TBF, the private jet thing is just a small-penis status bump thing; a way for the rich, but not That rich to waste their money. And most don’t own their planes personally. Their companies/charities/governments do. It takes a particular type of insecure and inappropriately arrogant person to buy their own plane (unless they’re a pilot themselves).
So forget about this petty side-subject and tell me more about the wines!
Nice to see Nico Rossignol openly addressing climate change and shifts he’s taking to evolve the process. I’m sure lots of others are as well, but it’s just nice to see that it’s a dinner conversation topic.
Most people don’t own their planes personally unless they’re a small Cessna or something and even then it may be under a corporation if they’re using it for business. Most HNWI are pretty good at tax avoidance.
100%, but glass is the biggest offender. It requires quite a bit of energy to make, and it’s heavy to ship.
Corks are relatively light and pack efficiently.
Barrels are a bit different, but unlike glass/cork, box/wax/etc. they can be reused, in some cases many times. I have white barriques dating back over 20 years now and our first 820L barrels from 2012 are still in use.
It would be better if they could be assembled locally (we’d use Rick deFerrari for that but his equipment only can handle 400L and smaller, so not really an option). But I buy 100% of our barriques used, and we’re extending the number of fills we use the puncheons for reds.
There’s no perfect solution, but if we could re-use bottles it would be the biggest impact. And bag-in-box technology isn’t functional for cellaring Goodfellow Pinots for 15-25 years…
matthew’s appreciation for the golden girls runs supreme
More than that Charlie … 
I love the Russian oligarchs with the paid Kardashian-like talent!
@dcornutt, they’re calling your name!
LOL!!! 
For that folks that attended, what were the general impressions of the Lignier ‘23s? I saw a comment on the Chaffots. Apologize if I missed others
I thought the CDLR was remarkably open, and the MSD 1er VV was nice.
Thoughts on the 19 Eche? 
It was really good, wild spices and vibrant fruit.
Is there a Napa winery with a landing strip for a private jet? Asking for a friend.
I didn’t go to the tasting, but I’ve tasted these from barrel and bottle and the range is very good; I think Laurent got more density of fruit on his 23s than a lot of other producers.
I would say it was consistent with her style, though it didn’t stand out for me. Depends on whether you like the range generally.