Wine.Woot : One Week, Two Wines, Three Deals (SM)

crap i wanted to be first woot, but i dont know how many to get!

dave bug wrote:Sorry about that. Not quite sure what happened. I think we just thought Sunday fell on a Wednesday this week. Should all be up and running now.

Thank you Mr. Bug....

dave bug wrote:Sorry about that. Not quite sure what happened. I think we just thought Sunday fell on a Wednesday this week. Should all be up and running now.

And to think that this red wine fan waited up extra late for this?? Yikes. Major bummer.

dave bug wrote:Sorry about that. Not quite sure what happened. I think we just thought Sunday fell on a Wednesday this week. Should all be up and running now.

Prolly had something to do with all that Earth Day celebrating..... and the servers... and and....

Someone wake up Judy.... ohhhhhh I get it...... duh...

WD.. you are so clever!

hmm...not sure on this. not a big chard guy. i havent had many good sauv blancs..

i think i'll wait for the winemaker to sell me on it as usual. good night!

Yea! I love to see white wines on woot!

Nice! Been hoping spring would bring something on the lighter side (wallet as well!) Perfect on a student budget.

Great deal again wine.woot - thanks!

Hey, when are we going to get some Washington wines again? It's been a few weeks now...

To buy or not to buy...I just spent $100 on ports last week....
this is pretty cheap though...anyone tried it?

My CC account needed the vacation. I haven't bought since the woot-off (but I bought a lot that time). This seems like a nice everyday drinker of a quartet at a good price point. It may be time to dust off the card again...not that I've paid for my Elvis wines yet.

First sucker: lauratchi
Speed to first woot: 16m 15.453s

Last wooter to woot: JudyL1118


Oh, THERE'S the Judy that WD was talking about. LOL

lauratchi wrote:

Prolly had something to do with all that Earth Day celebrating..... and the servers... and and....

Someone wake up Judy.... ohhhhhh I get it...... duh...

WD.. you are so clever!

I must be slow - I'm still trying to figure it out. But, on the bright side, I did jump in right away!

Interesting change of pace. We go from a reserve chardonnay @$25/bottle to some chard/SB @$8/bottle.

wine.woot... the eclectic wine store!

javadrinker wrote:My CC account needed the vacation. I haven't bought since the woot-off (but I bought a lot that time). This seems like a nice everyday drinker of a quartet at a good price point. It may be time to dust off the card again...not that I've paid for my Elvis wines yet.

Hey! Nice to see you...you haven't been around much lately. Everything ok?

bought 3, though I don't normally enjoy whites. I figure it's good to have here for when I have company....

JudyL1118 wrote:

I must be slow - I'm still trying to figure it out. But, on the bright side, I did jump in right away!

Judy, you are such a big hearted sweetie; you are the official wine.woot welcoming committee. I think some of us were a tad afraid you'd be upset since you bought whites off-site recently. Plus, IIR you had a heightened emotional investment in this offering as evidenced by your threatening, should Abandon pop up tonight, to cause WD bodily harm. Not that there's anything wrong with that...

Ok, ' night all. Oldest son is home and wine.woot is ordered and all is right with the world.

blackie420rx wrote:bought 3, though I don't normally enjoy whites. I figure it's good to have here for when I have company....

I like Sauv Blanc. My sister can out drink me quite easily, so I can open some of these for our wine nights. If its wine, and it's around, she'll drink it. Then there are those last minute gifts.....

Yay for white!!!

I want to hear more about these wines. My bank account hurts after the $143 for the half case i got last week.

rabage wrote:I want to hear more about these wines. My bank account hurts after the $143 for the half case i got last week.

I took the easy way out and did a search: http://www.mosaicvineyards.com/mosaic-awards.html

So there goes $95 on wine. I'm going to be broke so quickly if i keep this up.

rabage wrote:

I took the easy way out and did a search: http://www.mosaicvineyards.com/mosaic-awards.html

So there goes $95 on wine. I'm going to be broke so quickly if i keep this up.

I think rabage is wanting to buy everyone some wine. ;)

haha. j/k

awesome deal......if you trust their website. anyone ever get coupons? they have that box when i check out and i've never received any coupons.......still would love to hear from the vineyard on this.

I could actually use some whites to have on hand when we have company over. My only worry is, the last time there was a quartet this cheap, it was the Parker quartet.

Here's the Awards page from their site:

http://www.mosaicvineyards.com/mosaic-awards.html

2004 MOSAIC Sauvignon Blanc

* 4 Stars **** (Highly Recommended) - The Press Democrat
* 96 points - Justwinepoints
* 87 points (Best Buy) - 2006 World Wine Championships
* 86 points - Wine Enthusiast
* Silver Medal - Dallas Wine Competition
* Silver Medal - 2006 Sonoma County Harvest Fair
* Silver Medal - 2006 Dallas Wine & Food Festival
* Silver Medal - 2006 San Francisco Chronicle competition
* Bronze Medal - 2006 Orange County Fair


2004 MOSAIC Chardonnay

* 86 points - Wine Enthusiast
* Silver Medal - 2007 San Francisco Chronicle competition
* Silver Medal - 2006 Sonoma County Harvest Fair
* Bronze Medal - 2006 Orange County Fair
* Bronze Medal - 2006 The San Francisco Chronicle competition

What is the "Beverage Testing Institute?" They seem to like the Chardonnay:

90 • Mosaic Vineyards 2004 Chardonnay, Sonoma County $20.
Clean apple and lemon aromas. Tangy apple, tangerine and lemon flavors with a crisp tangy fade. Nicely tart and very food friendly. (tasted on Nov-09-2006)

The also seem to like the Sauvignon Blanc, albeit a little less so:

87 • Mosaic Vineyards 2004 Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma County $12. Best Buy.
This Sonoma newcomer has produced a fresh, delicious Sauvignon Blanc with tasty melon fruit and an ultra clean finish. Pair this with risotto with shrimp, vegetable lasagna or enjoy it during the warm weather by itself. (tasted on Apr-03-2006).

