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Hi everyone!

I have a friend who just relocated to the SF / Oakland area and is looking for wine groups to join. She has a great palate and was one...

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My first post! :)
A friend of mine is in Paris for fashion week and I’d like for them to bring me back a bottle of wine (or 3 (: ). I’m...

I first tasted this ‘base’ Zarate Albarino bottling about six months ago at the Ceviche restaurant in St Petersburg, FL. That bottle, from the 2020...

We tried these over the weekend:
1. RuthLewandowski Rose American Wine (11.8%; www.RuthLewandowski.com; TourigaNational/Souzao/TintaRoriz)...

Reporting back from one of our many blind tasting sessions. These ad-hoc events tend to be very free-form, ie. people can bring whatever wines they...

Seeing close friends we hadn't seen in a few months, we opened a couple of bottles:

2021 Ridge Lytton Estate Rose: Pop and pour. No formal notes,...

Smooth transaction with Kevan. Deal with confidence

I think the above says it all. Prefer Chicagoland or domaine storage so we can transfer safely.

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I really enjoyed this! Tiny bit of heat is the only issue, otherwise it is in a perfect place for my tastes

1 bottle $1500

2020 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese - Germany, Nahe (6/25/2022)
#17-21, 8.5% abv. This is definitely the largest-scaled and...

We purchased across the board, it is the way the game is played.
if we want to continue receiving allocations of these Chateau they threaten us,
so I...

Fleisher’s Craft Butcher Closes

Long time lurker, first time poster on here.

My wife and I are going out to the Carmel Valley Ranch for some R&R late next week. Looking for some...

We tasted these 4 at Pig+Fig ystrday afternoon:
1. Ridge Grenache LyttonEstate DryCreekVlly (80% Grenache/10% PS/10% Zin; 49 brls; bttld April 08;...

Hello, I am looking to sell my Game of Thrones Whisky collection which I had acquired at my former job in a liquor store. Open to all offers, not...

Holiday sale - reduced prices - all bottles are direct from-Chateau

5 vintages of Lafite Rothschild
8 Vintages of Mouton Rothschild

All prices...

The intriguing Sojourn Brut (dry) wine was produced via Méthode Champenoise, the traditional method by which Champagne is made, in which the wine is...

A WTSO blind buy at $20

Out of the fridge, day 1: mostly earthy and not much else. Didn’t develop through dinner. Tasted less interesting than my...

2020 Julien Sunier Fleurie - France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Fleurie (6/22/2022)
Popped and poured at cellar temp. Lovely nose of black pepper,...

Been awhile since posting any tasting notes, so let's go with 2 of the most recent:

Enfield, Chardonnay, 'Citrine', California, 2017
Plastic...

2018 Azienda Agricola Montevertine Pian del Ciampolo Toscana IGT - Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT (5/1/2022)
-- decanted approx. 30 min. before initial...

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Note: rather a TN for german members of this board, as I don't think any bottles went outside Germany. But I know that german winelovers are watching...

2020 Morgen Long Chardonnay Seven Springs Vineyard - USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills (6/21/2022)
Day 2: Wonderful Chardonnay...

Had these three wines for DinDin Last night:
1. Darby le deuce ColumbiaVlly WW (52% Viog/48% Rouss; 14.4%) Woodenville 2012 : Med.gold color; very...

Henri Boillot, based in Meursault, makes some of the Côte de Beaune’s finest wines. The domaine has a long history, stretching back to 1885, when...

2012 Schäfer-Fröhlich Felseneck GG

Now we are talking, it's like a sea breeze.

Huge smoky minerality and beneficial pure. Such refreshing and with...

We tried these two at Pig+Fig last week:
1. LimerickLane Zin RockyKnoll/RRV/SonomaCnty (15.2%) 2015 : Very dark/near black color; very strong...

Susan & I tried these two new arrivals over DinDin Fri:
1. Joyce Chard SubmarineCanyon/ArroyoSecco/MontereyCnty (13.5%; www.JoyceWineCo.com) Soledad...

Our governor has imposed ever more stringent guidelines to cope with the crisis, so we combined Fathers Day festivities (NB Festivus begins with the...

Wines should be wonderful for short to midterm drinking.

A few months ago I purchased a single bottle of 2005 Buoncristiani from Cellaraider.

I just drank it and LOVED it.

Can anyone recommend similarly...

Significant drought is impacting food and energy production. This can't be good for wine regions either. I read that the rest of Europe is cooking...

Will likely be looking to convert a small basement room in the Denver area into a wine cellar. Anyone have experience with local companies who do...

While I usually use flash sale sites for daily drinker type purchases, occasionally I will stumble across something that is good enough that I would...

All or Nothing. I would like to sell this lot to one person, preferably a fellow Domaine Storage client.

