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by DavidG
Fri Aug 11, 2023 4:29 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: President Trump
Replies: 5480
Views: 684384

Re: President Trump

Patrick, I think tensions will be highest and the risk of violence greatest between the time of the election and swearing in, and also around the time of the initial verdict if there is a conviction. Tensions will likely diffuse if there are appeals as they wear on. I’m not sure how widespread viole...
by DavidG
Fri Aug 11, 2023 4:17 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Just call me the white Burgundy man....
Replies: 29
Views: 6792

Re: Just call me the white Burgundy man....

The ‘16, ‘17, and ‘20 Bouchard Meursault Perrieres are also excellent.
by DavidG
Thu Aug 10, 2023 4:02 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: President Trump
Replies: 5480
Views: 684384

Re: President Trump

JimHow wrote: Thu Aug 10, 2023 10:11 am My neighbors took down their Trump sign after the last indictment, I don’t know if I should read anything into that.
They don’t want to draw attention to themselves so they can arm and gear up for the next insurrection? ;) :o
by DavidG
Thu Aug 10, 2023 3:59 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: President Trump
Replies: 5480
Views: 684384

Re: President Trump

Tim I do remain concerned about scattered violence if Trump is convicted or if he is the Republican nominee and loses. I didn’t mean to downplay that. But I don’t think we’ll face as organized an attempt to take over the government. Or if we do we’ll be better prepared. The outcome I fear most is th...
by DavidG
Thu Aug 10, 2023 3:17 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Just call me the white Burgundy man....
Replies: 29
Views: 6792

Re: Just call me the white Burgundy man....

Well done! White Burgundy was my very first love, way back to when a wine and food nut roommate turned me on to it in the ‘70s. Wow… almost 50 years ago. I fell out of love in the ‘90s due to premox but I’ve been reeled back in. I’ve been buying Bouchard Meursault pretty regularly since MacArthur’s ...
by DavidG
Thu Aug 10, 2023 2:44 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: President Trump
Replies: 5480
Views: 684384

Re: President Trump

If the case for conviction is as strong as David says it is, take heart, Orange Head will be spending his final years in medium security. Please show me where I wrote that the case for conviction is strong. I wrote opposite: I don’t think he’ll be convicted. I do think he should be. I am not as ala...
by DavidG
Tue Aug 08, 2023 7:27 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: President Trump
Replies: 5480
Views: 684384

Re: President Trump

It will have terrible consequences. But it isn't DOJ or Jack Smith that's responsible. It's Trump. And the consequences of looking the other way are worse.
by DavidG
Tue Aug 08, 2023 7:26 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Pompano Dinner
Replies: 14
Views: 2215

Re: Pompano Dinner

Always a good time visiting Stu and Kathy. We have to get down there again one of these days.
by DavidG
Sun Aug 06, 2023 9:59 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: BWE in Manhattan….
Replies: 55
Views: 23461

Re: BWE in Manhattan….

What a wonderful gathering. You guys look great!
by DavidG
Fri Aug 04, 2023 1:53 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: President Trump
Replies: 5480
Views: 684384

Re: President Trump

Failure to succeed in a criminal enterprise is not grounds for acquittal. My well-researched legal opinion is based on watching all 488 original Law and Order episodes plus the TV film. And having stayed in a Holiday Inn several times. I do agree that we are on very dangerous ground. Letting an atte...
by DavidG
Thu Aug 03, 2023 4:42 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: President Trump
Replies: 5480
Views: 684384

Re: President Trump

Interfering with the Constitutionally-mandated transfer of power is a legal problem, not a political problem. Failure to succeed does not change it into a political problem.
by DavidG
Wed Aug 02, 2023 12:17 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: President Trump
Replies: 5480
Views: 684384

Re: President Trump

Thank you Howard. That article helped me understand Jim’s position and made me reconsider my own. I do still believe that Trump tried to overthrow our democracy, and that there was more to it than political speech. And that he should be held accountable for it by our legal system. But I also still b...
by DavidG
Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:43 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Recommendation : white wines for the summer
Replies: 25
Views: 5026

Re: Recommendation : white wines for the summer

I tend to drink the same whites in summer as in winter, but more of them. Rieslings, white Burgs and Chardonnays, Champagne, Loire Chenin Blancs. I used to drink "lighter" whites as an outdoor summer sipper, but as I've gotten older and less tolerant of alcohol I've mostly cut that out or ...
by DavidG
Fri Jul 28, 2023 4:07 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Sad news from Bartholomew Broadbent
Replies: 10
Views: 2169

