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Got the same two messages, I'm sure enough people have reported it, so I don't have to

Fred Davis wrote: ↑January 20th, 2021, 10:42 am Will orders get cancelled if create new accounts to use that coupon?

Play the game, don't abuse the system

No more. BevMo!, the secretly held wine and spirits retailer situated in California, is the subject of a legal claim that guarantees the organization occupied with a sleight of hand estimating system, attracting clients with costs for wine created during explicit years that were not accessible in i...

Up by a lot... Working from home leading to more regular wine consumption and more frequent tasting events (what used to be a once a month in person tasting is now a weekly virtual event)

+30% in 2020

Brian S t o t t e r wrote: ↑December 25th, 2020, 1:33 pm
AndyK wrote: ↑December 25th, 2020, 1:17 pm Has Envoyer sent anything since the “Romanee Conti of Sake”?
That’s the last one I have, after my email was taken off suspension.

Thanks. I was hoping that maybe that will make them reconsider these ridiculous sales pitches

Has Envoyer sent anything since the “Romanee Conti of Sake”?

France 38% (growing)
USA 34% (shrinking)
Italy 17% (stable)
Austria 7% (stable)
Germany 2% (growing)

Wine Cellarage is never afraid to offer absurd pricing. Is that on wine of the year or just everything they carrry? We have a few places in Minneapolis that have sales and that is the regular price elsewhere. Apparently someone pays too much for wine. They have ok prices unless a wine gets an unexp...

Jin F wrote: ↑December 22nd, 2020, 4:06 pm uncork50 $50 off $200, expired in 5 days.

Thanks. What are people getting at wine.com (CA)? Seems like their stock is super low. My "$50 coupon staples" are all out (Comtes, Krug halfs, Vietti, ...)

Jorge Henriquez wrote: ↑December 22nd, 2020, 4:17 pm
Tom Taylor wrote: ↑December 22nd, 2020, 12:44 am Wine Cellarage is never afraid to offer absurd pricing.
Have you guys checked wine-searcher results lately?

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The usual suspects: Cellarage and Westgarth

TomHill wrote: ↑December 22nd, 2020, 1:15 pm
AndyK wrote: ↑December 22nd, 2020, 1:10 pm
I know, Andy.... I just couldn't resist this. Me bad.
Tom

To be honest, this was the first time I fully read one of your tasting notes

But it was worth it

Wine Cellarage just sent an "offer" for the 2010 Ygay for $197 per bottle

Maybe they accidentally put a 1 in front?

I would never wash glasses in a dishwasher. The amount of heat they produce and the risk of the detergent infusing in the glasses which I have seen a number of times with wine club members. I just wash them by hand with warm water and air dry. I don't understand your concern. I'm using fragrant fre...

I use the Seventh Generation rinse aid and very little detergent when washing wine glasses and have no issues at all. I do rinse out decanters that have a narrow neck by hand afterwards, but don’t bother with glasses.

Jayson Cohen wrote: ↑December 17th, 2020, 8:37 am Ugh. Hopefully TCA didn’t affect that whole tranche, or you, Alfert, and I are screwed. Between the three of us, I think we bought most of those bottles.

I got two of them as well

All Bryan needed to do was say “I’m sorry” and instead ridiculed the OP and publicly disclosed his order. Seems like a dumb move to me I have no dog in this fight. But seriously tell me how the retailer “ridiculed” the OP. He offered his take on the disagreement. You can disagree with his perspecti...

All Bryan needed to do was say “I’m sorry” and instead ridiculed the OP and publicly disclosed his order. Seems like a dumb move to me

jleedionne wrote: ↑December 14th, 2020, 5:27 pm Pretty interesting responses here, including from Bryan, who basically did everything in his power to belittle the OP in his response.

+1

2016 Jean-Marc Roulot Meursault Les Vireuils - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault (12/13/2020) An excellent wine in a difficult year. I did not like Roulot's 2016 bourgogne blanc at all, and opened this with slight trepidation. But right away, any doubts were dispensed with. The nose is ad...

David Chow wrote: ↑December 14th, 2020, 8:35 am Not sure if anyone's shared this yet...VD50 for $50 off $150.

Worked, thank you!

I’ve had Mouton and Lafite side by side a few years ago and thought the Mouton was slightly ahead. Being my birth year, I also had Latour, Cheval Blanc, and Margeaux of the “big boys” in the last few years. I’d say Mouton, Lafite, Cheval are the top with the Latour at the bottom of this (short) list...

