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@jbartus buy all the Wellington.

@knlprez If they sell it, I shall! (Bank Account Balance Allowing)

@jbartus There has to be some left somewhere…

@jbartus

@sdilullo sell it and it’s ordered.

@mehnyblooms I have no idea what Casemates’ plan is, but you are definitely not wrong that there is great wine from other parts of the US. I grew up in the Finger Lakes, where there are some amazing little family wineries. (Including my family’s of course).

@arielleslie yes! love me some finger lake wines. please contact me at David@winecountryconnect.com. I could admittedly use some pointers on this region…

@Winedavid49 Rimmerman may have them locked down, but Red Newt has been stellar in our books. Also, I’m going to keep putting in votes for Niagara reds and icewines, of course

@mehnyblooms WW had wines from all over the world (albeit uncommon to see international wines, but they did pop up from time to time), yet it was common to see wines from all over the U.S., there’s some interesting places in the U.S. making wine, and while I could survive solely on California wines (I mean if I had to), there’s some great stuff coming from Oregon, Washington, and a few other places in the U.S that are making some great juice!

@klezman @Winedavid49
ICEWINES!!!

@f00l In the past, w.w has had offers from numerous states, WA, OR, CA, AZ, MI, NY all come to mind, as well as international from Europe, NZ, AU, CA and others. I’d not expect that to change.

@Winedavid49 Is that a fat joke?

@corrado is it a joke when it’s the norm now?

@CorTot - would love to offer both of those from my winery, Inspiration - both received GOLD’s last year at Harvest Fair in SoCo!

@inspiration I have bought a bit from you in the past and met you at least once. Get on WD’s list and get an offer in front of us. Your wines are great and so is your knowledge and interaction.

@inspiration We’d love to have you here Jon! Assuming, of course, this is Jon

@klezman - yup, it’s me Jon! Thanks - I will start reaching out! It would be fun to put together something and start getting active on this site! I miss the old WW days…

@mommadeb Second that, and that 2005 Suncé Pinot Noir Rodella Vineyard from the mixed case intro offer they did was off the hook! Old world, unfiltered, chewy, RRV Pinot at it’s best!

@klezman CO has some really good cab francs! We are club members at a local winery, I may have to tell them to hit up the powers which be…

@mike808 Except Folgers is crappy coffee…

@inspiration This would be sweet!

@inspiration Jon would love to see you back!!! BTW loved all of our wine woot group visits to your tasting room

@inspiration would love to have you back. Enjoy your zin and grenache

@Twich22 Then I hope you got lots of Revelry! We literally were involved in making (well, blending, technically) the wine.

@klezman And it was blended well, nicely done all that were involved! I gotta make it out to Cali for one of those events…someday. sigh

@vaaccess Maybe instead of a wine.woot RPM Tour, we’ll have a Casemates RPM Tour. The twist, of course, is that all wines must be bought by the case

@klezman Cathy, Anthony, Joy; OUCH!

@Twich22 Agreed! Also some mix packs like the KR offer but with 3 or 4 different wines. Buying a case of the same wine (vineyard/year/varietal) is boring unless you plan to cellar and drink over a ten year span. I know we are supposed to split offers with our mates, but out on the Cape I don’t see a large enough population to support that.

@AmazingChicken My in-laws run a food and wine tasting business out of Budapest (shameless plug Taste Hungary. That stuff (Bulls Blood) is the worst that they make. Try a good Furmint! Its like the b@stid love child of a chardonnay and a reisling. FYI @Winedavid49 I think my cousin has their import license to bring in some Hungarian wines. Let me know if you’d like me to check with them.

@MHBoston I was hoping I could get the last port offering, but it didn’t ship to Connecticut.

@markgm W.W stopped shipping to Maine years ago. I can’t remember the last time I got something that wasn’t cheese or balsamic.

@MHBoston Tokaji wines!

@MHBoston
Is Canada close enough?

BC makes some awesome IceWines

I know there are good out of NY, RI, etc, in the NE, but some of the stuff a former co-worker brought me from BC was seriously awesome

@Cerridwyn And Ontario is better than BC…

@PLSemenza I’ll definitely second the Foppiano Petite Sirah. In fact, I’d be interested in any PS that was offered.

