2010 Wellington cab, Mohrhardt Ridge. Drinking really well right now, as a 10 yo cab should. Getting cassis, cigar box notes, leather, with some dark fruits.Went well with Flannery ribeye, “porterhouse” pork chops, and Kali burgers.
2016 Kent Rasmussen Pinot Noir, Esoterica. Very fruity, minimal tannins. Recorked for day 2. Hoping this will settle down.
@CorTot@losthighwayz@rjquillin@Winedavid49 Could also be a certainty issue - WD never buys the wine since WCC isn’t a retailer. GO, WTSO, invino, etc all purchase the wine outright and it provides the winery with more certainty.
@kawichris650
My, how ever do you keep track of the various releases? Mine got all mixed up and I never seem to know exactly what to expect, they do, however, seem to hold up and improve.
2913 Shafer one point five
w/ Flannery Hanger Steak
and fresh local corn, salt potatoes
and fresh local tomato, cucumber and onion salad.
Prime Summer!
@chipgreen@karenhynes I made the mistake of coming back to 2020! Salt potatoes are a Syracuse thing. Potato farmers and we had a salt mine. Thus Salina is a suburb of Syracuse.
@chipgreen@rc70
also appreciate the notes. This was served at one of our meals at IH, with a lot left in the bottle nearing the end of the meal. Somehow that water in a bottle turned to wine and was enjoyed at a later date as well.
Noticed the CT notes on a few vintages had drink by as vintage + 7, but only a couple providing dates.
Hard to imaging these having short cellar life.
Guess it’s time to pull a cork.
@chipgreen@rjquillin By no means do I think you need to rush out and drink up immediately, but I don’t see anything to gain either, I have 2 left and they will be drank by this time next year, because why not. Maybe it was that bottle but I figure I have enough various Pinot Noir that I may as well drink those up while I know I’ll still enjoy them than be disappointed down the line.
Went to my old office yesterday to resume the packing activities I’d started before the Covid hit and they sent everyone home. Brought home a box that included a 2013 Wellington D-H Cab. Hallelujah! So good. And a cork in perfect shape. According to CT I still have a few more of these.
@msten It was fantastic. So good that I corralled the neighbors to come over and enjoy a glass. Aromatics filled the air, still plenty of fruit, still bright but very smooth with mild tannins. Served with a margarita pizza. Really brought out the pepper. Everyone smelled something different, everyone tasted something different, a really nice one. I believe this vineyards fruit was in a Scott Harvey, And also a Di Aire. I had one of each which I thought would be a fun horizontal, But ended up having them separately several years apart.
2018 Acquiesce Clairette Blanche Lodi
2018 Inspiration Vineyards Syrah Palindrome Vineyard
2007 Scott Harvey Zinfandel Mountain Selection
sous vide salmon salad for starters
Flannery hangars, broiled asparagus, grilled portobellos, truffled mac and Vella dry Monterey Jack
@CorTot I sat on it and kept looking at it and couldn’t resist any more. It’s good - some earthy notes, plenty of fruit, but kind of closed down at the moment. It started the evening with a whole lot more in the aromatic department. But it not being 32 proof or higher, it’s probably one of my favourite Swilly wines so far.
@ScottW58 We ended up in Montalcino on our honeymoon during a festival there, drinking Rosso with the locals. This was before I really “discovered” wine and didn’t take full advantage of the experience. Great memories, though.
@klezman We also had buffalo wings last night (bdubs takeaway) and struggled with a pairing. Wanted to go Riesling but didn’t plan ahead. Ended up with Moran Manor Anagram, which wasn’t the best pairing.
@hscottk I make my wings nice and spicy. I drink the wine before and then after the capsaicin has dissipated. Beer is a better pairing while eating them. An off-dry Riesling or Gewürztraminer might work for a less spicy rendition the way they work for Asian noodle dishes or curries with moderate spice levels.
@CroutonOllie I split a case, definitely letting sit at least 3 bottles for as long as possible, it shipped and arrived at a good delivery temp, but I think it still needs another day and I’ll test it again. It’s not normally my juice of choice, but I’m enjoying it as a treat to get out of a wine preference rut. Little “bite” for me when I opened it, will update tomorrow.
2017 Jaffurs Viognier, Bien Nacido Vineyard. A rat bottle from January that arrived well after the deal since I was on vacation (remind me what those are?). Finally had a reasonable pairing – now I wish I had jumped on the deal. Crisp and clean without any crazy tropical notes. Great showing.
Finished the evening off with peach crisp and the last of our 2007 Hunt Country Late Harvest Vignoles. @WineDavid49 - you gotta get them back with their dessert wines! Or even a red/dessert/dry Riesling mixer. Just none of that cream sherry crap.
@losthighwayz Usually I just roast it in a 450 degree oven for 15-20 minutes, but this time I did sous vide at 51°C then a sear in screaming hot cast iron.
Finished off an open bottle of 2018 J Dusi Pinot Grigo (my favorite PG) while cutting the lawn then killed a 375ml of 2012 St. Supery Sauvignon Blanc (my favorite SB).
@losthighwayz Pretty much as advertised. Heavy, Parkerized (which sometimes I am in the mood for), fruit forward, with 16.5% abv. Needs a lot of air, was better the second day. SWMBO prefers domestic, esp. WA syrahs, and most of the time so do I. At $50/btl list I would not be a buyer, but with ~30% off with coupon at wine.com (TY @ScottW58) it was worth a shot.
@chipgreen Corked has nothing to do with time - it’s not a progressive process like oxidation or turning to vinegar. The fault is in the cork itself and is present from day 1 in bottle. But if there was a problem with that bottling run or batch of corks it would be good for Morgan and Chris to know that.
@klezman
OK, I knew that it was an issue with the cork itself but doesn’t it take awhile before it affects the wine to the point where it becomes noticeable?
Surely the wine isn’t already bad on day 1 in the bottle?
@chipgreen Maybe it takes a few weeks for the TCA to distribute itself via diffusion. Or some time for it to leach out of the cork itself. Either way we’re talking weeks to months and not years.
Bedrock is releasing the 2019s of some wines and the last stragglers of their 2018s. So I suspect this was released in spring 2019.
@klezman
Do you find that some wines are more corked than other wines? I recognize oxidation and would like to think that I recognize Brett as well.
Have only ever had a couple wines that were clearly corked but have also had a few that seemed partially corked, if that’s even a thing? Maybe it was Brett instead, the effects of which can vary in intensity. Or maybe even cooked? Not sure that I would recognize a cooked wine.
@chipgreen yes, definitely. This was one of them. I only got the faintest hint of TCA while my lovely bride thought it was all wet newspaper.
I’ve had wines that had no detectable TCA but were just a little corked and all the fruit vanished. This one varied between clear musty aromas and just a sort of no fruit state. Most corked wives I’ve had were like this and not overly wet basement.
It’s Canada Day! So of course that means we’ve got our bento boxes from n/naka and will have a bottle of 1995 Sybille Kuntz Bernkastel-Kueser Weisenstein Riesling Auslese.
