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Levi Dalton

... you both misconstrued and misrepresented what he said, and you were insulting in addition. ... apparently you do not possess listening comprehension in English at the First Grade level. Congratulations Levi. I'm normally pretty tolerant of criticism. But you just became the first person ever to...

Levi Dalton

Pierre Morey recounts that the first vintage (according to him), in which Leflaive experienced oxidation was 2006, which he says was the last vintage that he was fully responsible for through bottling. [N.B. I would note here that there are accounts of oxidized 2005s from Leflaive on the the Oxidiz...

Levi Dalton

Don criticized what Morey said, and then said he could have no respect for Morey because of it. There is no ad hominem there. Except he entirely misconstrued what Morey said. Which is sort of amazing, because what Morey said is recorded and thus it is possible to listen to it again if something is ...

Levi Dalton

To the extent you criticize the wines. Not the man. Do you know him personally ? Presumably no. Hence every ad hominem critic is null and void. Don criticized what Morey said, and then said he could have no respect for Morey because of it. There is no ad hominem there. Except he entirely misconstru...

Levi Dalton

He acknowledges that there was a big problem with oxidation of the 2006 wines but claims to have no idea as to what went wrong -- and then goes on to speculate that maybe somehow excess humidity at the time of the vintage caused the problem This misconstrues what he said pretty much entirely. Perha...

Levi Dalton

As far as I am aware, Emidio Pepe has three daughters, not four.

Levi Dalton

Joshua Kates wrote: ↑
September 28th, 2019, 9:27 am

So which wine is different in the two markets, if you don't mind reminding us, please?

The Trebbiano d'Abruzzo and the Montepulciano d'Abruzzo.

Levi Dalton

There is only one Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo from Emidio Pepe, there is not an old vine and a young vines wine, there is just the one wine. It is not exported through official channels to the United States. The winery prefers to sell it in Italy. Bottles sold in the US are grey market. The 2011 vintage of ...

Levi Dalton

Levi, your podcasts are amazing. Absolutely my favourite of all. I really like Graperadio, too, especially when it's a one-to-one interview with winemakers. One advantage of GR is that, when you use the website version, the podcast continues (on Android) even if you don't have the browser open. You...

Levi Dalton

Not sure what the budget would be, but there are free podcasting hosting services out there. Not free, but one option might be 400MB from Libsyn for $20 a month. You would get a new 400MB each month. Assuming your .mp3s are between 50MB and 99MB, you could host a new set of 4 to 8 episodes each mont...

Levi Dalton

I spoke with him about amaro once. He had what I think of as a food writer’s knowledge and interest in the topic. By which I mean, he knew Fernet Branca was popular in San Francisco and that was about it. He was nice, low-key, and easy to talk with the time I met him.

Levi Dalton

There is only one Pecorino wine from Pepe, from one Pecorino vineyard. There is not a young and old vine Pecorino from Pepe, there is only the one Pecorino from Pepe.

Levi Dalton

There might be some podcasts that address the topic.

Levi Dalton

Not necessarily true. So much of what’s available in the US is grey market so prior to EP labeling with a new label designation, it would be tough to know what you’re getting. Wholesale in the US on the Montepulciano should be about $125/btl. If you’re finding it at retai for less, it’s likely grey...

Levi Dalton

Fascinating Levi. Thanks for the link to your prior explanation. I bought my bottles last year from Envoyer @ $50 USD. They imported them directly from Italy. The bottle numbers on my 2015s are very low: 00023 and 00086. I was confused by your previous post because you initially said that the old v...

Levi Dalton

The Emidio Pepe Trebbiano d’Abruzzo sold in the US is old vines, with malo in bottle. The Pepe Trebbiano d’Abruzzo sold in Italy is typically the young vines, with malo done in vat. They are not the same wine. It is cheaper in Italy because it is a different wine. Same thing with the Pepe Montepulc...

Levi Dalton

Andrew,

I detailed the differences a few years ago in this post:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=134349&p=2145937&hi ... o#p2145937

Please check there for the answer to your question.

Levi Dalton

Brian G r a f s t r o m wrote: ↑
July 22nd, 2019, 1:26 pm
My glass came from Roscioli, in Rome. Now I have no idea which version I had.

95% you had a young vines wine.

In terms of which of the young vines wines, you will never know. They do not blend the vats. So in reality there are several different young vine wines, and several old vine wines.

Levi Dalton

Dennis Atick wrote: ↑
July 22nd, 2019, 9:11 am
Jeez. I had no idea. My ignorance of Italian wine is showing.

In all fairness, this particular situation is confusing and not well known.

Levi Dalton

The Emidio Pepe Trebbiano d’Abruzzo sold in the US is old vines, with malo in bottle. The Pepe Trebbiano d’Abruzzo sold in Italy is typically the young vines, with malo done in vat. They are not the same wine. It is cheaper in Italy because it is a different wine. Same thing with the Pepe Montepulci...

Levi Dalton

That's a nice sentiment about respecting other people. I guess then that he would never use an anonymous twitter account to ridicule and attack other people in the wine community.

Levi Dalton

What a great lineup of wines. Very cool.

And a rare sighting of the seldom used Ft Rodd-Seaview AVA.

