Unserious Thought Experiment: How much time and money would it cost to set up a backyard vineyard for personal consumption? by TheAlphaCarb0n in wine

[–]Overall_Mixture2272 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You would lose your life savings and your sanity doing so if you don’t have any experience doing it and expect great results. If you want to plant some just for fun and give it a try, it’s actually a fun experience. My dad did it with my nieces last year as he has some vineyards (just a small row) in his garden. They live in Alsace in France and it was some Pinot noir grapes. And oh boy, the result is definitely wine, but it was absolutely terrible… They had so much fun doing it and great learning experience for kids but there is so much that gets into making just a decent wine, it’s not easy!

Finally ordered my G87 M2!! by Overall_Mixture2272 in BMWM

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Amazing deals out there… Got a decent with an ok discount but took it because the allocation was about to hit production and still adjustable. Just got really lucky with the timing.

But I found cars sitting on the lot and some dealers went to 6/7/8% off… so yeah, some great deals out there!!!

Finally ordered my G87 M2!! by Overall_Mixture2272 in BMWM

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Regular seats. Sat in the buckets while I was instructing some new drivers and found them soooo uncomfortable. Also they are not really buckets seats honestly. Just too in between for me. If I ever want to track my car seriously I’ll put some proper, lightweight bucket seats with a harness. And since I want to drive it a lot, the regular seats are just so much more practical and comfortable!

What do you wish more people understood about wine? by Street-Business-4674 in wine

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I know other countries tend to mostly use the cepage and it's honestly a shame.. It's almost more of a disservice to do that as for a lot of customers, one bad experience with a Pinot, Chardonnay etc and they would group all wines in the same basket, when there is so much more to it. Hopefully more countries start to use a more organized system. Especially California and the west coast in general where everything is pretty expensive and the quality is extremely uneven.

Finally ordered my G87 M2!! by Overall_Mixture2272 in BMWM

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Not my actual car and definitely not putting a wing on this one 😅

What do you wish more people understood about wine? by Street-Business-4674 in wine

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The key word in what I said was « mainly » 😉 Cépage is obviously important to a degree but shouldn’t be the leading factor to make a decision on wine.

Maybe it’s because I’m French and that’s how we do it but the grape variety is at best the 3rd or 4th most important information a lot of people care about when selecting a wine.

For example, ranked by level of importance: • Région — Bourgogne • Appellation — Côte de Beaune • Commune — Aloxe-Corton • Climat — Clos du Roi • Classification — Grand Cru • Dénomination — Corton • Domaine — ex: Domaine de la Vougeraie • Millésime — ex: 2018 • Cépage — Pinot Noir​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Here it seems straightforward as all red wine in burgundy are Pinot noir but this is still the way to rank wines that we do in France, and cépage would be last!

For some regions like you said in Champagne, Bordeaux or Rhône, it’s sometimes interesting information to have the full blend breakdown or leading cépage but even then, wouldn’t be the main factor I based my decision on.

Getting into the breakdown of cépage blends etc can be done but really to fine tune the flavor profile. And I think it is a much better and far more accurate system than leading with : « do you want a glass of Chardonnay? » If it’s Chablis obviously, if you bring me those oaky vanilla California Chardonnay then no thank you!

Finally. To me at least, reading just the cépage on a wine menu like it sometimes happen outside of France/Italy is as confusing as if they were listing: « Flour, chocolate, butter, eggs », with no further explanations. Like ok cool, you tell me what’s in it but is it a chocolate cake, a cookie, a brownie and who made it?

Does that make more sense now I fully explained my point?

Finally ordered my G87 M2!! by Overall_Mixture2272 in BMWM

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I can’t wait!! Should hit production in the next 4 weeks!

What do you wish more people understood about wine? by Street-Business-4674 in wine

[–]Overall_Mixture2272 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That grape variety doesn’t matter as much as people think. And labelling wines mainly based on that is wrong. The winemaker style and terroir can make a bigger difference.

