Keithstg

Yeah, I caught it...

They may be. Two of my favorite "new world" pinot producers are copain and radio coteau....Somehow I think these bottles aren't to Rocks' taste either...

After a conversation this weekend with Starfish about wines that hang around in the cellar after tastes changed or were random gifts, I went through my offsite storage and came back with 5 orphan bottles. These wines are well made and highly rated by Parker, just not by me. So, rather than having them sit around, I figured I'd post them here. Ideally, someone out there on DR has a similar situation and we could work out a trade. I've got more of an old world palate, and am not concerned with an exact $ value match for trades, just something interesting to drink. Anyway, check out the wines below and if interested, shoot me a PM. (Don, if this isn't an appropriate post, please feel free to delete). 2002 D'Arenberg Dead Arm (RP 95) 2003 D'Arenberg Dead Arm (RP 93) 2004 Oliverhill Shiraz Clarendon (RP 92) 2004 Oliverhill Shiraz Jimmy Section (RP 96) 2003 Tait Shiraz Basket Pressed (RP 95)

Still in. +1. Looking forward to it!

I guess. You could try somewhere that has extended restaurant week lunches ($20.07). Blanking on which restaurants there have done so, though....

How about lunch at Spezie?

Or try a petit verdot from Australia. Drinkable to some (not to me), there is one retailing around $6.99 at Schneider's that a friend used to make some short ribs last weekend. I believe the label on the bottle was cockatoo ridge?

I would agree. Re-reading the article, Bruni's intentions seem very clear. Really looking forward to dinner at Fiamma tonight.

Syrah or Shiraz

I'll be there Thursday, and will report...

Joe, those passages are very selectively quoted. The review was very positive overall. Not everyone in NY is hell bent on discrediting Fabio, or restaurants in DC, as you seem to think.

Wow. Emeril built the Food Network. Oh well, guess it'll be left to RR, Sandra Lee, and Ingrid whatsername to ruin any food cred the network has left. Not sure why someone like Symon would want to get on this sinking ship...

Maybe not yet, but give Chef Chang some time - he only graduated college in 1999!

Last night (at Equinox) 1982 Guigal Hermitage - wonderful mature syrah. No fruit bomb here - cassis, black cherry, some earth and barnyard. Amazing. Also had a 1978 Guigal - much more bricking, probably on it's way downhill, but more barnyard and leather than fruit at this point. Still enjoyable, but not as good as the '82. If you find yourself at Equinox before I can drink the remaining bottles, the '82 is a steal (relatively speaking)!

Ditto the Green Bean Casserole (with onions). Blergh.

I ventured out to Middleburg this past weekend and stopped in at the Boxwood tasting room. The Boxwood Red was ok - soft, not as green as some VA. Cab based wines, but serviceable. For $45? Eh, not so much. I should note that the first vintage is not made from estate grapes, as noted in the article. The tasting room was extremely nice, though, and featured about 15 other wines, all Bordeaux. Many of the bottlings are Derenoncourt's other projects.

1982 Chateau Pavie. Obviously a much, much different style than Pavie has today. Fully mature, almost burgundian in nose. Lots of leather and earth - delicious.

Couldn't agree more on the new label grand cuvee. I have a few bottles of '96, and fewer still '90. Haven't opened either, but will open a 90 this weekend...

Hmmm. DIY plonk as opposed to buy your own...

Very interesting. Congratulations to Chef Richard!

Absolutely in. Can't wait!

Depending on what would constitute new things, how about Le Paradou (for the fine dining aspect), or The Source? I realize that Le Paradou may be a bit sedate for an 18 year old, but Cityzen and Citronelle are likely to be booked.

Welcome to DR.com, mysterymeat! I am confused by this issue as well. I have one winery that will not ship to me here in DC, but every other mailing list I am on will gladly ship, as will zachy's, premier cru, etc. All told, I probably have had 15-20 cases shipped to me in DC this year. But, one winery comes three tier (shipped to Schneider's, then to me), and one will not ship to me, period. I have a friend in VA. who is nice enough to take delivery for me.It's frustrating, but not as bad as MoCo...

I agree Joe. However, this seems to be a situation where you simply don't believe Miguelito, not where anything incorrect was stated. You may not believe the OP, but credibility in posts is a two way street, and blindly defending the restaurant in this case seems to be more of a knee jerk reaction than anything else.

That's a question that has been asked since Galileo was open (re: the service, especially). Perhaps a better question would be framed in two parts - Why, despite his tremendous talent, has Roberto been at the center of so many FOH foibles, and, how can this question be asked without being accused of trying to "force someone out of business", which is absurd.