The Hype Thread

[MarkS]

originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
...It’s Chambers forever, even without exclamation marks.

CSW is great, except the quantities they receive on some wines is miniscule, and then they sell out of any email order within minutes. Frustrating trying to assemble a full case with them!

 

[mark e]

originally posted by MarkS:

originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
...It’s Chambers forever, even without exclamation marks.

CSW is great, except the quantities they receive on some wines is miniscule, and then they sell out of any email order within minutes. Frustrating trying to assemble a full case with them!

The latter is no problem, I did many cases many times, but the emails with offers of older wine became far too frustrating. I took myself off the mailing list 'cause of that. I remember several occasions when wines I wanted were already sold out within 60-120 seconds after getting the email. I asked how that could happen but never got a satisfactory answer. Still, I agree with Oswaldo.

 

[Bill Lundstrom]

originally posted by mark e:

originally posted by MarkS:

originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
...It’s Chambers forever, even without exclamation marks.

CSW is great, except the quantities they receive on some wines is miniscule, and then they sell out of any email order within minutes. Frustrating trying to assemble a full case with them!

The latter is no problem, I did many cases many times, but the emails with offers of older wine became far too frustrating. I took myself off the mailing list 'cause of that. I remember several occasions when wines I wanted were already sold out within 60-120 seconds after getting the email. I asked how that could happen but never got a satisfactory answer. Still, I agree with Oswaldo.

I've bought and will continue to buy a fair amount of wine from Chambers but have been finding more interesting wine on a consistent basis at Flatiron.

 

[Jeff Grossman]

originally posted by mark e:
I remember several occasions when wines I wanted were already sold out within 60-120 seconds after getting the email. I asked how that could happen but never got a satisfactory answer. Still, I agree with Oswaldo.

I think it's because email is not always sent to the same people in the same order. So, if it's your turn to be 26th, lots of other people have had time ahead of you.

 

[Rahsaan]

originally posted by MarkS:


CSW is great..Frustrating trying to assemble a full case with them!

??? Because there are so few wines in stock that you want to drink??

 

[MarkS]

originally posted by Rahsaan:

originally posted by MarkS:


CSW is great..Frustrating trying to assemble a full case with them!

??? Because there are so few wines in stock that you want to drink??

No, because the items I want get sold out quicker than a stolen car! Things are gone in a flash, and then I have to recalculate what I want to drink and the times between when you order online and when the order is actually confirmed a day or 2 later you find you have to adjust again to the 2nd or 3rd wine down that you want. Very frustrating! If you live in The City, then of course you have no qualms.

 

[Rahsaan]

Yes, I've had that happen, but it's not unique to CSW, any wine store can be vulnerable to those problems.

I do much better calling when they can check availability as we speak. Old school!

 

[mark e]

originally posted by Rahsaan:
Yes, I've had that happen, but it's not unique to CSW, any wine store can be vulnerable to those problems.

I do much better calling when they can check availability as we speak. Old school!

Yup. Calling is good. Often a wine that just sold out is coming back in a day or two.

 

[Marc D]

originally posted by Yixin:
Give Vincent Gaudry a try.

Interesting that CSW has an email offer today that includes Gaudry.
Yixin or others, have you tried the Gaudry Sancerre rouge?
The one from Pinot fin sounds very interesting but I’m curious how much new oak if any is used.

 

[Yixin]

I import the wines into Singapore, and enjoy drinking the entire range. Shame that production is so limited.

 

[Tristan Welles]

In an email from this week wine was pitched as "the Montrachet of France".

(The wine was not Burgundian.)

 

[slaton]

originally posted by Tristan Welles:
In an email from this week wine was pitched as "the Montrachet of France".

Heh.
I didn't even have to look that one up.

 

[Pavel Tchichikov]

originally posted by Marc D:

originally posted by Yixin:
Give Vincent Gaudry a try.

Interesting that CSW has an email offer today that includes Gaudry.
Yixin or others, have you tried the Gaudry Sancerre rouge?
The one from Pinot fin sounds very interesting but I’m curious how much new oak if any is used.

Not sure about Garennes but it didn't taste like new wood. Definitely tasted like whole cluster which can (like acidity) mask oak, but the way stems got integrated after some air did not reveal any lumber.

 

[Keith Levenberg]

originally posted by slaton:

originally posted by Tristan Welles:
In an email from this week wine was pitched as "the Montrachet of France".

Heh.
I didn't even have to look that one up.

Please name names - this one is too good to go down in history as unsourced or apocryphal

 

[Marc D]

originally posted by Pavel Tchichikov:

originally posted by Marc D:

originally posted by Yixin:
Give Vincent Gaudry a try.

Interesting that CSW has an email offer today that includes Gaudry.
Yixin or others, have you tried the Gaudry Sancerre rouge?
The one from Pinot fin sounds very interesting but I’m curious how much new oak if any is used.

Not sure about Garennes but it didn't taste like new wood. Definitely tasted like whole cluster which can (like acidity) mask oak, but the way stems got integrated after some air did not reveal any lumber.

So you liked it?

 

[Pavel Tchichikov]

originally posted by Marc D:

originally posted by Pavel Tchichikov:

originally posted by Marc D:

originally posted by Yixin:
Give Vincent Gaudry a try.

Interesting that CSW has an email offer today that includes Gaudry.
Yixin or others, have you tried the Gaudry Sancerre rouge?
The one from Pinot fin sounds very interesting but I’m curious how much new oak if any is used.

Not sure about Garennes but it didn't taste like new wood. Definitely tasted like whole cluster which can (like acidity) mask oak, but the way stems got integrated after some air did not reveal any lumber.

So you liked it?

I would like to try it in a cooler vintage than 16 in Sancerre, and would prefer to pay $25 less, but this wine has a voice of its own in case you are looking for something unusual - bordering on fascinating.

 

[Oswaldo Costa]

originally posted by Pavel Tchichikov:

originally posted by Marc D:

originally posted by Pavel Tchichikov:

originally posted by Marc D:

originally posted by Yixin:
Give Vincent Gaudry a try.

Interesting that CSW has an email offer today that includes Gaudry.
Yixin or others, have you tried the Gaudry Sancerre rouge?
The one from Pinot fin sounds very interesting but I’m curious how much new oak if any is used.

Not sure about Garennes but it didn't taste like new wood. Definitely tasted like whole cluster which can (like acidity) mask oak, but the way stems got integrated after some air did not reveal any lumber.

So you liked it?

I would like to try it in a cooler vintage than 16 in Sancerre, and would prefer to pay $25 less, but this wine has a voice of its own in case you are looking for something unusual - bordering on fascinating.

Fwiw, label on the 2016 says 12.5%.

 

[Pavel Tchichikov]

originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
Fwiw, label on the 2016 says 12.5%.

in soviet school, you choose major early: they either teach you how to read or how to drink

 

[Jayson Cohen]

originally posted by Pavel Tchichikov:

originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
Fwiw, label on the 2016 says 12.5%.

in soviet school, you choose major early: they either teach you how to read or how to drink

What do they teach you when you turn 6?

 

[Oswaldo Costa]

originally posted by Pavel Tchichikov:

originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
Fwiw, label on the 2016 says 12.5%.

in soviet school, you choose major early: they either teach you how to read or how to drink

Finally, a good explanation for the love of vodka.