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

Winedavid39 wrote:Monday will please you.

As if I don't spend enough on Woot already ;)

I was being sarcastic, but only partially. It is good to not be tempted every week. 600+ Vampire Woots prove I'm in the minority anyway!

kylemittskus wrote:Whoo! gcdyersb sounds grumpy.

And it sounds like we may have some CF coming our way?

Sure does. I'm guessing Lucas & Lewellen '05 Cab Franc is involved in some way. L&L/Mandolina have a long history with Woot, plus I saw the '05 below suggested retail ($20 vs. $26) in Whole Foods. If Whole Paycheck has it at $20, I'm betting Woot goes for $15.

Imagine4vr wrote:As previously noted in this thread, the length listed includes the blade and handle.

Maybe it is discussed earlier in the thread, but kitchen knives are simply *never* never measured this way. Accordingly is misleading, especially for someone who doesn't read the discussion before buying. Also, it is impossible to compare the actual blade length between this set and other well known brands for comparison.

what is tang?

seattlecard wrote:what is tang?

Tang is a sweet and tangy, orange-flavored, non-carbonated soft drink from the United States. Named after the tangerine, the original orange flavored Tang was formulated by William A. Mitchell for General Foods Corporation in 1957 and first marketed (in powdered form) in 1959.

It was initially intended as a breakfast drink, but sales were poor until NASA began using it on Gemini flights in 1965 which was heavily advertised. Since that time, it has been associated with the U.S. manned spaceflight program, so much so that an urban legend emerged that Tang was invented for the space program.

thanks wikipedia, u are my friend.

I have a set of Farberware that claims they are stainless steel which cost more than this set, but I had to throw away half the set due to rusting. Wonder how long would it take for these to rust.

gcdyersb wrote:Good to see gimmick Vampire wine followed up with something equally uninteresting.

Winedavid39 wrote:Monday will please you.

I spent 200 dollars on two Kyocera ceramic knives. Do I need these?

I've owned these knives for a few years or so now. Except for one incident, where my roommate tried to do an art project with the kitchen shears, they've held up beautifully.

I'm not an avid cook, but sometimes the preparation of fresh ingredients changes it up, and these knives have done a pretty good job. For the price, I'm not sure they could be beat.

My only complaint is the sharpening steel, but that's nothing a replacement sharpener couldn't solve. The original was somewhat flimsy. Come to think of it, it might have been a manufacturing defect, but the blades are full-tang, so no worries there.

dookie1949 wrote:HOWEVER, any breach in the chromium oxide coating will reveal unoxidized chromium which will react with atmospheric oxygen and reoxidize to reform the compact protective chromium oxide layer, thereby reprotecting the blade. This is the reason that aluminum, titanium, and all the rest of the valve metals are kinetically inert, even if they're not thermodynamically stable. Stainless steel behaves in a similar fashion.

Put less nerdy, its the reason the Picasso sculpture in Chicago has not turned into a pile of ferric oxide.

Electrochemist

Throw some mercury on aluminium and see what happens!

Am I the only one who gets this?

Block Of Cutlery

watching the films? This isn't wine. If I wanted friggin' merchandise other than wine, I'd go to woot.com. This is WINE woot. Sell wine, or at least sh*t related to wine.

Tikcuf99 wrote:watching the films? This isn't wine. If I wanted friggin' merchandise other than wine, I'd go to woot.com. This is WINE woot. Sell wine, or at least sh*t related to wine.

What the fu*k is "watching the films?" I typed W T F (minus spaces) and it came up as that. I can't edit, either. I get an error screen. THANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNKS woot.

Tikcuf99 wrote:What the fu*k is "watching the films?" I typed W T F (minus spaces) and it came up as that. I can't edit, either. I get an error screen. THANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNKS woot.

Woot has filters for certain terms. Not sure why you get an error screen trying to edit.

Just click on reply to see the original meaning ...


watching the films
Our Movie Genre
Three-thousaaaaaaaaaand!
Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)

gcdyersb wrote:Sure does. I'm guessing Lucas & Lewellen '05 Cab Franc is involved in some way. L&L/Mandolina have a long history with Woot, plus I saw the '05 below suggested retail ($20 vs. $26) in Whole Foods. If Whole Paycheck has it at $20, I'm betting Woot goes for $15.

Have you had it and is it delicious?

bigdaddy24 wrote:That is what the steel actually does. you're supposed to pass the knife over the steel a couple of times. The steel is slightly magnetic, and realigns the microscopic edge of the knife

Are you being sarcastic? That isn't even remotely true.

aamodeo wrote:What is the original price?

I think the original price is "sitting through a 90 minute timeshare presentation."

That said, though this doesn't seem like a *bad* deal in terms of a cheap but probably "adquate" knife set, I'll cast my vote (not that anyone asked) along with the "haters" crowd here -- I'll vote for 1 or 2 quality Wine Woots a week, rather than 3 with cr**. That is, unless they're Bags of Cr**.

and an occasional Bonsai.

pmarin wrote:I think the original price is "sitting through a 90 minute timeshare presentation."

