Watching the MACDONALD Incoming! thread devolve into utter nonsense, I thought to start a thread that allows one to track wait list times and price increases over the years. I don’t want any silliness here, keep it straight and to the point. Unless you’ve given one of the brothers MacDonald a return reach-around for the reach-around received prior to the round of gold you played with him earlier that morning, all I want to know is:
What is the date you signed up for the waitlist (search your email for the confirmation, it will be provided there).
Seriously, I think we should have some sort of pay it forward “MacDonald Retrospective” offline in New York to spread the good word. The words “cult wine” get tosses around a bit too often these days, but I think the two current “cults” are MacDonald and Scholium, and even Scholium is becoming a bit more mainstream since I see it on restaurant lists.
I wouldnt count on that. It may have been that 3 or 4 years ago but not anymore. I beleive there are about 3,000 on the waiting list. Additional production could have added around 200 new list members this release and figure little attrition. Someone who signed up this year could be looking at a decade or more wait unless production increases dramatically.