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Member since July 2017

Locale: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Favorite region: Aussie, Chilean, South African, Romanian
Dream wine: Penfolds Bin 60A
Just a lawyer, Realtor and mortgage lender from Detroit (Mark at LawyersRealtyMI . com). After getting engaged in San Francisco and married in Europe, we honeymooned at Dracula's (Bran & Hunedoara) castles. Since then, we have enjoyed Chianti in Italy, Tempranillo in Spain, Ice Wine in Niagara, Auslese in Germany, downed Cabernet with Michael Mondavi and~ we’re making more wonderful memories all the time~ We like to dine & drink from a menu that offers up the soul of a place.

We have been blessed, indeed!

All along our journey, vin has been a part of it, from what we made and gifted to our wedding guests (who came from 14 states and five countries to attend), to how our tastes have changed, to eventually building a cellaring space for nearly 400 bottles.

We'd love to meet some other local (Detroit area) and all-over wine (and cruise ship & Euchre) lovers as we travel so often for pleasure (our kids are named after travel)... We want to Drink Better Wine in Better Places!

And if you're ever travelling in the SE Michigan area, let us know, so we can host you and share some vin and stories.

Noroc & Salud to you all!

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  • cmiller says:

    4/25/2023 11:31:00 AM - Appreciate the link-up as fans/friends. Looks like you have an awesome inventory, based on your tasting notes. Look forward to reading more of them in the future. Salud!

  • cephomer says:

    8/29/2022 4:21:00 PM - Hey, thx for becoming a fan. Love your profile! Keep drinkin' that Vin!!

  • Vinomazing says:

    12/8/2021 8:20:00 PM - Happy Holidays, wishing you and yours joy and good health into the New Year!!

  • MCrawford says:

    10/7/2021 5:47:00 AM - Bin707LoversDetroit - Great to hear from another Penfolds fan. Back in the 2000s the Bin 389 and 407 were easy to find, I have verticals from 03 to 07 in both. Believe it or not, I paid $15/btl for my 2004 Bin 389 back in early 2007. Crazy to think about that now. In the 2010s things were harder to come by without over paying. You two are just a stones throw away and seeing you like wine and Euchre, I see an evening of wine and cards somewhere in our future.

  • MJP Hou TX says:

    8/23/2021 4:03:00 AM - Thanks for connecting Bin707LoversDetroit. Love the bio and travel. All the best to you and yours!

  • FransS says:

    6/5/2021 12:53:00 PM - Dear Bin707LoversDetroit, It'an honor to have you as a friend and fan. I will follow your tasting notes and I hope to give you from time to time some information in my notes. Greetings, FransS

  • VlgJeff says:

    12/28/2020 2:53:00 PM - Thanks for the info - may be back as we get closer to trip dates. Have not tried Migration pinots, only their merlots and cabernets -- will keep them in mind. Our favorite pinot is Pisoni Estate - great family, great pinots. Next would be select Martinelli, Kosta Browne and Williams Selyem. Wife will not allow any wimpy pinots!

  • VlgJeff says:

    12/26/2020 12:23:00 PM - Thanks. Appreciate your detailed TNs, especially the effect of air - either before drinking, or while drinking - on the enjoyment received from a wine. Too many bottles are PnP with a lot of enjoyment missed. Have a 4 day trip to Transylvania scheduled for Fall 2021 after a post Danube cruise from Budapest to Constanta. Based in Sinaia with possible excursions to Bran & Peles Castles, and Azuga Winery. Appreciate any tips you may have. In sănătatea ta!

  • Vinomazing says:

    9/21/2020 4:49:00 PM - Hope you guys are holding up well...thanks for the comment reply on the Orin...cheers!

  • MXL says:

    4/30/2020 2:48:00 PM - I think the Marietta Cellars Syrah is ready to go. Every bottle can be different so I would pour a bit to taste and then decide if it needs an hour to decant or not. Sante'

  • TomHall says:

    4/26/2020 4:30:00 PM - Thanks for the friend request. BTW, back in the 90's I used to live in Troy, MI. -Tom

  • PSPatrick says:

    3/30/2020 1:36:00 AM - Thanks for your note on my board. Looks like there is a good chance that we will get to share a few bottles once these challenging times are over, be it in Detroit, NYC, Frankfurt, Ulm, Austria or... ! Until then, stay safe!

  • PSPatrick says:

    3/29/2020 11:49:00 AM - My travels usually only take me to NY, but I am very much looking forward to a joined bottle some day... All the best!

  • bestdamncab says:

    9/27/2019 8:50:00 AM - Have you ever been to the Franklin Cider Mill in Bloomfield? I worked there for Mr. Pickering the owner while in the 4th grade.

  • Bin707LoversDetroit says:

    5/11/2019 12:02:00 PM - Tasting tonight, our place... Dozen bottles, dozen friends, a som to educate us all. Pesto, grapes, Asiago, our sausage, baguette, even a fortified bottle for great luck... Then our spaghetti to top us all off. Good thing we have a few extra bedrooms! Life is Good. Better wine. Better places. Enjoy yours. Happy Mothers Day to all for whom that applies... Oh yeah, mimosas tomorrow at brunch... Viata e buna. Noroc tuturor!

  • Vinomazing says:

    12/26/2018 5:00:00 PM - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year my CT friend! God bless!

