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It's no secret at all that up to X% of any given high end Napa cab likely contains cheaper Solano, Lodi and Contra Costa fruit. It's been going on for decades. Any? Whoah Nellie. hitsfan Thanks, Brian. While I generally enjoy Adam's posts, he is way off track here. I guess my Black Cats would be co...

I’m new here to the WB message board and farthest thing from a vineyard manager/grower/wine maker (I can drink the hell out of the stuff though), but I wanted to tell you all that I love this thread (minus some of the bad rain news of course). I find it fascinating to hear the people that make the ...

With lunch today (outside, overlooking the vineyard before the rains come early tomorrow morning) a Delamotte. This is no doubt the most readily available QPR in Champagne. I keep plenty on hand and never feel guilty about opening it.

I’m new here to the WB message board and farthest thing from a vineyard manager/grower/wine maker (I can drink the hell out of the stuff though), but I wanted to tell you all that I love this thread (minus some of the bad rain news of course). I find it fascinating to hear the people that make the ...

Blake - I have this in the fridge for tonight!

The fog is so dense this morning that it is dropping like raindrops. It is supposed to get to 73 this afternoon.

I also got good news late today - I was called to come get the vaccine. Done!

It is 69 degrees right now at my place. January?

Nice to see some buzz for Accendo Cellars as I think it’s well deserved. Thought I would add a little color commentary for those who are interested. In full transparency, I feel lucky to consider Bart Araujo a friend and mentor. I remember walking the Eisele Vineyard with Bart somewhere in the mid-...

Don't forget that the truly outstanding component of the Araujo wines was the Eisele Vineyard. Yes, Bart and Daphne took care of that vineyard - it wanted for nothing. But I, for one, feel that wine is made in the vineyard. Not sure what pedigree the Accendo label has for the vineyard/vineyards they...

So sad and so senseless.

alan weinberg wrote: ↑January 7th, 2021, 7:02 pm
Merrill Lindquist wrote: ↑January 7th, 2021, 6:04 pm Had 18 bottles of Champagne delivered today...but I never intended to slow down with the new year.
deliveries don’t count! It’s first January purchase.

I ordered them the day previous - definitely a January purchase.

I've experienced numerous "bottle variations" in young and old wines, still and sparkling. The obvious question is why? And the possible reasons are numerous including the wine itself, effects of winemaking and other producer related influences, to shipping exposures, to storage and to fo...

Had 18 bottles of Champagne delivered today...but I never intended to slow down with the new year.

Loving the rain and the very cool weather down here. The vines were definitely 'dormant' - certainly a good thing. I was surprised to see someone already beginning pruning - seems a bit early, no? Cheers. Many of the larger ranches/vineyard management companies need to start in January in order to ...

2006 Dom Perignon.

We have had huge downpours for a good part of the night and day. For much of the day we have had very heavy winds,as well. Guess it is winter!

We also had the 2009 Dom on New Year's Eve and found it very enjoyable. The brioche was front and center, rather than a supporting character as you indicated. A very enjoyable bottle - had to force myself to leve my other bottles in the cellar. We also had the Ruinart Rose from half bottle. Huge red...

Last night I randomly selected this wine to take to a friend's house. What a great wine! A nose of honey that you could smell a short distance across the room. The honey was wrapped in Meyer Lemon (non-astringent) on the nose, with both following to the palate. A mouthfilling viscosity at mid-palate...

A big welcome to the new year!

The cover crop is thriving due to intermittent rains and sunny days. Temperatures are in the 50s during the day, and 30s at night. Frost just about every night/early moring.

Let's hope for one of those years that is easy to farm. No telling what it will be as of now.

2009 Dom
2002 EMH Black Cat

We opened a 2001 Black Cat last night, and I was so pleased to see its youthfulness. It is a completely integrated wine right now. Plenty of raspberry fruit, sous bois, baking spice. Very full on the mid-palate, and a long finish. This wine saw no new oak (just neutral French oak). One of the 2 top...

All's good here at EMH for 2019. I just pulled a composite sample last week and it is classic Black Cat.

Casey Hartlip wrote: ↑December 26th, 2020, 9:44 am I know I'm such a downer with the weather lately. Well.....we got 1.78" with this storm and I will smile today!

