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      01-20-2020, 05:35 PM   #441
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Has anyone tried bidding and buying wines from online auctions?
No but I did sign up for a website called Last Bottle. They get deals on wines, likely selling inventory for for vineyards, distributors etc and sell the wine. Sign up and maybe once a week you'll get an email with the latest deal. Prices are pretty good and the offer some quality wines. WineExpress.com is another similar operation.
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As a Washington resident I am really enjoying the growth of wine in the state that now ranks second only to California. In my opinion you get a lot more wine for the dollar. As Washington State continues to grow the gap may change but like California was to French wines, maybe a blind taste contest is in order?

My problem is I keep joining clubs and never have time to sample the hundreds of other wineries that are also producing wonderful wines.

Favorite Clubs I belong to

DeLille Cellars
Long Shadows Vintners
Avennia
Fidelitas
Betz
aMaurice
Upchurch

Very Good but a notch below

Drew Bledsoe & Josh McDaniels, (well maybe equal to the above)
Passing Time is another good WA wine owned by a couple ex NFL QB's (Dan Marino, Doug Donnelly, Kevin Hughes, Damon Huard) I am not a club member but Bledso and Huard have hosted some Apple Cup dinners before the annual Apple Cup and it was a hoot, not to mention great stories about their wine and the game.

Pepper Bridge
Patterson
Mark Ryan
Dusted Valley
Sparkman
Charles Smith

Woodward Canyon – Great but no club
Leonetti Cellar – Great, on waiting list


I was a member of a few California clubs but even though I enjoyed them, have too many Washington Clubs and need to cut them back.
Chateau Montelena – Red Futures Club
As customers I have been able to purchase these two fine wines at a very steep discount, including Cask 23. Stag’s Leap and Col Solare are now owned by a partnership between Washington-based Ste. Michelle Estate and Tuscan vintner Piero Antinori.

I can’t disagree with many of the votes for California wineries already mentioned in this thread.

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As a Washington resident I am really enjoying the growth of wine in the state that now ranks second only to California. In my opinion you get a lot more wine for the dollar. As Washington State continues to grow the gap may change but like California was to French wines, maybe a blind taste contest in in order?
I need to try more Washington stuff, but it isn’t as easy to find here outside of wine shops. Oregon is getting really good too, but I’m overweight on Pinot so haven’t picked much up. I do plan to open a magnum of Vidon Vineyards from Oregon next holiday season when family is in town though.
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Grabbing a bottle today for the date tonight. Thanks for the suggestion!! This thread saves me quite a bit of time in research!!
They didn't have it anywhere in town hence my fallback to Red Schooner. It was my first time with V7. A great representative of the species.
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Agree w/ GeorgeR, Wash does put out a lot of great wines that are even better values!!
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Has anyone tried bidding and buying wines from online auctions?
I haven’t tried but interested in hearing anyone else’s experience with wine auctions.
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Here you go MK. Tried this one at the suggestion of the guy in the liquor store. It tastes as close to Caymus as anything I've tried and $50ish instead of $80ish. I hate this time of the year. I get so much Caymus from employees and business associates for Christmas, it's hard going back.
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Just wanted to say thanks for a great thread.
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Just wanted to say thanks for a great thread.
Hopefully we can keep it going with more great recommendations!
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Here you go MK. Tried this one at the suggestion of the guy in the liquor store. It tastes as close to Caymus as anything I've tried and $50ish instead of $80ish. I hate this time of the year. I get so much Caymus from employees and business associates for Christmas, it's hard going back.
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Ditto. Brilliant, Rick...absolutely brilliant!!

Definitely beats the freaking Manscaping Thread.
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Just ordered three bottles of Bella Union cab from Wine Express. Same maker as Far Niente and Nickel & Nickel, have had those but never the Bella Union.
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Just ordered three bottles of Bella Union cab from Wine Express. Same maker as Far Niente and Nickel & Nickel, have had those but never the Bella Union.
I've never had Nickel & Nickel. I've seen it but prefer not to experiment with pricey bottles. Thoughts?
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I've never had Nickel & Nickel. I've seen it but prefer not to experiment with pricey bottles. Thoughts?
Been years since I've had some but an excellent wine, typical big California cab. They offer several single vineyard wines which each have their own personality. I tend to focus on wines I view as a better value. The Bella Union was $59 a bottle online ($80+ retail) so I figured I'd give it a shot.
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Been years since I've had some but an excellent wine, typical big California cab. They offer several single vineyard wines which each have their own personality. I tend to focus on wines I view as a better value. The Bella Union was $59 a bottle so I figured I'd give it a shot.
Thanks - please report back on the Bella Union.
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Been years since I've had some but an excellent wine, typical big California cab. They offer several single vineyard wines which each have their own personality. I tend to focus on wines I view as a better value. The Bella Union was $59 a bottle so I figured I'd give it a shot.
Let us know what you think.
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Just wanted to say thanks for a great thread.
It’s a good thread because people are genuinely sharing what they like, without being self conscious about where it comes from or how much it costs. I participated in a few other wine threads in other forums and they devolved into people just bragging about the rare and expensive wines they’ve tried, or shitting on people who mainly drink stuff from the bigger/more well known vineyards as not being hipster enough.
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It’s a good thread because people are genuinely sharing what they like, without being self conscious about where it comes from or how much it costs. I participated in a few other wine threads in other forums and they devolved into people just bragging about the rare and expensive wines they’ve tried, or shitting on people who mainly drink stuff from the bigger/more well known vineyards as not being hipster enough.
Agreed completely. This thread has been good thus far and I am sure everyone can learn about a new wine and giving a try at any price points.
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I've heard of Maroon but never had it. As for the Malbec's, familiar with Three Thieves but not the other two. Have to say it looks like my kind of shopping! Most wine I drink is in the $10-$20 range and I love Malbec. As I noted earlier, there are many great wines out there at reasonable prices.
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