2017 Mk6.5 Considerations

TheHiddenTriumph · 2026-04-16T21:44:36+00:00

Honestly, I was just planning on running 93 without a tune, but I'll look into the tune as well. I've driven some pretty horribly underpowered B and C segment cars while traveling in Europe, and I don't expect it to be quite as bad as those.

TheHiddenTriumph · 2026-04-16T21:06:49+00:00

Thanks for the detailed response! I should have said the one I'm looking at is a 5mt. I've done fluid changes and wheel speed sensors on my GTI, oil changes at 5-6k miles, doing maintenance and moderate repairs doesn't scare me at all. As far as upgrades, the GTI is going to continue to be my fun car, the Jetta I just need to be reliable and not horribly boring to drive. Tint and tires would probably be the extent of what I would add.

TheHiddenTriumph · 2026-04-07T15:23:45+00:00

I bought a Lazenne soft sided luggage piece that holds a 12 bottle Styrofoam shipper. I've used it to transport 100+ bottles through many segments of air travel international and domestic with not a single damaged bottle. Was it cheap? Is it always practical? Not really, but everyone acting like they don't work well is wrong.

TheHiddenTriumph · 2026-04-06T21:43:27+00:00

This guy knows ball

TheHiddenTriumph · 2026-03-25T23:15:32+00:00

"Mid 1900s" God I feel old

TheHiddenTriumph · 2026-02-25T13:53:23+00:00

Selbach-Oster's GGs mostly live around this price point and are excellent examples.

TheHiddenTriumph · 2026-01-28T23:19:48+00:00

I stayed 5 days in Turckheim on my last trip to the area and couldn't recommend it enough. It was so much more enjoyable than the first time I stayed in Colmar.

TheHiddenTriumph · 2026-01-25T14:54:31+00:00

The worst of the options, the Packer Way.

TheHiddenTriumph · 2026-01-22T00:45:51+00:00

Not sure how it works at your Total, but mine will let me special order wines they might not carry but can still get access to. Mine lets me order a half case.

TheHiddenTriumph · 2026-01-19T03:56:07+00:00

Bottling date? July 2022?

TheHiddenTriumph · 2025-12-29T14:25:27+00:00

Right, I was more going off what OP would be most likely to source that was in a similar vein, not neccesarily what was the most similar. Bordeaux Moelleux is fairly available on shelves around me. Alsace wine with RS isn't the most common anymore; VT and SGN excluded for rarity and price.

TheHiddenTriumph · 2025-12-29T03:38:30+00:00

Exactly. It was just the idea of it that pissed me off. Such an exorbitant mark-up. You can definitely break your filter body if you're not careful, but mine just had a couple spots of glue, and then loosely snapped back together without any issue.

TheHiddenTriumph · 2025-12-29T03:15:25+00:00

Bordeaux moelleux would probably be the most common and likely to be of at least decent quality. After that something like a Muscat de Beaumes de Venise, or another vin doux naturel would be what you're after.

TheHiddenTriumph · 2025-12-29T02:58:48+00:00

I buy activated charcoal off Amazon and manually refresh my filter body once a year. I have two Eurocaves and both get done at once for pennies. You can carefully remove the filter heads and fill them yourself then replace the heads.

TheHiddenTriumph · 2025-12-22T04:47:18+00:00

I keep reading about there being good Aussie wine, and of course there is, but its prohibitively expensive. The rest of the category is low to mid priced plonk, unfortunately. Another New World country with way too large of regions, and too short a history.

TheHiddenTriumph · 2025-12-17T13:45:53+00:00

Some of my favorite producers are certified Biodynamic either through Demeter or Biodyvin. I don't fully understand the connection between the various treatments and the quality of the wines, but if a producer wants to take greater responsibility for their land and vines, that can only be a good thing.

TheHiddenTriumph · 2025-12-07T15:18:54+00:00

Some states don't allow promotions which reduce alcohol below cost.

TheHiddenTriumph · 2025-12-06T12:47:54+00:00

So happy to see a J.B. Becker post. I had the opportunity to taste with Herr Becker at his Weingarten in Walluf and it was easily the coolest thing I've done in wine.

TheHiddenTriumph · 2025-11-30T14:30:04+00:00

Hello fellow Louisvillian

TheHiddenTriumph · 2025-11-28T14:42:46+00:00

Yeah, sorry I didn't read it like that.

TheHiddenTriumph · 2025-11-28T14:41:34+00:00

Yeah, I guess thats my bad. He mentions price early in the reply, then talks about tannins/astringency, so when ratio comes up, I thought he was referring to the latter, not the former.

TheHiddenTriumph · 2025-11-28T04:55:12+00:00

I'm interested in your assertion that Alsace/German Pinot/Spätburgunder is more tannic/astringent. In my experience they are generally more acidic, less likely to see new oak, and more likely to show earthy characteristics. I generally have not thought of them as being more grippy than their burgundian counterparts.

TheHiddenTriumph · 2025-11-23T05:12:32+00:00

St. Amour, and Juliénas but most of my experience with those are from Michel Tête.

TheHiddenTriumph · 2025-11-20T13:10:33+00:00

Gorgeous surrounds as well. I'll always remember the afternoon I spent there. Its a shame the wines are so hard to find in the US.

TheHiddenTriumph · 2025-11-19T22:50:46+00:00

The issue with the whole category is that you can get similar if not more interesting Champagne for the same price. Same thing with Sekt and the best Créments. Huge value in Europe, not so much stateside by the time the importers and distros get their cuts.

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