Good Afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen

Well some of you may remember me from the early days of this site and I would like to say that I miss all of my old friends. Unfortunatly, my wine hobby has fallen off in the last few years as I have developed a new passion. I currently spend all of my free time (which is next to none) homebrewing. To date I have won over 15 medals for my brews including 3 gold medals for my English Brown Porter. Having both of these hobbies at the same time became to much effort for me and so I was forced to choose, and to me, I found the product I was making by my own hand to be more enjoyable then that which I was buying.

Some of you may remember that I had won a Magnum of 1991 Dominus at a Vinocellar event in New York City a few years back. Well, I have still not consumed it! Couldn't bring myself to tap into this little piece of history. That is why I am here. I could never imagine selling it (nor would I ever) to any non-vinocellar member. However, I would like it to be in the hands of someone who would appreciate it more then I.

Here's the deal. I am in the market for a new stainless steel conical fermenter for my brewing. I thought it would be appropriate for me to offer to sell this bottle to a member of this site and use the proceeds towards my purchase. I can promise you all that the bottle has been kept in my temperature controlled wine cellar (which is soon to be converted into a fermentation chamber) since the time when it came into my hands. It would make me feel good to know one of you had it, and I would think about my good times at VC every time I heard my new fermenter's air lock Chug! As an added bonus, the first batch I plan on making in the new conical is a recipe I will call Vinocellar's Barley Wine - sure to be a medal winner!

Please feel free to ask any questions. I will be monitoring the site and would love to catch up with all of you.

You guys still rock - keep up the good work!

The Claret Kid
(Not a kid anymore, in fact I have my own kid now Ha Ha)

Wow! Two years and nine months between posts. Welcome back, even if it's only temporary. Now I know why I never ran into you at Canal's.

I do think it's only fair to change your handle, as it's apparently no longer accurate!!! (for both Kid and Claret)!

I guess I could use your name, but that would be like calling myself "WoodbrigdeMan" in wine terms.

(It's a Budweiser Joke people, get with it)

You may now refer to me as "The Barley WIne Guy" instead of "The Claret Kid"

TCK: This is a sentimental favorite of Mrs. 'Nerd & I: We were gifted a bottle of this for our 5th anniversary, and popped it @ th French Laundry back in 2002. Ends up Christian Moueix was there the night prior to our dinner, whihc was rather interesting, too.

Our 10-year anniversary is this year on Halloween, which will be 2 months after the arrival of our 2nd Mini-Nerd, so it's safe to say that Kim will be itching for agood quaff to celebrate by then!

In any case, I would certainly be interested in this bottle if the price isn't too high. It's something we've oohed and aahed over to our friends and to be able to share a larger format with them would make for a great event. PM me with a price range, and hopefully it'll fit into our budget (new family room to house the toys is being planned as we speak!)

Thanks in advance

Ken O'Brien

Hey TCK!

It's great of you to sell that magnum to a VC Member!
Any offers yet?

I might have to register brewcellar.com to get you back then eh? :-) Damn, already taken!

Yeah Brad, or should I say Revlis... I wouldn't feel right selling to just anybody. Wow, I'm amazed at all the names here! Great job. Tell you what, just stopping by had me paying a little more attention to my wine collection this weekend.

So TCK, in short, what is the price of this magnum?

I still have nightmares thinking about that magnum... when Board-O was wearing it (in his trousers)!!!

Was that a magnum in his pocket or was he just damn glad to see you?

Please don't do that - I'll start having nightmares again!!!

I would prefer to discuss price through PM.