@warcraft82 And for clarity for those who don’t know, these are not the same vineyard as Scott’s Vineyard 1869 or Noceto Original Grandpere. These are Renwood’s estate vineyard cuttings from that vineyard.
@FritzCat@jmdavidson1 His older stuff was mid- to high-14s, which is fine. When it gets much over 15% I worry about (a) bitterness and (b) ageability. I am just barely starting to think about drinking my 2011s and still have 2x 2006s. The 2006 is 14.9%.
This is also why I’m buying less and less Turley.
Memorial Day Sale
35% Off Ribeyes and New Yorks
With Memorial Day coming up soon, now’s the perfect time to stock up on steaks and elevate your holiday celebrations with unforgettable flavors!
Take 35% off Dry Aged Ribeyes and New York Strip Steaks using code MAY24 through May 24th.
FEATURING SELECTIONS FROM:
Dumol
Bedrock Wine Co.
Heitz Cellars
Ridge Vineyards
Billecart-Salmon
Laurent-Perrier
Pol Roger
Felton Road
Flowers
Faust
Hugel
Failla
Ramey
Cristom
Tyler
Turley
Chappellet
Montfaucon
Scar of the Sea
A Tribute to Grace
Gloria
Hatzidakis
Fallet-Dart
Launois
Petiau
Baron-Fuenté
Collematoni
Innocenti
Antinori
Louis Roederer
Dominus “Napanook”
Massican
Silver Oak
Orin Swift
The Language of Yes (Randall Grahm)
Olivier Leflaive…
This has been going on for a few weeks, Wells Guthrie from copain new project went belly up so bankrupt auction of all the wines Dupuis pinots for a starting bid of $5 per case. Most of the hundreds of cases went for around $100 per and they have 45 more cases? Only problem you have to pickup within a few days or something? Well if you have a friend around there here you go.
My fellow 'mates. I’ve been requesting Wilson (mostly Zins) for years here. Today, over at the 'spies, they have a 97 point (and not a Luca Maroni 97 point) 2021 ‘Tori Reserve’ Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel for $33. I haven’t tried this one, but I’ma get a few, as I suspect it will be killer. (16%)
@klezman the winery has not been sold but it is closing. Someone please buy it. Yes everything is half off. We just can’t sustain it any more. Thanks everyone for your support over the years!
@eljefetwisted If I’d won the lottery last night I’d be up there so fast…
How long do you envision keeping operating? Is 2018 really the last vintage or is there more lurking?
@eljefetwisted Quite sad for the end of this era, but wishing you well in retirement! Would be great to cross paths again, too.
Time to stock up!
And maybe you can get a couple Woot Cellars options in bottle. Right, @WineDavid59?
Did y’all check out @WineDavid59’s new version of Underground Cellar? Not a bad first offer with a Screaming Eagle on the menu, and I’m damn glad I didn’t get any “upgrades” of Caymus! undergroundcellar.com
WD doesn’t give me any kickbacks, but maybe he should!
@klezman
I went in on the sneak preview deal the other day and matched my first big upgrade from the OG UC, a magnum of Shafer Hillside Select. Paid $48 for the first one (2007), got this one (2017) for $29.
@klezman 99% of bottles are upgraded. Does that mean you have a 1% chance of getting the wine you ordered? Every day is Mystery Case Day? Count me in. Spin the wheel. The blog should be wild.
@chipgreen@msten@Winedavid59 I didn’t know there was a preview deal because of a now-dead email. Bummer.
Any coupons or discounts we should know about from that?
@klezman
Supposedly the Isabel and Knox are his top pinots? I will open the 04 tonight to try then decide on the 01. Can’t wait to try the 99 chard soon, wth for $34 it’s worth a try can’t complain about provenance.
@ScottW58 I didn’t want to spend $75 so I got three of the single vineyard Pinots and 2 Chardonnay. We’ll see if anything else makes sense if there’s any left in a few weeks.
