Had some 2014 Siduri RRV Pinot Noir at dinner after the Indians playoff loss yesterday. Carlos Baerga was at the restaurant too and my wife just happened to be wearing his jersey, which he signed. He even came over to our table a bit later and gave us each an autographed pic. Nice guy!
@jmdavidson1@ScottW58
I remember back when cool was still cool but I got made fun of by someone about 5 years younger than me for saying “neat”. That made me feel old and I was only around 30 at the time. I still feel 30-ish in my head but my body knows that ain’t right!
2009 Eagles Trace Latitude 38.
Eagles Trace was founded by longtime Conn Valley residents Gus & Phyllis Anderson. Gus passed away in late 2016 at age 86. Gus enjoyed a successful career as founder and winemaker for Anderson’s Conn Valley until his retirement at age 72. Most 72 year old’s are quite comfortable with retirement at this age, but not Gus. After a year of retirement he had the wine making itch so strong that he started Eagles Trace, at the time a completely new winery located next to Anderson’s Conn Valley. This new winery allowed him to implement some very creative wine making practices. Thanks to TSO for selling many vintages and types (CS, PN, Lat 38, etc.), at a greatly reduced price, we all got to appreciate this venture.
@jmdavidson1@ScottW58
Love the Eagles Trace wines, when TSO was selling them off I stocked up on pretty much all that was offered. Have drank cases and still have cases, all of them have been delicious.
I agree on the ACV, generally a good QPR
@rc70 Good call on picking up cases. I only went in on 3 or 4 packs of different vintages. Woulda, coulda, shoulda…And they seem to be holding up very well, which should come as no surprise for a well-made wine.
This is like the 3rd time they have done this. I think Clark and/or Sandra forgets that UPS doesn’t ship to OH via standard Ground in the same amount of time as they do to San Diego and Seattle!
@chipgreen@rjquillin I think there’s also a degree of forgetting what day it is, and when the sale begins and ends. I had a reminder email in my Inbox this morning, telling me that the sale ends tonight. That’s consistent with the WineSmith we know and love!
@rjquillin
GSO - I had to look that up, never even heard of it. I guess they operate in CA, NV and AZ, “Overnight Services”. Weird that they would spring for Overnight on relatively local delivery but then ship UPS Ground to Ohio. I got the email on Thursday that it was coming and replied to Sandra within hours that it would not arrive in time as the tracking was already live. She never responded back…
@chipgreen@rjquillin GSO is cheaper within CA compared to ground service via FedEx etc. It’s not “springing” for overnight, it’s just the cheapest option.
@InFrom They made a delivery attempt yesterday but I wasn’t home from work yet. If the scheduled delivery had been during the offer I would have had it held for pickup.
@chipgreen@InFrom@rjquillin@klezman Just an FYI but GSO has been expanding their service in recent years. See service areas here One can only hope they continue expanding, since they do a really good job with wine deliveries at a very reasonable cost.
@ScottW58
I was finishing up a glass that was left on the counter overnight and it was still surprisingly good. I may have even topped it off with some fresh wine after an initial taste, I don’t remember.
Overall the wine tastes relatively young with bright cherry notes, medium oak and firm tannins. There is a definite bret component, or “barnyard funk” as I like to call it.
@InFrom@ScottW58
Haha, I didn’t realize it was going to be so big. Took it for CT purposes then posted here as well. I knew how to specify image size on WW but not sure how or if we can do that here.
2015 Bella Grace Winery Bella’s Red. Purchased on the Tour this year.
2016 Levesque Estates Reserve Vidal Icewine - hoping it’s better than the Cab Sauv!
Menu for tonight: (Appetizer) canned sardines in olive oil and crostini, (main course) grilled lemon chicken, grilled zucchini, spaghetti squash with alfredo. Perfect night for a white wine. But no. Just before dinner, I got an email from Steve at Congruence saying that he was almost out of wine. So, I HAD to open that last bottle of 2009 Congruence CS.
@jmdavidson1@klezman@radiolysis
All told, a couple of mixed cases of the '08, '09, '11 CS and the '11 Coombsville. He had run out of the two Cuvee bottlings.
