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Huge Trade for the cellar!! (jay, maybe you can weigh in on this) I just traded a DRC Grands Echezeaux 2005 for a Harlan Estate 1994!!! Me thinks I got a pretty good deal:p Matt PS - Livio Felluga fucking rocks!!

This thread needs some revival. What are people drinking these days? I assume people aren't spending as much as they used to. I generally go to my old friend Riesling for daily consumption. Alsatian, german or canadian. New things for the cellar for those collector's out there: 4 pack...

Re-Opening one of the most established restaurants in Toronto. Looks great so far... Matt

Soft shell crab for all Triber's at Splendido!!:D (except you Damon, they are now out of season.) Matt

I'm joining my wine-tarded friends for a Riesling/Pork fest today! I have however, snuck along some Kistler Vine Hill Chard! (you can still get it at summerhill) Matt

1 bottle of DRC 2005 Grands Echezeaux is now mine (or will be in a month)!! They only had 200 bottles total (of all Crus) and apparently 1500+ orders. Pretty happy about my luck. On a side note, I just got 6 bottles of Louis Latour Batard-Montrachet '00 for $53 each. Don't ask me how...

I'm waiting to see if my Classic's allotment is gonna go through or not. D - R - C yo! My everyday drinking wines right now are the two Tawse Sketches of Niagara wines (riesling - $18 and chard - $22). They both pack a lot of wine for your buck. Matt

Happy Birfday! Matt

nice deep. Matt

Chateau Latour's wines are regarded as the most 'powerful' (tannic, acidic, longest living,etc) of the three Pauillac first growths. Chateau Mouton-Rothschild is regarded as the most "luscious" (tons of fruit, higher alcohol/viscosity, easier going tannin). Chateau Lafite-Rothschild's wine is...

That's the one. I would drink it. BTW according to my notes, the '83 Lafite is much better. Matt

I would advise that you go to Summerhill and find a primier cru Burgundy from the 2005 vintage. It will probably set you back $40-$60. If you don't like it, then you probably will never like Pinot Noir anyway and at least you know. Just because other people rave about it doesn't mean you have...

RIP. She was sooo nice.

Has it been stored properly??? That's the big question. If its been laying down in an appropriate space then I'm sure the wine is at least good, but not a great Latour. I would say that you probably wouldn't get more then $500 for it (in good condition). I would drink it. Matt

Tawse winery in Beamsville is making killer wine. Pascal marchand, a winemaker in burgundy makes the wine for them. Their Robyn's Block 04 chardonnay is stunning. They make excellent riesling and pinot too. Penninsula ridge also makes a whole series of different chards that are all very...