RE: The Moratorium

CellarTracker Main Site

RE: The Moratorium

View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Logged in as: Guest

Users viewing this topic: none

Printable Version

All Forums >> [Cellar Talk] >> General Discussion >> RE: The Moratorium

Page: << < prev 2 3 [4] 5 6 next > >>

Message

<< Older Topic Newer Topic >>

RE: The Moratorium - 10/11/2010 3:01:59 PM

musedir

Posts: 23493
Joined: 2/25/2010
From: At 2534ft in Asheville near Royal Pines
Status: offline

Headed to my favorite wine store in Asheville next week... will see if my restraints are strong enough to resist the inevitable temptations that are certain to be laid before me... of course I could just not visit the store, but I could also just not go to workout tomorrow morning... both acts are important to my well being. Of course, my quartermaster will be with me and she just doesn't get the whole temptation "push-pull" thing...

_____________________________

"Fan the sinnking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy wine." Charles Dickens.

(in reply to dsGris)

Post #: 91

RE: The Moratorium - 10/11/2010 4:23:03 PM

ChrisinCowiche

Posts: 7845
Joined: 12/16/2009
From: Cowiche, WA
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: dsGris

Full Pull has knack for getting the pulse up. I just needed that Betz, only one and not the usual 3 pac and two of the Waters Syrah @ $18 just to keep in the game. Almost two weeks and three bottles, I can live with that.

I bit for 2 Betz but held firm on the Waters. So, I spent more money, but bought fewer overall bottles. Who wins?

I've noticed Full Pull offers getting more frequent and more attractive, meaning bigger names, higher profile wines. I'm expecting the Cayuse and Quilceda offers just around the corner. That to me is a blessing and a curse. A blessing because it tells me Paul's business is thriving and more and more producers are seeing his distribution model as a good one for them. A curse because the temptation to click and spend is a daily struggle.

_____________________________

http://www.cellartracker.com/new/user.asp?iUserOverride=102173

(in reply to dsGris)

Post #: 92

RE: The Moratorium - 10/20/2010 11:26:16 AM

musedir

Posts: 23493
Joined: 2/25/2010
From: At 2534ft in Asheville near Royal Pines
Status: offline

Visited Asheville Wine Market yesterday and bought a case of Frenchies... 8 reds and 4 whites, all individual bottles and ranging from 2004-2009... Just felt like doing a sampler (including one from Sardinia).
I walked in the door and my favorite salesman said welcome back... I never had a chance!

_____________________________

"Fan the sinnking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy wine." Charles Dickens.

(in reply to ChrisinCowiche)

Post #: 93

RE: The Moratorium - 10/20/2010 12:01:11 PM

dsGris

Posts: 4712
Joined: 8/31/2009
From: Portland, OR
Status: offline

I got an e-mail from Micheal @ StoryTeller with Reynvaan available. Immediate response for one of each. Saturday pick up and the tasting bar was open. The Un Named was still open and very good, so I added a couple more of those. A Joseph Swan Zin also appeared, got a couple of those. I filled out the case for discount with some white and rosé for my wife. Whenever some thing for her appears on a prominent shelf, I get less questioning. To be really truthful, I did not point out the ones I got for myself. Michael did pour another very nice red, but I held my ground. I only spent 3 times what I was planning, but it didn't go on the card so that was a partial win!

< Message edited by dsGris -- 10/20/2010 12:02:05 PM >

_____________________________

DennisG
Granpa Wino

(in reply to musedir)

Post #: 94

RE: The Moratorium - 10/20/2010 12:47:13 PM

ChrisinCowiche

Posts: 7845
Joined: 12/16/2009
From: Cowiche, WA
Status: offline

I have held since my last slip-up Moratorium-wise. Sort of.

I travelled last week and bought a couple of bottles, one for immediate consumption, one for a friend. While I was away, my partner in crime, aka Mrs. CiSs, picked up a club shipment and did very well, only adding one bottle to the order. That bottle was drank the night of my return.

One other thing I might mention here is that I'm buying 300 or so pounds of Riesling and Tempranillo grapes that will be converted into wine over the next few weeks/months. My experience from last year tells me that's ~80 bottles but those won't go into inventory until their official "release" sometime next year.

So, only 2 actual bottles added to my CT inventory beyond my self-imposed restriction for the month. Only 11 more days to go.

