When Your Neighbor Asks if You Like Wine

[Matthew_King]

To paraphrase the great poet Robert Frost:

Good Dujacs make good neighbors!

[Curtis_Chen]

I’d be mowing the neighbor’s lawn every weekend

[Robert_M_yers]

When people ask me if I like wine they usually offer me their grandfather’s homemade port, or some other monstrosity.

Yes, I mentioned wine to a work neighbor (lives/owns building next to my office, nice guy) and he said “you like wine? Wait here.” Brought out 2 shiners. “This one is a Bordeaux and this is a Ska-rah. My friends and I make 600 bottles every year at Jersey Shore”
Actually the Syrah (I assume) was at least drinkable.

Nothing worse than living next to home brew guy, (who only drinks his own) I hadn’t considered basement wine guy could be worse actually.

[Dav3_Dyr0ff]

Nothing worse than living next to home brew guy, (who only drinks his own) I hadn’t considered basement wine guy could be worse actually.

We sold our first house to home brew guy. He was very excited that it had an actively cooled wine cellar (room/closet) in the basement - “Now I can finally try making a lager!”

[J_Wei]

sad

1- I was your neighbor (yes, that is true)
2- and you moved away from me (I got married, and my job changed)
3- and I got you into dujac & burgundy . =( (Also true, but I’ve opened some good stuff for you too)
4. fortunately I found a better neighbor now (True as well . . . in fact you had a better neighbor for some time now. But I don’t think your new neighbor plays basketball with you like I did)

Don’t be sad. . . xoxo.

[J_Wei]

I was watering the front yard of newly planted roses and lavender when my neighbor across the street called for me and asked: “Do you like wine?” Curiously, I turned around and replied “yeah, I do.” He’s never mentioned wine at all over the past year when we casually chatted every once in a while. He waved for me to go over to his garage.

On top of his white BMW’s trunk, was a bottle shaped much like a burgundy bottle and a wine glass. As I walked closer, my neighbor asked me, “What do you like to drink?” I replied, “Mainly burgundy, but champagne, bordeaux, rhone, and the sorts.” He chuckled and said, “Tell me what you think of this”.

And there it was: 2016 Dujac Clos St Denis. He poured me a generous amount.

Classic Clos St Denis perfume of fresh strawberries, bright fruit laced with spices and rose petals - a very CSD bouquet of flavors. On the palate, the wine exhibits a ton of structure, fine tannins, and a sweet, silky finish. Clearly enjoyable now but would benefit with a few more years in the cellar (as most Dujac CSDs would). With Dujac, you always get this sense of purity with weight which I love.

Conclusion: Always get to know your neighbor’s interest in wines . . . sometimes, your palate aligns and you get lucky.

No offense but, is he an avid collector? Or did someone gift him this and he had no idea what it actually was?

He has a huge cellar - at home and off site. Tons of burgundy from DRC to Rousseau to Leflaive, etc etc. He told me his wine budget is about $15K a month. . . so yeah, I’d say he’s serious.

[lleichtman]

I was watering the front yard of newly planted roses and lavender when my neighbor across the street called for me and asked: “Do you like wine?” Curiously, I turned around and replied “yeah, I do.” He’s never mentioned wine at all over the past year when we casually chatted every once in a while. He waved for me to go over to his garage.

On top of his white BMW’s trunk, was a bottle shaped much like a burgundy bottle and a wine glass. As I walked closer, my neighbor asked me, “What do you like to drink?” I replied, “Mainly burgundy, but champagne, bordeaux, rhone, and the sorts.” He chuckled and said, “Tell me what you think of this”.

And there it was: 2016 Dujac Clos St Denis. He poured me a generous amount.

Classic Clos St Denis perfume of fresh strawberries, bright fruit laced with spices and rose petals - a very CSD bouquet of flavors. On the palate, the wine exhibits a ton of structure, fine tannins, and a sweet, silky finish. Clearly enjoyable now but would benefit with a few more years in the cellar (as most Dujac CSDs would). With Dujac, you always get this sense of purity with weight which I love.

