Eric White 
San Ramon, CA
Advanced Sommelier
Posts: 9561
 | | 10-01-2008 07:13 PM |
| Allocations are up! | | | 2008: the end of an error | |
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Eric White
San Ramon, CA
Advanced Sommelier
Posts: 9561
| | 10-01-2008 07:15 PM |
| My allocation:
Keefer: 2
Amber Ridge: 4
Koplen: 4
Kanzler: 4
Garys' 3
Rosella's: 3
4-Barrel: 2
22 bottles, and almost $1500 before tax.
Gunna have to think about this one... | | | 2008: the end of an error | |
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mountainman
Mammoth Mountain
Wine Addict
Posts: 6195
| | 10-01-2008 07:20 PM |
| I'm down to only 48 bottles....what is production down?! | | | |
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Randy Wigginton
Master of Wine
Posts: 10873
| | 10-01-2008 08:30 PM |
| allocated 10 bottles... | | | |
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Dave
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5774
| | 10-01-2008 08:32 PM |
| I got the friends allocation too (happy, for once, not to have gotten an LOD allocation). I'll probably keep 6 and offer the others to others.
Keefer: 2
Amber Ridge: 4
Koplen: 4
Kanzler: 4
Garys' 3
Rosella's: 3
4-Barrel: 2
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winodyno
Grape Sorter
Posts: 285
| | 10-01-2008 08:38 PM |
| 2 bottles! Woo-hoo! Actually this works out well for me considering my budget. WD | | | |
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Winetex
Austin, Texas (pretty fall colors here)
Master of Wine
Posts: 11301
| | 10-01-2008 09:04 PM |
| 48 bottles, omg. Over 3K. | | | |
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David Spriggs
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 645
| | 10-01-2008 09:06 PM |
| My allocation:
Keefer: 2
Amber Ridge: 2
Koplen: 2
Kanzler: 2
Garys' 0
Rosella's: 0
4-Barrel: 0
I'm very happy that it was this small! I bought all of it. -Dave- | | | |
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Wineaux
New Orleans, LA
Wine Thief
Posts: 2808
| | 10-01-2008 09:43 PM |
| Original LOD member here with no purchases since the spring '05 offering - allocated 14 bottles but no 4-barrel. I'll likely pass again.
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mountainman
Mammoth Mountain
Wine Addict
Posts: 6195
| | 10-01-2008 10:20 PM |
| Posted By Winetex on 10-01-2008 09:04 PM
48 bottles, omg. Over 3K. I did NOT want to do the math on my 48...gee thanks :-)
Now back to watch the Angels kick the BoSox butts :-)
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Budman
Philly Suburbs
VinoCellar.com Extraordinaire
Posts: 23705
| | 10-02-2008 03:02 AM |
| Posted By Winetex on 10-01-2008 09:04 PM
48 bottles, omg. Over 3K.
It's only over 3K if you buy all of it!!! | | | |
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ChillyWino
Barrel Racker
Posts: 1831
| | 10-02-2008 07:27 AM |
| My allocation:
Keefer: 2
Amber Ridge: 3
Koplen: 3
Kanzler: 3
Garys' 2
Rosella's: 2
4-Barrel: 0
15 bottles in all.
I've bought full allocations in the past, but lately have been cutting back. Miss the old days of $28 Sonoma Pinot and $48 SVD's.
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ChangeMe
Grape Sorter
Posts: 350
| | 10-02-2008 08:35 AM |
| I got the same allocation as Chilly. I'm really on the fence on this one. I like KB's wines and want to support them, but, given the $68 price tag, I think that there are comparable wines out there at half the price. | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts: 12538
| | 10-02-2008 08:43 AM |
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Posted By Winetex on 10-01-2008 09:04 PM
48 bottles, omg. Over 3K.
Nucking futs. | | | Joe-----Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
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Winetex
Austin, Texas (pretty fall colors here)
Master of Wine
Posts: 11301
| | 10-02-2008 08:47 AM |
| Posted By Winetex on 10-01-2008 09:04 PM
48 bottles, omg. Over 3K.
It's only over 3K if you buy all of it!!!
There is no way. For my palate these wines are best consumed young so I'm only going to buy the amount we can consume within 2-3 years. We still have a lot of bottles of previous vintages in the cellar as well. With the crackdown on shipping between wine geeks I don't foresee much enabling going on in the future. KBs and other wines are just too heavy to disguise in quantities. | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts: 12538
| | 10-02-2008 08:49 AM |
| Not to mention the fact that IMHO the wines simply aren't worth $68.00 a bottle plus tax and shipping. There, I said it. | | | Joe-----Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
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Winetex
Austin, Texas (pretty fall colors here)
Master of Wine
Posts: 11301
| | 10-02-2008 08:53 AM |
| I haven't checked out 2-day shipping but conservatively they will be $80 in the door here. | | | |
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Budman
Philly Suburbs
VinoCellar.com Extraordinaire
Posts: 23705
| | 10-02-2008 09:04 AM |
| I did a test purchase of a single case, and for 3-day shipping to Colorado, they want $67!!!!
Three vintages ago, KB offered free ground shipping to California addresses, and the rest of us got a 'shipping credit' of $26 towards our order.
I guess success can make folks forget just who got them there.
I still think that KB is going to be surprised at how much they will have left over after the first wave.
I also think that a good number of the wait list folks will be a lot more reluctant to buy at $68 when the wine was under $50 when they signed up.
We'll see. | | | |
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J cocktosten
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 533
| | 10-02-2008 09:09 AM |
| Haven't checked the allocation but we are likely WIMLing it | | | |
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Daniel Bailey
Barrel Racker
Posts: 1534
| | 10-02-2008 11:26 AM |
| The better part of my four case allocation is available. Please pm me if you have any interest. | | | |
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