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On 12/24/2022 at 4:36 PM, maxthetrade said:

Well, I need a break from the relatives 😉 Had some excellent vintage Champagne: 

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and some over 40 years old Tawny Port, my favorite Port of all time:

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A perfect match with a cheese plate from Maitre affineur Antony and some selfmade Baguettes:

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The cheese is in a class of its own, if you ever get a chance to taste his cheese do it, you won't regret!

 

Very nice, looks like a good spread right there 👌

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On 1/6/2023 at 12:39 AM, Spekulatius said:

Belgian beer St Bernardus :

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Ah respect, as a Belgian we consider it very important to drink a beer from it's own proper glass!

I always have this one in house, works great in a stew as well! 🙂

 

Below is my favorite one, quite expensive to be honest but it's dark beer that has been aged on whiskey barrels, giving it a delightful wood flavor touch you typically find in red wine.

 

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24 minutes ago, whatstheofficerproblem said:

 

Oban 14 has always costed $65-$70 even in Total Wines where I'm from. Maybe it's a region thing?

 

Honestly I just only see it at specialty stores with a big markup. My shopping options are limited. Costco is my lifeline. 

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9 hours ago, RedLion said:

Drinking some Caymus 2021 Cabernet. Not amazing for the price. I’ve been drinking Frank family Cabernet at half the price, and I think it’s better. Not a wine connoisseur, so maybe I have bad taste. 

Seems expensive for $90/ bottle but even more egregious is selling $65 Bottles with "California" appellation. "California" means the grapes are coming from Central Valley - Ouch. I can buy good bottles of Cabernet for <$20 with Grapes from Sonoma county.

 

You can't make great wine with crappy grapes (at least that's what my dad told me who was a winemaker).

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We just returned home from a long trip to Florida with a lot of driving and ate dinner next to the roadside hotel one night at a "Longhorn Steakhouse" - I think it is a Darden brand.  If you really want to know where the dregs of the Caymus central valley grape supply end up, it is in a LongHorn Steakhouse "exclusive" product called "BONANZA by caymus."  36 a bottle at the restaurant.  Blech!

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1 hour ago, Spekulatius said:

Seems expensive for $90/ bottle but even more egregious is selling $65 Bottles with "California" appellation. "California" means the grapes are coming from Central Valley - Ouch. I can buy good bottles of Cabernet for <$20 with Grapes from Sonoma county.

 

You can't make great wine with crappy grapes (at least that's what my dad told me who was a winemaker).

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I was drinking the Napa valley one to the left. It was good, but not worth $90. I actually bought a 1 liter bottle on sale for $85, so probably not a bad deal, but…

 

The Frank family Cabernet from Calistoga is better, in my opinion, for just over $40. 

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