@PLSemenza Swilly is not making any more of the Verdejo. I’m on his mailing list, and asked him about this. He said that the quality of the grapes from that vineyard is not up to his standards any more, so he passed.

@zbeester Good call!

I am completely out of Noceto.

@alukan We just gave up waiting and joined their club a few years ago.

@alukan @zbeester

Blockquote I am completely out of Noceto.

Yeah, so I just opened my last bottle of Noceto Sangiovese tonight to go with some amazing pizza that I made!

@WineDavid49 – Don’t leave us hangin’ with having to drink subpar Sangiovese! Throw some Noceto up soon, please!!!

@alukan @vaaccess @Winedavid49

Yes! We need Noceto… please! And I did end up joining their wine club… Spring wines ship soon

@Cerridwyn agreed about the different options - got some sake from WW way way back. Nice to ‘stretch people’s palates’ when there is a trusted source suggesting the stretch.
Also agree, not a routine thing, but the exception.

@bolligra I sure hope so!

@knlprez Hope so as well. That recent 2010 Cab Franc offer on WW was simply superb - we had it with Christmas Eve dinner and it was a big hit.

@bolligra oh yes, in due time.

@MSUMike I am also in this camp. Signed up for the sparkling club as soon as wine.woot died. I (hopefully wrongly) assume we’ll never see them here.

@sarah40460 Sadly about one more month and I’m going to have to cancel it I think. Just can’t do $50/bottle x2 every month. Got so spoiled by the WW prices.

@MSUMike Yea, I fully agree. I checked the prices on the ones they sent me this month, and they retailed for $45 each, so I paid $10 more than retail for my wines this month. Granted, the shipping is included, but still. It’s not even much of a deal.

@MSUMike @sarah40460 check out rll.
WD also has them there and I’ve picked up more than a few cases.

@rjquillin @sarah40460 What is RLL?

@MSUMike @sarah40460 RueLaLa
A bit boring today, except for that black-tie Amarone, but some really nice stuff comes up, and shipping is only $5.

@MSUMike @rjquillin @sarah40460 I have not seen Iron Horse sparklers on RLL for quite a while.

@TrinSF

second the dessert wines, ice wines, and “curiosity” ideas. And port! Oooo!

Selections like these seemed to work well as ww side offers. Hopefully they can mainstream here.

@TrinSF just seeing this. please yes, connect me. liking the mead idea. david@winecountryconnect.com

@TrinSF Agree - vote for Port here!!

@Winedavid49 I have passed on the information.

@Twich22 that was such a great deal. I’ve tried, but that may have been a one shot opportunity.

@Winedavid49 Their cab franc is to die for.

@Winedavid49 @NightGhost We visited their tasting room in Woodinville, WA on our honeymoon and tasted quite a few of their wines. They were all very enjoyable. Ended up buying some of their Petite Sirah and a red blend named after a prostitute called “Squirrel Tooth Alice”.

They also had two wines named after the winery’s Patriarchs and joked about selling them as a trio - “Two Grandpas and a Hooker”. Maybe they would go for the package deal?

@tklivory I still have 2 bottles of raspberry from there ( i wonder if they are any good). And I had the pleasure of having their original sparkling pineapple wine.

@coynedj @wineDavid49 YES! Icewine from the real home of ice wine, Niagara. We’ll take Finger Lakes as a backup

… and pencil lead.

@mike808 …and a freshly opened can of tennis balls

@Shrdlu Chianti, Super Tuscans(I know they are not traditional)Bordeaux, Cotes du Rohne, Burgundies, …

@Shrdlu I would like some real Port

@Twich22 @WineDavid49 Real Port might be beyond WD’s reach. However, Twisted Oak Pig Stai and Scott Harvey Forte may not be. Both are made the traditional Portuguese way with Portuguese varieties. Vino Noceto Almirante also comes to mind.

@klezman @Twich22 @WineDavid49
Don’t forget Pedroncelli!
I like all those vertical characters in a row.
Ed has to make a visit, soon.

