I am glad I didn't hesitate. I hesitated hesitating, but man, I am glad I am in. This will be gone by tomorrow.

ddeuddeg wrote:Either you're sure she doesn't read this, or you really like living dangerously. Good luck.

She only knows of Woot because I usually let her know after the fact when I buy something ;) Either that or she looks over at my laptop and sees it open!

here's to superheroes, my love of red ZINs since (Noceto), and impulsive decisions at 1am EST

Not a wine guy, but I'm in. I hope these turn out better than my last Wine.Woots. They took forever to ship, sat all weekend in a warehouse an hour and a half from my house in 90 degree weather, and tasted like expensive grape juice after they arrived.

And the button she is a bouncing!!

Edit: Nevermind. It's been noted already.

But it did force me to click the big gold button!

MarkDaSpark wrote:And the button she is a bouncing!!

Edit: Nevermind. It's been noted already.

But it did force me to click the big gold button!

Yeah, Sparky! Beat 'ya! In for 1.

Wooo, got in right before the sellout. Lucky me. =D

Question: Great name for a wine, or greatest name for a wine?

bhodilee wrote:See if your name was Cheron you could replace months with seconds.

Not one of your slaves, Cat, but if I were, my name would be SPARTACUS!

No,I'm Spartacus!

Wait, didn't they want to kill Spartacus? Nevermind, HE'S Spartacus!

Seriously, it's him.

Holy Cow !!! a woot wine sellout at 11:01 on Monday!!
I am InVineratored about this InZinerator....
sorry maybe not that punee

sarahhuddy wrote:I just became a member of this site because I heard InZINerator was featured on it today and HAD to comment!!

I've been working for Scott Harvey Wines as a graphic designer and illustrator for almost two years now and have to tell you guys- this WINE IS DELICIOUS. It's just a wonderful blend. And Mike, the artist, has been a great friend of mine for years now, so I can vouch for his talent- it's superior. The labels are unlike anything out there and are definitely worth the purchase alone! The wine paired with the artwork makes it a perfect purchase!!!

****What this website doesn't mention is that one of the labels has been discontinued (the one that is pictured on the right, with the guy holding the bottle out in front of him), and a new label with a new character is currently being bottled! SO, BUY THE 3 PACK AND GET ALL OF THE 3 ORIGINAL LABELS WHILE THEY LAST!!! With shipping costs, it makes more sense anyway! The new label should come out any day now.

If you splurge on just one wine this month, make it this one. Scott Harvey, Jana Harvey, Michael Harants and everyone else at the winery are amazing and so is this wine!!!!

Thanks, very helpful info,I have been waiting for these also.

I leave early for one measly evening and you guys don't have the common decency to hold one steenkin' 3 pack for me...I am depressed.

Way to go Scott...guess I'll just have to buy multiples of the second offering.

Wow. Wanted to wait a day, but damn. Bad for me, good for my wallet.

Clues?

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Missed it, thanks guys........

andyduncan wrote:As far as number of bottles of a single wine, however, I think it might be up there. Most of the single-wine offerings don't sell as many units for obvious reasons.

The relevant stat is sales pace -- this way an offer of 250 does not get an unfair advantage over an offer of 1,600.

Over the past six months, this has sold at the fastest pace of any non-wootoff wine offer (non wine items have sold faster). The TC offer, when blended across the 2004/2006 Merlot was actually slightly slower, though the first 1,000 sold at a blistering pace (more than twice as fast as this deal).

Missed this, damn.

