Zeppelin Winery Colossus Cab Combo 2-Pack
$59.99 (Normally $110.00) 45% off List Price
2011 Colossus Syrah, Paso Robles
2010 Zeppelin Winery Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon
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Previous offer:
4/28/12

I tried to explain to the monkeys - this vintage of Colossus was from ONE ton/acre vines, because of the spring freeze, so it's even more intense but I only have half as much. Price goes up, and I really shouldn't offer you any at all. They didn't listen. So, it's combined with the last of the Zeppelin Cab, and will cost less than if you'd bought an entire case via my wine 'club' and picked it up at the tasting room.

stillmanbrown wrote:I tried to explain to the monkeys - this vintage of Colossus was from ONE ton/acre vines, because of the spring freeze, so it's even more intense but I only have half as much.

So I would be getting a real good bang for the buck with this one? Sounds amazing. I'm in!

Stillman - your timing is perfect. Just finished off the Hames Valley PS and have some room in my cellar (wine fridge).

What's the drinking window on the Syrah? At 16.5% will it hold up until the zombie apocalypse?

Also, how many other winemakers are moving to the Bordeaux-Rhone blending trick you've perfected?

I'm in and I'm hoping there will be some more of the Zeppelin Coastal Red. I only bought 2 bottles on the wootoff and I'm kicking myself. That was absolutely awesome stuff.

Cost less per bottle, that is. Yeah, the Colossus is pretty amazing but there's very little to go around - a little over fifty CASES, basically two barrels and a baby keg, and my 'friends family fans and stalkers' club members keep coming by and talking me out of a case each.
See pic at stillmanbrown.com ?

sdfreedive wrote:I'm in and I'm hoping there will be some more of the Zeppelin Coastal Red. I only bought 2 bottles on the wootoff and I'm kicking myself. That was absolutely awesome stuff.

+ infinity

I was there for the picking / crush etc....
Prior to the actual harvest, 3 times a week, picking berries to sample for all that stuff winemakers do before the harvest, so that it is picked at peak perfection.
Not to mention dodging deer, turkeys, quail, owls (there was an owl) and suicidal bicylists who think they own the roads (though I would give props to the deer, as they were there first, so to speak)...
Anywho - get this deal, and be the envy of your neighbourhood...
oh, and cheers!

sdfreedive wrote:I'm in and I'm hoping there will be some more of the Zeppelin Coastal Red. I only bought 2 bottles on the wootoff and I'm kicking myself. That was absolutely awesome stuff.

Thanks, but I can't do that again. The WW monkeys took me out to lunch, fed me oysters, and seduced me out of enough Colossus to make this offer but I have to keep the Merlot (Zeppelin CC Red) stashed here. I am trying to make more wine . . . really . . .

rare wine at a great discount? In for one!

hillig wrote:Stillman - your timing is perfect. Just finished off the Hames Valley PS and have some room in my cellar (wine fridge).

What's the drinking window on the Syrah? At 16.5% will it hold up until the zombie apocalypse?

Also, how many other winemakers are moving to the Bordeaux-Rhone blending trick you've perfected?

The pH is good and there's more natural tannin than the last vintage, but if I only had one bottle I'd probably drink it in 2-3 years. Keep in mind I have a 'young' palate.
I'm not sure I've perfected the blend at all, it's tricky stuff, especially in the range of 50-50.

flipflopfrank wrote:I was there for the picking / crush etc....
Prior to the actual harvest, 3 times a week, picking berries to sample for all that stuff winemakers do before the harvest, so that it is picked at peak perfection.
Not to mention dodging deer, turkeys, quail, owls (there was an owl) and suicidal bicylists who think they own the roads (though I would give props to the deer, as they were there first, so to speak)...
Anywho - get this deal, and be the envy of your neighbourhood...
oh, and cheers!

Thanks for the shill FFF! See you in 18 days at SPEED LIMIT?

stillmanbrown wrote:Thanks, but I can't do that again. The WW monkeys took me out to lunch, fed me oysters, and seduced me out of enough Colossus to make this offer but I have to keep the Merlot (Zeppelin CC Red) stashed here. I am trying to make more wine . . . really . . .

How would one even find this wine? It's not on either of your websites.

Yes, these wines are relatively expensive for WW, though risibly cheap by other standards. And when you buy these wines for flavor, remember that you're thus invited to my birthday party, SPEED LIMIT, October 5 and 6 in Cayucos, CA, the likes of which you haven't seen since Elvis wandered into CBGBs when the Ramones first played there. Now if you could only ship yourself here for five bucks . . .

sdfreedive wrote:How would one even find this wine? It's not on either of your websites.

the CC Red? No, it was only briefly on ZeppelinWinery.com - the Colossus is up there now. The Cab was up a few months ago. It's not much of a webpage, but it does have cool music.

Very tempting but with two cases pending shipment and Tuesday's woot-off I don't think I can do it. This does truly seem like an awesome deal though.

I missed out on the original 2010 Colossus. Much to my regret. In for 3 but tired to post my "last to woot" entry. Stillman's wines are fantastic.

cortot20 wrote:Very tempting but with two cases pending shipment and Tuesday's woot-off I don't think I can do it. This does truly seem like an awesome deal though.