@Twich22 I would be happy with Taylor-Fladgate; even non-vintage. I’m not going to buy a case, though. ;-}

@DanNC I have some True Grit in my cellar. I love it!

Who wouldn’t love some Merkin Chupacabra
https://caduceus.org/product/2016-merkin-vineyards-chupacabra/

@mommadeb good call, but Tallulah is no longer.

@mommadeb @Winedavid49 Still some on the aftermarket

@Winedavid49 forgot Tahhulah was no more… How about Muscardini? or Prager? there was one we had at D&D was it 3 vines?

@Winedavid49 and Tres Sabores

@mommadeb reached out to Muscardini just recently. we shall see.

@Winedavid49 fingers crossed…

@catcoland Those bags are great and we’re ridiculously inexpensive!

@catcoland this might be something meh could sell

This might be something meh could sell.

My thoughts exactly.

@jmdavidson1 …or at least something from Iron Horse!

@chipgreen @jmdavidson1 I just saw the email for the 2013 Classic Brut - they’ve raised the price to $45. Getting harder and harder to justify and/or the deals need to get better and better.

@chipgreen @klezman $10 shipping is nice, but $50 for Chard, no way.

@chipgreen @jmdavidson1 Lots of white Burgs go for well above the $50 mark. Not that I want to pay it, mind you, but lots of people do. Liquid Farm also has their top bottling north of $70 and their Golden Slope bottling is $52 now.
I agree, though, there’s plenty of delicious and interesting wine for far less $.

@chipgreen @jmdavidson1 Yep, I’ll take anything Iron Horse at this point.

@tklivory VMP members get that same kind of stuff on other sites. I was hoping it would be offered here also.

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A last shot at sold-out deals on meh.com
We launch a small reserve of product at 4pm ET only for VMPs who were already members before that day.

VMP Last Call at meh.com
If our daily deal doesn’t sell out, VMPs can buy up the leftovers until 6am ET the next day.

@MSUMike @tklivory VMP do not get to buy again on the other sites. MEH.com works much like woot where it is first come. You are typically limited to 3 of each item. They offer items at midnight EST. But because of requests they hold some inventory for a 2nd launch at 8am EST. They also hold some for a 4pm VMP launch. It’s not that vmp get a 2nd turn to buy, but a dpace to buy when an item is popular and “sold out” at the other times.

@rjquillin in due time.

@pjmartin Yes and also their Pinot Gris, both were excellent! We liked them so much we visited the tasting room on our honeymoon where they gave us a free tasting for being wooters. Saw a guy there who was a dead ringer for Dick Vermeil, but he denied even knowing who that is.

@pjmartin recently sold. Haven’t gotten back on there.

@TechnoViking noted!

@Winedavid49 1 down 3 to go.

@bahwm
I’m surprised you can’t throw one together yourself, haha. Now curious to see what Pedroncelli I have…
66 bottles in 30 wines. Less than I thought but plenty to make up a mixed case. Where would you like me to ship it?

@chipgreen We probably could, but the shipping here is what works really well! I should be able to ship to a different address for free, right? I haven’t really checked into it.

@Winedavid49 Orin Swift, Big Table, Panther Creek, Stag’s Leap, Ghost Hill(love their Pinot Blanc), Stag Hollow, Sokol Blosser. I could go on…

@Winedavid49 Roussane. More Roussane. Please and thank you.

Ty would be great, but his retail pricing has gone up enough that the discount would need to be above 50% to make it compelling.

@klezman It seems to me the case price around here is usually around 50% of SRP. I think plenty of people would jump on an offer.

I appreciate his big bold silky style, and maybe my tastes are changing, but I would need some serious discounts for me to bite. I think it was because my first experience was the mythical Field Blend, and well, that is a tough act to follow.

@losthighwayz Inspiration Vineyards

@Shrdlu I’m pretty sure the St. Laurent has been offered here once or twice. You could also call Clark directly and he’ll probably still honour the woot price (although shipping will be higher).

@klezman It may have been offered here, although I’d have expected it to catch my attention. I meant specifically the 2014 vintage (just adding this, in case). 2014 was an excellent year all along the west coast for wines.

