Comments on: Adventures in wine buying, part 56 http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/10/adventures-in-wine-buying-part-56/ wine talk that goes down easy Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Brooklynguy http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/10/adventures-in-wine-buying-part-56/#comment-7022 Brooklynguy Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:00:42 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/04/10/adventures-in-wine-buying-part-56/#comment-7022 Yeah, I hear you. I can ask the owner of my shop if something is available, and they might order it for me, but that usually doesn't work. Only other way I know of is something like wine commune, which is hit or miss, adventures in WB #57, I guess. Sometimes, and I know this is not a satisfying answer, I simply read every post about the wine on various blogs and on cellar tracker, and enjoy it vicariously through others. I have been much more zen about not being able to try wine lately... Yeah, I hear you. I can ask the owner of my shop if something is available, and they might order it for me, but that usually doesn’t work. Only other way I know of is something like wine commune, which is hit or miss, adventures in WB #57, I guess.

Sometimes, and I know this is not a satisfying answer, I simply read every post about the wine on various blogs and on cellar tracker, and enjoy it vicariously through others. I have been much more zen about not being able to try wine lately…

]]> By: Dr. Vino http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/10/adventures-in-wine-buying-part-56/#comment-6963 Dr. Vino Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:58:59 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/04/10/adventures-in-wine-buying-part-56/#comment-6963 Brad, Welcome to commenting! I hope you'll consider making more now that you know how it's done! Good points! Buying locally does help support small businesses in your community, a good thing indeed. However, I'd really like to support good businesses rather than simply local businesses personally. So if a small shop all the way on the other side of the internet were doing a good job and I lived in an area where the local offerings were either high priced or poor quality, I might be inclined to order from afar until the locals picked up their game a bit. Of course not all people can do that if they live in a control state... Cheers, Brad,

Welcome to commenting! I hope you’ll consider making more now that you know how it’s done!

Good points! Buying locally does help support small businesses in your community, a good thing indeed. However, I’d really like to support good businesses rather than simply local businesses personally. So if a small shop all the way on the other side of the internet were doing a good job and I lived in an area where the local offerings were either high priced or poor quality, I might be inclined to order from afar until the locals picked up their game a bit. Of course not all people can do that if they live in a control state…

Cheers,

]]> By: Dr. Vino http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/10/adventures-in-wine-buying-part-56/#comment-6962 Dr. Vino Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:54:13 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/04/10/adventures-in-wine-buying-part-56/#comment-6962 Brooklynguy- Why part 56? Dunno, just a random number. There are so many oddities in wine buying that make it an adventure--the difficulties of buying directly from out-of-state producers for many people, not being able to buy on Sundays or out at a grocery store, or counterfeiting risk or storage risk etc. Somehow if we started counting, we might just make it all the way up to 56. True, viva local shops! But what do you do if you wanted to find a specific wine, as I did with the Chapoutier? Do you look further afield? Or what if it were gouge-tastically priced at your local shop? Cheers, Tyler Brooklynguy-

Why part 56? Dunno, just a random number. There are so many oddities in wine buying that make it an adventure–the difficulties of buying directly from out-of-state producers for many people, not being able to buy on Sundays or out at a grocery store, or counterfeiting risk or storage risk etc. Somehow if we started counting, we might just make it all the way up to 56.

True, viva local shops! But what do you do if you wanted to find a specific wine, as I did with the Chapoutier? Do you look further afield? Or what if it were gouge-tastically priced at your local shop?

Cheers,

Tyler

]]> By: Brad Maier http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/10/adventures-in-wine-buying-part-56/#comment-6952 Brad Maier Thu, 12 Apr 2007 05:16:16 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/04/10/adventures-in-wine-buying-part-56/#comment-6952 Hi Doc V, This is my first comment here but I have been enjoying you blog for a while now. I'd just like to point out how great I think your third point is. If you buy more wine from your local shop, not only will you be supporting a small business but you will also be earning goodwill when it comes time to call on them to go out on a limb for you or to treat you fairly with a return. Most times the extra money you spend at a small shop is more than made up for with customer service. -Brad Maier Hi Doc V,

This is my first comment here but I have been enjoying you blog for a while now.

I’d just like to point out how great I think your third point is. If you buy more wine from your local shop, not only will you be supporting a small business but you will also be earning goodwill when it comes time to call on them to go out on a limb for you or to treat you fairly with a return. Most times the extra money you spend at a small shop is more than made up for with customer service.

-Brad Maier

]]> By: Brooklynguy http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/10/adventures-in-wine-buying-part-56/#comment-6951 Brooklynguy Thu, 12 Apr 2007 01:55:20 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/04/10/adventures-in-wine-buying-part-56/#comment-6951 Hey Doc V, Why "part 56?" Stuff like this makes me glad that I have a few wine shops in NYC that offer great wine, well cared for wine, at good prices. Take it easy. Hey Doc V,

Why “part 56?”

Stuff like this makes me glad that I have a few wine shops in NYC that offer great wine, well cared for wine, at good prices.

Take it easy.

]]> By: Dr. Vino http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/10/adventures-in-wine-buying-part-56/#comment-6895 Dr. Vino Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:38:37 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/04/10/adventures-in-wine-buying-part-56/#comment-6895 Thanks for sharing your CdP experiences, Art. I'm inclined to agree with you. Thanks for sharing your CdP experiences, Art. I’m inclined to agree with you.

]]> By: Art Rose http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/10/adventures-in-wine-buying-part-56/#comment-6894 Art Rose Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:05:52 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/04/10/adventures-in-wine-buying-part-56/#comment-6894 One thing I've noticed about CdPs is that in hot years (more applicable to 2000 than '01) the wines seem to take on an overripe, raisiny taste pretty quickly and are, somewhat counterintuitively, much more enjoyable in their youth. I think the low acidity in many of these wines turns out to be a major detriment, and they simply do not age well. Although it may be that poor provenance was also an issue in the cases you cited. One thing I’ve noticed about CdPs is that in hot years (more applicable to 2000 than ’01) the wines seem to take on an overripe, raisiny taste pretty quickly and are, somewhat counterintuitively, much more enjoyable in their youth. I think the low acidity in many of these wines turns out to be a major detriment, and they simply do not age well. Although it may be that poor provenance was also an issue in the cases you cited.

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