Advance notice of a woot-off, that seems to be a first! The monkeys told me they were going to email us but not why . . .

stillmanbrown wrote:Thanks for the shill FFF! See you in 18 days at SPEED LIMIT?

425 hours till Paso, then the coloring book book club/ Moon Bow with all the pretty ladies - then, build the cage at the Tavie.... we are building the cage?

jimjacks66 wrote:I missed out on the original 2010 Colossus. Much to my regret. In for 3 but tired to post my "last to woot" entry. Stillman's wines are fantastic.

Interesting coincidence, because I have exactly three bottles of said 2010 Colossus - the library's not deep here. I'll only be able to open one bottle a year to monitor it. Thank you, I keep trying! And I should have some wines coming up that cost me less to produce, and don't suck.

ThunderThighs wrote:As always, it's a joy to have you here. The wine threads are often too quite at midnight. It's fun to see some posting!

I'm still hoping for staff representation at SPEED LIMIT.

Courtesy of CJ:

cjsiege wrote:List of previous WW gatherings by area. Great reading and great examples of how to set up a Get-Together Thread.
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TBD:NorCal #13: Pre-1997 Wines

November
TBD: Arizona Verde Valley Winery Weekend
TBD: Minnesota #?

Pending
TBD: NorCal: Volcanic Terroir and/or Eastern European Finds
TBD: NorCal: Wheelbarrow o' Wine
TBD: Dallas #11

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ThunderThighs wrote:Color me confused.... ?

My 55th birthday party, here Oct 5-6. Poster/invite is at StillmanBrown.com

Only 16.5%? Tisk...disappointed, the 2010 Colossus was 17%!

I kid!

I've yet to open one of my 2010 Colossus bottles yet. With the alcohol so high on the 2010's, how long do you think these will keep?

In for a 2011 combo!

bsevern wrote:Only 16.5%? Tisk...disappointed, the 2010 Colossus was 17%!

I kid!

I've yet to open one of my 2010 Colossus bottles yet. With the alcohol so high on the 2010's, how long do you think these will keep?

In for a 2011 combo!

Storage temperature!!!!
They're not particularly tannic wines, though the acid's far better than you'd expect. Store casually, drink in next two years. Store cold aka under 50, who knows.

bsevern wrote:Only 16.5%? Tisk...disappointed, the 2010 Colossus was 17%!

I kid!

I've yet to open one of my 2010 Colossus bottles yet. With the alcohol so high on the 2010's, how long do you think these will keep?

In for a 2011 combo!

Oh, last year WAS cooler, and I picked just before what might have been a significant rain event, ahem. Weather reports are good for more than shipping wine!

Can I go out for a smoke? I'm sure the new modem/router combo will have knocked me offline by then, and I'll have to get one of my kids to tell me what to do about it so I can answer more questions.
Saw a bunch of semifamous* winemakers at a truly excellent bday party in Paso last night, was way fun except the band my friend hired played a Steve Miller cover.

Anybody heard the Vintners Voicemail yet? That's Rudy Castellanos from Meth Leppard, trying and succeeding not to utter a George Carlin word on the phone. The last time we collaborated, it set fire to the WineWoot answering machine, but this proves he doesn't have to work blue.

7-11 cups eh? Would that be the fine plastic, or paper kind?

stillmanbrown wrote:Yes, these wines are relatively expensive for WW, though risibly cheap by other standards. And when you buy these wines for flavor, remember that you're thus invited to my birthday party, SPEED LIMIT, October 5 and 6 in Cayucos, CA, the likes of which you haven't seen since Elvis wandered into CBGBs when the Ramones first played there. Now if you could only ship yourself here for five bucks . . .

Birthday? Cayucos? Wherebouts? I own The house next to The gas station. (I love being able to say that.) I'll see if I can get up there. I live in Redondo Beach for the work, unfortunately. I WANT TO live in Cayucos, for the life (and the wine, but I repeat myself), and will do so one of these days.

bsevern wrote:7-11 cups eh? Would that be the fine plastic, or paper kind?

Plastic, of course!

garyzim wrote:Birthday? Cayucos? Wherebouts? I own The house next to The gas station. (I love being able to say that.) I'll see if I can get up there. I live in Redondo Beach for the work, unfortunately. I WANT TO live in Cayucos, for the life (and the wine, but I repeat myself), and will do so one of these days.

Old Cayucos Tavern, crawling distance!

stillmanbrown wrote:Old Cayucos Tavern, crawling distance!

Perfect! Now to see if the house (sigh, my own house) is "available", and if I can get a day off work. If not, I'll come visit the tasting room by Miner's next time I'm up there. Thanks Stillman!

giving it some serious thought. But still bummed about never receiving my Zepplin wine from the April 2012 offer on WW

I'm back, and semi-awake!

This is shameful. The orders are flying, but nobody's had a question for me since I passed out hours ago. What do I have to do, read the paper? (Yes, I know it's Monday morning and some of us still have jobs. Plus it's a High Holy Day, but apples and honey seem more like white wine, no?)