Conclusion: Always get to know your neighbor’s interest in wines . . . sometimes, your palate aligns and you get lucky.

No offense but, is he an avid collector? Or did someone gift him this and he had no idea what it actually was?

He has a huge cellar - at home and off site. Tons of burgundy from DRC to Rousseau to Leflaive, etc etc. He told me his wine budget is about $15K a month. . . so yeah, I’d say he’s serious.

Good neighbor to have. Most of mine get the low end at Costco or Trader Joes.

[B_Buzzini]

Come on…

My neighbor is a Franzia…seriously.

[K_John_Joseph]

He told me his wine budget is about $15K a month

Well, that rules out all of my neighbors.

[Neal.Mollen]

When people ask me if I like wine they usually offer me their grandfather’s homemade port, or some other monstrosity.

Yep.

+2.

[K_John_Joseph]

When people ask me if I like wine they usually offer me their grandfather’s homemade port, or some other monstrosity.

Yep.

+2.

The boot black at my Dad’s prior office building found out that my dad had a passion for wine. At Christmas, she gave him a present. A jar of homemade raisin wine. Clear brown color. I tried it. It was definitely homemade.

[Neal.Mollen]

Yep.

+2.

The boot black at my Dad’s prior office building found out that my dad had a passion for wine. At Christmas, she gave him a present. A jar of homemade raisin wine. Clear brown color. I tried it. It was definitely homemade.

I always appreciate, sincerely, the thought when someone gives me a bottle. I almost never appreciate the bottle.

[Alan_Rath]

He told me his wine budget is about $15K a month

Well, that rules out all of my neighbors.

On another wine board, a guy posted this exact story about some guy named KJohn who rides peloton and drinks wine

[Craig_G]

I converted my neighbor from a CostCo only buyer to some pretty good stuff. He has a sweet tooth so he has a decent collection of Yquem and lots of other good Sauternes. Quite a bit of good red Bordeaux. I just swept up four bottles of 2016 La Conseillante when K&L discounted it, offered him some, and he took three of them! I’m trying to get him to buy Chave now.

[K_John_Joseph]

He told me his wine budget is about $15K a month

Well, that rules out all of my neighbors.

On another wine board, a guy posted this exact story about some guy named KJohn who rides peloton and drinks wine

No I saw that one. It was slightly embellished. Something about me washing my car in a bikini and spraying Truly Sparkling Seltzer on myself before offering a sparkling moscato to the passing jogger

[adam_landa]

Come on…

My neighbor is a Franzia…seriously.

Same situation here. My neighbor typically buys box wine from Kroger, though he appreciates the good stuff I open. On the bright side, he smokes some of the best brisket I’ve ever had.

[Mark_Golodetz]

I met a guy at a Kermit Lynch dinner who literally lived three houses down the street from me. It would have been nice if he didn’t spend the whole dinner pontificating on what I should be tasting. My wife had kindly offered him a ride home, and he continued on the same tack for another ten minutes. I saw at him at another dinner at Stone Barns, and tried unsuccessfully to avoid him. I ended up leaving early as he was leeching onto me.

[Kris_Patten]

I give bottles of wine to my neighbor, she likes Cabs, and she gives us chocolate chip cookies whenever she bakes them.

Very equitable for my family.

[John_A_Hunt]

I met a guy at a Kermit Lynch dinner who literally lived three houses down the street from me. It would have been nice if he didn’t spend the whole dinner pontificating on what I should be tasting. My wife had kindly offered him a ride home, and he continued on the same tack for another ten minutes. I saw at him at another dinner at Stone Barns, and tried unsuccessfully to avoid him. I ended up leaving early as he was leeching onto me.

Ah, C’mon Mark.

Brooming neighbors is not that difficult.

We discovered a vaccine for neighbors: sue the HOA and win, causing a Special Assessment. Works like a charm.

[Mattstolz]

my neighbor paid for his house with sales from the specialty water bong he invented.