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Some seem to be trying to make martinis with red, sweet vermouth. [scratch.gif] Wtf. I guess you could drink it but, it's not a Martini. “ But yeah, the idea of a very simple vermouth “in the proximity of the gin” for a martini — or maybe a drop or two, such as rinsing the glass and discarding the ...

But yeah, the idea of a very simple vermouth “in the proximity of the gin” for a martini — or maybe a drop or two, such as rinsing the glass and discarding the rest — calls for a stripped down, simple vermouth with low aromatics. That will not be the Sun Break Vermouth for sure. I’m totally in this...

I had the chance to try David's vermouth last night. Wow! What an eye opener. So different than "my father's vermouth." I am a big fan of a classic gin martini, where the glass gets to see the Vermouth bottle, but that is about it. As a result, Vermouth last a LONG time in my house, and I...

depressing article re college cost. I thought $80,000 a year for law school was outrageous. Sounds like a bargain based on that info. Have a 3 year old and 9 month old...financial advisor tells us we should be working towards having roughly 400k apiece for college, if we want to pay for undergrad f...

Neal drinks champagne and Bordeaux.

Fantastic write up as always Otto. Unfortunate on the overall showing; still informative. Enjoyed reading about the highs of it, then damn there were some lows. I don't think I've ever seen you smite something with a score as low as a 67 before. Area 51 must have been a dumpster fire. Otto isn’t Am...

I'd say if you enjoy wine from the "New California" producers (e.g. Sandlands, Enfield, Jolie-Laide, Bedrock, Dirty & Rowdy, etc.), then you'll enjoy the hell out of wine from the "New Wave Australia" producers (e.g. Sami-Odi, Ochota Barrels, Bindi, Timo Mayer, Jamsheed, Luk...

Mich@el Ch@ng wrote: ↑January 20th, 2021, 10:41 am Plcb sends out email with limited releases and they’re all sold out 1 min after the email is sent, ridiculous.

Same as it ever was and you can’t get a lot of the basics.

My Breville, a precursor to the duo-temp, is losing pump pressure as I'm getting clogged pulls too often (good little machine - held up really well over 12 years), so time for me to get something new. Caveats are $ (not too much) and counter space (also not too big). My Baratza grinder still works ...

Brian Tuite wrote: ↑January 22nd, 2021, 6:02 am 4531A47F-4896-4653-B9A5-43D6EA9304A7.jpeg

The other thread had Todd scolding Victor, a little early morning sunshine.

Robert.A.Jr. wrote: ↑January 22nd, 2021, 5:56 am What, you guys didn’t immediately wire him 10,000?

I was but the bank wasn’t Nigerian so I got suspicious.

So much good info. Thank you all. I will order a few bottles of the 2015 and try it out (when my bank account allows for it :D ). I'd hope for some Syrah on BerserkerDay, coming up NEXT WEEK BerserkerDay is mostly for people living in the US i guess. Well if you live in Europe you get cellar door p...

Bump I was perusing the Twinings site and found that very few of my old faves are available as loose tea. Anyone have recs for other English style teas besides the usual Earl/Lady/Eng Bfast/Irish Bfast ones? Loose please. Another day and we’ll know whether it’s safe to back off the hard stuff, but ...

The wines just aren’t available in the USA in comparison to other countries.

Neal.Mollen wrote: ↑January 17th, 2021, 1:20 pm There are "lofty principals behind natural wine?"

It reduces hangovers so you can drink more.

Robert.A.Jr. wrote: ↑January 16th, 2021, 6:19 am Where does this come from? I didn’t think we’d rank highly, but not even top 20, wow.

Go Portugal!

I assumed we’d be first, by weight.

Philip G wrote: ↑January 16th, 2021, 7:27 am Realm and Maybach have quite a bit of info, including pictures
Cayuse has all of their wines listed with reviews going back through the years.

I don’t think Adam was posting about established wineries.

Adam, I think you need to step back and think about this. BUT NOT UNTIL MY BD ORDER IS CONFIRMED!

