R8der 
Livermore, CA
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2186
 | | 04-21-2008 12:09 AM |
| As much as I like them....this mailer came at exactly the wrong time...and I'm going to have to pass. During tax time I had a chance to closely review my credit card transactions over the last year. I need to make some cuts....I simply can't keep adding wine lists without deleting others.
We're really starting to lean more towards Syrah these days....and to be able to buy more Syrah, I need to cut some Pinot. Sad but true!
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Randy Wigginton
Master of Wine
Posts: 10933
| | 04-21-2008 09:25 AM |
| Chris -- Welcome to the dark side! Syrah is my current favorite, as it seems "undiscovered", and according to winegeek and others, there is a glut of good syrah available because most consumers have not discovered it yet. | | | |
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TimLinCA
Danville CA
Grape Puncher
Posts: 831
| | 11-24-2008 04:59 PM |
| Anybody know what happened to the Sonoma Coast offering? I thought it was supposed to be released in Fall 2008. We're gettin' pretty close to winter here... Tim
p.s. I'll send them an email and see what they say. | | | |
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TimLinCA
Danville CA
Grape Puncher
Posts: 831
| | 11-24-2008 05:48 PM |
| Answer:
Printer problems. Email tomorrow or Wed. Snail mail on Monday Dec. 1 | | | |
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tanglenet
Oakland, California
Wine Bottler
Posts: 3446
| | 11-24-2008 07:10 PM |
| At Family Winemakers (August), Paul mentioned that they were debating about whether they would release in the fall or hold until the sping, as they thought it was shutting down. However, it was showing well at the venue which was making them rethink waiting until spring. | | TN posted on Cellartracker"
I drink no more than a sponge." François Rabelais
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JFones
Grape Truck Driver
Posts: 36
| | 11-25-2008 08:51 PM |
| I have tasted the '06 Sonoma Coast twice and liked it both times. Nice wine. But priced at $65?? I wish them well and hope they sell out but I'll choose to load up on the Sandler Sonoma Coast PN at half that price. | | | |
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TimLinCA
Danville CA
Grape Puncher
Posts: 831
| | 11-25-2008 11:00 PM |
| And $23 to ship 1 to 3 bottles to CA? Yikes.
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R8der
Livermore, CA
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2186
| | 11-26-2008 12:56 AM |
| I like the folks...really...but I don't "$65/bottle" like them. I will only pay that kind of money for KB, Rochioli, Williams Selyem and Sea Smoke. Oh well, I like it when wineries make it easy to say no.
Chris | | | |
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David Spriggs
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 647
| | 11-26-2008 02:24 AM |
| I'm going to buy a few bottles and cut back elsewhere. We really liked this and the 2007's at their open house. I'm starting to get in the mode of only supporting wineries where you like the people or you have some sort of personal connection to. I'm not quite there yet... but I'm working on it! And yes, I'm a little shocked at the price. -Dave- | | | |
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Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts: 11423
| | 11-26-2008 12:18 PM |
| The wines were good but not good enough to support the pricing. | | | |
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Rob Kim
Las Vegas, Nevada
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 461
| | 11-26-2008 04:37 PM |
| At that price, I could not close out the order form fast enough. It has to be a tough time now to roll out an unknown/new Sonoma in this market. | | | |
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R8der
Livermore, CA
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2186
| | 11-26-2008 08:40 PM |
| Posted By David Spriggs on 11-26-2008 02:24 AM
I'm going to buy a few bottles and cut back elsewhere. We really liked this and the 2007's at their open house. I'm starting to get in the mode of only supporting wineries where you like the people or you have some sort of personal connection to. I'm not quite there yet... but I'm working on it! And yes, I'm a little shocked at the price. -Dave-
This has been my philosophy all along. This is why I corner the market on Ed Kurtzman (I believe I'm his largest customer) and Michael Browne wines. It's also a problem...because these winemakers are such easy guys to become friends with that I have more winery friends than I can buy wine, so it comes down to cutting those I just don't know as well. Even after making cuts this year, I still buy more wine than I consume....and I consume a lot!
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tanglenet
Oakland, California
Wine Bottler
Posts: 3446
| | 11-26-2008 11:36 PM |
| It's hard not to buy from a wine maker you've met and like. That's one reason I like to NOT meet wine makers. It's easier to pass and be guilt free when you're lost in the crowd. | | TN posted on Cellartracker"
I drink no more than a sponge." François Rabelais
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Drew
Sammamish, WA
Wine Bottler
Posts: 3411
| | 11-27-2008 02:12 PM |
| Posted By tanglenet on 11-26-2008 11:36 PM
It's hard not to buy from a wine maker you've met and like. That's one reason I like to NOT meet wine makers. It's easier to pass and be guilt free when you're lost in the crowd. Funny you mention that. I actually wrote an apology mail this time around for WIML'ing one of my regulars... | | | |
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