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And Merrill's logic is why many choose to bottle down here using SB County vs. Los Olivos District, for example. Or why many wineries choose to use Paso Robles instead of most of the 13 sub AVA's up there. Marketing and perception.

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Just remember that method of shipment can be variable for many wineries - for instance, I ship GSO on the west coast and usually ship Fed Ex ground elsewhere - but am flexible to meet most folks' needs. If you are concerned and it's not clear - ask. ALL wineries should be able to interact with you ...

Just remember that method of shipment can be variable for many wineries - for instance, I ship GSO on the west coast and usually ship Fed Ex ground elsewhere - but am flexible to meet most folks' needs. If you are concerned and it's not clear - ask. ALL wineries should be able to interact with you ...

They handled it properly. A lot of people are having inventory management issues for some reason. Also, smaller shops are more likely to have these kinds of issues I feel like. It's how they respond to them that matters. Agreed. Sh$t happens. Thank them for letting you know and let them know you're...

Just remember that method of shipment can be variable for many wineries - for instance, I ship GSO on the west coast and usually ship Fed Ex ground elsewhere - but am flexible to meet most folks' needs. If you are concerned and it's not clear - ask. ALL wineries should be able to interact with you o...

lol @ when people thought this was a potential ponzi scheme There is 0% chance in my mind that Cam set this up as a scheme. It is naive to think any wine business can't become insolvent quickly....a pandemic only enhances that risk. Good reason for the old saying "how do you make $1 million in...

Thank you for the notes - truly appreciated. Hope the 2017s are still available . . .

Opened a 2008 Rossi Ranch Zinfandel as I am making lasagna for a late dinner. The aromatics are exploding from the glass on a pnp - wild boysenberry, quite high toned, cedar and underripe plum hanging out in the background; a touch of graphite and pain grille as well; bright and energetic in the mou...

Thank you Larry for the clarification. I hope you don't take it personally that your contributions to this discussion as somebody ITB can be construed as being motivated by something other than good intentions. For better or for worse, that ITB label carries a certain weight to it and people do put...

That’s not accurate because Crutchfield didn’t say he experienced bad customer service from DeNegoce. Regardless, what’s the point? If you don’t want to buy the wine, for whatever reason, don’t buy it. Everyone here is well aware of the logistics and customer service issues at DeNegoce. Some keep b...

That’s not accurate because Crutchfield didn’t say he experienced bad customer service from DeNegoce. Regardless, what’s the point? If you don’t want to buy the wine, for whatever reason, don’t buy it. Everyone here is well aware of the logistics and customer service issues at DeNegoce. Some keep b...

Not sure why this is so surprising. More than 1/2 the fruit grown in Santa Barbara County, for instance, gets shipped outside the County for production in any given year - and 2020 might have seen an even bigger increase since our fruit was not affected by smoke taint for the most part. Might some o...

Chris, It's great that you got everything that you have ordered and in a timely manner - or timely enough to satisfy you. There are others on this thread who have not and feel differently than you do. And yes, as Rodrigo pointed out, perhaps Cam did produce enough to satisfy all orders but 'circumst...

Having used a newer model and the model 11, I have yet to have a bottle taste as fresh as day one with only 2-3 days of being back in the cellar. Put differently, every coravined bottle is more advanced after the second day. That is not the end result I am looking for. If you want a wine to remain ...

this recurring theme of having oversold wine is a bit troubling, particularly in light of how we've seen available case quantities fluctuate while some offers are up. I'm not drawing any conclusions, but it does make you go hmmmmm. I mean, you have a determinate amount of wine available, how do you...

Still waiting for Robert to release a Petite from there - please say hi from me if you don't mind.

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Adam,

Thanks for the update.

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What do most of you feel is the general amount of time Corvain is good for? To stretch a bottle out over a week? Month? Longer? Paul, Kind of like asking the question - how long can you still continue to drink a bottle of wine once you've opened it? There are countless potential answers and it's ha...

108? Holy crap. Any idea how many offers you've had each year? Would be interested to see . . .

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Love seeing this here, my friend. Good luck!!!!

It's always a good day when a syrah is offered - but 70% new oak? Hmmmmmm. Cheers Yes, I agree, a bit much for Syrah. At least those I tend to like. This one is probably built to drink like a Napa Cab. Syrah takes well to neutral oak when harvested at moderate to low ripeness levels. There is so mu...

It's always a good day when a syrah is offered - but 70% new oak? Hmmmmmm.

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This is hopefully going to be fun for one and all!

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H Wallace Jr wrote: ↑January 20th, 2021, 10:38 am

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I just realized I never followed up with the rest of our Paso trip. Our thoughts for anyone who might come across this post for an upcoming trip. Denner-this was one of our top overall spots. I thought the Comus area was absolutely beautiful. Our wine host was great, this was by far one of our top ...

Troy, Great points - I just brought it up because some of the most 'sought after' wines on this board have alcohol levels oftentimes over 15% alcohol - and yet this is rarely brought up when folks are clamoring to purchase these wines. The number itself may certainly be a deterrent to some, but just...

