Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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Bernie supporters showing what a Sanders revolution might look like, adapted from the Castro/Ortega playbook. Are they Sandernistas?

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Thanks for posting the link. Didn't have a chance to see it live but watched over lunch. Really well done, Marcus.

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The rule about BWE Conventions: it's OK to break the rules!

I wish I could join you...

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I have a Trump suit. I almost gagged when I noticed the label when I bought it, and that was before his run for President. If he wins I may burn it.

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Bernie vs. The Donald, I may stay home on Election Day. In a couple of years, I might even be looking to retire outside of the US. I like some of what Sanders says, but he's a financial disaster waiting to happen. Once in office it's unlikely he'd be able to take all our money, so I might be able to...

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Sorry to hear this was past its prime. Doesn't sound very appealing even to an old Bordeaux lover like me. Hope you don't have a pile of them in the cellar Alex.

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What about the 2014s? They should be showing up on shelves this year. Good, bad, meh? Any particular standouts?

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Thanks for that link Jim, fascinating to see in its entirety.

Look how far we've fallen, with Rubio and Trump debating the size of Trump's penis. And it's not just the Republicans. Even Hillary weighed in:

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So the Bordelais (some? many?) are not entirely satisfied with their pricing paradigm: up a lot in great years, down a little in poor years. They would like to adopt the California model: up a lot in great years, no change in poor years.

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Education is not a pre-requisite to vote or to run for office. Nor should it be.

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Did I mention that I'm not likely to vote for him?

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Trump may be genuine, which can resonate with voters. A lot of fed-up voters cotton to his blow-up-the-system statements. But he is a know-it-all blowhard bully shoot-from-the-hip jingoistic nationalistic narcissist. Any one of which makes him a poor candidate for the job.

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I've heard completely unsubstantiated rumblings from the blogosphere.

Whether Bernie's (or anyone's) brain can trump their ego after months of primary campaigning is an open question. I hope so.

Paul Ryan, wow. Eddie Munster in the White House? I guess it would be better than Trump.

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I've had the 2000 Nenin. February 21, 2014 - Cellared since release. Perfect cork and fill. Pop and pour, drunk over 2 evenings. Dark red to rim. Dark fruits, plums, earthy and floral notes on the nose. Full body, lots of ripe fruit, good balance, tannins on back palate with medium-long finish. Smoo...

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And if Bernie runs as a third party candidate, the title of this thread just might come true...

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It may be a personal tolerance thing (the lack of dill comments on CT). I was served a young mid-1990s Caymus Special Select blind once, and all I could think of was dill pickles. Everyone else loved it. No doubt La Fleur de Bouard sees some serious oak.

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Arv, what you say makes sense as well. Ultimately I think Fox ends up in jail, the wine in the warehouse gets auctioned, the trustee, attorneys and others working for the trustee get whatever money is left, and the customers get only what their credit card companies are willing to refund them, but n...

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I'm in synch with many here with respect to Ridge. Geyserville and Monte Bello are the two I plan to age. The Monte Bello is not overpriced to my palate/wallet if purchased as a future. The 2013 was $98 in the spring of 2014, and will arrive this spring. The rest of my California purchases scratch a...

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Crush's two day progressive sale, tune in tomorrow at noon to see what's left and marked down even further! Thanks for this. I was able to snag a few 1989 Huet Le Haut Lieu Moelleux 1er Trie at $120/750ml. Daughter's birth year and I love Huet. Wouldn't have known about the sale except for your post.

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Thanks for laying it out Jim. So Fox would be less exposed if his legal strategy was similar to his wine delivery strategy: delay, delay, delay.

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What would the alternative to filing for bankruptcy have been? Just keep digging a bigger and deeper hole until, what? Lights off, repossession of the property for non-payment? Eventual criminal charges? Can creditors force a company into involuntary bankruptcy? Keep in mind you're talking to a non-...

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Rob,

Never a good time for such terrible news but so jarring coming right after having such good feelings about you and Jim and Nic sharing good times together. My thoughts and prayers are with your brother and your family and you. Wishing for a full recovery.

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PC never ever notified me that a pre-arrival wine was in and ready to ship. They often failed to update my online account as well. I had to start calling every few months. If they did that for all of their customers, I imagine that many did just let the wine sit, unaware that it was in. Of course in...

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RIP

I wasn't expecting that!

This will take the campaigning in a new direction and create a major scene from Capitol Hill to the blogosphere.

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RIP

Can't help myself... A Texas hunting resort? Was Dick Cheney invited?

And yes, this will be ugly, with big implications for the election. I'll say this is one of those "I wasn't expecting that!" events I referred to in the Trump thread.

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Antoine wrote:Why not Beyonce or George Nespresso?

Or Jean-Charles Boisset?

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Trump will be the greatest President this country has ever seen. Just ask anybody. Anybody who counts. And that would be... Trump.

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One filing mentioned $19 million in sales last year. If you are 40% under water for 8 years or so, that could add up to $63 million dollars. Still doesn't tell us where the money went. Drugs? Gambling? Expensive toys/diversions? Bad investments? Human nature being what it is, I think it's unlikely F...

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I get the Clinton/Bush fatigue and being sick of all of the phoniness. I like a fair number of Sanders' ideas, particularly campaign finance reform and banking reform/Wall Street accountability. I think his ideas about universal health care sound good but I fear for their implementation and don't tr...

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Bernie's got plenty of baggage. He's playing a different arrangement of "Say Anything To Get Elected" than Hillary, but it's the same tune at its core. His "ability" to stay on message is starting to come across as either unwillingness or inability to address any of the issues th...

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Hillary mopping the floor with Bernie tonight. Will see if it has any effect.

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House was probably mortgaged up the wazoo. Think I read that at some point on WB.

Fox named all the PC creditors in his bankruptcy filing. Presumably for protection against claims he anticipates being filed against him personally. He may have bigger problems when the FBI is done with him.

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Some oldies, hopefully goodies:

1956 Gilette Creme de Tete
1947 Borgogno Barolo Classico Riserva
1947 Borgogno Barolo Riserva Cannubi

Passed on 2013 Screaming Eagle.

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1996 Sociando Mallet $66 at Flickingers.

NFI

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Yup, the annual AHA event organized in his memory has gone from strength to strength.

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when is Haut Bailly not splendid? I like Haut Bailly a lot. Always gives me a bit of the shivers when I drink it. Years ago, I had put in a pretty large Bordeaux futures order at Macarthur's. Soon after I get a call from Bruce Bassin, the owner, whom I'd never met or spoken to before, saying "...

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Tom in DC has generously offered to take over planning duties for the Saturday dinner since I wont be able to attend. I'm sure things will go off without a hitch. We've got the room reserved and the menu set. I got them to agree to $10/person corkage. We'll be able to arrange to rent wine glasses of...

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I've been updating the first post in the thread as people chime in. Some family medical issues have come up so Peggy and I will have to bow out.

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Iowa to Trump: You're fired!

The media is gushing over Cruz but I share Jim's perspective with respect to Rubio.

It's a long race and the horses have just left the gate.

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Very strangely and sadly, Signe Toly Anderson died January 28, the same day as Paul Kanter.

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