@jmdavidson1@klezman@radiolysis@rjquillin
I hate you guys! ok I just ordered 4 of the 08,09 and 11 Coombsville. Sorry Jim when I receive I will post a picture of each one 3 nights in a row
Last night at a friend’s Halloween bash;
N.V. Vilarnau Cava Brut Rosado
2016 Domaine Proux Var
2013 Transcendence Syrah Rancho Ysidro Vineyard
2011 Ghost Signs Petite Sirah
@bolligra Last evening while I was handling a business dinner, wife grabbed my 2011 Torcido and opened it. It was not in the ‘open at will’ section of the rack, but I got home in time to enjoy a glass with some left for tonight. Wow, really nice Grenache.
@pjmartin I liked the Torcido, but it was a little hot, at least at first. I like that you have an ‘open at will’ section, even though you’re the only one aware of it.
2009 Wellington Englandcrest Syrah
With Grilled Sirloin Steak, Baked Sweet Potatoes
Steamed Brussel Sprouts and Artichokes.
Wow! What a mouthful of flavor. Now I’m glad
I’m sitting on a ton of Wellington. No pun intended.
2010 Materra merlot - oak knoll
2014 Dover Canyon zin - dusi vineyard
2016 Bernardus Rose PN -SLH
2016 Rock wall wine co Viognier livermore valley - kristens vineyard
With BBQ’d pork chops w/ and herb butter and roasted veggies and home made bread rosemary bread. With some friends. The Materra and Dover were on the complete opposite ends of the spectrum.
My new go to at the local seafood restaurant (Water Grill) is Patient Cottat Sancerre Anciennes Vignes 2017. Love the way the Sauvignon Blanc pairs with cocktail shrimp with a hint of lemon or the sauce they make witrh vinegar and purple onions. Then the 1/2 dozen oysters (each is a different one, they have over 20 different varieties).
Then finished off with a pour of Chateau Romer 2013 Sauternes, my new favorite style of wine.
Been sipping on some 2013 Woot Cellars Zinfandel Vinitwo del Finito the last 2 nights. I haven’t been drinking too much wine lately. That head cold time of year, every year…
2012 Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino, good but young.
2006 Tenute Loacker Brunello di Montalcino Corte Pavone, in its prime window imho, beware lot of sediment.
2003 Ridge Paso Robles Zin
Turns out it’s all fruit from Dusi Ranch…this is delicious. It will probably go well with the ribs that are currently cooking.
For dessert, 2013 “Levesque Estates” Select Late Harvest Cab Sauv, Niagara-on-the-Lake. The winery is in quotes because it’s an off-label.
The wine is good, and certainly a reasonable $15 wine. But it doesn’t get the kind of awesomeness that a proper SLH from Niagara should have.
Last night:
2010 WineSmith Cab Franc
2013 Wellington Handal-Denier Cab Sauv
Paired with ma’ special seasoned ribeyes grilled zucchini and bell peppers. Flatbread and hummus.
Had a friend come by for family dinner and she loved the WS CF. It is doing much better now than before IMO.
@chipgreen
It ain’t Pinot noir that’s for sure, kind of like trousseau and Grenache had a baby pretty rare grape from what I understand. This bottle was pretty fantastic after a couple hours of air.
Spent a few nights in Zurich for work…lots of new to me varieties in various Swiss (and one Spanish) wine. Garanoir was pretty good. This random indigenous blend from Mallorca was solid as well.
@radiolysis we picked up a case last year just after thanksgiving and they sold through quick! I’d call and have set some aside or order for you in mid November.
@CorTot@radiolysis I forgot to look closely for it at TJ’s today. But the turkey stock is out, so this can’t be more than a couple more weeks away. My first purchase of it last year was on November 4. There were more still around Xmas time, so I was able to add a couple more on Dec 22.
Just opened a One Hope red blend. To bad I didn’t get more, I think this would be a hit at Thanksgiving. Will see how the profile changes as it comes to room temp.
@MarkDaSpark
I hope your experience with South Carolina wines was better than ours. We went to a winery in Myrtle Beach where they made about 2 dozen wines and I think at least 20 of them were made from Muscadine. Basically the same wines with different labels. Did not like.
2001 Pratesi Carmione Rosso Toscano. (SW58, you would love this one.) In a perfect place, i.e., the fruit has not faded and the tannins are soft, and just enough of the Italian funkiness that can be in their wines. Went well with a plate of cheeses and salami.
