Randy Wigginton 
Master of Wine
Posts: 10933
 | | 08-30-2008 08:01 PM |
| Hey - I figured we need a thread to deal with all those mailers that are not deserving of their own thread. Here are the ones I can list: Dain
Pali - Interesting as the pricing structure heavily rewards those buying a case or more... Neal - Love the wines... I just have too much
Big Basin - Great syrah, but... you know the drill Jean Edwards Cellars -- I can't remember why I signed up for this list. I wish I could remember...
Turley - I have friends that love this stuff and will buy all they can get. I wish I liked Zinfandel more than I do... | | |
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R8der
Livermore, CA
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2186
| | 08-31-2008 02:08 AM |
| Add Merry Edwards to the list....it just came today. WIML | | | |
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Sean Lenz
Grape Picker
Posts: 1
| | 08-31-2008 09:26 AM |
| Harlan (The Maiden and Estate - $500 tag on the Estate in a "bumper year" - guess you have to keep up with the Screagles")
D.R. Stephen (sold out if you don't know them)
RUDD (a bit stale)
MacPhail
7 Stone (gone in 2 hours, lots of PO'ed people on that one)
Schrader (guess she's gone)
Gemstone (gone if u don't know them)
Peay
Relic
Pride
Robert Foley
Cliff Lede "Poetry"
Loring
Anomoly Large Formats
Keplinger
Darioush
Dain
Altamura - Large Format last week
Spottswoode "Last Call"
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baron45
Grape Destemmer
Posts: 61
| | 08-31-2008 11:02 AM |
| Biale
Failla | | | |
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Dave
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5831
| | 08-31-2008 03:43 PM |
| Harlan Schrader Jones Match Harris Estate Anomaly Radio Coteau Peay Williams Selyem Core Corra L'Aventure Varner Wolf Family Karl Lawrence Rhys Maybach Abreu Araujo Pax Littorai Outpost Scholium Project Larkmead Kongsgaard Neal Robert Foley Melville Realm Turley Villa Creek Walter Hansel Ramey Kapscandy Hourglass Alcina Saxum Sea Smoke Tensley Arrietta DuMol Gemstone Revana Brewer Clifton Araujo All ones that I have bought from in the past and WIML on this year. And I am still over-bought on California wine. It is a vicious cycle | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts: 12722
| | 08-31-2008 04:54 PM |
| So far keeping one. SQN. That's it. No more. Nada. That might change but at the moment...only one. | | | Joe-----Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
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Dave
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5831
| | 08-31-2008 07:26 PM |
| You are a piker. Ridge Monte Bello SQN (if gods smile) Alban Rivers Marie Quilceda Creek (?) Aubert Scarecrow | | | |
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Budman
Philly Suburbs
VinoCellar.com Extraordinaire
Posts: 23749
| | 09-01-2008 08:12 AM |
| Switchback Ridge
A.P. Vin
Lewelling | | | |
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mountainman
Mammoth Mountain
Wine Addict
Posts: 6216
| | 09-01-2008 11:38 AM |
| Got the Failla mailer and was shocked on one item, his estate pinot for $90? | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts: 12722
| | 09-01-2008 11:53 AM |
| Posted By Dave on 08/31/2008 7:26 PM You are a piker. Only when it comes to California produced wines. My purchases of Champagne, Italian and Spanish wines are definitely on the rise. Daddy got rocks.
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Dave
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5831
| | 09-01-2008 04:32 PM |
| Did you say Champagne and Italian?? Sensei, tell me more. | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts: 12722
| | 09-01-2008 04:57 PM |
| Well, without a doubt I've been focusing on Champagne since last December. I've managed to grow it to about 7.5% of my cellar or around 8 cases and still growing. I have a decent mix of NV and vintage with about 40% NV at this point and the balance vintage. I'm focusing mostly on building up the vintage numbers right now and replacing the NV as I consume it. My ultimate goal is to get it to and keep it around 10% of the cellar. Besides NV I have vintages of 1982, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2002 scattered between Salon, Dom Perignon, Krug, Taittinger, Heidsieck, Philliponnat, Pol Roger, Gosset, Pommery, Bollinger, Veuve Clicquot and as of late some growers as well.
Italy and Spain are not growing as quite as fast and intense as Champagne because it still has the focus but it's growing in spurts as well. I expect Italy to make a nice tick up in October when we visit Toscana e Piedmont. We already have 1 or 2 cases of old vintage Baroli set aside for the trip hope that just need to pick up while there. We'll build on that starting in the New Year once I get Champagne where I finally want it.
I did this same thing with Oregon last year. grew it to about 10.5% of my cellar in the span of 12 months. I fix a weakness in my cellar and then move onto the next one. | | | Joe-----Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
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Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts: 11423
| | 09-01-2008 05:54 PM |
| I've managed to grow it to about 7.5% of my cellar or around 8 cases and still growing. Only until I come visit. When is our 1996 ultimate tasting? | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts: 12722
| | 09-01-2008 06:23 PM |
| I'm guessing the 1996 tasting is still a few years down the road. Most of those bad boys need time IMHO. Looking forward to it though! | | | Joe-----Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
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Dave
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5831
| | 09-01-2008 10:51 PM |
| My main issue now is no money. If that problem gets cured, then I intend to stock up on 2002 Champagne and devote my wine budget to Piedmont. Right now it is 21 bottles and it should be about 10 times that much. Did I mention that money was a problem?
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts: 12722
| | 09-02-2008 08:24 AM |
| LOL. Welcome to the club. Seems like money is always a problem. | | | Joe-----Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
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scottj
Houston, TX
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1125
| | 09-02-2008 07:54 PM |
| Posted By Dave on 09/01/2008 10:51 PM
My main issue now is no money.
That's what will happen when you buy 40000+ cases of '05 Burgundy ... | | | |
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Randy Wigginton
Master of Wine
Posts: 10933
| | 09-03-2008 09:34 AM |
| Aha! How could we forget Hundred Acre! However that wine is only $200/bottle, a veritable bargain in today's world... | | | |
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dinwiddie
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2213
| | 09-03-2008 09:43 AM |
| Well, I bought Dain, Karl Lawrence, and Jean Edwards, and will continue to buy the K-B. I'm passing on Radio-Coteau this time since I will probably only buy the Savoy PN when it is offered. I passed on Pali, A Donkey and Goat, A.P. Vin, Loring, WesMar, Siduri, and several others. My problem is that I have too much wine now that my doctor has strictly limited my permitted intake. I am going to focus on wines that I can put away for at least 5 years, and those wines that my wife just insists that I buy (like theKosta Browne, Dain and the Savoy) I will probably focus more on Italian wines and Champagne in the future. | | | |
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Al_ksyrah
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2137
| | 09-03-2008 11:01 AM |
| I notice AP Vin was mentioned a couple of times. Actually, I think his yearly release is tomorrow, ie he hasn't yet sent out a mailer.
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