After some cider and beer for the afternoon, we’re going to have a Tobin James Zinfandel, Dusi Vineyard. We bought it at the winery 5 years ago today - seems like as good a time as any to drink it! With smoky side ribs with a coffee rub. Or is that a covfefe rub…?
Millstone Rhuberry , Cider house from Upper MD that closed years ago, still as sour as I recall. Only have one of their bottles left of a different variety.
@dave@rjquillin
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@karenhynes@rjquillin@ScottW58 we might be getting some of the summers in the next week or two. Too bad the Saturday wine tastings aren’t happening at Epicurus.
2010 Iron Horse Ocean Reserve
2018 Charles Smith Band of Roses
2010 Wellington Syrah England Crest
w/tossed salad, cucumber salad, hot dogs, chik-fil-a nuggets and potato salad w/chocolate ice cream for dessert
@chipgreen@ScottW58 i had a similar thought!
3 bottles of wine, 2 salads, multiple hot dogs and chicken nuggets, a potato salad and chocolate ice cream. That’s a big lunch buddy!
2005 Twisted Oak Viognier
Super duper oxidized. molarchae is demanding a different bottle. Sadness - I had high hopes for this bottle! But it’s a 15 year old white, can’t win 'em all. @eljefetwisted what’s your experience with these at this age?
@klezman
We also had a 15 year old white wine this evening, but ours was much better.
2005 WineSmith Faux Chablis with a whole bunch of Alaskan King Crab legs. Fabulous dinner!
@rc70 I remember that big Bonny Doon clearance sale last year, when I had no dry powder, and could not partake. I’ve been building up my wine budget the last couple months, am finally in the black again (I keep track). I need to build up a few Benjamin’s of dry powder so as to not miss another opportunity like that again!
2013 Santo Tomas Duetto
This is ~the~ bottle I want in an alley brawl; 1945 grams for a 750.
Contents are pretty decent as well, need to see how it is on day two.
@klezman yes just recently discovered it! Woodland hills had some so I had to try it find some pictures of the winery gotta be the most beautiful winery I have ever seen! And the wine is damn great too. I will be buying more.
Last night I was looking for a good steak wine. I pulled out a 2014 90+ Cellars Lot 94 Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon. I had made a note on the bottle (based on the tasting when I bought it in Sept 2016) to wait until 2018 or later before opening. It was well worth the $15 I paid.
A heat-damaged bottle of 2018 Stolpman Grenache. WD screwed up sending it the week he did, and UPS kept it on the truck until 8pm. One of the six were leaky (this one) and who knows if the rest are sound. So much for letting these sit for 3 years before touching them.
Oh yeah - the wine is ok. Not as good or expressive as I’d expected. Might just need air, might be the heat.
@bunnymasseuse The top is distinctive, so it was easy to count the 27 bottles of Wellingtons I have in the racks from the old site. Might be some in the overflow boxes…I’m ok for a while.
Last night: 2010 Domaine Joseph Voillot Bourgogne Vieilles Vignes
Picked it up from a guy on WB along with a few other things. Excellent stuff, especially for a Bourgogne level wine.
@rjquillin slow and easy wins the race. Definitely getting that cork note haha @ScottW58 indeed, it’s drinking nicely for 34 years… The last bottle I tried pulling a year or two ago tasted like balsamic vinegar, it was obviously oxidized. Only 2 more left now(of the 11 I grabbed), and I’m more than happy to wait for only 30/bottle.
@klezman@rjquillin@ScottW58 right? It was unbelievable when the opportunity arose some 6+ years ago. Tested one, it was great, so got the rest and some 89’ Chateau La Lagune (long gone). 9-10 hours later and still tasty and working the palate, not sure if I got used to the cork funk or what. Good times though.
@bolligra It was really good from a 375 if you don’t mind a bit of tannin, it really opened up after an hour of air and should last a long time. No rush but if you’re curious fire away.
2005 @WineSmith Faux Chablis with boiled shrimp, lemon garlic butter, cauliflower mashed “potatoes” (gotta keep it keto!). My first encounter with this wine – found it a very interesting experience! Don’t have an ah-so opener in my arsenal (yet), but used a narrow knife blade along the side of the cork to loosen it a bit, then a pump opener like this (the wide width of the bottle neck almost made this not work) and watched the cork slide up (I’ve found this opener to be a handy tool).
Mark et al:
Do yourself a vast favor and buy a Durande. It will last forever and never fails to pull the most problematic cork. There is an incredibly good deal out there for $75.
@rjquillin@rpm@winesmith Last time we talked about these, @klezman if I’m not mistaken explained how to approximate one of those with an ah-so and a corkscrew. It worked for me.
@InFrom@klezman@rjquillin@rpm The problem is that the typical Ah-so from, say, Bevmo, is made of cheap steel It inevitably twists and eventually shatters within six months or so of use. The bending happens almost immediately. You go buy a replacement. You don’t realize that the planned obsolescence is the game.
The Durand’s genius is the combination of corkscrew and Ah-So functionality, but its real worth iis the durability of the Ah-So component.
@klezman I didn’t buy more from envoyer yet… because when I heard he was throwing in the towel I emailed him and bought a shit load of mags of his older stuff I don’t know for sure but I think he quit because his son was really sick and almost died. Damn shame
@ScottW58 He’s throwing in the towel?? Oy!
Do you have access to a list for purchase you could send along? I’ve really liked everything of his I’ve tried.
So did he sell the winery? Maybe @WineDavid49 could help him liquidate if that’s what he’s doing?
@klezman@Winedavid49
I will see if I can find the list, he was a one man show and I got the feeling it was kinda tough for him to dig out the mag’s I asked him for and ship them in January but the good news for you young people is I heard someone hired him to make Cabernet!
@rjquillin@ScottW58 ? It’s $20 to ship 2 bottles and $29 to ship a case. $24-26 for anywhere from 4-8 bottles. That’s a huge per-bottle savings for having it all in a single order.
@klezman@ScottW58
Pretty sure the $29 beats my GSO/GLS pricing as well.
If I had a place to put them all, I’d just rent a box van and make a road trip out of picking stuff up.
@klezman@rjquillin Yeah i will pass on splitting or consolidating right now, god only knows when I will get them shipped god only knows when I will be able to get out and exchange them, no where to store them if I do get them. I seem to have a million reasons not to do it. Just a hassle to even think about right now, and if I have to I will eat the $20 I can live with that sorry.
@ScottW58 I did. Considering it - not a sale price, though, it was the regular price on the website last night when I checked to see if they had more in stock
2008 Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Clos de Meix
Some CT notes suggest these could be premoxed. I’m hoping we got a good one! From a Garagiste mystery case, so at least the provenance is good, if that matters for premox.
@klezman I’m not that sophisticated. We liked the wine. Plenty of fruit, medium plus body. Tannins and acidity matched at medium. Fragrant nose, some meaty Syrah and tea on the finish. Very good at 1 hour. Vacuum overnight. I didn’t get to it on day two, but on day three it had lost just a whisker over day one. I would happily serve to guests on day 3 without any reservation. I’ve enjoyed all three from a mixed case enough to get another from current release. I know they’re field blends, but I might not have come up with zin on a blind tasting with this particular wine. Given the day 3 stability would be in no hurry to drink for a couple years. Hope this is useful.
