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• MJP Hou TX says:

  11/16/2022 7:22:00 AM - Thanks for the follow Jviz! Great to see another Texan on CT.

• Rote Kappelle says:

  10/8/2022 8:37:00 PM - Thanks for climbing on board the Rote Kapelle crazy train. I like your profile note. I started drinking wine with my father in the mid 1970's (as a kid) and as an adult from the 1980's and I can tell you that it all stays as fresh and ever expanding as when you first started. Just when you think you are across a region or style something new comes your way. Enjoy the journey.

• melzar says:

  4/27/2020 12:08:00 PM - Thanks for your comment. My most recent tasting of this Champagne bears your comment out. My previous bottle of this batch purchased 4 0r 5 years ago, and drank about a year ago was a 375. I didn't rate it as, although not corked, it seemed not to come up to the usual standards of this wine. Probably the issue was the small format.

• Mark1npt says:

  2/12/2019 9:24:00 AM - jviz, I wasn't a BDX guy til '17 when we did a trip there with Jean-Noel Fourmeaux the owner of VGS/Chateau Potelle in Napa. The trip of a lifetime and the wine of a lifetime also. Still trying to work my wife into it, she is purely a Napa junkie. Have had some '15 and '16 Carters, they are all different yet all good in their own ways. Some like Gran Daddy need more time, Weitz and Three Kings are smokin' right now but of course will go years, too. I got some of Mike's syrahs last year for the first time and haven't sampled yet. I see his new release is open today but I'm not a very big syrah guy so may pass this year. I find as years go by I drink less and less of them, don't know why? Love all of Mike's cabs......Best to you! Mark

• Mark1npt says:

  2/12/2019 8:17:00 AM - Glad to have you along for the ride, jviz.....seems like we have a lot of the same tastes/bottles. Always great to have more wine reviews and more knowledge about the stuff we like to drink. Cheers! Mark

• csimm says:

  8/13/2017 5:14:00 PM - Hi John. Wren Hop is where I'd go because I really like the casual and removed atmosphere there. It is appointment only and you'll be the only ones there. It is a little house on top of a hill that has beautiful views of the valley below. The tasting room is quaint, private, and no frills. It is not a "winery" type setting; it is a house on a hill type of setting. There are much prettier wineries if you want that experience, but I prefer quiet places...and the views at Wren Hop are really nice. If you decide to inquire, ask to have Jim (the proprietor) taste you guys. If not Wren Hop, Williams Selyem is nice (as long as they are pouring their top wines - I've been there when their Pinots were all sold out and the tasting experience was horribly weak). Kosta Browne is a favorite of many, but I'm personally over them. For just the wine, check out Argot. Justin's Pinots and Chardonnays are on-point. However, he'll taste you in a warehouse in Santa Rosa (definitely NOT a place to go if the setting matters to you). That's my 2 cents!

• csimm says:

  8/13/2017 11:52:00 AM - Hi jviz. Thanks for posting on my message board. Glad you're able to come out to the Napa neighborhood in October. In response to your inquiry, I'm glad the message exchange with drpete was helpful. From a Pinot perspective, the Napa side has only limited wineries that I'd personally recommend. (Obviously the Sonoma side has some GREAT Pinots). For Napa, I would highly recommend hitting up Aubert and see if you can get a tasting in. They are the best Pinot/Chard producer on the Napa side in my opinion. Bevan's Pinots are very good (though I'm not sure of his status for tasting at the moment - his new digs are on the Sonoma side but not too far out of Napa County). Thomas will sometimes taste his Rivers-Marie Pinots on the Napa side (since he is in Calistoga - he'll use Mending Wall as a location typically); email RM and see about that (and maybe he'll taste you on his Cabs as well). Walt (Hall) Pinots are worth a look as well. The tasting area in St. Helena will serve both the Hall Cabs and the Walt Pinots. Hall is not an intimate necessarily, but they taste you on a variety of their good/higher end wines. If you're meeting up with Mike Smith, you could ask him to taste you on his Ancillary Cellars (good Pinot, and even better Chardonnay - the Pinot is a little more Burgundian style though). There are a lot of other Napa wineries that do Pinot Noir, but they frequently come off as afterthoughts (for my palate at least). Enjoy!!

• bestdamncab says:

  3/27/2017 10:27:00 PM - a couple of thoughts: Congratulations on the 650 TN mark. In general Perrier Jouet is always very subtle while Bollinger is always more powerful, yeasty, and flint driven. Your Krug Rose note is spot on. Finally, the best I ever had was 1962 and 1964 La Tache.

• Vietty says:

  3/10/2017 12:08:00 PM - Thanks for commenting on my 2014 Kosta Brown Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir note. I agree, that was definitely the odd man out compared to Failla and Littorai. I'm making a trip out to Sonoma in April with my wife and some friends. Unfortunately, Littorai doesnt fit with our schedule but hopeful that I'll be able to find wines in that style. Cheers!

• KeithSurg says:

  2/27/2017 12:59:00 PM - Yes, I'm a general/bariatric surgeon.

• bestdamncab says:

  1/7/2017 11:31:00 AM - Thanks for the reminder. Happy New year to you.

• Z1nnfull says:

  6/9/2015 6:06:00 PM - The Treana would be good with a lot of seafood, as well as something like rotisserie chicken, I am thinking Honey Baked Ham, depends what you are into and what you can afford. The seemingly sweet and sour taste leaves a lot of options-Asian? Note you are from San Antonio, I lived there in 1987-88, worked for USAA, a large employer there. Was always blown away by the fine restaurants in the town, but always had a hard time finding a place that sold really good wine. I assume wine is more available and the dining has only gotten better.

• gravedee says:

  5/8/2015 9:06:00 AM - Sounds good! Let me know if you have any other questions about any of the wines I've tried or are in my cellar -- especially anything from Santa Barbara County. I still consider myself a novice - but that's where I have the most experience. I notice you have the Jonata Todos in your inventory. Nice one! I sold my old van to their assistant winemaker. The Rusack vineyard (one of the PN I recommended) is just down the street from Jonata.

• gravedee says:

  5/7/2015 9:30:00 PM - I like the 2013 Brewer-Clifton Pinot Noir SRH. You can pick it up for $32-$35 if you look on wine-searcher. Also, try the Rusack 2012 Pinot Noir SRH Reserve. You can get that for about $35. Both are great examples of local, smaller production SRH Pinot Noir.

• bestdamncab says:

  3/8/2015 9:50:00 PM - I suggest Baldacci and Silver Oak. Confirm if you wish to go and I will take care the tasting fees.

• austintx1 says:

  4/12/2014 5:41:00 AM - There was a great article in Wine Spectator last month about Orin Swift. I went with the D66 because I am a little heavy on California right now. Let's do dinner soon!