Tom - thanks. I should have caveated "for PA residents", but also didn't realize it was special order rather than an "in stock" item. K&L is showing actual inventory, but @ $100 for the Little Wine and $180 for the Hoffman Dallwitz, which are pretty significant mark ups. PLC...

Jeremy - thanks for the preview as U.S orders won't arrive for several months. Trent - not sure what the current wait might be, but best to reach out to Fraser. He is pretty responsive and his contact email is on the web site. https://sami-odi.com/ You can also click on the bottle shots on the wine...

I can't believe this thread didn't get more air time. Killer tasting, and something I've been wanting to do for a while. I have the 09 LdH, 17 Emidio Pepe cerrasuolo, Clos Cibonne, Tempier, and Cotat roses in the cellar. Am looking for Azienda Agricola and Ch. Simone, and L'anglore before it warms ...

Chris Blum wrote: ↑January 12th, 2021, 6:22 am We do handwash our Berdardaud Christmas plates. They’re handpainted and they have this flat gold that might be real idk.

Yep, our China has a gold rim and I have to hand wash.

Tom I actually live in Monroe Township, NJ and we don’t have a UPS warehouse in our town, so that’s a long time to be “in transit”!!! Perhaps a driver lives in town and is starting his own cellar. “Are there two Monroe townships in NJ? If you're in one of New Jersey's duplicate townships — either o...

No. Zaltos all the way for me. However I just ordered white and universal from one of the Zalto family members who went out on his own so stay tuned: https://us.josephinen.com/ Interested in your feedback on these, Robert. Coming from Zalto, I can imagine that the craftsmanship is good and there is...

I have the Baratza 270w, I’m really glad I payed up for the model. It’s just so easy...hit the button and it weighs your beans. Mine crapped out yesterday, 270wi. I was tardy with cleaning and ran some grindz to clean. It was too late, had to remove the burrs and clean it out. The display won’t lig...

I have the Baratza 270w, I’m really glad I payed up for the model. It’s just so easy...hit the button and it weighs your beans. Mine crapped out yesterday, 270wi. I was tardy with cleaning and ran some grindz to clean. It was too late, had to remove the burrs and clean it out. The display won’t lig...

Greg Gardner wrote: ↑January 11th, 2021, 1:30 pm This was discussed recently - perhaps in a Vinous article on Monte Rosso - but there are a handful of non-Gallo wineries getting MR fruit now. Bedrock of course, plus Biale, Sbragia, Brown Estate, Gagnon-Kennedy, Limerick Lane, Turley, Mazzocco, Moscardini and Scribe.

You have have big hands.

Just terrible.

I have and use the Bug Somm glasses. I find that of all the glasses I own, they are the most forgiving wine if there is any tiny flaw in the wine. I do prefer the sensory glasses to Zalto, but have to say that the price of all these does not compare to the Grassl, which is an easy, all-around favor...

Just ordered a 2-pack of the gold on Amazon. They will arrive tomorrow and I’ll use them tomorrow too. Thanks! It definitely does. The standard is 'fine' and i actually use those if we're entertaining (errr....used to entertain), but the Gold is a different level in regards to how thin the glass is...

Mee too Although I bought 66 bottles of 2019 That's double me lol I bought a good bit like I do every year, but I’m still not sure about the lifespan of these wines given the use of just the first-press juice. I suppose it doesn’t matter if you drink them young, when they are so delicious it’s hard...

Mich@el Ch@ng wrote: ↑January 5th, 2021, 7:52 pm I just stick mags in vine vault boxes without inserts, 6 per box.

Translation flat 12 bottle boxes

Brian S t o t t e r wrote: ↑December 26th, 2020, 3:53 pm
D@vid Bu3ker wrote: ↑December 26th, 2020, 3:51 pm Only got a single bottle of this one...dance now or dance later?
I only bought 6 bottles of this and may go back for a full case worth.

I don’t see any in WS.

