Recent content by Don Rice

Agree. I do love their entry level stuff. I recently picked up the '18 PM for just $22.99 at Chambers Street.

I just read a '69 Perlant TN by Jancis Robinson. She says Huet only started producing a brut in 1985, so maybe off-dry sparklers used to be more common then than now (if they exist at all now.)

Hey BJ, Congrats on what I hope is a great bottle. I've put together a few things for you that may be helpful. Will let others chime in about food. I'm sure it will go great with many things. 1961 was a really good demisec vintage, so expect a moderate amount of rs balanced by a solid acidic...

Pretty sure the white script labels were 2004-2013 cellar releases. I doubt they ever had a capsule before then. The older labels are prob from late 1990s releases. Weren’t lead capsules phased out after 1993? I could be wrong but these felt like tin. I’d be concerned too if they were lead.

SFJoe’s willingness to open vintages other than the acknowledged great ones was key to opening my eyes re Huet. Even the merely “good” vintages here evolved into extremely interesting and pleasurable wines. Pairing the good alongside the great at this event kicked the degree of pleasure up to an...

The text on the cork seems to point toward the Nomacorc sugarcane based bioplastic product. https://www.winespectator.com/articles/goodbye-cork-hello-sugarcane-wineries-try-new-plant-based-closure-48420 But that's a 10 yr old article. A quick search of WD gets lots of Nomacorc hits from...

Yes, def low acid. Thanks.

Attendees: Don+Melissa, Jay, Jayson, Seth joins late, Marty, Eden and Scott, (Lisa is stuck at work and Jeff & Victor have conflicts) I’m pinch hitting as scribe. This month Jay contributed a bottle to start us off and Eden was maestra for the main event. 2014 Francois Pinon Vouvray “Silex...

Hi Michael the 64 Pinon we opened at Brad's was sourced from MacArthur in DC. Julien Pinon describes the reconditioning process at the page below: https://www.vins-etonnants.com/prets-a-boire-316/vouvray-demi-sec-1964-9250.html

Lisa made sure to tell us that Chris was joining us in spirit via her Zoom background, which choked me up a bit.

I finally opened my bottle. It's still beautiful.

Good to meet you earlier today - I just checked and I won't be able to attend on the 1st. Melissa has made plans for us that night. Apologies.

Literary alert! Francois Pinon's son-in-law Eric Vuillard was awarded the prestigious 2017 Prix Goncourt for his book "L'order du jour." Tomorrow he begins a book tour in the US. Here are the dates from an email François sent me: Jeudi 25 octobre NYC 19h00 20h30 Community Bookstore...

I turn 60 on the 2nd - Melissa may have other plans for us that night.

Yes pls keep us in the loop.