tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post8088833784898547075..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: Wine needs a Pliny the YoungerW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-45552888033900832752015-05-14T16:13:31.935-07:002015-05-14T16:13:31.935-07:00I realize I'm late on this post, but I couldn&...I realize I'm late on this post, but I couldn't agree with this more. As a millennial wine rep (in the SF Bay Area no less) I wish more people my age cared about wine, cult-y and famous or not. It's easy to get people my age to drink cheap wine from the grocery store, or to pay $20-$50 for a tasting. It's tougher to get them to care about winemakers and the stories of the wines Koleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452293062373337434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-23708203179874906672015-02-18T19:47:00.285-08:002015-02-18T19:47:00.285-08:00This will be a good idea for some well know wine b...This will be a good idea for some well know wine brand, but it have to made for this particular reason so many regular customers can go and taste the wine at affordable price. Someone will do it soon, lets see who will be the 1st.<br /> <br />Good idea!<br />Cheers<br />Petar @VinoEnologyVinoEnologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980225727969738678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-42648271221058999222015-02-12T23:06:06.603-08:002015-02-12T23:06:06.603-08:00Didn't Shafer used to have a release day where...Didn't Shafer used to have a release day where you could buy Hillside Select at the mailing list pricing? Not exactly an analogous situation, but it was better than the policies of similar wines.nomadfromcincyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05542083634429685982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-3465746237012314702015-02-12T20:29:24.474-08:002015-02-12T20:29:24.474-08:00It's been a few years since we have been there...It's been a few years since we have been there...not sure of the current status but filling up a jug at Preston in Dry Creek has been a Pliny-like wine experience for our family. One time we were there and Mr. Preston had inadvertently left the vat tap on while talking story...no great fortunes were lost and no one died. Delicious wine with a refreshing lack of pretense.Erin Ohlgrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17154105966377141309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-26266273244079646432015-02-12T09:31:41.657-08:002015-02-12T09:31:41.657-08:00You can taste some fine(r) wines at Max Wine Galle...You can taste some fine(r) wines at Max Wine Gallery in Bordeaux via enomatics. No auction frenzy vintages but worthy stuff nevertheless.<br /><br />But those top level wines you mention, even outside of auction they may be well above $20 a slurp? Would require some very charitable winemakers indeed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250714327317810240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-2603963980494900452015-02-12T01:41:15.647-08:002015-02-12T01:41:15.647-08:00Amen, brother. Amen, brother. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-71639237582989217102015-02-11T16:12:57.021-08:002015-02-11T16:12:57.021-08:00Confidential to Elizabeth: Sorry, no selling produ...Confidential to Elizabeth: Sorry, no selling products, services or events in the comments section. And thank you, but no thank you.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-78023477609843341842015-02-11T16:01:22.898-08:002015-02-11T16:01:22.898-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.lizannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08493031787848525072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-75018084020233270432015-02-11T12:24:14.789-08:002015-02-11T12:24:14.789-08:00Ted is spot on and in fact, they just had their re...Ted is spot on and in fact, they just had their release event this last weekend. My niece, who works at Silver Oak and Twomey reported that they had 2200 folks lined up at opening!Tary Salingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06142647699522878376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-74897571406291346002015-02-11T10:52:28.563-08:002015-02-11T10:52:28.563-08:00As a retailer Pliny the Younger and Pappy Van Wink...As a retailer Pliny the Younger and Pappy Van Winkle are huge headache brands. But, damn, I love these kind of headaches:-)FranksWine.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12227353299001506414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-31239139192151485392015-02-11T09:41:16.941-08:002015-02-11T09:41:16.941-08:00A few things:
Jack, Pliny is still once a year. N...A few things:<br />Jack, Pliny is still once a year. No different than releasing a wine.<br />Ted, that was the first thing I thought of as well. I remember the cars lining the roads parking anywhere it was even marginally legal to park.<br />DLW, Belgian beer doesn't mean a thing here in the US. I'm sure Blake was just using a figure of speech. And, I agree with him on this 100%. Winegeek66https://www.blogger.com/profile/06192519827701555873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-79193196481677298252015-02-10T21:05:59.978-08:002015-02-10T21:05:59.978-08:00I beg to differ on "Pliny the Younger" b...I beg to differ on "Pliny the Younger" being the most sought after beer in the world. The honor falls on "Westvleteren #12" brewed in Belgium. There is no 8 hour wait since you have to reserve your date & time online to buy it months in advance. You can't just show up to buy it. There's a store across the road from the brewery that sells it without a reservation DLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05635566755808311895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-5728565520570316702015-02-10T13:36:12.628-08:002015-02-10T13:36:12.628-08:00Will wait in line for DRC the Younger.Will wait in line for DRC the Younger.Jamesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632994126259898883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-22864026564039037082015-02-10T10:19:18.634-08:002015-02-10T10:19:18.634-08:00Ted: Thank you for pointing this out. Silver Oak i...Ted: Thank you for pointing this out. Silver Oak is still one of the most popular wines in America; I'm sure this was part of the genesis of that.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-59460977443511859932015-02-10T09:56:49.217-08:002015-02-10T09:56:49.217-08:00I have memories of Silver Oak release days 10-15 y...I have memories of Silver Oak release days 10-15 years ago where we would stand in line to pay $20 for the privilege of drinking all the Cabernet we could handle. It had the same sort of feel as the Pliny phenomenon. People even camped out overnight in line.Ted Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13969558365130343783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-84552111340122050442015-02-10T06:12:57.334-08:002015-02-10T06:12:57.334-08:00I would say that it's because Wine cannot be m...I would say that it's because Wine cannot be made as readily, quickly, and at any time on the calendar year the way beer can, that truly great wine requires years to mature whereas Younger is brewed mere weeks before it is released from ingredients available year round, that makes it feasible for such a sought-after beer to be sold for $4.75 a glass and have people line up to buy it. But Jack Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824916393466783781noreply@blogger.com