Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

DavidG

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.

DavidG

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

DavidG

Fine with me Stefan if you want to organize.

DavidG

By order of the BD, I have reserved the Alcove Room at Charlie Palmer Steak for our Saturday main event dinner on April 2. The deposit is going in tomorrow AM. The plan: 6:00 - 7:00 PM: Welcome reception with butlered hors d'oeuvres and Champagne. 7:00 - ???? PM: Seated dinner. Cost Will depend on s...

DavidG

Jeez, the greats have been dropping like flies this year. Makin me feel old.

RIP...

DavidG

Most criminals aren't as smart as those portrayed in the movies.

DavidG

I supported Hillary 8 years ago and am for her now.
I have concerns about Sanders' revolutionary past and socialist agenda. If he gets the nomination (I think highly unlikely), they'll come at him hard over his past.
I could live with Bloomberg.

DavidG

This promises to get a bit jucier:

Premier Cru: Trustee asks judge to order wine company's secret computer turned over

DavidG

But I can't vote in the Maine gubernatorial race...

So as a Democrat, Jim, who would you like to see in the White House?

DavidG

How about Jim How on the BWE ticket?

DavidG

JimHow wrote:Who the hell knows what's gonna happen.

The above is the only statement in this thread you can take to the bank. The speculation is fascinating, but I guarantee we'll have at least one "didn't see that coming" moment between now and the conventions.

DavidG

I bought a smattering of 2003s, hopefully the "good ones" based on what I read here, but I haven't popped many. Not enough to make any useful sort of comment on the vintage in general, though I've heard that there are a number of wines showing better than initial expectations from a super-...

DavidG

I'll likely be starting a similar search in a few tears Danny, but I'm not a golfer. Traffic on and off the keys can be a bitch, but if you're retired you don't have to fight rush hour. And that squeaky pure white sand. And the sunsets... But Sarasota is no famous golf destination. The places in Flo...

DavidG

No doubt the law varies from state to state. When Carolina Wine Company went bankrupt, there was a lot of wine on hand that was boxed up with specific customer's names on the packages, ready to be shipped. One guy said he could see his name written on boxes through the window of the shuttered store....

DavidG

This should be interesting. Cool climate in the Mayacamas, biodynamic farming and the Tesseron commitment to quality. Maybe a Bordeaux-like wine in the offing?

DavidG

I'll trade weather with you guys!

Nice wine lineup. Sarasota, Siesta Key in particular, would be a sweet place to retire, but I don't know the golf situation.

DavidG

My path with PC was similar to Patrick's. I almost completely stopped buying pre-arrivals around 2009 or 2010, having become fed up with the long wait on 2005 Bordeaux. I didn't really believe they were in a death spiral until last fall, but I managed to get out intact. I was stunned by the magnitud...

DavidG

Hard to believe yet another one has passed. Already gone... to join the billion stars all around.

So many tunes I grew up with. So many lyrics running through my head.

He may have checked out, but he will never leave my mind or my heart.

DavidG

I was a Pats supporter because Brady went to Michigan. My enthusiasm for them has, shall we say, deflated?

DavidG

Similar experience with Total Wine here. I've bought a few things from them - Champagne and Bordeaux on the lower end of the price spectrum, and a few mid-range Bordeaux on sale. Usually they are higher than the DC or better California stores or the the now-extinct Premier Cru offers. I do believe t...

DavidG

Sam's too - they went bankrupt and were taken over by Binny's years ago.

DavidG

Happy Birthday Nic, and many more!

DavidG

That Rogers Hail Mary was crazy but the 60 yarder on 4th and 20 from his own 3 was insanity plus. I still don't think they have the overtime rules right. I agree. It seems that both teams should have a possession. Agree. Each team should get one possession. Repeat pairs of possessions until one tea...

DavidG

Wow, what a great tasting! LLC clearly rewards patience.

DavidG

AlohaArtakaHoundsong wrote:
JimHow wrote:When should I crack open my case of 2005 Barde Haut?
2008. A sexpot we christened Brigitte Bard Haut. She still has it when I checked last year.

Opened my first one last month. It did not disappoint. Will likely get even better over time, but you know I like waiting for complexity.

DavidG

Is the title of this thread a comment on recent postings or NFL personnel?

DavidG

Matt Damon.

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The FBI gets involved:
http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts ... -wine-shop

DavidG

I agree with Arv that you shouldn't need a conviction to claim a loss for tax purposes. I also like Jacques' advice that the loss might be usable as an offset to gains on sale of wine, but ask the accountant.

As to your last comment... Holy crap, time to buy stocks...

DavidG

Nice note Arv. I was about to post that 1982 Rouget was one of my first case purchases. Then I saw you did a deep dive for this thread an ID already posted that over 5 years ago.

DavidG

Gerry, I think you are spot on.

Before the filing, I wondered if the California Attorney General or the FBI would be interested. But at $70 million, I bet they are plenty interested.

DavidG

Jim, the rest of Schedule F and the answers to your other questions...

... they're all pre-arrival.

... on the water.

... waiting to fill a container.

I think we've got enough from PC to fill a container. But it ain't a container full of wine.

DavidG

That ought to be worth a few years behind bars.

DavidG

If I win the big prize, I promise a very special gift to all attendees of BWE 2016 in DC.

DavidG

It's sad, just today I got assigned to represent a guy who was charged with a Class C felony Theft of Services (punishable by up to 5 years in prison) and Class D misdemeanor Negotiating a Worthless Instrument (punishable by up to 364 days in prison) because he wrote a bad check for $750.00. What a...

DavidG

I believe that Don Cornwell is talking to the FBI about PC. Lots of potential for Federal charges here I would think with all the business they did in multiple states. At least one person has filed a complaint with the California Atty Genl. Hard to imagine any scenario in which the principals avoid ...

DavidG

I'm fortunate not to be on the creditors' list, but Tom says that he is and I assume Stefan is from his posts. I would assume that they would receive any creditor's meeting notice if they have the correct address on file (home vs some other shipping address?). To be clear, I haven't pored over the 1...

DavidG

It doesn't say much. Looks like a rush job that they are planning to complete later. Similar to the filing.

DavidG

Doesn't look like the site will allow me to attach it, Jim. I've emailed it to you.

DavidG

Don't know where they found that but I'll ask one of the attorneys.

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