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AlexS wrote: ↑
November 12th, 2019, 6:20 pm
Okay, based upon all of the positive notes, I popped one tonight.

Yup.

Totally legit, probably the best early drinking Bedrock OVZ since the incredible 2013 - entirely youthful and utterly forgiving.

DO IT, DO IT NOW

That’s the spirit!

Stephen Chen wrote: ↑
November 12th, 2019, 10:29 pm
Interested if you'll have me but out of town until the 16th...

This is going to be a tough time of year to pull this off anyhow so depending on participation levels the date is still TBD. I’ll add you to the list, glad to have you!

Who else?

I’d be up for this! Tasted the ‘15 Missouri Hopper recently and was very impressed, and I haven’t been back to Rosso’s yet since I moved here. I don’t have any Becklyn to contribute myself but could bring something else perhaps? I have all the wines, I just need people to help drink them. If you’re...

2018 Bedrock Wine Co. Zinfandel Old Vine - USA, California (11/12/2019) Have now opened two bottles. One pop n pour the other followed for three days. Easily the best Bedrock Old Vine to date. This shows fresh across the palate, lighter bodied, a melange of Sonoma, Contra Costa and Amador fruit wit...

I wished listed 0 and got them all!

Updated post heading. I want to go horizontal to make the wine pour vertical down my gullet.

All the Becklyn ‘17s, horizontally.

No, I just see what Suckles likes and back up the truck.

Time to take a look at the ‘17 Becklyn lineup. I have one of ea for this offline. Who’s up for this? In the coming few weeks, maybe a week night? 5-6 people, 8 max. What: 1 ‘18 Sauv Blanc 1 ‘17 Napa Cab 1 ‘17 Moulds 1 ‘17 Missouri Hopper 1 ‘17 Pangkarra Where: Pizzeria Rosso, Santa Rosa When: TBD, s...

Bud Carey wrote: ↑
November 12th, 2019, 6:26 am
Hmmm. Looks like I might have to pop one of mine soon. Thanks for the notes, BT.

Definitely give it ample air.

2018 Bedrock Wine Co. Zinfandel Old Vine - USA, California (11/12/2019) Have now opened two bottles. One pop n pour the other followed for three days. Easily the best Bedrock Old Vine to date. This shows fresh across the palate, lighter bodied, a melange of Sonoma, Contra Costa and Amador fruit wit...

We’re beginning to harvest our carrots here. This is a timely thread, thank you!

Waited till the last day of the offer as usual. 2 of everything short of magnums. Must start drinking to make space now.

That was a most excellent adventure! Wish you had gotten to go too. Thanks for sharing!

Most all the drivers know me and know there are only adults living here. I have an agreement with them. They can put deliveries in my garage. No problem. They get a nice tip every year. This week I had a FedEx Delivery notice in my email. I left the driver a note, signature and instructions on my fr...

Man stabbed to death over argument in line for a PCS: https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/05/us/popeyes-sandwich-stabbing/index.html Nobody ever died for dear old Diavola. Though it is “to die for”. I’m torn between getting stabbed in line or getting my car smashed in the drivethru. I may never try this sa...

I was at an HVS tasting last night in Sonoma. Joel was pouring his O&F wines but had a magnum of ‘99 Old Hill on the back counter. I asked him who I had to kiss to get a pour of it. He told me it was corked. Crap. He lamented that he should have brought a back-up. Nose was destroyed but the palate w...

PARTY !!!!! champagne.gif [cheers.gif] [wow.gif] champagne.gif I voted Other. Run out of space, gotta drink it down. Off-site ain't happening. I feel the same way. Finally got everything in controlled storage at home now I have 4+ cases of wine between Bedrock, Desire Lines and Carlisle to pick up....

202 750ml bottles and 6 Magnums... Drumroll please...

Uh, no way!

One has to wonder how the power blackouts and evacuations affected so many wineries with fermentations going. For grapes still hanging (like cab) smoke taint may be an issue. Grapes still hanging better be designated as late harvest sweet wines because there’s no way they are making dry wines out o...

I value my time more than that and would not compare a fast food restaurant to waiting for a table at Diavola. Different strokes I guess. That's bogus. Diavola doesn't even serve chicken sandwiches. Who even goes to a restaurant that doesn't have chicken sandwiches? neener Well, you got me there Al...

If this sandwich were offered at a bar & grill for $13 with a side of fries or side salad, no one would bat an eye. This is truly one of the best cheap eats in America for $3.99. That's what's funny to me, with these line-ups. Don't people put any $ value on their time? Maybe if you're on a very ti...

If this sandwich were offered at a bar & grill for $13 with a side of fries or side salad, no one would bat an eye. This is truly one of the best cheap eats in America for $3.99. That's what's funny to me, with these line-ups. Don't people put any $ value on their time? Maybe if you're on a very ti...

Had some fun grilling some skirt steaks last night. Red-hot fire, enjoyed the pics below. You know, if you leave the grill off and just lay those huys directly onnthe hot coals (assuming it’s hardwood) it gives you a great crusty sear while leaving the middle nice and med-rare. Try it sometime. 2-3...

