AA Announces new Sommelier - Bobby Stuckey (French Laundry, Frasca)

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Feb 13, 2018, 11:25 pm

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I don't know what the budget is, but I do personally know Bobby and his palate/sense of understanding is very strong. He'll do everything he's permitted to do.

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Feb 14, 2018, 5:14 am

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Originally Posted by JayhawkCO

I don't know what the budget is, but I do personally know Bobby and his palate/sense of understanding is very strong. He'll do everything he's permitted to do.

Chris

+^ There's nothing like rising to a challenge!

Feb 14, 2018, 6:27 am

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Originally Posted by mcgahat

Hopefully it will help with the selection. I get that they have a limited range of choices as price does matter but lots of decent low cost wines. Am I the only person that likes a 12.5% alcohol red wine.....Chianti etc?

Is it even legally wine at 12.5% ?

Until AA is willing to up the spend per bottle, I can't see this making much difference.

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Feb 14, 2018, 8:08 am

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Night train! (Bottoms up!)

TJ Swannnnnnn

Feb 14, 2018, 9:02 am

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I hear United has some Bloody Mary and Wine Flight drink carts you can buy real cheap starting May 1.

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Feb 14, 2018, 9:45 am

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I am guessing that Ernest & Julio were unavailable?

Only via a seance...

As others have said you can have the world's best sommelier but if they've got a $5/btl budget to play with then not much will happen. That said, AA's investment into ground F&B has me crossing my fingers...not sure why I care though because I can't recall having wine on AA even once.

Feb 14, 2018, 10:07 am

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<sarcastic> Sweet, I hope we can get some Bartles and Jaymes Wine Coolers. </sarcastic>

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Feb 14, 2018, 11:10 am

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I think another challenge is finding quality yet coping with the quantity AA requires.

Fair point, Sir.

Feb 14, 2018, 11:53 am

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Good news, IMO. I always thought Ken Chase was awful - Chase's choice was frequently undrinkable swill. Even within the price bracket AA manages to regularly find the worst of the worst to serve.

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Feb 14, 2018, 12:15 pm

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I think another challenge is finding quality yet coping with the quantity AA requires.

I certainly believe that. There are quite a few 90+ rated wines in the $15 - $20/bottle range but then one realizes that only 500 cases of a particular wine were bottled....

Feb 14, 2018, 12:55 pm

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I certainly believe that. There are quite a few 90+ rated wines in the $15 - $20/bottle range but then one realizes that only 500 cases of a particular wine were bottled....

Anyone have a feel for the quantity they purchase in a year?

Feb 14, 2018, 9:57 pm

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Carlo Rossi in the box. And for those who want Rose, 50/50 Cabernet and Chablis "blend"..

Feb 15, 2018, 1:21 am

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Just go to Costco and buy 90+ sub $15/bottle. No need for master somm.

Feb 15, 2018, 5:13 am

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Originally Posted by 5DMarkIIguy

Just go to Costco and buy 90+ sub $15/bottle. No need for master somm.

W/S ratings are just about useless when picking what wines to drink.

Feb 15, 2018, 7:35 am

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Originally Posted by JDiver

I think another challenge is finding quality yet coping with the quantity AA requires.

I definitely think that is the biggest hurdle. Most of the large quantity produced wines just arent that great in my opinion....even if they do get a high rating. AA goes through a lot of wine so that limits their choices quite a bit.

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