Created from this thread, the Berserkers have stepped up once again to support our micro-producers, tiny companies that struggle through the double-whammy of wine industry struggles on top of economic uncertainty with consumers.
We will hold this mini-BerserkerDay event (VinDependence Days) on July 11-14, through the weekend, with the goal of generating revenue for many of our favorite small producers. Clearly the wines will not ship until Fall, so the expection with the sale, in general, is that these are futures purchases, shipping safely when weather allows (likely in Fall, and hopefully on the early side so we don’t have late shipments messing with BerserkerDay 17 purchases)
Non-wine VIP BerserkerDay sellers (Flannery, Morgan Ranch, Astrea, glassware, and even Richard Albert’s latest cellar) will be for Monopole Cru only.
Click below to add to your calendar, and be sure to add a reminder/alert! Starts roughly 7:30am Pacific
VinDependence Days 2025-07-11T07:00:00Z→2025-07-14T07:00:00Z
Coming up with final plans this week (as I leave Thursday for the Decanter/WB event in NYC) but most likely since this is a wine-industry relief event it will only feature selected Berserker wineries, and we will do non-wine options for Monopole Crü only - food, glass, woodturning, etc
Ok, sent out some more info to the sellers, and I am confirming that I will have non-wine options (food, glassware, etc) available this same weekend but only to Monopole Crü, and I know there are some quite limited offers that will be offered.
This will be held similarly to how BerserkerDay is, with dedicated forums - one for Monopole Crü deals and one for everyone. I’ll be moving the BerserkerDay forum down to the archive now to clean up a bit before pinning those atop the site during the event.
For those hoping for a re-appearance of Richard Albert and one of his cellar discoveries (since he was not in BerserkerDay 16) you might want to consider joining Monopole Crü, as not only do we have stuff from Flannery (a first time offer of something Wagyu!), more Wagyu greatness from Wagyu-fave Morgan Ranch, Astrea, Glasvin, Fontaine, a bunch of Dick’s, etc. ONLY for Monopole Crü, but Richard has come up with a cellar which contains cellar gems (partial teaser below):
Margaux
Palmver
Mouton (in OWC)
Carruades de Lafite
Figeac
Meo Camuzet Richebourg
Old Cali Cabs
Armagnac