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- Fri Jun 26, 2020 4:29 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Still tickin
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1210
- Wed May 27, 2020 10:25 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2019 Bordeaux EP Campaign
- Replies: 229
- Views: 18576
Re: 2019 Bordeaux EP Campaign
Interesting that only people in the trade will be attending. Is Bordeaux trying to revert to the bad old days when only cheerleaders and those flogging the wines get to taste EP?
- Mon May 25, 2020 6:04 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Extraordinary tasting in Copenhagen - Bx 1945 vintage
- Replies: 74
- Views: 3802
Re: Extraordinary tasting in Copenhagen - Bx 1945 vintage
Ian, if you held onto a bottle for 75 years, you'd be unlikely to have the taste buds to tell if it was gutted, let alone you!
- Mon May 25, 2020 6:03 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Extraordinary tasting in Copenhagen - Bx 1945 vintage
- Replies: 74
- Views: 3802
Re: Extraordinary tasting in Copenhagen - Bx 1945 vintage
Certainly more fakes than genuine bottles of the great wines in truly geriatric vintages (basically anything pre-1959 and possibly through 1961) by now. One of the ironic bits of the counterfeiting business is that everyone is conditioned to expect and accept mediocre old bottles. So a fake bottle h...
- Mon May 25, 2020 5:53 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2019 Bordeaux EP Campaign
- Replies: 229
- Views: 18576
Re: 2019 Bordeaux EP Campaign
I have to think that NYC without the lockdown would have been a bloodbath. It's no surprise that things seem normal in Downeast, Jim, as population density seems to be a key ingredient to the spread of the virus.
- Mon May 25, 2020 5:30 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Canon 1982 is open...and corked
- Replies: 10
- Views: 583
Re: Canon 1982 is open...and corked
Canon '82 was probably the worst wine of the vintage for percentage of corked bottles among the wines I've had a bunch of times. No idea why.
- Mon May 25, 2020 5:26 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
- Replies: 5503
- Views: 722400
Re: President Trump
That might be a new record for longest double post!
Nothing else to see here...keep moving along, folks...
Nothing else to see here...keep moving along, folks...
- Mon May 25, 2020 5:08 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Who are your favorite wines and producers in Tuscany?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 2294
Re: Who are your favorite wines and producers in Tuscany?
Completely agree, Ed, but I was trying to stay on topic (Tuscany) after so many remonstrations from the ITB (or quasi-ITB) types among us.
- Sun May 24, 2020 7:31 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Who are your favorite wines and producers in Tuscany?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 2294
Re: Who are your favorite wines and producers in Tuscany?
We're still drinking Tuscan wines pretty regularly.I think they can represent good value (outside the biggest names) if you like the style. No, it's not going to be like Bordeaux or the Northern Rhone. I've always liked wines from all over the place, relishing the variety, so the "I'd rather sp...
- Mon May 18, 2020 1:30 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Did I miss this here?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 874
Re: Did I miss this here?
Did we meet Denis Dourantou in 2005?
- Fri May 15, 2020 5:30 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
- Replies: 5503
- Views: 722400
Re: President Trump
For reasons that I cannot comprehend, the ultra-conservative folks on my Facebook feed have all decided that voting by mail (rather than lining up at your polling place) would mean the end of civilization as we know it. Here in Colorado, all voting is done by mail or drop off in a collection box. I ...
- Mon May 11, 2020 5:16 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Your favorite BWE moments over the past 20+ years....
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1802
Re: Your favorite BWE moments over the past 20+ years....
Paul's comment when Corinne took his glass was priceless, effectively "Can you tell which one of us is the boss?"
- Sun May 10, 2020 5:42 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Your favorite BWE moments over the past 20+ years....
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1802
Re: Your favorite BWE moments over the past 20+ years....
If you ever start being interrogated by the BD, realize that "I don't remember" (or maybe "I've had too much wine to remember") will never do as an answer. Better to make something up and move along to the next question. So many great memories listed above - the entire week of Fr...
- Sun May 03, 2020 5:06 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Losing sense of smell from Covid-19
- Replies: 11
- Views: 635
Re: Losing sense of smell from Covid-19
I have heard recommendations for taking Zinc to help ward off the virus (as well as the common cold.) I lost my sense of smell for a while when I took it years ago.
