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I told myself I wasn’t buying any more wine this year. Then Scott’s email hits my inbox. Halćon/Hawks Butte Syrah? F-yeah. In for a mixed case. ————————————- How good it feels to finally be getting though this most turbulent harvest season and sitting down to write to all of you. 2020 has been harro...

Love AR Trout Gulch!

dougwilder wrote: ↑
October 18th, 2020, 3:22 am
I saw a story in the news where Will had suffered some serious damage to his compound from Glass Fire, including his vintage Jeep that just came out of the shop the Saturday before.

Yeah, but that was a different property.

RickieM wrote: ↑
October 17th, 2020, 7:56 pm
Why not ask them why the shipping charge is so high?

Really?

As mentioned above, might look into a ‘thru the wall’ unit. We converted an interior walk in closet into a walk-in wine cellar with a CellarPro1800. It pulls ambient air from an interior room via a duct and dumps hot air out via another duct. The unit itself is self contained inside the wine cellar...

ALL of the above prices quoted are too high honestly. paying more than $10 a btl to ship is just really obnoxious. Such is the cost of shipping wine. Get licensed and find out for yourself. i never mentioned 'cost' of shipping wine. i know what the cost is, it doesn't require licensure. call me a n...

I dunno, I'm not overly concerned about these getting cooked in transit. Those of us in PDX and Seattle will have them tomorrow or Thursday, most of that going through relatively cool areas. Do we really think these are gonna get cooked by passing through a hot zone for a few hours on one day of th...

Here is a dummy estimate for FedEx from here in Sonoma County to a random address in Portland. This is for a 3 pk shipper in size, 10lbs weight which is probably light for high end Napa Cab, $375 value. Note this is not shipped as wine which carries a higher surcharge. Overnight is expen$ive. If it’...

So interesting...I went for a baker’s dozen of OVZ since I wanted a case + 1 for immediate curiosity, and not as deep on the SVD’s. Equal non-amusement from the spouse at the 3 boxes, most likely due to no Lulu. We’ve been through 3 cases of Lulu already this Summer and another case+ of Judge SB. H...

D@vid Bu3ker wrote: ↑
October 17th, 2020, 9:01 am
Clearly I must be drinking in a time machine warp!

Steve Crawford wrote: ↑
October 17th, 2020, 6:13 am
ALL of the above prices quoted are too high honestly. paying more than $10 a btl to ship is just really obnoxious.

Such is the cost of shipping wine. Get licensed and find out for yourself.

It’s always interesting to me to see very different impressions from different people about the “same” wine. Obviously, a lot of things in play in this particular situation, including the “no great wine, only great bottles” maxim. I have noticed a lot of disparity in posted impressions for not only...

Tom G l a s g o w wrote: ↑
October 16th, 2020, 7:12 pm

Brian Tuite wrote: ↑
October 16th, 2020, 6:40 pm
I found mine in need of lot of air. Very acidic, sharp edges, felt like I needed to wait on these. Different strokes I suppose.
Weakling, but we’ll wait for Mr Fla to weigh in. Did you make the mistake of not pairing it with NY Strip?

Most definitely.

I found mine in need of lot of air. Very acidic, sharp edges, felt like I needed to wait on these. Different strokes I suppose.

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Glenn L e v i n e wrote: ↑
October 16th, 2020, 2:25 pm
I’m not stepping on it too heavy.

Seeing a package in Sacramento for 24hrs is the time it spent between Sac and OR/WA. I’ll bet you are fishing in an empty lake.

People for some reason think that they have heaters going full blast at FedEx facilities. Even if it sat in the warehouse for a day it will be fine.

So I have tried Flannery Traditional & Adventurous now pure China-White straight, with just some flake sea salt. Incredibly hedonistic burger but for me the fat content is a wee bit too high. I’m cutting the Kali Blend with some grass-fed, 7% Oregon ground. Need safer product or I might get hooked....

EAScrog wrote: ↑
October 16th, 2020, 8:54 am

Brian Tuite wrote: ↑
October 16th, 2020, 5:43 am

The Navarro LH Gewürztraminer is exceptional.
I found a bottle of Navarro 1990 LH White Reisling in the back of the fridge. Think it's still good?

I don’t see why not. The sugar content should allow these to lay down indefinitely.

KenL. wrote: ↑
October 16th, 2020, 7:30 am

Brian Tuite wrote: ↑
October 16th, 2020, 6:30 am
Love the Dr Crave!
Yes! received mine on Tuesday. Was a warm day outside but the bottles themselves were fine.

I Crane my neck at the mere mention...

Love the Dr Crave!

Dan, just read your Anderson Valley visit thread; there are a LOT of great ideas there. I already planned to go to Roderer, but someone mentioned dessert zin from Witching Stick (yum), so I got on their mailing list too. I realized I hijacked this thread, sorry about that guys. The Navarro LH Gewür...

Those vines were Cabernet on AXR-1 that had been nursed along for years but were finally succumbing to phylloxera; that Will managed to keep them in production for so long is a real testament to how healthy he keeps his soils. Absolutely loved the Cabernet from that block but not much one can do ab...

