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• June 2015

  While the ABV of a wine cooler is a waifish version of the 13- and 14-percenters you may be used to seeing in California, that hasn't stopped the Golden State's quaffers from enjoying a Renaissance of the drink once relegated to high-school parties and the neon kaleidoscope that was the 70's and 80's.  Earlier this week, Los Angeles Magazine rep... Read More

  From the article Cool It! Whispy Wines Becoming Cooler in L.A.

  
  

• June 2015

  Ron, I am getting sucked deeper and deeper into your quandary.  I had not really considered any decision you may have regarding the 5 bottles that do not show damage.  I am curious, are they five different botles?  If you purchased multiples, I would certainly open up one soon and check it out.  Then you can make a decision whether or not you wa... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Bottle Damage - need some...

  
  

• June 2015

  I'm a long-time lurker (and appreciator) of this forum, but this is my first post.  Thanks, in advance, for your help, and for all of the other good advice I've found here in the past.LAST WEEKI got a fantastic deal on a 1995 bottle from what I believed (and still believe, I hope) to be a reputable online seller.  Here are the photos that accomp... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Bottle Damage - need some...

  
  

• June 2015

  Tonight we met with our Fidelity financial advisor to discuss our 'green line'.  We are in good shape and I'll no longer be on a bread & water diet just to make it to my senior years.   We celebrated by walking across the street and having a glass of wine at the Whole Foods wine bar.  I selected the Rose from Provence, France, while Sandra chose... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Whatcha drinking tonight?

  
  

• May 2015

  EM - That wine sounds delicious.  I'm nearing the end of our bottle of Saint Jacques; what should I open for us to finish the night with?  We're watching Jeopardy right now, with Who's Line is it Anyway? coming up next. Read More

  Forum post in the topic Weekend Wines

  
  

• May 2015

  Sandra & I are feeling good tonight, because we came home from meeting with our Fidelity financial advisor and discussing our 'green line'.  He basically said we were on track and he only suggested a few minor tweaks to our investments for the upcoming year.  Sandra has done a wonderful job managing our investment portfolio and that's a big reas... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Weekday Wines

  
  

• May 2015

  Oregon’s wine families scoured the state fifty years ago looking for the perfect Pinot Noir site. They found it in the Willamette Valley, The Oregonian reporter Molly Harbarger said in an atricle this week. Fifty years later, the Pinot market is booming. “The founding families of Oregon Pinot Noir scoured the Pacific Northwest to find the perfec... Read More

  From the article Golden Anniversary: Pinot Noir Celebrates 50th Year in Oregon

  
  

• May 2015

  Quite the hall RBA...Excited to get my first from Carter in the cellar, adding to the Myriad Dr. Crane's and Quivet Las Piedras, will be fun to compare them all down the line.  Read More

  Forum post in the topic What have you bought lately?

  
  

• May 2015

  Does anyone have any experience with these wines?Seems like it would suit my palate. Interesting that they're a Napa producer known for their whites, and their blocked malo/ neutral barrel Chardonnay. Apparently the winemaker who's been there for 40 years was an assistant for Ric Forman for a couple years before getting plucked by Stony Hill.I'm... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Stony Hill, Napa

  
  

• May 2015

  Believe it or not, it’s a good time to be a winemaker in Russia. That’s according to a recent Bloomberg Business story, in which reporters Ilya Khrennikov and Jason Corcoran detailed the state of the country’s wine industry, noting a resurgence.  “Spurned over Ukraine and squeezed by recession, Russians are starting to measure patriotism by the ... Read More

  From the article Mother Russia: Wines on the Rise in Land of Putin

  
  

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