N O T H I N G !
By choice - I am paying off another toy (paying myself back that is) and no buying until accounts are made whole or more. So I’m vicariously getting my thrills cheering on you purchasers of Lagier-Meredith maggies, Paetra Riesling packs, Theopatra PSs and on and on… have fun!!!
Was late to the game and lost out on the case of Biggio-Hamina PN deal. But did manage to buy some extremely well priced Grassl and Chester’s Anvil and Tribidrag from L-M.
West of Temperance
Drink and eat faster…just sayin.
At the end (beginning?) of my first BD, informed by reading past threads:
Tercero 6 pack rose
Briceland mixed 6 pack
Franny Beck 6 pack
Valeta mixed 6 pack
EMH Black Cat 3 pack
Loring mystery 6 pack
Virage 4 pack mini-vertical
Riverain 3 pack cab
With still a couple more to go tomorrow, assuming my credit card holds up.
You all are a dangerous crowd to get mixed up with… ![[berserker.gif]](/uploads/db3686/original/2X/8/8600bbd4810d342b8fbd4ffb62b4f0026275fd37.gif "berserker"){kind=small}
I may back fill the Special Selection 3 pack. All depends on my Sunday budget. ![[cheers.gif]](/uploads/db3686/original/2X/0/0ff9bfcdb0964982cd3240b6159868fbdf215b1a.gif "cheers"){kind=small}
Todays damage 2017 Jean Edwards Cellars Sauvignon Blanc Dalla Gasperina Vineyard
Paetra is on my short list, as I’m looking for summer whites for my wife.
I wasn’t going to go yard, then I kinda did, or at least flirt with it. Sorry for the long list but its how I track it in Google Sheets. Tomorrow I can focus on the non-previews, regrets, and 1 or 3 impulse buys.
6 2007 Biggio Hamina Deux Vert vineyard Pinot Noir
2 2010 Veleta Noladós (40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Cabernet Franc, 20% Tempranillo)
2 2010 Veleta Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 (limited availability)
2 2009 Veleta Tempranillo
1 2004 Loring Loring Library Collection Mystery
1 2005 Loring Loring Library Collection Mystery
1 2006 Loring Loring Library Collection Mystery
1 2008 Loring Loring Library Collection Mystery
1 2009 Loring Loring Library Collection Mystery
1 2010 Loring Loring Library Collection Mystery
2 2017 Sandler Berserkers 10th Anniversary Cuvée Pinot Noir
1 2017 Sandler Bien Nacido Vineyard Pinot Noir
1 2017 Sandler Cortada Alta Vineyard Pinot Noir
1 2017 Sandler Madzia’s Vineyard Pinot Noir
1 2017 Sandler Peterson Vineyard Pinot Noir
6 2015 VIrage Dry Rose
1 2015 Tercero Cinsault (very limited) (100% whole cluster, 10 months in older FR oak)
1 2016 Tercero Cinsaut (100% whole cluster, 10 months in older FR oak)
1 2016 Tercero Carignane (100% whole cluster, 10 months in older FR oak)
1 2016 Tercero Aberration (100% Cab Franc, 100% whole cluster, aged in 100% stainless steel)
1 2017 Tercero Aberration (40% Grenache/40% Cinsault/20% Carignane, 100% whoie cluster, aged in 100% stainless steel)
1 2017 Tercero Mourvedre Rose (100% Mourvedre, foot stomped and 1 hour skin contact)
3 2013 Jean Edwards Stagecoach Vineyard (Pritchard Hill) Cabernet Sauvignon 3-Pack
1 2013 Longplay Lia’s Vinyard
1 2014 Longplay Lia’s Vinyard
1 2015 Longplay Lia’s Vinyard
1 2016 Longplay Lia’s Vinyard
1 2013 Longplay Jory’s Bench
1 2014 Longplay Jory’s Bench
1 2015 Longplay Jory’s Bench
1 2016 Longplay Jory’s Bench
1 2013 Longplay Lucky 13
1 2014 Longplay Hi-Tone
1 2015 Longplay Hi-Tone
1 2016 Longplay Hi-Tone
2 2014 Briceline Humboldt Pinot Noir, Phelps Vineyard (13.6% / 71 cases)
