BD: I was in the cellar last weekend before I saw this post and noticed that case. It's roughly in the middle of a stack of OWCs. I'll take a picture next weekend when I'm back in the cellar.
I like DavidG's idea though........
Michael-P
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- Sun Jun 16, 2019 12:32 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: I'll never separate MichaelP from his case of 89 Lynch Bages
- Replies: 11
- Views: 825
- Wed Jun 05, 2019 1:22 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Let's get together in DC June 14-15
- Replies: 155
- Views: 8432
Re: Let's get together in DC June 14-15
I tried to find a way to make this DC event but too many things piled up against making the trip and I finally gave up. I look forward to the reports!
Michael-P
Michael-P
- Wed May 15, 2019 7:41 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Montrose @ Bobby Vans 5/13
- Replies: 12
- Views: 753
Re: Montrose @ Bobby Vans 5/13
JC:
Thanks for the TNs and photos. A wonderful evening.
I've had a few other 00s recently that seemed a bit flat, especially when compared to their reputations. More time?
Michael-P
Thanks for the TNs and photos. A wonderful evening.
I've had a few other 00s recently that seemed a bit flat, especially when compared to their reputations. More time?
Michael-P
- Wed May 15, 2019 7:34 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Let's get together in DC June 14-15
- Replies: 155
- Views: 8432
Re: Let's get together in DC sometime soon.
But in the movie "A Few Good Men" didn't Demi convince Tom not to plea bargain? MP
- Tue May 14, 2019 2:45 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Let's get together in DC June 14-15
- Replies: 155
- Views: 8432
Re: Let's get together in DC sometime soon.
BD: What did the judge say today? MP
- Wed Apr 17, 2019 6:17 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 9 people at dinner, 9 wines
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1189
Re: 9 people at dinner, 9 wines
Mark:
If I wanted to try a Cullen, what vintage should I seek? Thanks,
Michael-P
If I wanted to try a Cullen, what vintage should I seek? Thanks,
Michael-P
- Wed Apr 17, 2019 6:05 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Vintner describes a wallaby infestation
- Replies: 2
- Views: 244
Re: Vintner describes a wallaby infestation
Bordeaux wineries as gifts to 20 something kids.
Guess I don't make enough $ to be in that world.
Thanks Arv!
Michael-P
Guess I don't make enough $ to be in that world.
Thanks Arv!
Michael-P
- Wed Apr 17, 2019 5:55 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Short-Term Storage Question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 644
Re: Short-Term Storage Question
I agree too but would suggest a long gradual warming if possible. Perhaps it's my brain cells working overtime but I feel like refrigerator stored wines lose some complexity unless they have ample time (days?) to rest from the cold shock. I'm OK if no one agrees with me (that's often the case with m...
- Wed Apr 17, 2019 5:51 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Devastating.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1468
Re: Devastating.
Nalan and I were both shedding tears on hearing and watching the news. This is not just French, it is a world treasure. Hopefully craftsmen, architects and historians, and a lot of cash, can rebuild it faithfully.
Michael-P
Michael-P
- Fri Mar 22, 2019 4:44 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BWE 2019: Time to choose a main course!
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2012
Re: BWE 2019: Time to choose a main course!
Michael-P: steak both nights
Nalan: steak both nights
Nalan: steak both nights
- Sat Mar 16, 2019 5:49 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BWE Denver 2019 Friday wine planner
- Replies: 52
- Views: 4365
Re: BWE Denver 2019 Friday wine planner
I delivered my Fri+Sat BWE Denver wines to Denver a month ago so they could rest to ready for the battles.
They are sitting in my Denver friend's a cool dark cellar.
So no change in the wines on my side.
Happy to sit next to you Nic!
Michael-P
They are sitting in my Denver friend's a cool dark cellar.
So no change in the wines on my side.
Happy to sit next to you Nic!
Michael-P
- Mon Feb 11, 2019 3:36 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BWE Denver 2019 Friday wine planner
- Replies: 52
- Views: 4365
Re: BWE Denver 2019 Friday wine planner
01 Spinetta Vursu Barolo
66 Croft
Michael-P
66 Croft
Michael-P
- Mon Feb 11, 2019 3:32 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BWE ‘19: Saturday Wine Planner
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3126
Re: BWE ‘19: Saturday Wine Planner
89 Fleur Gay (2 bottles)
89 Fargues (1 bottle)
Michael-P
89 Fargues (1 bottle)
Michael-P
- Thu Feb 07, 2019 3:47 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2009 La Conseillante; children and wine; blind tasting
- Replies: 10
- Views: 983
Re: 2009 La Conseillante; children and wine; blind tasting
And then there's no accounting for taste.....
