- Chateau Margaux Visit
Hi r/wine, recently had the pleasure to visit Château Margaux and would love to share some brief notes on the estate. I’ve also added captions for the photos included. Apologies if there’s little...
437 points14 comments3 d ago
- Great deal at Costco
Pretty sure it’s the same juice as their Brut Reserve NV
429 points91 comments2 d ago
- First visit to Walla Walla
My wife and I visited Walla Walla for the first time last weekend. We've lived in Seattle for 6 years but had never been to that part of the state. I've gotten more into wine in the last few...
242 points45 comments5 d ago
- Gosset champagne deserves more love
At a champagne tasting the other week I walked over to Roederer's table and thought I'd approach it from the side to squeeze in with the other people currently in line. I was then informed that...
172 points35 comments6 d ago
- What’s wrong with us
How come I can go to Spain or Italy and get a great glass of wine, a generous pour, for less than 10€. Yet, in the US everything is priced $20 or more for half the pour. Like wtf is wrong.
164 points103 comments6 d ago
- 1996 Krug Brut
Wife got a special bottle to celebrate a big work milestone. Definitely the best champagne, and possibly the best wine I’ve ever had. On the nose it’s apple, ripe pear. Racy acidity on the palate....
155 points13 comments3 d ago
- Somm- Ian Cauble and family GoFundMe / Lymphoma
For those wine lovers who have been inspired, entertained, or have had the pleasure to meet Ian Cauble, he and his family could greatly use your help right now. Ian was recently diagnosed with a...
129 points12 comments2 d ago
- I visited 67 Pall Mall SG every day in October (long post)
TL;DR: visited 67 Pall Mall Singapore every day for a month, kept every receipt. Some data: 70 pours, a 1989 Clos Ste Hune and a uniform split of elevator trips. I recently moved to Singapore and...
111 points15 comments1 d ago
- Zilliken Rausch Spatlese 2009 - Tarte Tatin Pairing
The other night I went to a wine tasting even where the theme was to bring a sweet wine and a food pairing to go with it. I knew there would be a lot of classic style dessert wines in the line up...
105 points7 comments6 d ago
- My favorite 2014 Bordeaux so far – Château Smith Haut Lafitte (95/100)
Had this with dinner tonight and was seriously impressed. Opened the bottle around 2:45 PM at roughly 12°C. The tannins were still quite firm at first, but the aromatics were already very...
99 points12 comments3 d ago