(Right, rpm?)

PoSt away, folks!

PetiteSirah wrote:(Right, rpm?)

PoSt away, folks!

About time you stopped slacking off!!!

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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Upcoming Woot Wine Gatherings…All The News for the week of September 30th.

October
10/12: Chicago #?
10/20: Detroit #12: The Last Hurrah
TBD:NorCal #13: Pre-1997 Wines
TBD:SoCal #22: interest thread (or Nov/Dec. Actually, may have 22 Oct/Nov and 23 at Klez's in Dec.)

November
TBD: Austin #1
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

Looking for some helping hands:

• SeaTac & Western Washington Interest Thread.
  
• South Florida Interest Thread
  
• NorthEast Florida Interest Thread
  
• Missouri Interest Thread
  
• Central NC Interest Thread
  
• Albuquerque Interest Thread
  
• Lake County/Chicago Interest Thread

No events in your area??? Start one! Create an interest thread in the World of Wine Woot Community Tab.

So join or create a WW Gathering!

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Itwdswafo wrote:So.... Might possibly be moving to NYC temporarily in 3 weeks. October-March. Any one know of someone who has a room open to rent or good recommendations on how to find a place?

Leftovers from last pub...

bahwm wrote:It's been a crazy week for us and we haven't been home for most of the weekend--AND we've been in town! Next month we'll be away for two weekends!

We went to a Ball last night. ddeuddeg & I were primed for some dancing. Doesn't everybody think of a Ball as dinner & dancing? Ya, no. Not at this Ball. Stupid Ball. Fancy dress and all, no dancing! I even brought two pairs of dancing shoes! Bah!

That's terrible! Sounds like the "proms" at the ultra-religious high schools where no dancing is allowed. Because dancing will lead to impure thoughts which descends directly into fornication!!!!

MarkDaSpark wrote:About time you stopped slacking off!!!

New client at the job has me waking up earlier for conference calls, so I'm going to bed earlier.

Only last night's Bad Newz kept me up.

CpprCr8 wrote:Leftovers from last pub...

That's terrible! Sounds like the "proms" at the ultra-religious high schools where no dancing is allowed. Because dancing will lead to impure thoughts which descends directly into fornication!!!!

God bless dancing

PetiteSirah wrote:New client at the job has me waking up earlier for conference calls, so I'm going to bed earlier.

Only last night's Bad Newz kept me up.

SWMBO drank White Zin?


And I need to get to bed earlier. I could have sworn it was Porno (for your title & the wine!)!!

ThunderThighs wrote:For those of you that didn't hear, we had couple little earthquakes here this weekend. I felt both. Felt kinda like a car hit the side of the house.

I'm sure those of you in CA will laugh at us and our reactions to our 3.4 shaker. But I want you to know, we are bouncing back quickly.

So between twisters & earthquakes, which one moves the earth for you?


BTW, I thought there was a problem with the graphic for the main Home! Woot! product. (You know, when you hover over the home! menu icon at the top and it shows you a small graphic.)

Tell them nice going, showing a white product on a white background.

MarkDaSpark wrote:
And I need to get to bed earlier. I could have sworn it was Porno (for your title & the wine!)!!

I had to look twice, no lie.

inkycatz wrote:I had to look twice, no lie.

I think it's the font and/or the spacing they are using. And I still have to look twice.

That, or it's a Monday.

MarkDaSpark wrote:I think it's the font and/or the spacing they are using. And I still have to look twice.

That, or it's a Monday.

CpprCr8 wrote:Leftovers from last pub...

That's terrible! Sounds like the "proms" at the ultra-religious high schools where no dancing is allowed. Because dancing will lead to impure thoughts which descends directly into fornication!!!!

I think I saw a movie like that once.

Amazon is going to start selling wine!

Will this affect WD/WW?

kylemittskus wrote:Amazon is going to start selling wine!

Will this affect WD/WW?

The way I read it, I don't think it will UNLESS the wineries start listing through Amazon at big discounts (which is unlikely since it would probably hurt their image). It looks like it will be similar to the WW/WCC model, in that Amazon is just the sales arena and sales are actually with the winery itself. It seems as if the winery can list whatever price they want, they just pay a commission on whatever is sold (I'm assuming this may be slightly different than the WW model).

Yes, they could could offer the same price on Amazon that they would here, and potentially have a higher profit margin, but offering discounts on such a mass scale can damage perceived value, so I think it is unlikely. I am also guessing that the wineries will be responsible for shipping, and thus the purchases would NOT be eligible for prime, and shipping prices will be high.

ok, long day.... I just realized I replied to last weeks pub....too tired to x post.

Need ideas for Halloween costume, I will be in 2nd grade this year.....

mommadeb1 wrote:ok, long day.... I just realized I replied to last weeks pub....too tired to x post.