@msten I don’t know what “sophistication” has to do with it. That’s exactly the info I was hoping for, thanks! For me it’s far easier to drink something too young than too old - I don’t like wines with too much fruit at the front, so usually I end up wanting them to age for a few years after release. Some wines, otoh, are excellent and balanced (between fruit and other) at all ages. This sounds like the 2018 is still tasting too young for me, so I might give the 2017 another year or two before trying it.
@chipgreen A fruited IPA is a sour not (nor a BWeiss or white or gose) but took a chance on something new when I restocked my Bosenberry Sour (and one that Bosenberry Pie Sour). Try once but again I will not. I will say very few, (DB9? Carnival sour with passion fruit) sours with passion fruit are not excellent.
Crab, ikura and noodles, with a mint, basil, parsley and unshiu mikan in a mustard, sherry vinaigrette with sliced mangos for dessert.
2018 Acquiesce Grenache Rosé Lodi
perfect for a warm SoCal evening
Last night 2013 Liparita Cellars Yountville V Block Cabernet Sauvignon with a porterhouse (shared with SWMBO) - very nice Cab despite some wine bleeding about half way up the cork (purchased from WineBid)
@rjquillin
I’ll save the BdB pics for the Rat report.
I did not get any pics of the food. There was a virtual baby shower going on in the background via Zoom and the dinner was a little hectic/unstructured.
Leftover night.
Finishing up some crab stuffed 'shrooms, the crab & noodles, Thai fried rice with nearly empty white and pink Acquiesce bottles, while troubleshooting an auto A/C problem I can no longer ignore.
2016 Metz Frères Gewurztraminer, Alsace
From our trip there last year. We tasted with the owner (as is common) in a dusty old warehouse-type place. He was a friendly old dude with a gruff demeanour.
@klezman@radiolysis
We’re still got a “flight spare” to deliver for this one.
Then, it only gets busier with other projects.
The next biggie is ShadowCam, looking in perpetually dark lunar polar craters for water.
Something going to Titan, a metal asteroid, Venus and some 30~40 other cameras…
Oh, and a new docking camera on the crew module for the coming manned missions; first time we’ve had anything with carbon units also aboard.
Relax ends, I think, Monday when we should be able to enter the building again.
[edit: this should be in the Pub. Thread creep thanks to radio man]
@ctmariner
Glad to hear it! I was reading that in Nizza all the best vineyards/grapes go into the Barbera’s due to the location/weather so I had to try some and glad I did.
@ScottW58 yup! Kelley Fox is nothing new. Rice grits sounds like less tasty grits or maybe more smooth congee. I guess the real question is how you did the grits.
@karenhynes@klezman
They seem to fall in between grits and rice, traditionally in the south they call them middlins I think. You can cook them just like rice or grits and even like rissoto. I just did them like cheesy grits with the dogs and it was good. Seems to me like they need a gravy or something so tonight i’m doing a Shrinp Etoufee that has a lot of Creole sauce, should be great but it does take a long time to make the sauce, but what else to I have to do? A whole lot of recipes to try with these so the next two weeks will be a lot of experimenting…and drinking
@ScottW58 Did you happen to email or call them to ask what else they have? I remember you mentioning another time that they sometimes have pork or veal that’s not on the website.
@klezman
I
The only thing I called them about was the pork chops and once the tri-tips. If the pork chops don’t show up on the site they are worth calling for! Those things are beautiful if you like a great chop. Tri-tips are good but I don’t think they are that much better than the Costco ones for a lot cheaper.
2010 Wellington cab, Mohrhardt Ridge. Drinking really well right now, as a 10 yo cab should. Getting cassis, cigar box notes, leather, with some dark fruits.Went well with Flannery ribeye, “porterhouse” pork chops, and Kali burgers.
2016 Kent Rasmussen Pinot Noir, Esoterica. Very fruity, minimal tannins. Recorked for day 2. Hoping this will settle down.
@hscottk that’s a hell of a good night of food
2018 Inspiration Vineyards Syrah Rosé Palindrome Vineyard
Going back to Go for more of the '15 Syrah, I found this for $5; production < 200 cases 14.5 AbV
@rjquillin curious why @winedavid49 could not work a deal with Jon on these.
@rjquillin if your there again grab some of each for me.
@losthighwayz @rjquillin @Winedavid49 could be a quantity issue. WD needs enough to make the offer make sense.
@CorTot @losthighwayz @rjquillin @Winedavid49 Could also be a certainty issue - WD never buys the wine since WCC isn’t a retailer. GO, WTSO, invino, etc all purchase the wine outright and it provides the winery with more certainty.
@CorTot Sure, how many of each?
@rjquillin 3 each please!
@CorTot Done.
Only three of the Syrah now left on the shelf.
@rjquillin Ended up grabbing one of each at the local GO and enjoyed both quite a bit.
@CorTot
the Soto Junmai Daiginjo sake is pretty tasty as well if you can find any.
Field Blend ‘24. Wellington NV. Last one.
Some good 'ol Wellington
@kawichris650
My, how ever do you keep track of the various releases? Mine got all mixed up and I never seem to know exactly what to expect, they do, however, seem to hold up and improve.
@kawichris650 ooh I need to look for this one now… I think mine is buried…
@kawichris650 there’s a blast from the past
Last night
2016 Kunde Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma Valley
With an awesome New York strip.
DIPLOMAT! RAT-A-TAT! FAT CAT! AWESOME!
2011 Wellington Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Mohrhardt Ridge with some Buffalo Rib Eyes
@rc70 how was this? This baby at peak? Mine is sitting untouched.
@bunnymasseuse Drinking beautifully, opened up nicely over the course of the evening. Plenty of life left but it’s in a great place now.
2913 Shafer one point five
w/ Flannery Hanger Steak
and fresh local corn, salt potatoes
and fresh local tomato, cucumber and onion salad.
Prime Summer!
@FritzCat
Had to look up salt potatoes. Now I want some!
@chipgreen @FritzCat
They always look so good.
And I was gonna ask about his new flux capacitor…
@FritzCat @karenhynes
/giphy flux-capacitor-2913
@chipgreen @FritzCat @karenhynes
Listen carefully Marty…
Whatever you do, don’t set it to 2020.
@chipgreen @karenhynes I made the mistake of coming back to 2020! Salt potatoes are a Syracuse thing. Potato farmers and we had a salt mine. Thus Salina is a suburb of Syracuse.
2011 Iron Horse Vineyards Pinot Noir Thomas Road Vineyard
@rc70
How was it?
@chipgreen Still tasty but past prime imho, I would drink sooner rather than later.
@rc70
Hate to hear that as it was one of my all-time favorite Pinots back when I tasted it at the winery in 2014 but I appreciate the h/u.
