The Official Wine Thread

[jcman311]

You were reading the financial times. She was hoping to trade in for the newer model. When she realized you could only afford a cheap bottle of wine, that was it.

 

[edinatlanta]

I was talking to one of my friends at the time (when all the details were fresh and ****) and we were like: I don't think she knew what she wanted.

 

[edinatlanta]

HOW ABOUT FOR ONE MINUTE WE STOP NEEDLESSLY HATING ON OUR BRAVE HERO AND HAVE SOME SYMPATHY FOR ME BECAUSE I COULDVE GOTTEN IN ON THAT DIAMOND FORTUNE IF IT WERENT FOR THEM STUPID ASS JUDEO CHRISTIAN ETHICAL PRINCIPLES

 

[Krish the Fish]

Picked up two cases of Whispering Angel for my wife today... WFM somehow had the best price locally and ended up around $17 a bottle all said and done. Figure with the quarantine and the way temperatures look here, these 24 (plus the 5 I picked up last week) will go quickly if we aren’t leaving the house much for dinner

 

[beargonefishing]

HOW ABOUT FOR ONE MINUTE WE STOP NEEDLESSLY HATING ON OUR BRAVE HERO AND HAVE SOME SYMPATHY FOR ME BECAUSE I COULDVE GOTTEN IN ON THAT DIAMOND FORTUNE IF IT WERENT FOR THEM STUPID ASS JUDEO CHRISTIAN ETHICAL PRINCIPLES

That's why I only follow judo ethical principles.

 

[Krish the Fish]

Also on the other end of the spectrum, anniversary is coming up and my case of Patty Green Bonshaw from our wedding year is sitting patiently in the basement. Maybe the year to start opening a bottle a year to see how they progress. I have plenty pricier bottles in the cellar but my wife prefers Pinot Noir and she and I both really like the PGC wines we’ve had (from the past 3 years on the wine list)

 

[jbarwick]

I thought edina's story was going to be better...

 

[cocostella]

Start cracking those bottles, Krish. Which anniversary?

 

[edinatlanta]

I thought edina's story was going to be better...

Well how close have you come to grafting off a diamond fortune?

 

[Krish the Fish]

Start cracking those bottles, Krish. Which anniversary?

Second. Bought the 2018 Bonshaw Block futures right around the time that 2016 got a 100 point rating (and unfortunately not long after Patty Green died). 2018 wasn’t as highly rated as 2016 but I know we like PGC wines and this is one of their higher bottlings so it’ll be a treat for sure

 

[jcman311]

Well how close have you come to grafting off a diamond fortune?

Same as you. Not very.

 

[edinatlanta]

In South Africa’s Most Famous Wine Region, Women Are Rewriting History

By founding their own labels and operating the area’s vineyards, a growing number of black women are succeeding in an industry that had long shut them out

www.wsj.com

 

[Omega Male]

Pinot lovers, you're in luck in the 2018 Sonoma vintage, sez Jeb Dunnuck.

What is clear after spending weeks tasting through the 2018s is that this is a sensational vintage for Sonoma. This long, even growing season produced everything I look for in a great vintage: incredible top tier quality, a vast selection of absolutely beautiful wines at all price points, and wines that show their place of origin as well as singular characters. I have never tasted so many complex, elegant, yet also deep, textured, and layered Pinot Noirs from Sonoma as in 2018. I could say the same regarding Zinfandel. And while I think Chardonnay is slightly less successful, there are still massive numbers of beautiful wines in the vintage. Also, 2018 is a vintage where it’s easy to taste the differences between the multitude of appellations. Sonoma Coast, Petaluma Gap, and Russian River Valley Pinot Noirs all show classic characters, and the regions as well as the style of the producers show beautifully in these wines.

It’s essential to understand that while only a handful of estates were making world-class wines in the past, that’s no longer the case today, with many new, exciting estates making incredible wines. While the benchmark estates certainly delivered the goods in 2018, readers should look at the wines from Aperture Cellars, Arista, Blue Farm, Boars’ View, Capture, Cattleya, Chev, CIRQ, Croix, Devil Proof, Ferren, Jeff Cohn, Lasseter Family, Limerick Lane, Lynmar, Mauritson, Ram’s Gate, Shared Notes, Sojourn Cellars, and Wayfarer, just to name a few of the exciting producers in this report.

 

[Omega Male]

80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 8% Petit Verdot, 4% Cabernet Franc. Deep-pocketed owner but mostly left to do their own thing, in the this-goes-up-to-11 style. Not a Booth wine.

Backed By A Billionaire, A Santa Barbara Winery Goes Happily Rogue

JONATA wineries' estate in Ballard Canyon is a 586-acre property, with 84 acres of vines, including more than 11 different varieties planted, along with high-acid experimental Greek plantings like Xinomavro and Assyrtiko.

www.forbes.com

 

[edinatlanta]

Also this was another interesting article

The Grapelord of Napa Faces a Threat Worse Than Plague (Published 2020)

For 50 years, Andy Beckstoffer drove up the price of wine. Did the strategy work too well?

www.google.com