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Philip

Location: Brooklyn, NY

http://twitter.com/Philip_James

Founder of Snooth. Wine lover, data lover, wine data lover. Climbed Everest in my leaner years, now prefer to collect other things than mountain summits


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dmcker left Philip a public message:
3 hours ago

"And Philip, is there a reason why the default for messages is public? Personally, I'd prefer that it be private..."
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dmcker left Philip a public message:
3 hours ago

"Well, maybe here's an opportunity for another Snooth service:
http://www.snooth.com/talk/topic/what-if-wine-labels-had-to-list-nutritional-info/

Snooth might collate and display nutritional info of all sorts, for all sorts of wines. Calcium and other minerals might be more interesting than just fats and proteins... ;-) You could market it to wineshops as well as individuals... "
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Philip reviewed Black Box Cabernet Sauvignon . (2/5)
Yesterday at 5:39pm

Green olives and pineapples on the nose. Pineapples and citrus continue through the mouth, the wine is green and not in my style. Finishes with a tart citrus tang.

Black Box Cabernet Sauvignon

Starting at $18.99 Snoothrank: 2.5/5
Philip reviewed Black Box Wines Merlot 2007. (3/5)
Yesterday at 5:16pm

Softly sweet earthy nose. Quite sweet, but with good typical merlot mouthfeel, and flavors of coffee, spice, anise. There's a manufactured quality on the mid palate, but its not too...

Black Box Wines Merlot 2007

Starting at $19.99 Snoothrank: 3/5
Philip reviewed Black Box Chardonnay 2008. (3.5/5)
Yesterday at 4:47pm

Sweet tropical fruits of kiwi, pineapple and vanilla on the nose. Very buttery with flavors of red apple, cinnamon. Medium acidity keeps the wine from feeling flabby and the finish has a nice...

Black Box Chardonnay 2008

Starting at $22.99 Snoothrank: 3/5
jaime Diaz left Philip a public message:
On Nov 3

"thanks philip."
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Philip replied to a topic in Snooth Talk: Meads.
On Nov 3

I grew up in Cornwall - South West England. Land of King Arthur, basically. We drank mead in our teens (mead and cider!), but I've not seen any large nationwide brands, and I've never...

Philip replied to a topic in Snooth Talk: Epicurious.com Recipes Enhanced by Wine Pairings from Snooth.
On Nov 3

DM - yes the thumbs up/down is our start of collecting data so we can go back, analyze the results and refine the pairings going forward. Hadn't thought about allowing users to comment as to...

Philip left jaime Diaz a public message:
On Nov 3

"Jaime

Thanks for getting in touch. Snooth not a wine retailer, if you ask in the forums I'm sure someone who's tried it or knows it well will be able to give you an answer.

The forums are located at: www.snooth.com/talk

Thanks"
reply

Philip replied to a topic in Snooth Talk: new to site and have questions.
On Nov 2

NVenture - thats a good question. We've thought about creating such a 'meta' page, so if you were looking at Robert Mondavi Chardonnay, you'd be able to learn about the wine in...

Limes and bay leaf on the nose. Slightly off dry, but not overly sweet, which gives the wine a roundness. Nicely balanced with flavors of peaches and almonds. Crisp mineral and lemony finish.

Philip reviewed DMZ Shiraz 2008. (3.5/5)
On Oct 30

Creamy nose with hints of pyrite. Very mineral in the mouth, with a cool iron and iodine flavor. Intense fruits, bordering on a licorice flavor. Very powerful and intense, with a thick...

DMZ Shiraz 2008

Starting at $14.99 Snoothrank: 3/5
Philip reviewed Black Box Cabernet Sauvignon . (2/5)
Yesterday at 5:39pm

Green olives and pineapples on the nose. Pineapples and citrus continue through the mouth, the wine is green and not in my style. Finishes with a tart citrus tang.

Black Box Cabernet Sauvignon

Starting at $18.99 Snoothrank: 2.5/5
Philip reviewed Black Box Wines Merlot 2007. (3/5)
Yesterday at 5:16pm

Softly sweet earthy nose. Quite sweet, but with good typical merlot mouthfeel, and flavors of coffee, spice, anise. There's a manufactured quality on the mid palate, but its not too...

Black Box Wines Merlot 2007

Starting at $19.99 Snoothrank: 3/5
Philip reviewed Black Box Chardonnay 2008. (3.5/5)
Yesterday at 4:47pm

Sweet tropical fruits of kiwi, pineapple and vanilla on the nose. Very buttery with flavors of red apple, cinnamon. Medium acidity keeps the wine from feeling flabby and the finish has a nice...

Black Box Chardonnay 2008

Starting at $22.99 Snoothrank: 3/5

Limes and bay leaf on the nose. Slightly off dry, but not overly sweet, which gives the wine a roundness. Nicely balanced with flavors of peaches and almonds. Crisp mineral and lemony finish.

Philip reviewed DMZ Shiraz 2008. (3.5/5)
On Oct 30

Creamy nose with hints of pyrite. Very mineral in the mouth, with a cool iron and iodine flavor. Intense fruits, bordering on a licorice flavor. Very powerful and intense, with a thick...

DMZ Shiraz 2008

Starting at $14.99 Snoothrank: 3/5
dmcker left Philip a public message:
3 hours ago

"And Philip, is there a reason why the default for messages is public? Personally, I'd prefer that it be private..."
reply

dmcker left Philip a public message:
3 hours ago

"Well, maybe here's an opportunity for another Snooth service:
http://www.snooth.com/talk/topic/what-if-wine-labels-had-to-list-nutritional-info/

Snooth might collate and display nutritional info of all sorts, for all sorts of wines. Calcium and other minerals might be more interesting than just fats and proteins... ;-) You could market it to wineshops as well as individuals... "
reply

jaime Diaz left Philip a public message:
On Nov 3

"thanks philip."
reply

Philip left jaime Diaz a public message:
On Nov 3

"Jaime

Thanks for getting in touch. Snooth not a wine retailer, if you ask in the forums I'm sure someone who's tried it or knows it well will be able to give you an answer.

The forums are located at: www.snooth.com/talk

Thanks"
reply

Philip replied to a topic in Snooth Talk: Meads.
On Nov 3

I grew up in Cornwall - South West England. Land of King Arthur, basically. We drank mead in our teens (mead and cider!), but I've not seen any large nationwide brands, and I've never...

Philip replied to a topic in Snooth Talk: Epicurious.com Recipes Enhanced by Wine Pairings from Snooth.
On Nov 3

DM - yes the thumbs up/down is our start of collecting data so we can go back, analyze the results and refine the pairings going forward. Hadn't thought about allowing users to comment as to...

Philip replied to a topic in Snooth Talk: new to site and have questions.
On Nov 2

NVenture - thats a good question. We've thought about creating such a 'meta' page, so if you were looking at Robert Mondavi Chardonnay, you'd be able to learn about the wine in...


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