Stefan and Lucie: Very sorry to miss you this time. We had been especially looking forward to seeing you both since you guys missed DC but I guess it will need to be next time. Soon we trust. Meantime, Stefan, recover easily and quickly.
Michael-P
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- Fri Oct 29, 2021 12:27 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BWE SF dinner - Sat 13 Nov 2021
- Replies: 61
- Views: 6170
- Wed Oct 20, 2021 3:27 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BWE SF dinner - Sat 13 Nov 2021
- Replies: 61
- Views: 6170
Re: BWE SF dinner - Sat 13 Nov 2021
Werner: Apologies. Not sure why but I must have been thinking about our recent new hire (at a start up with 25 employees) when I wrote "Walter". Nalan was remembering the last time we saw you guys with your baby daughter and I said she's probably in college already! Looking forward to catc...
- Mon Oct 11, 2021 2:55 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BWE SF dinner - Sat 13 Nov 2021
- Replies: 61
- Views: 6170
Re: BWE SF dinner - Sat 13 Nov 2021
Lisa is helping to organize the venue so please let us know who is coming so we have a head count.
Michael-P
Michael-P
- Mon Oct 11, 2021 2:53 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BWE SF dinner - Sat 13 Nov 2021
- Replies: 61
- Views: 6170
Re: BWE SF dinner - Sat 13 Nov 2021
Gene: Sorry but the 20th did not work for us. Merrick Dowson's memorial service and an evening concert.
- Wed Oct 06, 2021 7:28 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Saturday at the Convention
- Replies: 46
- Views: 9072
Re: Saturday at the Convention
BD's blind WA 100 pointer tasted like a recent Napa cab even though it was the 10 Cos. I like many Napa cabs but this was not for me and many of the other wines on Sat kicked it's 100 point butt. After open in the bottle for an hour, the 59 Latour Pomerol was intact, with fruit, a little unbalanced ...
- Fri Oct 01, 2021 7:20 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Pomerol Fest at Black Salt, 9/30
- Replies: 36
- Views: 7307
Re: Pomerol Fest at Black Salt, 9/30
Full TNs for the evening please....
- Thu Sep 30, 2021 7:47 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The BD Champagne Reception: Cancelled.
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1938
Re: The BD Champagne Reception: Cancelled.
BD: 20 people drinking alcohol without masks in your hotel room. Closed door, low ceiling and probably no window. No one would fault you for changing that plan. We will drink plenty each night. Joel: I would think the 1 hour of pre-dinner drinks we already have for Fri at Bis is enough, no? Michael-P
- Wed Sep 29, 2021 3:35 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BWE DC '21, What are you bringing each night?
- Replies: 58
- Views: 5337
Re: BWE DC '21, What are you bringing each night?
Can someone please bring a Durand to Sat? I think my old bottles need it and I lost mine as soon as I bought it and have been too pissed off about promptly losing it and too stubborn to get another, yet.
- Tue Sep 28, 2021 1:15 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Voting for the best wine critic....
- Replies: 9
- Views: 954
Re: Voting for the best wine critic....
Whatever happened to the guy (can't recall his name now) that was a wine humorist and VERY un-PC, talked about other wine critics and his young female asian assistant? Perhaps his humor was too un-PC and he got shut down?
- Tue Sep 28, 2021 12:23 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BWE DC '21, What are you bringing each night?
- Replies: 58
- Views: 5337
Re: BWE DC '21, What are you bringing each night?
I pulled the wines for this trip over a month ago and promptly put them in the check-in box, and I can't recall what they are! Other than the 3 that belong to BD (I am a mule at BD's command), a couple of aged Bordeaux and I think a JL Chave blanc (late 90s), I really have forgotten. So it will be a...
- Sun Sep 19, 2021 6:00 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: DC '21 Friday
- Replies: 70
- Views: 4595
Re: BWE DC '21 Friday 10/1 Head Count **UPDATED**
Michael-P and Nalan: 1 Lamb, 1 Salmon
- Tue Sep 07, 2021 7:10 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: DC '21 Friday
- Replies: 70
- Views: 4595
Re: BWE DC '21 Friday 10/1 Head Count and Updates
Joel:
Thanks for all the heavy lifting. Any updates?
Michael-P
Thanks for all the heavy lifting. Any updates?
Michael-P
- Tue Sep 07, 2021 7:02 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The BD Champagne Reception: Cancelled.
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1938
Re: The BD Champagne Reception: Friday, 10/1, at 4:00pm.
Please add to the list for the BD Friday Champagne Reception:
Michael-P + Nalan
Thomas+Joanna (our hosts in DC)
Michael-P + Nalan
Thomas+Joanna (our hosts in DC)
- Fri Aug 27, 2021 5:42 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: DC '21 Friday
- Replies: 70
- Views: 4595
Re: BWE DC '21 Friday 10/1 Head Count and Updates
Nalan and I will join the Friday dinner
- Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:30 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Napa in November
- Replies: 7
- Views: 442
Re: Napa in November
Arv:
Yes, that sounds the same.
