PoSt away folks!!!


PetiteSirah must be busy doing taxes ...

Courtesy of CJ:

cjsiege wrote:Upcoming Woot Wine Gatherings…All The News for the week of April 15th.

April
4/21: NYC #19: Napa Black Tie and Hockey Event
4/27-28: Ohio Wine Dinner with Scott and Jana Harvey

May
5/5: NorCal Excursion: Vincent Arroyo Open House
5/19: CyberPub Cellars 2011 Rogue Rhone Bottling- NEWEST Thread!

July
7/23-25: RPM's History Tour, Part 1
7/25-29: RPM's History Tour, Part 2
(Dates set. There is room on both tours for more people!)

Pending
TBD: NorCal #12: Volcanic Terroir and/or Eastern European Finds
TBD: NoVA/DC #26: Theme TBD
TBD: Arizona Verde Valley Winery Weekend
TBD: Dallas #11

Looking for some helping hands:

• South Florida Interest Thread
  
• NorthEast Florida Interest Thread
  
• Missouri Interest Thread
  
• Central NC Interest Thread
  
• Albuquerque Interest Thread
  
• Lake County/Chicago Interest Thread

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Happy Birthday to bahwm!!







Happy Birthday to bahwm!!!

Saw this as a VA license plate the other day and it made me chuckle and figured I'd share it.

PM D LIT

So, at lunch yesterday and ordered a 2009 J.L. Chave Sélection St. Joseph Céleste. The wine was listed on the menu as a Rousanne, but CT has it listed as a Marsanne. One of the tasting notes even says it is 15% Rousanne, and 85% Marsanne, but the server was insistent that it was 100% Rousanne. Any one know where I can go to confirm this? Can't find a website for them.

Here's a photo of the label:

Happy Monday, Cyberpub! (And Happy Birthday to bahwm!)

InShadows wrote:Saw this as a VA license plate the other day and it made me chuckle and figured I'd share it.

PM D LIT

Was there a large cloud of smug following it?

Happy Birthday bahwm.

Itwdswafo wrote:So, at lunch yesterday and ordered a 2009 J.L. Chave Sélection St. Joseph Céleste. The wine was listed on the menu as a Rousanne, but CT has it listed as a Marsanne. One of the tasting notes even says it is 15% Rousanne, and 85% Marsanne, but the server was insistent that it was 100% Rousanne. Any one know where I can go to confirm this? Can't find a website for them.

Here's a photo of the label:

Well, this blog from January talks about a tasting last November where the importer introduced the wines. The blog stated it was 100% Rousanne.

The Langdon Shiverick Technical PDF (importer) says the same, but the label says 2008, not 2009.




I noticed that CT shows Marsanne for all four years (2001, 2007 to 2009, including the above listed 2008). So I'm suspecting that perhaps the 2001 was that, and they (Chave) changed it in 2007 or 2008, but whoever created the CT entry just copied the 2001 over, and either forgot to change the varietal or didn't realize it was different.

I noticed that a lot of the purchases was from 56° Wine, and they listed the 2009 as 100% Marsanne. But their tasting notes (Juicy white peach, passion fruit, creme brulee, orange zest,) somewhat conflict with the CT tasting notes (citrus (mostly lemon or lime) & melon notes, with only one note of peach) for the 2009.


So I probably would go with the Importer on it.

Happy Birthday, bahwm!

Happy birthday bahwm!

The next five minutes will determine the rest of my day. If this works, I'm happy. If not, I'm mad. And that's about all there is to it

Also, Happy Birthday Bahwm

bhodilee wrote:The next five minutes will determine the rest of my day. If this works, I'm happy. If not, I'm mad. And that's about all there is to it

If you get mad, drink sake, then entertain us

Bouncing got me First non-sparkling or food order I've had in a while, I don't really have space, but Wellington cabs for $20 each is hard to pass up.

tenuki wrote:If you get mad, drink sake, then entertain us

Bouncing got me First non-sparkling or food order I've had in a while, I don't really have space, but Wellington cabs for $20 each is hard to pass up.

Nope, it worked. Between that and avoiding all storm damage this weekend I'm in a decently good mood. at least what passes as a good mood for me.

bhodilee wrote:Nope, it worked. Between that and avoiding all storm damage this weekend I'm in a decently good mood. at least what passes as a good mood for me.