I don’t think I’d thought about it until I was trying to decide what to open for tonight, and realized that it was almost gone.

@karenhynes finally spoke to Garry. good guy. we are going to chat in early July. thanks!

@Winedavid49
Woo Hoo!!

@karenhynes
Yes. Excellent PS.

@rjquillin
Indeed!

@karenhynes Working on this one!

@arianaWCC
He’s a super nice guy. He’s poured his wines at a few local tastings over the last couple of years.

@arianaWCC @karenhynes
as well as at psiloveyou, iirc, when it still existed in Oakland.

@arianaWCC @karenhynes @rjquillin I actually saw him last summer at the smaller DnD event in Napa. I wore my casemates launch tshirt and his wife mentioned she loved the shirt. Maybe Ariana can make it happen! His PETs set a very high standard.

@arianaWCC @karenhynes

/giphy Excellent!

@ctmariner Just opened a 2013 Laura Michaels Zin tonight.

@Mark_L Lucky you - I am out of that

@trifecta If you ever have reason to come to LA, LA Wine Company gets a load of D-H every year and sells it at around $10-12/bottle depending. They’re out at the moment, though.

@klezman @trifecta I’ve been hammering @winedavid49 for over a year now about D-H…

@klezman @rjquillin @trifecta @Winedavid49

@rjquillin @klezman I can’t see myself being near LA for quite some time now…COVID has my travel to CA for work nixed for the foreseeable future.

Isn’t it just one or two wines in that shop at a time though? Thinking a mixed case would be good. I remember the Rosé being excellent as well. Miss the visits we had during DnD weekends.

@rjquillin @trifecta yeah, those were fun visits. I don’t remember the rose actually.

@klezman @rjquillin @Winedavid49 Any luck getting a hold of Mr. Handal? Would be great if you could hammer out a deal so we could all get some Handal wines back in the cellar.

@klezman @rjquillin @trifecta yes, we are working on it.

@DanNC Appropriate for today’s offering of a Napa Valley Syrah. Would love to see a Walla Walla product. Even though they will have the “AVA markup” just like Napa Valley does. But there are excellent wines from WW. Note that many producers have an address there but fruit is designated as “Columbia Valley” which is a much larger region. Apparently a hard freeze killed a bunch of WW vineyard stock in early 2000’s, and they were just recovering as of about 10 yrs ago last time I was there. So actual WW designation is rare and generally expensive.

@pmarin We’ve been there three of the past four years and were planning on attending this year’s Celebrate Walla Walla syrah tasting, but decided not to risk it. It’s exciting to see the energy, talent and vision of their industry expanding each year, especially with the smaller producers. It reminds me of Napa in the late 1970’s. As a suggestion, make sure to visit the tasting room at the WW Community College on the east side of town - excellent wines being made by tomorrow’s best viticulturists and enologists.

@DanNC Hi DanNC, better than that, when I spent a week in WW, I think 2007, I went to the WW Community College and got a tour of the viticulture program seeing the labs and all. Seriously thought of ditching a stupid high-tech job and starting a 2nd career in winemaking. I think it was my calling and somewhat regretting I didn’t do it. Also you could buy wine produced by their program I think I got a mixed case and they were very nice!

@DanNC Best chance at Grammercy or SofH at a discount is FullPull, but shipping could kill that deal if you can’t pickup. I’ve gotten Amavi through them as well

@DanNC @trifecta
Yeah, FP shipping is a bit pricey as well, and they won’t even accept a GSO label from me to ship.

@trifecta Thanks, I’ve bought many cases through them but not thrilled with the shipping costs. Wish I were closer so I could pick up. I do like that they consolidate cases and ship twice a year.

@DanNC I am very fortunate to be a local. Bought for years while living in Silicon Valley and would pick up twice a year and store at my folks. Now that I’m back home again, get to pick up often, which gets expensive as well. It has definitely bolstered my ratio of WA wines?

@DanNC Love to see Tori Moore back(or was that on the other site) or another quality Oregon PN.