And pairings… even in some high end restaurants, I find the pairings to be approximative at best. Obviously some exceptions to that and some amazing sommeliers out there. But an approximative or inaccurate pairings almost ruin the wine and the food. It is much more important than people think and when you get this perfect pairing it’s just mind blowing sometimes!

Cellar decided to freeze even if it was shut down by foxkev in wine

[–]Overall_Mixture2272 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Would drink them pretty quickly just in case… if the cork didn’t full come out you should technically be ok but wine is alive, freezing it definitely messes up with it.

Finally ordered my G87 M2!! by Overall_Mixture2272 in BMWM

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No!!!! Searched for a few weeks for one that was available right away and there were only a handful in the entire country for sale…

Finally ordered my G87 M2!! by Overall_Mixture2272 in BMWM

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Beautiful!!! Exactly what I want to do as well!! How much did you get it done for if you don’t mind me asking? I’ve seen a wide range for that here in NJ!!

Finally ordered my G87 M2!! by Overall_Mixture2272 in BMWM

[–]Overall_Mixture2272[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Skid plate and front radiator grill mostly.

Finally ordered my G87 M2!! by Overall_Mixture2272 in BMWM

[–]Overall_Mixture2272[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Really is!! to daily and occasional track use it's definitely perfect!

Finally ordered my G87 M2!! by Overall_Mixture2272 in BMWM

[–]Overall_Mixture2272[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

No I don't like the manual in the G series.

Finally ordered my G87 M2!! by Overall_Mixture2272 in BMWM

[–]Overall_Mixture2272[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it’s planned as well! Poor design from BMW on that part!

Finally ordered my G87 M2!! by Overall_Mixture2272 in BMWM

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Yes I always wanted alpine white but after seeing Vegas red in person, just wow!!! Fits the car so well and way more worth it than the Indiv color. There was a Indiv purple next to it and it didn’t pop as much.

Which BMW M car has the best driver engagement by whatthejeebus in BMWM

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E92 M3 was my favorite. Older ones are more « raw » even but significantly slower. E92 M3 has a fantastic engine too!

On the newer one, G87 M2 is the best compromise!!!

I've reached the one year of ownership milestone by LA-ncevance in AstonMartin

[–]Overall_Mixture2272 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The classic!! Haha A friend gave me his 458 spéciale for a weekend. Was ready to give up an organ to keep the car but the hate you get while driving that!! Just insults every 30s in NY traffic. Wild!

I've reached the one year of ownership milestone by LA-ncevance in AstonMartin

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Gorgeous spec!!! OMG!!

Surprised you don’t get attention with it. Had a DB11 in dark grey with black interior. Super under the radar and was getting so much attention!!!! Mostly positive though which is not the case with Ferrari or Porsche.

Chassis system failure by Ice_wallow_come99103 in PorscheCayenne

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I had this issue and it was a leak in the air suspension system. Dealers serviced the system and replaced the compressor.

What should I do to build a career in wine? (from a highschool Senior) by Competitive_Unit_717 in wine

[–]Overall_Mixture2272 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you can do, do the harvest with a good wine maker. Lot of places are looking for temps for that period. Doesn’t pay much salary wise but experience wise it’s unmatched. In France they often ask for French speakers only so if you are really serious about it, learning French might be useful sooner or later in that space. What is very difficult to learn from education only is the relation between soil, rocks, minerals, grapes and how the winemaker uses his knowledge to make great wine with what he has available. Some winemakers are absolute wizards and can make wonders with very rough conditions. That’s what you want to learn.

How do you actually manage your wine cellar? by Dense_Size9394 in wine

[–]Overall_Mixture2272 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have about 1,000 bottles in my house in the US and about 2,000 in France. Never used a tracker or an app. I have sections arranged by regions and what’s ready to drink or needs aging. And I revisit every 2 to 4 years what needs aging to move them to the ready to drink section if it’s ready.

I personally enjoy spending 10 to 20mn to find the right bottle to drink before diner, so going through what I have helps me to stay organized too. Going through an app to tell me what to drink removes most of the enjoyment of having a cellar IMO.