LC17SMP 
Cypress, Ca.
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1055
 | | 05-17-2006 11:21 PM |
| I'd love to bring a Quilceda and Ramey Jericho if they end up in the tasting. I do feel the Ramey belongs in this event. A very worthy wine. | | | LC17SMP | |
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tanglenet
Oakland, California
Wine Bottler
Posts: 3382
| | 05-18-2006 12:52 AM |
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I'd love to bring a Quilceda and Ramey Jericho if they end up in the tasting. I do feel the Ramey belongs in this event. A very worthy wine.
I don't think Quilceda is Cali, but I would love to try... | | | TN posted on Cellartracker"
I drink no more than a sponge." François Rabelais | |
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LC17SMP
Cypress, Ca.
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1055
| | 05-18-2006 01:51 AM |
| Tanglenet, The name "Cali Cult Smackdown" actually is derived from the the location of the event rather than the origin of the wine. I can see how many are probably mislead by the name as there are usually ONLY cali wines. However this is a misconception. The founding fathers of this event left this slightly unclear and thats why I am now clearing this up on their behalf. (with their blessing of course) Now to address your concern reguarding Quilceda. I know that many people would only consider a wine a cult wine if it is a california cab or claret. This has always been the case due to quality but not a rule as set forth by the official cult wine declarer. (Robert Parker) So why does Quilceda deserve this elevated status you ask? Well lets go over the qualifing factors. 1. Very highly scoring wine over a set period of time. 2. Closed mailing list with a loooooong waiting list. 3. Poor customer service 4. High secondary market pricing. You see that Quilceda qualifies in all but 1 catagory. Also with the recent scoring by Pierre, back to back 100ptrs in 2002 and 2003, with Mr. Parkers blessing certianly added them to the list.
I hope I cleared this up for anyone who was a bit confused by my offer and suggestion to include Quilceda.
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David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
VinoCellar.com Extraordinaire
Posts: 30915
| | 05-18-2006 03:38 AM |
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3. Poor customer service
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You see that Quilceda qualifies in all but 1 catagory.
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Randy Sloan
St. Helena
Wine Drinker
Posts: 4017
| | 05-18-2006 04:16 AM |
| Last year they were all 2001's. This year all 2002?? I like having a set vintage since it keeps it from being a free-for-all.
Put us down for 2 please. | | Randy Sloan
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tanglenet
Oakland, California
Wine Bottler
Posts: 3382
| | 05-18-2006 04:17 AM |
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Tanglenet, The name "Cali Cult Smackdown" actually is derived from the the location of the event rather than the origin of the wine. I can see how many are probably mislead by the name as there are usually ONLY cali wines. However this is a misconception. The founding fathers of this event left this slightly unclear and thats why I am now clearing this up on their behalf. (with their blessing of course) Now to address your concern reguarding Quilceda. I know that many people would only consider a wine a cult wine if it is a california cab or claret. This has always been the case due to quality but not a rule as set forth by the official cult wine declarer. (Robert Parker) So why does Quilceda deserve this elevated status you ask? Well lets go over the qualifing factors. 1. Very highly scoring wine over a set period of time. 2. Closed mailing list with a loooooong waiting list. 3. Poor customer service 4. High secondary market pricing. You see that Quilceda qualifies in all but 1 catagory. Also with the recent scoring by Pierre, back to back 100ptrs in 2002 and 2003, with Mr. Parkers blessing certianly added them to the list.
I hope I cleared this up for anyone who was a bit confused by my offer and suggestion to include Quilceda.
I stand corrected. Let's pour some! | | | TN posted on Cellartracker"
I drink no more than a sponge." François Rabelais | |
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Dave Tong
Santa Clara, CA
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1336
| | 05-18-2006 05:41 AM |
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Last year they were all 2001's. This year all 2002?
Yes, all 2002s. So this time you're eligible ;-)
Maybe we should have a VC Members Only flight - Match, Bressler, Neal, Ladera...
As for Quilceda Creek - as organiser I say it's eligible.
Though I expect the fina list to be the subject of some debate -
who do we relegate from last season, and who gets promoted? | | http://scmwine.blogspot.com - My wine blog.
