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April 29 - Lucien Le Moine (9)

  Lunch with Rotem Saouma @ Eunice 2023 Rotem & Mounir Saouma 'Magis' Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc ~ 134 2023 Rotem & Mounir Saouma 'Omnia' CdP Rouge ~ 130 2022 Rotem & Mounir Saouma 'Arioso'  CdP Rouge ~ 261 2023 Lucien le Moine Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Sur Gamay Blanc ~ 185 2023 Lucien le Moine Meursault Reserve Blanc ~ 156 2023 Lucien le Moine  Pommard 1er Cru Grands Epenots ~ 230 2023 Lucien le Moine Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains ~ 212 2023 Lucien le Moine Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru ~ 564 2023 Lucien le Moine Clos de Vougeot grand Cru ~ 585

April 28 - Wilson Daniels (39) & Monte Zovo (3)

 Portfolio tasting Plus one ringer 2023 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 'Clavoillon' (The outlier) ~ 600 2014 Dom Les Monts Fournois Montagne Verzy GC - Brut ~ 200 NV Dom Les Monts Fournois Montagne Cote-Chouilly GC Brut ~ 120 2023 Arista 'Lucky Well Vineyard' RRV Pinot Noir ~ 90 2024 Bergstrom 'Le Pre du Col' Ribbon Rodge PN ~ 110 2023 Composition Pinot Noir ~ 85 2023 Harper's Rest 'Moon Dust Vineyard, RRV PN ~ 65 2023 Harper's Rest RRV Pinot Noir ~ 39 2023 Harper's Rest RRV Chardonnay ~ 39 2023 Harper's Rest Moon Dust Vineyard RRV Chard ~ 65 2022 Hyde de Villaine 'Hyde Vineyard' Carneros Chardonnay ~ 80 Monte Zovo 2020 Veronese Caligo Rosso ~ 15 2022 Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso ~ 20 2020 Amarone della Valpolicella ~ 45

April 27th - Tasting at Stella's (4)

 Massican  Winery ~ Aroma seminar 2024 Annia ~ 32 2024 Gemina ~ 38 2024 Sauv Blanc ~ 32 2024 'Hyde Vineyard' Chardonnay ~ 60

April 26th - (1)

 Fajitas w/the fam Chill Red - New Zealand NV?

April 25th (2)

 Concert by the Duderinos 'Locations F' from Dave Phinney (NV) ~ 20 2022 Brundlemeyer Kamptal Terrassen Gruner-Veltliner ~ 35

April 24th (1)

 2024 Gunderloch Riesling Kabinett Feinherb

April 23rd - 2 visits and lunch at Creedence (21)

Meeting with RNDC - Adair Family Wines 2022 Clos Pegase Carneros Chardonnay ~ 25 2023 Girard Sonoma Sauvignon Blanc ~ 25 2021 B.R.Cohn Silver Label Pinot  Noir ~ 20 2022 Kunde Family Estate Zinfandel ~ 25 2023 Kunde Family Estate Merlot ~ 25 2022 Clos Pegase Cabernet Sauvignon ~ 40 2023 Clos Pegase 'Hommage' Cab Sauv ~ 100 Lunch at Credence with La Chablisienne 2023 St Bris, Saint-Bris AOC ~ 17 2023 Le Finage, Chablis AOC ~ 28 2022 La Sereine, Chablis AOC ~ 35 2020 Grand Cuvee, Chablis 1er Cru AOC ~ 50 2021 Cote de Lechet, Chablis 1er Cru AOC ~ 60 2022 Vaillons, Chablis 1er Cru AOC ~ 60 2022 Chateau Grenouilles, Chablis Grand Cru AOC ~ 125 Meeting with MISA 2023 Domaine Jean-Michel Guillon & Fils 'Sous le Fort de la Motte Giron' ~ 38 2022 Chateau Carlmagnus, Fronsac ~ 17 2014 Chateau Mauvesin Barton Moulis-en-Medoc ~ 26 2022 Haut Batailley Verso Rouge, Pauillac ~ 35 2016 Chateau Giscours, GCC de Margaux ~ 91 2017 World's End 'If Six was Nine' Reserve Cab...

April 22nd - Bravium at Latuli (6)

  Great lunch with winemaker Derek Rohlffs at Latuli 2022 Bravium 'Wiley Vineyard' Blanc de Noirs ~ 40 2024 Bravium RRV Chardonnay ~ 20 2024 Bravium Anderson Valley Rose' of Pinot Noir ~ 26 2023 Bravium Anderson Valley Pinot Noir ~ 30 2023 Bravium 'Wiley Vineyard' PN ~ 35 2023 Outlier 'Lake County' PN ~ 20

April 21 - SLWC and Vinattieri 1385 - (47)

