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• markydecker says:

  4/9/2024 8:44:00 PM - Alright alright alright, see you soon!

• markydecker says:

  4/3/2024 5:46:00 PM - Haha just now getting around to reading this. You are spot on in regard to wine by the glass at most restaurants. The staple around Dallas: Rombauer Chardonnay (RETCH). It’s tough being a wine snob, but I carry the mantle proudly :)

• watcheslover says:

  12/11/2023 9:20:00 AM - Hello LitIt, what's new? Please raed that and buy,buy! LOL 100 Points G. Pouthier elected best winemaker in France!!! in front of Leroy, Romanée Conti, Petrus, Figeac..... I'm very proud of him and of me too, since I've been advising people to jump on all their bottles since 2014 anyway! I'll put the link below. And advise you once again to buy, especially the 2022 and 2016, the winemaker's favorites and mine too https://avis-vin.lefigaro.fr/tops-selections-vins-spiritueux/o157055-guillaume-pouthier-chateau-les-carmes-haut-brion-elu-meilleur-vigneron-de-france-par-le-figaro-vin-se-croire-arrive-c-est-le-debut-de-la-fin

• Weinheber says:

  5/22/2023 12:00:00 PM - You:Can’t go to restaurants and order a glass of wine anymore as the wine purveyors and most Somms either don’t really understand wine or their target market frankly doesn’t care. His job is, sell the wine.. Greetings Reinhard

• Weinheber says:

  5/20/2023 1:53:00 AM - Hi! You ever drunk Riesling from Austria, Wachau? Greetings Reinhard

• vinoist says:

  3/15/2023 12:49:00 PM - Hello LiteItOnFire, This is Richard Betts, Sales Ambassador fo Boyer Family Winery. Thank you for your review of our 2019 Pinot Noir! Our wines are commercially available, but exclusively in Arizona! Atlas Wines is the only retailer currently carrying our wines. Our license permits direct sales to consumer as well. Feel free to contact me to arrange a tasting for you and any others that may be interested...rwinebetts@aol.com

• sean7711 says:

  11/6/2022 3:28:00 PM - Hi Lite - re: Bolgheri tips - Let me know your email and I will drop you a note. Thanks!

• dchain says:

  10/18/2022 1:15:00 AM - Thanks for following and look forward to sharing more notes!

• Michael Hung says:

  9/19/2022 5:46:00 PM - Hi Lite! I've been noticing a lot of your CT notes and realized that you are also a Phoenician. I had seen your handle shared by another wine aficionado (not on CT, but he is @wineprn) that has invited me to various upcoming wine experiences in DTPHX. I hope to meet you and share some bottles one of these days. I will be at the upcoming Sep 20th CA/OR dinner, Sep 29th Troplong, -maybe the truffle dinner-, and the Nov Ducru dinner. If you are at any of those, I'd love to say hello!

• N.Bonaparte says:

  10/23/2021 12:19:00 PM - The 08 Krug is available. Look on winesearcher. I’ve purchased 16 bottles so far. I’ll bump it up to 24 once more become available and plan to pop a bottle shortly.

• ozziewine says:

  10/13/2021 12:13:00 PM - Hello Lite. Just an FYI. I didn't purchase when offered Maxem this year, DOH! Don't know what I was thinking. I e-mailed Nancy with a mea culpa and asked if they had any inventory they wanted to sell. She wrote back and said they still have a few 3-packs of the Chardonnays and the UV Pinot (Silver Eagle sold out). So I picked up a 3-pack of the UV Pinot partly because of your positive tasting note. She may have more in case you're still interested. Cheers!

• ckokinawa says:

  5/14/2021 12:01:00 AM - Hey Lite! Sorry for the late reply. Yeah vacations in general and especially Napa trips never seem long enough! Wow that is crazy Shae is the GM of them all! Where does she find the time? I'll definitely reach out to her and hopefully she can hook it up. Trip is coming up so definitely excited! Thanks for your help.

• LiteItOnFire says:

  4/27/2021 5:59:00 PM - Hey Chris. I think I can only go down from here... it was a great trip but packed too much into a short period of time but accomplished what we set out to do. Shae is the GM of all of them so just ask her to set you up and she will be able to handle everything. Have an awesome time!!

• ckokinawa says:

  4/23/2021 9:17:00 AM - Hey Lite I saw you went to Napa recently and did some epic wine tastings. So jealous! Saw you visited with Kinsman Eades and got to try Impensata as well. I am also a huge fan of Nigel and very intrigued by both Impensata and Bella Oaks. For the tasting did you have to reach out separately to Impensata or just ask Shae/Nigel to include it in the Kinsman Eades tasting? Thanks, Chris

• PSanDiego says:

  1/17/2021 7:58:00 PM - I always taste a wine when I open it. The Palmer took about 45 minutes to become enjoyable, and then got better and better. (not sure if this is a way to respond to a comment.)