Howard Cooper wrote: ↑December 11th, 2020, 1:11 pm I am waiting until 1/20 at least to buy any wines that are still in Europe to make sure tariff is not increased to 100%.

What makes you think it could be increased to 100%?

I'm assuming (or maybe hoping) that tariffs will disappear pretty quickly after Jan 20

I have contacted the winery, and to everyone, Every scenario has gone through my head, the bottle is consistent with their wine, so it’s not a Unique, in the end I hope it was as simple as they ran out of labels, but why use a newer vintage to make an older vintage? I don’t know. B-21 is checking i...

Rene Hernandez wrote: ↑December 9th, 2020, 11:41 am To me I feel they had an excess of 2017, and realized the 2016 are in demand, so they just made some modifications on the labels, but who knows.

Seems like a pretty baseless allegation to me

Full enough glass?

Littorai library offers are nothing but an overpriced, greedy money grab. I like the wines, but what they are asking for a bottle with less than a handful of years vs release price is ridiculous.

Another vote for the Zalto Burgundy glass. I use it for almost all younger Pinot, Gamay, and Nebbiolo

JohnP wrote: ↑November 20th, 2020, 10:50 am SabatinoTruffles.com is offering a 30% discount on white truffles, now through 11/23. I had my wines ready for turkey day, but will now be updating to include an aged Barolo, exact wine TBD.

Is there a code needed or are the prices already reflecting the 30%?

That's frustrating... Similar thing happened to me when I purchased a case of Allemand at a major auction house. All that was mentioned were some relatively minor label issues. This was one of the bottles: https://i.ibb.co/kXzsjW2/IMG-0492.jpg They refunded me for the bottle and sent me a return lab...

I voted yes. Going through the first couple of threads, it seems like not a single person is a subscriber. Not that it's a huge issue for me, but I don't think this site should be a free platform for people that don't contribute otherwise and are only interested in selling wine.

M.Kaplan wrote: ↑November 14th, 2020, 2:30 pm NV Camille Saves Grand Cru Brut Rosé Bouzy, $50-ish, depending on where you live.

+1

Has anyone else had dozens of wine-searched alerts trigger last night on bottles that were available internationally, but not in the country specified (US)? Seems like something went wrong on their side, this will be a lot of work to rectify... [scratch.gif] One. If you had dozens, you’re buying to...

Al R wrote: ↑November 10th, 2020, 9:04 am
I bought some out of faith that Colgin usually produces some really nice wine for the price, out-drinking some other Napa Valley stalwarts that like to charge 2 or 3 times as much.

Who charges 3x Colgin??

Maybe send them a fax with the request?

Has anyone else had dozens of wine-searched alerts trigger last night on bottles that were available internationally, but not in the country specified (US)?

Seems like something went wrong on their side, this will be a lot of work to rectify...

Nice note! I had this wine about two weeks ago and was blown away as well: 2012 Roses de Jeanne / Cédric Bouchard Pinot Blanc Champagne Blanc de Blancs La Bolorée - France, Champagne (10/23/2020) Ordered off the list at Passionfish. Really gorgeous nose of lemon, tart apricot, minerals, and green ap...

Haven't had a $100 Burg that comes close...

One of my all time favorite Beaujolais

If you google "Aubert CIX meaning" you get this:

Limited new release from cult Chardonnay producer Mark Aubert. 99 Points Robert Parker: "CIX stands for 109, because this was originally called “Parcel 109” when Aubert bought the vineyard.

maureen nelson wrote: ↑November 2nd, 2020, 5:43 pm Hmm. Am I the only one thinking of Germany?

For the wine I mean

Probably an 01. Maybe a Prum. Or a Christoffel.

c fu wrote: ↑November 2nd, 2020, 6:39 pm To be fair to OP - if he just said COOKED v CORKED we wouldn't really have this long thread of people teasing him, cause that cork is definitely a cooked wine.

But that would've been way less fun

So I guess this thread has achieved exactly what Chris was looking for. The power of Google...

Skip the domestic stuff and get some wines from Austria, Germany, Loire, and Burgundy. K&L has a good selection, as already mentioned

I didn't say it wasn't worth $20, I just don't get the frenzy. If you draw a hard line at $20, the OVZ is a probably decent option. But best QPR? No. It's not offensive in any way, but also has little depth and is not particularly interesting to me. There are plenty of reds that check similar boxes,...

It’s not a bad wine, but best QPR on the planet? I don’t think so... I don’t really get the excitement around this wine.
Worth the $20 for those who like the style, but certainly not much more and I’d rather spend my money elsewhere.

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