Scott, any idea if your wines are distributed in NE Ohio? Cleveland - Akron?

whoa, looks like i'm going to need to steal a bottle from cesare.

mewalk707 wrote:Napa Valley Marriott (Napa)
Silverado Resort (Napa)
The Meritage Resort (Napa)
Villagio Inn (Yountville)
John Muir Inn (Napa)
Hilton Garden Inn (Napa)
Napa River Inn (Napa)
River Terrace Inn (Napa)
Napa Valley Lodge (Yountville)

thanks alot! to you and everyone who helped out on this! this will all be really helpful for this coming february/march. i'll be sure to post tasting notes from dnasquestthroughnapa when i do go!

dnasquesttoblack3000 wrote:thanks alot! to you and everyone who helped out on this! this will all be really helpful for this coming february/march. i'll be sure to post tasting notes from dnasquestthroughnapa when i do go!

You should buy woot offers directly from wineries while you're there and count them on your "quest to black".

jwhite6114 wrote:You should buy woot offers directly from wineries while you're there and count them on your "quest to black".

that's a great idea i'm gonna have to push really hard for people to go to alot of the woot vineyards...or maybe just plan a couple of days after the fact for a dna woot tour!

Oh the humanity!!!

I have been patiently awaiting this offering since the last Scott Harvey woot. I even PM's Scott to see if this was going to be offered.

Then, I take 1 long weekend, come back to the office on Tuesday morning, and BAM!! There is the wine I have been waiting for!!!

Trembling, I slide the mouse down to click the "I Want One" button, but wait.... I can't find it... All I see is... S-O-L-D O-U-T

In the words of Good Ol' Charlie Brown: AAUGH!!!

ScottHarveyWines wrote:Yes, it will be an annual offering. .8% RS is actually lower than a lot of the new world style zinfandels have. Dryness is always a balance of acidity and RS. The acid is high (.7) with the pH being low at 3.4 so at .8 RS the wine is still perceived dry. In Germany a wine can legally be labeled dry if it is with in 2 tenths of the acidity. So, a Riesling with .9 acid can have as much as 1.1% residual sugar and still be labeled as dry (troken). This wine falls within the same definition with a .7 acid and .8 RS.

ahhh. actually makes a lot of sense. thank you, Scott, for that lil' gem of knowledge.

nycanuck wrote:Oh the humanity!!!

I have been patiently awaiting this offering since the last Scott Harvey woot. I even PM's Scott to see if this was going to be offered.

Then, I take 1 long weekend, come back to the office on Tuesday morning, and BAM!! There is the wine I have been waiting for!!!

Trembling, I slide the mouse down to click the "I Want One" button, but wait.... I can't find it... All I see is... S-O-L-D O-U-T

In the words of Good Ol' Charlie Brown: AAUGH!!!

well, he might be back w/ more Wednesday at midnight. or he might not.

ddeuddeg wrote:You can't be serious. It's Bowtie. He practically adores you.

Hmmmm, not sure how to answer that without coming off rude. But I do not "adore" anyone. Possibly my wife and kids, but that'd be pushing it. Cat's a cool girl though, and she did use the term bastich once so she's pretty high on my list of cool.

Scott, is there any chance these will be available through "normal" distribution channels in NH - e.g. the state liquor outlets? As dna pointed out, NH was not on the ship-to list for this offering. I'm interested in trying the wine, though. The alternative would be to visit your winery in person -- which may be in the cards come mid-November. DW and I are planning to visit our daughter in California and hope to make some side trips to wineries while there.

nycanuck wrote:Oh the humanity!!!

I have been patiently awaiting this offering since the last Scott Harvey woot. I even PM's Scott to see if this was going to be offered.

Then, I take 1 long weekend, come back to the office on Tuesday morning, and BAM!! There is the wine I have been waiting for!!!

Trembling, I slide the mouse down to click the "I Want One" button, but wait.... I can't find it... All I see is... S-O-L-D O-U-T

In the words of Good Ol' Charlie Brown: AAUGH!!!

But maybe Thursday will be the Barbera -- you GOTTA have that one!

ScottHarveyWines wrote:I would recommend the Silverado Country Club in the city of Napa. Let me know and I'll come down and do a private tasting for the group.

hey scott! that might be in the cards! i will for sure let you know - we love our wine in our group (friday group meetings are byo-bottle) and are planning our next conference in napa accordingly!

