In for one of each. I love Realm, and enjoyed a fair amount of Denner early on.
This would be a much easier yes if the shipping wasn’t egregious considering almost all the other producers I order from in CA/OR end up around $35.
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Josh, you know the Ignore function that people here keep referencing? I have that, but for shipping.
No, I hear you. I definitely winced when the shipping charge came up.
For how many bottles?
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$58 for 4 bottles.
I am also passing simply because of the shipping charge. I think $57 from the Central Coast to the SoCal is beyond my tolerable level although I fully understand it is not just the cost of logistics itself.
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Does anyone know the volume of this release? How many cases per SKU? Just curious as they are doing a very strong marketing campaign with lots of emails and videos. I think it’s a great idea but I’m just curious.
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I read 1,000 cases all in, can’t tell if this good marketing or folks are declining their offers and they need to drum up demand. Still on the fence.
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Pass for me. I know what Anthony Yount can do with Paso fruit, been buying a little Denner for awhile now. I can’t imagine stylistically it’s much different than what he’s doing at Denner, and the price of admission for Denner is about $30 less per and shipping is less too.
i think its pretty clear demand was not what they hoped. Juan is a great guy and i wish him well but i think a number of people passed like I did
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I need another SGM blend like I need a hole in the head. On the other hand, I bought a bottle of 2005 Realm BTK when Juan Mercado managed to drag himself to New York to pour his wines at some wine shop on the upper Eastside. Glad I did. Come to think of it, time to drink that. I should punish him for the fact that The Bard, which he was pouring that day, and which my wife liked, was magically out of stock after we ordered it.
So I guess the balance goes to the fact that I like the pretty labels. I ordered one of each of the 750s. The shipping for three bottles to New York is a bit steep , but I’m already overpaying for some rotted grape juice, so what’s a few more bucks to have it shipped to New York. If the wine is excellent, I’ll be happy I got in on the ground floor. If the wine stinks, I won’t order anymore, and the shipping will have wasted less than a glass of bad beer at a football game.
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Does anyone know if they’re going to have a tasting room/be open for visits in Paso?
I initially couldn’t have been more excited for this release, but given the continued delays, the actual announcement couldn’t have felt more anti-climactic. I did have bottles in my cart, but when I went to plug in my CC info, I found myself asking whether I really needed another producer taking up space in the cellar, and I’ve concluded that I don’t.
My buying is far outpacing my drinking, and with close to 50 bottles of similar style I’ve yet to open, I’m opting to sit this one out.
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I thought the release was very anti-climatic also. No “save the date” email leading up to the release - just an offering email randomly sent. Transparently I forgot I signed up, and by the time this offering came out, I had already committed my $ to many other wineries who beat them to the punch.
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While that’s something I can hear my wife saying, I kinda resemble that remark too lol.
I went in for 2 of each based on track record and I’ve done more foolish things that I’m sure I’ll regret more than this purchase. Haven’t bought a decent US Grenache (or blend) since Halcon changed hands though I loved Halcons price point (and shipping) a bit more.
Maybe it comes in a pretty wooden case for year 1… probably not, but one can hope.
I assume/hope this is a facetious statement.
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Got an email that these are shipping soon. Real curious. Will Pobega one in short order.
From what I’ve seen, many have already seen it. Saw a post about them doing a release party in Paso - and offering bottles to consume in store for $75 apiece . . .
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$30 cheaper than to the mailing list?
Very expensive for a release party