- Mon Apr 13, 2020 8:19 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Very interesting TNs from Bordeaux tasting in February 2020
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1132
Re: Very interesting TNs from Bordeaux tasting in February 2020
GBF, Give us "a f...... break"!!! You post self-proclaimed "Very interesting" notes on Easter Sunday then give us until 6am the next day to respond, acting like you'll take your ball and go home if we don't stand up and salute? I'm happy to have you participate here and appreciat...
- Sun Apr 05, 2020 6:19 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BWE Zoom Meeting, Sat April 4th
- Replies: 16
- Views: 797
Re: BWE Zoom Meeting, Sat April 4th
It was indeed a great success. Putting faces/voices to names is always helpful. Next step is meeting in real life at a convention.
- Fri Apr 03, 2020 5:42 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: IMPORTANT: ZOOM MEETING: SAT. APRIL 4, 4pm U.S. EASTERN TIME
- Replies: 70
- Views: 3697
Re: IMPORTANT: ZOOM MEETING: SAT. APRIL 4, 4pm U.S. EASTERN TIME
Maybe add a password and send it via PM to everyone who says they're attending?
But it's not like we're talking about intellectual property, business strategy, protected health records, etc.
But it's not like we're talking about intellectual property, business strategy, protected health records, etc.
Re: Zoom
Gail will be working but I'm in.
- Wed Apr 01, 2020 8:02 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Ch. Margaux 1996
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1389
Re: Ch. Margaux 1996
I remember seeing a "Plain Old Pearson's" price list from the mid-1960's. Most 61 firsts were $3, Lafite was $4, and Petrus was $6.
If those prices were actually from 1963, inflation on that $3 price would be $25.36.
If those prices were actually from 1963, inflation on that $3 price would be $25.36.
- Sun Mar 29, 2020 8:30 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: What are we drinking in the Omicron ominous?
- Replies: 1979
- Views: 195161
Re: What are we drinking in lockdown?
With a reverse-sear tri-tip roast, we tried the first half of a bottle of 2002 Branaire-Ducru. A very 2002, very JimHow kind of wine. Plenty of fruit on the nose and palate but a bit lean in the finish. I'll try another one soon before I decide between zero or one blanquito.
- Sun Mar 29, 2020 8:25 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Reports of the en primeur system’s demise are greatly exagg
- Replies: 11
- Views: 850
Re: Reports of the en primeur system’s demise are greatly exagg
Fast tracking is not what I meant by "bending the rules". Danny's article, for example, says the test subjects will be observed for 14 months to see if a) the vaccine is safe and b) if it creates any immunity.
- Sat Mar 28, 2020 6:34 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Reports of the en primeur system’s demise are greatly exagg
- Replies: 11
- Views: 850
Re: Reports of the en primeur system’s demise are greatly exagg
Not Stu, but I would hope the FDA's of the world would not bend the rules for a vaccine. Administer it to 8 billion people? Too big of a chance that it kills more than it saves...
- Fri Mar 27, 2020 6:50 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Wine in the age of the corona.
- Replies: 257
- Views: 14586
Re: Wine in the age of the corona.
Interesting that brandy is a last resort after the whiskey, rum, gin, etc. are gone.
- Fri Mar 27, 2020 6:47 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Reports of the en primeur system’s demise are greatly exagg
- Replies: 11
- Views: 850
Re: Reports of the en primeur system’s demise are greatly exagg
I wonder if September might be a problem for the chateaux selling the previous year's vintage (say, 2019) - isn't that late enough in the growing season to have a good idea of the quality of the current year's vintage on the vine/being harvested (2020 in this example)? If the vintage still on the vi...
- Thu Mar 26, 2020 9:15 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Deals Thread
- Replies: 726
- Views: 170406
Re: Deals Thread
We will both likely be in the great tasting room in the sky by then, I think.
- Thu Mar 26, 2020 8:43 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Deals Thread
- Replies: 726
- Views: 170406
Re: Deals Thread
Best retail price in the country per Wine-searcher Pro, stefan. Hehehe. Let us know when you're gonna drink it and we'll stop by!
- Mon Mar 23, 2020 8:04 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Social cohort dinner
- Replies: 16
- Views: 754
Re: Social cohort dinner
Happy Birthday, Jill!