Happy for you but my day sure got less interesting ;)

Happy birthday bahwm!
Also, I couldn't get the link to work for Alyssa. Server keeps resetting the connection. Just want to check that the one in your sig is correct.

Happy birthday wishes to bam!

So, I decided to buy the Wellington...and it's sold out. Anyone have an extra set they are willing to sell to me?

mr sanity has been invited to a private cigar auction (a private collection is being liquidated). Supposedly many rare items. Sounds interesting.

sanity wrote:mr sanity has been invited to a private cigar auction (a private collection is being liquidated). Supposedly many rare items. Sounds interesting.

What differentiates a private cigar from a public cigar?

zenophile wrote:What differentiates a private cigar from a public cigar?

Monica?

Happy Birthay Bahwm!

Thank you everybody for all of your birthday wishes! I had a really nice day despite having to go back to work after a week off. ddeuddeg & I went out to a nice, early dinner before choir rehearsal. We had a bottle of 2008 Alpha Estate Xinomavro Hedgehog Vineyard. It worked well with my lamb.

klezman wrote:Happy birthday bahwm!
Also, I couldn't get the link to work for Alyssa. Server keeps resetting the connection. Just want to check that the one in your sig is correct.

It seems like their server is acting quirky. I just tried to vote through my sig but got a message that they are doing some maintenance work. ddeuddeg voted using the link in my sig earlier today. I noticed yesterday that it takes a while for the page to load.

MarkDaSpark wrote:Well, **snipped amazing research**

You are simply amazing. Thanks!

sanity wrote:So, I decided to buy the Wellington...and it's sold out. Anyone have an extra set they are willing to sell to me?

Maybe. You know how hard it is for me to part with my wine.

rjquillin wrote:Monica?

bahwm wrote:Thank you everybody for all of your birthday wishes! I had a really nice day despite having to go back to work after a week off. ddeuddeg & I went out to a nice, early dinner before choir rehearsal. We had a bottle of 2008 Alpha Estate Xinomavro Hedgehog Vineyard. It worked well with my lamb.

bahwm had a little lamb, a little lamb, a little lamb.

Bahwm had a little lamb who tasted great with wine.

zenophile wrote:What differentiates a private cigar from a public cigar?

rjquillin wrote:Monica?

MarkDaSpark wrote:

Did you all plan this? ;)

bahwm wrote:It seems like their server is acting quirky. I just tried to vote through my sig but got a message that they are doing some maintenance work. ddeuddeg voted using the link in my sig earlier today. I noticed yesterday that it takes a while for the page to load.

It's still down for maint. Their FB page has updates about it.

sanity wrote:Did you all plan this? ;)

Nope ... you set us up, and we knock 'em down!

I hate the orthodontist, not that it's his fault, but I hate him nonetheless. Already meager, but improving, wine budget....gone.

MarkDaSpark wrote:Nope ... you set us up, and we knock 'em down!

You really going bowling in Vegas?

bhodilee wrote:I hate the orthodontist, not that it's his fault, but I hate him nonetheless. Already meager, but improving, wine budget....gone.

Just move to the Ozarks ... no worries about the orthodontist there!

rjquillin wrote:You really going bowling in Vegas?

It's Tradition!!!

Anyone in Los Angeles next Tuesday (4/24), Sonoma in the City is coming to LA (well, West Hollywood).

Only 200 tickets, early bird pricing is $40.

Wineries include Dry Creek, Foppiano, Gundlach Bundschu, Iron Horse, La Crema, MacRostie, Matanzas Creek, Schug Carneros, Seghesio, & others.


Pink's Hot Dogs is about 8 minutes away, for an after event snack. And K&L Wines isn't too far from there either. I may hit Phillippe's for a late lunch, then visit K&L on the way there.

MarkDaSpark wrote:bahwm had a little lamb, a little lamb, a little lamb.

Bahwm had a little lamb who tasted great with wine.

OK, but how do you say it in Welsh?

Any NoVA/DC'ers willing to part with a bottle of the Lang Barbera? Bribe of choice in it for you!

bahwm wrote:Thank you everybody for all of your birthday wishes! I had a really nice day despite having to go back to work after a week off. ddeuddeg & I went out to a nice, early dinner before choir rehearsal. We had a bottle of 2008 Alpha Estate Xinomavro Hedgehog Vineyard. It worked well with my lamb.

I'm a day late, but Happy Birthday!!