@rjquillin tried on a few occasions recently to reacquaint. i know they have juice and a bunch of different wines. will try again. thanks for the reminder.

@suzanne17 noted!

@suzanne17 same here. Been waiting for it

OWLS! TOWELS! JOWLS! AWESOME!

@klezman @winedavid49
yup, been too long.
Not going to be an inexpensive bottle however, even at WW, err CM pricing.

@chipgreen hard to get done. but i’m trying.

@klezman noted.

@klezman @winedavid49
Or a sparkling red from Harvest Moon. Not since the WW days. Yum!

@Winedavid49
I really enjoyed the Malbec and Pinot Noir from Harvest Moon. Would buy again if they repeat! Also, would really like to try the Cab!

@hscottk
I have a feeling your wish may come true this weekend…

@chipgreen @hscottk They picked the right guy to rat it in that case!

@hscottk @InFrom
I’m frothing at the mouth in anticipation. Gonna need a new mask.

@chipgreen @hscottk So long as the froth has a fine mousse…

@chipgreen @InFrom sounds like I need to pop a champagne cork to celebrate!

@chipgreen @hscottk As it happens, I’m going Champagne shopping this afternoon. Though not to celebrate the advent of new bubbly on Casemates.

@hscottk @InFrom
…and a fine, persistent bead

@hscottk @InFrom
Oops, guess that was some premature ratification.

@chipgreen @InFrom My hopeful bubbles burst!

@hscottk @InFrom
Perhaps we can start the week with a spark(ler)!

@ctmariner That Clayhouse run was great QPR. sadly it’s dried up. Let me know how that Double magnum tastes once you open that biggen!

@klezman on it.

@bunnymasseuse Ever since Liz left Mumm years ago, we’ve been goose egged. will keep trying.

@DanNC you can expect this.

@Winedavid49 Yea!

@klezman @winedavid49 @chipgreen @infrom @hscottk
Speaking of sparklers and HM, I’m still waiting for the Harvest Moon red sparkler back from the WW days. Yum!

@chefjess @chipgreen @hscottk @InFrom @klezman we’ll give it a go!

@KingKoopa I only had the Grenache, and I agree, it would be great to have it here again.

@nostrom0 Yes!! I would love to have a picnic at the beach right now with the bottle of this wine.

@losthighwayz Grocery outlet has the inspiration vineyards syrah for $8.99 and the 18’ rose for $4.99. both are good buys.
If you want municipal winemakers, sign up for the newsletter, they offer occasional sales with free shipping when they need to off load vintages.

@ShotgunX on it!

@ShotgunX
Giid kist
I concur

And if that… vintner… makes somethings unique… share that one too!!!

Ice cider. Nom nom nom. For example

@ShotgunX

Oh. And the last mead i got was the dry one. Wasnt a fan as much. Did i miss a sweet one?

@Cerridwyn
I bought a case of this:

The “Pure Honey” was the non-sweet one, and tasted like a slightly off-dry Riesling. Nothing bad about it, but seemed fairly “plain.”

“King’s” was the sweet version, and had a very enjoyable, unique taste. I don’t know how to describe it. Close to a Moscato, but with some kind of burning/earthy note? It was sweet, but didn’t have the fruity tone of a Sauternes. It’s been a while since I’ve last had it, though I’ve kept a bottle for an emergency. Would definitely buy this again, or any other sweet mead that’s offered, especially around the price point of this offering.

@ShotgunX
Yeah, I had that one. Even the sweet one was not as sweet as the meads I am used to. (“Grew up” so to speak on SCA Mead, so very young, low ABV, and that shaped how I think of mead forever).
I would also go for non-sparkling ciders of various types, and again on the sweet, not dry side.

@Cerridwyn
Cider is definitely something I’d also be very interested in. I remember they had an offering here, but it seemed like a fairly standard dry, sparkling cider, so I didn’t buy it.

@ShotgunX @Winedavid49 too late to say some winter sipping warmed mead would be great during December?!?!

@ShotgunX Hello, we have last minute lab rat bottles for a mead offer. Are you available?

@WCCWineGirl For mead? Absolutely!