_____________________________

http://www.cellartracker.com/new/user.asp?iUserOverride=102173

(in reply to dsGris)

Post #: 95

RE: The Moratorium - 10/20/2010 6:32:52 PM

khmark7

Posts: 11420
Joined: 7/6/2008
From: Chicago suburbs
Status: offline

I've been good so far this month. Mainly just some mailing list offers and will probably pick up something from the Finger Lakes here soon.

(in reply to ChrisinCowiche)

Post #: 96

RE: The Moratorium - 10/21/2010 11:21:53 AM

caeleric

Posts: 3651
Joined: 9/2/2009
From: Orlando, FL
Status: offline

i bit on a half case of orin swift's new '09 "abstract" rhone blend. *sigh*

_____________________________

The Lord says, “Wine, both old and new, is robbing my people of their senses! (‭Hosea‬ ‭4‬:‭11‬ GNB)

what i got

(in reply to khmark7)

Post #: 97

RE: The Moratorium - 10/21/2010 11:26:53 AM

YoDaddyO

Posts: 1067
Joined: 2/17/2009
From: Del Monte Forest, CA
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: caeleric

i bit on a half case of orin swift's new '09 "abstract" rhone blend. *sigh*

Please let me know what you think...I'm a big fan of their Mercury Head and the prisoner has become almost a weekly drinker for us...

_____________________________

DaddyO

Wine is a constant proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. -Benjamin Franklin

"They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball. And they tell you to hit it square."-Willie Stargell

(in reply to caeleric)

Post #: 98

RE: The Moratorium - 10/21/2010 1:58:07 PM

caeleric

Posts: 3651
Joined: 9/2/2009
From: Orlando, FL
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: YoDaddyO

quote:

ORIGINAL: caeleric

i bit on a half case of orin swift's new '09 "abstract" rhone blend. *sigh*

Please let me know what you think...I'm a big fan of their Mercury Head and the prisoner has become almost a weekly drinker for us...

i probably won't have it shipped (ca to fl) for a few more weeks. temps are creeping back up into the high 80s / low 90s here in mickey-town.

i have loved the past few vintages of the prisoner. i've never had the papillon or the mercury head. i'm not too keen on the saldo. i know dave phinney's style is not for everyone, but i am a fan! and at $20/btl i couldn't resist.

_____________________________

The Lord says, “Wine, both old and new, is robbing my people of their senses! (‭Hosea‬ ‭4‬:‭11‬ GNB)

what i got

(in reply to YoDaddyO)

Post #: 99

RE: The Moratorium - 10/23/2010 6:52:00 AM

ChrisinCowiche

Posts: 7845
Joined: 12/16/2009
From: Cowiche, WA
Status: offline

My mother-in-law is visiting from Chicago. She is a big fan of Owen Roe Sinister Hand as it's one of the first Washington wines we shared with her during a trip to Chicago a couple of years ago and she can get it at various outlets in Chicago. She said she's out of the 2008 and can't find it anymore in Chicago.

I was pretty sure I could still find it at one of our local retailers, Wray's on 56th in Yakima, so I went by there to look, but I was given "guidance" by Mrs. CiSs to only buy two bottles, luggage wieght, MIL budget, etc...

When I got there, the Sinister Hand bin was empty, so I asked the clerk the status of the 08 and 09. He didn't have any 09 yet, expecting delivery any day. But he did have a few magnum's of 08.

So, I did what any reasonable son-in-law would do. I bought her two magnums of 08 Sinister Hand and lied about the price.

_____________________________

http://www.cellartracker.com/new/user.asp?iUserOverride=102173

(in reply to musedir)

Post #: 100

RE: The Moratorium - 10/23/2010 7:06:34 AM

musedir

Posts: 23493
Joined: 2/25/2010
From: At 2534ft in Asheville near Royal Pines
Status: offline

Sounds like the obtuse logic that I would try to run by she who must be obeyed... don't forget to duck.

_____________________________

"Fan the sinnking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy wine." Charles Dickens.