It's also interesting when one looks for a 'benchmark' for any variety as we've seen in posts after posts. When it comes to Mourvedre, one might look at folks like Cline or Steve Edmunds, who have been working with the variety far longer than many of us have been making wine at all. Or perhaps Randa...

I'll throw my own wines into the mix here - love Rhones and produce about a dozen different wines each year. I'd say my wines are more in line with Tablas than others - more 'old world' in style with all older oak, lots of stem inclusion, extended barrel aging. I make 100% Grenaches, Syrahs, Mourved...

Here's another one:

It's always worth it to purchase a $100 wine for only $18 - and I can always justify why . . .

We are expecting a decent amount of rain by this weekend - it's been about 90 over the past few days so we are in for a major change. To answer the question about pruning above, the largest vineyards have certainly begun pruning due to how long it will take to complete the process. I have seen some ...

Mourvedre . . .

And therein lies the 'challenge' of TCA - we all have different thresholds for picking it up. So you can sit at a table with 'knowledgeable' wine drinkers and one can say it's corked and another finds it 'wonderful' - and they are both kind of correct, eh?

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Love seeing that Silver Oak performing as well as it did. It continues to be a label derided by many but they continue to pump out quality wines year in and year out - and our very own Nate Weis is a great steward of the brand at present . . .

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Michael S. Monie wrote: ↑January 18th, 2021, 3:51 pm "It's only a little corked."

And yet I've seen plenty of 90+ scores on CT and here from 'sought after' wines that were corked . . .

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For those of you who find the article 'silly' or 'simple', I can tell you first hand by dealing with as many different wine consumers that I do that many of these 'conventional wisdoms' truly are the way most wine consumers feel. And if you want to come up with a similar list specifically for WB, p...

Tom, What would you say are the tell tale varietal characters you've found in the variety that set it apart? Curious to hear - and to hear how many you have had and whether they were 'similar' in nature or not. Also, ever have any from the Wirz Vineyard? I went to school with one of the family membe...

Someone recently posted an article from a few years ago where the author pondered 'wine rules' that were okay to break - and it made me wonder if the members of this Board were to write a similar article, what they might include in it that are a bit more 'geeky' but still may be considered 'convent...

Manipulation of wine is to be abhorred as an overly modern way to make the wine something it is not, obliterating terroir, typicity, vintage interest. My favored producers’ wine making activities are not manipulation but entirely normal/required steps in the wine making process. Rich, I hear you - ...

Someone recently posted an article from a few years ago where the author pondered 'wine rules' that were okay to break - and it made me wonder if the members of this Board were to write a similar article, what they might include in it that are a bit more 'geeky' but still may be considered 'conventi...

For those of you who find the article 'silly' or 'simple', I can tell you first hand by dealing with as many different wine consumers that I do that many of these 'conventional wisdoms' truly are the way most wine consumers feel. And if you want to come up with a similar list specifically for WB, pe...

Here's the thing, though - wines certainly do develop under screw caps, and will do so differently depending upon the liners used. It's the same concept why one might use a Diam5 ve Diam30, etc . . .

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Andrew K. wrote: ↑January 17th, 2021, 3:38 pm I would imagine it connotates even development over time rather than asymptotic.

And so that is to imply that wines under screcap age asymptomatically?

Please explain...

Drouhin as of 2018 are still not using Diam. Am amazed at the conversion rate of those adopting it though. Even some producers that have been longtime screwcap users/advocates are starting to bottle some of their wines in diam for more linear cellar development, which I like. Agree a list would be ...

Looks awesome! Is there a minimum wine purchase to be able to take part?

OwenB wrote: ↑January 16th, 2021, 12:17 pm Dunn is also a great choice. I believe they typically come in around 13.9%.

After reverse osmosis, of course . . .

Interesting question - and such a fascinating concept to me that is truly 'in the eye of the beholder'. As others have noted, many do not like the characteristics of 'aged wine' and therefore knock them for having those characteristics. Many would see you note stating 'sightly oxidized' and take tha...

15.8% can be fine if the wine is balanced, but the vast majority of such wines are anything but. We can say "it's just a number" all we want, but the fact is that it's a meaningful number. Your comment also got me wondering how many Berserkers eschew high ABV wines while also advocating t...

Wow.. so sorry to cause such a stir.... I'm a Longtime Lurker, use some other forums and I am a friend of a friend of the company. When told about the card and realized I could get 5xs points on my Myriad allocation and knowing had others coming up... i signed up and gave my feedback to Matthew. He...

Rodrigo B wrote: ↑January 15th, 2021, 1:53 pm Interested. What time would this be at Larry?

Please note that this is Tuesday, the 26th at 5:30 - NOT the 28th.

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Was really happy to find the card offer for the GrandReserve Mastercard!! Have tons of Miles just sitting there, not sure when I might be using them in the near future, so why not get one the pays me handsomely for my 'Liquid Hobby"!! Just got my card...and already racked up allocations of a f...

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