tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post5680845861336658094..comments2023-10-10T14:43:29.795-04:00Comments on Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog: I Learned that I Know Nothing About WineBrooklynguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-30839383626820250072008-08-08T12:19:00.000-04:002008-08-08T12:19:00.000-04:00Hmmm...Unfortunatley Menu Pinot was not readily av...Hmmm...Unfortunatley Menu Pinot was not readily availible in DC where I worked in retail for three 1/2 years. In fact it is rarely seen outside this market. Dressner's portfolio is very abbreviated in DC and I am greatful to be working in nyc where a "natural wine freek" can continue to learn,grow, and taste the wines from humble artists like the Puzelat brothers. Cheers!! And look forward to reading more on your blog.Michael D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07742128807651888242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-33591647420221102622008-08-07T21:35:00.000-04:002008-08-07T21:35:00.000-04:00thanks for the tip Keith, and that is the lowest i...thanks for the tip Keith, and that is the lowest i could find also. astor has it for $46 which becomes close to 40 with the case discount, even a mixed case discount. <BR/><BR/>Hi Mike - thank you for those kind words. Always a pleasure to recommend something that another wine lover likes in turn. Although I am surprised that a natural wine freak like you hadn't already had this one...Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-20546246190415597372008-07-29T20:18:00.000-04:002008-07-29T20:18:00.000-04:00After reading this great post i was inspired picke...After reading this great post i was inspired picked up a bottle of the 2005 Puzelat Touraine La Tesniere Menu Pineau--a variety i have limited experienece with. Thanks for the rec. It was delicous and savory all the way through. We had it opened for two days and enjoyed seeing the wine go in all different directions. Cheers!Michael D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07742128807651888242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-10723725603607824242008-07-29T10:51:00.000-04:002008-07-29T10:51:00.000-04:00At $40 I think Wine Library in NJ has the best pri...At $40 I think Wine Library in NJ has the best price on '99 Musar, which is even better for New York customers than a New York store because shipping on a few bottles ends up less than NY sales tax.keithlevenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00556819801189301362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-76227314368071361782008-07-27T15:02:00.000-04:002008-07-27T15:02:00.000-04:00hi jbh - i have found musar at only two stores in ...hi jbh - i have found musar at only two stores in NYC, neither in brooklyn. that said, i used winesearcher and winezap and they are never really up to date. also, i searched specifically for the 1999 vintage. sherry-lehman and crush both carry that wine. there must be other NYC shops who carry red musar. for example, the first commenter on this post, Christy, has a shop and i bet she carries it. your blog looks good too - keep it coming. thanks for your kind words. <BR/><BR/>hey sam - sounds like a great experience at hearth. you know, i've never been to Tommaso's but i hear the wine list is just excellent. and the place is a real throwback. gotta go sometime. thanks so much for your kind words.Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-73058600249791592642008-07-27T13:46:00.000-04:002008-07-27T13:46:00.000-04:00To parrot Christy: Your first Musar! One of my fav...To parrot Christy: Your first Musar! One of my favorite wines and as far as I'm concerned, one of the great wines anywhere, red and white both. I was fortunate enough to attend a tasting lunch at Hearth a couple of years ago hosted by Serge Hochar, the proprietor and winemaker at Musar for 50 years. One of the most engaging personalities I've ever encountered in this business, he talked for over an hour while we tasted the reds from 98, 95, 93, 72 and 66, and the whites from 97, 93, 90, and the first white he ever made, a 59! The 72 was a once-in-a-lifetime wine and the 59 white was so alive and fresh, it could have been made yesterday.<BR/><BR/>Some of these others are also wines i have recently fallen in love with, most notably the Prod. di Barbaresco ( i had a 96 Rabaja a few months back at Tommaso's on 86th st) and Raveneau (was privy to a 92 Mont. de Tonnerre a week ago that nearly gave me a heart attack). Love your blog, you do a great job. <BR/><BR/>SamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-2698750546762182482008-07-26T10:17:00.000-04:002008-07-26T10:17:00.000-04:00If it's not too big of a secret, where in Brooklyn...If it's not too big of a secret, where in Brooklyn can you get Musar?<BR/><BR/>PS - Excellent blog. I've been enjoying it for a while now.<BR/><BR/>PPS - I think we may be neighbors? Or at least neighborhooders?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070300742668015576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-42119999152582031172008-07-25T12:31:00.000-04:002008-07-25T12:31:00.000-04:00thanks very much for those kind words winesurfer -...thanks very much for those kind words winesurfer - much appreciated. i've resolved to write whatever is interesting and fun for me until new baby comes, and then reassess. <BR/><BR/>hey michel - another time, then. i read about your florida food and wine adventures - sounds not too shabby. <BR/><BR/>hi genevelyn- i think patooty has an "ie" at the end, but i'm not particular about it. i know exactly what you mean.Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-51476575024896558382008-07-25T09:18:00.000-04:002008-07-25T09:18:00.000-04:00There are vast bottle variations in the Musar--eve...There are vast bottle variations in the Musar--every bottle you taste will be different--part of the reason I love this wine (and it smells like a horse's patooty)Debra Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124429837785294567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-81328712903265431392008-07-23T21:44:00.000-04:002008-07-23T21:44:00.000-04:00Sorry to have missed you, it would have been nice ...Sorry to have missed you, it would have been nice to meet. I really enjoy Keith's BBQs, but sadly I was in FL, also BBQ'ing, with some great 2005 Burgs, unlike your Burgs. Glad to hear you liked the Musar, it can be something of an acquired taste, and sad to say for my wallet I have acquired quite the taste for it.