The Willamette Valley wines of Le Cadeau are stellar including the ‘11 Rocheux, from a somewhat maligned very cool vintage Harvest began in late Oct yet the wines have aged very well on that bright acid

Some great wines this past Saturday Meix-Foulot amazed Ch Simone literally the only producer in the Palette AOC The Brun cru beaujolais was an ‘09 still drinking beautifully and the Roche aux Moines also fantastic Cheers!

This unusual Burgundy AOC is the only one where sauv blanc replaces Chardonnay a scant 15 km south of Chablis Produced by Bernard Defaix & imported by Artisan Wine Imports this delicious wine has wonderful texture intensity freshness and length

Delish new world Syrah, balanced, bright, good fruit and savory notes There’s whole cluster and some new oak on this.

The vineyards at Pence-Santa Rita Hills The ridges run east to west here funneling cool air off the ocean This slows the ripening for Pinot and Chard allowing for optimal hang time and overall phenolic ripeness

Greetings from the Santa Rita Hills Matt Dees at The Hilt and Jonata makes amazing wines.

This is an example of how FedEx throws your wine shipment around and why it’s essential that Styrofoam inserts are used I had a somewhat rare bottle of cognac arrive in pieces without it.

This is Luka, a stray that showed up at our door one day. He’s the sweetest cat, probably happy to have a loving home and we are lucky to have him. He’s so chill! I found him just sitting in the cat carrier yesterday lol.

Two beautiful whites-20 year old viognier and 6 yr old chenin both from 2 incredible producers.

Ok 2009 Cote de Brouilly Terres Dorees from JP Brun & I’m puzzled Yes it’s delish just a bit of brown on the rim good color fresh & lively but it could be from a recent vintage So why age Beaujolais if it doesn’t change-develop more nuance and aromatic complexity?

What a fucking sewer pit X has become Geeez.

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It will be very sad if the wines from the greatest regions world become undrinkable due to a warming climate

So the owner of this company is going have access to our top secret plan on war with China? Whhhaaattt? We are fucked! nytimes.com/2025/03/20/busin… via @NYTimes

Well I wasn’t expecting a skin contact Pinot Grigio as the word “ramato” is in tiny unreadable letters at the bottom of the label All good I love this producer from ⁦@Regal_Wine⁩ though the nose has some funk to it-It’s also not quite as dark as my shitty pic would indicate

How about a mag of ‘18 Clos de la Roilette Fleurie with Korean wings, chipotle coleslaw, quacamole and the Super Bowl!

Beautiful Canary Islands Listan Negro from pre phlyoxera vines (100 plus years old) imported by @bowlerwine smoky red fruit minetal cola beautiful acidity, texture and length to this medium bodied beauty.

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Saw this Pedro Parra 17 from Patagonia very lonely on the shelf in my usual haunt so I tried it and it’s fab 50/50 Cinsault Pais more lush red fruit than the 100% Cinsault Imaginador whole cluster green notes mineral bright acid low tannins-Don’t think he’s producing this now.

Gonna try Adelsheim’s 2011 Ribbon Springs Pinot Noir today 2011 may still be the coolest longest Willamette Valley vintage ever-harvest began in late October & continued in November This vintage was not well thought of but I’ve heard Ken Wright say how much he loves this vintage