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Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts: 11249
| | 05-18-2006 04:06 PM |
| Please add me a a solo "maybe". I'm very interested but it will depend on the final date. Thanks! | | | |
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Jim Hanlon
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1205
| | 05-19-2006 12:15 AM |
| I'm interested as well. I thought it was agreed last year that prior participants had a right of first refusal the next year. Dave, you might want to send out some PMs to these folks. | | | |
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Dave Tong
Santa Clara, CA
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1336
| | 05-19-2006 12:21 AM |
| I've shot off a quick message to everyone who came last year and a few people who expressed an interest but dropped out prior to the final date. However I've not contacted everyone, so if you know any other bay area folks who might be interested please pass the word on.
As an update, I've spoken to a very nice lady at Parcel 104 and it certainly looks like they would be happy to accomodate our needs. I explained what we wanted and told her I would want to keep the total bill under $100 per person and that includes tax, gratuity and corkage. She didn't seem to think that would be a problem. There's a $3K minimum for the room, so we'd need at least 30 people to make it work.
Oh, and one other thing. Parcel 104 is at the Santa Clara Marriott, so I should be able to work out a good deal on rooms for anyone who's interested.
I haven't contacted the other restaurants yet. | | http://scmwine.blogspot.com - My wine blog.
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Dave Tong
Santa Clara, CA
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1336
| | 05-19-2006 12:55 AM |
| You know, it would be nice if Brad would increase the edit timeout on posts.
Here's the list of people who have expressed an interest so far
DaveTong x2
LC17SMP 1 + 1ND
DavidN x2
ScottJ
Tanglenet x2
JBWines x2
WineGeek
Babnik x2
SFWine
Mark Neal x2
PaulK x2
Dave_Spriggs x2
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Saut
Hudamang x2
Winebrat
S2KRacer x2
Winetex
Eric White x2
Brent Null x2
gfleener x2
GChadwick
Others with right of first refusal
RandyW
Skwid
GATC
Dave_Spriggs
Paul_H
OrindaDave
TomG | | http://scmwine.blogspot.com - My wine blog.
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Eric White
San Ramon, CA
Advanced Sommelier
Posts: 9551
| | 05-19-2006 01:27 AM |
| Thanks for the PM Dave, I am tentatively interested, pending the date/time/terms, etc. | | | 2008: the end of an error | |
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Stefania Wine
San Jose, CA
Grape Puncher
Posts: 725
| | 05-19-2006 03:36 AM |
| Yep, no way it's gonna happen for me  Saturday in late October I'll be working for sure. | | Paul Romero - Owner/Winemaker Stefania Wine
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Paul K.
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 452
| | 05-19-2006 04:39 AM |
| Dave, please put me down for two this year. Thank you. | | | |
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Brent Null
Roseville, CA
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2194
| | 05-19-2006 05:16 AM |
| Please put us down for 2 and a maybe depending on dates, etc. Thanks! | | | |
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Dave Tong
Santa Clara, CA
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1336
| | 05-19-2006 05:23 AM |
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Please put us down for 2 and a maybe depending on dates, etc. Thanks!
Do you mean 2, possibly 3? Or a tentative 2? | | http://scmwine.blogspot.com - My wine blog.
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hudamang
CALI
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 401
| | 05-19-2006 06:04 AM |
| dave,
can you actually put a +1 for me.
Thanks! | | | |
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David Spriggs
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 642
| | 05-19-2006 08:13 AM |
| Dave, Thanks for organizing this. Please put me down for 2. We all need to know the date -Dave- | | | |
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Brent Null
Roseville, CA
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2194
| | 05-19-2006 04:54 PM |
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Please put us down for 2 and a maybe depending on dates, etc. Thanks!
Do you mean 2, possibly 3? Or a tentative 2?
Sorry...just tentative 2. | | | |
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Mark J.
Grape Stomper
Posts: 116
| | 05-19-2006 05:35 PM |
| I am in as long as the date works for me with harvest. I will bring the 2002 Vineyard Designates. Please put me down for 2.
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