Well, glad to hear that (sorry 
). I have not been at my home address for the past 6 months so have grown increasingly worried about missing out on my allocation due to not emptying my mailbox…
I have an update per a conversation I had last night.
A friend is close with the family; John’s health is the issue. He hasn’t been well enough to write a release letter and other than the limited amount that they release to the trade (which requires neither the release letter nor the handling of consumer orders with all that it entails) they haven’t released anything in a long time (three years, has it been?).
Being iconoclastic (which is what we love about them, after all, and the wines that come from that place) he doesn’t want to release wine without writing a release letter.
Sincere hope that he recovers soon!
We all certainly hope John recovers quickly, and not just for the wine.
Thanks for the update, was wondering, also hoping for a speedy recovery!
According to CT, there are hundreds of ‘13’ and '14 Chard and similarly, 465 bottles of '13 Pinot in cellars from Marcassin. Not thousands like the '12’s so not a big distribution (30-40 cases) but curious if I missed something?
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Has anyone heard anything on how John is doing?
Really miss Marcassin Pinot, especially at winery pricing. Got an offer yesterday from a retailer for the 14 Pinot at $250. I paid $162 delivered for the 12 - my last offer/order was August 2018. And I bought the 12 Chard in August 2017. No letters or response to an email in 2019. I just wanted to be sure I didn’t miss their offer letter as my PO occasionally puts my mail in another P.O. Box.
Has anyone received an offer since these dates on newer vintages? I see the 13 Pinot and Chard offers on WIne Searcher…nothing after that vintage.
CT shows some people have these, but we’re they bought winery direct?
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August 2018 was my last offer as well.
Same for me
August 2018 was my last offer. Steve M- while I know that CT shows, for example, almost a total of 1100 of the 2013 Chard (507 in cellars and 562 consumed), that is far short of the near 4,700 of the 2012 vintage; about a 77% difference.
Just heard that Helen Turley (my favorite winemaker ever) has retired and the Marcassin business has been sold!
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Wow! That would explain the extended silence as well. Nothing online about it. Hopefully news and an offer soon.
Wow. That’s pretty significant. Are you able to share the source that you heard this from? Regardless, this will be very interesting to follow.
Been scouring the interwebs for more info on the sale/HT retirement and coming up empty. Any new news to share among this group?
Ugh if true. Either way I guess a 2012 Chard on deck tonight I guess
I’ve asked around to folks that would, should know and it was the first they’d heard of it.
I assumed the Turkey retirement and Marcassin sales was an April Fools post.
That thought did cross my mind, but generally April Fools jokes land on 4/1 and he posted that a day earlier. Cruel joke if that was the intent
I pulled a title and it still shows the Owner as Marcassin Wine Co Llc. Where did you here this information? I hope its not true, because I have always liked Helen and John. So what if they still use snail mail. The fact that they can release wine when they want too and desire is a great thing. The fact that Marcassin’s wine prices have remained consistent is great. When you receive the wine, you can actually pop the cork without worrying if you have committed infanticide. If they did sell the winery, wine mailing list customers prices are going too go up and that is it for Marcassin. Only Helen Turley can craft Helen Turley wines. I hope John’s health gets better.
I texted a contact who works at Marcassin, and he told me to expect a mailer in about 4-5 weeks.
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