(in reply to ChrisinCowiche)

Post #: 101

RE: The Moratorium - 10/23/2010 7:21:53 AM

markandsusanw

Posts: 882
Joined: 5/10/2010
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: caeleric

quote:

ORIGINAL: YoDaddyO

quote:

ORIGINAL: caeleric

i bit on a half case of orin swift's new '09 "abstract" rhone blend. *sigh*

Please let me know what you think...I'm a big fan of their Mercury Head and the prisoner has become almost a weekly drinker for us...

i probably won't have it shipped (ca to fl) for a few more weeks. temps are creeping back up into the high 80s / low 90s here in mickey-town.

i have loved the past few vintages of the prisoner. i've never had the papillon or the mercury head. i'm not too keen on the saldo. i know dave phinney's style is not for everyone, but i am a fan! and at $20/btl i couldn't resist.

Mind sharing where you found the Abstract for $20/per? I've been wanting to try (love Orin Swift wines in general) and the best I've seen is $25/bottle.

(in reply to caeleric)

Post #: 102

RE: The Moratorium - 10/31/2010 11:29:37 AM

ChrisinCowiche

Posts: 7845
Joined: 12/16/2009
From: Cowiche, WA
Status: offline

Assuming I stay strong for the next 12 hours and 34 minutes, my October goal will have been met. Depending on how you count. My total cellar number has remained close to even, meaning we've drank at same pace as purchases including club shipments that have arrived. Over this weekend, my slips have been for perfectly legitimate reasons.

One, the MIL has left and I made her a parting gift of one of our favorite wines, Upland Estates Old Vine Cab. We didn't have any more in the house, so we had to buy it, (and of course restock our cellar at the same time).

Two, Paul Z at Full Pull offered a wine we tasted this summer that totally blew me away, Grand Reve V, Grenache from Ceil du Cheval Red Mountain and Chris Gorman as winemaker. The other thing here that folks may not know is that Grand Reve's estate vineyard on Red Mountain had some grapes stolen in September, so this is part of my contribution to insure that Ryan Johnson doesn't go without food this winter.

Three, we're doing another home winemaking adventure which may lead to a whole bunch of slop to go down the drain or an additonal 60-70 bottles of wine.

As attonement for these slip-ups, we cancelled one club membership.

My goal for November is actually see the cellar get smaller.

< Message edited by ChrisinSunnyside -- 10/31/2010 12:13:45 PM >

_____________________________

http://www.cellartracker.com/new/user.asp?iUserOverride=102173

(in reply to markandsusanw)

Post #: 103

RE: The Moratorium - 10/31/2010 11:49:47 AM

musedir

Posts: 23493
Joined: 2/25/2010
From: At 2534ft in Asheville near Royal Pines
Status: offline

Personal goals are good things as long as they are done in moderation.

_____________________________

"Fan the sinnking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy wine." Charles Dickens.

(in reply to ChrisinCowiche)

Post #: 104

RE: The Moratorium - 11/3/2010 6:32:32 PM

khmark7

Posts: 11420
Joined: 7/6/2008
From: Chicago suburbs
Status: offline

Less than a case purchased in October....which is good for me.

(in reply to musedir)

Post #: 105

RE: The Moratorium - 11/4/2010 11:30:08 PM

Stirling

Posts: 2288
Joined: 1/12/2007
From: Vancouver, BC
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: musedir

At my age I have to be realistic and start thinking about 20 year cellars instead of 30... ah, youth

So true. Youth is wasted on the young.

I am pleased but surprised to see how many others also have the "collectors sickness". Pleased only because i take a little comfort in knowing i am not the only one showing this addictive tendency. At my rate of consumption I have a 20 year cellar; plenty for a man 53. This year has been the first that I have conciously made the effort to buy less wine. I lay off for a while but then slip right back in. The word recidivism comes to mind. Further resolve is needed.

(in reply to musedir)

Post #: 106

RE: The Moratorium - 11/13/2010 5:38:47 PM

musedir

Posts: 23493
Joined: 2/25/2010
From: At 2534ft in Asheville near Royal Pines
Status: offline

Help!!! Came so close to buying 10 bottles of Cameron Hughes @ 20% off and even thought about 14 more for the free shipping!!! Finally pushed delete button as I don't need to add to cellar this quarter.

My name is Tom...

_____________________________

"Fan the sinnking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy wine." Charles Dickens.

(in reply to Stirling)

Post #: 107

RE: The Moratorium - 11/14/2010 1:13:40 AM

dsGris

Posts: 4712
Joined: 8/31/2009
From: Portland, OR
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: musedir

Help!!! Came so close to buying 10 bottles of Cameron Hughes @ 20% off and even thought about 14 more for the free shipping!!! Finally pushed delete button as I don't need to add to cellar this quarter.

