Wine drinkers - what are you having today/tonight?
Jul 2, 2022, 10:27 am
#1201
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Location: Over the Bay Bridge, CA
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KoKuRyU "RYU" Daiginjo Gold Dragon Sake - this stuff was fantastic
https://www.truesake.com/products/kokuryu-ryu
That was after the bottle of Den Sake Nama unpasteurized, Oakland's finest. (no joke - it is really good)
https://densakebrewery.com/product/d...zed-500ml-b16/
https://www.truesake.com/products/kokuryu-ryu
That was after the bottle of Den Sake Nama unpasteurized, Oakland's finest. (no joke - it is really good)
https://densakebrewery.com/product/d...zed-500ml-b16/
Jul 2, 2022, 2:37 pm
#1203
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Iqaluit
Programs: Programs? I don't need no stinking programs
Posts: 1,194
Decided to mark Canada Day by opening a magnum of Pearl Morissette cabernet franc, one of the relatively few Ontario wines I really like.
Re: the Hermitage -
Very good. Soft and peppery. Definitely ready. If you mean you have an unopened case of that particular year, I would start drinking it soon.
Jul 4, 2022, 6:50 am
#1204
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,838
Giant Steps Pinot Noir (2021). From the Yarra Valley. Pretty good, on the lighter end of pinots as per normal for the new world but not that jammy fruit juice that denotes a bad example. Not quite up there with a very good Central Otago or Martinborough pinot, but then again you’d pay 50% more for one of those, so happy enough with the half case I bought for everyday drinking.
Jul 8, 2022, 9:19 pm
#1205
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Iqaluit
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VIK La Più Belle 2014 - a friend works at this winery/resort not far from Rancagua in Chile. First rate if you like that sort of thing, maybe a bit too much concentrated fruit for my taste.
Jul 9, 2022, 1:54 pm
#1209
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Last night's wine was at an event at Windchaser Wine https://windchaserwine.com/
First, an Anderson Valley Gewurztraminer vertical - 17 /18 / 19
followed by an Anderson Valley Pinot vertical - 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 plus a Solera Pinot.
Mostly, yum!
First, an Anderson Valley Gewurztraminer vertical - 17 /18 / 19
followed by an Anderson Valley Pinot vertical - 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 plus a Solera Pinot.
Mostly, yum!
Jul 20, 2022, 4:51 pm
#1211
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This is slightly OT but can anyone recommend a decent tall wine refrigerator?
Our Vinotemp (Costco) broke after 6 years - added freon which got another 2 years but is now kaput. Reviews suggest the compressors are junk.
Was considering buying Vinotheque from Wine Enthusiast but the seller has terrible reviews. I am hoping not to have to splurge for a Eurocave but that is the only one that gets decent reviews.
Help!
Our Vinotemp (Costco) broke after 6 years - added freon which got another 2 years but is now kaput. Reviews suggest the compressors are junk.
Was considering buying Vinotheque from Wine Enthusiast but the seller has terrible reviews. I am hoping not to have to splurge for a Eurocave but that is the only one that gets decent reviews.
Help!
Jul 21, 2022, 7:28 am
#1212
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: SFO
Programs: AY Plat, LH FTL
Posts: 7,374
This is slightly OT but can anyone recommend a decent tall wine refrigerator?
Our Vinotemp (Costco) broke after 6 years - added freon which got another 2 years but is now kaput. Reviews suggest the compressors are junk.
Was considering buying Vinotheque from Wine Enthusiast but the seller has terrible reviews. I am hoping not to have to splurge for a Eurocave but that is the only one that gets decent reviews.
Help!
Our Vinotemp (Costco) broke after 6 years - added freon which got another 2 years but is now kaput. Reviews suggest the compressors are junk.
Was considering buying Vinotheque from Wine Enthusiast but the seller has terrible reviews. I am hoping not to have to splurge for a Eurocave but that is the only one that gets decent reviews.
Help!
https://www.wineenthusiast.com/class...&srccode=PGGL1
I bought through Costco for ~$2,200.
Last edited by work2fly; Jul 21, 2022 at 5:37 pm
Jul 30, 2022, 4:22 pm
#1215
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: SFO
Programs: AY Plat, LH FTL
Posts: 7,374
From Baja California. Mostly Petite Verdot and Syrah with a bit of Cab. $35/bottle special at a high end local Mexican place.
Enjoyed alongside an 18oz. bone-in ribeye steak with grilled cactus, charro beans, and an avocado mousse. Wish I had snapped a pic of the food, which was excellent and fairly priced at $35.