Recent content by Chris Weber

I tasted that '11 Ratti (#1) about a month ago and found it clean - no off putting aromas, so it's interesting to hear that you had a different experience. Thanks for the post.

If you're thinking of coming west for Zingerman's, also consider: http://theearle.com/ A special wine list. Very fairly priced, and you have to like anybody who lists Burgundy first on their list. I won't tell you the food is really special, but it's still worth a detour.

I should have mentioned I used the search function before posting. Just wondering if anyone had something to add, since the most recent list was from July. Thanks all.

Can anyone please recommend a spot, or 2 or 3, lunch or dinner, for Paris around the holidays? Near the 5e and up to 100 Euro per person? Cheap is certainly fine too - I've got family going for the first time and unfortunately it's been much too long since I've been for me to be of any help...

I thought of the Albert Collins cover when I saw the thread title too. It's a Jimmy Liggins song from the early '50s. Or that's what googling says. A number of covers.

The phenomenon certainly isn't limited to California wines. Tasting through a flight of Cotes du Rhones this week I had the same experience. Lots of heat and labels that said anywhere from 13.5 up to, yes, 16%. I won't buy them. I find myself buying the less critically acclaimed vintages...

I don't have any concerns about storage. Dick's a pro. Some are older and I wouldn't take a chance, but that's not because of storage. I bought some '06 Bollig-Lehnert Piesporter Goldtropfchen Riesling *** Auslese for ~ $17 per. I've tasted it before and am looking forward to it again. Very...

Village Corner is back open in a new location, as of last Saturday. What's a year or so matter anyway? 25% off stock they've been sitting on for the past year (or so) for now. Some deals. Oh yes, and they now have the elusive "parking".

So her skyrocketing opinion of Sauvignon Blanc coincides with her publication of a book on the region that produces it? Go figure.

I visited Jean-Marc Boillot about 20 years ago, so my knowledge is not recent. Except that I still see the wines here. Like Sharon, I much prefer his whites. When I visited him we tasted the 1990s. The red Bourgogne A.C. was being sourced from a plot just outside Volnay at that time. He...

It's a single vineyard wine, and there's a picture of the vineyard at: http://www.candidwines.com/thesupernatural.html Doesn't look very hilly to me, but it's hard to tell. Maybe if I tilt my head to one side...

Christian was still looking to make vin de garde when I visited there in the mid '90s. I've been patiently ignoring the wines in my cellar that he's made. I just tasted a '96 Vaucrains at Christmas from a friend that, as expected, tasted like it wanted to sleep for quite a while yet. I don't...

So this thread is about analyzing whether you should be analyzing or not?

I didn't comment before on Kamman's book, but I agree about it being a good general resource. A couple years ago when I was trying to think of a good book for a gift to give my niece a good grounding in French cuisine as a whole, that's the book I gave. I told my niece if she wanted to learn...

Parking? What's parking? He's gone w/o it for 40 years. I agree on the paucity of options nearby, but I have no doubt they can find something in the city limits.