@chipgreen @rc70
also appreciate the notes. This was served at one of our meals at IH, with a lot left in the bottle nearing the end of the meal. Somehow that water in a bottle turned to wine and was enjoyed at a later date as well.
Noticed the CT notes on a few vintages had drink by as vintage + 7, but only a couple providing dates.
Hard to imaging these having short cellar life.
Guess it’s time to pull a cork.
@chipgreen @rjquillin By no means do I think you need to rush out and drink up immediately, but I don’t see anything to gain either, I have 2 left and they will be drank by this time next year, because why not. Maybe it was that bottle but I figure I have enough various Pinot Noir that I may as well drink those up while I know I’ll still enjoy them than be disappointed down the line.
2013 Siduri Elsbree Vineyard Pinot Noir
@klezman K&L?
@rjquillin yeah
@klezman
Mmmm…Siduri. I really need a trip to Napa/Sonoma but I just don’t see it happening any time soon. Sigh.
Went to my old office yesterday to resume the packing activities I’d started before the Covid hit and they sent everyone home. Brought home a box that included a 2013 Wellington D-H Cab. Hallelujah! So good. And a cork in perfect shape. According to CT I still have a few more of these.
2016 Virage Vineyards Cabernet Franc Rosé
2008 WineSmith Cabernet Franc with Flannery Tenderloin Roast done in the smoker, both excellent.
Just had to try one
with smoked drumsticks and a toasted Fregola dish made with Spanish seasonings and some green stuff.
It’s national tequila day today, but I’m more in the mood for wine.
With it being so hot and muggy here in the Twin Cities, this Amrita hits the spot on a day like today.
2012 Noceto OGP Zinfandel.
@msten How was it? I have a couple of 13s I’ve yet to sample.
@hscottk @msten
I too am curious… Thanks in advance
@msten It was fantastic. So good that I corralled the neighbors to come over and enjoy a glass. Aromatics filled the air, still plenty of fruit, still bright but very smooth with mild tannins. Served with a margarita pizza. Really brought out the pepper. Everyone smelled something different, everyone tasted something different, a really nice one. I believe this vineyards fruit was in a Scott Harvey, And also a Di Aire. I had one of each which I thought would be a fun horizontal, But ended up having them separately several years apart.
2014 Scott Harvey Barbera Mountain Selection
Wanted a Zin last night – ended up pulling out a 2011 Wellington Estate.
2018 Acquiesce Clairette Blanche Lodi
2018 Inspiration Vineyards Syrah Palindrome Vineyard
2007 Scott Harvey Zinfandel Mountain Selection
sous vide salmon salad for starters
Flannery hangars, broiled asparagus, grilled portobellos, truffled mac and Vella dry Monterey Jack
2015 DV8 Cellars Grenache G-Force
2016 Zeppelin Winery Marine Layer
@klezman i’ve been sitting on mine, what do you think?
@CorTot I sat on it and kept looking at it and couldn’t resist any more. It’s good - some earthy notes, plenty of fruit, but kind of closed down at the moment. It started the evening with a whole lot more in the aromatic department. But it not being 32 proof or higher, it’s probably one of my favourite Swilly wines so far.
@klezman I‘ll definitely open it this year or next. I only got one so no need to hold it forever.
Smoked some drumsticks (really great if I don’t say so myself) and had another Le P’tit Paysan Mourvèdre Rosé Pierre’s Pirouette.
2013 Brunello with smoked wings.
@ScottW58 We ended up in Montalcino on our honeymoon during a festival there, drinking Rosso with the locals. This was before I really “discovered” wine and didn’t take full advantage of the experience. Great memories, though.
Also making wings, but of the Buffalo variety.
2015 Wind Gap Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast. Love how light and bright this is - 12.8% alcohol.
@klezman We also had buffalo wings last night (bdubs takeaway) and struggled with a pairing. Wanted to go Riesling but didn’t plan ahead. Ended up with Moran Manor Anagram, which wasn’t the best pairing.
Was the PN a good match for the wings?
@hscottk I make my wings nice and spicy. I drink the wine before and then after the capsaicin has dissipated. Beer is a better pairing while eating them. An off-dry Riesling or Gewürztraminer might work for a less spicy rendition the way they work for Asian noodle dishes or curries with moderate spice levels.
First night popping TWO JAKES OF DIAMONDS ROMAN RESERVE CABERNET FRANC .
Also “found” and opened a 4-5yr? old Chateau Morrisette Blackberry Wine but did not finish.
@bunnymasseuse Hi! How was that Two Jakes Roman Reserve?
I’m trying very hard to open one, as I want to try it, but don’t want to rush it (at least on one.)
@CroutonOllie I split a case, definitely letting sit at least 3 bottles for as long as possible, it shipped and arrived at a good delivery temp, but I think it still needs another day and I’ll test it again. It’s not normally my juice of choice, but I’m enjoying it as a treat to get out of a wine preference rut. Little “bite” for me when I opened it, will update tomorrow.
@CroutonOllie oooh it is deeelicious tonight, the extra day was worth it.
2009 Ardente Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Select Reserve
2017 Jaffurs Viognier, Bien Nacido Vineyard. A rat bottle from January that arrived well after the deal since I was on vacation (remind me what those are?). Finally had a reasonable pairing – now I wish I had jumped on the deal. Crisp and clean without any crazy tropical notes. Great showing.
2018 meadowCroft Pinot noir RRV
@TechnoViking Yesterday someone reminded me how much I like this address
1999 Torii Mor Pinot Noir Oregon
Second bottle of this I picked up at K&L in their discard(ish) bin. Worth every penny of the $20.
@klezman and my contact at torii said they were tight on inventory. dern!
@klezman @Winedavid49
@rjquillin @Winedavid49 I’m sure that won’t be true forever.
2017 Red Newt Cabernet Franc Rosé Kelby James Russell
1993 Ravenswood Zinfandel Los Chamizal
nv Pol Roger Champagne Brut Réserve.
@InFrom
You weren’t messin’ around this afternoon! Enjoy!
@chipgreen We did, thanks!
Lamb rack and garden zucchini with 2003 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña Tondonia
Finished the evening off with peach crisp and the last of our 2007 Hunt Country Late Harvest Vignoles.
@WineDavid49 - you gotta get them back with their dessert wines! Or even a red/dessert/dry Riesling mixer. Just none of that cream sherry crap.
@klezman how do you cook the lamb?
@losthighwayz Usually I just roast it in a 450 degree oven for 15-20 minutes, but this time I did sous vide at 51°C then a sear in screaming hot cast iron.
Finished off an open bottle of 2018 J Dusi Pinot Grigo (my favorite PG) while cutting the lawn then killed a 375ml of 2012 St. Supery Sauvignon Blanc (my favorite SB).
Another one of these with pasta carbonara, gotta say these are delicious!
2017 Molly Dooker Blue Eyed Boy Shiraz with Santa Maria style BBQ tri tip, sautéed Brussels sprouts, and homemade sour dough bread
@davirom thoughts?