Re: Sad news from Bartholomew Broadbent

I’ll second what Tom, Alex, and Stefan have written. I feel lucky to have met him and to have spent a very special day with a very special man.
by DavidG
Fri Jul 28, 2023 4:02 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Makes a change : a wonderful but young Barolo
Replies: 7
Views: 721

Re: Makes a change : a wonderful but young Barolo

LOL Alex, it is all about perspective. We ordered a 2016 Produttori (the regular Barbaresco) at a local restaurant earlier this week. The 20-something server came out to present the bottle and commented that it was “a really old wine.” BTW, it was delicious with about an hour of air. We had a 1947 B...
by DavidG
Wed Jul 26, 2023 7:28 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: So what have you bought lately?
Replies: 4868
Views: 1548047

Re: So what have you bought lately?

Well, then, the only logical solution is to get some of each.
by DavidG
Wed Jul 26, 2023 6:36 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: So what have you bought lately?
Replies: 4868
Views: 1548047

Re: So what have you bought lately?

How would you compare the '14 and '16 Leoville Barton, Jim?
by DavidG
Thu Jul 20, 2023 11:51 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: President Trump
Replies: 5480
Views: 684384

Re: President Trump

Well even Hillary would agree he was lawfully elected in 2016. My concern is that we are becoming South America, and Myanmar, and Indonesia, and…. Some might argue that train has already left the station… on January 6, 2021. Jim, would you feel the same way about not indicting him if he wasn’t runn...
by DavidG
Wed Jul 19, 2023 8:31 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Market post - First Growth price premium
Replies: 14
Views: 1200

Re: Market post - First Growth price premium

I agree wholeheartedly with the comments on ABV. However, I think that is only part of the story. There were other things happening that improved quality prior to or paralleling ABVs spiking. Simply by cleaning up their cellars and paying more attention to what’s happening in the vineyard, many of t...
by DavidG
Mon Jul 17, 2023 1:56 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Market post - First Growth price premium
Replies: 14
Views: 1200

Re: Market post - First Growth price premium

Not denying their status as best, but the price differential significantly exceeds the quality differential. I consider them Veblen goods.
by DavidG
Mon Jul 17, 2023 1:54 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: So what have you bought lately?
Replies: 4868
Views: 1548047

Re: So what have you bought lately?

What a match!
by DavidG
Sun Jul 16, 2023 10:19 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Lafite buys Fevre
Replies: 6
Views: 1460

Re: Lafite buys Fevre

That's good news about Fevre. They had been my "affordable" go-to premium Chablis producer with Dauvissat and Raveneau simply too costly to justify. I'll put them back on my radar. Montee de Tonnerre and Bougros seemed to be the sweet spot for QPR back then, with Les Clos, Les Preuses, Val...
by DavidG
Fri Jul 14, 2023 2:25 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Loire Valley visit, long, very few wine notes
Replies: 17
Views: 3797

Re: Loire Valley visit, long, very few wine notes

Fun read Jacques, sounds like a great time. One of our favorite trips was a week driving through the Loire.
by DavidG
Fri Jul 14, 2023 2:23 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Holidays in Tokyo
Replies: 6
Views: 826

Re: Holidays in Tokyo

Wonderful Jim, very happy for you. I’ve been to Japan only once, a week in Kyoto in the fall as the leaves were at glorious peak color. It was just as Jacques described it.
by DavidG
Fri Jul 14, 2023 2:04 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Lafite buys Fevre
Replies: 6
Views: 1460

Re: Lafite buys Fevre

Has Fevre put premox behind them or is it still an issue there? Used to be a fan but got burned in the ‘90s and haven’t gone back.
by DavidG
Fri Jul 14, 2023 2:00 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: 2014 Duhart Milon
Replies: 7
Views: 797

Re: 2014 Duhart Milon

I'm happy I was able to score one bottle at less than $60 before they took off in price. Now I don't see it for less than $95. I'm more likely to buy another '14 Rauzan-Segla - available locally at just under $90. And I'm even more likely to buy a few more '19 Brane-Cantenac below $60 - locally. Mi...
by DavidG
Sat Jul 01, 2023 8:42 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Jean-Michel Cazes
Replies: 18
Views: 2439

Re: Jean-Michel Cazes

Tim, that’s the one that was in my memory, thank you.
by DavidG
Sat Jul 01, 2023 9:04 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: "Heal the World...
Replies: 2
Views: 303

Re: "Heal the World...