I hope you’re gonna have both dry and sweet options!

@WCCWineGirl

Hi Alice Would like to get back involved in the rat program. Did it a few times back in the old woot wine days but have not participated for a while. thanks for considering me.

@suzanne17 noted!

@suzanne17 @Winedavid49
Noceto has had some good direct offers up lately as well.

@merrybill From what I’ve seen when a RWS “Insider Deal” is something that has been offered here, the price here is better (and the RWS deal is offered after the same wine was offered here). SH Syrah/Barbera/Zin was offered here on May 2 for $12.50/bottle (case) and $15/bottle (6 pack). You also have to factor in shipping costs on RWS (meaning the current SH offer will cost around $18-18.50/bottle, depending on the quantity you buy).

Sometimes I’ve wondered if Jon Thorsen and @Windavid49 work together to sell off inventory that does not sell out here. (I’m not in any way suggesting that there is anything wrong with this.)

@Mark_L @merrybill I mean, WD sources and fullfills the RWS orders. Different audience, difference sales model (i.e. max $20/btl), etc, but there’s obviously some overlap.

@klezman @WineDavid49 That would be wonderful, but any good Cab Franc will do. I am out.

@ctmariner @Winedavid49 Yes please!

@ctmariner @danandlisa stay tuned

@ctmariner @Winedavid49 Thank you in advance. Auto two cases. Would buy more cases if I could. My neighbors clamor for it, but I am reluctant to give away any.

@ctmariner @danandlisa @Winedavid49 lol, WD doesn’t hold his cards very close to his chest.

@ctmariner @WCCWineGirl @Winedavid49 I am very grateful for this. With my lack of storage, it is very important to know when to buy or when to hold.

@ctmariner a nice Pinot could be good for thanksgiving as well.

@ctmariner @Twich22 oh yea…

@dawnlac @hscottk suzy has been tight over at Vino Noceto. i ask about every month… but sadly not this year.

@Winedavid49 Just please keep asking. An auto buy for most of us.

@dawnlac @Winedavid49 Iron Horse? Holiday bubbles and all…

@Cerridwyn what do you mean by unique

@Cerridwyn
Well, they had that Holiday themed wine on Meh! the other day that lasted maybe 12 hours. Does that count?

Were they scooped up by the pallet by panic-induced toilet paper shoppers or did they just not make enough of it?

Whatever the case (no pun intended), it seemed like a weak effort - putting it on an alternate site and not having enough to go around. Meh! indeed…

@Twich22
not usual casemates faire.

@chipgreen
sorry, no. it didn’t count. it was…

wait for it

meh

@dawnlac Kendric on today!

@rjquillin noted!

@rjquillin @Winedavid49 Yes please, I have been out for months.

@danandlisa @rjquillin @Winedavid49 I would love some of the olio nuovo, if we could get it late fall/early winter, when the olio is truly nuovo. My experience is that a few months later, the oil, while still very nice, is missing that “green” quality that makes it so special.

If there was an offer during that time and I missed it, then .

@danandlisa @InFrom @rjquillin i think we missed out on the Olio Nuovo this season.

@InFrom @rjquillin @Winedavid49 I know. I can pin my hopes for next season

@danandlisa @InFrom @Winedavid49
I noticed their site was reporting sold out, at least for some oils.

@rjquillin I loaded up at Costco the last couple years (different brand, approximately equally good). Not going through it super quickly right now.

@klezman @rjquillin those are great but I’m really waiting for the kalamatas to come back. It’s been a while!

@klezman @scottw58 @cortot
Looks like I’ll be getting some black and white direct at <$20/lb plus shipping.
I’ll store it at -80°C until I can deliver to any SoCal that may be interested interested.

@CorTot @rjquillin @ScottW58 because of course you are

@foxrunner interesting idea.