Brent C l a y t o n wrote: ↑January 5th, 2021, 6:30 pm Joseph,

Not to veer off too hard but if you like these kinds of wines you should also be exploring other wines of Campania, Calabria an Puglia, lots of variety with the local 'black' grapes that give similarly structured wines.

Name names

I'm not really a big zin drinker tbh. I don't drink much zinfandel, so I can't give you many recommendations. My comments were more in line to help you get some more constructive recomendations from other berserkers. You do know that zinfandel and primitivo are the same grape varietal, right? Other...

David_K wrote: ↑January 4th, 2021, 4:08 pm Not this again... you're 37 for 37 now in being the one who doesn't get it.

It’s like those Christmas letters you get every year from certain people that provide some of the best entertainment, unintentionally.

Abbie S. wrote: ↑January 4th, 2021, 5:48 am I know this thread is about RCR, but what is the perfect wine match for Harbison? We have one in the cheese drawer that needs to be eaten.

Don’t they recommend a barrel aged wine?

Well, that's what I ordered on line yesterday. After traipsing to BB&B, Macy's and BJs and coming up empty. The only thing available was the Cuisinsart cordless EvolutionX which gets pretty horrific reviews online. Probably like trying to buy a bike or dumbbells. I’m surprised Arnold let you ou...

Just popped another - and my last - bottle of this and, man, I wish I had bought more. This'll go the distance, too, if desired. I really get "Baby Bordeaux" vibes - the fruit quality is different, but the structure and overall harmony (along with just the fainest touch of green) is quite...

Alan Rath wrote: ↑January 2nd, 2021, 7:31 pm man, that's some kind of unicorn wine, never seen it, neither has wine searcher in the states. But it sounds very nice!

It’s a secret society.

Jeremy Holmes wrote: ↑January 2nd, 2021, 3:07 pm I like them in a Zalto white Burg glass.

Is this a Land down under special edition? Or just the Zalto white wine glass?

Markus S wrote: ↑January 2nd, 2021, 5:59 pm Probably through summer.

Well, it’s not like you’re running short of sparklers.

Dennis Atick wrote: ↑January 2nd, 2021, 1:34 pm I held out until about 6pm on January 1st. Yay, me.

I’m a model of constraint, made it til 7.

About to buy a new dishwasher. Any recommendations for grassl and zalto glasses? Thanks, We recently got a Miele which has been great for grassl and riedel somm series. Glasses some out perfectly. It has been a delight not to worry about hand washing glassware either after a meal or the next mornin...

D@ve D y r 0 f f wrote: ↑January 1st, 2021, 1:40 pm A couple of stills in lieu of any video:

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You’ve been training for 5 months?

This has been my experience with Koehler-Ruprecht, too, but I have to say that the high rate of truly oxidized bottles I’ve opened has made me gun-shy about purchasing them in the future. What time-period are the wines you are drinking from? My experience with them was mostly in the 1980s. Did not ...

About to buy a new dishwasher. Any recommendations for grassl and zalto glasses? Thanks, We recently got a Miele which has been great for grassl and riedel somm series. Glasses some out perfectly. It has been a delight not to worry about hand washing glassware either after a meal or the next mornin...

Thanks for the comparison! Noob question - do you pop and let it open up in the bottle of the glass? I don’t drink a lot of champagne but am opening an 08 Dom in a few weeks. Dan, some people will even decant Champgne to let it open up. I just open it up, leave it in the fridge, take it out for 30 ...

For me, this topic reminds me similarly of Échelle des Crus. Fortunately, that system is dead. Broadening out to Howard's thought above, you end up with some 5 tiered gradation, which feels similarly subjective to Échelle des Crus. Example...I love Marie Courtin, Larmandier-Bernier, Vilmart, Mousse...

Ron Slye wrote: ↑December 27th, 2020, 1:37 pm I wonder if the lemon pieces, as opposed to lemon peel, have some of the bitter white between the pee and the fruit? That is all I can think of other than the ginger root hypothesis.

Cat pee or dog piss?

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