- Wed Feb 06, 2019 7:27 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: gonna be out of commission for a while.
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3892
Re: gonna be out of commission for a while.
Jim: Just catching up here and sad to hear you've been going through this pain. Since I am not a doctor, I concur with the comments of the doctors above. Rest, eat and exercise properly, and recover. Maybe retire and run for congress again? Please make the changes you need to make to ensure you're h...
- Sat Feb 02, 2019 8:39 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BWE ‘19: Saturday Wine Planner
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3126
Re: BWE ‘19: Saturday Wine Planner
I'll be going to the cellar Feb 9 to pull wines for Denver since I'm going there for work on Feb 10 and plan to bring the wines early and let them rest before the BWE festivities. I have my list of 89s to find and I'll let you know as soon as I have them in hand......Exciting!
Michael-P
Michael-P
- Sat Feb 02, 2019 3:20 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TNs - why bother?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1514
Re: TNs - why bother?
Stu:
All the above good reasons. Thanks for all the helpful TNs!
Michael-P
All the above good reasons. Thanks for all the helpful TNs!
Michael-P
- Sat Feb 02, 2019 3:13 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: ??? BWE 2019 ??? Any Food Allergies/Restrictions/Preferences
- Replies: 9
- Views: 811
Re: ??? BWE 2019 ??? Any Food Allergies/Restrictions/Preferences
Nalan is badly affected by shellfish, even if only a drop of sauce, but not quite as dangerous as Peggy.
Michael-P
Michael-P
- Tue Jan 15, 2019 1:39 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Offline interest in Napa (Jan. 26) or SanFran (Jan. 27)?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2446
Re: Offline interest in Napa (Jan. 26) or SanFran (Jan. 27)?
I pulled 2 Italians to bring for SF on the 27th.
Michael-P
Michael-P
- Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:36 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: *** BWE 2019 *** Payments for Friday and Saturday dinners!
- Replies: 45
- Views: 5391
Re: *** BWE 2019 *** Payments for Friday and Saturday dinners!
Check for Fri and Sat in the mail.
A few years back I bought the DVD for Deliverance because I haven't seen it in over 20 years and thought I should again. But I can't seem to get the courage.....
Michael-P
A few years back I bought the DVD for Deliverance because I haven't seen it in over 20 years and thought I should again. But I can't seem to get the courage.....
Michael-P
- Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:33 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: How does March 28-31 in Denver sound for BWE '19?
- Replies: 148
- Views: 13623
Re: How does March 28-31 in Denver sound for BWE '19?
Arv: tell us about the great photo!
Our good friends in Denver, Rich and Liz, say they are sending their check for Fri and/or Sat......
Michael-P
Our good friends in Denver, Rich and Liz, say they are sending their check for Fri and/or Sat......
Michael-P
- Thu Jan 10, 2019 3:17 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Offline interest in Napa (Jan. 26) or SanFran (Jan. 27)?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2446
Re: Offline interest in Napa (Jan. 26) or SanFran (Jan. 27)?
Nalan and I are in for the 27th in SF.
Let me see what additional (to me) Italians I can bring.
Looking forward to it!
Michael-P
Let me see what additional (to me) Italians I can bring.
Looking forward to it!
Michael-P
- Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:12 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Offline interest in Napa (Jan. 26) or SanFran (Jan. 27)?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2446
Re: Offline interest in Napa (Jan. 26) or SanFran (Jan. 27)?
Patrick: ask Margaret at Forman why she doesn't respond to my tasting requests! A few places in Napa have limited free corkage but you guys will blow through that quickly. BTW, sadly Charlie Palmer in Napa sucks. Food, service and atmosphere. Nothing like DC. Although their rooftop drunken bar scene...
- Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:04 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Offline interest in Napa (Jan. 26) or SanFran (Jan. 27)?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2446
Re: Offline interest in Napa (Jan. 26) or SanFran (Jan. 27)?
BD: Thanks for prompting folks, and me. Patrick: Thanks for PMing me. Nalan and I are good for one evening for sure. At this point for SF on the 27th. Very untypically, we happen to be doing wine events in Napa both weekends prior to the 26th, so a third weekend in a row might be a tough sell. Let's...
- Mon Dec 31, 2018 6:10 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BWE Denver 2019 Friday wine planner
- Replies: 52
- Views: 4365
Re: BWE Denver 2019 Friday wine planner
Count Nalan and I in for the Fri dinner.
Michael-P
Michael-P
- Fri Dec 28, 2018 5:44 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 52-70-83-95
- Replies: 3
- Views: 573
52-70-83-95
We had a small (5 of us) birthday dinner gathering for a good friend in Napa last Sat. He was a Napa wine maker decades ago and since became a lawyer. Some duck breast dried sausage and cheeses to start, braised Wild Board shanks, mashed potatoes, some green stuff and a fruit tart. The fun part was ...
