***The Wine Thread***
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I'd love a spiral cellar but don't have the money.
I'm in SW London. I have spoken to Fine + Rare and they appear to be the only company I can find who take wine not bought through them and in mixed cases.
We certainly don't advertise it as it's a fair bit of logistics faff. If you've got a list of what you want to store to hand though I can have a chat with our guy and see if we could accommodate for you.
Tis why I love this place 
Didn't post my question and expect such a reply, very kind
. I certainly wouldn't want to put anyone out or take advantage of a service not normally offered. I was interested in other peoples experiences of their wine in another companies hands and them not having immediate direct access to it. If circumstances change for whatever reason and I want my wine back, again I'd be more comfortable doing that to Fine + Rare rather than someone who has done me a great favour in the first place. I think I'm OK with Fine + Rare storing my wine, it's just a new experience for me. Again, thank you for your offer!! Can I ask what you do in the industry?For anyone who enjoys sparkling wine and is in the South East, Nyetimber have just released tickets for the few open days they do each year. It's certainly worth spending a couple of hours walking around the stunning vineyard, talking to the winemakers, and then sampling some of their wines. Usually discount prices if you want to buy as well. I'm booking tickets
!I used Vinexus and Vinissimus, delivery was around 10-15 EUR so comparable to buying here online, and even with the poor FX it works out cheaper on some harder to find wines.
The 62 is a favourite of mine! Have you tried Scout's Honor? Wondering how it compares to Prisoner and picking up one to try.
I haven't! But now I want to... where did you get it?
Movenpick has it. By the way, Amazon currently has £20 off red wine if you spend over £60!
Will have a look on there now!
EDIT: https://www.moevenpick-wein.de/2014...y-six-eight-nine-cellars-0465714075c7100.html
Well worth a try for the money if you are a fan of a big napa cab. I have had about 12 of these. Really nice.
Cant see it :/ but some of those 689 ones are on my list now...
I can't see anywhere to change the webpage to English, is there?
Didn't post my question and expect such a reply, very kind
For anyone who enjoys sparkling wine and is in the South East, Nyetimber have just released tickets for the few open days they do each year. It's certainly worth spending a couple of hours walking around the stunning vineyard, talking to the winemakers, and then sampling some of their wines. Usually discount prices if you want to buy as well. I'm booking tickets
No worries, happy to help. Fine & Rare are a good outfit so you'll be safe with them.
As for me, mostly I try to
Nyetimber is very nice to look at and it's good juice. Lots of interesting recent press though like the owner being banned from the Savoy and the former head of sales winning his unfair dismissal case (http://www.thirtyfifty.co.uk/wine-news-detail.asp?id=1601&title=).
Odd, it's on the Movenpick CH site but not the DE one. I've picked up some 689, along with a few others!
Nice! That Saldo I thought was average... hoped for more really! Caymus is really nice! Try the Cab if you get the chance too, it's loooovely. I really liked that seven falls as well, thought it was a great bottle for the money and you can't knock the Artemis, but it's not cheap! Seems more like they're going for the classic oaky cab of france feeling, if I remember rightly. Be interested on the Coppola and Rob Mondavi though!Odd, it's on the Movenpick CH site but not the DE one. I've picked up some 689, along with a few others!
I had a bottle of the 62 last night. Was packing up my basement and consolidating wine into fewer boxes and found 4 bottles so thought, yep, that's being drunk. It's a peach of a bottle.
Soldato
The laying down of the Purple Angel went well:
My rationalisation was it would be good to compare before and after. Five left
My rationalisation was it would be good to compare before and after. Five left
And? What did you think? The 13 is very nice, the 10 is better but so hard to get hold of I've found.
I'll report back once I've tried the others, although with the heatwave red wine had taken a back seat! I was close to trying some white wines which I know precious little about, but now it's started to cool down I had 689 yesterday and it's great wine for the price, I think I'll pick up some more. I have a bottle of the Caymus cab somewhere so I'll try that soon as well.
Couldn't agree more, it's a great wine that I go back to regularly!
Soldato
Yep, really nice. Rich and without being too thick (like Cabalie Black). Flavours all round the mouth and across the tongue. Nomnomnom. Best of all... the missus thinks it's too powerful *fist pump*