If you want to buy one of the line items,...

I tried this wine fresh off the boat, was underwhelmed, & thought I'd go back & revisit it:
1. Idlewild Erbaluce NorthCoast (12.1%;...

Having a hard time nailing down pricing on this one but seems to be trading somewhere around $200.

Interested in trading this for one or more...

1 bottle of Hennessy Paradis 750ml that was purchased in the early 90's (old bottling), $1000 for the bottle.

PM for pics and interest.

As I did in my last event of this kind 6 years ago, I will post these splinter cell TN notes for those who want concentrated feedback. This is a true...

We are working with Chateau Margaux (even these times affect the 1st Growth Chateaux)
We are 'directly-importing' some of the finest vintages - that...

Tried these two wines at DinDin last night:
1. Forlorn-Hope Nacre Semillon YountMillVnyd/Calif (11.5%; 157 cs) MattRorick/Fairfield 2011 : Med.light...

For sale. CONUS ground shipping included.

Yamazaki Limited Edition 2014 (with box and booklet) - 1750
Nikka Taketsuru 21 Pure Malt 2014 (80th...

Shared these w/ Susan over the weekend:
1. RogueVine Jamon/Jamon ItataVlly/Chile WW (13.0%; Itata grapes/Moscatel; 60 yr old vines; ; whole bunch...

Okay, okay, it looks like I have to take a break from my summer timeout and support Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes .

I had some leftover of...

One of my all time favorites. Shared my last bottle with my business partner over a nice tin of eggs.

2019 Domaine Vocoret et Fils Chablis 1er Cru Les Forêts - France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru (6/11/2022)
I absolutely adored the 14 version...

2017 Jauma Tikka The Cosmic Cat: McLaren Vale fruit. 11.5% abv. Under bottle cap closure. Very much hipster juice. Muddy, murky, garnet color....

Hoping to thin these out of my cellar for those that dig this style. Wines have been kept perfectly since release:

07/09/10 Rivers Marie Summa...

I’m normally pretty confident when it comes to visiting a new wine shop and finding things I really want to buy. However when I visited a shop that...

Burgundy offer going out tonight.
Wines we have imported directly from the Domain. 2020 has not arrived -
2018 & 2019 is in stock,
Today is Rouge :...

Hi all, I'm selling a few bottles of Chateau Bel Air-Marquis d'Aligre as I've found it's not really my style.

1 x 2004
1 x 1998
1 x 1995...

Buyer covers shipping. Minimum of six bottles please. Cheers

(12) 18 Bergstrom Old Stones Chardonnay $30/ea
(9) 19 Bergstrom Cumberland Reserve...

Just need a single bottle for a tasting. Can buy or trade.

2012 Momento Mori
2013 Myriad Dr. Crane

Ownership transfers to buyer once dropped off at shipping location.

Will hold for cooler weather.

I have several bottles available including BF. All direct off the mailing list. PM if interested.
Located in Hudson Valley, NY
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2005 Stevens Syrah Black Tongue - USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Yakima Valley (6/4/2022)
From magnum, double decanted 90 minutes before service....

BUMP with final price reduction.

For pick-up in Chicagoland area:

2013 Staglin Salus
2013 Pierson Meyer
2014 Carte Blanche
2015 Hollywood & Vine...

A few from the weekend:

2013 Bibi Graetz Testa matta: 100% Sangiovese I believe. Surprisingly mature in color and on the palate. Floral. Pleasant...

Susan really likes roses, so we tried these two over the weekend:
1. Garage d'Or LoveDrunk American Rose Wine (13.1%; www.MaisonNoirWines.com) André...

Finally caught up on notes for the past week!

CHAMPAGNES AT QUAN XIANG YUAN - (2/6/2022)

Champagne theme with interesting producers and what I...

NV Lanson Champagne Green Label - France, Champagne (6/4/2022)
100% Bio-Organic, 50%PN,30%PM, 20%CH 6g/l dos 2015 base...this one grew on me as it...

Due to the real shortages of Champagne- and the apparent lack of interest at this time,
We have not received 1 bid of interest- at this time it is...

2018 Bodegas Muga Rioja Flor de Muga - Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja (6/4/2022)
According to the TWA Luis Gutierrez (great writer BTW) this...

2021 is the year to go DEEP on Kabinett...I might buy enough to last the rest of my life!...

Went a bit nuts with this one. I have the folllieing available. Buyer covers shipping. Minimum 6pk.

72btls 750ml $45/ea
24btls 375ml $25/ea

First time with the wines from Regis Rossignol-Changarnier. Both bottles purchased as part of Mich@el Ch@ng's recent offer on various daily drinker...

