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• 3daywinereview.com says:

  9/3/2023 3:53:00 PM - Congrats to Ben? The guy just pushes out worthless wine reviews.

• El_Dougo says:

  8/7/2023 3:19:00 AM - Hi Motz, thanks for getting back to me. I’ll research it. Seems a very rare blend of Produttori indeed.

• El_Dougo says:

  8/6/2023 12:33:00 PM - Hi Motz, Question re: Produttori as you indicated in a comment to me that you have experience with most of the riservas. Are you familiar with D. Fiorino 2016? Is it worth investing in at a fair price? Many thanks.

• Mike Kopanski says:

  5/12/2023 6:03:00 PM - Hey Metz, long time no contact. I lost my kidneys in June 2018, so long time out of commission. Got a kidney transplant in Sept 2022. Am quite healthy but my old habits have har to change. I can taste a little, but not really drink. See you have been forging ahead with wines and reviews, best wishes

• Canoehead says:

  5/12/2023 9:58:00 AM - very kind of you, thanks again. JP

• Canoehead says:

  5/12/2023 9:06:00 AM - Hi Motz, did you receive the email notification of my comment on your TN of the Beychevelle? If not, happy to try your way leaving a comment on one of my TNs. Cheers, JP

• Canoehead says:

  5/11/2023 4:54:00 PM - Hi Motz, what some of us Cellartrackers do to exchange contact info is: 1) I’ll reply to a tasting note of yours with my email address in the comment. 2) CT sends you an email notification that I have left a comment on a specific tasting note. 3) in the meantime, I delete my comment and yet you’ll have the archived email notification with the comment content. Clear as mud? I’ll send you a reply to a different recent TN of yours.

• Rote Kappelle says:

  5/7/2023 4:09:00 PM - Mon frere Motz, I have posted a reply to your message about the 2019 Jabbers. It appears we have similar inclinations/views about wine. I rather enjoy the international style at times but I prefer it to come from places that gave birth to it, so that I can continue to enjoy Bordeaux, Rhone, Burgundy, Chianti and Barolo as they were when I first started to drink them, mostly with my father, in the early 1980's.

• Vinomazing says:

  12/8/2021 8:14:00 PM - Happy Holidays, wishing you and yours joy and good health into the New Year!!

• Grinner says:

  10/14/2021 9:52:00 PM - You coming 11/6? Haven't heard a peep! ML

• macaujames says:

  10/9/2021 8:48:00 AM - Completely agreed on your point about the Tondonia Reserva 2006! As always you do superb Wine Notes! Cheers!

• jkwoodward says:

  6/13/2021 5:46:00 PM - Are you on an italian kick? See you in November?

• Neecies says:

  2/1/2021 3:00:00 AM - Motz, thank you for the message! I'm such a fan--have long valued your notes as we seem to have very well calibrated palates and now that I've read your bio I see we also have very very similar preferences. I also strongly relate to the fact that while you seriously favor old world wine, you're not immune to the charms of local wine. Perhaps our greatest difference is that you score wines where I usually don't. I sometimes look at other people's scores and if I find them seriously off I'll throw in a score to tip the average in whichever direction I feel it deserves to go, but for the most part the hive mind here seems to rate all very good wines between 87 and 93 points--it's more a seven point scale than a 20 point scale--so it's kind of a why-bother to me if my own findings fall in that range. That said, there seems to be a collective fear of calling a dog a dog or rewarding a truly outstanding, flawless young wine with the accolades it deserves unless it's a big name--so when I really like or really dislike something, I use the whole scale. I'd probably be more proactive about it if CT used the Broadbent scale instead of Parker's. :)

• Purple Tooth says:

  1/1/2021 9:55:00 AM - Happy 21 Amigo! It's the year of legal drinking! Thanks for your many notes and enthusiastic encouragement to fill our cellars to the spilling point! All the best for 2021 and beyond_

• macaujames says:

  11/1/2020 12:16:00 AM - Agreed about the Chateau Cantemerle 2015 Motz! Cheers!

• wineotim says:

  6/19/2020 6:05:00 PM - 2010 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza Reserva, Selección Especial. Check this wine out, it has a big following on CT. It looks like a must try wine, and it's a 2010!