@losthighwayz Pretty much as advertised. Heavy, Parkerized (which sometimes I am in the mood for), fruit forward, with 16.5% abv. Needs a lot of air, was better the second day. SWMBO prefers domestic, esp. WA syrahs, and most of the time so do I. At $50/btl list I would not be a buyer, but with ~30% off with coupon at wine.com (TY @ScottW58) it was worth a shot.
@davirom @ScottW58 I thought you ordered through their website?
@losthighwayz @ScottW58 wine.com with coupon. Plus I “invested” in stewardship, so free(?) or pre-paid shipping.
@davirom @losthighwayz
I like those wines every once in a while too! Glad the coupons are working for you
2014 Briceland Pinot Noir, Alderpoint Vineyard
@WineDavid49, when are you going to do a deal with Andrew?
2017 Bedrock Pato Heritage
Corked. Damn.
Opened a Ridge 2012 Mazzoni Home Ranch. Freaking delicious.
@klezman
Wow, that was quick. I wonder when it was bottled?
@chipgreen Corked has nothing to do with time - it’s not a progressive process like oxidation or turning to vinegar. The fault is in the cork itself and is present from day 1 in bottle. But if there was a problem with that bottling run or batch of corks it would be good for Morgan and Chris to know that.
@OnionSoup totally did it.
@klezman
OK, I knew that it was an issue with the cork itself but doesn’t it take awhile before it affects the wine to the point where it becomes noticeable?
Surely the wine isn’t already bad on day 1 in the bottle?
@chipgreen Maybe it takes a few weeks for the TCA to distribute itself via diffusion. Or some time for it to leach out of the cork itself. Either way we’re talking weeks to months and not years.
Bedrock is releasing the 2019s of some wines and the last stragglers of their 2018s. So I suspect this was released in spring 2019.
@klezman
Do you find that some wines are more corked than other wines? I recognize oxidation and would like to think that I recognize Brett as well.
Have only ever had a couple wines that were clearly corked but have also had a few that seemed partially corked, if that’s even a thing? Maybe it was Brett instead, the effects of which can vary in intensity. Or maybe even cooked? Not sure that I would recognize a cooked wine.
@chipgreen yes, definitely. This was one of them. I only got the faintest hint of TCA while my lovely bride thought it was all wet newspaper.
I’ve had wines that had no detectable TCA but were just a little corked and all the fruit vanished. This one varied between clear musty aromas and just a sort of no fruit state. Most corked wives I’ve had were like this and not overly wet basement.
It’s Canada Day! So of course that means we’ve got our bento boxes from n/naka and will have a bottle of 1995 Sybille Kuntz Bernkastel-Kueser Weisenstein Riesling Auslese.
@klezman
Nice let me know how you liked your bento box!
@ScottW58 excellent! The sauces were especially amazing.
Smoking some ribs so this looked good
Sokol Blosser Evolution Red with some Gnocchi Bolognese at a local restaurant
2015 Apriori Pinot Noir
2013 Kenneth Volk Enz Vineyard Zinfandel
NV A. R. Lenoble Champagne Rosé Terroirs Chouilly-Bisseuil
2019 Turley Bechthold Vineyard Cinsault with smoky roast chicken. Excellent.
2018 The Grenachista Grenache Noir with a burger and chili dog from Gotts Roadside
Marinated chicken breast and sides.
2018 Inspiration Vineyards Rosé Syrah Palindrome Vineyard
I’m liking this.
After some cider and beer for the afternoon, we’re going to have a Tobin James Zinfandel, Dusi Vineyard. We bought it at the winery 5 years ago today - seems like as good a time as any to drink it! With smoky side ribs with a coffee rub. Or is that a covfefe rub…?
2014 Bergevin Lane Cab
Millstone Rhuberry , Cider house from Upper MD that closed years ago, still as sour as I recall. Only have one of their bottles left of a different variety.
2010 Chateau St. Jean Fumé Blanc Lyon Vineyard
2009 Jemrose Grenache Foggy Knoll
2009 Jemrose Syrah Cardiac Hill Bennett Valley
2017 Trump Winery Rosé
w/pasta salad, cucumber salad, grilled chicken, barbecued ribs, corn on the cob, roasted brussel sprouts and dessert of chocolate pound cake with Häagen-Dazs Rosé & Cream Ice Cream.
Followed by a magnum of 2017 Muscardini Cellars Sangiovese Rosato while watching fireworks.
@chipgreen Good work Chip! You still on vacation or just livin the good life
@chipgreen @ScottW58 I was going to ask what everyone else had to drink.
@chipgreen @Mark_L Lol
@ScottW58
la dolce vita
@chipgreen
@Mark_L
Ha! I shared but probably should have shared more.
Last night with grilled shrimp, corn and Carolina gold rice/risotto.
@dave @rjquillin
The embedded images and such seem to be broken in Firefox (78.0.1, Ubuntu 20.04). It says
@dave @klezman @rjquillin
Well since casemates hates imgur the bottle was a 2005 Domaine Tempier Bandol la Tourtine
@dave @klezman @rjquillin or should I say Firefox!
This weekend,
With ribs on Friday 2015 Deloach zin
Tonight with chicken kabobs 2016 twisted oak potty mouth
Working on the other 1/2 of the potty mouth tonight.
2018 Chappellet Mountain Cuvée
2013 Bleasdale Powder Monkey Shiraz with squid ink paella and a herb salad
Long Point (Finger Lakes*) Merlot, 2015.
Excellent, but needs more time in the bottle.
*CA grapes, skilled vintner.
Well this is f’ing delicious! with smoked pork chops and Costco mac n cheese, too lazy to make my own tonight
@ScottW58 Costco mac and cheese has no right to be as good as it is. Even better if you add even more cheddar.
@klezman @ScottW58
I’ve never had Costco Mac and Cheese. Refrigerated? Frozen?..must go to Costco!
@karenhynes @ScottW58 Refrigerated/deli case. Usually next to all their in-store made heat-and-eat meals (ravioli lasagna, salmon w/butter, etc).
@klezman and a bunch of pepper hmmm
@karenhynes @klezman @ScottW58
Just did up some truffle mac-n-cheese yesterday; Costco may be good (it is) but not even close to homemade.
@karenhynes @klezman @rjquillin I think we can all agree with that, speaking of which anything but fresh truffles is sad
@karenhynes @rjquillin @ScottW58 we might be getting some of the summers in the next week or two. Too bad the Saturday wine tastings aren’t happening at Epicurus.
@karenhynes @klezman @rjquillin
Yes I miss those simple things in life
2010 Iron Horse Ocean Reserve
2018 Charles Smith Band of Roses
2010 Wellington Syrah England Crest
w/tossed salad, cucumber salad, hot dogs, chik-fil-a nuggets and potato salad w/chocolate ice cream for dessert
@chipgreen chips been livin the dream, I like that!
@chipgreen @ScottW58 i had a similar thought!
3 bottles of wine, 2 salads, multiple hot dogs and chicken nuggets, a potato salad and chocolate ice cream. That’s a big lunch buddy!