@ctmariner@rjquillin yes, Garagiste only ships full cases unless you ask for an exception. They also only ship when the weather is optimal, depending on your location.
@chipgreen@klezman
The retail price doesn’t bother me as much as there willingness to undercut the loyal club members by selling wines cheeper to flash websites. That to me is full stop. That goes for any winery imho.
Stereophonic Wines has up to 60% off selected varieties and discounts on some imports. Shipping is flat rate for quantity, but the rate varies by distance (hope that makes sense). No codes, just go to the website.
RWS has 3 bottles of 2019 Onesta Golden Vineyard Syrah for $60 plus $7 fixed shipping. Looks like Jillian aka @WineNapaDoc is closing her winery I don’t think we got her pre-Thanksgiving Cinsault on here this year?
WTSO has the '20 Iron Horse Heritage and Heart of the Vineyard for $20, about the same price as offered here. Also has the Keenan chard for $25, almost $10 more than offered here
@kaolis “Also has the Keenan chard for $25, almost $10 more than offered here” true but you can have them delivered where you want and when you want, ymmv
The bottled cheer has returned to meh! $99/case and a $20 Casemates coupon to boot. This is usually Pedroncelli Sonoma Classico. What say you @klezman the ever Cheerful labrat?
@hscottk I say it’s a known entity! One of my least favourite Pedroncelli bottles (somewhere between the Friends Red and Sonoma Classico for me) but even this with air went from “hard to drink” to “quite sippable”.
@CruelMelody
Likely those are from the “new UC” as WCC/WD purchased the assets and relaunched the site under their management. A few of us here have purchased. No complaints here on my one purchase, and someone got a very high quality upgrade bottle. It’s posted on one of the threads…
@CruelMelody@rjquillin Yeah, I’ve been thinking we should start a thread devoted to UC discussion. The discussion we had was hidden away somewhere, I’ll see if I can find it.
Anybody go in on the LB marathon today? I kept seeing these Mail Road Pinot Noirs claiming a retail around $150 but selling for ~$35. For once, CT agreed that the average value was around $120 for recent vintages, so I guess I’m going to try a few for that price. Anybody know this producer?
Anybody pick up anything interesting? Box sets of Screaming Eagle??
Dried up 'shrooms over at the old site…
2021 Bedrock OVZ $20 at Wineslash, reasonable or free ship depending on quantity. Can build a case for free ship as well
bedrock
@kaolis retail of $45? Ha!
Regardless, $20 is a good price for it.
@klezman I didn’t catch that, a bit of hyperbole for sure
Maybe not a “deal” but spotted Ped at Trader Joe’s… and in the new label!
@radiolysis I saw that last week too! Hate the new label though.
@klezman @radiolysis
Agree.
A bunch of “Valentine’s” stuff over at the old site including some crowd favorites…balsamic, truffles (real, not chocolate) and meat in stick form.
@karenhynes
Cavedoni and EVOO too…
@karenhynes @rjquillin I still haven’t managed to get my prior Olio Nuovo bottle open! I think I need to drill a hole, until I strike oil.
@InFrom @karenhynes
I’ve still got one to open as well
@karenhynes @rjquillin
Berserkerday Preview offers are up. Flannery 40% off hanger, lamb loin, ribeye
@kaolis hangers?
@rjquillin Yessir hanger steaks are on sale…
@kaolis
I was seeing
California Reserve Brisket
California Reserve Coulotte
California Reserve 45-Day Aged Porterhouse
missed the hangers
@kaolis @rjquillin I saw what kaolis listed this morning, too.
@rjquillin If you are GC or MC Berserker, preview deal is still up. 40% off hangers, ribeye, lamb loin.
@rjquillin @infrom maybe I worded it wrong, not the preview, but the early purchase offer for MC and GC members. It’s still up.
@InFrom @kaolis
Got a link?
Not seeing, only the monopole
@kaolis @rjquillin It’s on a thread called BD15 Early Purchase Offers.
First Bottle has the 2020 Renwood Grandpère Zinfandel for $25 ($20 if you buy 6).
