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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Aug 21, 2009 - 11:26am PT
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thank-you jerry! I'll be sure to get that issue of Spectator.
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maldaly
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Aug 21, 2009 - 01:47pm PT
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In 1982, while out riding my bike, I was hit from behind by a crashed motorcycle and woke up in the hospital 3 days later. I had a closed head injury (rebound concussion) broken occipital bones and brutal concussion. I felt like being hung over for 45 days. Towards the end of my recovery I discovered that I'd lost my sense of smell when I was leaning up against the stove and my wife said she smelled something burning. I didn't smell anything. Turned out that the back of my shirt was on fire and I couldn't smell it.
Instantly, my taste in wine got a lot less expensive and I'm now completely satisfied with Yellowtail and Black Box. But I have a funny story. We have a group of friends who are waaaaay into wine, so much so that they meet for a blind tasting each time a new issue of the Wine Spectator comes out. The buy the reviewed wines, do a blind tasting, rate them and whoever comes closest to WSs rating wins a case! Very cool. We got invited to participate in one of their tastings and damned if I didn't win! I came home with a case of really nice wine I couldn't even smell. That leads me to think that there's a lot more going on in red wine than smell alone and that there's a lot left over in your sensory reception after your smell is gone. Turns out I can still savor, differentiate and enjoy nice red wines. Not as much going on in nice whites though.
Here's a link to an interesting article in this morning's Slate. It tells the story of the guy who was Christie's wine auctioneer who auctioned off Thomas Jefferson's old wine for fantastic prices only to have them turn out as fakes. Fascinating!
http://www.slate.com/id/2224427/
Enjoy,
Mal
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Aug 21, 2009 - 07:13pm PT
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Interesting story Mal.
(BTW just spoke to Kyle)
I think that, while sophisticated tastes can discern subtle nuances, some of the best wines are the ones you look back on fondly for the company they were shared with.
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Nefarius
Big Wall climber
Fresno
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Aug 21, 2009 - 07:29pm PT
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Very true, Ron! :)
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Aug 21, 2009 - 07:43pm PT
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You know Mal, maybe they should consider giving the prize to whoever gets the farthest away from WS ratings.
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Sebastopol, CA
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Aug 28, 2009 - 12:25am PT
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Woah, Andrew gave me some Chasseur Umino Pinot Noir. Tis yummy.
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JOEY.F
Social climber
sebastopol
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Aug 30, 2009 - 01:59am PT
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Tasted Andrew's Umino Pinot today,
Ummmm
Screams lamb
Which he had.
Yum!
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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I did our almost monthly Italian wine and food tasting we have with some employees from Angelo's and some of our local wine wholesalers tonight. We had a '93 Sandrone Barolo a '91 Voerzio Brunolo Brunate, an '89 Sella & Mosca Marchese di Villamarina Cab., a 2001 Il Falcone Nero de Avola and Cab. and a 2003 Brunello that I can't remember. The food was phenomenal and the wines were stellar. OMG my palette is still buzzing. Does it get any better?
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lars johansen
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Jude-
I seem to remember a Chalone Pinot Reserve we consumed in Saline a few back, followed by a couple of Punch Champions.
Hee haww
lars
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Scared Silly
Trad climber
UT
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You know my biggest problem with being a "wine aficionado" is when I an order $500 bottle of wine at a restaurant is whether I should tip 15%-20% or just $50 for corking the bottle. I mean it is not like the sommelier did anything that the busboy could not do not. Heck even when my Grandmother was well into her 90s she could pop a bottle of Two-Buck Chuck with out any troubles.
What do you folks do?
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powderdan
Social climber
mammoth lakes
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cork dorks!
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squishy
Mountain climber
sacramento
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beer queer...
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Nefarius
Big Wall climber
Fresno
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"Wine Spectator. That's all they do.. spectate. Or maybe it's speculate. In any case, they can blow me."
I don't always agree with Parker either... He does, essentially run the show, however, in the wine world.
"You know my biggest problem with being a "wine aficionado" is when I an order $500 bottle of wine at a restaurant is whether I should tip 15%-20% or just $50 for corking the bottle. I mean it is not like the sommelier did anything that the busboy could not do not. Heck even when my Grandmother was well into her 90s she could pop a bottle of Two-Buck Chuck with out any troubles.
What do you folks do? "
Umm... Corking Fees are for when you bring your own booze into the restaurant. You will not be charged a corking fee for purchasing wine from the restaurant. Typically, this is $20-25. You can probably find a pretty decent bottle of wine on their list for that price.
However, if you feel the urge to bring something in that is $500 in, say a nice bottle of Latour, etc., and can afford that, then what's the gripe in paying for someone to open the bottle, serve it to you and your guest, etc.
So, to answer your question, you either BYOB and pay a corking fee (but you can afford it, cause you're the badass bringing in a $500 bottle of wine) or you purchase a nice wine from the list, pay no corking fee. Either way, you pay the appropriate tip (commensurate to the service you receive) and enjoy your meal.
I'd expect that someone who is bringing a $500 bottle of wine into a restaurant would know this, however. Otherwise, that's probably a *real* waste of a fine wine! lol
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Feb 27, 2010 - 11:01pm PT
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Malibu wine is Emma's choice!
happy tastings.
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mooch
Trad climber
Old Climbers' Home (Adopted)
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Feb 27, 2010 - 11:28pm PT
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Nice rack Ben! Where are you guys at on the rebuild? 800+??
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Ben Rumsen
Social climber
No Name City ( and it sure ain't pretty )
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Nice rack Ben! Where are you guys at on the rebuild? 800+??
There's around 1450 bottles in the cellar now including about 70 magnums - about 100 bottles too many. Time to drink some !
Here is one of my favorite champagnes - Veuve Clicquot 1988 !! Try some - if you can find it!!
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S.Leeper
Sport climber
Austin, Texas
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"Cigars are the new hippie lettuce. A great wine and a fine cigar, now we're talking. "
sorry, no substitute for the real thing.
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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Sep 27, 2010 - 10:21pm PT
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Aver Family Vineyards Homage Syrah out of Morgan Hill is rockin the pallet tonight. Also try their Petite Syrah for a total treat.
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powderdan
Social climber
mammoth lakes
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Sep 28, 2010 - 02:44pm PT
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CORK DORKS!
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Sep 28, 2010 - 02:55pm PT
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I lean towards really good Oregon Pinot Noirs; at ~ $23.00 a bottle I like Elk Cove pretty well. Served that with a home-raised beef rump roast for dinner last Christmas.
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