2 2015 Briceline Humboldt Pinot Noir, Ronda’s Vineyard* (12.9% / 117 cases)
2 2016 Briceline Humboldt Pinot Noir, Alderpoint Vineyard (12.3% / 162 cases)
1 2013 Theopolis Theopolis Vineyards Estate Grown Petite Sirah
1 2015 Theopolis Theopolis Vineyards Estate Grown Petite Sirah
1 2016 Theopolis Theopolis Vineyards Estate Grown Petite Sirah
1 2014 Theopolis Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
1 2015 Theopolis Yorkville Highlands Pinot Noir
1 2016 Theopolis Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
1 2015 Balanced Wines Eder Riesling Federspiel Wachau
1 2013 Balanced Wines Eder Riesling Smaragd Wachau
1 2015 Balanced Wines Gritsch Riesling 1000-Eimerberg Herzstuck Smaragd,
1 2014 Balanced Wines Gritsch Riesling 1000-Eimerberg Smaragd
1 2013 Balanced Wines Schneeweis Riesling Setzberg Smaragd
1 2015 Balanced Wines Türk Riesling Weinberge
2 2017 Fogline Flora - Spring Hills Vineyard (750ml)
2 2016 Fogline Syrah - Summit Select Syrah (750ml)
6 2011 Bougetz Eminence Napa Valley Cabernet 6-pack
1 2018 Betwixt Rosé – Abba Vineyard, Mokelumne River, Lodi
1 2017 Betwixt Chardonnay – R bar R Ranch Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains
1 2017 Betwixt Pinot Noir – Lester Family Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains
1 2016 Betwixt Grenache - Boer Vineyard, Chalone
Rich, seems like you are the Mike Evans of Berserker10 Preview Day.
I highly recommend you try the Gritsch Gruners. I thought the Hochrain was excellent, and I imagine the Singerriedel would be even better
Did I count 83 bottles
That’s a pretty nice compliment from what I’ve historically seen. 
TY
Then there was a case of Kutch from their mailing list. I’ll live.
Winning the title is one thing…retaining it is a whole nother.
Appreciate that! I am pretty excited about that delivery. There were a lot of cool offerings under Balanced, I’ve been (re)building up Riesling in my cellar, so that seemed to be a nice sweet spot for a very fair price. I’ll make a note of what you wrote.
LOL, not thinking about winning anything, let alone retaining. Just a lot of good wine.
Drinking a Zoetic from last year right now. Its fantastic. '14 Hop Kiln. Impulse buy and now happy customer.
Dude, you got permission and forgiveness backwards!!!
The beauty of BerserkerDay is that everyone who participates wins. I took the mantle from Sheila, but she doesn’t seem to have let it diminish her love of BD a bit and I feel the same way (though I’m flattered by the recognition). For me, maintaining discipline and holding to my budget is a huge win and I’m still coming away with plenty of great wine.
Rich was very close to coming out the overall winner last year, IIRC, so his strong performance this year is no surprise. With so many great producers and great wines available, there is plenty to go around and I hope to see people dwarfing my past performance.
What time does the party start tomorrow?
Virage rose 6-pack
Tercero rose 6-pack
Biggio Hamina rose 4-pack
Franny Beck Pinot 3-pack
JB Neufeld Cabernet 3-pack
I largely stuck to a theme, and I’m very happy about it. Tomorrow awaits…
Holy crap.
Rich K0rz€nk0 is definitely going to be the BerserkerDay 10 VIP/MVP the way this has panned out. Wow.
Welcome to the club… 3rd berserker day here and it just keeps getting better…
Sean
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