Recent content by collin wolfe

Thanks BJ- I did have a bottle, and agree it's cut from the same cloth as the Morgon.

I'd toss Parachute into the mix of Disorderly lists- it's not convenient, but the food is more than worth the effort. And I can third Rootstock- it's probably my favorite place in Chicago if wine is the overriding criteria. These aren't anyone's idea of Disorderly, but I eat and drink well at...

Thanks Matthew!

Do you know if it's purchased fruit or if they own the vines? If they own them- for how long and what have they done with the fruit in the past? I went ahead and ordered some... just curious for more information...

I've been offered this - explained as a new bottling at Lapierre to supplement for a devastated Morgon crop. Anyone here have more info? Brand new to me...

I opened the '02 Brucke Spaetlese earlier this year, and it was one of the more memorable wines I've drunk. Needed about an hour in the decanter to open up- but once it did, it was remarkable.

I stumbled upon a cache of '10 Rougeard on a retailer's shelf recently for half the price I had been offered online... ~$70 for the Clos; ~$90 for the Poyeux and Breze (after tax and case discount)... Unfortunately they didn't have the Bourg. It's amazing the things you can find in random...

Meh. The food's tasty...

Pull the drip tray out a bit and the knobs will stay perfectly cool

Take a look at the Capital in person. I was originally set on it, but it was not nearly as attractive as I expected it to be based on pictures. Of course- your tastes may differ, and that's all that matters here. The Capital offers a self-cleaning version which I desperately wish I had. The Blue...

Good luck Brad. Having a new kitchen is awesome. One other thing- be careful about where you buy your appliances from. Service levels vary tremendously. Jay- the contractor grade shit is, well, shit; my guess is that's what you have. But we put a KitchenAid fridge in our last remodel and were...

We put a Blue Star Platinum 48" range in our new kitchen about 9 months ago and love it. The ovens aren't great- they are much more uneven than previous ovens we've had (though you get used to it and non-Platinum models probably aren't as severe given the different heating elements). But the...

How do you like Underbelly? And how well did the wines mesh with the food? I've been once and really enjoyed my meal, but wines beyond roses or something with at least a modicum of sugar or bubbles struck me as a tough pairing with most dishes (FWIW, I had a bottle of rose with my meal which...

You're right; thanks for the clarification. The wine I posted on was the 2006- which came with the story you give, not the 2007 as originally stated. Mea culpa.

I've gone through 6 of the '07 Bea San Valentinos, with some definite bottle variation. I found the VA overwhelming on the first few; the others have been very good - the last about a year and a half ago. Have 2 more left to experiment with...