• wineotim says:

  6/2/2020 6:44:00 PM - I saw your entertaining and interesting treatise on the D'armailhac. I loved the '10 BTW. You know my opinions on the '10 vintage are in line with yours. Regarding the Parkerization of wines...please see the movie "Mondovino" it should be on every wine enthusiast movie list, it's a documentary. I loved Sideways too. I must say that the '09 Bordeaux that I've loved and reviewed cannot be mistaken for anything from California. I too am guilty of making comparisons to the '10 vintage in some of my reviews.

• Bam_Man says:

  1/30/2020 10:46:00 AM - Hi Motz. Yes, Kerry and I were married last June at the Petrolo winery/estate. The ceremony took place atop the Galatrona tower. It took a lot of work to set up, but was well worth it. Hope all is well with you and your family. Cheers!

• Les Raisins Du Aron says:

  3/1/2019 5:36:00 AM - I came across one of your comments, and you seem like someone to ask this question: I am travelling to Bordeaux this summer, and wondering if you have any suggestions for a smaller, "off of the tourist trail" winery or chateau.

• Vinomazing says:

  12/26/2018 5:06:00 PM - Glad to be a fan and reap your wine expertise this year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Motz!

• mikita77 says:

  6/5/2018 12:15:00 AM - Thanks for checking it out. Yeah, I'm a bit of a snob. But I'm known to invite less expensive bottles to my table as well.

• macaujames says:

  12/2/2017 6:44:00 AM - No Motz I don't live in Macau. I have friends who live in Macau, France. This is in the Medoc, thus my nickname as my favorite wines come from here.

• wineotim says:

  4/17/2017 9:07:00 AM - Motz, I responded to the '13 Duckhorn review via email. Please check when you can.

• wineotim says:

  3/30/2016 10:54:00 AM - I have not participated in the CT forum yet, but I would like to. I will sign up soon.

• Halfeel says:

  3/29/2016 9:55:00 PM - Clos du Val 2013 Napa Cabernet does not look too controversial at this time with 86 CellarTracker reviewers averaging 90.6 points: https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=2122040&searchId=EF02C8B1

• wineotim says:

  2/20/2016 4:50:00 PM - Ok Motz...it's your turn to weigh in on the controversial '13 Clos du Val Cabernet. Please put it on your radar!

• Wiltse says:

  1/31/2016 6:21:00 AM - Motz: Yes, I am in Missoula, and, yes, let's share a bottle together. You can find my email on the UM website.

• WineWheelz says:

  11/14/2015 10:11:00 AM - Hi, Motz! Thank you for the note regarding Barolo! Do you have any recommendations for restaurants in the area that you think are must visits? Cheers!

• NavyVet6874 says:

  8/1/2015 1:33:00 PM - Hi, Motz! Just read your notes on Cooper. Since Neal Cooper doesn't reach out for "professional" reviews, your insight is much appreciated. 2012 is going to be his final WW cab; looks like he is going out with bang.

• Johnfromspokane says:

  3/12/2015 6:34:00 PM - Is it safe to assume you're doing a little celebrating on your end with all these high end bottles lately?

• ntanik says:

  1/11/2015 3:38:00 AM - Thank you and i wish many happy 'wine' moments.

• Grinner says:

  5/30/2014 5:12:00 PM - You have good eyes then! Those were all '96's tasted in 2006. Mostly Bordeaux, some Cal Cabs, and I see a Turley something or other ringer in there... Cheers! Mark

• Grinner says:

  5/30/2014 3:22:00 PM - Thanks, but which tasting are you looking at? We do a massive annual tasting of 10 yr old wines on the first Sunday of November and smaller tastings 6 times a year. The '04's we'll taste this fall will be Aussie shiraz and CdP's. A typical smaller tasting: this Saturday's 2012 Oregon Pinot tasting... Mark/ Grinner

• Lublu says:

  5/11/2014 4:54:00 PM - Caro Motz, agradeço por suas palavras. Degustar um vinho é um ato de devoção. Tuas notas são de muita qualidade e demonstram conhecimento e experiência O português é uma bela língua. Muito poética. Mas o inglês é universal.