We BWE'ers have long known that wine shops are essential services.
We BWE'ers have long known that wine shops are essential services.
- Sat Mar 21, 2020 8:20 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Should've Been On a Flight To Bordeaux
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1128
Re: Should've Been On a Flight To Bordeaux
Yes, very sad that we aren't all on on way the the Motherland. But we'll rally along with the rest of the world. Like the Red Sox fans for so many years, we'll cry "Wait 'til next year!"
- Sat Mar 21, 2020 6:10 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Wine in the age of the corona.
- Replies: 257
- Views: 14586
Re: Wine in the age of the corona.
Exactly, Nic - if we had had multiple "end of Raiders of the Lost Ark"-sized warehouses full of aging ventilators and expiring N95 masks and an investigative reporter had found them there would have been hell to pay about all the wasted money.
- Sat Mar 21, 2020 5:44 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Poll: In general, is Bordeaux under $30 worth buying?
- Replies: 83
- Views: 14646
Re: Poll: In general, is Bordeaux under $30 worth buying?
The poll is hard for me to answer because in my experience both options are true. a) There are many thousands of producers in Bordeaux and I'd guess that the large majority of them produce wines under $30. (A price point, by the way, that was set 7 years ago when this thread started!) With such a wi...
- Mon Mar 16, 2020 5:00 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: "Beware the Ides of March"
- Replies: 59
- Views: 10942
Re: "Beware the Ides of March"
Like.AKR wrote:"If you can't find an N95 respirator, you can improvise with a silken cravat. Cheerio, until next year!"
- Mon Mar 16, 2020 4:54 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: What are the best Bordeaux Chateaux to open/drink young?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 850
Re: What are the best Bordeaux Chateaux to open/drink young?
Why would you ever want to do that?
-- stefan
-- stefan
- Sat Mar 14, 2020 5:23 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: ***THE BWE FRANCE 2020 ITINERARY***
- Replies: 94
- Views: 6785
Re: ***THE BWE FRANCE 2020 ITINERARY***
That would be great!tim wrote:As I may be moving to Denver soon, I may take you up on that offer!
- Thu Mar 12, 2020 2:55 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2019 Bordeaux EP Campaign
- Replies: 229
- Views: 18576
Re: 2019 Bordeaux EP Campaign
Typical Trump miscommunication. Amazing and yet not surprising.
The color of one's passport will not protect them from disease. Why on earth can US citizens fly but not others?
The color of one's passport will not protect them from disease. Why on earth can US citizens fly but not others?
- Thu Mar 05, 2020 1:35 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: ***THE BWE FRANCE 2020 ITINERARY***
- Replies: 94
- Views: 6785
Re: ***THE BWE FRANCE 2020 ITINERARY***
We're checking on cancellation/refund policies with our various paid visits as we speak.
- Mon Mar 02, 2020 11:22 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: ***THE BWE FRANCE 2020 ITINERARY***
- Replies: 94
- Views: 6785
Re: ***THE BWE FRANCE 2020 ITINERARY***
I'd love to try the Tesseron Pym-Rae, but at $350 bottle I don't see that happening very often.
- Sun Mar 01, 2020 9:01 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Wine threads for BWE DC 2020 -- what are you bringing?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 2497
Re: Wine threads for DWE DC 2020 -- what are you bringing?
With stefan and Lucie in town, don't forget some high-powered luncheon wines!
- Fri Feb 28, 2020 4:50 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Have there been good Bordeaux made since the 80s?
- Replies: 73
- Views: 4063
Re: Have there been good Bordeaux made since the 80s?
Spoken like a true academic.Blanquito wrote:... but maybe wines like that are the exceptions which prove the rule?
- Fri Feb 28, 2020 4:49 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Have there been good Bordeaux made since the 80s?
- Replies: 73
- Views: 4063
Re: Have there been good Bordeaux made since the 80s?
Clos Fourtet. Figeac. Vieux Chateau Certan.
- Fri Feb 28, 2020 4:48 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Have there been good Bordeaux made since the 80s?
- Replies: 73
- Views: 4063
Re: Have there been good Bordeaux made since the 80s?
Our own Pontet-Canet?