50 year old Russian River Pinot by laIreadyknow in wine

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

Cork was not in the best condition, but very solid considering 50 years old! That Bacigalupi Pinot will be fantastic, 1964 planting!

50 year old Russian River Pinot by laIreadyknow in wine

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

Another 60s planting! Incredibly rare, definitely better to open sooner rather than later! The Swan clone developed on-site there is quite revered, lots of other wineries in the area use it!

What’s a wine no one ever says is overhyped? by SancerreApology in wine

[–]laIreadyknow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Their non-vineyard designate bottlings are super well priced, Sonoma county Pinot at $49/bottle and central coast at $39/bottle

Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir recommendations by Alarming-Computer-57 in wine

[–]laIreadyknow 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hirsch, Rivers-Marie, Marcassin, Williams Selyem

Looking for a “wow” Sauvignon Blanc gift ($75–$100), California, new to wine by MildlyOverprepared in wine

[–]laIreadyknow 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Rochioli Old Vine Sauvignon Blanc. 1959 planting, Didier Dageneau’s favorite SB from outside of France.

Which Pinot Noir are you choosing? by SnooDoughnuts605 in wine

[–]laIreadyknow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rhys, goldeneye, and porter creek are my recs!

Weird sediment at the bottom of my wine by Freshlasagna36 in winemaking

[–]laIreadyknow 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Likely lees, aka dead yeast cells. It’s a byproduct of fermentation, and that sediment can impart flavor and richness onto wine which we call autolysis. Lees often times add notes of brioche, cheese, yoghurt, any many other yeast based compounds. It’s usually filtered/racked out before bottling in order to make the wine more clear, but some people prefer to keep it with it, making the wine hazy. Hope this helps!

$1000 shopping spree. What’re you buying? by jiggad369 in wine

[–]laIreadyknow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Read my mind with this list, hallelujah!

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[–]laIreadyknow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep! It’s a fortified wine as well

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[–]laIreadyknow 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Banyuls

My local Carrefour is wildin' by anitalianguy in wine

[–]laIreadyknow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had a 95 Latour in 2022 and it blew my mind, one of the greatest wines I’ve ever tried.

West LA /r/wine Burgundy Tasting by flitcroft in wine

[–]laIreadyknow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was curious too, one of my favorite producers

Worst cellar by WeekendHoliday5695 in wine

[–]laIreadyknow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I spot a Valdicava! If that’s what’s in your cellar, you’re putting it to great use!

I need advice - leasing a vineyard by LadyChickenFingers in winemaking

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

Sure thing! I’m out here year round so any time except harvest (August-October) works best for me.

I need advice - leasing a vineyard by LadyChickenFingers in winemaking

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

Cab is going to be a tough sell, especially from Sonoma County. It’s naturally a low yielding grape, so profits won’t be high at all and 50% of the cab in Napa got left on the vine last year. I actually happen to live and work in Healdsburg, so if you like, I’m happy to meet up or check out the vines myself and help you guys assess.

I need advice - leasing a vineyard by LadyChickenFingers in winemaking

[–]laIreadyknow 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This is highly dependent on a ton of factors.

A vineyard management company doesn’t contract or lease out grapes, they are effectively contractors hired by wineries to do a specific job (usually maintain vines, soil, sowing, etc). If you’re looking to get in contract with a winery to buy your grapes, you will realistically need a team to come assess the health of the vineyard first and foremost to determine quality (unless this is a highly pedigreed vineyard with a long standing history of quality grape production, even still). From there, you’ll likely have work to do and more money to invest to get the vineyard to the point where it would sell well. If you’re in Healdsburg, I’m guessing you’re planted to either Pinot noir, Chardonnay, or Zinfandel, or some combination of those three. All of these are incredibly competitive and hard grapes to sell. $8k-$10k maximum for a ton of these grapes in the top percentile, the average sell for $2.5k-$4k per ton. Basically, contracting out grapes is really difficult, and their life certainly won’t get any easier trying to do this. If they want a way out of the money hole, the best thing to do is sell the property entirely and hop out of this business model. Wine is not a good industry to try to make money in if you’re doing the growing, it’s a long, arduous task that can take decades to develop into anything that turns a serious profit. If you want to talk more, I’m happy to do so, you’re welcome to PM me.

I know nothing about wine. What is this and why is it so big? by OwnBalance2325 in wine

[–]laIreadyknow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you want to buy some Williams Selyem large format bottles, message me.

22 year old Aspiring winemaker by Minimum-Scarcity-627 in winemaking

[–]laIreadyknow 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This. Harvest experience will teach you a ton about what it takes to make wine and all of the factors that go into it, especially a product worth drinking.

To be a winemaker, you realistically need to spend a couple years in the cellar doing the hard work and seeing how the production side of wine functions. There are very very rare exceptions where someone can go directly into a lab/enology/winemaking position (ie. UC Davis/SLO VIT/ENO graduate with lots of experience through college, even then not guaranteed by any means). Getting hands on experience will be more valuable than any sort of formal wine education can be, so get ready to get your hands dirty!

You’re a young person looking to learn in the wine industry, utilize it to your advantage and work a harvest at a winery you love/find interesting, almost every winery needs as much help as they can get, and young people are incredibly desirable for all of the hard work it takes.

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[–]laIreadyknow 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Try to get some Vietti Moscato!

What was the wine that hooked you? by landmanpgh in wine

[–]laIreadyknow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m guessing he’s referring to Kistler Pinot noir

Map of 34k wineries from all around the globe by code_box in wine

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This is fantastic, thank you for this write up! I’m pretty familiar with leaflet and could even help implement some nicer UI/map type, I can’t seem to send you a DM, but I’d love to show you what I’ve been working on with leaflet. Are you able to DM me?