And….? How did it hold up these few decades?today, a wine aged thirty-three.
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Shown with a Havarti/Emmental/ mushroom bagelburger w/ mustard-shallot Béarnaise.
And….? How did it hold up these few decades?today, a wine aged thirty-three.
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Shown with a Havarti/Emmental/ mushroom bagelburger w/ mustard-shallot Béarnaise.
Quite nicely! It had that old-wine complexity but was still lively in the glass.And….? How did it hold up these few decades?
Nice, thanks. Back in the late eighties to early nineties* a lot of California wines were less extracted and with a bit more acid than later on; even modestly priced bottlings aged gracefully.Quite nicely! It had that old-wine complexity but was still lively in the glass.
I still have a few ‘80s Ridge Monte Bello rattling around in the back of the wine frij. I have not tasted many premium California reds from the current century, but I have experienced same. They’re a bit … blockier.Nice, thanks. Back in the late eighties to early nineties* a lot of California wines were less extracted and with a bit more acid than later on; even modestly priced bottlings aged gracefully.
*See how I avoided that apostrophe question?
Been a fan of her wines for a very long time.
Been a fan of her wines for a very long time.
This was from last night's simple dinner...old school sea bass with capers & lemon and salad.
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We opened our last 2020 SP68 bianco last night, unfortunately tainted by hydrogen sulfide. Which is odd, because two previous bottles from the same purchase were beautiful. I usually assume H2S is a batch problem, not bottle variation.Been a fan of her wines for a very long time.
This was from last night's simple dinner...old school sea bass with capers & lemon and salad.
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Got a bottle of this to sample from a vendor the other day, was surprised at how much I liked it
At the price point it's extremely respectable. I was honestly a bit surprised as well.Got a bottle of this to sample from a vendor the other day, was surprised at how much I liked it
I killed a bottle of that. Never thought I’d find an Islay I liked.At the price point it's extremely respectable. I was honestly a bit surprised as well.
That idea is so crazy it just might work!Braupakt, a coop between two of my favorite breweries...totally weird to see these two work together IMHO, but hey, the result is a stellar beer, complexity on all levels and great balance between bitters and flavors. Liked it so much I bought the remaining stock at my supplier.
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Rare Breed has been my go to since all my other favorites are impossible to get now.Old fashioned, diggin' this bottling of Rare Breed. Will have to do a side-by-side showdown with the regular bottling sometime (but probably not full sized old fashioneds of each...).View attachment 326853
recently saw something about how the investments in Whiskey are drying up, prices are expected to come down reasonably soon....Rare Breed has been my go to since all my other favorites are impossible to get now.
Well then I guess I better dump my investment bottles nowrecently saw something about how the investments in Whiskey are drying up, prices are expected to come down reasonably soon....
think of them as ingestments.or drink em ;-)
Didn't we do this same thing with butter and margarine?I dunno how it;'s elsewhere but where I live we now have a thing called 'sugar tax'. Invented to wean folks of high sugar soda, sounds good though I'm quite sure that trading sugar for artificial sweetener is swapping one disaster for a new one but OK.....
Margarine at least is a food.Didn't we do this same thing with butter and margarine?![]()
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