have now moved permanently there.
I have a basement and would like to...

I purchased one 6-pack of each direct from SQN (via my buddy's mailing list status.)
AWESOME WINES! We recently had the Syrah. Decanted and nursed...

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...

a friend has 2 tickets to this event and can't attend, i'll be there with the wife.
event is on saturday in pawtucket. pm if interested.

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

Two schizophrenic nights in northern Maine -

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

Any recommendations for Beatles tours in Liverpool and/or London ? TIA

Anyone in the DC area (so no shpg required) interested in a few bottles of Mosel Riesling from the VDP auction, 2018 bintage? Somehow I ended up with...

Thank you for starting this, I've been thinking we needed a thread for these guys. They sometimes have some pretty killer deals (Beekeeper Zin at...

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...

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...

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

I had another Marc Colin St-Aubin La Fontenotte today and it showed almost identical to the one I had on September 2021 :

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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...

Hi
I am really quite ignorant of German wines, but I have recently acquired, from a deceased friend, some 48 bottles of Ayler Kupp Riesling Kabinett...

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...

Engaging from the get go with a nose of toast, brioche, baked apple and blossom. It is rich and buttery in the mouth, with intense but delicate...

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...

This stuff is crazy good, it’s insane.

I would bet there is pretty high correlation between being a serious wine drinker and a serious coffee drinker. Of course, there is a range and...

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

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...

2019 Desire Lines Mourvèdre Experimental Series #5 Bedrock Vineyard - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley (5/16/2022)
Pop and pour, but no...

Hello. I'm planning to make some French 75s this weekend for guests. Three questions:

1.) What somewhat-readily-available gin would you recommend in...

So I thought it was really cool that Antica Terra decided to create the concept of “The Collective”. You can read more about it here but here is a...

All gone…

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...