Last weekend a group of old and some young guys did an old Bordeaux dinner…started with some Sancerre.
2014 Lucen Crochet SB
2016 Boulay Mont Dammes
2015 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Aile d’ Argent (really good)
The reds
1962 Chateau Longueville
1966 Chateau Montrose
1975 Chateau La Lagune
1985 Rausan-Segla
1986 Chateau Latour
1989 Pichon Longueville
1998 Chateau Magdeline
2000 La Louvere
and to finish
2001 Chateau Suduirau Sauternes
2009 Chateau de Farges
All the wines drank very well! Good times and some pics.
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And you gotta eat!
@ScottW58
Thanks for the memories. We drank the Chateau La Lagune 89’ a couple years back.
@TechnoViking
Great stuff! Had a 73 a couple months ago and it was rocking. They seem to live forever
@ScottW58 I’m both glad and sad I don’t mingle with the same group of ballers you have there.
It would be costly!
@rjquillin
Oh I’m pretty sure that you spend as much on wine as I do if not a lot more
Had some 2014 Siduri RRV Pinot Noir at dinner after the Indians playoff loss yesterday. Carlos Baerga was at the restaurant too and my wife just happened to be wearing his jersey, which he signed. He even came over to our table a bit later and gave us each an autographed pic. Nice guy!
@chipgreen How cool! Does anyone still say “cool?”
@chipgreen @jmdavidson1
Only us old timers
@jmdavidson1 @ScottW58
I remember back when cool was still cool but I got made fun of by someone about 5 years younger than me for saying “neat”. That made me feel old and I was only around 30 at the time. I still feel 30-ish in my head but my body knows that ain’t right!
2009 Eagles Trace Latitude 38.
Eagles Trace was founded by longtime Conn Valley residents Gus & Phyllis Anderson. Gus passed away in late 2016 at age 86. Gus enjoyed a successful career as founder and winemaker for Anderson’s Conn Valley until his retirement at age 72. Most 72 year old’s are quite comfortable with retirement at this age, but not Gus. After a year of retirement he had the wine making itch so strong that he started Eagles Trace, at the time a completely new winery located next to Anderson’s Conn Valley. This new winery allowed him to implement some very creative wine making practices. Thanks to TSO for selling many vintages and types (CS, PN, Lat 38, etc.), at a greatly reduced price, we all got to appreciate this venture.
@jmdavidson1 Good call JM!
@ScottW58 And, the ACV wines, (CS, Rt Bank, CF, Eloge), IMHO, are some of the finest.
@jmdavidson1 @ScottW58
Love the Eagles Trace wines, when TSO was selling them off I stocked up on pretty much all that was offered. Have drank cases and still have cases, all of them have been delicious.
I agree on the ACV, generally a good QPR
@rc70 Good call on picking up cases. I only went in on 3 or 4 packs of different vintages. Woulda, coulda, shoulda…And they seem to be holding up very well, which should come as no surprise for a well-made wine.
@jmdavidson1 @rc70
Well now that you have got me thinking about them I will have to pop an ACV or Trace tommorow
Last night, 2011 Wellington Cabernet Sauvignon, Dry Creek Valley, Handal-Denier Vineyard…on the way to the Elton John concert.
To celebrate getting the winning charity auction bid on the two night stay at the Scott Harveys, we are drinking a 2013 Syrah (Amador County)
@jmdavidson1
Good on you JM! Good cause to support
@jmdavidson1 Congratulations!
@jmdavidson1 Now I need some of the RPM folks to make recommendations for wineries to visit. Maybe I’ll start a post.
@jmdavidson1 Acquiesce for one!
@jmdavidson1 @rjquillin
Are they in Lodi or Amador?
@chipgreen Not sure. Details I guess will follow. All the offer had was that it is at their private 3 bedroom guest house at the winery.
@chipgreen @jmdavidson1 The winery is in Amador. Lodi is a bit of a drive, but, imo, worth it based on what we were offered on tour.
@jmdavidson1 @ScottW58 We should convince them to come via SoCal so we can share a bunch of bottles!
Finished off a bottle of Pouracle that I opened a few days ago. Still quite yummy
@rc70 @chipgreen
Just a WS kind of day it seems.