@warcraft82 And for clarity for those who don’t know, these are not the same vineyard as Scott’s Vineyard 1869 or Noceto Original Grandpere. These are Renwood’s estate vineyard cuttings from that vineyard.
Yummy noms over at that other place (everyone’s favorite sea salt caramels).
https://www.woot.com/plus/valentine-sweets-for-your-sweety?ref=w_ngh_dd_gr
Iron Horse Vineyards Unoaked Chardonnay 2019 for $15.99 at WTSO, FS on 4
On the old site, HERE you’ll find Cavedoni Botte Piccola Balsamic, Kalamata Olives and Olivestri Nuovo Siloro EVOO in various sizes
TyTanium (2020) for $38 over at the Spies.
@FritzCat
For anyone interested, here’s a promo code I received in the mail.
@kawichris650 Wow! Thanks. TyTanium should be sold out in 3, 2, 1…
@FritzCat
You’re welcome. Happy to help.
Too good…Bump!
@FritzCat Thanks for sharing.
@FritzCat @jmdavidson1 the 15.4% alcohol scared me off
@jmdavidson1 @klezman Tried the 2019 last night, also 15.4%, and it was delicious; very new-world, but smooth.
@FritzCat @jmdavidson1 His older stuff was mid- to high-14s, which is fine. When it gets much over 15% I worry about (a) bitterness and (b) ageability. I am just barely starting to think about drinking my 2011s and still have 2x 2006s. The 2006 is 14.9%.
This is also why I’m buying less and less Turley.
Château Lilian Ladouys 2018 coming up on WTSO later today, $26.99 free ship on 4 if one is so inclined
Memorial Day Sale
35% Off Ribeyes and New Yorks
With Memorial Day coming up soon, now’s the perfect time to stock up on steaks and elevate your holiday celebrations with unforgettable flavors!
Take 35% off Dry Aged Ribeyes and New York Strip Steaks using code MAY24 through May 24th.
@rjquillin
Is that offer good everywhere?
@chipgreen far as I know
@rjquillin
Haha, that is all kinds of awesome!
KRULL! A SKULL! BRETT HULL! AWESOME!
Wtso has the Martini Monte Rosso Zin, but good lord 16.20% – Swilly as guest winemaker?
@radiolysis pricing isn’t all that impressive either; Bevmo for $77
Anyone in Los Angeles K&L is having a grand opening tasting for the new culver city store for $40 per ticket and a hell of a lot of great wines
@ScottW58 and anyone else with interest
FEATURING SELECTIONS FROM:
Dumol
Bedrock Wine Co.
Heitz Cellars
Ridge Vineyards
Billecart-Salmon
Laurent-Perrier
Pol Roger
Felton Road
Flowers
Faust
Hugel
Failla
Ramey
Cristom
Tyler
Turley
Chappellet
Montfaucon
Scar of the Sea
A Tribute to Grace
Gloria
Hatzidakis
Fallet-Dart
Launois
Petiau
Baron-Fuenté
Collematoni
Innocenti
Antinori
Louis Roederer
Dominus “Napanook”
Massican
Silver Oak
Orin Swift
The Language of Yes (Randall Grahm)
Olivier Leflaive…
@rjquillin @ScottW58 we think we’re going to go. Ron, let us know if you want to head up and hang that day.
@klezman @ScottW58
How far is that from your digs?
@rjquillin @ScottW58 10 minutes
@rjquillin @ScottW58 so Ron and I are going at 1:30. Who else is in?
RWS
For the next two days you can get 4 bottles of the 2018 Twisted Oak Tempranillo for just $69.95 ($17.49/bottle). That’s a discount of 50%!
RWS has the 2019 WineSmith Bates Ranch Grenache 3/$49.95 ($16.65/bottle, sold here for $16.67/bottle case price) plus $10 shipping per order).
Flannery sale, 25% off hangers, skirt, and burger blends. Fire up those BBQs!