Nice report on the LP GS, but wow what a ringing endorsement of the ‘19 Malartic!
by DavidG
Sat Jul 01, 2023 2:15 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Jean-Michel Cazes
Replies: 18
Views: 2439

Re: Jean-Michel Cazes

Thank you Danny.
by DavidG
Fri Jun 30, 2023 10:05 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Jean-Michel Cazes
Replies: 18
Views: 2439

Re: Jean-Michel Cazes

Someone please post that wonderful picture of him enjoying lunch with the BWE crew in 2005.
by DavidG
Thu Jun 29, 2023 11:59 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Jean-Michel Cazes
Replies: 18
Views: 2439

Re: Jean-Michel Cazes

Such sad news. May he live on in his wines and in the memories of those he touched. RIP.
by DavidG
Thu Jun 29, 2023 11:55 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Most Beautiful Bordeaux Wine Label
Replies: 42
Views: 3695

Re: Most Beautiful Bordeaux Wine Label

Musigny 151 wrote: Wed Jun 28, 2023 2:56 am Several chateaux have made commemorative labels to highlight a special year. They all seem to look like a poor man’s version of château Palmer.

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by DavidG
Tue Jun 27, 2023 10:24 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Most Beautiful Bordeaux Wine Label
Replies: 42
Views: 3695

Re: Most Beautiful Bordeaux Wine Label

Musigny 151 wrote: Tue Jun 27, 2023 9:45 pm Palmer. Nothing is close; just gorgeous. The wine is not bad either.


Have to agree with Mark here.


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by DavidG
Fri Jun 23, 2023 9:08 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: 1998 dinner - mainly Graves and Right Bank
Replies: 13
Views: 1173

Re: 1998 dinner - mainly Graves and Right Bank

Thanks for the vivid notes Ian, and happy to see you continue to drink well! A couple of favorites in there. The Chetillons I’m happy to still have a couple of bottles. The Conseillante is sadly gone from my cellar. I wasn’t yet turned on to Haut Bailly when the ’98 was released, sounds like a winner!
by DavidG
Fri Jun 23, 2023 8:59 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Happy Birthday Alex!
Replies: 17
Views: 3454

Re: Happy Birthday Alex!

Happy birthday Alex!

Nice gesture Jim. Just keep AI out of your briefs. And out of your court filings, too. ;)
by DavidG
Wed Jun 21, 2023 2:52 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: So what have you bought lately?
Replies: 4868
Views: 1548047

Re: So what have you bought lately?

I had one a couple months back...I loved it...elegant and classic, very pretty Bummed to hear this ☹️ Enough time for sediment to settle after shipment? I popped a 27yr old burg from a 375ml bottle 3hours after FedEx dropped it off...was lovely Just a thought of one possibility… It’s funny, the imp...
by DavidG
Tue Jun 20, 2023 3:19 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: So what have you bought lately?
Replies: 4868
Views: 1548047

Re: So what have you bought lately?

Lovely stuff🤟 Yes, I was pleased to pick them up. That said, I opened one up over the weekend and was surprisingly disappointed. Not sure if it is because the wines weren't stored as well as stated at the auction, or whether it's just going through an awkward phase? Will hold the other one for a la...
by DavidG
Tue Jun 20, 2023 1:44 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: So what have you bought lately?
Replies: 4868
Views: 1548047

Re: So what have you bought lately?

Being searching this since a few years... today was my lucky day. For the non initiate, the Laurent Perrier basic cuvée is my favorite go to regular cuvée. Congratulations on finding a favorite, Nic! The Grand Siecle was the first favorite luxury cuvée I got hooked on back in the ‘80s, before I wen...
by DavidG
Mon Jun 19, 2023 8:52 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: So what have you bought lately?
Replies: 4868
Views: 1548047

Re: So what have you bought lately?

Being searching this since a few years... today was my lucky day. For the non initiate, the Laurent Perrier basic cuvée is my favorite go to regular cuvée. Congratulations on finding a favorite, Nic! The Grand Siecle was the first favorite luxury cuvée I got hooked on back in the ‘80s, before I wen...
by DavidG
Mon Jun 19, 2023 8:40 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Three California Wines
Replies: 12
Views: 570

Re: Three California Wines

The last good Caymus SS was the ‘92. That’s a looong time ago. A friend blinded me on the ‘94 Caymus SS when it was first released. I put my nose in the glass and was almost knocked over by a wall of dill. It made enough of an impression that I still distinctly remember it. Ugh! And that was back w...