  Seminar with Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Winemaker Marcus Notaro and Steven McDonald, MS 2024 AVETA SB ~ 35 2008 Stag's Leap Vineyard ~ 300 2013 SLV ~ 300 2016 SLV ~ 300 2022 SLV ~ 275 2023 SLV ~275 Vinattieri 1385 2024 Castella della Sala 'San Giovanni della Sala' Orvieta classico Superiore ~ 30 2024 Castella della Sala 'Conte Della Vipera' SB/Semillon ~ 34 2023 Castella della Sala 'Cervaro della Sala' Chard/Grechetto IGT ~ 75 2025 Tenuta Guado al Tasso Scalabrone Rosato, Bolgheri DOC ~ 26 2024 Tenuta Guado al Tasso 'Il Bruciato' Bolgheri DOC ~ 37 2023 Tenuta Guado al Tasso 'Cont'Ugo' Bolgheri DOC ~ 60 2022 Tenuta Guado al Tasso 'Guado al Tasso' Bolgheri Superiore DOC ~ 175 2024 Peppoli Chianti Classico DOCG ~ 25 2024 Villa Antinori Bianco, Toscano IGT ~ 17 2024 Villa Antinori Rosso, Toscano IGT ~ 25 2024 Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG ~ 35 2022 Tenuta Tignanello 'Marchese Antinori' CCR DOCG ~ 195 2022 Ba...

April 19th (1)

  Cobb Salad at Mom's  2012 Weinguter Wegeler 'Geheimrat J.' Riesling Spatlese Trocken ~ 75

April 16th - Hundred Acre (8)

 Trade Lunch at Credence w/ Andrew D Taittinger La Francaise Brut Champagne ~ 60 2024 Summer Dreams 'Sun Also Rises' Chardonnay ~ 100 2022 Summer Dreams 'Golden Hour' Pinjot Noir ~  120 2022 Fortunate Son 'Dreamer' Cab Sauv ~ 150 2022 Fortunate Son 'Warrior' Cab Sauv ~ 350 2022 Hundred Acre 'Ark' Cab Sauv ~ 700 Third Thursday at Wroxton 2018 Four Reason's BdB Brut PNVA 2021 Jean Edwards 'Four of a Kind' Cab Sauv

April 15th - Patel (3)

 Trade lunch at Latuli w/Raj 2021 Patel Sauv Blanc 2022 Patel Napa Cab Sauv 2022 Patel Coombsville Cab Sauv

April 13 - Henriot (7)

 Lunch at Etiole with Guillaume D and Tanya P-E NV Brut Souverain ~  NV BdB ~  NV Rose ~  2018 l'Inattendue ~  2014 Millesime ~  2013 Hemera ~  2015 Cuvee des Enchanteleleurs ~ 

April 10th weekend (5)

2021 Willamette Pinot Auction Willful Wine PN Dundee Hills 60 bottles produced 2024 Hasselbach Dry Riesling 2018 PNVA Jamieson Ranch 'Falabella' Cab Sauv 60 bottles produced 2022 Roberts & Rogers Signature Series Reserve Napa Cab Sauv 2022 DAOU Rose'

April 9th - Ridge and Peter Michael (14)

 Market work-with Ridge Vineyards 2023 Grenache Blanc ~ 35 2023 Geyserville ~ 55 2023 Three Valleys ~ 26 2023 East Bench ~ 39 2023 Lytton Springs ~ 48 2023 Santa Cruz Mt Cab Sauv ~ 58 Peter Michael lunch at Bari 2024 L'Apres-Midi Sauv Blanc ~ 78 2023 La Carriere Chardonnay ~ 115 2023 Belle Cote Chardonnay ~ 115 2023 Ma Belle-Fille Chardonnay ~ 135 2023 Le Caprice Pinot Noir ~ 145 2022 l'Esprit des Pavots ~ 130 2022 Les Pavots ~ 235 2022 Au Paradis ~ 250

April 8th - Foley Family (7)

 Lunch at Latuli All of these overdelivered... Lucien Albrecht Cremant d'Alsace Brut ~ 16 Lucien Albrecht Cremant d'Alsace Brut Rose' ~ 16 2023 Lucien Albrecht Cuvee Balthazar Pinot Blanc ~ 13 2022 Chalone Chardonnay ~ 24 2022 Chalone Pinot Noir ~ 30 2024 Silverado 'Miller Ranch' SB ~ 22 2022 Silverado Estate Cab Sauv ~ 49

April 5th ~ Easter (2)

 2 bottles of Willamette Valley Wine Auction PN Willful Wine 2021 PN 'Dundee Hills' Nysa Vineyard

April 7th - Dom Carneros (4)

 Tasting with winemaker Zak Miller 2022 Dom Carneros Brut Vintage Cuvee ~ 32 NV Brut Rose' Cuvee de la Pompadour ~ 35 2022 Estate Pinot Noir ~ 33 PNVA 2018 Jamieson Ranch Falabella Cab Sauv Atlas Peak ~ Auction #24/ Lot #7 /bottle#15/60

April 3rd - First Friday

March 31st - Greece and Clear Lake

March 30th - Ch des Jacques seminar

March 28th - Birthday bash

March 27th - Somnium