hudamang 
CALI
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 401
 | | 01-25-2008 01:02 PM |
| If I buy from all the mailers, get the wine, and then declare bankruptsy, can I still drink the wine? | | | |
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Budman
Philly Suburbs
VinoCellar.com Extraordinaire
Posts: 23688
| | 01-25-2008 01:46 PM |
| Only if you agree to share some with the bankruptcy judge! | | | |
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Dave
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5772
| | 02-06-2008 09:19 AM |
| Wow, this is hard. Managed to avoid ordering Carlisle (whew). I am trying hard to resist Littorai. I think that I would be better off throwing over KB for Littorai, but I am not ready to do that yet. Down to: Kosta Browne Rivers-Marie Aubert Schrader Ridge Monte Bello Quilceda Creek Alban I do buy SQN from time to time if someone has extras, but not on the list. | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts: 12487
| | 02-06-2008 09:50 AM |
| So far this early Spring ordering frenzy:
Full Pass
Aubert
Bond
Kosta Browne
Levy & McClellan
Loring
Match
Neal
Outpost
Rivers-Marie
Sloan
Turley
Bought Only A Few
Bressler
Peay
Quilceda Creek
Radio Coteau
Rochioli
| | | Joe-----Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts: 12487
| | 02-06-2008 11:45 AM |
| I guess you could add Shane to my list. I forgot I signed up for that one. Probably shouldn't have. | | | Joe-----Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
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JimmyV
Central Connecticut
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5211
| | 02-06-2008 12:04 PM |
| Passed: Sloan QC Levy-McClellan Rhys-Alesia Peter Michael Merus Littorai Purchased wine for others but none for me: Rochioli Loring Rivers-Marie Bought wine for myself and in some instances, shared with others: August West Shane Radio-Coteau Kosta Browne Match Aubert Hourglass Bressler MacPhail Waiting for tax return before deciding: Peay Kutch Ketcham, when it comes. | | | Beta testing a new signature. | |
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mountainman
Mammoth Mountain
Wine Addict
Posts: 6186
| | 02-06-2008 02:04 PM |
| These first couple months I am buying:
Kistler
Match
Bressler
QC
K-B (in another week or so)
Peay
Aubert
Benovia (small order)
DuMOL (coming soon)
and tossed the rest.
Next year I "plan to" drop Kistler, Aubert, QC
As far as "closed mailing lists" go, I am definately keeping K-B and DuMOL (is Bressler closed?...that too)
Baby steps.
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Bob Bressler
Napa Valley
Wine Lover
Posts: 4920
| | 02-06-2008 02:49 PM |
| Posted By mountainman on 02/06/2008 2:04 PM
DuMOL (coming soon)
ah, time to be held hostage again. | | | |
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Al_ksyrah
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2118
| | 02-07-2008 12:31 AM |
| The advantage of an allocation rather than a free-for-all is that you have some ability to pick your time to purchase. But if you hope to get wish list increases on low production wines, eg more Peay Roussanne-Marsanne or Viognier, it pays to be an early bird. Actually, it probably costs to be an early bird, but you know what I mean.
-Al | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts: 12487
| | 02-07-2008 06:27 PM |
| You can add Schrader to the list of passed mailers:
Full Pass
Aubert
Bond
Kosta Browne
Levy & McClellan
Loring
Match
Neal
Outpost
Rivers-Marie
Schrader
Shane
Sloan
Turley
Bought Only A Few
Bressler
Peay
Quilceda Creek
Radio Coteau
Rochioli
| | | Joe-----Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
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rickym13
los angeles
Wine Thief
Posts: 2897
| | 02-07-2008 06:53 PM |
| last several months has been very expensive one...purchaed:
sloan x 3
quilceda creek x 24 and 3 mag
aubert x 15
peay x 6
kosta browne x 12
neal family x 42 cab and 12 zin
pride rsrv x 11
not all are for me but....all this cost me $$$
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Dave
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5772
| | 02-07-2008 09:13 PM |
| WIML, I can't believe that I am actually doing better than you thus far. To date, I've only bought from 4 (Aubert, R-M, QC, KB). I count 5 for you.