Need ideas for Halloween costume, I will be in 2nd grade this year.....

Halloween costumes for you?

ddeuddeg so loved the baked fish atop potatoes and onions cooked in EVOO that he had to try his hand at it tonight. Success! He picked up a whole red snapper and did a great job of it. We even have the tail piece left over. It should heat up well in the oven.

The potatoes & onions are first sautéed in the EVOO until they soften a bit. Then, they are layered on the bottom of a baking pan with salt & pepper. Then, place the fish atop the potatoes & onions and pour some dry white wine over the top of the fish and bake it at 350 for about an hour or so. Since we always had the fish with Albariño in Spain, we decided to have the Albino Rhino with it--a match made in heaven! The Albariños that we had in Spain were quite excellent, but a steady diet of these seemingly acidic wines was a bit too much for me. The Albino Rhino has developed a very nice softness that cuts through the acidity and makes it perfect with the richness of the fish and the EVOO'ed potatoes.

mommadeb1 wrote:ok, long day.... I just realized I replied to last weeks pub....too tired to x post.

Need ideas for Halloween costume, I will be in 2nd grade this year.....

Didn't realize you'd been held back so much! So how is it being the biggest kid in the class?


I'd say Barney, but you might get harpooned!


How about a Professor McGonagall Costume?

mommadeb1 wrote:ok, long day.... I just realized I replied to last weeks pub....too tired to x post.

Need ideas for Halloween costume, I will be in 2nd grade this year.....

You mean this one?

mommadeb1 wrote:yup, school bus. School starts at 7:40 she gets to school about 7. one of the joys of living in the country! Sometimes the bus is here at 6:15 other 6:20 so we have to be early, just in case!

and this one?

mommadeb1 wrote:no dancing?!!! how dumb!

Bad MommaDeb!!

bahwm wrote:ddeuddeg so loved the baked fish atop potatoes and onions cooked in EVOO that he had to try his hand at it tonight. Success! He picked up a whole red snapper and did a great job of it. We even have the tail piece left over. It should heat up well in the oven.

The potatoes & onions are first sautéed in the EVOO until they soften a bit. Then, they are layered on the bottom of a baking pan with salt & pepper. Then, place the fish atop the potatoes & onions and pour some dry white wine over the top of the fish and bake it at 350 for about an hour or so. Since we always had the fish with Albariño in Spain, we decided to have the Albino Rhino with it--a match made in heaven! The Albariños that we had in Spain were quite excellent, but a steady diet of these seemingly acidic wines was a bit too much for me. The Albino Rhino has developed a very nice softness that cuts through the acidity and makes it perfect with the richness of the fish and the EVOO'ed potatoes.

Must make note of this. We always see this fish at CostCo, and the oldest wants me to always get it. I've told him he needs to look up the recipe, and we'll make it. Well, he never remembers, so it doesn't get made...might have to remind him one of these days.

OK, so in the correct pub, I feel the need to announce that my baby nephew is super cute and excellent

klezman got me.

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klezman wrote:I just need to announce that my baby nephew is stupendously cute and awesome

Congrats Uncle K!

bahwm wrote:The potatoes & onions are first sautéed in the EVOO until they soften a bit.

OK, what's an EVOO?

klezman wrote:OK, so in the correct pub, I feel the need to announce that my baby nephew is super cute and excellent

Congrats!

rjquillin wrote:OK, what's an EVOO?

extra virgin olive oil...

kylemittskus wrote:klezman got me.

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Congrats Uncle K!

Yeah, mommadeb got me
Thanks! He's 6 months and trying to crawl, but he's delightfully uncoordinated still.

klezman wrote:OK, so in the correct pub, I feel the need to announce that my baby nephew is super cute and excellent

So, nothing like you then?

rjquillin wrote:OK, what's an EVOO?

I'm two semesters in at culinary school and someone asked this in class last week. I think every one face palmed.

klezman wrote:Yeah, mommadeb got me
Thanks! He's 6 months and trying to crawl, but he's delightfully uncoordinated still.

Oh, so he's a lot like you then!

chemvictim wrote:extra virgin olive oil...

palm slap *

MarkDaSpark wrote:
How about a Professor McGonagall Costume?

Yes, this.

Because I'm in a doggie mood today!

Nice article about CellarTracker in the WSJ:
Sharing Notes on Wine With 230,000 Friends

For those who need a nice afternoon chuckle, I got Kyle going on BioDynamics in the main offer thread.

North316 wrote:For those who need a nice afternoon chuckle, I got Kyle going on BioDynamics in the main offer thread.

Always a treat!

bahwm wrote:Halloween costumes for you?

yup for me!