Still sipping on the Meritage, and liking where it’s going.
@rjquillin
Still waiting on my “rat” bottle
This is like the 3rd time they have done this. I think Clark and/or Sandra forgets that UPS doesn’t ship to OH via standard Ground in the same amount of time as they do to San Diego and Seattle!
@chipgreen For SoCal it comes GSO; next day.
@chipgreen @rjquillin I think there’s also a degree of forgetting what day it is, and when the sale begins and ends. I had a reminder email in my Inbox this morning, telling me that the sale ends tonight. That’s consistent with the WineSmith we know and love!
@rjquillin
GSO - I had to look that up, never even heard of it. I guess they operate in CA, NV and AZ, “Overnight Services”. Weird that they would spring for Overnight on relatively local delivery but then ship UPS Ground to Ohio. I got the email on Thursday that it was coming and replied to Sandra within hours that it would not arrive in time as the tracking was already live. She never responded back…
@chipgreen So, still no bottle?
@chipgreen @rjquillin GSO is cheaper within CA compared to ground service via FedEx etc. It’s not “springing” for overnight, it’s just the cheapest option.
@InFrom They made a delivery attempt yesterday but I wasn’t home from work yet. If the scheduled delivery had been during the offer I would have had it held for pickup.
@chipgreen @InFrom @rjquillin @klezman Just an FYI but GSO has been expanding their service in recent years. See service areas here One can only hope they continue expanding, since they do a really good job with wine deliveries at a very reasonable cost.
Pepto. And candy.
@chipgreen
A little early in the day but how was it? Oh and nice pic
@chipgreen @ScottW58 I’m ready for my closeup, Mr. DeMille…
@ScottW58
I was finishing up a glass that was left on the counter overnight and it was still surprisingly good. I may have even topped it off with some fresh wine after an initial taste, I don’t remember.
Overall the wine tastes relatively young with bright cherry notes, medium oak and firm tannins. There is a definite bret component, or “barnyard funk” as I like to call it.
@InFrom @ScottW58
Haha, I didn’t realize it was going to be so big. Took it for CT purposes then posted here as well. I knew how to specify image size on WW but not sure how or if we can do that here.
Last night;
2014 St. Supéry Rosé
2009 Woot Cellars Tøøthstejnn The Red
2009 Harvest Moon Estate Zinfandel Late Harvest
2002 Hoopes Vyd CS Oakville with a wedge salad and a grilled burger.
2011 Gundlach Bundschu Merlot
NV Woot Cellars Emergencier Holiday Provisions
@catcoland Well ???
@Winedavid49 Drinking great, good the 2nd day as well, glad I’ve got 4 more bottles!
2015 Bella Grace Winery Bella’s Red. Purchased on the Tour this year.
2016 Levesque Estates Reserve Vidal Icewine - hoping it’s better than the Cab Sauv!
2007 McClean Vineyards Syrah Estate Private Reserve
Still drinking well, now down to my last 2 bottles, one of the all time great QPR from WW
Stopped by Epicurus today to do some shopping, didn’t get a lot of shopping done but did drink well. 62 Gattinara was delicious!
2009 WineSmith Chardonnay Penny Farthing
2010 WineSmith Cabernet Franc, Lake County
Menu for tonight: (Appetizer) canned sardines in olive oil and crostini, (main course) grilled lemon chicken, grilled zucchini, spaghetti squash with alfredo. Perfect night for a white wine. But no. Just before dinner, I got an email from Steve at Congruence saying that he was almost out of wine. So, I HAD to open that last bottle of 2009 Congruence CS.
@jmdavidson1 do we need to buy more still? How much he have left?
@klezman Not much. Whisper me your email and I’ll sent you the one Steve sent me.
@jmdavidson1 @klezman Either of you go and get more from the ‘final offer’ sale?
@jmdavidson1 @klezman @radiolysis
All told, a couple of mixed cases of the '08, '09, '11 CS and the '11 Coombsville. He had run out of the two Cuvee bottlings.
@radiolysis Nope. S (spouse)IWBM.
@jmdavidson1 @klezman @radiolysis @rjquillin
I hate you guys! ok I just ordered 4 of the 08,09 and 11 Coombsville. Sorry Jim when I receive I will post a picture of each one 3 nights in a row
@jmdavidson1 @klezman @radiolysis @ScottW58
Four each for a full case!
