Jayson Woodbridge is at it again ...

WINE TALK
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More hyperbole by Jayson …

"Dear Steve

This letter is to announce the release of the 2009 Hundred Acre Precious and the 2008 Hundred Acre PORT a.k.a. FORTIFICATION.


Now for those of you that don’t know, this is not my usual letter but clients have complained that by the time they read the letter and go to order the wine they are all sold out as there is so little of these wines.


The PORT is expensive at $500 per bottle but the simple reason is that it is one of the greatest in the world and takes an enormous amount of time to make, craft the wine, make and age our own brandy and frankly it is the same reason divorce is expensive, it’s worth it.


Now, for the guys reading this letter or women of means and self empowered people in general, not having a port like this in your arsenal is like having guns and not knowing how to use them…people are going to piss you off and there are going to be days where you just need some love or an enemy has died (hopefully slowly or in some hilarious manner like being squashed by a steam roller) and it’s time to celebrate. That’s when an EPIC bottle of PORT is mandated by pure sensibility. So, if you cannot understand what I just said I suggest you go listen to ABBA’s greatest hits for about a day.


Now as for PRECIOUS it is probably sold out already so sorry.


Have fun, I am not sending scores and quotes as they are both legend and have ridiculous scores and write ups and it is now 8 in the morning and I am drinking a bottle of wine and smoking a great Cuban cigar, so fuck it. Enjoy.


Love

Jayson"

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Fixed.

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AMEN! And how do they call this “PORT”. I guess the producers in Portugal should call their wines or Ports “Hundred Acre” and then lets see who gets pissed off and demands they remove it.

And at $500? Are you kidding me, even Noval’s Nacional is generally cheaper than that on release and it’s got over 80 years of track records behind it. Anyone foolish enough to spend that kinda money on a Cali fortified wine made out of Cabernet is a fool.

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I’m going to beat you up tonight when I see you for making fun of me =(.

p.s. please bring the breathalyzer thing and pop it out before everyone leaves. xoxo.

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More hyperbole by Jayson …

Is there a word combining hyperbole and hubris? Hyperbris? Huperbole?

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I wasn’t going to bring a Port, but now I will just so you can see what the real deal is like and then wallow in misery when you find out how much better the real thing is [pillow-fight.gif]

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That is one of the stupidest things that I have ever read. (I took a second look to make sure, and it was even dumber the second time around. Wow.)

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douchebaggery?

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This.

He needs to get back up on the shelf between the Summer’s Eve and Massengill.

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Hyperbris = a bris done very rapidly. Rather analogous to $500 + tax + shipping flying out of the customer’s wallets.

Bruce

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Don’t let him off easy, Andy (sorry, Charlie neener )

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I got to taste an previous release of the “Port” at a dinner a few months ago and thought that it was a very well made and enjoyable fortified wine. It wasn’t Port, but not bad. Certainly not worth $500 IMO, but wtf do I know? rolleyes More power to Mr. Woodbridge to know his clientele and gauge their level of interest in what he’s doing (and how much they’re willing to spend to be members of such an exclusive club).

I mean, at the end of the day, it’s not all that different from what the first growth Bordeaux producers have been doing to cabernet lovers for at least the past twenty years. [wink.gif]

DF

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Was this bottled under the Ghost Horse label? [snort.gif]

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Andy you beat me to it. When I saw this my first thought was you can get Nacional and have money left over. I guess if you can sell it for 500 bucks more power to you.

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[snort.gif] Exactly, I am too; it’s not your wine, and Cuban cigars are highly overrated.

His letter makes me incredibly happy I never ordered any Hundred Acre from him…I call shenanigans!

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1908 Seppelt 100 year old para vintage port

100 ml $ 349.00
375 ml $ 1,000.00

Call if you want any.

P.S. we are sold out of the 1899 and 1900 750s. You couldn’t have afforded them anyway.

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If this bloke can sell California Port for $500 he’s more of a business genius than Bill Gates and Warren Buffet put together. My sincere congratulations if he can pull it off.

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Dude, he still could learn a thing or two from Rudy!!! [rofl.gif]

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Kobalt’s 2006 Port is damned good for $75 for a 500ml.