Jenise
FLDG Dishwasher
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Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:45 pm
The Pacific Northest Westest
Carl Eppig
Our Maine man
4149
Tue Jun 13, 2006 1:38 pm
Middleton, NH, USA
Hoke
Achieving Wine Immortality
11420
Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:07 am
Portland, OR
Sam Platt
I am Sam, Sam I am
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Sat Mar 25, 2006 12:22 pm
Indiana, USA
Bonnie in Holland
Ultra geek
182
Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:35 am
The Netherlands
Sam Platt wrote:I enjoy both the Tedeschi and Tommasi Ripasso.
Hoke wrote:Gotta have Masi Ripasso Campofiorin in there if you're doing a retrospective on ripassi.
Jenise
FLDG Dishwasher
42725
Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:45 pm
The Pacific Northest Westest
Hoke wrote:Gotta have Masi Ripasso Campofiorin in there if you're doing a retrospective on ripassi.
Hoke
Achieving Wine Immortality
11420
Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:07 am
Portland, OR
Now that I think of it, for the same reason maybe some day it would be fun to do a Valpolicella, Valpolicella ripasso, and Amarone tasting. I haven't been drinking much of any of them in recent years, so somebody else would have to select the wines.
Jenise
FLDG Dishwasher
42725
Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:45 pm
The Pacific Northest Westest
Clint Hall wrote:Jenise, I have a suggestion someone might want to consider, not for ripasso selections but for tasting format. A few years ago I arranged a tasting at our house consisting of three Valpolicella ripassos and three Amarones, shuffled together and served blind. As would be expected, for most of us the Amarones blew the Valpolicellas ripassos away, but everyone at the table came up with his or her own conclusion about whether the former was worth its considerably higher cost, so it was a good learning experience for all of us. And the tasters said they got a better understanding of where the Valpolicalla ripassos' body, tannins, and character, and possibly oxidation and botrytis flavors, come from.
Now that I think of it, for the same reason maybe some day it would be fun to do a Valpolicella, Valpolicella ripasso, and Amarone tasting. I haven't been drinking much of any of them in recent years, so somebody else would have to select the wines.
Dale Williams
Compassionate Connoisseur
11175
Tue Mar 21, 2006 4:32 pm
Dobbs Ferry, NY (NYC metro)
Steve Slatcher
Wine guru
1047
Sat Aug 19, 2006 11:51 am
Manchester, England
Hoke wrote:Now that I think of it, for the same reason maybe some day it would be fun to do a Valpolicella, Valpolicella ripasso, and Amarone tasting. I haven't been drinking much of any of them in recent years, so somebody else would have to select the wines.
Clint, I've done that very thing, many times, and always fascinating.
Jenise
FLDG Dishwasher
42725
Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:45 pm
The Pacific Northest Westest
Andrew Bair wrote:Jenise -
I'd definitely go with the Allegrini PdT (always a good value) and the Bussola (my favorite of this group). The Le Salette is another winner, though I noticed that it's also the most expensive of the list.
Hoke
Achieving Wine Immortality
11420
Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:07 am
Portland, OR
Jenise wrote:Andrew Bair wrote:Jenise -
I'd definitely go with the Allegrini PdT (always a good value) and the Bussola (my favorite of this group). The Le Salette is another winner, though I noticed that it's also the most expensive of the list.
Thanks! I'll get those. I've also found the Masi Campofiorin and have ordered it. It didn't end up on this one retailer's list because the distributor who carries it charges an extra $1 per bottle if they have to break a case. Ai yi yi. As if an extra $4 for the four bottles I need would have mattered. (This town tries my patience sometimes!)
Jenise
FLDG Dishwasher
42725
Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:45 pm
The Pacific Northest Westest
Hoke wrote:Jenise wrote:Andrew Bair wrote:Jenise -
I'd definitely go with the Allegrini PdT (always a good value) and the Bussola (my favorite of this group). The Le Salette is another winner, though I noticed that it's also the most expensive of the list.
Thanks! I'll get those. I've also found the Masi Campofiorin and have ordered it. It didn't end up on this one retailer's list because the distributor who carries it charges an extra $1 per bottle if they have to break a case. Ai yi yi. As if an extra $4 for the four bottles I need would have mattered. (This town tries my patience sometimes!)
Ah ah ah: not the town, just a supremely greedy distributor who wants people to pay a premium for doing what he should be doing with great gratitude for getting the orders in the first place.
I think within business circles this is called: Maximize the profits, make the schmucks pay extra, and screw the potential customers.
Hey, Jenise, if it's any consolation, this is more prevalent in the big cities than the small ones. It's something I always found onerous---golly, I have to go out and open a case and pull some bottles from so I guess I'll have to charge extra for less than a full case, because god forbid I should actually not charge for doing something a customer wants, like having an order filled of something I have engaged in to distribute and supply. But the bean counters always win.
Bill Spohn
He put the 'bar' in 'barrister'
9561
Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:31 pm
Vancouver BC
Jenise
FLDG Dishwasher
42725
Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:45 pm
The Pacific Northest Westest
Bill Spohn wrote:If you are doing Campofiorin it might be an opportunity to do the reserve version as well. The 'Oro' is available here.
Jenise
FLDG Dishwasher
42725
Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:45 pm
The Pacific Northest Westest
Carl Eppig wrote:Pasqua Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore ($9.99 Trader Joe's; alcohol level: 13.5%). Great value!
Bill Spohn
He put the 'bar' in 'barrister'
9561
Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:31 pm
Vancouver BC
Jenise wrote:Bill Spohn wrote:If you are doing Campofiorin it might be an opportunity to do the reserve version as well. The 'Oro' is available here.
Is it? At the LCB stores? Have never seen it, not sure if it's in our system or not. What would that set one back?
Bob Henrick
Kamado Kommander
3919
Thu Mar 23, 2006 7:35 pm
Lexington, Ky.
Carl Eppig wrote:Pasqua Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore ($9.99 Trader Joe's; alcohol level: 13.5%). Great value!
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