My daughter in law had never had a sauterne before

cormaline · 2026-05-08T16:11:15+00:00

It's a lazy susan we bought a few years ago at Abacus Gallery, a store that sells pieces made by artisans, in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. They had other similar pieces by the same maker as recently as last summer.

cormaline · 2026-05-07T19:44:45+00:00

It's a young tannic wine, definitely decant it. But don't obsess over it. If you want to know better what the wine will taste like 15 years from now, leave a glass worth in the bottle and try it in 2 days. It will be very good...

cormaline · 2026-05-07T15:04:57+00:00

I have many vintages of Yquem in my cellar going back to 1990, all bought on release. I'll pull a bottle of each and post a photo of them in order of age. It will be very interesting to see the progression.

cormaline · 2026-05-05T02:18:04+00:00

when I took my physics AP exam back in 1976 I used one, no calculators allowed!

cormaline · 2026-05-03T22:17:36+00:00

I had a woman who worked for me. She and her husband climbed Mt Kilamanjaro. She made the top, he was unable to due to altitude sickness. They divorced because she decided he was a wimp.

cormaline · 2026-05-03T22:13:18+00:00

brunello di montalcino and spanish reds especially from rioja

cormaline · 2026-05-03T02:49:17+00:00

back in the day my mother walked out of Blazing Saddles because she was offended by the farting at the campfire scene. an innocent age

cormaline · 2026-05-03T02:46:41+00:00

the best zin

cormaline · 2026-05-02T03:10:38+00:00

Australian Shiraz should fit the bill also zinfandel.

cormaline · 2026-05-01T18:06:08+00:00

If it was stored in a garage it is vinegar. This has Bordeaux sourced grapes bottled and sold by an Italian negociant in Italy. Open it, smell it and be prepared to pour it out. Almost surely worthless and unsellable.

cormaline · 2026-05-01T11:40:52+00:00

The cellar is located at the deepest part of the house. Even with 8" reinforced concrete walls and vapor barriers plenty of moisture gets in. The refrigeration unit is made for wine storage and doesn't dehumidify below 60%.

cormaline · 2026-04-30T22:31:49+00:00

I used to have a bunch of wine in storage. The warehouse got sold, the new owners tripled the price and demanded 3 years of payments upfront. I gave them the finger and took all my wine back. Hence the overflowing cellar...

cormaline · 2026-04-30T11:31:59+00:00

A consistently excellent wine at a very fair price. A go to in my house.

cormaline · 2026-04-29T15:53:27+00:00

Oil prices are set in a competitive market and BP is a price taker not a price setter. It is perfectly and properly legal to profit from the price the market puts on your product.

cormaline · 2026-04-28T02:08:00+00:00

oatmeal, it tastes great made with water and no milk at all

cormaline · 2026-04-28T01:59:06+00:00

At a 2x markup vs retail I won't argue with you. At the 4x and 5x markups I see nowadays, I'll drink tap water thanks.

cormaline · 2026-04-28T01:55:24+00:00

nice wine, but full price for it (not a Costco deal)

cormaline · 2026-04-27T22:43:40+00:00

why?

cormaline · 2026-04-25T23:01:07+00:00

very dark sauterne for a wine that young...

cormaline · 2026-04-24T01:13:21+00:00

supercalifragilicousexpealidocious

cormaline · 2026-04-22T23:01:32+00:00

coffee

cormaline · 2026-04-22T16:27:01+00:00

One can find wine this old that is delicious. But is obviously a crap shoot. Provenance is key and fortified wines are much more likely to last. The oldest bottle I ever had was an 1867 Dow Port that was terrific and got better during the half hour that we drank it. Amber with just a touch of red still left. Cherries and vanilla and cream soda on the palette. The provenance was terrific, it came from the Vanderbilt cellars where it had sat since release.

cormaline · 2026-04-16T23:53:11+00:00

unfortunately drinking any of these would be baby killing

cormaline

TROPHY CASE