tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post3827005803804810189..comments2023-10-10T14:43:29.795-04:00Comments on Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog: Odds and EndsBrooklynguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-54437339083029632792007-04-06T23:23:00.000-04:002007-04-06T23:23:00.000-04:00Hey Joe,There is so much good stuff at Chambers ri...Hey Joe,<BR/>There is so much good stuff at Chambers right now that it's a little frustrating - you cannot get everything you want. Let me know if you want my faves in each category: $10; $20, etc.<BR/><BR/>i do need more room. although i should drink half as much wine as i do, so that might be a healthier alternative.Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-86104455708113572492007-04-04T20:22:00.000-04:002007-04-04T20:22:00.000-04:00I will definitely go to Chambers next week. I am n...I will definitely go to Chambers next week. I am not sure I trust deetrane's alternative wine shopping strategies, so the Engel is out. My first cellar held 80 bottles, then an entire revamp took me to 270, some additional racking 360. I now have over 500 bottles jammed into that space (8'x4'x5') - it's getting crowded. I think that fridge will be on craigslist soon...Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747056255576335926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-80911944489812690722007-03-31T23:44:00.000-04:002007-03-31T23:44:00.000-04:00hey joe,Chambers has the Texier stuff, and althoug...hey joe,<BR/>Chambers has the Texier stuff, and although quantities are small, there will be something for you to try when you get here. i have not seen the Engel wine in stores - deetrane got this in an internet auction. And I learned that the Engel estate is selling their grapes now, as the wine maker passed away at a relatively young age, sadly. <BR/><BR/>last summer we finally broke down and bought a wine fridge. it was reaching 80 in the apartment. it fits about 100 bottles, and its funny how quickly you grow out of it...Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-761205258744876782007-03-31T21:33:00.000-04:002007-03-31T21:33:00.000-04:00I cannot find the Texier wines here. No Engel here...I cannot find the Texier wines here. No Engel here, but it sounds like something I should seek out in NYC in two weeks. Had the Papillon before - long time ago - it was excellent. How are you storing that wine in the appartment, by the way?Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747056255576335926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-4909551525444146952007-03-30T23:08:00.000-04:002007-03-30T23:08:00.000-04:00Hey Andrew,Please don't confuse writing about what...Hey Andrew,<BR/>Please don't confuse writing about what I sense with having sharp senses, certainly not to deride your own senses. I would never claim to be "right" about this stuff. <BR/><BR/>Wasn't it amazing, how much intensity of aroma and flavor there was in that light Cote Rotie?<BR/><BR/>If I had a bottle I don't know if I could wait 5 years...Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-29442321736618818492007-03-30T21:55:00.000-04:002007-03-30T21:55:00.000-04:00Although my sense are not as sharp as yours, I was...Although my sense are not as sharp as yours, I was also appalled by the lack of color on the Cote Rotie. At the time, I didn't know the pourer was Eric himself. He went on great length of stressing this Cote Rotie as being 'as natural as it gets'. All I tasted at the time was the fruit and the lack of bacon flavor (oak) that I am used to in other Cote Roties. All in all, with the little time I had with this wine, I think it will be an interesting wine when it settles down in 3-5 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com