• vintage1949 says:

  11/25/2020 5:02:00 AM - Hey LiteItOnFire, With Thanksgiving coming up tomorrow a quick question. What will you be drinking with your turkey dinner? I may not be in the norm but I find a Cabernet Sauvignon does not match well with that bird. I get a little bit of a funny aftertaste. For me a nice rich Syrah goes great with turkey as well as dressing. Dave

• LiteItOnFire says:

  11/2/2020 2:38:00 PM - Hi Vintage1949- that was at Guigal when we went through a full tasting of their entire lineup. We were so luck to have been there the day after Wine Spectator (same with Chateau de Beaucastal) did a full tasting. It was so cool!

• vintage1949 says:

  10/29/2020 3:45:00 AM - Where was your icon picture taken? Dave

• vintage1949 says:

  7/31/2020 3:57:00 AM - Just read your post here. My friends call me a wine snob as I often mumble swill at a pouring of wine in a restaurant. Really, I think to myself, that is what they want me to drink with their fine food. I have had the good fortune to find bottles at a restaurant for just $65 that were excellent after trying their swill for $12 a glass. Why they don’t offer the better wine is beyond me. I am forced I tell ya-forced by the wine god to order an expensiv bottle at some restaurants as nothing else is worthy to pair with their good food. I also find it rare that I really get good help from the staff selecting a good bottle of wine. Well enough of this ranting and raving. I need to pop open a good bottle of wine. :)

• jonboy74 says:

  7/30/2020 12:13:00 PM - Jeez, here I go again, looking at a 2010 Pichon-Baron and who shows up as having a bunch of bottles? YOU! And now I see you seemingly jumped on the lastbottle offer yesterday of Virginie de Valandraud, which I almost jumped on. I may just give you my cc # and have you buy 2x of whatever you are buying.

• vintage1949 says:

  3/1/2020 9:47:00 PM - Do you need my e-mail address? Dave

• MC2 Wines says:

  1/17/2020 10:36:00 AM - Thanks for all of the suggestions! Those sound very interesting. Officially you can get to the discussions area from mobile, but you need to do the website on a browser and then scroll down for the 'Full CellarTracker View'. It's a lot clunkier. Ovid we've been going to and enjoy. Memento Mori we almost did this trip (really like Sam's wines) so will need to get it on the schedule for next time. Have always been intrigued by Tusk. We've almost bought some of the wine at auction, but it went for more than we wanted given no real knowledge. Hmmmm... Thanks for the suggestions!

• GQG says:

  12/10/2019 8:06:00 PM - Just LOL at your dream wine rant haha!!

• bestdamncab says:

  11/25/2019 12:14:00 PM - Posted a special Tasting Story for you today.

• bestdamncab says:

  11/19/2019 9:28:00 AM - I was at Dom Perignon and Dom Ruinart in both 1991 and 1992. older Doms like the 1990 Dom Perignon in my cellar are fabulous. P2 vintage 2002 is in a league by itself, some P2 is just OK in my opinion.

• Mark1npt says:

  10/14/2019 9:22:00 PM - Hey friend! Back from Napa late last night. Have just finished posting my most pertinent notes on CT. Enjoy and let me know if you have any questions....Mark

• Vinomazing says:

  10/7/2019 6:17:00 PM - Heyo...29 wines in common, very cool. Schooling myself on Napa cabs next and glad your on top of such for reference herein CT. Peace

• michigan dogs says:

  7/10/2019 1:19:00 PM - lite it on fire, nice cellar, you are doing some serious buying, I love Tor cabs and think they compete well with some cult wines like Harlin at a fraction of the cost.

• grapenomad says:

  7/2/2019 7:11:00 PM - Hi liteitonfire, thanks for your comment on La Gravette. I found the wine quite basic for a young(ish) Pomerol at this price. No significant depth to carry it out to a serious drinking window. The tertiary notes are already present and the structure is already well-rounded. Yes, it is enjoyable now, but compared to the 2016, this is aging way too fast.

• michigan dogs says:

  4/24/2019 8:15:00 AM - liteitonfire, I have never tasted the trespass cab, you might want to ask GQC

• bestdamncab says:

  4/6/2019 11:34:00 AM - Both 2014 Howell Mountain and 2014 Mt. Veeder Lakoya TN posted-hope they help.

• BrunelloBob says:

  11/26/2018 5:17:00 AM - "There are plenty of affordable wines by the glass that should be offered vs the swill at most restaurants" --Ain't that the truth. Wish I had a dollar for every time I looked at the 'by the glass' offerings and thought: "I could do WAY better, at the same price points."

• sirpat00 says:

  11/9/2018 9:26:00 AM - Have added a tasting story to the 2016 bdx if you want to have a look, just fyi... btw: Couldn't agree more on your restaurant frustrations and the ruining your friends by opening their eyes bit... :)

• daveyk39 says:

  1/2/2018 1:21:00 PM - Hey - regarding your question about the 2014 Lakoya, I was only able to taste the Howell Mt Cab, so I can't comment on any of the other 2014s. Sorry!