ScottHarveyWines wrote:Yes, it will be an annual offering. .8% RS is actually lower than a lot of the new world style zinfandels have. Dryness is always a balance of acidity and RS. The acid is high (.7) with the pH being low at 3.4 so at .8 RS the wine is still perceived dry. In Germany a wine can legally be labeled dry if it is with in 2 tenths of the acidity. So, a Riesling with .9 acid can have as much as 1.1% residual sugar and still be labeled as dry (troken). This wine falls within the same definition with a .7 acid and .8 RS.

so - sometimes when i try a riesling, i note that its sweet, but something on the finish seems to 'clean the sweetness up' out of my mouth. so i dont feel like its coated with sugar at the end. its something i really like in some rieslings. is this 'clean up agent' the acidity? are sweet things a base, and the acidity neutralizing it? so then a high acid wine with a high RS wine can still taste dry after a few seconds?

mewalk707 wrote:Napa Valley Marriott (Napa)
Silverado Resort (Napa)
The Meritage Resort (Napa)
Villagio Inn (Yountville)
John Muir Inn (Napa)
Hilton Garden Inn (Napa)
Napa River Inn (Napa)
River Terrace Inn (Napa)
Napa Valley Lodge (Yountville)

I work for a non-profit that does a lot of events. Some very small and some extremely large. We have used the first four on the list above. I didn't do the planning so I cannot give you that perspective, but as an attendee everything was wonderful.

The others on the list say they can hold a group of 50...

Hope that helps.

Gotta chime in for
Sonoma Valley Inn
Rennaisance Lodge at Sonoma
Sonoma Mission Inn
Ramekins (this is a cooking school and could make for a really fun team building event)

nycanuck wrote:Oh the humanity!!!<snip>All I see is... S-O-L-D O-U-T

In the words of Good Ol' Charlie Brown: AAUGH!!!

I always check on my phone now if I am out of town and not near a computer...can't afford to miss some of these now that I'm hooked!

Aw, Dang! This wouldve been my first wine.woot purchase if some jerk didnt buy the last set of bottles before I could. Hmph...

ddeuddeg wrote:You can't be serious. It's Bowtie. He practically adores you.

Aw, how sweet!

Wait... PRACTICALLY adores me? So does that mean he does, or almost does but not quite and thus DOESN'T adore me...

Oh poo!!! I was planning on buying, I even checked at 8:30pm or so last night and the button was not bouncing. Then this morning I come in, ready to buy, and my ship has sailed! Woe is me!

smartheart wrote:1. Will this be the quickest wine.woot sellout ever?

The first of the most recent Ty Caton triplet went within 14 hours. That, I believe, holds the record.

jwhite6114 wrote:The relevant stat is sales pace -- this way an offer of 250 does not get an unfair advantage over an offer of 1,600.

Over the past six months, this has sold at the fastest pace of any non-wootoff wine offer (non wine items have sold faster). The TC offer, when blended across the 2004/2006 Merlot was actually slightly slower, though the first 1,000 sold at a blistering pace (more than twice as fast as this deal).

And Spreadsheet Man strikes again...

bhodilee wrote:Hmmmm, not sure how to answer that without coming off rude. But I do not "adore" anyone. Possibly my wife and kids, but that'd be pushing it. Cat's a cool girl though, and she did use the term bastich once so she's pretty high on my list of cool.

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Can't reed real good.

Well - I emailed service@ and I won't say what they said here, but I'm interested to find if my wine will be delivered. Should make for an interesting few weeks. Congrats to SH!

jwhite6114 wrote:But maybe Thursday will be the Barbera -- you GOTTA have that one!

With all the praise for the Barbera, I'm kinda hoping NOT to see it. August is already my most expensive woot month ever, and another must-have on Thursday would make my poor credit card cry.