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alan weinberg wrote: ↑January 2nd, 2021, 8:57 pm $235 for Cristal on w-s pro.

Look at fine print on most store sites. I ordered a bottle from 2 different stores because local stores sold out of 2008 and 2012 was substituted.

2012 is also great but not the point.

Jay Miller wrote: ↑December 30th, 2020, 1:21 pm IMO far too early to judge. Ask me again in 10 years if I'm still alive.

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I see what some will has as 2021 New Year's resolutions. Drink more than you buy. I also have failed for the past few years.

I am being flippant here but with what we have experienced in 2020, I should open 6 bottles of Munjabel tomorrow and on New Year's Eve. My experience with his wines is pretty comparable to the 2020 experience. [winner.gif] Once the clock strikes midnight I would then open an Ultramarine or 08 Crista...

I have been undecided what to open for New Year's but seeing this review and the other one on the 2016 Rose are reminders that I don’t need to only consider Champagne. My favorite domestic sparkler. I have never shared a bottle with someone who wasn't impressed.

I had one of these at a restaurant 5 years ago. I remember being extremely impressed.

I have mentioned to more than one wine merchant that an email from them with a high Suckling score is an instant delete. Obviously I am in the minority because they still do it.

My wife insists that I use water from a Zero Water pitcher whenever I make coffee or tea and I can attest that it makes a huge difference in needing to descale. Big fan of the Moccamaster with the thermal carafe.
https://zerowater.com/

Done.
On another note my family really enjoyed your Domaine Cabirau Maury Sec Serge & Nicolas with our Christmas Chinese food. Great QPR.

France 48.7%
Italy 17.6%
USA 15.4%
Germany 9.2%
Australia 2.8%
Portugal 1.7 %
Canada 1.5%
Spain 1.5 %
South Africa 0.3%
NZ 0.3%
Austria 0.2%
Switzerland 0.2%
Argentina 0.1%
Hungary 0.1%
1 or 2 bottles from a few other countries.

What a difference a decade makes. Barney Rhodes died in 2008 and with the exception of things like 1974 Heitz Martha's Vineyard there were plenty of bargains of CA cabs with impeccable storage. I did a tasting for friends and drank a bunch and there were no bad bottles. At these prices for the Phelp...

After the fall of the Soviet Union a bunch of these hit the market and I bought a bunch and had a tasting in the early 2000's. From memory I think the sweet spot of their wines in the Soviet regime was the late 20's to mid 30's. My notes are long gone but the tasting was eye opening for myself and g...

Marshall Manning wrote: ↑December 8th, 2020, 10:39 am One of the better places we used to stay on the Kermit Lynch buying trips: http://www.hotel-cep-beaune.com/en/

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Decanted for 1h and tasted next a glass of P. Scavino Carobric for reference. 2016 Elio Grasso Ginestra Casa Mate Another great 2016 Barolo. Interesting and masculine nose with black cherry fruit, something a little musky, a bit of camp fire, and some rust. Just a little heat. Bit richer than other...

The easy and cheap method that offers the maximum protection against the wine advancing is, right after opening it, to pour a portion through a funnel into a smaller container all the way to the very top (an empty half wine bottle, a plastic water bottle, whatever) and put the cork or screw cap on....

I bought a barrel of Hopspices de Beaune Volnay 1er cru General Muteau. I was able to taste it in 2019. I am trying to wait out the tariffs before shipping it but I might have to eat them if no resolution.

I also bought 4 of these. My wife and I visited Laurent in 2018 and were impressed with what we tasted. His whites are also worth seeking out. Several young winemakers in Burgundy are bringing their domaines to new heights.

I ended up buying a barrel of Volnay 1er cru Dr. Muteau in the 2018 Hospices de Beaune auction in 2018 so that will be my biggest holding when I actually import it. Keeping my fingers crossed the tariffs will be repealed. Prior to that cases were the most of any wine.

$15 per bottle shipping.

I didn't realize that Delaware North had purchased the Patina Restaurant Group and that Patina 250 in Buffalo was under that umbrella until I read this article.

They are a really all over the place as far as quality and had relationships with both good and mediocre growers. Back in Kodak's heyday, their European plant was in Burgundy in Chalon sur Saone. Century Liquor in Rochester was across the street from Kodak and used to direct import their wine and th...

https://www.conventodoespinheiro.com/en/
Perfect place to spend honeymoon nights in Alentejo.
http://mouchao.pt/wines/winery/?lang=en
Favorite Alentejo winery.

97 Phelps Insignia

Any idea what brand of harissa they are offering?

Living on take out. If they have a good wine list, I buy a bottle or 2 even though I have plenty of wine. Tonight is the first home cooked meal in 2 weeks. As a physician I have no reservation ordering take out from restaurants that I know. The biggest concern is the packaging but replating it and g...