Up to four 6pks available at $800/ea ($133.33/btl). Buyer covers shipping.

Popped and poured. Showing a lovely nose of violets and cherry. Floral and mineral on the palate, with a lovely texture and firm acids to drive a...

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If you have Pinots from high quality producers in CA/ OR that you would like to thin out, please let me know.

Some of the producers I am...

I’m never the first person at tastings yelling ”flawed!” but overall I think I’m pretty solid at telling when a wine is not what it should be. Here...

We tried these ystrday at Pig+Fig:
1. Bedrock EvangelhoVnyd Heritage CCCnty (14.5%; Zin + Carignan/Mataro) 2018 : Very dark color; very strong...

Linda brought this dessert wine to our Pig+Fig tasting ystrday:
1. HarvestMoon Zin LateHrvst Estate/RRV (15.0%; SaH: 30.5Brix; RS: 9.1 g/l;...

2014 Jean-Marc Burgaud Morgon Côte du Py Reserve - France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Morgon (5/30/2022)
Burgaud, I always say the Beaujolais for syrah...

As always thanks for all of the support from the winebeserker community. I don't post every offer here because some of them there is just not much...

Interesting article by RobertCamuto in the WS on SantaBarbara Nebbiolo:
WS:SantaBarbara Nebb

that focuses on the Nebbs of LouisLucas/Toccata and...

2016 Domaine Bernard Baudry Chinon Blanc La Croix Boissée - France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Chinon (5/30/2022)
Just a hint of waxy chenin fruit on...

Having previously only tried the now ubiquitous cheap Jinro sojus, I always figured soju isn’t for me (too cloying/sweet, couldn’t drink the stuff);...

Aloha
We have a few clients asking us for S.E. Flight,
and some bottles of back vintage S.E.

Please contact Erika if you have any to offer...

Any advice on such a venture. The price for Business Class seems extremely worthwhile at about $10,000 for air per person.

I am rather curious at...

NV Sean Thackrey Pleiades XXVI Old Vines - USA, California (5/30/2022)
Sean Thackrey passed early this morning. I opened this in his memory....

We tasted these Syrahs the other week:
1. Carlisle Syrah PelkanRanch/KnightsVlly (14.9%; 190 cs) 2009 : Very dark color w/ slight bricking; slight...

Will open my CT to anyone who wants to poke around, I have a lot of allocated grower and tete de cuvee champagne along with lots of Barolo, Rioja,...

2011 Ultramarine Blanc de Blancs Heintz Vineyard Sonoma Coast - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast (5/29/2022)
Figured another look a...

Dipped down into my TablasCreek stash on Friday:
1. TablasCreek ClairetteBlanche Estate/AdelaidaDist/PasoRobles (13.2%; SS frmnt) 2018 : Light gold...

We had these for DinDin last night afore to going of to a Hamlet performance:
1. Envidia Cochina Albarino Tete de Cuvee Dd'O: Rias Baixas (13%; On...

2000 Château d'Aiguilhe - France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux (5/27/2022)
Thought I had drunk all of these, I guess not. Stood...

Three Crabs is a staple in our pantry for cooking (though not dressings or other uncooked uses where I prefer Red Boat) but I found the One and Two...

Had this beauty last night. I think WK may have underrated it a tad. Not amazing value if you pay W-S low (2019 low on the free version is $284 USD)....

Otto had been praising this producer so got myself a bottle when it was offered last year at a pretty affordable price. He had also mentioned that it...

2013 Rudolf Fürst Schlossberg Spätburgunder - Germany, Franken (5/27/2022)
My last bottle, and opened at the exact right time. Every once in a while...

Some bits and pieces. All lying at River Valley in New York. Buyer responsible for shipping.

A magnum of Krug 1995 $1500
2 bottles of Heitz Martha’s...

I recently reorganized my cellar and therefore have some extra weinboxes I no longer need. I have 15 of them available. These sell for $24/box +...

Super easy transaction with Chris. Deal with total confidence

Tried these two last night @ Pig+Fig:
1. Solminer Blaufrankisch DeLandaVnyd/LosOlivosDist (11.0%; 12 brls; U/U) 2020 : Dark color; strong...

2005 Carl Schmitt-Wagner Longuicher Maximiner Herrenberg Riesling Auslese - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer (4/20/2022)
-- popped and poured --
-- tasted...

Very young. Perhaps too young. But I was in the mood for something racy, and boy did this deliver. Very pale yellow in the glass. Super aromatic nose...

We sent out an offer today - an assortment of Chateaux - From 1st Growth to Right Bank Gems,
Pavie, Canon, Ausone, Latour Margaux, La Mission,...

The occasion warranted some nice wines so after some thought we came up with these two. Was looking forward to the Pavese Spumante since it was new...