But please try not to remind me about how I don't have the time, or in my case also the money to fix them all, to play with my cool cars. I recently had to move a few around and one of the tires was flat and not inflatable. Ugh! BTW, "Cool" IMHO.
Michael-P
Yes, that sounds the same.
But please try not to remind me about how I don't have the time, or in my case also the money to fix them all, to play with my cool cars. I recently had to move a few around and one of the tires was flat and not inflatable. Ugh! BTW, "Cool" IMHO.
Michael-P
- Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:25 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Giscours 70
- Replies: 9
- Views: 623
Giscours 70
70 Giscours - On another BWE post about Napa wine tastings I had noted that we had a guest visiting a few weeks ago. On that trip we went to some nice dinners with him and when he mentioned one of his favorites was Giscours, I went to the cellar to see what I might have. I could only find one 375 o...
- Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:17 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BWE SF dinner - Sat 13 Nov 2021
- Replies: 61
- Views: 6170
BWE SF dinner - Sat 13 Nov 2021
UPDATING Periodically (last 11/10) Guest list currently: 1+2: Michael-P and Nalan 3+4: SF-Ed and Lisa 5+6: Tim and Guest 7+8: Arv and Marco 9+10: William-P and Linda 11+12: Chris and Werner 13+14: CabFan and Victoria Location: Piperade, 1015 Battery St in SF. We've had multiple BWE events at Piperad...
- Thu Jul 29, 2021 11:39 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Napa in November
- Replies: 7
- Views: 442
Re: Napa in November
PS - There are easily 30 or more I like for either their wine, their tour experience and their staff.
- Thu Jul 29, 2021 11:38 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Napa in November
- Replies: 7
- Views: 442
Re: Napa in November
It all depends on: A - How much you want to spend on tastings. I recently read the average basic tasting fee in Napa is $58. Reserve tastings cost more and tours with small food plates cost even more. We had a guest from India a few weeks ago and went to Napa where we had multiple $100 and one $150 ...
- Thu Jul 29, 2021 11:27 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BWE Bordeaux 2022?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 988
BWE Bordeaux 2022?
Are we reconstituting our 2020 trip for 2022?
Michael-P
Michael-P
- Wed May 26, 2021 3:08 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BWE DC 2021: October 2nd Saturday dinner - details, final count
- Replies: 175
- Views: 13161
Re: BWE DC 2021: October 1st and 2nd... Confirm attendance here.
Bought our tickets to DC for the event.
Now what wine to bring?
Are we shipping in advance anywhere?
Michael-P
Now what wine to bring?
Are we shipping in advance anywhere?
Michael-P
- Tue May 25, 2021 3:07 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BWE DC 2021: October 2nd Saturday dinner - details, final count
- Replies: 175
- Views: 13161
Re: BWE DC 2021: October 1st and 2nd... Confirm attendance here.
We may have 2 DC friends that may come one night as soon as they know venues and costs (fair questions!)
- Tue May 25, 2021 12:20 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BWE DC 2021: October 2nd Saturday dinner - details, final count
- Replies: 175
- Views: 13161
Re: BWE DC 2021: October 1st and 2nd... Confirm attendance here.
Please add Nalan and I to the attendee list.
Is there a wine plan and/or venues?
Michael-P
Is there a wine plan and/or venues?
Michael-P
- Tue Jan 26, 2021 2:11 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Off to Alaska...
- Replies: 84
- Views: 3409
Re: Off to Alaska...
BD: We expect you to point us to where we can read the public reports as and when they occur? MP
Re: VCC Zoom
Depending on date and time, we would love to join. We need some advance notice to access the cellar.
We had a VCC 90 on a BWE zoom call a few months ago and it was very complex. I think I rated it a bit lower than it deserved because it grew in complexity and long finish after the call.
Michael-P
We had a VCC 90 on a BWE zoom call a few months ago and it was very complex. I think I rated it a bit lower than it deserved because it grew in complexity and long finish after the call.
Michael-P
- Sat Jan 02, 2021 5:10 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 1964 Haut Brion with MichaelP
- Replies: 12
- Views: 839
Re: 1964 Haut Brion with MichaelP
A bit late but wanted to thank Ed and Lisa for having us over to a yummy dinner, sharing yummy wines and fun conversation. Ed made this huge hunk of lamb, perfectly cooked for many hours, and gave me such a big piece that I wasn't able to even ask for seconds. Lisa made the most amazingly light choc...
- Sat Jan 02, 2021 4:57 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: What is the greatest bottle of wine...
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1766
Re: What is the greatest bottle of wine...
Dropped an 82 GPL in the storage lockers. Hit the concrete flooring from 6 feet and immediately smelled wonderful. Grabbed the neck of a bottle of something 1915 in a cardboard box and the neck came right off the rest of the bottle. In shipment from Europe: imperial of port (newer vintage) and 47 Ch...
- Sat Jan 02, 2021 4:49 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: What should I do with my two cases of 2015 Canon?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1195
Re: What should I do with my two cases of 2015 Canon?
