Apparently I don't drink enough riesling

[Cory Cartwright]

Last night a famous winedisorder personality showed up to my house with an easter basket full of '89 and '88 Maximin Grunhauser Spatlese (I don't know the specific bottling offhand, as the bottles are at home). Bottles good enough that it added to the vocabulary of sense in my head. I know a lot more about riesling than I did just yesterday morning.

 

[MLipton]

originally posted by Cory Cartwright:
Apparently I don't drink enough rieslingLast night a famous winedisorder personality showed up to my house with an easter basket full of '89 and '88 Maximin Grunhauser Spatlese (I don't know the specific bottling offhand, as the bottles are at home). Bottles good enough that it added to the vocabulary of sense in my head. I know a lot more about riesling than I did just yesterday morning.

Lucky you, Cory. You got an education that took many of us far longer (and more $$ spent). Of course, I feel similarly whenever I get together with SFJoe and cohort, so I can't complain either.

Mark Lipton

 

[SFJoe]

I proudly include said personality in my cohort (a kinder collective noun than some might choose). He's been buying well for a long time.

 

[Salil Benegal]

Nice. Grunhaus is always good stuff (and it's a shame I don't have more, though these days we're spoiled by the number of quality producers in Germany...)

 

[Unknown]

I've never heard of a WD annual prize handed out as early as April, but Salil may have just locked up the award for excellence in diplomacy.

 

[Brad Kane]

originally posted by .sasha:
I've never heard of a WD annual prize handed out as early as April, but Salil may have just locked up the award for excellence in diplomacy.

Yeah, but their '88's and '89's are stellar, as you know.

 

[VLM]

originally posted by Cory Cartwright:
Apparently I don't drink enough rieslingLast night a famous winedisorder personality showed up to my house with an easter basket full of '89 and '88 Maximin Grunhauser Spatlese (I don't know the specific bottling offhand, as the bottles are at home). Bottles good enough that it added to the vocabulary of sense in my head. I know a lot more about riesling than I did just yesterday morning.

So none of the elusive, spectacular, older Dönnhoff?

 

[Cory Cartwright]

I've had spectacular Dönnhoff on more than one occasion with the same character. Not this stunning, but good enough to not listen to your theories on the subject.

 

[VLM]

originally posted by Cory Cartwright:
I've had spectacular Dönnhoff on more than one occasion with the same character. Not this stunning, but good enough to not listen to your theories on the subject.

It's your money.

 

[Levi Dalton]

Use it when you need it.

 

[VLM]

originally posted by Levi Dalton:
Use it when you need it.

A bird in the hand.

 

[Levi Dalton]

originally posted by VLM:

originally posted by Levi Dalton:
Use it when you need it.

A bird in the hand.

Wait, we are talking about Lingenfelder now?

 

[VLM]

originally posted by Levi Dalton:

originally posted by VLM:

originally posted by Levi Dalton:
Use it when you need it.

A bird in the hand.

Wait, we are talking about Lingenfelder now?

2 Clemens-Busch.

 

[David M. Bueker]

originally posted by Levi Dalton:

originally posted by VLM:

originally posted by Levi Dalton:
Use it when you need it.

A bird in the hand.

Wait, we are talking about Lingenfelder now?

Can't be. The correct expression for Lingenfelder is don't bite the hand that imports you.

 

[Jeff Grossman]

originally posted by VLM:
2 Clemens-Busch.

Relatives of Anheuser-Busch?

 

[Yule Kim]

originally posted by Jeff Grossman:

originally posted by VLM:
2 Clemens-Busch.

Relatives of Anheuser-Busch?

My law school was in Anheuser-Busch Hall. Seriously.

(but for some reason, they would only serve Coors, Miller, of Schlafly for Happy Hour).

 

[Levi Dalton]

originally posted by Yule Kim:

My law school was in Anheuser-Busch Hall. Seriously.

(but for some reason, they would only serve Coors, Miller, of Schlafly for Happy Hour).

Probably why they went bust.