@CorTot @ScottW58
Trying to eat healthy
2016 Domaine Belle Crozes-Hermitage les Pierrelles
2013 Wellington Vineyards Syrah Charlie Walker’s Corner
Peachy Canyon Westside Zinfandel 2017
2017 Klinker Brick Bricks & Roses from the 2018 rpm Tour
2013 Finca la Melonera El Ingles Red
Holy tannins Batman!
2014 Kendric Vineyards Sangiovese Reward Ranch
2007 Arger-Martucci Cab Sauv Estate Atlas Peak
Tröegs Perpetual
Woot Cellars
vinitwo del finito
2013 Late Harvest Zinfandel
Meeker Vineyard, Healdsburg, CA
I don’t know but for some reason I felt like having a zin tonight.
@ScottW58 Young for a Ridge! You might have seen LAWC has the 2018 Geyserville for $38. Good but not amazing price.
@klezman eh no I don’t agree it’s in a really nice place right now!
@ScottW58 maybe that one is good at that age. I had a 2012 ridge York Creek a while ago and thought it was too young. But that’s mountain wine.
2005 Twisted Oak Viognier
Super duper oxidized. molarchae is demanding a different bottle. Sadness - I had high hopes for this bottle! But it’s a 15 year old white, can’t win 'em all.
@eljefetwisted what’s your experience with these at this age?
@klezman
We also had a 15 year old white wine this evening, but ours was much better.
2005 WineSmith Faux Chablis with a whole bunch of Alaskan King Crab legs. Fabulous dinner!
We put the bottle back in the fridge and I’ve been having a sample every day, for educational purposes. Today it tastes like a very dry Sherry!
Drinking all of the wrong things, but they seem to be sitting well, so I guess days and perspectives, are quite subjective.
2013 Bonny Doon Vineyard Syrah X-Block Bien Nacido Vineyard
2013 Waters Syrah Forgotten Hills
Both are in top form, Flannery NY and fixins to go with,
@rc70 I remember that big Bonny Doon clearance sale last year, when I had no dry powder, and could not partake. I’ve been building up my wine budget the last couple months, am finally in the black again (I keep track). I need to build up a few Benjamin’s of dry powder so as to not miss another opportunity like that again!
2013 Santo Tomas Duetto
This is ~the~ bottle I want in an alley brawl; 1945 grams for a 750.
Contents are pretty decent as well, need to see how it is on day two.
Grilling up some Flannery hangers and it’s so hot I just can’t drink red wine! This beauty will do.
@ScottW58 There’s a Cassis AOC?!
@klezman yes just recently discovered it! Woodland hills had some so I had to try it
find some pictures of the winery gotta be the most beautiful winery I have ever seen! And the wine is damn great too. I will be buying more.
2000 Silvan Ridge Pinot Noir OWFS
NV Maison de Grand Esprit Champagne Marquis de La Mysteriale
2007 Moran Manor Anagram
2018 Anne Amie Amrita, with our typical Saturday night Thai food delivery.
@InFrom that was my Friday indulge, did too much driving around winelegging today so I took a night to dry out and hydrate up.
Last night I was looking for a good steak wine. I pulled out a 2014 90+ Cellars Lot 94 Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon. I had made a note on the bottle (based on the tasting when I bought it in Sept 2016) to wait until 2018 or later before opening. It was well worth the $15 I paid.
Flannery Kali burger blend and this cause it’s hot and WTH Champagne goes with everything!
@ScottW58 Rubis, Rubis, Rubis will youbis mine?
@InFrom @ScottW58 I need to add that Kali blend next Flannery order.
@InFrom @klezman it’s the best in my opinion by a long way!
@InFrom @klezman @ScottW58
I’ll assume you’re talking the Kali. Just got mine.
@InFrom @klezman @rjquillin
Yes
2013 Rage Zinfandel
2006 Tedeschi Amarone
Yum!
A heat-damaged bottle of 2018 Stolpman Grenache. WD screwed up sending it the week he did, and UPS kept it on the truck until 8pm. One of the six were leaky (this one) and who knows if the rest are sound. So much for letting these sit for 3 years before touching them.
Oh yeah - the wine is ok. Not as good or expressive as I’d expected. Might just need air, might be the heat.
Greg Norman Australia Estates Sparkling Pinot Noir-Chardonnay
2011 Stillman Brown Grenache Blanc Chateau d’Abalone
2016 Drouhin Oregon RoseRock Pinot Noir
@chipgreen that Swilly GB probably my favorite white ever (granted I drink 95% Reds). Still holding up?
@kainc
Yes, it was very refreshing on a hot summer day!
In honor of the current offer, 2014 WineSmith Saint Laurent.
2011 Wellington Englandcrest Syrah,
with tube steaks and grilled asparagus.
@FritzCat Found mine yesterday, have yet to touch.
@FritzCat Correction, found one, polished off its friends last year
@bunnymasseuse The top is distinctive, so it was easy to count the 27 bottles of Wellingtons I have in the racks from the old site. Might be some in the overflow boxes…I’m ok for a while.
It finally cooled off a bit so back to reds with some of Cory’s Cuban chicken
@ScottW58 im pretty sue that was beef you ate!
@CorTot @ScottW58 It’s a very adaptable recipe?
@CorTot heh did I say chicken oops
2013 Scott Harvey Petite Sirah
Chateau Morrisette Blackberry Wine - finished, and realized that I’m moved past super sweet red wines.
BNektar Kill all the Golfers - Mead that tastes like an Arnold Palmer
2019 WineSmith Tempranillo, Lake Co.
@rjquillin Come again?
@rjquillin this is not a real thing.
@CorTot check your texts
@rjquillin I didn’t know you had my number.
@CorTot It’s not the number you have to worry about, it’s the shipping address.
@rjquillin very true, FYI I didn’t get a text.
2016 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir, Sonoma County
Just what the doctor ordered!
2017 Beau Vigne Amendment XXI. VG for the price $20.
2016 Solar dos Lobos Vinho Regional Alentejano Bronco
2013 Rosenblum Cellars Zinfandel Rockpile Road Vineyard
With bbq chicken and roasted corn
05 Faux Chablis
17 Kukeri Pinot Noir
Yogurt marinated chicken, Caprese salad, corn, summer squash, green bean stew
Last night: 2010 Domaine Joseph Voillot Bourgogne Vieilles Vignes
Picked it up from a guy on WB along with a few other things. Excellent stuff, especially for a Bourgogne level wine.
Also last night, 2014 Iron Horse estate Chardonnay with sushi.
@TechnoViking
That looks like it could have been rather tasty.
A bit of a cork issue?
@TechnoViking
Color on that looks great! How is it?
@rjquillin slow and easy wins the race. Definitely getting that cork note haha @ScottW58 indeed, it’s drinking nicely for 34 years… The last bottle I tried pulling a year or two ago tasted like balsamic vinegar, it was obviously oxidized. Only 2 more left now(of the 11 I grabbed), and I’m more than happy to wait for only 30/bottle.
