Wine.Woot : One Week, One Wine (SM)

Detour is up.

It's back!

Cesare wrote:It's back!

it never left! wine.woot.com/monday was always available :D

MarkDaSpark wrote:I
IMO, you can probably expect to see Woot Cellars Boss Monster Zin reappear sometime this woot-off.

Which will mean I'll buy a third case!

Great QPR if you like zin.

I NEEEEEEEEEED some TyTanium. I'm down to my last bottle and refuse to open it unless I've got more to spare!

Cesare wrote:It's back!

So no more woot-off or just taking a break?

geraghms wrote:So no more woot-off or just taking a break?

It's anyone's guess!!!

My guess is that there will be a few more "detours", but it's just a guess.

Isn't it Tuesday night? Any labrats?

dantudor@tudorwines.com wrote:I found this on wikipedia - "Kosher wine (Hebrew: יין כשר, yayin kashér) is wine produced ..... in Israel and the Golan Heights, United States, France, Germany, Italy, South Africa, and Australia. Two of the world's largest producers and importers of kosher wines, Kedem and Manischewitz, are both based in the Northeastern United States." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosher_wine

That's pretty accurate.

I know there is busy activity with the woot-off, but can we please have a clue?

Any rats on this one?

bkarney wrote:Any rats on this one?

Ditto?

Finally got the privilege of LABRAT after what has seemed like a thousand bottles purchased. Thanks wine.woot.com for the opportunity on this gem.

2006 Tudor Anderson Valley Pinot Noir:

First, let me say that I LOVE PINOT NOIR. My favorites are DuMol, EnRoute, Twomey and Lynmar. This wine can easily round out the top 5 in my book.

Very light, transparent in color. Lots of berry on the nose, very pleasant. Tastes very much of red berries with a slight hint of the earthiness people have been referring to. Beautiful finish. My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed this bottle this evening.

A real steal at a little over $20/bottle. Buy 3 two packs. I did. You will not be disappointed. Will definitely pair nice with that bird as you watch the Detroit Lions lose another game this Thanksgiving!

ENJOY!!!

jnacey wrote:Finally got the privilege of LABRAT after what has seemed like a thousand bottles purchased. Thanks wine.woot.com for the opportunity on this gem.

2006 Tudor Anderson Valley Pinot Noir:

First, let me say that I LOVE PINOT NOIR. My favorites are DuMol, EnRoute, Twomey and Lynmar. This wine can easily round out the top 5 in my book.

Very light, transparent in color. Lots of berry on the nose, very pleasant. Tastes very much of red berries with a slight hint of the earthiness people have been referring to. Beautiful finish. My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed this bottle this evening.

A real steal at a little over $20/bottle. Buy 3 two packs. I did. You will not be disappointed. Will definitely pair nice with that bird as you watch the Detroit Lions lose another game this Thanksgiving!

ENJOY!!!

Great to hear you like the wine! Cheers!

Where's our other rat?

jnacey wrote:< snip excellent rattage >

Packed

I'd wager there's only one rat for this one, given it's a two-pack of the same wine.

cheron98 wrote:Packed

I'd wager there's only one rat for this one, given it's a two-pack of the same wine.

aren't they two different pinot noirs? like the roessler offers we occasionally have.

Soooo - it's now Friday morning and we've heard from 1 rat. Any others out there?

burrnini wrote:aren't they two different pinot noirs? like the roessler offers we occasionally have.

shows you how closely i paid attention to the description Being a non-PN drinker, I didn't really look that close.

So then yeah, we're missing someone. Sad.

Labrat checking in. I apologize for not responding sooner as I was out of town. Upon getting home tonight I rushed down to the front desk and retrieved my bottle of Tudor Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir. I opened the bottle, and poured a taste. Upon first taste, the wine was harsh and needed to breathe. I decanted the wine while cooking dinner. Within an hour, the wine had breathed and dinner was ready. My wife and I sat down to dinner and found the wine had mellowed and ready to enjoy. The wine complimented the meal and proved to be a very enjoyable.

How might these compare to the Roessler style Pinots (which I very much enjoy)?

glug wrote:Labrat checking in. I apologize for not responding sooner as I was out of town. Upon getting home tonight I rushed down to the front desk and retrieved my bottle of Tudor Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir. I opened the bottle, and poured a taste. Upon first taste, the wine was harsh and needed to breathe. I decanted the wine while cooking dinner. Within an hour, the wine had breathed and dinner was ready. My wife and I sat down to dinner and found the wine had mellowed and ready to enjoy. The wine complimented the meal and proved to be a very enjoyable.

Can you expand, please? What made the wine enjoyable? What was the meal it accompanied?

Any details you could add would be most helpful to those, like me, who are still on the fence.

glug wrote:Labrat checking in. I apologize for not responding sooner as I was out of town. Upon getting home tonight I rushed down to the front desk and retrieved my bottle of Tudor Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir. I opened the bottle, and poured a taste. Upon first taste, the wine was harsh and needed to breathe. I decanted the wine while cooking dinner. Within an hour, the wine had breathed and dinner was ready. My wife and I sat down to dinner and found the wine had mellowed and ready to enjoy. The wine complimented the meal and proved to be a very enjoyable.

I use a vinturi on every red wine I drink to help open it up shortly after popping the cork. I believe it is an amazing little device that really helps the drinkability of the wine right away. That being said, I did not experience any of the "harshness" described in the Anderson Valley Pinot I ratted.

speedoo wrote:Can you expand, please? What made the wine enjoyable? What was the meal it accompanied?

Any details you could add would be most helpful to those, like me, who are still on the fence.

Based on his nickname "Glug", I'm guessing he drank it too fast to give any finer points. :-P