We also got a lot of rain...rained pretty steadily all yesterday and all night.

ClarkstonMark wrote: ↑December 25th, 2020, 5:19 pm We had 14 16 and 17 Black Cat this week. 17 tonight. They were all great.

That is great to hear, Mark. Thank you.

We opened a 2001 Black Cat last night, and I was so pleased to see its youthfulness. It is a completely integrated wine right now. Plenty of raspberry fruit, sous bois, baking spice. Very full on the mid-palate, and a long finish. This wine saw no new oak (just neutral French oak). One of the 2 top ...

1 bottle of Aquavit, 1 bottle red wine, cardamon seed, orange peel, cinnamon stick, almonds, raisins....I forget what else. Can you spell L-I-N-D-Q-U-I-S-T. Swedish. Glogg. Oh yes, and cloves. Got to pull out my recipe.

Making glögg is ridiculously easy. Just pour half a bottle of inexpensive wine into a kettle, add 70-80 g of white sugar and christmas spices (cloves are virtually mandatory; star anise, cinnamon, bitter orange zest, cardamom and chopped ginger are reliable as well). Let it rest for 15 min or so ov...

Glogg all the way!

We has a hard rain for much of the overnight. It's okay to have some sunny days leading up to Christmas.

Greg Harter wrote: ↑December 14th, 2020, 8:17 pm No. If I won't drink it, I won't cook with it.

I agree.

I like the J Lassalle Champagnes. The Cachet d'Or varies a bit by release, but is always solid. I can currently buy it at one of my (higher end) supermarkets for $35. Back in the old times, I used to attend a black tie holiday dinner in a private room at San Francisco Davies Symphony Hall. This win...

I believe Whitehall Lane has used them in the past - not sure about the situation currently.

Weather report shows sunny but cool days today and tomorrow. Then rain starting again on Wednesday. I can handle this pattern.

We had a hard rain most of the night last night, with puddles welling up on the gravel driveway, That's a key sign here that the rain was pretty saturating.

Craig G wrote: ↑December 7th, 2020, 6:00 pm I plan to remain dry from roughly 1am until 5pm on Jan. 1.

I am right there with you.

I opened one of these recently - had hardly tasted it since bottling in June of 2019. Interestingly, I found the bouquet to be one of the more exciting elements of this vintage (at least on that day!). Floral notes all but overwhelmed...all roses and white flowers. Andy's experience was different fr...

32 DEGREES HERE THIS MORNING WITH ANOTHER HEAVY FROST. COVER CROP COMING IN NICELY. IT'S WINTER! (sorry about all caps - was left on from another application)

Not me. Not my style.

From the classic Stuff White People Like blog: "Historically speaking, the music that white people have kept on life support for the longest period of time is Jazz. Thanks largely to public radio, bookstores, and coffee shops, Jazz has carved out a niche in white culture that is not yet ready ...

If the "activity" in the barrel has stopped, and you have that much sugar left, you are going to end up with a sweet Pinot. Why NOT try a restart?

I used to buy this and liked it, but it somehow fell off my radar. Thanks for the great reminder.

It has been raining like crazy since 9:30 this morning. That water on the burned out trees, land, and buildings is not pleasant.

Going to. I have had the longest ferment in history, but things are still moving (down in sugar) with no increase in VA (mine is always low). The color is what you would expect from the Black Cat...just beautiful. I tasted his morning and we are just about there. The taste, to me, is gorgeous, becau...

I see a forecsr for rain Tuesday and Wednesday. That would be nice.

Monopole Stainless Ah-So.

32 degrees here at the ranch this morning, with a moderately heavy frost covering rooftops. Not so much on the ground. A layer of fog is still out there, as if someone drew it against the backdrop of the higher Diamond Mountain elevation. Just beautiful.

The forecast appears to have changed again, now like 80% chance of rain on Friday. Nothing Thursday. Who knows? But we need it badly.

The recent cold (sub freezing) nights have made my vineyard start to turn brown. All part of the cycle.

Never heard of this. Sorry, I can't offer any insights.

I have been meeting to circle back to this thread and just forgot about it recently. I am still not 100% back with my sense of smell. The pallet seems good, but I’m not picking up a lot of the nuances from the sense of smell that I used to have. I seem to also do much better with higher ass at wine...

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