what are you drinking right now?

[soulpope]

4 minutes ago, mikeweil said:

FEUDO ARANCIO Grillo 2018

Better than last year's vintage.

Looks tasty ....

[mikeweil]

It is - nice summer wine for warm evenings like today and in the upcoming week - as the forecasts tell me.

[soulpope]

[mikeweil]

I would have xpected at least a decent Italian coffee machine from you ......

[soulpope]

35 minutes ago, mikeweil said:

I would have xpected at least a decent Italian coffee machine from you ......

😋 ....

[Matthew]

Opus One Red Wine 2010

[Matthew]

On 7/6/2019 at 1:14 PM, bresna said:

14 Justin Savant. Large group so if that runs out, up next is the 2014 Hess Collection Cabernet Sauvignon.

How are Hess wines? I go to Mount De La Salle often (next door to Hess), and I've always been tempted to stop there.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

10 hours ago, Matthew said:

How are Hess wines? I go to Mount De La Salle often (next door to Hess), and I've always been tempted to stop there.

I don't think Hess makes a bad wine. They try to keep their prices down, which I like. The 2016 Hess Estate Chardonnay was a phenomenal bottle of wine for $17. This particular 2014 Hess Collection Cabernet Sauvignon was just OK... for the money. For $50 (on sale from ~$60) I felt it should have been better. Maybe I got a bad cork? It happens. The 2012 vintage was superb.

Their single estate Cabernet from their Allomi Vineyard is very good and very nicely priced for a single estate Cab. The Hess Select line is good wine at a good price - typically under $10. I don't know if they have any wines that they only sell there. It's worth stopping by to see.

[Matthew]

58 minutes ago, bresna said:

I don't think Hess makes a bad wine. They try to keep their prices down, which I like. The 2016 Hess Estate Chardonnay was a phenomenal bottle of wine for $17. This particular 2014 Hess Collection Cabernet Sauvignon was just OK... for the money. For $50 (on sale from ~$60) I felt it should have been better. Maybe I got a bad cork? It happens. The 2012 vintage was superb.

Their single estate Cabernet from their Allomi Vineyard is very good and very nicely priced for a single estate Cab. The Hess Select line is good wine at a good price - typically under $10. I don't know if they have any wines that they only sell there. It's worth stopping by to see.

Many thanks!

[mikeweil]

Fibonacci Verdeca-Fiano

PUGLIA IGP   2018

[jlhoots]

On July 22, 2019 at 8:16 PM, Matthew said:

Opus One Red Wine 2010

Show off!!

[Matthew]

3 hours ago, jlhoots said:

Show off!!

I couldn't resist! Got it as a gift. Living in the heart of the wine country has its advantages -- I live next door to the Opus One vineyards.

[soulpope]

Yesterday evening .... :

Nice Cabernet/Merlot IGT ....

[soulpope]

Vintage 2015 .... a true bargain indeed ....

[mikeweil]

Producteurs Reunis Cebazan
Anciens Temps Cabernet Syrah 2017

[soulpope]

Rather cold outside .... so this is the plan for later .... :

[soulpope]

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[Matthew]

Hess Select 2016

[soulpope]

Another very cool day ahead in the alps - therefore decanting for (much) later .... :

[jlhoots]

Turley Zinfandel Juvenile 2017 - great price on a very good wine.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

1 hour ago, jlhoots said:

Turley Zinfandel Juvenile 2017 - great price on a very good wine.

What is it going for these days? I used to get this from the winery for $30/bottle but the shipping got up to almost $9/bottle, so I dropped off their list years ago. In recent years, I've been able to get it for $39/bottle and I've grabbed several but... I just don't think it's worth it. There are great Zins out there for a lot less money and great high-end Zins for not much more. I still prefer the Juvenile to their other "cheaper Zin", the Old Vine Zin, but again, with what I paid, I expected more.

BTW - this wine is the only wine that gives my wife a red face. Weirdest thing. We drink plenty of reds, including many Zins, and this one wine gives her hot flashes and a red face. She won't drink it any more.

14 hours ago, Matthew said:

Hess Select 2016

How was this? I've found these Selects to be good "bang for the buck" wines.

Edited August 6, 2019 by bresna

[jlhoots]

16 minutes ago, bresna said:

What is it going for these days? I used to get this from the winery for $30/bottle but the shipping got up to almost $9/bottle, so I dropped off their list years ago. In recent years, I've been able to get it for $39/bottle and I've grabbed several but... I just don't think it's worth it. There are great Zins out there for a lot less money and great high-end Zins for not much more. I still prefer the Juvenile to their other "cheaper Zin", the Old Vine Zin, but again, with what I paid, I expected more.

BTW - this wine is the only wine that gives my wife a red face. Weirdest thing. We drink plenty of reds, including many Zins, and this one wine gives her hot flashes and a red face. She won't drink it any more.

How was this? I've found these Selects to be good "bang for the buck" wines.

I've seen the Juvenile priced variably from $25 - $35. The regular Seghesio bottling may be a better deal.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

1 hour ago, jlhoots said:

I've seen the Juvenile priced variably from $25 - $35. The regular Seghesio bottling may be a better deal.

My favorite big Zin these days is the last "real" Seghesio, San Lorenzo. It's the only estate that's still owned & run by a Seghesio (Peter). The family sold the label back 2011 but Peter kept the family's original site. The 2014 was phenomenal. The 2015 was a step down but still good.

My favorite wine store is telling me that he may be able to get some of Carlisle's Zins. I have been wanting to try their wines for years, as they always seem to garner high scores. My only concern now is that high-scoring Zins have lately been on the drier & lighter side. The days of a 95 point jammy fruit bomb seem to have retired with Robert Parker. I love Zins that are jammy fruit bombs. Ridge used to fit the bill but since Paul Draper retired, their wines have been dried out and I won't buy them any more.

Edited August 6, 2019 by bresna

[jlhoots]

32 minutes ago, bresna said:

My favorite big Zin these days is the last "real" Seghesio, San Lorenzo. It's the only estate that's still owned & run by a Seghesio (Peter). The family sold the label back 2011 but Peter kept the family's original site. The 2014 was phenomenal. The 2015 was a step down but still good.

My favorite wine store is telling me that he may be able to get some of Carlisle's Zins. I have been wanting to try their wines for years, as they always seem to garner high scores. My only concern now is that high-scoring Zins have lately been on the drier & lighter side. The days of a 95 point jammy fruit bomb seem to have retired with Robert Parker. I love Zins that are jammy fruit bombs. Ridge used to fit the bill but since Paul Draper retired, their wines have been dried out and I won't buy them any more.

I'm with you. Give me a jammy fruit bomb any day!!

[Matthew]

6 hours ago, bresna said:

 

How was this? I've found these Selects to be good "bang for the buck" wines.

I liked the Hess Select, it had a lighter taste that other cabernets I've had, and for $20.00, well worth the price. I'm going to try others in the next couple of weeks.