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Andrew Kotowski wrote: ↑December 18th, 2020, 5:46 pm Blantons in the house!!!

Yow! My favorite.

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Toby P wrote: ↑December 22nd, 2020, 11:47 am Couple more $10 off $50 coupons below, I grabbed some of the Broccardo Barolo off the last chance page

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Where do you find WTSO coupons?

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Patrick T a y l o r wrote: ↑December 17th, 2020, 12:38 pm
J. Rock wrote: ↑December 17th, 2020, 12:18 pm Got some 2018 Halcon Vineyards Esquisto. Excited to finally try some Halcon.
Yeah, I hope that one comes back around today.

I tried to get that one and somehow I'd gotten logged out. By the time I could log back in it was gone.

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Taylor Fladgate 2017 Vintage port up now. Didn't buy because I probably won't live into the drinking window.

Edit: I changed my mind, and bought one. Maybe I'll get lucky and live into my 90s.

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I bought a bottle of the regular Highland Park bottling a few days ago. I hadn't had one in years, and wanted to compare it to others using my current palate. It was good enough, but seemed shallow in comparison to most Islays. It probably will be the last bottle of that Scotch that I buy. It's an ...

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I bought a bottle of the regular Highland Park bottling a few days ago. I hadn't had one in years, and wanted to compare it to others using my current palate. It was good enough, but seemed shallow in comparison to most Islays. It probably will be the last bottle of that Scotch that I buy. Which do...

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M.Sysak wrote: ↑November 30th, 2020, 7:05 am Magnum Day on WTSO until 8 pm EST

Thus far I've only seen a couple of interesting offerings, and they were overpriced.

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I bought a bottle of the regular Highland Park bottling a few days ago. I hadn't had one in years, and wanted to compare it to others using my current palate. It was good enough, but seemed shallow in comparison to most Islays. It probably will be the last bottle of that Scotch that I buy.

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Cadence Tapteil 2016 up now, $30. Gets great reviews on CT, but I still have yet to find a WA wine that turns my crank.

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Further notes: I'm enjoying a shot of Old Forester 1920 now, and I have to say, that I can't think of a corn-rye Bourbon that can beat this one on a QPR basis. Stagg, maybe, if you can find it at release price....but I've never seen it in a store.

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I've had every offering from Van Winkle including Pappy's 20+ year old Bourbon. I've also had a boat load of other Kentucky boutique label Bourbon's. I recently bought a bottle of Weller's 12 year old and am hard pressed to identify something I like better. Unfortunately, it's super hard to find. I...

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I've had every offering from Van Winkle including Pappy's 20+ year old Bourbon. I've also had a boat load of other Kentucky boutique label Bourbon's. I recently bought a bottle of Weller's 12 year old and am hard pressed to identify something I like better. Unfortunately, it's super hard to find. W...

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I've had every offering from Van Winkle including Pappy's 20+ year old Bourbon. I've also had a boat load of other Kentucky boutique label Bourbon's. I recently bought a bottle of Weller's 12 year old and am hard pressed to identify something I like better. Unfortunately, it's super hard to find. I...

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Chateau de Chamirey Mercurey 1er Cru Champs Martin 2018 is up now, $30. I'm thinking of biting.

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Re: Barrels Distillers set records for bourbon aging in warehouses https://www.wkyt.com/2020/10/29/distillers-set-records-for-bourbon-aging-in-warehouses/ FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - It’s a milestone that bourbon drinkers can toast to. Kentucky bourbon makers stockpiled a modern-era record amount of produ...

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Accuweather is predicting a near-apocalypse for Southern California. Y'all be careful.

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John Glas wrote: ↑October 20th, 2020, 1:44 pm Anyone seeing anything worth buying on the six for $120 mix and match?

Nah. This is all unexciting stuff they've had trouble unloading, so they're putting lipstick on it.

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Bump for bookmark.

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I see a stem in there. What's your percentage of whole-cluster?

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I've been enjoying the Bruichladdich "Classic Laddie" of late.

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Casey Hartlip wrote: ↑September 8th, 2020, 8:45 am Figuring out why we're missing estimates is berry size. Thought be had 24 bins of Gewurtz this morning turns out to be 18. Looking at the berries and they are small.

Concentrated flavors, though? Might be a legendary Gewurz.

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N Weis wrote: ↑August 26th, 2020, 6:37 pm I feel like I normally do in late October right now (braindead, punchy, tired), but it's not even September.

I feel like that, and I'm not even a winemaker!

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We try to produce as much of our food as we can. Here are some photos of dishes my wife makes from our own produce: Tomato tart: https://i.postimg.cc/KvmcNSzH/Tomato-Tart-8-18-2019.jpg Butternut squash and arugula pesto pizza on gluten-free chebe crust: https://i.postimg.cc/k4TXS51Q/Arug-Pizza-2-5-2...

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I'm not a commercial farmer, just a home gardener. I raise mostly heirloom varieties.

