Hitting 10,000 TNs in CT; some personal data points

WINE TALK
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Hi Len. Long time hope your safe and well

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Hi Steve. Same to you hope you are safe and well.
We decided better to ride out the pandemic in Helsinki than NYC.
When we get to the new normal lets open a few together.

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Two relevant questions: How many DUI’s have you been charged with? Are you on the list for a liver transplant?

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Holy moly!

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Hi and thanks! Now that you mentioned it, I probably should finish that travelogue with the final day report.

The Alko selection is generally very poor when it comes to Georgia. It was lousier a few years ago, when there was only 1 label in the regular selection and 2 more in the sale-to-order selection. Now there are a few more, but I haven’t tasted many of them.

Most of the wines aren’t in the regular selection, so you can’t find them in most shops, but you can always create a profile in the Alko website, purchase bottles there and they are delivered to your local shop in 3-4 days for free.

I’d say Tbilvino’s Qvevris Kisi is the best traditional Georgian in Alko’s selection. It might be a bit more from the commercial end of the stylistic spectrum, but it is still as uncompromising as the Georgian orange wines come.
https://www.alko.fi/en/tuotteet/912227/Tbilvino-Qvevris-Kisi-2016/

The Qvevris Rkatsiteli is quite similar, but to me feels a bit inferior to the Kisi version. They have also a red Saperavi, but I haven’t tasted it yet.

Then there are a few Besini products, but I don’t know anything about them.
https://www.alko.fi/en/tuotteet/952165/Besini-Qvevri-2017/
https://www.alko.fi/en/tuotteet/949421/Besini-Qvevri-Dry-White-2017/

For the first one: none! The public transportation service in the Helsinki region is pretty great, so I really don’t have a need for a car - nor to drive one inebriated.

For the second one: Not yet, unless somebody else with better foresight has signed me up.

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Great commentary on your top 50 estates, by notes posted.

I hope you get a chance to try more US wines over the next 10000 bottles!

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Thank you!

I certainly hope I’ll get such opportunities! However, seeing how little makes it over the pond, I think something needs to change before I can get my hands on the interesting stuff. [shrug.gif]

We’ll see if this current pandemic stirs things a bit, so who knows what tomorrow will bring.