R8der 
Livermore, CA
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2179
 | | 02-03-2008 02:11 PM |
| I don't know how allocations will play out for most, but I was told the 54 bottle allocation will be the standard in the spring/fall for those who received it previously. If you received 54 bottles before, you'll likely get it again. My bank account is already cringing.
Chris
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Budman
Philly Suburbs
VinoCellar.com Extraordinaire
Posts: 23705
| | 02-03-2008 03:28 PM |
| Ouch! This is gonna hurt!!! | | | |
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baron45
Grape Destemmer
Posts: 58
| | 02-03-2008 03:33 PM |
| People are paying over $100 a bottle on winecommune.com auctions, with some $150+ per btl for the single vineyards. That should alleviate some of the financial burden of buying 54 bottles.  | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts: 12542
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| 02-04-2008 09:03 AM |
| I'm planning on passing along at my cost all of my allocation to the local wine group. I don't need any more KB in my cellar at the moment. | | | 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: 2912
| | 02-04-2008 02:21 PM |
| so is the allocation up already? | | | |
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David Spriggs
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 645
| | 02-04-2008 02:47 PM |
| The allocations aren't up for me yet. -Dave- | | | |
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Budman
Philly Suburbs
VinoCellar.com Extraordinaire
Posts: 23705
| | 02-04-2008 03:56 PM |
| Dan Kosta just posted on ePantload that allocations should be up in about an hour. | | | |
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Brent Null
Roseville, CA
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2194
| | 02-04-2008 05:00 PM |
| Allocations are up! :-) Let the ordering begin.
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Eric White
San Ramon, CA
Advanced Sommelier
Posts: 9563
| | 02-04-2008 05:01 PM |
| Allocations are up.
Mine:
(3) '07 Rose ($18)
(12) '06 Pinot, Sonoma Coast ($48)
(12) '06 Pinot, RRV ($48)
(6) '05 Syrah, Amber Ridge ($48) | | | 2008: the end of an error | |
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R8der
Livermore, CA
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2179
| | 02-04-2008 05:03 PM |
| My allocations are 6/18/18/9 Yikes! | | | |
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WineJedi
Grape Sorter
Posts: 351
| | 02-04-2008 05:11 PM |
| mine are 2/5/5/0 up from just 2 each of the SC & RRV last year.  hopefully i can grab some syrah from the wish list. | | | |
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David Spriggs
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 645
| | 02-04-2008 05:11 PM |
| My allocation is:
(2) '07 Rose ($18)
(5) '06 Pinot, Sonoma Coast ($48)
(5) '06 Pinot, RRV ($48)
(0) '05 Syrah, Amber Ridge ($48) Wow.. .$48... it's getting pricey. Seems like a lot for an appellation wine (not single vineyard). $32 and $38 per bottle two years ago. Last year was $45, and now $48. My wife won't be happy. I'll have to think about this... I'll probably buy... I have 3 weeks to consider this. -Dave- | | | |
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andrew
Grape Picker
Posts: 8
| | 02-04-2008 05:13 PM |
| I didn't make my first allocation this time either(Oh well..). If anyone have extras to generously share, please PM me. Thanks. | | | |
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JimmyV
Central Connecticut
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5227
| | 02-04-2008 05:16 PM |
| LOD Member here, and my allocations are: 0 12 12 2 Have never ordered the Rose or Syrah before, so maybe that explains the odd, and lower allocations for those wines. Note: The option of asking for more wines is absent for wines that have been allocated. Wish list only appears for the Rose, since I was allocated none. | | | Beta testing a new signature. | |
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scottj
Houston, TX
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1116
| | 02-04-2008 05:24 PM |
| My allocation is the same as Eric's ... which is just fine with me. I have no room or $$ for more ... although I would have liked more Rose
I really don't understand how KB does their allocations, though. I'm LoD, and had a really big allocation of the Vineyard Designates last fall - bigger than the apparently typical 54 bottles offered to many other LoD members. Now I see Chris' allocation - maybe this is KB's way of taking care him ... | | | |
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Robert Prosperino
Brewster, NY
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2483
| | 02-04-2008 05:27 PM |
| Posted By Eric White on 02/04/2008 5:01 PM
Allocations are up.
(3) '07 Rose ($18)
(12) '06 Pinot, Sonoma Coast ($48)
(12) '06 Pinot, RRV ($48)
(6) '05 Syrah, Amber Ridge ($48)
I've got the same allocation as Eric.
I'm definitely buying, but man these were a screaming deal at $32 & $38.
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Daniel Bailey
Barrel Racker
Posts: 1534
| | 02-04-2008 05:42 PM |
| I got the same allocation as Eric and Robert save that I received an offering of only two bottles of Rose (note I'm not complaining simply sharing information). | | | |
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rickym13
los angeles
Wine Thief
Posts: 2912
| | 02-04-2008 05:46 PM |
| got small allocation:
2/5/5/3 | | | |
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Winetex
Austin, Texas (pretty fall colors here)
Master of Wine
Posts: 11302
| | 02-04-2008 05:48 PM |
| The race is on for guaranteed allocations. | | | |
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mountainman
Mammoth Mountain
Wine Addict
Posts: 6197
| | 02-04-2008 06:04 PM |
| Got a 2/12/12/6. | | | |
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