Did the Picanha last night on Weber rotisserie (gas), just used sea salt for the prep as per tradition, took about 15 minutes or so on medium-high heat and turned out super nice - varied from medium-rare to medium on larger steaks and medium to medium-well on the smaller pieces which were intention...

That was close!

Clockwise from upper left: Sodini Ranch, Limerick Lane, Windsor Oaks

Brandon R wrote: ↑
October 30th, 2019, 12:35 pm
Brian, please report back when you do that Picanha. I got a 3.5 pounder too and don't want to screw it up.

I cooked the rib eyes tonight so the Picanha will not be for at least a week now. I’ll let you know how it works out though.

Do you think things will get back to “normal” for most of the county sooner than they did after Tubbs? Definitely. Short term business will suffer due to the extent of the evacuations and power outages. Many grocery stores as of yesterday still had either not opened or had no perishables in the ref...

Now that the worst part of this fire is in the tail lights I’d like to personally thank everyone who reached out with “thoughts and prayers”, offers of housing and just plain support. For us it was an inconvenience at best although very stressful. For others it wasn’t so good. This was a grim remind...

D@ve D y r 0 f f wrote: ↑
November 1st, 2019, 4:56 pm
Those fire crews, on the ground and in the air, are simply amazing people. (Where's the "we're not worthy" smiley?)

Right here —->

Armida Poizin

Not for the wine but the bottle fits the theme. Black Cat has to be #1 though.

Beautiful news ! If anything can be done to recognize the work of the amazing firefighters please post here. We have some friends in Windsor and would be happy to contribute. Headed very much in a direction towards normalcy. It was actually a beautiful day in Alexander Valley today. I never thought...

Power back on, life returning to normal.

https://youtu.be/cEgNPDXKVX8 I like this method for the cooking of the pichana As he said “I know your mouth is watering right now...” I was wiping my mouth with a napkin. OMFG, I’m all over that! Interesting was his statement that the true Picanha is only 2-1/2lbs and anything over that will not b...

brigcampbell wrote: ↑
October 30th, 2019, 7:55 am
Winds kicking up this morning?

It was roaring off and on in socal

Dead calm here in Podunk.

Kincade Fire/Breakfast Version on the wood stove.

Breakfast Quesadilla, eggs, bacon, cheddar, pepper jack, Totrtillas, Tapatío.

Does anyone know if Verite or Trinite Estate are in danger? I believe they in the Chalk Hill area. The fire burned right over Chalk Hill, Verité is in the middle of it. No word on whether they or Calluna Estate sustained damage. They had some new construction going on at Verité when I drove by last...

You evacuate to friends in Napa, make an appointment at Frogs Leap and have the best 3 hours one could have. Especially considering your house may burn to the ground. PS: I am not minimizing the concern we have nor the highest regard we have for the firefighters and first responders. Just trying to...

You came to the right place. There is no shortage of “wine experts” here.

It’s nice to be home on my easy chair with the hum of the generator in the background. Enough power for all the refrigeration. I shut off the cellar as the temp outside is 62° and dropping and diverted that power to my router so we can communicate and keep up on the latest news. Dava is using up the...

Yesterday a fire broke out along Interstate 80 in Vallejo it burned right to the shores of San Pablo Bay at the Carquinez Bridge. 3 miles away on the other side of the bridge a fire broke out along the Cummings Skyway from embers of the Sky Fire in Vallejo. I don’t care how many goats you put out th...

Spent the morning driving back and forth between Forestville and Santa Rosa picking up an empty gas can, refueling the generator and then refilling the can and bringing it back to the house. Perfect driving conditions. Nobody on the roads. Power in Larkfield so I didn’t have to go far for fuel. Foo...

Honestly, I think wine would be the last thing on my mind at a time like that. But to those who say the wine is "replaceable", I sincerely doubt insurance would give you the current value of rare Burgundy, Piedmont, Rougeard and Rhones. Most likely you would get back what you paid, not the current ...

Spent the morning driving back and forth between Forestville and Santa Rosa picking up an empty gas can, refueling the generator and then refilling the can and bringing it back to the house. Perfect driving conditions. Nobody on the roads. Power in Larkfield so I didn’t have to go far for fuel. Food...

A good Twitter follow is Kent Porter a photographer for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.

https://mobile.twitter.com/kentphotos

Jeremy C wrote: ↑
October 27th, 2019, 8:01 pm
Good luck to you all who are directly impacted by this. I do hope that it gets contained soon.

Containment isn’t expected for 2 weeks.

2015 Becklyn Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper - USA, California, Napa Valley (10/27/2019) Grabbed a bottle out of the cellar in the dark as I was leaving to evacuate the Kincade Fire. Popped it tonight with my Son-in-law. Taco wine! Corked! Dripping with irony. NR (flawed) 4BA...

Kind of quiet... A little nervous. Updates? No news is good news. They hit the southwestern edge of the fire hard all day yesterday and today and for the most part the fire did not advance closer to the populated areas. Considering how hard the wind was blowing it’s a freaking miracle. Tomorrow is ...

Boy your all’s reading comprehension sucks. If you reach into your cellar in the dark what would be the first bottle your hand touches not what bottle is your most prized. And David Baum, we packed all of our essentials long before we left. Pictures, important documents, animals, everything else is ...

Palate shift. Shift happens!

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