Quiet Friday: What are you opening this weekend?

[David M. Bueker]

I'm not yet sure about Saturday and/or Sunday, but tonight I have 2 bottles in the fridge.

1998 Franz Karl Schmitt Niersteiner Pettenthal Riesling Auslese
2002 Donnhoff Niederhauser Hermannshohle Riesling Spatlese.

Doing my butterfly survey up north where it might be chilly! `06 Versatil Tempranillo from Alentejano...will be cooled down for Wine Focus exercise.

Eyeing a 2006 Donnhoff Norheimer Kirschheck Riesling Spatlese and a 2006 Emrich Schonleber Monzinger Fruhlingsplatzchen Riesling Spatlese.

Eyeing a 2006 Donnhoff Norheimer Kirschheck Riesling Spatlese and a 2006 Emrich Schonleber Monzinger Fruhlingsplatzchen Riesling Spatlese.

Will you like them?
....Naaaaahe!

Charles

Defintely a Ridge Geyserville from a TBD vintage that starts with the number 1.

[Jenise]

No idea. It's been in the 90's here but is expected to cool down. I may have to dig out a light "summer red" to welcome our return to normalcy. Maybe a Brun Bojo?

Tonight: '07 Bernhard Ott Fass 4 GV because I'm cooking some nice asparagus that I picked up at a farm. For the rest of the weekend, not sure.

Hi all, its been awhile...
Having some German novices over this weekend..
St Urbans-hof 2007 Ockfener Bockstein Spatlese ap#007
Schafer-Frohlich 2006 Bockenauer Felseneck Spatlese ap#13
Will Schaefer 2007 Graacher Domprobst Kabinett ap#16
Selbach-Oster 2003 Graacher Domprobst Auslese ap#006
Did I do okay?

Michael

Did you Germanophiles notice the latest installment of DeeVines' 1/2 bottle auslese sale today?
Wines from the Nahe.
Charles

Friday night is usually golf league and beer but I'm not in the lineup tonite. So we're doing a little cleaning around the house before going out. Opened a Beckman Vineyards Cuvee Le Bec, a GSM blend.

Saturday night we will attend a wine tasting and dinner at the golf club. I'm not sure what is on tap there.

Sunday will probably be pinot noir with grilled Copper River salmon. Maybe a white with some grilled soft shell crabs too.

Well, tonight I had Unibroue "Maudite" and Clear Creek Distillery Eau-de-vie of Douglas Fir. And the night is yet young.

That's about as far ahead as I plan.

Vincent Pouilly Fuisse Marie Antoinette 2006, delightful tonight
something red tomorrow

Did you Germanophiles notice the latest installment of DeeVines' 1/2 bottle auslese sale today?
Wines from the Nahe.
Charles

Yup, but didn't bite - not keen on getting any wine shipped up here before late September/October at least, and I'm trying to cut back my German buying until the 08s come in (that said, I was tempted for a moment by some of the prices on the Schonlebers - like their wines a lot, and the Fruhlingsplatzchen tonight was great.)

Three from Catena: Catene Zapata Adrianna and Nicasia Vineyards, also Catena Alta, all from the '06 vintage. Good juice....

[Jenise]

Clear Creek Distillery Eau-de-vie of Douglas Fir.

That sent me looking on the web. I actually have a bottle of their Grappa in the cellar (that I eye with much suspicion from time to time) so know just enough to believe they might actually make an eu-de-vie of Douglas Fir, but still I had to check. And they do! Pale green, colored by the spring buds of Douglas Fir that flavor the brandy. Wild!

[David M. Bueker]

Michael A,

Those look like some fantastic choices!

Tonight, the 07 Breton Bourgueil Nuits d'Ivresse that I picked up this afternoon at a tasting of natural Loire wines. After tasting through the lineup of 12 producers am not sure how long I will last. Will see what happens...

2001 Thomas-Labaille Sancerre Les Monts-Damnés, Cuvée Buster
1996 Balgera Valtellina Superiore Grumello Riserva

Tonight, the 07 Breton Bourgueil Nuits d'Ivresse that I picked up this afternoon at a tasting of natural Loire wines. After tasting through the lineup of 12 producers am not sure how long I will last. Will see what happens...

I lasted a good while at tonight's party. And the Breton was slightly pricklier than the bottles from this afternoon. But it was still pretty darn delicious!

last night Pouilly Fuisse,
tonight, 1990 Bosquet Des Papes CNdP