<BR/><BR/>I think everyone, in the business or not, is constantly learning. Anyone who says they know a lot should be taken out back and shot, or at the very least banned from drinking/writing/doing anything about wine. It's a life-long adventure, one we've all just taken our first steps on.<BR/>Cheers!Vinotashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17858833067614152970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-45390600645735312722008-07-23T20:55:00.000-04:002008-07-23T20:55:00.000-04:00BG,First,i have to compliment you on your thorough...BG,<BR/><BR/>First,i have to compliment you on your thoroughly enjoyable blog. I used to read many more wine blogs but yours is the only one that I consistently return to now. Kudos.<BR/><BR/>I can relate to your feeling of knowing less the more that you get into wine. I have only been seriously learning about wine for two years. I am fairly adventurous when it comes to trying obscure varietals, so I feel like I have a pretty broad understanding of the world of wine. But man, just when you think you know something, or even your own palate, a new wine or region comes along to shake up everything you thought you knew. I guess that is what keeps us coming back.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work. I was sorry to hear that you will be cutting back with the eminent arrival of <BR/>your new family member. I understand. I have a five and three year old. Nuff said. <BR/><BR/>Winesurferwinedsurferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17932516920421988171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-72148820405582905672008-07-23T17:06:00.000-04:002008-07-23T17:06:00.000-04:00hi christy - yup, very excited about musar. i alre...hi christy - yup, very excited about musar. i already grabbed a few bottles of the 99 for safe-keeping. i want to taste the white, especially now that you describe it as similar to, say, and LdH white. <BR/><BR/>andrew - yup, excited also about PdB. So many different bottlings though, i need to learn a bit more before buying anything. <BR/><BR/>ASHER!! good to see you 'round these parts, and great to meet you too. i did really like the Lafouge wine (did you notice the photo of their tasting cave on the sidebar?). I just spaced on writing about it - so many wines at that thing. Stay in touch!<BR/><BR/>hey JD - totally agree. a happy way to live life too, being comfortable with what you don't know. <BR/><BR/>Keith - thanks again so much for your generous hospitality. And i didn't realize that the white Puzelat is as weird as people found it to be. maybe i've been drinking too much natural wine. I'm not clueless, but there is just so much that i've never drank, or even tasted. i barely know the tip of the iceberg. thanks again, i had a GREAT time.Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-42737179427859875132008-07-23T13:25:00.000-04:002008-07-23T13:25:00.000-04:00Great meeting you BG and thrilled you could come! ...Great meeting you BG and thrilled you could come! The ESJ and Musar were big standouts for me too.<BR/><BR/>While the white Puzelat did strike me as deliberately weird and not for everyone in a Radikonesque way, I never understood why Pineau d'Aunis is so polarizing. Must be like the cilantro gene, is my theory.<BR/><BR/>P.S. Your taste in wine is too good for you to be as "clueless" as you're letting on!keithlevenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00556819801189301362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-18089717494999145382008-07-23T12:48:00.000-04:002008-07-23T12:48:00.000-04:00BG-There's a guy I know who I reckon knows as much...BG-<BR/>There's a guy I know who I reckon knows as much about wine as anyone on the planet... He's studied in Dijon and Beaune, worked in Burgundy, Alsace, Spain, Italy, Australia, California and New Zealand, knows everyone, has tasted everything... or so it always seems to me. Anyway, I had a revelation talking to him not long ago. He feels EXACTLY like you do. It's a 10 post series why (at least!), but wine is a subject that defies expertise. I think it's more about learning to be comfortable with your ignorance (I mean generally, as a philosophical approach to curiosity -- not meaning that I think you're ignorant. You aren't).<BR/>cheers!Director, Lab Outreachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10624832393197386064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-50081500512624511932008-07-23T12:38:00.000-04:002008-07-23T12:38:00.000-04:00Ahem. And what of the 06 Lafouge Meursault that y...Ahem. And what of the 06 Lafouge Meursault that you ooh'ed and ah'ed about?<BR/><BR/>Great to meet you in person!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-33934599633801465172008-07-23T11:18:00.000-04:002008-07-23T11:18:00.000-04:00I have to agree with the Produttori del Barbaresco...I have to agree with the Produttori del Barbaresco. Even their low end Nebbiolo Langhe is delicious. With the price of Barbaresco and Barolo being what they are, it's nice to find a quality Nebbiolo that I can get for under $20.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-36575526152725539852008-07-23T10:50:00.000-04:002008-07-23T10:50:00.000-04:00Your first Musar! I can't help but comment when I...Your first Musar! I can't help but comment when I hear about someone has just discovered this wine. It's just so completely unique, wonderful, and a little weird. I remember my first experience with the reds very well and just recently, tried their whites (which I didn't know they had until, well, just recently. The closest comparison would be to old-school Spanish whites.) The distributor is currently offering up some older vintages on pre-sell and I’m so excited to get my hands on a few of them. Musar just evolves forever and even the older vintages are accessible enough price-wise that mere mortals can enjoy them. Man, I love this wine! <BR/><BR/>ChristyChristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04886389268809188889noreply@blogger.com