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  1. On 3/12/2020 at 7:16 AM, DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt said:

    Frightening level of ignorance. So far, having Rush and Hannity as your only sources of “news” hasn’t proved deadly to you or anyone you know...so far.

    What do you think now, chief?  Also, trying to politicize this is exactly what an extremist would do, whether right or left.

  2. Most are worried about catching this virus, rather than what happens if/when you catch it. It’s extremely contagious, just like the common cold. However, it’s also just as bad as catching the cold, or flu, for all of the population that isn’t normally susceptible to mortality from either of these ailments.  It’s bad for the elderly, and those with compromised immune systems, just like the cold and flu.  When you hear of a person dying of natural causes, this is usually what it is.... they caught something their body couldn’t deal with, but something that is mostly minor for the rest of the population.

    You have to ask yourself what you think is worse here.... an unprecedented impact on the world economy driven by fear rather than actual basis, or spreading what is effectively another version of the common cold or flu.  The panic is the real thing to be afraid of, and the lack of leadership, all over the world, only makes it worse.

    Its quite possible, likely probable, that the hysteria created around this causes more death than the virus itself. Hospitals flooded with people with cold symptoms, who would normally self treat at home, versus the truly sick that need medical attention that’s no longer available as a result of this panic. 
    There’s no good answer here but the bottom line is this showed us everything that’s wrong with the “system” and we have no reasonable plan for dealing with any of this.  Everyone across the world is taking a shoot from the hip approach and it seems a lot of the decisions are based on what someone else has done rather than a true, scientific, risk-based measure. This would literally be 28 Days Later if it was really a 50% or 90% mortality rate. That’s the scariest part about this whole thing. 
    We’ve removed literally trillions of dollars from the worlds economy with even more on the way as restaurants are forced to be closed - who’s going to pay that waiters rent when they don’t work for 2 weeks, or the other bills that pile up?  This is absurd and anyone thinking there’s just going to be a government bailout is drinking Jim Jones koolaid. 

  3. 82 Krug was great... felt young with a lot of effervescence and acidity, however was dominated by the brioche, buttery notes. A fantastic wine. The Zilliken, at 16 years young, was also amazingly youthful. And such a great value. Stock up if you can find it. We paired it with some spicy Indian cuisine and it was a great match for the spice. Overall a great wine. 

  4. 12 minutes ago, DDD Dad said:


    How was the Rieussec? I bought a bunch of half bottles of that on release. Haven’t opened any yet.

    The 2001 is excellent... in my opinion second only to the d’Yquem among the Sauternes of that vintage. Enjoy your bottles. 

  5. On my way to London tonight. The flight is less than 30% full. I expect a lot more capacity cuts as this continues and it probably won’t rebound quickly. It’s amazing how much of an impact the media has caused due to over-sensationalized flu. However, it is nice to travel now that everything is so quiet. 

  6. 6 hours ago, Scooter Monzingo said:

    I don’t know shit about wines, but that is a really good answer to the price point. If I could take it a step further. Could I ask you about wines in the $250-$500 range that you call a good buy?

    For California - Schrader, Fairchild (especially the Stones wines), Futo, Scarecrow, Blankiet, Realm and Kapscandy are fantastic wines in that range.  Also, if you’re into Chardonnay, Marcassin and Aubert are also really good. 

    For Bordeaux - Most of the second growths like Leoville Las Cases, Ducru Beaucaillou, Cos de Esternal, Chateau Palmer and the right bank grand crus like Chateau Pavie fit this bill.

    There are so many more - Aussie, Northern and Southern Rhone, CA Rhone Rangers, Italian. Many, many excellent bottles in that price range. If you see something interesting let me know and I’ll give you my 2 cents. 

  7. 11 hours ago, Doug E. Fresh said:

    I am moving back to London at the end of April and need to clear out my offsite storage in Houston (currently AOC off Kirby).  I don't want to bother shipping my wine back overseas and everything has been stored in temperature controlled facilities since purchase.  Here is what I am selling, with prices.  Let me know if anyone is interested.   

     

    750ml    owc    12    2004    Château Lynch-Bages                                       $900 
    750ml    owc    12    2003    Château Figeac                                                    900 
    750ml    owc    12    2005    Château Léoville Poyferré                                 1,000 
    750ml    owc    12    2005    Château Pavie                                                    3,500 
    750ml    owc    12    2005    Château Léoville Las Cases                              2,500 
    750ml    owc    12    2006    Château Lynch-Bages                                         1,000 
    750ml    owc    12    2006    Château Pavie                                                      2,000 
    750ml    owc    12    2005    Château Figeac                                                     1,500 
    750ml    owc    12    2007    Château Lynch-Bages                                           900 
    750ml    owc    12    2007    Château Figeac                                                       800 
    750ml    owc    12    2008    Les Forts de Latour                                             2,000 
    750ml    owc    12    2008    Château Figeac                                                     1,200 
    750ml    owc    6      2009    Château Pavie Macquin                                         500 
    750ml    4         4      2007    Gaja Langhe Nebbiolo Sorì San Lorenzo             225 ea 
    1.5L       3           3     2004    Château Pavie                                                         300 ea 
    750ml    owc    3      2000    Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Único     750 
    3.0L         1        1      1989    Château Mouton Rothschild                                 1,900 
    3.0L         1        1       2005    Château Latour Grand Vin                                    3,000 

     

     

     

     

    I’m interested. PM me. 

  8. I love this time of year, but I hate it so much.... Just picked up:

    3 bottles each of all 3 2016 Guigal La La’s

    3 2017 Scarecrow

    3 2017 Fairchild Stones No 1

     

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  9. 5 hours ago, AustinMT said:

    Valentine’s wine

    The champagne was very nice. The Fairchild was amazing

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    Looks familiar.... I’m raising you a Champagne and a Fairchild on Valentine’s Day in Russia... 

    Excellent choices by the way  

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  10. 1 hour ago, DDD Dad said:

    I’ve finally dropped off K-B. The original owners-winemakers are long gone, and they’ve sold off twice now. The wines are still very nice but they’ve been overpriced for at least the last 7-8 years.
     

    The wine’s still good, and 2017 was a good vintage for the early harvests like this Pinot. I haven’t followed the ownership and really just know the label from some guys that helped me learn about new world Pinot. I appreciate you filling in some blanks there. With that said, it was really good. Especially since I didn’t pay for anything 

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