Howdy. Very, very, very early into my wine journey. I have a fellow Ag who is helping me along. Enjoyed stumbling onto this thread on TexAgs. Quick check of Grok, I found this…..

https://vintage-grapes.com/products/chateau-lafite-rothschild-magnum-1976

VelvetHammer9498 said:

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Howdy. Very, very, very early into my wine journey. I have a fellow Ag who is helping me along. Enjoyed stumbling onto this thread on TexAgs. Quick check of Grok, I found this…..

https://vintage-grapes.com/products/chateau-lafite-rothschild-magnum-1976

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That's one helluva stumble!!

Oops, I did it again…I went off and bought some 2023 Detert cab sauv today. I passed on the regular bottling of cab franc, as I'll get the East Block bottling at some point (and I bought Dorsey's Detert vineyard cab franc a few weeks ago).

Frias is good stuff. Word of warning, bring your spare liver for this one. The times I've had tastings with them, they are not shy about sharing.

BSD said:

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Oops, I did it again…I went off and bought some 2023 Detert cab sauv today. I passed on the regular bottling of cab franc, as I'll get the East Block bottling at some point (and I bought Dorsey's Detert vineyard cab franc a few weeks ago).

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Is the Detert CF worth $125? I was going go buy a few bottle.

In on Detert as well.

For sure, Fern and I have been friends for years. He's a good dude.

Objective Aggie said:

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BSD said:

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Oops, I did it again…I went off and bought some 2023 Detert cab sauv today. I passed on the regular bottling of cab franc, as I'll get the East Block bottling at some point (and I bought Dorsey's Detert vineyard cab franc a few weeks ago).

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Is the Detert CF worth $125? I was going go buy a few bottle.

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It's a solid wine but I tend to stick with the East Block CF. I don't think I've opened a bottle of the regular CF since the '07. I quit buying it for a while there and picked back up with 2016-2019 that I need to open soon. I do buy East Block every year. Luckily it's no longer only sold by the 3 pack.

WestUAg said:

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For sure, Fern and I have been friends for years. He's a good dude.

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Really good dude. I enjoy partying with him.

BSD said:

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I didn't know we had secrets about where we get our wine. I sure don't….

Here are a few good spots:

Benchmark
KL Wines auctions
WineBid auctions
Envoyer email list

Happy hunting.

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Isn't it illegal for out of state retailers to ship to Texas? I know we've discussed on there before and still many are able to do it and there are some work arounds.

I know many do it, but i'm pretty sure technically it is against our state laws. we have to protect the distributors, you know.

jh0400 said:

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French Country Wines, Tutilli, and Houston Wine Merchant all do free tastings on Saturday. If you hit all three you'd get to try 12-14 different wines over the course of an afternoon for free.

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you can also go to the AOC Selections retail shop on Saturdays as they will have wines open to taste. Usually a good mix of champ, white and reds.

How would you all proceed? Transporting 350-450 bottles
About 4 hours?

I've got about 250 bottles off site, climate controlled. Most of which are 10-20 year old California cabs. I've got another 100ish bottles at home in a wine fridge running at 55 degrees, most of the at home bottles are what we consider drinkers.

We are moving. Taking our wine fridge with us for the 100ish that we keep at home. I haven't found an off site place in Tulsa that yet but considering an additional 200-ish bottle cooler to keep at home, which is the likely outcome.

That said, how do I safely transport that amount of bottles without messing things up, and doing it safely?

My initial thoughts were to have refrigeration good to go when we arrive, and borrowing the biggest off shore yetis with ice packs and taking them all directly from our off site point to another - this can also be multiple trips.

But a bunch of lay flat shipping wine boxes. Pack and put in the back of your SUV. Wine will be fine.

752bro4 said:

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How would you all proceed? Transporting 350-450 bottles
About 4 hours?

I've got about 250 bottles off site, climate controlled. Most of which are 10-20 year old California cabs. I've got another 100ish bottles at home in a wine fridge running at 55 degrees, most of the at home bottles are what we consider drinkers.

We are moving. Taking our wine fridge with us for the 100ish that we keep at home. I haven't found an off site place in Tulsa that yet but considering an additional 200-ish bottle cooler to keep at home, which is the likely outcome.

That said, how do I safely transport that amount of bottles without messing things up, and doing it safely?

My initial thoughts were to have refrigeration good to go when we arrive, and borrowing the biggest off shore yetis with ice packs and taking them all directly from our off site point to another - this can also be multiple trips.

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For home storage, buy a 300 bottle one and put in the garage - assuming your garage has some temp regulation/insulation.

FTAco07 said:

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4 hours of transport isn't going to matter at all. Just put them in the car and go

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This. Wine isn't as fragile as we think.

Thanks for the heads up. I am planing to swing by there around 1:00.

How was it? I got held up buying my wife a new car this morning and didn't make it.

I got busy and the wine cellar organizing that I missed it as well. What kind of car did you buy?

A 2026 RDX to replace a 2020. Dodged a bullet, because a month ago I thought we'd end up with a Range Rover Sport at double the price.

Some fun tonite.

Damn bsd. Thanks for the invite!!

WestUAg said:

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Damn bsd. Thanks for the invite!!

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I have some extras if yall wanna have lunch tomorrow.

Nice Italian dinner out. The 01 and 07 were the winners.

The BEA was so interesting.

Krug rose was amazing as always.

I've had some great Paolo Bea wines.

Congrats objective!

I've always wanted to try their stuff. Couldn't get in when we visited Umbria but love Sagrantino and have heard theirs is interesting!

CowtownAg06 said:

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I like Vin Santo on Memorial as a good wine bar good BTG.

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We tried Vin Santo this weekend and really enjoyed it. Casual, comfortable atmosphere and the staff was very helpful. Thanks for the recommendation ... will definitely go back.

Glad you enjoyed it. We actually went Saturday night as well.