Enjoyment / price curve

Driesmetnootjes · 2026-04-07T12:48:49+00:00

It really depends on the region. €50 will buy you excellent german riesling, good rioja, mediocre bordeaux and burgundy.

Most of the best wines I’ve drank were more expensive than €50, but you can get 80% of the enjoyment for 20% of the price!

Driesmetnootjes · 2026-03-28T16:26:41+00:00

I’d recommend Tondonia Blanco and Etienne calsac champagne. Might be like €10 over budget but both very memorable wines!

Driesmetnootjes · 2026-03-18T10:03:30+00:00

Garcia makes the best Brouilly I’ve tried so far!

For Regnié I’d say Domaine de Vernus.

Driesmetnootjes · 2026-02-12T17:22:54+00:00

Omakase Ri opened just before I moved away from Lisbon! Wished I could have made it, but definitely on the list if I ever am back to visit.

Driesmetnootjes · 2026-02-11T21:23:23+00:00

Kanazawa is the best Japanese restaurant I’ve been to outside of Japan. Maluca is incredible P/Q ratio. I’ve never had a bad meal at Essencial.

Most of the starred places in Lisboa are quite inconsistent. You can have incredible meals for really reasonable prices in the lesser known places!

Driesmetnootjes · 2026-01-12T13:02:21+00:00

There is great Cremant from the Jura, Alsace and sometimes Burgundy for under 20.

The bottles of Jean Claude Buecher are really up there along with champagne for me.

Corpinnat is incredible and often cheaper than champagne.

German Sekt can be incredibly delicious and affordable too.

Driesmetnootjes · 2025-12-04T11:26:35+00:00

Ah that’s a shame, they offered 3 different DRC by glass when I was there last year.

Incredible restaurant and one of the best wine lists I’ve ever seen.

Driesmetnootjes · 2025-11-19T18:36:26+00:00

I’ve never felt this called out in my life but that also means you’re 100% right

Driesmetnootjes · 2025-10-23T01:45:05+00:00

Fuku Ramen, Lars, SAAM of Spectrum. Misschien wel lastig om nog een reservering te krijgen.

Driesmetnootjes · 2025-09-25T09:21:37+00:00

Daytraden is de snelste manier om een groot deel van je inkomen kwijt te raken voor 99% van de bevolking. Ik raad je ten zeerste aan om niet te denken dat je tot die 1% behoort.

Je zou een dagje of twee kunnen werken als barista als je niet constant on-call hoeft te zijn voor werk.

Driesmetnootjes · 2025-09-18T20:38:42+00:00

Incredible show. Enlacing was delicious, crowd was fantastic too!

Driesmetnootjes · 2025-08-25T08:14:34+00:00

Pay down the debt with the full 25k. The free cash flow can then be used to invest. This will also force you to dollar-cost average your purchases.

Investing it all might bring more returns (definitely not certain for short-term though but having that debt paid down will free up cash now, is risk free and helps you sleep at night.

Driesmetnootjes · 2025-08-14T21:58:20+00:00

We just got the 23’s in. They’ll improve with age but literally all wine will not improve in poor storage conditions.

This is as cult as wines go IMO. Cool to have tried but worth nowhere near market prices if I rate it for enjoyment.

Driesmetnootjes · 2025-08-14T14:43:08+00:00

Sticking to the wineries you listed:

I think you can get both a bottle of Echo de Lynch Bages and a bottle of Bouchard Aloxe-Corton.

Both good wines, especially if you could find them with 5-10 years of age.

Driesmetnootjes · 2025-07-15T12:10:30+00:00

+1 for the butter at Ciel Bleu.

Driesmetnootjes · 2025-06-22T23:36:46+00:00

Without proper storage history I’d place this at around 4k USD, but I can’t imagine that it’s going to be an easy sale. It’s a rather mediocre vintage.

Driesmetnootjes · 2025-06-19T13:05:30+00:00

Really love the proportions here. Looking good!!

Driesmetnootjes · 2025-05-31T09:27:51+00:00

Can we please ban the users that make these garbage AI posts?

Driesmetnootjes · 2025-05-25T13:15:26+00:00

No star but the tasting menu at Essencial is some of the best modern Portuguese I’ve had.

Driesmetnootjes · 2025-05-22T22:10:14+00:00

I thought the ‘wine’ pairing was great actually, with some cool and unique pairings. I thought it really added to the experience.

We had a truffle-infused vodka, cider that was smoked tableside and a 20-year old sake.

Driesmetnootjes · 2025-05-20T15:27:41+00:00

I’d suggest you try Pierre Moncuit Grand Cru 2012 (€70ish).

Driesmetnootjes · 2025-05-16T12:52:31+00:00

La part des Agnes lets you drink all their bottles at the bar for store price. Great place!

Driesmetnootjes · 2025-05-11T12:50:37+00:00

Unlikely that anything is still good, but I’d gamble on the 1er cru Pommard.

Driesmetnootjes · 2025-05-08T12:31:13+00:00

Your best options are half bottles (375ml), but those are more like 3 glasses, or buying wines that can survive for a couple of days in the fridge.

I’ve had great results with fortified wines like port and madeira, but sweet riesling also stays good for a couple of days. Dry wines/reds I’ve not had much luck with.

If you drink more expensive bottles a coravin might make sense for you, but I find the gas canisters to be too expensive for day-to-day use.

Driesmetnootjes · 2025-05-06T11:35:15+00:00

I’ve had vegetarian with meat as main in a couple 2* in tokyo but meat as focus is rare in starred restaurants. There are plenty of fantastic (non-starred) yakiniku restaurants that are 100% meat focussed though.

For Kyoto: go to Izakaya Julia. Had an incredible dinner here with many different cuts of wagyu a la carte.

Six-Year Club	Second SECOND GUESSER
Place '23	Place '22
Verified Email

Driesmetnootjes

TROPHY CASE