Of course, if you look at fewest bottles purchased (bought 2+ cases from each of Rivers-Marie and Kosta Browne), you're probably ahead, but I'll take my moral victories where I can get them. | | | |
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Bob Bressler
Napa Valley
Wine Lover
Posts: 4920
| | 02-07-2008 11:24 PM |
| Of course, that good feeling only lasts until you taste a terrific bottle that you passed on. | | | |
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Dave
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5772
| | 02-08-2008 06:34 AM |
| Yes, indeed! It gets worse. About half the time I have a really good bottle of wine I have to say, of course, we dropped them. | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts: 12487
| | 02-08-2008 09:07 AM |
| Dave,
I've purchased close to 2 mixed cases in total between those 5 producers.
Bob,
Actually, that doesn't bother me at all. I share what I have in my cellar with others and they do the same in return. In the end we all end up sharing some great wines together that otherwise we'd all never would've had the opportunity to taste. No regrets on my part. Just great memories. | | | Joe-----Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
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tanglenet
Oakland, California
Wine Bottler
Posts: 3376
| | 02-08-2008 10:30 AM |
| Posted By wineismylife on 02/08/2008 9:07 AM
Dave,
I've purchased close to 2 mixed cases in total between those 5 producers.
Bob,
Actually, that doesn't bother me at all. I share what I have in my cellar with others and they do the same in return. In the end we all end up sharing some great wines together that otherwise we'd all never would've had the opportunity to taste. No regrets on my part. Just great memories.
Thoughts to live by. Cheers! | | | TN posted on Cellartracker"
I drink no more than a sponge." François Rabelais | |
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Randy Wigginton
Master of Wine
Posts: 10857
| | 02-24-2008 09:50 AM |
| A few wineries that I haven't seen mentioned in this thread (for wineries that don't merit a separate thread):
Harris
Big Basin
Pax
Kesner
Denner (special vertical set)
I'll be passing on all these. Think it is about time to ship my pax off to auction; I've had some really exceptional bottles, but a lot of misses as well. Harris - great wine., just not enough room in the cellar. Same story with Big Basin. I've never had a bottle of Kesner, so I'm not even tempted. | | | |
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Randy Wigginton
Master of Wine
Posts: 10857
| | 04-19-2008 05:20 PM |
| And another winery to pass on.... Lokoya! At $200/bottle, these are not even tempting.
And another... Hundred Acre, Ancient Way Shiraz. $200/bottle of Shiraz is way out of the league.
I will also be passing on the Herb Lamb E II White, Pali, Patz & Hall, L'Aventure, and Core.
Its odd, I think we need a thread "What wines are you NOT buying :-)" | | | |
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Dave
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5772
| | 04-20-2008 09:03 AM |
| Perhaps it is time to take stock. I am never as successful at passing as I hope to be. Here is my Spring mailer recap. In many cases I ordered more, but sold extras at cost to friends. Rivers-Marie - 25 bottles Kosta Browne - 8 bottles Aubert - 6 bottles Peay - 6 bottles Ridge - 6 bottles Anthill Farms - 6 bottles Scarecrow - 3 bottles Quilceda Creek - 3 bottles Alban - 2 bottles Schrader will be coming soon so that'll make 75 bottles. That's too many! Where is WIML when I need him? | | | |
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Randy Wigginton
Master of Wine
Posts: 10857
| | 04-20-2008 10:07 AM |
| This year purchases: Kistler - 48
Keefer - 3 August West - 6
Bressler - 12
Saxum - 5
Colgin - 3
Sloan - 6
Aubert - 15
Hourglass - 7
Kosta Browne - 18
Pride reserves - 20
SQN - 12
Sherwin - 6 Realm - 41 Turley - 21
Peay - 6
Alban - 6
Araujo - 24
Futo - 6
Sea Smoke - 12
Certain wines are shared with others (Turley,Kistler, Realm) There were wines I passed on, Maybach, Scarecrow, Laventure, etc... But with 270+ bottles in the first 4 months, and considering I am only home half-time at best, I am obviously out of control. First step is to admit the problem, correct?  Here are the only purchases I will plan on making the rest of this year: Abreu
Alban Araujo
Aubert
Paloma
Saxum Shafer Hillside
Sine Qua Non Switchback
On the cusp: Schrader, Herb Lamb
Out in the cold: Pride, Foley, Loring, hundred acre.
Apparently I have a strong preference for wineries that start with an "A" or an "S" 
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