My name is Tom...

I finally found that delete button, or alternately just wait a day on the Garagiste and Full Pull mailers, delete is easier then. Now if I buy whites and rosé, my wife does not get so upset. Baby steps. Sometimes the Devil just grabs me and I just go along for the ride. Does a dog feel guilt when he snatches the Thanksgiving turkey? I just gifted a mixed case to my son for the Holidays. I'm thinking that may help plead my case. The insanity defense is looking more plausible.

< Message edited by dsGris -- 11/14/2010 10:31:45 AM >

_____________________________

DennisG
Granpa Wino

(in reply to musedir)

Post #: 108

RE: The Moratorium - 11/14/2010 3:51:54 AM

musedir

Posts: 23493
Joined: 2/25/2010
From: At 2534ft in Asheville near Royal Pines
Status: offline

I checked how much I have in storage at Buckley's and naturally felt obligated to investigate their sales... Suddenly shook my head and opened up this thread only to have the insanity defense offered up as plausible denial... Now what was I looking at on Cameron Hughes?

_____________________________

"Fan the sinnking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy wine." Charles Dickens.

(in reply to dsGris)

Post #: 109

RE: The Moratorium - 11/18/2010 9:14:54 PM

ChrisinCowiche

Posts: 7845
Joined: 12/16/2009
From: Cowiche, WA
Status: offline

I was tricked!!!

The Yakima visitor center had a little open house tonight and somehow I got invited via twitter for some wine tasting and hors d'ourves. I was waiting on my wife to arrive, sipping one of my four allowed wine samples, munching on little beef wrapped red peppers and minding my own business. Then the lady pouring told me all wine was 20% off. What wine? Well that whole rack over there that you didn't see when you came in. On examination, the selection included several bottles I know we like, all hovering at or below $20. $20 - 20% = $16. So a mixed case was forced upon me.

I was tricked.

_____________________________

http://www.cellartracker.com/new/user.asp?iUserOverride=102173

(in reply to musedir)

Post #: 110

RE: The Moratorium - 11/19/2010 2:43:14 AM

musedir

Posts: 23493
Joined: 2/25/2010
From: At 2534ft in Asheville near Royal Pines
Status: offline

Chris, the spawn of the devil are everywhere waiting to put temptation in front of you. It's really not your fault you met the dreaded 20%-ers as who would have suspected they would be lurking in a visitors center? Contrition time!

_____________________________

"Fan the sinnking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy wine." Charles Dickens.

(in reply to ChrisinCowiche)

Post #: 111

RE: The Moratorium - 11/19/2010 5:55:45 AM

khmark7

Posts: 11420
Joined: 7/6/2008
From: Chicago suburbs
Status: offline

Ye of little will....

Only 5 bottles so far this month. I even deleted the Thanksgiving sale email from Binnys without getting the shakes.

(in reply to musedir)

Post #: 112

RE: The Moratorium - 11/19/2010 6:40:58 AM

wadcorp

Posts: 9332
Joined: 10/29/2008
From: Kansas City, MO
Status: offline

My only purchase this month was the box of all six Longshadow reds.

Trying to stay strong, but traveling to Hot 'lanta over Thanksgiving to my brother-in-laws, and my mother-in-law has already instructed me to put together a case of wine for him while I'm there.

They keep pulling me back in…

.

_____________________________

"Wine is light held together by moisture."
— Galileo Galilei, physicist and astronomer (1564-1642)

(in reply to khmark7)

Post #: 113

RE: The Moratorium - 11/19/2010 7:04:37 AM

musedir

Posts: 23493
Joined: 2/25/2010
From: At 2534ft in Asheville near Royal Pines
Status: offline

Phil - just down the road but I'm afraid with your relatives, holiday plans and just being a very busy time of year, there is really no way to find time to grab MindMuse and TomATL and others for a quick quaff... so enjoy ATL and good luck on just buying for brother-in-law (my b-n-l must NEVER be allowed to buy the wines!!!).

_____________________________

"Fan the sinnking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy wine." Charles Dickens.