Mich@el Ch@ng wrote: ↑March 3rd, 2020, 5:57 am My concern is that they used lead decanters in the past. There was an article about this where someone tested the brandy and found extremely high lead levels.

Cognac of that levels is enjoyed in small pours over a longer period of time so not a concern to me.

I would be wary of provenance of bottles in the US from this era. I would consider sticking with something more immune to poor storage or find a CA bottle with great provenance. Or look in Europe.

Arv R wrote: ↑February 9th, 2020, 9:36 am Between the standard deduction for couples going up so much, and expenses like state taxes, mortgage interest etc. being capped, it seems like the charitable deduction is basically phased out for many filers.

Unfortunately true at this point.

On the more affordable end of the scale in the Lafarge profile, Voillot comes to mind. Very pure and don't require 20 years to drink well. Especially the V.V. or 1er Fremiets (Champans needs a bit more cellar time). Tawse makes a nice Fremiets as well that doesn't demand decades, as does Bouchard w...

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Pierrick Bouley has taken over from his parents, Reyane and Pascal, and has upped the game considerably and offers great QPR in Volnay. Lyle Fass imports his wine. I visited and did a tasting a little over a year ago and was impressed.

http://www.lecoqauvinrestaurant.com/

If you want a great Burgundy list another vote for Les Climats

http://lesclimats.fr/

3 bottles of 2016 ordered.

Lone Madrone -winemaker from Tablas Creek Denner- Owned by the Ditch Witch guy so related names like Ditch Digger and Dirt Worshipper. I subscribed during visit and have been tempted to drop like I do most wine clubs. Then I open a bottle from delivery and not drop it. Halter Ranch- A must for ortho...

http://schnattl.com/

My wife and were in Burgundy in October 2018 and the winemakers seemed very pleased for the most part with 2018 and based on the impression I ended up bidding and getting a barrel of Volnay in the Hospice de Beaune action. We detoured back to Beaune in June to taste it and were able to taste other 2...

As far as tours, I would suggest Calem. Of all of the Sogevinus tours, theirs is the best.

I went to a Massanois tasting led by Dirk Richter. I thought the Spatlese had so much more going on in this vintage and ended up buying a case of it. I also bought 2 bottles of his 2016 Mülheimer Helenenkloster Riesling Eiswein which was a real standout to me.

Paso Robles. A good place to stay. https://www.allegrettovineyardresort.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjw-7LrBRB6EiwAhh1yX0PaACpjsLv6km4hAQpu2BMoB_GsrJNP3N0QdBqcPd13hE_SOFwIgBoCLKwQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds A couple to visit that aren't quite as well known. https://www.dennervineyards.com/ https://www.lonemadrone....

I know you said you prefer whites but the following Bordeaux blends would open eyes and be great ringers in a blind tasting. Attila Cuvee from Gere Attila Bock Capella Cuvee Send them to the Bock Bisztro in Budapest and they can have a great meal and buy wine for you. The Other thing not to forget i...

If you still go to Mallorca leave room in the suitcase for shoes. Carmina shoes and George's handmade shoes are exceptional quality. If you skip Mallorca El Corte Ingles has a selection.
With 3 I would look at apartment rentals and have some space.

Mont, Who is doing your elevage? Albert Bichot. They do the most elevage and have the infrastructure and economy of scale in place. In 2018 they are doing 161 barrels which is 20% of the total. They will do larger bottles. They quoted me 2 euros a magnum and 12 euros for jerobaums. How much does a ...

This BB is the current evolution that started with the Prodigy BB that migrated to the Parker website once the web took hold and made services like AOL and Prodigy obsolete. The banning of people and the pay wall essentially cemented this website as the current evolution. Over the years I have atten...

If you are into Burgundy I would suggest Les Climats.
http://lesclimats.fr/

https://www.lhoteldebeaune.com/en/bistro/ Bring an appetite and order the Poularde de Bresse. http://restaurant-meursault.fr/ wine geek favorite. http://www.le-montrachet.com/ I know you said no 3 star restaurants but I would suggest you reconsider because Eric Pras is the real deal and not resting ...

Awesome! Which barrel did you purchase? My husband purchased a barrel in 2012 (before I met him) and put his name on the bottle. The script is small so it doesn't look to over the top. We also only drink it for our family consumption, so his name on the bottle is just fine. I bought Volnay premier ...

I purchased a barrel at the 2018 Hospice de Beaune auction. I am still torn if I should put anything more than just my name on the label with the alloted characters. Any thoughts?

The more years that I have been traveling to the Rockies, the more my luggage consists of food and wine to cook my own meals.

Buy Burgundy instead. [winner.gif] https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/burgundy-2018-vintage-rival-mythical-1947-404473/ We were in Burgundy this fall and whether it rivals 1947 remains to be seen but after a number of difficult vintages there were a lot of happy winemakers that we spoke with. I let ...

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