Lots of half bottles on Wines TSO today. Great wines, not great deals…IMHO.
@FritzCat Agree. Some of the prices are not far below full bottle price.
TSO has 2019 Ty Caton CS Moon Mountain (Sonoma Valley) for $21.99, FS w/4. (Price comparison. Wine Access has the same for $35)
WD has some EVO and Olives up on the other site
This has been going on for a few weeks, Wells Guthrie from copain new project went belly up so bankrupt auction of all the wines Dupuis pinots for a starting bid of $5 per case. Most of the hundreds of cases went for around $100 per and they have 45 more cases? Only problem you have to pickup within a few days or something? Well if you have a friend around there here you go.
https://www.westauction.com/auction/post-auction-for-bankruptcy-auction-of-350-cases-of-anderson-valley-pinot-noir-from-dupuis-wines-llc-located-in-hopland-california-4176/bidgallery/
@ScottW58 Hopland?! That’s far!
@klezman @ScottW58
and only two, specified, days and times for P/U
My fellow 'mates. I’ve been requesting Wilson (mostly Zins) for years here. Today, over at the 'spies, they have a 97 point (and not a Luca Maroni 97 point) 2021 ‘Tori Reserve’ Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel for $33. I haven’t tried this one, but I’ma get a few, as I suspect it will be killer. (16%)
'tso…
Ty Caton Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Moon Mountain Sonoma Valley 2019 $22/fs4
@rjquillin Thank you! Picked up a 4 pack
From RWS: one each Andrew Murray E11even Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and Remix Red Blend (all 2020 vintage) for a total of 3 bottles for just $49.95
Franny Beck going out of business sale 50% off of everything. I didn’t see anything about holding for cooler weather so I passed.
@ScottW58 oh no
@klezman @ScottW58 I agree.
Who knows the details about Twisted Oak’s situation? Maybe @ElJefeTwisted has a comment? Or @HitAnyKey42?
@klezman i guess youre asking because it looks like everything is half off?
@klezman He’s retiring. He’s had the winery up for sale for a couple years now, but is finally just making the final step to retire. If you want to buy it, it’s only $3.4M
:
https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/4280-Red-Hill-Rd-Vallecito-CA/26169388/
@HitAnyKey42 so is he shutting down and liquidating the inventory? Or some other plan?
@HitAnyKey42 @klezman
I believe he commented in a daily thread it has been sold, but little supporting details offered.
@klezman the winery has not been sold but it is closing. Someone please buy it. Yes everything is half off. We just can’t sustain it any more. Thanks everyone for your support over the years!
@eljefetwisted If I’d won the lottery last night I’d be up there so fast…
How long do you envision keeping operating? Is 2018 really the last vintage or is there more lurking?
@klezman Our last day is Sept 22nd. There is juice in barrels in the cave but I don’t yet know what will come of it.
@eljefetwisted
Quite sad for the end of this era, but wishing you well in retirement! Would be great to cross paths again, too.
Time to stock up!
And maybe you can get a couple Woot Cellars options in bottle. Right, @WineDavid59?
Ty Caton CS on WTSO 50 percent off
Wilson Primitivo over on Winespies.
$27 / 97 Points.
I really like Wilson’s wines, and they focus on Zins.
2021 Pedroncelli Russian River Valley Pinot Noir on RWS - $60/4 + $7 shipping per order.
Twisted Oak Graciano 2018 on RWS - 4 for $56.95 plus shipping $7 per order
Anybody in Brooklyn need wine racks?
Everybody’s favorite Candy Basket caramels over at that old place. I’m assuming WD has something to do with this?
@losthighwayz Some Foppiano estate bottlings at wineslash …Pinot, SB, Zin, Chard
@kaolis but no PS!
2022 Pedroncelli Mother Clone Zinfandel on RWS 4/$65 (+ $7 shipping per order)
RWS? Sorry not familiar…
@i8dacat Where you been hiding? Time for a get together, isn’t it??
Reverse wine snob
A deal is in the eye of the beholder, I suppose, but don’t get any of this in your eye. Cavedoni balsamic over at the old site.