Levi Dalton

Not any more, but it was once! By this logic, I could host a Pre-phylloxera Vines Dinner of Burgundy from 2016 and the like, because at one point in history those would have been pre-phylloxera vines. Not by any rules of logic that make any sense in this universe, unless you think you can actually ...

Levi Dalton

James Billy wrote: ↑
June 29th, 2019, 3:54 am
Not any more, but it was once!

By this logic, I could host a Pre-phylloxera Vines Dinner of Burgundy from 2016 and the like, because at one point in history those would have been pre-phylloxera vines.

Levi Dalton

I don't think Clos de la Roche is walled in.

Levi Dalton

I had the Lucy rosé with a papaya salad recently and it was good.

Levi Dalton

I also recommend Thistle.

Levi Dalton

Pictures from my recent Diamond Creek Vineyards visit

Levi Dalton

Boots has not passed away. She is 92 and lives on the property.

Levi Dalton

I visited Diamond Creek Vineyards for the first time recently. I found it helpful to get a visual on what the different parcels actually look like, how they relate to each other, etc.

Levi Dalton

I met him and tried a Crozes-Hermitage Rouge from his label that I liked a lot. It was the 2015 Vieilles Vignes de Gervans. He said it was from a vineyard in the historical zone for Crozes, near the hill of Hermitage, and not from the outlying plain. He has long run a wine retail shop in Tain, and h...

Levi Dalton

Blair was super nice to us when we visited earlier this year, and I can only wish him the best. Seemed like a great person.

Levi Dalton

I tried a 1999 Domaine de Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Grand Clos des Epenots recently with a group, and this became the discussion around the table- whether 99s needed more time or what. I thought the Courcel was in a good place.

Levi Dalton

Thanks, Tom.

Levi Dalton

Hmm. I wonder if getting flown around on private jets by Bordeaux chateau owners might water down the criticism as well. Now, Levi...we don't wanta go there!!! Tom Why not? Seems entirely relevant to the discussion. This is a piece Jamie Goode wrote in 2009, basically arguing that if the results do...

Levi Dalton

Hmm. I wonder if getting flown around on private jets by Bordeaux chateau owners might water down the criticism as well.

Levi Dalton

I don't think I've ever had any of their wines. I see from the website that they're fairly traditional these days -- 14-21-day fermentations and aging in botte. But I vaguely had the impression that they were modern back in the day. And Beppe Colla, father of one Colla here and nephew of the other,...

Levi Dalton

R.H. Drexel is female.

Levi Dalton

Thank you to all who said a nice word about the show.

Levi Dalton

In terms of back episodes of I'll Drink to That! on the Apple Podcasts app, if you subscribe to the podcast in the app, you will then see all the episodes from episode 1. You will also see new episodes in your feed faster than you would otherwise. Subscribing is free, and there are no strings attach...

Levi Dalton

One aspect to consider is that Erwan's dad had installed a set of pipes to change the temperature of the berries as they were about to be fermented. This had a side effect of breaking a lot of berries within the pipes. When Bernard Hervé came over from Bouchard Pere et Fils, he and Erwan stopped usi...

Levi Dalton

...élevage is ...often concluded in tank (Virot at Leflaive started doing that in the 1920s I believe, though some refer to it today as the "Roulot method") I am not aware of anyone referring to the time in tank alone as the "Roulot method," but perhaps you are aware of such references. Jon Bonné d...

Levi Dalton

William Kelley wrote: ↑
November 7th, 2018, 3:00 am
...élevage is ...often concluded in tank (Virot at Leflaive started doing that in the 1920s I believe, though some refer to it today as the "Roulot method")

I am not aware of anyone referring to the time in tank alone as the "Roulot method," but perhaps you are aware of such references.

Levi Dalton

As regards Meursault, this was addressed by Dominique Lafon in an interview I may have had something to do with.

Levi Dalton

2hl/ha - 622 bottles The last vintage of the old vines on their own pre-phylloxera roots - no grafts. Then they were pulled out. So yes a short crop but not particularly due to hail and/or frost. But IMO the wine is not coveted for its rareness, rather its other-worldly tasting notes - many comment...

Levi Dalton

I have visited Accomasso several times, and I have tried a fairly large number of the wines both at the winery tasting area, in Alba, and in New York. I came to a realization awhile ago that the Accomasso wines I was sampling in the tasting room and the wines I was trying elsewhere were different, i...

Levi Dalton

Both hail and frost in 45, Robert Drouhin told me. Must have been a short crop. But it is the Victory year, and I think that counts for a lot. 2hl/ha - 622 bottles The last vintage of the old vines on their own pre-phylloxera roots - no grafts. Then they were pulled out. So yes a short crop but not...

Levi Dalton

Both hail and frost in 45, Robert Drouhin told me. Must have been a short crop. But it is the Victory year, and I think that counts for a lot.

Levi Dalton

My understanding is that Togni racks about 10 times from the end of fermentation to bottling. That is comparatively a high number of times. Each time you rack you expose the maturing wine to oxygen. Hi Levi. Big fan of your show. I'm curious as to what you're saying about exposure to oxygen due to ...

Levi Dalton

Looking forward to meeting you, Jim.

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