That said, though this doesn't seem like a *bad* deal in terms of a cheap but probably "adquate" knife set, I'll cast my vote (not that anyone asked) along with the "haters" crowd here -- I'll vote for 1 or 2 quality Wine Woots a week, rather than 3 with cr**. That is, unless they're Bags of Cr**.

and an occasional Bonsai.

Here's the thing though. The three-a-week hasn't affected the quality of the first two offerings or what we would have been previously offered. Even if we were still at two-a-week, we would still have been offered the poizin and the vampire. In fact, last year, there was no poizin so I would argue this year is better. The knives, I could do without but I think that the three-a-week is too new to judge whether it's going to change the quality, but so far it hasn't and I'm significantly sure it isn't going to. I have utter faith in WD.

kylemittskus wrote:Here's the thing though. The three-a-week hasn't affected the quality of the first two offerings or what we would have been previously offered....

Yeah, I guess I can agree with that. It's nice that we can still go back and buy stuff from earlier in the week (once you know how to find the page!)

But I yearn for the "deals so good they sell out.. fast!" You know, 1000 Woots in 2 or 3 days. It just seems we haven't had that level of excitement as much. Of course, having a screamin' deal always helps.

pmarin wrote:Yeah, I guess I can agree with that. It's nice that we can still go back and buy stuff from earlier in the week (once you know how to find the page!)

But I yearn for the "deals so good they sell out.. fast!" You know, 1000 Woots in 2 or 3 days. It just seems we haven't had that level of excitement as much. Of course, having a screamin' deal always helps.

Tis true. It's been a while since there was a feeding frenzy 'round these parts. What do we normally kill each other for though? KR goes pretty wild. Wellington. Corison for those of us with the financial ability to imbibe. I would welcome any of the aforementioned. Especially a Wellington white offering. And sake!

kylemittskus wrote:Have you had it and is it delicious?

I've tasted L&L's Franc, but I don't have notes on vintage or flavor profile. I recall liking it, though I guess nothing must have really stood out in my mind, good or bad.

kylemittskus wrote:Tis true. It's been a while since there was a feeding frenzy 'round these parts. What do we normally kill each other for though? KR goes pretty wild. Wellington. Corison for those of us with the financial ability to imbibe. I would welcome any of the aforementioned. Especially a Wellington white offering. And sake!

We had TONS of wellington right before the switch! I don't remember getting feeding frenzy's SO often, they kinda come and go. It definitely does not seem as though sales have been lacking, that is for sure.

Winedavid39 wrote:i did not factor in gcdyersb's penchant for CF.
but even historic dynasties would consider this coming deal one of quality.

Could it be some Old Vine Zin from Scott Harvey?? Though we've had a lot of zinfandel recently...

gcdyersb wrote:Sure does. I'm guessing Lucas & Lewellen '05 Cab Franc is involved in some way. L&L/Mandolina have a long history with Woot, plus I saw the '05 below suggested retail ($20 vs. $26) in Whole Foods. If Whole Paycheck has it at $20, I'm betting Woot goes for $15.

We just had our last bottle of Lucas & Lewellen 03 and hope it will be another Lucas & L offering tomorrow. Love their wines!!!

Winedavid39 wrote:i did not factor in gcdyersb's penchant for CF.
but even "historic dynasties" would consider this coming deal one of quality.

There was a Justinian Dynasty - Perhaps Justin Winery is the next offering.

grate88 wrote:There was a Justinian Dynasty - Perhaps Justin Winery is the next offering.

... i have no guesses.

grate88 wrote:There was a Justinian Dynasty - Perhaps Justin Winery is the next offering.

I love Justin. I actually just drank a bottle of their reserve chard. Very very good. They also have some gnarly reds: particularly Justification and Iscocolese.

Winedavid39 wrote:i did not factor in gcdyersb's penchant for CF.
but even historic dynasties would consider this coming deal one of quality.

The plot thickens . . . .

There was a House of Savoy, a dynasty of sorts. Some kind of Savoy Vineyard Pinot perhaps?

Or maybe it's a Woot dynasty like Wellington as previously suggested.

seattlecard wrote:what is tang?

*silence*

really, you're killing me

bhodilee wrote:*silence*

really, you're killing me

Softly? With a song?

MarkDaSpark wrote:Softly? With a song?

You. Die. Now. Along with TLC who whomever sang that chthonic song.

A return by Stuart Cellars perhaps? I see they do have a Cab Franc and seem to recall enjoying their Tatria, a nice Bordeaux blend.

UBlink wrote:A return by Stuart Cellars perhaps? I see they do have a Cab Franc and seem to recall enjoying their Tatria, a nice Bordeaux blend.

Or Windsor Sonoma Winery?

Tikcuf99 wrote:watching the films? This isn't wine. If I wanted friggin' merchandise other than wine, I'd go to woot.com. This is WINE woot. Sell wine, or at least sh*t related to wine.

Well if you want to get real technical, knives do eventually pair up with wine....wine is used in many dishes we prepare, we chop things with KNIVES that we can prepare with WINE.

Get it?


*Should'a had a V8*

Anyone had this shipped yet? its been a while since I ordered it.

I'm with you, no tracking number yet, and it's been a week since I order this, will wait a till Monday before I contact woot.

Same, all my other woots have shipped much faster than this. Guess we'll see if there's an update come Monday

Still not shipped...whats the deal woot?