1 - Yes, try it now since you like infanticide.
2 - Try one every year until one case is gone. Then decide what to do with the second case.
Or sell or trade them to someone (MP?) directly to avoid auction fees.
MP
2 - Try one every year until one case is gone. Then decide what to do with the second case.
Or sell or trade them to someone (MP?) directly to avoid auction fees.
MP
- Sat Jan 02, 2021 4:43 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 2017 Chateau Le Pin, Pomerol
- Replies: 15
- Views: 557
Re: TN: 2017 Chateau Le Pin, Pomerol
"only wanted Sancerre and Dom"
LOL!
MP
LOL!
MP
- Sat Jan 02, 2021 4:40 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Wine in cardboard boxes
- Replies: 10
- Views: 484
Re: Wine in cardboard boxes
I also store in cardboard and never noticed any impacts. I put them on a metal shelving rack units so for most of them they are not stacked on top of one another. MP
- Sun Nov 08, 2020 10:10 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: ***BWE ZOOM LINK FOR TASTING ON NOV. 8TH, 6pm Eastern Time
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1785
Re: ***BWE ZOOM LINK FOR TASTING ON NOV. 8TH, 6pm Eastern Time
Opened a 1990 VCC at 445p est. Will decant around 530p.
Michael-P
Michael-P
- Sun Nov 08, 2020 3:47 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: ***BWE ZOOM LINK FOR TASTING ON NOV. 8TH, 6pm Eastern Time
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1785
Re: ***BWE ZOOM LINK FOR TASTING ON NOV. 8TH, 6pm Eastern Time
Nalan and I will join today, hopefully with a VCC.
Michael-P
Michael-P
- Wed Oct 07, 2020 7:04 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Napa Valley is burning
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1003
Re: Napa Valley is burning
The Amorosa castle is apparently gone too. I like Disneyland so I liked the castle too, although not any of the wines. Still a fun visit. Others have burnt to the ground too. Sad. Fires slowly getting under control. Nicholas: Thanks, our house is at the Eastern edge of the town of Napa, so we have b...
- Wed Oct 07, 2020 7:00 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Marvin Gaye, Eddie Van Halen, and a fine northern Medoc...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 538
Re: Marvin Gaye, Eddie Van Halen, and a fine northern Medoc...
Jim: When I first read "16", I thought you meant 1916. RIP Eddie. Good times. Ronnie was a good friend of one of my closest friends. I met him a few times and he seemed a nice guy. Too bad he apparently had demons he could not manage. After Ronnie's death, my friend helped produce the fina...
Re: Decanting
I am with Alex on this. Generally I decant, although sometimes I do the Audouze method with older (+50 years) wines. I have quite a few experiences where decanting an old wine helped, to be clear helped a LOT. Some 15-20 years ago, repeated tries with half bottles of 66 Haut Brion (from the same cas...
- Wed Oct 07, 2020 6:42 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Earth-shakingly good news concerning some BWEers...
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1671
Re: Earth-shakingly good news concerning some BWEers...
Thanks for all the good wishes. Nalan and I are happy.
Except that we can't sit near our friends when we drink Bordeaux together.
And Napa is burning.
And the BWE trip to Bordeaux was cancelled.
Soo this too will pass.
Michael-P
Except that we can't sit near our friends when we drink Bordeaux together.
And Napa is burning.
And the BWE trip to Bordeaux was cancelled.
Soo this too will pass.
Michael-P
- Thu Sep 24, 2020 2:27 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Earth-shakingly good news concerning some BWEers...
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1671
Re: Earth-shakingly good news concerning some BWEers...
Nic: But bachelor party will have some great wine!
And I forgot to mention that my earlier plan was to ask her on the BWE trip to Bordeaux in March. But, as we all know, that plan was cancelled by Covid.
Michael-P
And I forgot to mention that my earlier plan was to ask her on the BWE trip to Bordeaux in March. But, as we all know, that plan was cancelled by Covid.
Michael-P
- Wed Sep 23, 2020 1:40 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Earth-shakingly good news concerning some BWEers...
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1671
Re: Earth-shakingly good news concerning some BWEers...
Ed:
Is today your anniversary? Congrats to you and Lisa!
Michael-P
Is today your anniversary? Congrats to you and Lisa!
Michael-P
- Wed Sep 23, 2020 1:39 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Earth-shakingly good news concerning some BWEers...
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1671
Re: Earth-shakingly good news concerning some BWEers...
OK, I was going to do a posting tonight but Jim beat me to it. Nalan and I took an 8 day road trip to the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone National Parks and got back home a few hours ago. While there on Sunday, in front of Old Faithful geyser as it erupted, I got on one knee I asked Nalan to marry me (...
- Thu Jul 02, 2020 4:24 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Premier Cru files for bankruptcy
- Replies: 224
- Views: 46551
Re: Premier Cru files for bankruptcy
And I haven't yet seen a dime back of my $$$.