6 x La Rioja Alta Viña Ardanza Reserva 2015
6 x Chateau Thivin Côte de Brouilly 2020
6 x Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Muncagota Riserva 2016
6 x Chateau Cantenac-Brown Margaux 2016
4 x Castello Banfi Rosa Regale 2019 - A sweet sparkler for the wife

Got drawn in by a $50 off $250 coupon at WDC. Plus they were on sale for $49.99/ea

6 x 2018 Chateau Lafon-Rochet

Congrats Jim! I've been a member for about a month, and while I don't post very much as I don't want to overstay my welcome, I have to say that I really have enjoyed logging in each day to learn from your collective experiences and to partake in the friendly atmosphere you have created here. I wish ...

I think Nietszche started doing this shit like 150 years ago... before he went insane.... This made me spit up my coffee... :lol: I've really enjoyed this thread, Jim... thanks. As for what is worse, in my opinion, it's #2. That said, neither is a great outcome. But, that is how our system is desig...

I used to travel an awful lot and can appreciate that 44 nights is a very long time to spend in a hotel. "There's no place like home" as Dorothy would say. Get some well deserved rest, it sounds like it was quite physically and mentally draining.

I took a ride over to Spring Lake, NJ today to take walk around town with my wife. We stopped in at the Bottle Shop and walked out with: 1 x Chateau Cantemerle Haut Medoc 2015 1 x Chateau Giscours 2015 1 x Tesseron Cognac Lot No. 76 and a bottle of Prosecco that my wife found interesting They seem t...

Made my first purchase at wine.com and used some discounting advice from a fellow BWE'er to save quite a bit of dough.

1 x Chateau Lanessan 2018
1 x Chateau Montrose 2014

and purchased the StewardShip Membership which should help quite a bit with shipping costs over the next year

Thanks for the info Joel, I'll broaden my searches. I was focused on some of those "renowned" vintages as you probably noticed.

You’re off to a good start Dom! The 2005s are known for lots of concentration and extraction - plenty of tannin and fruit - and may still be in the young stage. One of the comments about “modern” winemaking you’ll see here is that the wines have so much stuffing that they take longer than the tradi...

Those oysters look really good. Were they local to Alaska?

Dom, yes it is a journey and you are wise to take small-medium steps starting out. That’s part of why I mentioned palates changing directions over time: avoiding cases upon cases of stuff you discover you don’t like as much as you thought you would. The other part is the journey itself, learning as...

I'm spending like a sailor on leave I need to cool it for a few weeks...

5 x 2016 Argiano Brunello di Montalcino
1 x 2005 Château Sociando-Mallet
1 x 2005 Château Haut-Bages Libéral
1 x 2005 Château Duhart-Milon (375ml)
3 x 2012 Château Palmer

jckba wrote: ↑Sun Feb 06, 2022 7:26 pm

Dom_P wrote: ↑Sun Feb 06, 2022 7:16 pm 2012 Chateau Palmer (not so sure about this one but it's $199 locally and seems like a good price)

Glen Rock Bottle King?

It was the Bottle King in Ramsey. I purchased 3 of them earlier today. They seem to have more if you are interested.

One important and sometimes confounding factor is where your sweet spot for aging is. When wines are at peak varies by variety, region, winemaking style, and personal preference. The advice above about joining a group and tasting widely can help you figure out (more quickly and at less cost than ba...

Through lots of backfilling. And trying to taste the "best" wines of each type, especially back vintages. Most of this was from scores/reviews early. My palate quickly changed, and I would say improved. Luckily I was good at sourcing from retailers that stood by their products. Once I kne...

All of these are great questions that Musigny asked. And no I don't think you're overthinking it. I would also try to ballpark price ranges you hope for for each level of wine you are referring to to get better ideas and recommendations. After seeing your responses, definitely don't ignore the 50-1...

375s are good for young wines when you are drinking by yourself. However, rather than look for 375s for backfilling, I suggest that you use a Repour to save half of the bottle for drinking within the coming week. Thanks for the advice! I ordered 40 Repours when on sale last week, happy to hear that...

Thanks, here's some feedback on the questions: What is your budget? How much are you going to spend on each level? How many bottles of each? I'm thinking in the range of $20 to $50 for majority, $100 to $200 for mid, and for "trophy" I'd try to stay under $500 (but I'm sure I'll stray :))....

Thanks for the great advice Musigny I'll certainly continue to focus on tasting as much as I can, and will see what I can do to find some other folks in my area who share interest. Mostly speaking I'm not looking for advice on what particular wines to purchase at this point as I agree that I need to...

Hi all, I joined a few days ago after lurking for quite a while, and while I'm learning a lot from all of you (thanks!), it's certainly a bit overwhelming for a newbie. I moved into a new home that has a small room in the basement that should easily fit over 500 bottles. The room is unfinished and e...

I've been lurking for a couple months now and recently decided to join. I've been learning quite a bit from you all, but as I decided a little late in life to start cellaring wine, I guess I'm planning for retirement now :). I assume it's typical to burn cash to backfill earlier vintages to drink ov...