@rjquillin @ScottW58 @TechnoViking $30/bottle? Wow
@klezman @rjquillin @ScottW58 right? It was unbelievable when the opportunity arose some 6+ years ago. Tested one, it was great, so got the rest and some 89’ Chateau La Lagune (long gone). 9-10 hours later and still tasty and working the palate, not sure if I got used to the cork funk or what. Good times though.
@klezman @rjquillin @TechnoViking
Wow nice and I’m a big fan of La Lagune! Still reasonably priced.
With smoked chicken a juice box
@ScottW58 How was this? How much air does it need? I have a couple bottles.
@bolligra It was really good from a 375 if you don’t mind a bit of tannin, it really opened up after an hour of air and should last a long time. No rush but if you’re curious fire away.
@ScottW58 Thanks Scott!
2013 Castello di Gabbiano Chianti Classico Bellezza Gran Selezione
2005 @WineSmith Faux Chablis with boiled shrimp, lemon garlic butter, cauliflower mashed “potatoes” (gotta keep it keto!). My first encounter with this wine – found it a very interesting experience! Don’t have an ah-so opener in my arsenal (yet), but used a narrow knife blade along the side of the cork to loosen it a bit, then a pump opener like this (the wide width of the bottle neck almost made this not work) and watched the cork slide up (I’ve found this opener to be a handy tool).
@Mark_L
Never seen a hand pump opener but I have an automated version -
Cork Pops
Mark et al:
Do yourself a vast favor and buy a Durande. It will last forever and never fails to pull the most problematic cork. There is an incredibly good deal out there for $75.
@winesmith Thanks Clark
@rpm has been looking, still I think, for a decent price on one of these.
@rjquillin @rpm @winesmith Last time we talked about these, @klezman if I’m not mistaken explained how to approximate one of those with an ah-so and a corkscrew. It worked for me.
@InFrom @klezman @rjquillin @rpm The problem is that the typical Ah-so from, say, Bevmo, is made of cheap steel It inevitably twists and eventually shatters within six months or so of use. The bending happens almost immediately. You go buy a replacement. You don’t realize that the planned obsolescence is the game.
The Durand’s genius is the combination of corkscrew and Ah-So functionality, but its real worth iis the durability of the Ah-So component.
2015 GV Cellars Volkhardt Estate Syrah. Happy with the $5 tariff from GO.
Over the weekend;
2015 Dennen Vacationer Rosé
N.V. Bollinger Champagne Special Cuvée Brut
2010 Scott Harvey Zinfandel Vineyard 1869 (1.5L)
No idea what i’m going to eat?
@ScottW58 Did you get additional from Envoyer? (Different vineyard) I picked up two at that price. What’s going on with them anyway?
@klezman I didn’t buy more from envoyer yet… because when I heard he was throwing in the towel I emailed him and bought a shit load of mags of his older stuff
I don’t know for sure but I think he quit because his son was really sick and almost died. Damn shame 
@ScottW58 He’s throwing in the towel?? Oy!
Do you have access to a list for purchase you could send along? I’ve really liked everything of his I’ve tried.
So did he sell the winery? Maybe @WineDavid49 could help him liquidate if that’s what he’s doing?
@klezman @ScottW58 this was a while back wasn’t it?
@klezman @Winedavid49
It was at the end of 2019 I think? Pretty sure my last club shipments came in November.
@klezman @Winedavid49
but the good news for you young people is I heard someone hired him to make Cabernet!
I will see if I can find the list, he was a one man show and I got the feeling it was kinda tough for him to dig out the mag’s I asked him for and ship them in January
@ScottW58 Send it by email if you can find it?
NV R. & L. Legras Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut
Just had a couple sips so far, but this is very nice.
@klezman I enjoyed that wine too a lot now that I’m thinking about it
@ScottW58 Too bad they’re out of it at $35 - for Grand Cru BdB!
Whole lot of Arcadian is up on winebid
@rjquillin don’t you have a bunch of stuff pending there already? If so I may send you a few things to bid on…
@klezman @rjquillin
Stay away from my 2000 and 2001 Pisoni’s!
@rjquillin @ScottW58 If you’re bidding I can add to your list instead! Then I can’t steal from you
Consolidate the shipping to save $?
@klezman @scottw58
load.
a
humm…
Quite a few there. Which are you declaring?
@klezman @rjquillin Just one of each of the Pisoni’s. Just order them yourself, no conslidated shipping at winebid.
@rjquillin @ScottW58 ? It’s $20 to ship 2 bottles and $29 to ship a case. $24-26 for anywhere from 4-8 bottles. That’s a huge per-bottle savings for having it all in a single order.
@klezman @ScottW58
Pretty sure the $29 beats my GSO/GLS pricing as well.
If I had a place to put them all, I’d just rent a box van and make a road trip out of picking stuff up.
@klezman @rjquillin Yeah i will pass on splitting or consolidating right now, god only knows when I will get them shipped god only knows when I will be able to get out and exchange them, no where to store them if I do get them. I seem to have a million reasons not to do it. Just a hassle to even think about right now, and if I have to I will eat the $20 I can live with that sorry.
@rjquillin @ScottW58 No problem.
You still up for dinner one of these days?
@klezman @rjquillin Hopefully really need to kick my youngest out of the house
She is the corona nazi.
@rjquillin @ScottW58 You could just tell her we’ll sit outside the whole time.
@Klezman did you just get the email from Envoyer Legras BB 375’s on sale
@ScottW58 I did. Considering it - not a sale price, though, it was the regular price on the website last night when I checked to see if they had more in stock
2008 Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Clos de Meix
Some CT notes suggest these could be premoxed. I’m hoping we got a good one! From a Garagiste mystery case, so at least the provenance is good, if that matters for premox.
2015 Chappellet Signature Cabernet.
@FritzCat WOW! On the 2nd day. Obviously needs some decanting. I’ve got 1 more 2015, a bunch of 2016s and a 2017…I think.
@FritzCat That’s a nice bottle for sure!
2008 Caravel Zinfandel Reserve w/sausage pizza
2018 Acquiesce Picpoul Blanc
Poached King Salmon, caprese salad, crab stuffed portobellos and Italian parsley pasta…
2018 Bedrock Pato Vineyard
@msten Almost had the 2017. What are your thoughts on the ageing curve?
@klezman I’m not that sophisticated. We liked the wine. Plenty of fruit, medium plus body. Tannins and acidity matched at medium. Fragrant nose, some meaty Syrah and tea on the finish. Very good at 1 hour. Vacuum overnight. I didn’t get to it on day two, but on day three it had lost just a whisker over day one. I would happily serve to guests on day 3 without any reservation. I’ve enjoyed all three from a mixed case enough to get another from current release. I know they’re field blends, but I might not have come up with zin on a blind tasting with this particular wine. Given the day 3 stability would be in no hurry to drink for a couple years. Hope this is useful.
@msten I don’t know what “sophistication” has to do with it. That’s exactly the info I was hoping for, thanks! For me it’s far easier to drink something too young than too old - I don’t like wines with too much fruit at the front, so usually I end up wanting them to age for a few years after release. Some wines, otoh, are excellent and balanced (between fruit and other) at all ages. This sounds like the 2018 is still tasting too young for me, so I might give the 2017 another year or two before trying it.
