Rhys Odds & Ends

WINE TALK
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I received an explanatory email from Rhys today announcing the Odds & Ends sale that opens at 8:00 a.m. EST next Tuesday. There are 5 magnum bottlings on offer, as well as 5 2006 Alesia .750s – the San Mateo and Sonoma are offered for $29 and $35, respectively, FWIW. Rhys always includes shipping in the pricing, plus this offer includes a 20% mixed case discount on the .750s. That’s tough to beat.

Incidentally, on the magnums some are first-come, first-served, others are offered to people who ordered a lot over the last year, and the Alpine Hillside (20 bottles) will go to the 20 customers with the largest Odds & Ends orders.

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I received the same email. I’ve been quite impressed with their Pinots but as everybody here knows, I’m already 30 bottles OVER capacity…and counting

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This should be interesting. I shouldn’t buy anything but it would be hard to pass up a mag of estate stuff if I get offered any.

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Does that mean you will not be competing for more Rhys PN on Tuesday morning, or that you will be attempting to increase the extent of your cellar space fail?

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E-mail fail once again for me… [blackeye.gif] The Rhys order system has never liked me - if it wasn’t for the boards, I’d never know when to order!

Does the e-mail list what mags/750s will be available, and what their prices will be?

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I knew there was a reason I started this thread!

Here are the magnums with prices and quantities:

2006 Rhys Alpine Vineyard Pinot Noir - $119 (100 1.5L bottles produced)
2006 Rhys Alpine Hillside Pinot Noir - $149 (20 1.5L bottles produced)
2006 Alesia Green Valley Pinot Noir - $99 (30 1.5L bottles produced)
2006 Alesia Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir - $79 (30 1.5L bottles produced)
2006 Alesia San Mateo Pinot Noir - $69 (100 1.5L bottles produced)

Happy hunting.

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Same for me. I really shouldn’t be buying any of it, but I don’t know if I’ll have the willpower to pass it up.

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Thanks! A mag of the Alpine would be nice!

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I’ll take a mag or 2 of the alpine if offered, there is also some 750’s of the 2005 Fairview Ranch Syrah which I only originally purchased 2 of that I will probably take.

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Edit: Wrong thread… ignore! [blush2.gif]

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Brad - it is actually 11:00AM PST and 2:00PM EST but who is keeping track of time anyway. [highfive.gif]

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And whose keeping track of grammar either?

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Russ, thanks saving me the trouble of trying for 6 hours to figure out why my login and password wouldn’t work. I guess I need to go back and work on my time zones. D’oh! [blush2.gif] [blush2.gif] [blush2.gif]

I suppose I’d rather be 6 hours early than 6 hours late for this one.

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To be pedantic, so does Russ since it’s 11:00 PDT (not PST) / 2:00 EDT.

Andy

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Were you allocated an Alpine magnum?

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No dice for me… I’ll regretfully have to pass on this one - I might have gone for the Alpine mag, but my budget has no room for case buys of $30 to $40 wines. I love Rhys, but I’ve gotta be responsible for a while…

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I didn’t get allocated Jack. Too bad, I would have definitely bought a mag or two of the Alpine. Kevin, you know where to find me. [1974_eating_popcorn.gif]

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Hey Phillip, it was actually first-come first-served for the mags and they were all gone within 5 minutes, so there really weren’t any allocations this time around. We just need to bottle more mags next time…