I suppose my concern is that the reviews are a little dated--the SB review was a year ago. How well will it have held up? How fast will we have to drink it?

uhoerhold wrote:I could actually use some whites to have on hand when we have company over. My only worry is, the last time there was a quartet this cheap, it was the Parker quartet.

Last wooter to woot: Wigdog

At 7.91 a bottle shipped, it's worth a try. My wife and I actually liked the Critter Quartet.

I have to learn to check whether they ship to New Jersey BEFORE I finally talk myself into wanting one!!

Sittin' this one out, again. No Indiana on the listo.

Well, I was half right!

"WD said "multi-colored," so I'm guessing (and hoping) for the Mosaic Red Meritage and the Mosaic Chardonnay."

This quartet goes for $56 + shipping from their website; this amounts to a "half-off sale." I'd like to hear from the winery about the drinking window on these wines before I decide to pull the trigger on two or three.

First sucker: lauratchi

Congrats, Rat-ski! I can never stay up that late on Sunday night. It sucks to have to go to work on Mondays so you can afford to give your money to WD every week!

deaconbluez wrote:

This quartet goes for $56 + shipping from their website; this amounts to a "half-off sale." I'd like to hear from the winery about the drinking window on these wines before I decide to pull the trigger on two or three.

Call it an educated guess but I'm thinking you better drink these this summer. Unless the winemaker convinces me, I won't go for more than one set. More likely, I'm passing, since I have plenty of whites for immediate consumption.

NO Indiana once again!!!

Ratings from Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast (More recent 2006 ratings):

2004 Chardonnay (Sonoma) :
WE - 86
"Here’s a modest, likeable Chard, a bit soft, with pear, apple, peach and cream flavors. It’s extremely well balanced, and has a satisfyingly long finish. Great with roast chicken or grilled fish with a brown butter sauce." (12/15/2006)

WS - 83
"Aromas of grass, citrus, herb and green fig turn simple on the palate, ending with a dash of melon. Drink now." 2006

2004 Sauvignon Blanc (Sonoma):
WS - NR

WE - 86
"This is a clean and easy Sauvignon Blanc. It’s crisp in acidity, with bright, focused lemon, lime, tart green apple, fig and spicy white melon flavors. A nice sipper at a fair price." (12/15/2006)

Sounds quite enjoyable and a good price.
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Wigdog wrote:

Last wooter to woot: Wigdog

At 7.91 a bottle shipped, it's worth a try. My wife and I actually liked the Critter Quartet.

I thought the Critter Quartet was OK for the price. The Syrah in particular was better than I expected for < $8. The problem was that I ordered two sets. By the third bottle of Syrah, it had lost the "Gee, this is not bad for under 8 bucks" feeling, and had acquired a "Gee, this is really not that great, I shouldn't have ordered 4 of these" feeling. I also decided that, while I might drink them as an everyday dinner wine, I wouldn't serve them to other people, and that's the main reason I'd be buying whites now.

exubri wrote:Ratings from Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast (More recent 2006 ratings):

2004 Chardonnay (Sonoma) :
WE - 86
"Here’s a modest, likeable Chard, a bit soft, with pear, apple, peach and cream flavors. It’s extremely well balanced, and has a satisfyingly long finish. Great with roast chicken or grilled fish with a brown butter sauce." (12/15/2006)

WS - 83
"Aromas of grass, citrus, herb and green fig turn simple on the palate, ending with a dash of melon. Drink now." 2006

2004 Sauvignon Blanc (Sonoma):
WS - NR

WE - 86
"This is a clean and easy Sauvignon Blanc. It’s crisp in acidity, with bright, focused lemon, lime, tart green apple, fig and spicy white melon flavors. A nice sipper at a fair price." (12/15/2006)

Sounds quite enjoyable and a good price.
Welcome back to De Lorimer !

I've learned that the WE ratings are almost always too high, sometimes ridiculously so. So I ignore them, and I ignore the medals recitations from the wineries as well.

I need to calibrate my evaluations of wines with somebody like Parker, but i don't want to invest any money before I find out if I can. Anybody have any ideas on how to do that?

I'd also like to understand the Mosaic label from De Lorimer. It's confusing.

speedoo wrote:

I've learned that the WE ratings are almost always too high, sometimes ridiculously so. So I ignore them, and I ignore the medals recitations from the wineries as well.

I need to calibrate my evaluations of wines with somebody like Parker, but i don't want to invest any money before I find out if I can. Anybody have any ideas on how to do that?

I'd also like to understand the Mosaic label from De Lorimer. It's confusing.

For $8 a bottle???