Way to go!
@jmdavidson1 @klezman @radiolysis @rjquillin yeah but I will actually drink mine
@jmdavidson1 @klezman @radiolysis @ScottW58
2004 Kistler Chardonnay Cuvée Cathleen
2000 Seavey Vineyard Merlot
Last night at a friend’s Halloween bash;
N.V. Vilarnau Cava Brut Rosado
2016 Domaine Proux Var
2013 Transcendence Syrah Rancho Ysidro Vineyard
2011 Ghost Signs Petite Sirah
@chipgreen did anyone drink mead, by any chance?
@InFrom
LOL, no. I thought about bringing some but didn’t. Totally different group of people than the “Vikings”.
@chipgreen @InFrom was it Autumnal?
@chipgreen @mwfielder
@InFrom @mwfielder
Umm, yes? That one must have gone over my head…
@chipgreen @mwfielder Google told me, as always. Dilly dilly.
@chipgreen @InFrom yes, the Bud Light commercial.
2012 Harvest Moon Zinfandel. Yum.
2002 Pedroncelli Four Grapes Port
After pizza/beer at the company Halloween party.
2006 Benenti Barolo to go with porcini pappardelle, chicken & mushroom fricassee and grilled asparagus.
@jmdavidson1
I really liked the Barbera, how is this?
@ScottW58 Drinking like an aged barolo. Smooth, diminished fruit structure, perfect pairing with mushrooms.
2015 Archery Summit Pinot Noir Premier Cuvee
2002 Château Lartigue
2012 Kirkland Ribera del Duero Gran Reserva (100% tempranillo).
2012 Sbragia Cabernet Andolsen Vineyard over two evenings. Very nice CA (Sonoma) cab.
Twisted Oak:
2014 Grenache Torcido
2013 Ol’ Chumbucket
I’m already half through my mystery pack.
@bolligra Last evening while I was handling a business dinner, wife grabbed my 2011 Torcido and opened it. It was not in the ‘open at will’ section of the rack, but I got home in time to enjoy a glass with some left for tonight. Wow, really nice Grenache.
@pjmartin I liked the Torcido, but it was a little hot, at least at first. I like that you have an ‘open at will’ section, even though you’re the only one aware of it.
2009 Wellington Englandcrest Syrah
With Grilled Sirloin Steak, Baked Sweet Potatoes
Steamed Brussel Sprouts and Artichokes.
Wow! What a mouthful of flavor. Now I’m glad
I’m sitting on a ton of Wellington. No pun intended.
2013 praxis merlot Alexander valley.
2010 Wellington Meeks Zin
With Flannery burgers
@klezman
I’m guessing my invitation ended up in my spam folder
@klezman @ScottW58 I’m sure he did.
More likely a network or router outage issue.
@ScottW58 we keep proposing times but you keep being busy! When you around?
1999 Damilano Barolo Riserva
Lamb rack
Yum
(Gotta keep up with Scott!)
@klezman +1 to the Barolo and the rack of lamb. Keeping up with Scott, -1. Impossible for us mere mortals.
@jmdavidson1 True, but we do what we can!
2012 Sullivan CS, Rutherford, Goose Block
NV Vino Noceto Rosso. Very much as advertised. A fruit forward, crowd pleasing wine.
2010 Materra merlot - oak knoll
2014 Dover Canyon zin - dusi vineyard
2016 Bernardus Rose PN -SLH
2016 Rock wall wine co Viognier livermore valley - kristens vineyard
With BBQ’d pork chops w/ and herb butter and roasted veggies and home made bread rosemary bread. With some friends. The Materra and Dover were on the complete opposite ends of the spectrum.
2016 Michael David Cinsault https://imgur.com/gallery/PcLAo0Y
2017 Pedroncelli Dry Rose of Zinfandel
@radiolysis Was there a CM offer on that? Or is that what’s coming up tonight?
@klezman “Magnifico”, great price, summer’s over – can’t just be a coincidence.
@klezman total coincidence if it is. We visited Ed and crew in May and I got another case. It’s a great wine.
@radiolysis might as well post a review!
Delayed in Dulles airport…a decent mixed drink and some Dickel Rye.
2001 Wellington Victory because it’s October 7th.
@TimothyB Clarification?