@foxrunner @Winedavid49
Ahhhh, but we have had Boxx wine
from waaaay back on 2017.10.2 and 2017.10.17

https://wine.woot.com/offers/boxx-cellars-sangiovese-3l-box-wine-2

https://wine.woot.com/offers/boxx-cellars-pinot-grigio-3l-box-wine-2

@foxrunner @rjquillin @Winedavid49 Boxed wine seems to miss the target for a lot of the people who buy here though, which is high quality for a better than usual price. Seems unlikely you’d find a box wine that you could get at a significant discount (unless it’s a producer that just has a bunch of extra juice and offers it in bulk as a special “box” bottling).

@rjquillin @Winedavid49 OK I was around in them thar days but it seems that I filed that as nonconsequential.

@deadlyapp @rjquillin @Winedavid49 I’m asking for a quality box wine here. Not Kangaroo plonk. I do think Casemates has a broader more Unitarian demographic than the high end rollers. Often the sales map is “on fire” with the less expensive offers. The “Black Tie” ones tend to be quite coastal.

@suzanne17 noted!!

@suzanne17 @Winedavid49
…and some Dusted Valley, while you’re in the neighborhood

@karenhynes it’s been awhile. i’m on it!

@DanOR
Definitely - @WineDavid49 see if you can get them to liquidate here given that they’re selling the vineyard (and presumably stopping the winery operation).

@DanOR @klezman @Winedavid49 Please?!

@DanOR Apparently the winery has sold and they’re having little problem retailing the remainder of their inventory. Congrats and good luck to them both!

@DanOR Did you get confirmation of that from Paul or Jackie? Today’s email said the vineyard sale was nearly final but nothing about the winery or label (or other stock). Sounded like they’re finishing the 2019 releases next month and then presumably there’s a 2020 they’ll sell off as their final act.

@klezman It was based on the email, so perhaps I overstated the “sold” part. I will probably pick up some of their new releases on Sept. 9th, and wonder what their plans are for the 2020.

@davirom
WD has been trying, but they’ve been reluctant iirc.

@davirom @kawichris650 Love Noceto! Not on here often. After Casemates put their wine on my radar I joined the wine club to get good deals. 2 shipments a year. Love their Sangiovese & their Rosetto is great during the summer!

@dawnlac my pleasure. i am listening! thanks for checking in.

David

@dawnlac @Winedavid49 Really enjoying the Kendric Sangiovese - nice wine

@ctmariner @dawnlac noted!

@sosptuba good call. i have not called on them in a while.

@DanOR seconded

@ctmariner
WD made your wish come true

@GrapeApe442
Don’t forget Anthony is no longer the winemaker at Bell…

@rjquillin emailed yesterday (again!). Always very kind and appreciative and once again a respectable no.

@Winedavid49 grumph
Would verbal arm twisting work any better?

@hscottk

HIKING! VIKINGS! STRIKE KING [BRAND FISHING LURES]! AWESOME!

@arianaWCC
Back in the day, WD hooked us up with a red blend called Open Range. It was from Casey Flat Ranch (which has since closed sadly) but the winemaker was Laura Barrett and it seems now she’s with Clif Family Wines. I think it’d be great if we could get some of Laura’s juice again.

@arianaWCC long shot, but Tablas Creek

@irenegade this, 1000%.
This was the first offering where I bought a second case during its second offering.

@Drez143 @irenegade Hopefully in 2023!

@arianaWCC @Drez143 that would be great! It’s been a while!

@ctmariner noted!

@hscottk Agree. Vin noceto was up quite a few times at ww.

@hscottk @jmdavidson1
Price creep may well have something to do with offers here too. We got some nice discounts back in the day; but they aren’t alone with having to deal with those issues. Randy, Scott, Ty, Swilly have all seen pressure.

@hscottk @jmdavidson1 @rjquillin I think they’ve also all had more success with direct sales, making it (a) less helpful to discount and (b) less necessary to get a large lump sum from a sale here. Good for them but sucks for us. Especially with wines like Vineyard 1869 creeping toward $60.

@jmdavidson1 @klezman @rjquillin Definitely makes sense. But there are plenty of familiar labels still using flash sites (Caton, Iron Horse, and Virage come to mind). Even SH had a recent offer here, a rosè I think. Noceto feels more like the outlier. And as you say, good for them. I would join their wine club, if only they shipped to my state. Much easier to Wootleg a single offer.