• tantotinto says:

  5/10/2014 3:44:00 AM - Yes, my user name is a result of my affection for red wine. The inspiration for it was Bebel Gilberto's song Tanto Tempo. My wife keeps me balanced though through her preference for white wine.

• Ericsson says:

  4/26/2014 2:56:00 AM - Thanks for your nice comment! Cheers.

• Ken332 says:

  4/5/2014 2:16:00 PM - Thank you for your note on my comments about the 2009 Bernadotte. I hope you are able to make the transition to a Professor of History. I currently teach at a school of pubic health and have done so for over 30 years. I have enjoyed the university, even as I get ready for retirement.

• ChrisinCowiche says:

  2/24/2014 10:08:00 AM - Hey Motz, I do not think JB Neufeld has released their 2011 wines yet. Should be March, you might shoot an e-mail to the winery to see about release date and distribution. I was able to buy some direct from Justin last Oct pre release at a harvest tasting event in Yakima.

• DaddyNeedsPow says:

  1/6/2014 10:24:00 AM - Thanks for the friend request. I enjoyed reading your profile, and that reminds me that it might be about time to write one of my own. Cheers!

• Dagalaifus says:

  1/1/2014 9:57:00 AM - Thank you for your kind words and wishing you a very Happy New Year,

• psusfca says:

  12/4/2013 4:32:00 PM - Not sure what you are driving at on your comment on my post about the Zestos Garnacha. "Confected fruitiness"? No, I am not looking for sweet and fruity. You thought this was a great value, I found it to be a poor value. I doubt that I will cook with what I have left. But that is the beauty of wine - we all have our tastes. You would probably see from my reviews that sweet is not in my arsenal of likes. You are a prolific reviewer - good for you. I post about one out of every 20 bottles that I consume. If I think of it, I pop it on here. Enjoy!

• andtheodor says:

  11/13/2013 10:05:00 AM - The 90 Beau was indeed special, one of the rare moments when a wine makes me feel spiritual.

• Bam_Man says:

  10/27/2013 9:21:00 AM - Hey Motz- Nope, have never come across that particular wine before. And yeah, there is definitely great Sangiovese to be had from both Emilia-Romagna and Umbria, but most people never go beyond Tuscany.

• fingers says:

  10/12/2013 9:32:00 AM - Thanks for the comment Motz. I really enjoyed your note on the '09 Clio and appreciate your friend request. It's nice to see what fellow CT'ers keep in invenotry

• ChrisinCowiche says:

  9/22/2013 6:10:00 AM - Hey, Motz, Re 2009 JB Neufeld, I think they are both very structured wines, and the Artz will come around to match the DuBrul, just ton release I found t he DuBrul more approachalbe of the two. I think these wines are more reserved than many WA Cabs and will take 5 + years to show true potential. I haven;t touched an 09 for quite a while, so don;t have any impressions that are too current. I did really go long on the JBN '10 blended Cab.

• Bam_Man says:

  8/10/2013 9:52:00 AM - Hey Motz, Tough call on the 2006 Castello di Brolio. Haven't tried any of mine yet - just finished up the last of my 2001's recently. $55 is a lot of coin for Chianti no matter how great. But if you are really into Chianti (like me), why not grab a couple then. I'm sure it is the same style as the 2001 - very modern and "meaty". I actually prefer the "old school" stuff like the Castello di Bossi Berardo. And it costs about half as much. Cheers!

• VinLancaster says:

  7/25/2013 9:22:00 AM - Hi Motz, Thanks for your note! We loved Yakima and thanks to ChrisinSunnyside's help with our tour -we were fortunate to have an insiders take on some of the best tasting rooms. We met amazing people with wine to match. Your notes are nicely written & I look forward to reading more. Perhaps we will meet up for an offline one day. Best Regards!

• BlackIce says:

  11/29/2012 2:06:00 AM - Hi Motz. Read your post on my message board. I too had avoided the CT beta until forced to move to it on November 26. Feel free to keep in touch and chat. I am not really a fan of social networking so I do much prefer email over public message boards. I am not sure if CT has a means of private conversations yet.