Is today Peter’s birthday or something?
@klezman No, nothing to do with Peter - just because it was six months after April 7th…
My new go to at the local seafood restaurant (Water Grill) is Patient Cottat Sancerre Anciennes Vignes 2017. Love the way the Sauvignon Blanc pairs with cocktail shrimp with a hint of lemon or the sauce they make witrh vinegar and purple onions. Then the 1/2 dozen oysters (each is a different one, they have over 20 different varieties).
Then finished off with a pour of Chateau Romer 2013 Sauternes, my new favorite style of wine.
A few nights ago, it was a stop at the Sociable Cider Werks. Yummy stuff, I wish I could find it locally.
2012 Parallel Cab Sauv with prime new yorks. As always a very tasty cab.
First time having a 2007 Wellington Victory.
2009 Monticello Vineyards (Corley Family) Cabernet Franc
Opened a gift from KarenH, 2015 Archery Summit Premier Cuvee, Willamette. Went very well with the grilled salmon. Thank you again, kh.
Beer and whiskey in Newark airport en route to Atlanta. Business travel is always exciting! Too bad there’s almost never decent wine.
Been sipping on some 2013 Woot Cellars Zinfandel Vinitwo del Finito the last 2 nights. I haven’t been drinking too much wine lately. That head cold time of year, every year…
@TechnoViking
At least you have some good cough syrup.
2010 Marziano Abbona Dogliani Papà Celso, a random bottle of Dolcetto I pulled from a carton in the living room. Not half bad.
2017 Oyster Bay SB with Maki rolls.
2014 Cave dog Michael Havens wine Cab Franc and Merlot and really nice.
2014 Twisted Oak Tempranillo Zilch
2014 Drouhin Oregon Roserock Pinot Noir
2013 Zepaltas Pinot Noir Sonoma coast with sushi. Yum.
2007 Moran Manor Anagram
@radiolysis had a ducksnort left over, and second night is still good.
2012 Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino, good but young.
2006 Tenute Loacker Brunello di Montalcino Corte Pavone, in its prime window imho, beware lot of sediment.
A lot of familiar bottles showing up this evening.
This evening with sashimi
NV Hakutsuru Junmai Dai Ginjo “Sho-Une”
2009 Congruence Cabernet Sauvignon. Cassis, dark fruit, some eucalyptus. Spectacular.
@hscottk
Could not agree more!
2003 Ridge Paso Robles Zin
Turns out it’s all fruit from Dusi Ranch…this is delicious. It will probably go well with the ribs that are currently cooking.
For dessert, 2013 “Levesque Estates” Select Late Harvest Cab Sauv, Niagara-on-the-Lake. The winery is in quotes because it’s an off-label.
The wine is good, and certainly a reasonable $15 wine. But it doesn’t get the kind of awesomeness that a proper SLH from Niagara should have.
Last night:
2010 WineSmith Cab Franc
2013 Wellington Handal-Denier Cab Sauv
Paired with ma’ special seasoned ribeyes grilled zucchini and bell peppers. Flatbread and hummus.
Had a friend come by for family dinner and she loved the WS CF. It is doing much better now than before IMO.
Another bottle of this because it’s so damn good with pizza!
2012 Bodegas Volver Triga, Alicante, a delicious mourvedre blend…with chicken enchiladas and Spanish rice.
2012 Liquid Sky Cab Sauv - Moon Mountain
2015 Qupe Syrah Central Coast
@rc70 Really enjoyed the 08 and 09 Liquid Sky.
2005 Thirteen Appellations Fourteen (Napa). I would say it is in its prime. Just delicious.
@jmdavidson1
although I liked mine 8 years ago kind of a fun idea 13 appellations.
Wow I guess I drank mine to young
@jmdavidson1 @ScottW58
Why does this not at all surprise me…?
Popped a bottle of 2007 Summerland Trio (GSM blend) last night. Wasn’t expecting much but was pleasantly surprised once it opened up a little.
After reading the news about the WW forum changes and the lost emails, I needed a drink. Casemates purchase…2011 Keller Estate Rotie.
Some local wine with dinner. Never heard of this variety.
2008 Wellington victory
Something I don’t do often…something different with grilled salmon.