@InFrom that keeps getting more and more pricy, but compared to the 30 year, a steal.
@InFrom bummer I missed this. Thanks for sharing!
@InFrom I bought. Can’t find that flavor anywhere else.
@InFrom @jchasma @FritzCat
Still available as of 11/23 mid-day
@FritzCat @InFrom @jchasma @rjquillin
It’s showing as Sold Out for me…and has been for a few days.
@FritzCat @InFrom @jchasma @karenhynes
https://www.woot.com/offers/cavedoni-botte-piccola-balsamic-vinegar-35?ref=mwj_cd_deal_6
They don’t like you, or Chicago?
[edit] relisted, new url
@FritzCat @InFrom @rjquillin Thanks for the update! I checked back and snagged one!
Did y’all check out @WineDavid59’s new version of Underground Cellar? Not a bad first offer with a Screaming Eagle on the menu, and I’m damn glad I didn’t get any “upgrades” of Caymus!
undergroundcellar.com
WD doesn’t give me any kickbacks, but maybe he should!
@klezman
I went in on the sneak preview deal the other day and matched my first big upgrade from the OG UC, a magnum of Shafer Hillside Select. Paid $48 for the first one (2007), got this one (2017) for $29.
@klezman 99% of bottles are upgraded. Does that mean you have a 1% chance of getting the wine you ordered? Every day is Mystery Case Day? Count me in. Spin the wheel. The blog should be wild.
@klezman @msten @chipgreen thanks for the support y’all. Casemates will always be my baby.
@chipgreen @msten @Winedavid59 I didn’t know there was a preview deal because of a now-dead email. Bummer.
Any coupons or discounts we should know about from that?
@klezman @msten @Winedavid59
Nope, just a password to do the “Manual Override” in order to access the site.
Yeah the only bottle I wanted for my cellar was the SE ymmv and I’m not that lucky
and yes he should 
Speaking of yummy caramels…
https://www.woot.com/offers/fleur-de-sel-chocolate-covered-caramels-47?ref=w_cnt_wp_0_1
K@L is selling a bunch of cellar direct Au Bon Climat wines for really nice prices. Just picked up some and in pristine condition!
@ScottW58 Yeah, I saw that email! Need to decide how much I can justify. Any ideas on the best bets?
@klezman
can’t complain about provenance.
Supposedly the Isabel and Knox are his top pinots? I will open the 04 tonight to try then decide on the 01. Can’t wait to try the 99 chard soon, wth for $34 it’s worth a try
@ScottW58 I didn’t want to spend $75 so I got three of the single vineyard Pinots and 2 Chardonnay. We’ll see if anything else makes sense if there’s any left in a few weeks.
@klezman @ScottW58
FYI, the late Jim Clendenen was from the Akron area (Cuyahoga Falls). I wish K&L shipped to OH.
@chipgreen
Wootleg, vinegar isn’t a controlled substance.
Well the 04 is beautiful! Almost dumped it but after an hour it woke up wow. Really looking forward to trying the chard!
Larry at Tercero has 50% off 6 wines:
2022 Trilogia (white blend)
2022 Mourvèdre Rose
2016 Verbiage Blanc (white Rhone blend)
2021 Pinot Noir - Kessler-Haak Vyd
2020 Clonal Pinot 3 pack
2015 Verbiage Rouge (red Rhone blend)
@ctmariner It’s a great offering. I was forbidden from going in on the heels of the massive pile of boxes from Garagiste that just showed up.
@klezman Not familiar with Garagiste - will check it out even though I don’t need yet another option for buying wine!
@ctmariner @klezman
It’s slippery. Don’t forget to cost in shipping.
@ctmariner @rjquillin about $38/case to the west coast and $50/case to the east.
@klezman @rjquillin can you build a case over time like the “locker” at Winespies?
@ctmariner @rjquillin yes, Garagiste only ships full cases unless you ask for an exception. They also only ship when the weather is optimal, depending on your location.
