Comments on: The Wines of August 20, 2009 http://biggerthanyourhead.net/2009/09/30/the-wines-of-august-20-2009/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:43:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Fredric Koeppel http://biggerthanyourhead.net/2009/09/30/the-wines-of-august-20-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-214230 Fredric Koeppel Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:01:39 +0000 http://biggerthanyourhead.net/?p=2999#comment-214230 Jeff: Remember that I've been writing about wine for 25 years; there's a history of trust and reputation. btw, when I wrote a weekly print column that got national distribution (1984-2004)i received three or four times the amount of wine I get now. it was truly overwhelming. Strappo: Si, they arrived Monday. Juliet: No one ever said 'boo' to me about receiving wine all these years. The state legislature finally passed a bill allowing direct shipment to consumers. Dude: Thanks, it was just one of those inspirations. Storage is a problem. you just have to drink fast. Constance: I too like Oregon pinots a lot, and I was sorry not to have found two out of these three appealing. The '08 though I could glug by the quart. Jeff: Remember that I’ve been writing about wine for 25 years; there’s a history of trust and reputation. btw, when I wrote a weekly print column that got national distribution (1984-2004)i received three or four times the amount of wine I get now. it was truly overwhelming.

Strappo: Si, they arrived Monday.

Juliet: No one ever said ‘boo’ to me about receiving wine all these years. The state legislature finally passed a bill allowing direct shipment to consumers.

Dude: Thanks, it was just one of those inspirations. Storage is a problem. you just have to drink fast.

Constance: I too like Oregon pinots a lot, and I was sorry not to have found two out of these three appealing. The ’08 though I could glug by the quart.

]]> By: Constance http://biggerthanyourhead.net/2009/09/30/the-wines-of-august-20-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-214223 Constance Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:15:14 +0000 http://biggerthanyourhead.net/?p=2999#comment-214223 I have found the Oregon Pinots are some of my favorites! "In the mouth, this wine dips a delicate toe into the dark waters of spice and macerated black fruits...The texture is so satiny as to be almost viscous..." -- Perfect description. Makes my mouth water just thinking about them... and at that price?! I'm probably going to have to pick up a bottle on the way home from work today. I have found the Oregon Pinots are some of my favorites! “In the mouth, this wine dips a delicate toe into the dark waters of spice and macerated black fruits…The texture is so satiny as to be almost viscous…” — Perfect description. Makes my mouth water just thinking about them… and at that price?! I’m probably going to have to pick up a bottle on the way home from work today.

]]> By: 1WineDude http://biggerthanyourhead.net/2009/09/30/the-wines-of-august-20-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-214212 1WineDude Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:44:12 +0000 http://biggerthanyourhead.net/?p=2999#comment-214212 What a FANTASTIC idea for a blog post! I'm in the same boat as you are in terms of samples. Some weeks I'm just swimming in them and often the range of wines I'm sent is all over the board, from super-budget to 'premium' (as in "expensive but not cult-status". I'd never contemplated going through an entire shipment for one post, but I just might as it made for fun reading (in your hands, at least!). Now I am struggling with storage. I don't trust the storage conditions at any local shipping places enough to rent from them - there just isn't enough alcohol being shipped in PA due to our draconian and anachronistic distro. laws for any such business to be viable - and my basement is ideal, apart from lacking space that is! Cheers! What a FANTASTIC idea for a blog post! I’m in the same boat as you are in terms of samples. Some weeks I’m just swimming in them and often the range of wines I’m sent is all over the board, from super-budget to ‘premium’ (as in “expensive but not cult-status”. I’d never contemplated going through an entire shipment for one post, but I just might as it made for fun reading (in your hands, at least!).

Now I am struggling with storage. I don’t trust the storage conditions at any local shipping places enough to rent from them – there just isn’t enough alcohol being shipped in PA due to our draconian and anachronistic distro. laws for any such business to be viable – and my basement is ideal, apart from lacking space that is!

Cheers!

]]> By: Juliet http://biggerthanyourhead.net/2009/09/30/the-wines-of-august-20-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-214078 Juliet Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:04:21 +0000 http://biggerthanyourhead.net/?p=2999#comment-214078 I didn't think you could get wine shipped to TN, how have you managed to get around this regulation? I didn’t think you could get wine shipped to TN, how have you managed to get around this regulation?

]]> By: Strappo http://biggerthanyourhead.net/2009/09/30/the-wines-of-august-20-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-213894 Strappo Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:13:37 +0000 http://biggerthanyourhead.net/?p=2999#comment-213894 all very nice i'm sure, but did you get a delivery from domenico selections? i hear they're doing splendidly bringing in nifty italian wines. all very nice i’m sure, but did you get a delivery from domenico selections? i hear they’re doing splendidly bringing in nifty italian wines.

]]> By: Jeff http://biggerthanyourhead.net/2009/09/30/the-wines-of-august-20-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-213874 Jeff Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:03:13 +0000 http://biggerthanyourhead.net/?p=2999#comment-213874 Damn! You get a lot of free wine in a week. I'd be lying if I didn't say that I was a little jealous...because I get none. I've had that Gascon, and it's pretty good--only 10$ in California. Damn! You get a lot of free wine in a week. I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I was a little jealous…because I get none. I’ve had that Gascon, and it’s pretty good–only 10$ in California.

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