@ScottW58
I like Pinot Noir with salmon and other fish but don’t think I’ve tried pairing Cab. What is a Pfeffer?
@chipgreen
pretty rare grape from what I understand. This bottle was pretty fantastic after a couple hours of air.
It ain’t Pinot noir that’s for sure, kind of like trousseau and Grenache had a baby
2004 Arietta Variation One
Spent a few nights in Zurich for work…lots of new to me varieties in various Swiss (and one Spanish) wine. Garanoir was pretty good. This random indigenous blend from Mallorca was solid as well.
2012 Eberle Cotes de Robles Blanc
The very last of last years TJs brut rose. Really looking forward to stocking up again this year.
@CorTot when does that start getting released? We get to TJs infrequently so I’ll need to make a scheduled trip.
@radiolysis we picked up a case last year just after thanksgiving and they sold through quick! I’d call and have set some aside or order for you in mid November.
@CorTot @radiolysis I forgot to look closely for it at TJ’s today. But the turkey stock is out, so this can’t be more than a couple more weeks away. My first purchase of it last year was on November 4. There were more still around Xmas time, so I was able to add a couple more on Dec 22.
2015 Pedroncelli Sangiovese Alto Vineyards
2013 Harvest Moon Sparkling Pinot Noir
Prime rib roast night with the in-laws so 2012 Hourglass Blueline Estate Merlot, finished off the 2004 Arietta and then the 2005 Mastery.
2007 Piers CS, a garagiste wine. Drinks well above its price point.
Last bottle was great this bottle not so much…tannins hard as nails
@ScottW58 Must be that abnormal glass you’re using.
@rjquillin that’s gotta be it!
2016 Zeppelin Winery Marine Layer
@rc70 thoughts?
2017 Pedroncelli Dry Rose of Zinfandel
Just opened a One Hope red blend. To bad I didn’t get more, I think this would be a hit at Thanksgiving. Will see how the profile changes as it comes to room temp.
2015 Briceland Gewirtztraminer, Ishi Pishi Ranch in Humboldt County
Also a 2011 Pavi Dolcetto with pizza, time2testit, redhead11, their young’un, and a shitty outing by the Dodgers.
Had some of this and a bunch of other great wines around lunchtime at Epicurious
And finishing off this bottle tonight.
A good day!
2014 PWR Zinfandel, Poor Ranch
2014 woot cellars LBT
2015 Charles smith vino Pinot Grigio
With zTimBz, other Adam, and his SWMBO.
Whew! Glad Tim is driving!
@MarkDaSpark There’s another Adam who isn’t mother?!
@MarkDaSpark
I hope your experience with South Carolina wines was better than ours. We went to a winery in Myrtle Beach where they made about 2 dozen wines and I think at least 20 of them were made from Muscadine. Basically the same wines with different labels. Did not like.
@klezman
Yes.
@chipgreen
Actually not bad. Scuppernong is a type of white Muscardine, but not too my taste.
Their red went well with the summer salami.
The Basque Blend seemed to be liked the most of the wines. The dessert Tannat was empty though.
But I did make the 200 club with the Scuppernong, plus 3 additional ones (1 from BB, 2 from the Melnik red).
The Bobal was a rosè … and best left silent.
https://imgur.com/gallery/BeWCHPH
Sweet tooth tonight. 2013 Angel Eis.
2012 Anne Gros Jean-Paul Tollot 50/50 (yes, I do drink French wines, once in a great while).
2009 arbor view vineyards meritage dry creek valley
2001 P. Licht-Bergweiler Brauneberger Mandelgraben Riesling Spätlese
2013 Pedroncelli Cabernet Franc Barrel Select
2001 Pratesi Carmione Rosso Toscano. (SW58, you would love this one.) In a perfect place, i.e., the fruit has not faded and the tannins are soft, and just enough of the Italian funkiness that can be in their wines. Went well with a plate of cheeses and salami.
@jmdavidson1
Mmm sounds great! Where the hell did you get that? Only 2 vintages available in the world. And none in the states.
@ScottW58 Benchmark bin sale.
@jmdavidson1 I had a feeling
sure hope they have another sale soon!
2010 Woot Cellars Vinito del Finito for Halloween, with some Candy Basket salted caramels.
2011 Saint-Siffrein Chateauneuf du Pape