[flash]

lol - that sucks.  ironically i am now going through my collection, and either drinking it or tossing it, so as not to move it over to ireland.  i don't want to subject it to the changing temperatures and abuse that such a move would entail.  no worries.  it just means i get to go tasting a lot more in italy, and buy more wine.  we are probably popping over this spring.  it also means that i finally clear out all of the stuff that has turned out to be disappointing, compared to what i thought it would be when i was in the tasting room.  the stuff we got from tablas creek is a prime example of a wine tasting better in the tasting room than it did when we got it home.  the wines are much sweeter than i remembered.  we don't like sweet wines.  i am basically using that for windshield cleaner now.  there are a couple of others from paso that i have just opened and tossed straight away, and many more where we never finished the bottle.  it's sad, because we had such high hopes for that region 15 years ago when we first started going up there, but now, with so many wineries popping up, it seems that the idea of making great wines has been replaced with the idea of selling wine.  it is incredibly depressing, particularly since we have a pretty substantial paso connection, and can't really take advantage of it.  i get it, but for those of us who are not price sensitive about wines, it makes it really hard to sift through all the mediocre stuff to get to the good stuff.  it's getting to the point where i won't even look at a paso wine that is priced under $80.

 

going forward, we will only be selecting wines that can sit for at least 5 years.  that seems to rule out a lot of wines, and almost all paso robles wines we have tried.  it seems that they are, as mentioned by chris above, designed to be consumed right away.  that's fine, but not what we are looking for.  i already have wines for every day that i can pick up when i want them.  we have basically 3 "go to" wines that we like and buy a lot of.  i am only looking for special occasion wines now.

 

that really makes waiting lists a non starter for me.  it's good to hear that you still get the chance to say "no" but for me having to even think about dealing with it is just more complicated than i am willing to deal with at this time.

 

lol - if these are the problems with which i have to contend...................

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[Chris Vais]

I propose we have a going away party at Flash's so we can drink through all the wine he doesn't want to ship.

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[MCL968]

Better make it a weekend, sounds like there is a LOT of work to do!

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[flash]

lol - sounds like a hoot.  i think i am down to about 4 cases though, so better hurry.

 

should i start a waiting list for attendees?

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[94SilverCab]

Ship me the leftovers

 

Jay

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[flash]

lol - i think there is already a line forming on that one.

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[az968]

This could be a great addition to the 2017 West Coast Gathering if Flash can hold off shipping out until late June   

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[ds968]

Although .....I now have to seriously question Flash's taste in wine ( or for that matter if he even has taste buds at all ! ) after he posted : " LOVE Guinness ! " See how subjective this topic is ( you couldn't pay me enough to drink that bland, muddy pond water they have the audacity to call beer ) !

Only the famous " head " you get with a pint of Guinness is worth anything , but now we're getting into a whoooole different topic... ahem, ahem ... ;-)

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[az968]

Guiness in Ireland is not the same as sold here, the US stuff doesn't compare. That's like comparing Paso Robles wine with Saxum or Cayuse:-)

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[ds968]

Did not have it in iteland , tried it once in in England just to see if it's different and honestly I don't remember .. I'm sure it is different in its natural habitat, heck even Coke ( as in Coca Cola ) tastes vastly different in Europe or most places south of our border, than it does here. I like their version much better . Anyway, back to Saxum ; my wine obsessed friend informs me that Saxum sometimes sells their grapes to different wineries, so you can get "Saxum vineyards" but under a different label, like Shea, for example . Now if that would happen with more wineries and I could get some Sreaming Eagle or Harlan Estate vineyards in a Trader Joe's " private reserve " label for $ 20 ...

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[flash]

it is so different that you can even taste it from one pub to the next.  of the dozen or so pubs i hit when we were there a few weeks ago, i went from an almost bitter pint to a very sweet one.  it's all about how often they clean the pipes and such.  that's why they will tell you "they have a good pint".  it's truly amazing.

 

screaming eagle is also sold under its b label of leviathan, available at total wine & more

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