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John Telford wrote: ↑
September 30th, 2020, 12:57 pm

fires may force sale of libraries for cash flow

Thoughts?

Go F yourself

Huge thanks to everyone for the incredible response- though the release ends on Friday we are nearly sold out on the reds.

2019 Brosseau Syrah - 3.5 cases
2019 Sonoma Valley Zin - 4 cases
2019 Evangelho Mourvèdre - 8 cases

The sleeper of this release is the Old Vine Chenin. It is electric.

Fortunately, I was able to wrestle a few bottles out of those stingy 1st Tier bastards clenched hands. Brian, get in there and fight - it's madhouse in there! Ha- Thank you Mike and everyone for the excitement and orders. Jenn and I will be on email most of the day and we are happy to help. [cheers...

NED VALOIS wrote: ↑
September 15th, 2020, 10:03 am
Is it legal to ship my 6 liter bottles to Florida ?

Just not inside a taxidermied wild cat

Order in.

Also stocked up on the 1/2 bottles.

[worship.gif] [worship.gif] Huge thanks to everyone that is in on the pre-release. The grand release goes live on Thursday. Thank you for all the positive notes above. The Fall wines are indeed bright. Early ventures will benefit from lengthy decants- The wines are light and structured. The Zin is i...

Hardy, I would love to hear details on the site within Brousseau, viticulture, and winemaking for the Brousseau Syrah! Brosseau is awesome. It is a mix of limestone, granite, and volcanic soils at about 1600FT elevation right by the entrance to Pinnacles National Park. The vineyard is organically f...

There is a small pre-release group that has different timing on the emails.

jnbrown wrote: ↑
September 12th, 2020, 12:02 pm
I just signed up yesterday, but did not get any emails yet.

Joel- Thank you for signing up. Your first email will be on Monday. Welcome aboard!

Keith Levenberg wrote: ↑
September 10th, 2020, 5:35 pm
Me: Nothing could ever possibly make me want to drink a zinfandel
D&R: "Zin for 70's Space Exploration"
Me: Shut up and take my money

Greetings- We are super psyched for next week's fall release.

Another wine preview popping up in a few min.

Note: Our Old Vine Barbera is not from Bedrock or a vineyard we share together.

At about 6:30 this AM, my daughter and I were headed to our Semillon block in Yountville. From the truck, I saw some massive lightning strikes in the hills east of Yountville / Oakville and decided to make a breakfast pitstop to let the storm pass. By the time we were out of Oakville Grocery, smoke ...

Horn and Cantle
http://www.hornandcantle.com

I love this place. Super comfortable, great food & vibe and they have a fun list.

]Thanks Brian! This wine is super gulp-able on pop and pour. My rec for early attack is the overnight decant. There is a ton of old vine stuff in here that has not been released yet and I will not confirm or deny that 1 barrel of something legendary that does not really see the light of day may also...

Pretty sure its depression. Not really enjoying much of anything. Dragged myself out for a vigorous hike after posting. Did it without headphones or music and just let my thoughts run. Realized I had given into lethargy leading to inertia. Also gotten too invested in day to day news and following t...

I can't imagine bringing wine into a restaurant right now.

We have 2 600L Stockinger barrels. They are the only new oak we have ever purchased. They are beautiful- I hope to add more Stockinger 600Ls down the road. We had been blending them in the Familiar since 2016 but put a part of our 2019 Evangelho Mourvèdre in one after 3 uses for Familiar.

Hardy, is that where that barrel of Zin I tasted went? There is a small amount of Zin in the blend- but we held most out and bottled it yesterday. :) Still holding out hope for the straight Zin and Barbera bottlings... Here you go! Bottled yesterday. 70 cases of Zin and 90 cases of Barbera. The Zin...

Thanks Andrew, Dennis, and David!

This is an important cause. We are happy to be able to assist the CA Farmworker Foundation and Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation at time so many are being hit hard with COVID-19.

Thanks, David! The '16 is in a nice spot right now.

Napa 2007, Nor Cal 2012 I'm still drinking the 2012s which producers disappointed you? 2012 from the start of the vintage and until harvest '13, was hyped to be one of the greatest vintages in decades. I've tasted dozens (hundreds?) of '12s and everything is " fine " but most wines are as far from ...

I find a big challenge with shorter maceration times (days vs. weeks or months) is that you get the full pH shift without many of the benefits of extended maceration. Shorter maceration wines can be broad but not deep and their tannins angular vs developed. I do think Semillon can handle the shorter...

Charlie N wrote: ↑
July 13th, 2020, 12:22 pm
I just ordered some of D&R's orange goodness too after enjoying their more widely available wines.

Thanks, Charlie! I hope you dig it. The Familiar Orange is fresh and bright. We are happy with it.

Thanks, Dave! Glad you dug it.

Napa 2007, Nor Cal 2012

Don- Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed this.

Arnot-Roberts

John,

Which state are you in? Some are states are more strict in the enforcement of sales tax.

I think CA offers value all over the place if you look at producer.

But my first thought was Chard

How many premoxed top quality CA Chards have you had? None.
How many have you paid more then $125 for on release? None or almost none.

We drink mostly whites around the house- These are ones that have recently been popped more often than others. Enfield Chards- (Citrine is crazy good for the money) and Heron Lake is a wow wine. Calder- Riesling and Chenin Desire Lines- Riesling Little Frances- Semillon Fine Disregard- Semillon Pax-...