  • Vinomazing says:

    10/26/2018 7:18:00 PM - Next time we are on simultaneously. Feel better soon! I was so tempted to get one, but must try the 2017 1st as have never had any of his wine. Also, nothing will come between my 2016 CDP vintage annihilation project which is very short term, they go so quick. GoodNight.

  • slulkin says:

    10/5/2018 6:01:00 AM - Hi Bin707, I have not tried the 2016 vintage of 8 Years in the Desert. If you've tried it and loved it, and the price point isn't an issue, I'd say go for it. For me personally, I'd have a hard time pulling the trigger on almost any $100+ bottle.

  • THaas says:

    9/11/2018 12:26:00 PM - In response to your question about 8 Years in the Desert: I was fortunate enough to be given a bottle of the 2016 from one of the gift boxes, so I only had the one bottle (label 5, for what it's worth). The 2017 production is going to be much, much higher (2600 8-packs of the 2016 were made, or just a hair over 1733 normal cases, while the projected production for 2017 is 50,000 cases). The blend will be somewhat different, and obviously the sourcing will be broader in 2017 than 2016, and that plus not being totally rare will tend to lower prices; whether $50 a bottle makes more sense than $125 is up to you (personally, I found the price point and sales structure of the 2017 to be a bit off-putting). I did get to try the 2017 in pre-release, and found it to be actually *more* drinkable than the 2016 (seemed like the alcohol was lower and better integrated). Would I pay $950 for 8 bottles of the 2016, versus $600 for 12 bottles of the 2017? Personally, probably not.

  • alabunka says:

    3/30/2018 7:49:00 PM - appreciate your comments regarding the Caymus; we've had the Artemis on at least two occasions and did enjoy it, as per our notes; for our tastes, the Caymus is a lusher wine (although more expensive as well); both wines are very suitable for a wide array of dishes...

  • Bin707LoversDetroit says:

    1/10/2018 4:43:00 PM - We have a quiet house this weekend... We have decided, it's time... To crack the 2001 Penfolds RWT... It has been in our cellar for thirteen years. We can't WAIT to see how that drinks! We'll pull it from the cellar tomorrow to stand it up, then open it Saturday, decant for prolly 2 hours (with a quick taste prior, of course), and pour on!!! We are so eager and intrigued... Pasta, cheeses, our sausage, and RWT. Saturday night!

  • csimm says:

    11/28/2017 10:19:00 PM - Thanks for posting on my message board. I certainly don't mean to dissuade anyone from trying a wine they might otherwise enjoy... The Arkenstone was just a snoozer for me personally. Even at sub-$100 wines, I just think there are better out there with better craftsmanship that ultimately hold more interest. "The Piano" popped in my mind for whatever reason for the sheer boredom factor that wine presented for me (oh, the things that live in my head..ha!). Cheers!

  • Bin707LoversDetroit says:

    10/23/2017 9:32:00 AM - Thanks for the comment & interest, Cephomer! We can't wait to get into our Don Melchors from Chile, but... we will... another 3-4 years prolly, before we enjoy the first one... Anyway, a pretty significant birth anniversary is coming up in a few years, and the consensus is to try a birth-year French- LaTour, Petrus or LaFite, etc... A downtown Detroit restaurant has a '70 LaTour for $595 and the owner claims she got it at first release in '75 or something. A very clean bottle... This may turn our tastes toward the land of lovers, from the land down under... (But we DO love our Penfolds too!- We may end up with a '70 Grange instead...) We'll see! - - If this is our "Problem" in life, we're doing fine! Thanks again.

  • cephomer says:

    10/22/2017 9:39:00 AM - Hey, now that we're friends, I can suggest that you expand your horizons a bit beyond those mostly 'down under' wines you've been drinking. Nothing at all wrong with them, I know, but it's a big wine world out there. Actually, I was at a wine tasting last week in Edinburgh at which they served a D'arenberg Hermit Crab which I hadn't had before. Loved it! Keep at it!

  • Bin707LoversDetroit says:

    9/29/2017 8:30:00 PM - Thanks, BestDamnCab, when we choose to buy one bottle of probably pure joy, for the price at which we can buy nearly a case of absolute yumminess, we'll be glad to taste our first Penfolds Grange! You know we are looking forward to it! But as bad wines do ruin the night, great wines can ruin the wallet! Some day. Thanks again.

  • bestdamncab says:

    9/28/2017 10:27:00 PM - Since you like 2001 Penfolds, I suggest you try 2001 Grange. Enjoy.

  • bestdamncab says:

    9/6/2017 4:23:00 PM - Your 3 Tasting Notes are terrific expressions of your tastes, keep at it. Healdsburg will shortly host Pinot on the River, taste 100 of them, should be a great day.

  • Bin707LoversDetroit says:

    9/5/2017 5:51:00 PM - Thanks, BestDamnCab, we're new to this site and describing wine, but long time wine lovers... It's tough for us to separate our tasting "stories" from a bottle's tasting "notes" because the story around enjoying a bottle is so much a part of the taste for us! So please, if get a minute, let us know what you think of our three posted tasting notes (and maybe we're too generous with points), as you're so obviously more well versed in writing such things. Thanks!

  • bestdamncab says:

    9/5/2017 4:28:00 PM - I like the wines ou voted for.

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