- Fri Dec 28, 2018 5:17 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2009 Haut Bergey
- Replies: 4
- Views: 528
Re: 2009 Haut Bergey
Yes but it usually costs $40-$50.
- Wed Nov 21, 2018 2:09 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Thanksgiving 2018
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- Views: 545
Re: Thanksgiving 2018
I've been told I am bringing a 3L of 03 Clos Badon to the family Thanksgiving dinner.
I'll sneak in an 85 and 70 Taylor as well.
Let's see what else I can find....
I'll sneak in an 85 and 70 Taylor as well.
Let's see what else I can find....
- Wed Nov 14, 2018 2:18 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 88 LLC and 88 Cos
- Replies: 7
- Views: 860
88 LLC and 88 Cos
Ever since we bought the house in Napa almost 6 years ago and are able to spend quiet weekends there, or with friends that want to go wine tasting, or with our friends that live and work in the wine trade in Napa, I've noticed we have been drinking Napa wines more often than not. Perhaps it's just s...
- Thu Nov 01, 2018 5:28 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: How does March 28-31 in Denver sound for BWE '19?
- Replies: 148
- Views: 13623
Re: How does March 28-31 in Denver sound for BWE '19?
I'll try to find another oldish large format for the Saturday dinner.
Michael-P
Michael-P
Re: K & L
There are a few different shippers in Napa that seem to ship anywhere. So tourists doing tastings can buy wines from various wineries and consolidate them for shipment instead of checking them as baggage. I don’t know how they get around the laws but they have been in business for decades (I recall ...
- Sun Oct 21, 2018 5:35 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: How does March 28-31 in Denver sound for BWE '19?
- Replies: 148
- Views: 13623
Re: How does March 28-31 in Denver sound for BWE '19?
Please add Nalan and I to the list of attendees.
Michael-P
Michael-P
- Tue Sep 25, 2018 3:21 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Off to Paris....
- Replies: 5
- Views: 503
Re: Off to Paris....
Cheers!
- Fri Aug 10, 2018 12:18 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: I'm going to make a bold statement about the '15 Malescot...
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1209
Re: I'm going to make a bold statement about the '15 Malescot...
These days I'm finding very few Calif reds that I like for under $100, so Bordeaux is a bargain!
And better
Michael-P
And better
Michael-P
- Fri Aug 10, 2018 12:16 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2015 La Dame de Montrose: Charmingly Uncharming.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 842
Re: 2015 La Dame de Montrose: Charmingly Uncharming.
I rarely drink a second label.
For most of my life, I have had little time for second wines.
So sayeth the BD.
For most of my life, I have had little time for second wines.
So sayeth the BD.
- Fri Aug 10, 2018 12:14 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Multiple Horizontal of "6"s
- Replies: 6
- Views: 670
Re: Multiple Horizontal of "6"s
I'm not really a Champagne guy, but I've had the 06 Comtes a few times this year and it's very good.
Michael-P
Michael-P
- Fri Aug 10, 2018 12:04 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Family Winemakers of CA tasting - August 26th San Franciso
- Replies: 1
- Views: 174
Family Winemakers of CA tasting - August 26th San Franciso
Anyone going?
I've found many diamonds in the rough here in the past.
Michael-P
I've found many diamonds in the rough here in the past.
Michael-P
- Thu Mar 22, 2018 10:22 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Friday March 23rd dinner 7 PM AT BISTRO CACAO -- UPDATE
- Replies: 106
- Views: 9369
- Thu Mar 22, 2018 10:20 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: ***BWE 2018 Convention DC: Sat 3/24 Charlie Palmer***
- Replies: 243
- Views: 22950
Re: ***DC '18: Sat 3/24 Dinner 6:00 PM Charlie Palmer***
David:
Could you please change my NYC buds names to Bill and Lynnette?
Same persons...
Thanks,
Michael-P
Could you please change my NYC buds names to Bill and Lynnette?
Same persons...
Thanks,
Michael-P
- Sun Mar 18, 2018 10:04 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: ***BWE 2018 Convention DC: Sat 3/24 Charlie Palmer***
- Replies: 243
- Views: 22950
Re: ***DC '18: March 22-25: Saturday March 24 dinner***
My 2 other NYC buds are not coming.
No other changes, so it’s Nalan+MP, Bill+Lynnette (NYC).
Looking forward to the festivities!
Michael-P
No other changes, so it’s Nalan+MP, Bill+Lynnette (NYC).
Looking forward to the festivities!
Michael-P