Thanks so much everyone! It was awesome of CBS to reach out in do this and also to update their story to include parts from our interactive events. We had to upgrade bandwidth at each airing. Even buying the max available, the site still crashed. :) Thanks again for all the support it means everythi...

(Apologies if this is in the wrong forum, mods feel free to move to the right one) Barring breaking news, Dirty and Rowdy will be featured on CBS This Morning Saturday on 5/16. The CBS segment focuses primarily on our skin fermented wines (Orange and Semillon). We are stoked and it should be a fun ...

When done well , pairing wine and music can be a mildly psychedelic experience. It can produce some synesthesia for sure. The challenge is that it is like pairing food and wine- two things you love independently may not work well together- and things you might never expect to pair can be transcenden...

Thanks for the notes on this. It is such a snappy, juicy wine. I wish we could have made all lot more of it! Maybe 2020? The breakdown on this different than any other Especial we've ever made (no Mourvèdre)- Whole cluster old vine Petite Sirah (from Fred & Dora's), old vine Barbara, and whole clus...

Thanks for the notes on this. It is such a snappy, juicy wine. I wish we could have made all lot more of it! Maybe 2020? The breakdown on this different than any other Especial we've ever made (no Mourvèdre)- Whole cluster old vine Petite Sirah (from Fred & Dora's), old vine Barbara, and whole clust...

How did I miss this one!? I buy almost every single D&R wine and I happen to really dig the few furmints I've had - Kiralyudvar tokaji sec in particular. Anything left in the library Hardy? Thanks for the notes on this everyone. Unfortunately, I don't know if I even have a bottle left anywhere for ...

I then went to Dirty and Rowdy Mourvedre Familiar, which I think is made using carbonic maceration. https://www.dirtyandrowdy.com/store You might check with Hardy Wallace, who frequents this board from time to time or pm him, regarding tannin levels of the wine. Howard - Thanks for thinking of us. ...

So I took advantage of a recent AmEx offer to grab a mixed half case of some favorite producers from Wine.com. Assorted Carlisle, Bedrock, Sojourn bottlings. Anyhow, the shipment arrived today and a Carlisle Gruner approx $32) is missing, but in its place is a far more expensive Patrick Piuze Chabl...

Thanks for the notes D!

How were the tannins? I remember feeling that it was the most structured / powerful wine in the Fall release.

I have a loose bottle in a wine fridge at home that has being eyeing me the past few weeks.

Thanks, Michael- Density / depth and weightlessness is what we shoot for- I'm glad it came across in the '15.

Fred and Carol - This is the perfect time to walk away from capsules for good. The only thing to keep in mind is to have some something available (sticker, band, heat applicable foil / seal) for certain export markets that still require a seal over the closure. I occasionally come across a clear pla...

Thanks Michael! Glad you dug the '16 Stoney Creek- The aromatics on that one are pretty special.

Doing the side by side of enz and outer limits right now and... well... it’s frickin amazing! Really shocked at how big the nose is on the outer limits, but the palate is light with perfect acidity. Both are fantastic. Now i gotta figure out how to get more Thanks Ty! Glad you did the side by side!...

I am yet to have a wine from DR that I didn't absolutely love. The entire lineup of reds is really tasty and an awesome value. The Familiar especially is a bottle worth stocking up on Thanks, Matt!!! Drinking a 2014 Shake Ridge right now and it is delicious. Hardy says he has some Outer Limits, Sha...

Another source for great duck is Liberty Duck
http://www.libertyducks.com

They were wholesale only but now ship all over. For Bay area and N. Bay folks they provide local delivery.

The French Laundry, Manresa, Zuni, Chez Panisse, Restaurant at Meadowood, Per Se, Daniel, etc... all use their ducks.

Hardy, it’s good and I’ve already placed my order for the current release. Thanks a ton, Mike- I really appreciate it. Huge thanks to everyone for the orders. We are thrilled to see so many familiar (and many new) names this AM. Just as a PSA, at 9:30AM we are 40%+ sold though on the Especial. Jenn...

I thought the offering doesn’t open until tomorrow? Two tiers, normal offering is tomorrow Thanks, I guess I dropped a tier. I have to admit that it stings a bit after having organized and provided most of the wines for a pretty comprehensive Dirty and Rowdy tasting last fall that Hardy joined in b...

Thanks so much for everyone participating yesterday. It was a blast to see everyone and a lot fun!

Michael Martin wrote: ↑
April 5th, 2020, 5:43 pm
Paging Hardy Wallace, Hardy Wallace, please pick up a white courtesy telephone.

Can you post the notes for Wednesday’s release when they are done. Please.

I am working on the notes right now. These are some fun wines.

Greetings ALL- This is a reminder for all participants to register at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/upQkf-6qrzgj3WxgnFICOpNYYObgDdbZ9w The Tasting is Sunday 4/5 from 2PM PDT to 3:30 PDT An email with all of the details (decanting, serving, zoom info, etc) was just sent to your emails on file. If ...

What a fascinating opportunity to compare these two wines from the same vineyard picked four weeks apart - has anyone ever had similar from any other (red) vineyard? I can't recall seeing anything similar. I'm on night two of both of them now and loving them even more. Thanks, Brad! Just a note to ...

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