(in reply to wadcorp)

Post #: 114

RE: The Moratorium - 11/19/2010 7:41:12 AM

wadcorp

Posts: 9332
Joined: 10/29/2008
From: Kansas City, MO
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: musedir

Phil - just down the road but I'm afraid with your relatives, holiday plans and just being a very busy time of year, there is really no way to find time to grab MindMuse and TomATL and others for a quick quaff... so enjoy ATL and good luck on just buying for brother-in-law…

Plan to enjoy Atlanta & always do.

There's a breakfast place we visited in 2006 & really enjoyed, but can't for the life of me remember the name. Any leads you can throw my way for a righteous breakfast?

.

_____________________________

"Wine is light held together by moisture."
— Galileo Galilei, physicist and astronomer (1564-1642)

(in reply to musedir)

Post #: 115

RE: The Moratorium - 11/19/2010 9:33:43 AM

Stirling

Posts: 2288
Joined: 1/12/2007
From: Vancouver, BC
Status: offline

"Hot 'Lanta": that wouldn't happen to be an Allman Bros Live at Filmore East reference, would it?

Was in Napa/Sonoma last week and managed to come home with just 4 bottles from the 07 vintage: Bucella, Opus One, Ch St Jean Reserve Chard and Cinq Cepages. I thought that actually showed a modicum of discipline.

_____________________________

My blog: www.advinetures.ca

(in reply to wadcorp)

Post #: 116

RE: The Moratorium - 11/19/2010 10:04:19 AM

ChrisinCowiche

Posts: 7845
Joined: 12/16/2009
From: Cowiche, WA
Status: offline

More tricks! My e-mail nemisis, Paul Zitarelli/Full Pull has today advertised a mystery Malbec from Yakima Valley. This is Trey Busch's Renegade project where vineyard sources aren't always disclosed. The trick part is that Paul suggests using CellarTracker to narrow the likely vineyard sources. Hmmm, didn't know you could do that, but a few quick clicks on the search advanced got me this list of wines that might be further dissected to find places in the Yak growing Malbec. I'm not buying this time though, my wallet is exhausted, but I think this may be the first time I've ever seen a retailer use CellarTracker and the search functions here to sell wine.

FWIW my favorite Malbec from Yakima, Uplands, isn't listed in this search because it's a subappellation, Snipes Mountain. Depending on who you ask the Yakima subappellations (Red Mountain, Rattlesnake Hills, Snipes Mountain) may be part of included possible vineyard sources. Or not.

< Message edited by ChrisinSunnyside -- 11/19/2010 10:06:37 AM >

_____________________________

http://www.cellartracker.com/new/user.asp?iUserOverride=102173

(in reply to musedir)

Post #: 117

RE: The Moratorium - 11/19/2010 10:54:29 AM

musedir

Posts: 23493
Joined: 2/25/2010
From: At 2534ft in Asheville near Royal Pines
Status: offline

The Silver Skillet is on 14th Street near Georgia Tech and is a celebrated breakfast "joint" in ATL.

_____________________________

"Fan the sinnking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy wine." Charles Dickens.

(in reply to wadcorp)

Post #: 118

RE: The Moratorium - 11/19/2010 10:55:57 AM

musedir

Posts: 23493
Joined: 2/25/2010
From: At 2534ft in Asheville near Royal Pines
Status: offline

I love Malbecs but have not had that many domestic... how would I go about finding such a rare speciment?

_____________________________

"Fan the sinnking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy wine." Charles Dickens.

(in reply to ChrisinCowiche)

Post #: 119

RE: The Moratorium - 11/19/2010 11:42:32 AM

ChrisinCowiche

Posts: 7845
Joined: 12/16/2009
From: Cowiche, WA
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: musedir

I love Malbecs but have not had that many domestic... how would I go about finding such a rare speciment?

For Washington Malbec, one way is to sign up for Full Pull, but I don't know if Georgia is one of the states they ship to.

I looked at few of the other possible direct buys from Washington where I thought they might have some, but availability from even Chateau St. Michelle is unlikely. Almost all of the folks who make Malbec here as a single varietal make limited amounts, like less than 100 cases, so it doesn't get distributed very widely.

Of course there is also an Elf who might know where to pick up some for a stocking stuffer.

< Message edited by ChrisinSunnyside -- 11/19/2010 11:44:20 AM >

_____________________________

http://www.cellartracker.com/new/user.asp?iUserOverride=102173

(in reply to musedir)

Post #: 120