@klezman @rjquillin
Signed up for offers
Iron Horse is currently offering 20% off all 750ml bottles with $10 ground shipping on 6+ bottles.
@chipgreen If only their regular retail wasn’t so crazy high it would be tempting.
@chipgreen @klezman
The retail price doesn’t bother me as much as there willingness to undercut the loyal club members by selling wines cheeper to flash websites. That to me is full stop. That goes for any winery imho.
@chipgreen @ScottW58 Fair. The ones where I’m in the club also tell their club members of the sales so it’s not underhanded.
@chipgreen @klezman
That I have no problem with!
Stereophonic Wines has up to 60% off selected varieties and discounts on some imports. Shipping is flat rate for quantity, but the rate varies by distance (hope that makes sense). No codes, just go to the website.
RWS has 4 bottles of 2020 J Dusi Model M red blend for $50 plus $7 fixed shipping
RWS has 3 bottles of 2019 Onesta Golden Vineyard Syrah for $60 plus $7 fixed shipping. Looks like Jillian aka @WineNapaDoc is closing her winery
I don’t think we got her pre-Thanksgiving Cinsault on here this year?
@ctmariner Then maybe @WineDavid59 will get a closeout sale from her…
No idea if it’s any good?
C. G. Di Arie Break Away Zinfandel, Sierra Foothills 12.99 at costco
@ScottW58
Isn’t that also from the 1869 vineyard?
You have a SKU for it?
On your receipt?
@rjquillin
No clue? I didn’t buy any. Just a PSA
@ScottW58 brain began working, for a moment.
It’s the Southern Exposure Zin that’s from 1869
WTSO has the '20 Iron Horse Heritage and Heart of the Vineyard for $20, about the same price as offered here. Also has the Keenan chard for $25, almost $10 more than offered here
@kaolis “Also has the Keenan chard for $25, almost $10 more than offered here” true but you can have them delivered where you want and when you want, ymmv
The bottled cheer has returned to meh! $99/case and a $20 Casemates coupon to boot. This is usually Pedroncelli Sonoma Classico. What say you @klezman the ever Cheerful labrat?
@hscottk I say it’s a known entity! One of my least favourite Pedroncelli bottles (somewhere between the Friends Red and Sonoma Classico for me) but even this with air went from “hard to drink” to “quite sippable”.
RWS has 2018 Twisted Oak Tempranillo - 3 bottles for $50 plus $7 fixed shipping
I’ve been getting emails from UC, seems they are clearing out inventory. Has anyone received a shipment? Were you happy with what you received?
@CruelMelody
Likely those are from the “new UC” as WCC/WD purchased the assets and relaunched the site under their management. A few of us here have purchased. No complaints here on my one purchase, and someone got a very high quality upgrade bottle. It’s posted on one of the threads…
@CruelMelody @rjquillin Yeah, I’ve been thinking we should start a thread devoted to UC discussion. The discussion we had was hidden away somewhere, I’ll see if I can find it.
@CruelMelody @InFrom @rjquillin
@davirom received a 2006 Louis Roederer Cristal Brut Champagne, msrp $400.
Here’s a link to that discussion…
https://casemates.com/forum/topics/what-are-you-drinking-november-2024#6743b8bc3f4cd2ae49523648
@CruelMelody @davirom @InFrom @kawichris650 @rjquillin Lucky bastard!
Anybody go in on the LB marathon today? I kept seeing these Mail Road Pinot Noirs claiming a retail around $150 but selling for ~$35. For once, CT agreed that the average value was around $120 for recent vintages, so I guess I’m going to try a few for that price. Anybody know this producer?
Anybody pick up anything interesting? Box sets of Screaming Eagle??
@klezman
there was/is a marathon?
good thing I was working all day
@rjquillin Yesterday and today, so far.
Tercero mixed red 3 pack on RWS for $60 plus $7 fixed shipping - 2015 Mourvedre, 2015 Grenache and 2018 Cinsault