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Is there more of a connection between fine sherry and champagne, other then quality, for someone like Peter Liem?

Do you other fans of champagne love a good sherry as well?
 
originally posted by Marc D:
Is there more of a connection between fine sherry and champagne, other then quality, for someone like Peter Liem?

Do you other fans of champagne love a good sherry as well?
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Peter also does German Riesling, fwiw.
 
And knows his way around Burgundy. And tea. And sake.

Perhaps it could be said that if you can geek out on it, Peter has geeked out on it with the very best of 'em.
 
originally posted by Levi Dalton:
Perhaps it could be said that if you can geek out on it, Peter has geeked out on it with the very best of 'em.
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turntables?
 
originally posted by Jay Miller:
How was the Amontillado, Bodegas El Maestro Sierra, 1830? I was eyeing that at PJs...
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The first bottle that I opened had something biologically askew, and I tossed it before it made its way to the group. The second was much cleaner, but still funky in that El Maestro way. Not as heavy and broad as some of the other wines on the table, it was in more of an elegant style. All the wines in the last flight (which included the El Maestro) shared a real gravitas, and were also more firm than one might expect without trying them. This was a phenomenon Peter did a good job of explicating.

Personally, I think that the money asked for the 1830 is a lot, especially as there seem to be some wide swings in bottle variation. Now if there happened to be a bottle open and somebody was pouring it for it, well, different story. At least that's how I feel about it.

In terms of what showed particularly well or not, the Bodegas Hidalgo V.O.R.S. had an amazing showing. As was the case with a lot of these wines, that is a wine I have had before, and this bottle was just so superior to the last time I had it, it was really great. I thought the Bodegas Tradicion V.O.R.S. showed great, and more nuanced than it usually does upon opening. Some people have reported problems with Byass "Del Duque" bottles, but I found nothing wrong at all with the one we opened. To me it was less interesting than some of the others, though. The La Bota n. 9 was excellent, as least I thought, but perhaps could have been even better. I opened four bottles of the La Gitana, and they were all different, with only one being really tremendous. The real amazement though, in terms of one of the greatest wines I have ever sat with, was the La Bota n. 20 Manzanilla Pasada, which is my normal reaction to that wine.
 
originally posted by Levi Dalton:
originally posted by Jay Miller:
How was the Amontillado, Bodegas El Maestro Sierra, 1830? I was eyeing that at PJs...
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The first bottle that I opened had something biologically askew, and I tossed it before it made its way to the group. The second was much cleaner, but still funky in that El Maestro way. Not as heavy and broad as some of the other wines on the table, it was in more of an elegant style. All the wines in the last flight (which included the El Maestro) shared a real gravitas, and were also more firm than one might expect without trying them. This was a phenomenon Peter did a good job of explicating.

Personally, I think that the money asked for the 1830 is a lot, especially as there seem to be some wide swings in bottle variation. Now if there happened to be a bottle open and somebody was pouring it for it, well, different story. At least that's how I feel about it.

In terms of what showed particularly well or not, the Bodegas Hidalgo V.O.R.S. had an amazing showing. As was the case with a lot of these wines, that is a wine I have had before, and this bottle was just so superior to the last time I had it, it was really great. I thought the Bodegas Tradicion V.O.R.S. showed great, and more nuanced than it usually does upon opening. Some people have reported problems with Byass "Del Duque" bottles, but I found nothing wrong at all with the one we opened. To me it was less interesting than some of the others, though. The La Bota n. 9 was excellent, as least I thought, but perhaps could have been even better. I opened four bottles of the La Gitana, and they were all different, with only one being really tremendous. The real amazement though, in terms of one of the greatest wines I have ever sat with, was the La Bota n. 20 Manzanilla Pasada, which is my normal reaction to that wine.
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Thanks Levi! I need just a bit more wine to get the PJs special offer this year so this is useful.
 
A different level of course but the Lustau Amontillado Los Arcos was quite the pleasure-giving sip last Thanksgiving.

...and that would be BJ the DJ, for turntable geekdom (if not for .sasha speed rejoinders).
 
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
Is that the at cost sale? How do you get a 'customer appreciation' card?
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spend at least $400 last year. however they're extending the sale time for those of us who didn't spend quite that much (like me) but were close until January 31st. So I'm looking at Sherry.
 
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