Tonight with hot dogs and Costco mac n cheese
2006 Terre da Vino Barolo Essenze
Tonight’s Rat, an easy pass…
@rjquillin I had hopes but was not meant to be.
Strawberry Guava Feels, a fruited IPA I regret horribly but this was the last one, thankfully.
@bunnymasseuse
Ha! I had a Passionfruit Orange Guava Shandy at a local brewery after work today. I actually enjoyed it quite a bit.
@chipgreen A fruited IPA is a sour not (nor a BWeiss or white or gose) but took a chance on something new when I restocked my Bosenberry Sour (and one that Bosenberry Pie Sour). Try once but again I will not. I will say very few, (DB9? Carnival sour with passion fruit) sours with passion fruit are not excellent.
Crab, ikura and noodles, with a mint, basil, parsley and unshiu mikan in a mustard, sherry vinaigrette with sliced mangos for dessert.
2018 Acquiesce Grenache Rosé Lodi
perfect for a warm SoCal evening
@rjquillin You mean the rosé?
@klezman oops, yes.
2018 Acquiesce Grenache Rosé Lodi
Last night 2013 Liparita Cellars Yountville V Block Cabernet Sauvignon with a porterhouse (shared with SWMBO) - very nice Cab despite some wine bleeding about half way up the cork (purchased from WineBid)
As yet unnamed sparkling BdB (rat bottle) as an aperitif
2012 Giornata Vermentino w/ cheese platter, shrimp and crab legs
2013 Clayhouse Vineyard Adobe Pink w/mixed greens salad w/strawberries and blueberries and a raspberry vinaigrette dressing
2010 Gundlach Bundschu Mountain Cuvée w/filet mignon
@chipgreen Without pics it didn’t happen…
@rjquillin
Not sure that this really proves anything, but…
@rjquillin
@rjquillin
I’ll save the BdB pics for the Rat report.
I did not get any pics of the food. There was a virtual baby shower going on in the background via Zoom and the dinner was a little hectic/unstructured.
2007 Cline Cellars Pinot Noir
2016 Penley Estate “Phoenix” Cabernet
Somebody’s top 100…
Pretty darn good!
2008 Pavi Dolcetto Napa Valley
2008 Man O’ War Vineyards Ironclad
@rc70 great metal band!
Leftover night.
Finishing up some crab stuffed 'shrooms, the crab & noodles, Thai fried rice with nearly empty white and pink Acquiesce bottles, while troubleshooting an auto A/C problem I can no longer ignore.
@rjquillin your car has A/C!? Must be nice!
@CorTot Not currently, but hopefully again, soon!
I need to donate more skin first it seems.
@rjquillin i stupidly waited 18 months about 3 years ago. Figured i’d tough it out. Really dumb.
@CorTot Success!
Something within the CCRM was blowing the 15A A/C fuse. Replaced both and it’s now
2013 Bonny Doon Le Cegare Volant
It’s ok, I really don’t see what people love about this wine.
2016 Metz Frères Gewurztraminer, Alsace
From our trip there last year. We tasted with the owner (as is common) in a dusty old warehouse-type place. He was a friendly old dude with a gruff demeanour.
@rjquillin best wishes on the launch!
@radiolysis Thanks!
There is a 0400 brief tomorrow morning.
Company was supposed to be there, but with things like they are…
Here’s a link from the Sunday edition of the local rag about our involvement in the mission.
https://enewspaper.sandiegouniontribune.com/desktop/sdut/default.aspx?&edid=8fd68dbc-ef11-45b3-8e3d-bac9aecf44c0
@radiolysis @rjquillin I forgot this was going up tomorrow! Lots of nice work!
So do you get to have a bit of time to relax now?
@klezman @radiolysis
We’re still got a “flight spare” to deliver for this one.
Then, it only gets busier with other projects.
The next biggie is ShadowCam, looking in perpetually dark lunar polar craters for water.
Something going to Titan, a metal asteroid, Venus and some 30~40 other cameras…
Oh, and a new docking camera on the crew module for the coming manned missions; first time we’ve had anything with carbon units also aboard.
Relax ends, I think, Monday when we should be able to enter the building again.
[edit: this should be in the Pub. Thread creep thanks to radio man]
@klezman @rjquillin mea culpa
@klezman @radiolysis Launch successful!
@klezman @rjquillin huzzah!!
2013 Onesta Cinsault Bechthold Vineyard
Last of that batch, on to the next.
Another one of these because they are so f’ing good. Smoking some chicken tonight.
@ScottW58 i picked up a couple of 2017 Vintage from local wine store for $20 - nice wine!
@ctmariner
Glad to hear it! I was reading that in Nizza all the best vineyards/grapes go into the Barbera’s due to the location/weather so I had to try some and glad I did.
2012 Oakville Grocery, Russian River Valley Grenache
Very nice.
With tube steaks, watermelon and something new…rice grits
@ScottW58 tube steaks?
@klezman @ScottW58
Hot dogs!
@karenhynes @klezman @ScottW58 Not some insiders-only Flannery cut, don’t worry.
@klezman
Really?! Tube steaks is what you got from my post
@klezman @ScottW58
I’m kinda curious about the rice grits!
@ScottW58 yup! Kelley Fox is nothing new. Rice grits sounds like less tasty grits or maybe more smooth congee. I guess the real question is how you did the grits.
@karenhynes @klezman
They seem to fall in between grits and rice, traditionally in the south they call them middlins I think. You can cook them just like rice or grits and even like rissoto. I just did them like cheesy grits with the dogs and it was good. Seems to me like they need a gravy or something so tonight i’m doing a Shrinp Etoufee that has a lot of Creole sauce, should be great but it does take a long time to make the sauce, but what else to I have to do? A whole lot of recipes to try with these so the next two weeks will be a lot of experimenting…and drinking
@karenhynes @klezman @ScottW58
We’re back to work Monday. I’ve actually rather enjoyed the past two weeks at home, but dread the workload that the ‘vacation’ will have created.
@InFrom @karenhynes @klezman
lol
1998 Chateau Haut-Berger, Pessac-Léognan
2013 Hidden Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 55% slope
@rc70
Is that better than 50% slope?
2002 St. Supéry Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford with some Flannery NY Strips. Might as well eat a pair of them when you’re about to re-up!
@klezman
@ScottW58 Did you happen to email or call them to ask what else they have? I remember you mentioning another time that they sometimes have pork or veal that’s not on the website.
@klezman
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The only thing I called them about was the pork chops and once the tri-tips. If the pork chops don’t show up on the site they are worth calling for! Those things are beautiful if you like a great chop. Tri-tips are good but I don’t think they are that much better than the Costco ones for a lot cheaper.
@ScottW58 I’m waiting to see if they answer my email first. I doubt I’ve ever had a really good pork chop.
@klezman @ScottW58 It’s a really good pork chop.
@hscottk @klezman
Yes they are! And I’m a pork chop snob