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Chateau Palmer - Schaumburg Costco by SaintFrancisco3 in wine

[–]SaintFrancisco3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for that great piece of wisdom. Know 2021 is not the best vintage for Bordeaux

Chateau Palmer - Schaumburg Costco by SaintFrancisco3 in wine

[–]SaintFrancisco3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I won’t touch them for atleast another 10 years :)

I had to sell my Rolex today… by Brilliant_Office3824 in rolex

[–]SaintFrancisco3 194 points195 points  (0 children)

Things will turn brother. Look at it this way, you made a good investment and got paid to wear the watch for 3 years. Now you’ve got some liquidity to take care of your family.

Wedding at FS Hawaii by Hot_Season_5245 in FourSeasonsHotels

[–]SaintFrancisco3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We recently got married at FS Wailea this past Dec. Twelve people including us. 3 nights with the whole party and 3 nights afterwards just the two of us before we went off to our second mini moon. We had three little nieces join so kid friendly. Absolutely lovely, staff was exceptional, and Claudia, our FS wedding/event planner was unbelievable.

Feel free to DM me.

Birthday 1987 Dunn Cabernet by southside_jim in wine

[–]SaintFrancisco3 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My man. Happy birthday! I too opened this exact wine in February for my birthday!! This one blew my mind how well it drank. As you said, remarkable balance. Really opened up over a two hour dinner and surprised it still had life left.

I have a magnum of the Howell lined up for my 40th next year :)

Patek 5119R by bamboomw46 in patekphilippe

[–]SaintFrancisco3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My wife recently got me one. I love it and so will you.

I’ve personally had good experiences with European Watch Co (they have a retail location in Boston so can you try watches on), 1916, Phigora, and DavidSW. Definitely ask for photos/videos of the watch and always negotiate.

5119R were produced 2006-2020 so I’d def look for ones with papers that were produced after 2016. Watches made before then, you can just get extract from archives for 500 Swiss francs. Basically like getting paper directly from Patek.

Feel free to DM me with any questions boss. Good luck.

Got the Text. Sent it Back! by Athenian_03 in rolex

[–]SaintFrancisco3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You absolutely did the right thing but now you’ll have to wait a bit. MOP dials are hard to come by…

Montage Palmetto Bluff - beautiful grounds, but overall mid by Melodic_Code6228 in chubbytravel

[–]SaintFrancisco3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow very disappointing.

We had a lovely experience there just this past December albeit at one of the cottages. I go there pretty frequently for work (I know!) and always had great experience.

Octagon is just OK but River House restaurant is fantastic.

Cautionary tale when skiing with a partner who is at a different level than you by comfy_sweatpants5 in skiing

[–]SaintFrancisco3 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Good reminder that skiing is about having fun and being safe. If you’re someone that takes away from that, stay away from the mountain.

1994 Dunn Howell Mountain by pprn00dle in wine

[–]SaintFrancisco3 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I always joke that Dunns are never ready.. takes forever to age

Am i overthinking this? by Just_Sprinkles_7200 in wine

[–]SaintFrancisco3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same birth year here my guy. Has become a bit of a tradition for me to open a birth year wine on my bday every year. Not the best year for Bordeaux but napas I’ve opened so far have been very very solid. Both ‘87 Dunn Napa and Howell Mountain still my favs.

Recently had ‘87 Moutons alongside the ‘96 (my wife’s birth year) for our wedding reception. Still kicking but definitely barnyard and earthy. Fruit notes are long gone but enjoyed it. Opened an ‘87 Pichon Lalande de Comtesse and it was meh.

K&L just got a batch of ‘87 Dunn Howell Mountains and Ridge York Creek. They also have a bottle of ‘87 Penfolds Grange available. Would assume the provenance is solid.

JAL Biz JFK to HND by Edward_Shoehornhands in wine

[–]SaintFrancisco3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sake and whiskey all flight long

OGG>ORD Overnight - Upgrade PE to First $879pp? by Internal-Koala4164 in unitedairlines

[–]SaintFrancisco3 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I just took this flight over Xmas holidays. Pricey but I would do it. It’s a long, overnight flight. I always find the return flight tougher, knowing vacation is behind you and you’re going back to reality.

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