Fish on!

My bad, it doesn’t stretch all the way to Hwy 12. Learn something new every day.

The block of old vines right along Highway 12 next to BR Cohn is being ripped out does anybody know what Will has going on?

Glenn L e v i n e wrote: ↑
October 14th, 2020, 9:46 pm
Tried a 14 Sherman’s Gold tonight. Amador wine but I’ve no idea of the vineyard in Shenandoah. I used to roll my mc thru there a lot in the 00s.

Needs two + hours open or decanted to show its stuff.

That was Esola Vineyard.

Not as overrated as the New York Strip.

Flannery Tri-Tip Sandwiches and a tasty ‘15 Pax Carignan.

In case you were wondering, which you probably weren’t, Ode to Lulu is not cold stabilized. If you toss the unfinished bottle in the refrigerator be careful making that last pour. It could get a little chewy.

Next thing you know they’ll start making a Red Zinfandel.

Too lazy to clean them out? Sounds disgusting to me.

2019 OVZ How was it? Straight off the truck today. Pop/pour. Brian mentioned above it's a little tight at the moment and he's correct. At first "blush" it was pretty bright and open, but after 30-40 minutes or so clamped down quite a bit. Good fruit/smooth/noticeable tannins. I like these with a li...

The Monthly All-Clad Factory Seconds Sale just hit my inbox. If I were in charge at All-Clad I would fire the entire production crew for incompetence because if my business had so many flaws in Mfg that it required a seconds sale every month I’d be out of business. Brian, I’m not sure if you’re bei...

Rivers Marie Sonoma Coast PN
Bedrock Old Vine Zinfandel
Shane PN Delinquent
Briceland Humboldt PN

I asked my Wife what she wanted for her Birthday dinner and she said ‘Those Short Ribs’. Port Braised Short Ribs with Swiss Chard and Garlic Mashed Potatoes. FDED6394-A020-4809-996A-F529F5D9F702.jpeg 51120062-D8C1-484A-8AAA-BBD097DA8080.jpeg 3BDB938F-E49A-4F74-BA25-5D6DE6E23BC8.jpeg 442AE61F-4721-42...

‘14 Dolinsek

Full go! Fruit has settled and everything is integrated nicely. No need to wait on these any longer.

I use a butter knife on my ribeye because it’s tender not tough.

When did it change from Sherman and Hookers Shebang to The Whole Shebang?

I haven’t bought any in a few years and picked this one up for cooking. I never noticed until now.

They have finally opened the Silverado Trail between Calistoga and St. Helena - the area where the Glass Fire started. Man, I was not ready for it. As many times as I saw the news while I was evacuated, I never really imagined how bad it was. Friends and aquaintences with homes and businesses burne...

Mine has shipped via UPS Ground, even though i requested 2 Day (just confirmed by looking at my account). It left yesterday and is supposed to arrive next Thursday... Ground to SoCal is two days regardless of how much you pay. (Don’t you live in SoCal?) Problem is that UPS does not guarantee anythi...

The Monthly All-Clad Factory Seconds Sale just hit my inbox.
If I were in charge at All-Clad I would fire the entire production crew for incompetence because if my business had so many flaws in Mfg that it required a seconds sale every month I’d be out of business.

It’s right here in Robert Pollard-Smith’s photo although his doesn’t go the length of the steak.

That chewy NY Steak tendon

2015 Carlisle Vineyard

Oh the nose! I poured and gave it a whiff and I started...

Saturated red and purple fruit, expansive palate, so much juicy goodness. Damn I like RRV Zin.

I cooked a 20oz Cal Res NY Strip two Sundays ago... seared and rendered the fat side. No tendon, nothing at all similar to a hanger. Very odd. Every CA reserve strip that I have ever purchased from Flannery has had that tendon. I would’ve taken pictures of them last night if I thought it wasn’t nor...

I would not expect the real pinch to be felt until 2022, when the 2020 vintage will be released. If a small winery does not have the wine to sell, that's when the financial trouble begins. I’m referring more to a grower who relies on the fruit sales in order to make ends meet. Big mortgage on the p...

I did a tri-tip with Brian's rec of high temp indirect, and it was done much faster than I thought or would have liked, about 30 minutes at 400 dome. I did another 45 sec a side at 800 open just to get a little better crust. I'd let it sit for an hour at room temp before that, maybe that played a r...

joejolesch wrote: ↑
October 8th, 2020, 5:45 pm
So...who’s going to pop the first ‘19 OVZ?

Did that last weekend. Hold them for a couple months and let them settle down. Then give them a good breath of air.

Lean profile, a bit wound up, herbal, brambly.

I probably spent more on 2018-19 this year than I have for any vintage any year in the past.
My project and budget for the coming year is new active storage because I’m probably 20 cases short on climate controlled storage at home.

Can smoke-tainted grapes be used in a distilled spirit - like brandy? I read an article asserting so. However, the growers could never reclaim costs of farming in fine wine regions (presumably), and demand for grapes used in spirits surely wouldn't cover the volume of affected produce...? They can ...

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