Surprised no one mentioned Cabot yet.
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That is why I pass my empty carrier to my wife, so I can blame her if it’s left behind
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Durand?
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Would like to see Cadence again. I must have missed the Baer offering last year.
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The Bougetz reds are amazing. Tried some from last year and cellaring the rest! I
I have to say there is not a single purchase I made last BD that disappointed me. Standouts would be Six Cloves and Goodfellow but honestly I was thrilled with all of them (Claire Hill, Franny Beck, EMH, T Berkley, SchönTal). If I leave out Patty Green, Stereophonic or others the reason is I already knew about them before BD — not because they were in any way deficient.
So my problem will be how to include ones I passed on last year that I definitely want to try now — Suzor, Cabot, Cadence, iota — without passing up re-ups on he wines that blew me away last year.
Also, I am considering non-wine purchases this year , especially Veleta and Morgan Farms. How I am going to fit this all in the house is an unanswered question …
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Have you considered embezzling from your employer? 
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Have considered that but I would be embezzling from myself……
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The perfect crime.
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I’m excited for our second year.
Curious what entices people trying a new producer in an admittedly crowded Oregon market.
What can I do as a seller to make you think “I want to try that!”?
Sell it for your distributor price. Or drop it 20% and bundle shipping so it’s “free shipping” or more accurately shiping included.
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Funny, I was just thinking I dont ever see references to Bougetz outside Berserker Day
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This for sure.
Obviously a bit harder to figure your pricing since shipping is variable.
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I’ve got about 10 on my list already. From last year, a I tried both of these that I haven’t heard mentioned yet:
Prima Materia (strong Sagrantino, needs some time which I’ll happily give it!)
Theopolis Vineyards - super drinkable wines now, very enjoyable, made by a lawyer (like me but living the winemaker’s dream … )
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The '19 Cab was superb! And Pietro is a class act.
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His blog on his website is so interesting, with stand-out excellent info, although it’s not updated often. Honest stuff. (Prima Materia)
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Is Stereophonics on this year? Great wines.
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Looking forward to the new Goodfellow sparkling program. Tasted an early bottle with Marcus last June and this is one you won’t want to miss.
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Everything I’ve had from Prima Materia has been very well made and very interesting. He even makes a non-vintage Nebbiolo!
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