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I live in KY and raise fruits and vegetables, but no grapes. If you want to see pictures of my stuff I'll be glad to share them.....here's a photo from last August....

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Anybody know anything about the Recoltant Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2018 up now on Last Bottle for $29?

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Old Forester 100 @ $22 is even harder to beat.

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Casey--If I were you, I'd leave that field idle. Economically, things are going to get a whole lot worse before they get better. The bottoms will drop out of many markets. I'd bet that, a year from now, we might see 30% unemployment in this country. It's a time for retrenchment and belt-tightening.

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Another vote here for the Weller 107. Pricey, but delicious. Speaking of such Bourbons, you folks should check out the Old Pogue Master's Select. My CT review: Very good: Very, very peppery, with nutmeg, black pepper, white pepper, orange peel, and hints of surghum syrup. Fragrant, long finish. My ...

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Another vote here for the Weller 107. Pricey, but delicious. Speaking of such Bourbons, you folks should check out the Old Pogue Master's Select. My CT review: Very good: Very, very peppery, with nutmeg, black pepper, white pepper, orange peel, and hints of surghum syrup. Fragrant, long finish. My f...

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Fontanafredda Lazzarito Barolo 2000 up for $70 now.

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Brandon R wrote: ↑May 20th, 2020, 1:57 pm Larceny Bourbon is about $28 around here and garnered 92 points. Has anyone had it, and how is the quality?

Never had that one, but I like the wheated Bourbons, and that one is $22 at our local Total Wine. Might have to give it a try.

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WTSO has had a lot of good offerings lately, which I would have bought if I had room to store any more wine...

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I just perused the 10-day weather animations over at Windy.com and it looks like Northern California is in for a long stretch of cool, cloudy weather. Is 2020 turning into 2011 yet?

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Good reviews on CT though. I'd probably spring for a few if I wasn't moratorium-ing.

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Casey, what are you hearing from your customers about grape demand? In our state, as in some others, restaurants and bars have been ordered closed to dine-in customers. That's got to put a damper on the wine market.

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Leonard Taylor wrote: ↑March 20th, 2020, 2:47 pm I just don't see how you can beat the 1920. Damn, it is incredible.

Enjoying that now, as we speak (er, type)......

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Go to your nearest Total Wine and get a bottle of 2015 Tenuta del Portale Aglianico del Vulture. This is that winery's regular, entry-level bottling, SKU # 96044750-1. I don't know of another wine under $20 out there that can touch it. And it's WAAAAAAAAYYYY better than anything coming from the Wagn...

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Casey Hartlip wrote: ↑February 11th, 2020, 5:22 pm The grape market will be a very big story as spring develops. More on that later.

There are lots of reports of a California grape glut in the wine press.

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The Dalmore Port Wood Reserve.jpgNot personally a Scotch drinker, but I keep it around for some very good friends and my son-in-law. Picked up a bottle of The Dalmore "Port Wood" Reserve the other day and they just loved the stuff. I wish I had friends who kept Dalmore around just for me....

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I’d highly recommend picking up the ECBP C919, makers RC6 and Booker’s country ham, all are exceptional as well, especially the C919. I picked up bottle of the crazy hyped Stagg Jr Batch 12 the other day and was underwhelmed. The ECBP C919 was easily the best bourbon I’ve had last year, barely nudg...

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I just bit on a couple of the C Elizabeth Game Farm Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons. Looks like a good deal, but I note that they age in American oak rather than French, so I only ordered two, on the chance that they might be too oaky.

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I like it. Not as strong (harsh) as the 1920, with a little sweetness on the finish. Good substitute for Blanton's. I don't find the 1920 harsh at all; it seems smooth to me. By the way, I picked up a bottle of the 1920 at the local Total Wine yesterday, and under the bottle was a sign that said, &...

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Double Canyon Ciel du Cheval Vineyard Red Mountain 2017 Red Wine is up now. Anyone know anything about this? I can't find anything on CT, or even on Double Canyon's web site. The ad lists the varietals, but not the percentages of each.

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Has anyone tried the Old Forester 1910? I like it. Not as strong (harsh) as the 1920, with a little sweetness on the finish. Good substitute for Blanton's. I don't find the 1920 harsh at all; it seems smooth to me. By the way, I picked up a bottle of the 1920 at the local Total Wine yesterday, and ...

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Has anyone tried the Old Forester 1910?

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It is raining steadily and has been all morning here UpValley. I don't keep track of rainfall totals, but here in Calistoga I am betting we have better than average inches so far this season. The National Weather Service's interactive Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service website shows Calistoga a...

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Zihuatenejo, eh? Did you do any offshore fishing while you where there?

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What a great thread. Clash of the first-world-problem titans.

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Time for a reality check. Let's boil this down: on one side, we have Boeing, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook, and on the other side, a bunch of Eurocrats who are unelected, and answerable only to the German financial elite. The aforementioned corporations all have very strong ties to the American &q...

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