I am not looking for a political discussion. I just thought it was fun.

Started over a year ago and finally (almost) done.

bold blackberry, spice, and oak. Cuts through the double cheeseburger richness like a pro. Zin meets secret sauce

Welcome to my mom’s fridge, where she has these 4 opened bottles in there for literally years. My mom is not a fine wine enjoyer by any means. She typically likes very sweet and cheap wine. I decided to taste each one, having only a very small sip of each, and report my findings to each of you to enjoy.

From left to right:

Peach Shortbread (Mill Bridge Winery) - This was absolutely awful. Not turned or rancid, just the funkiest savory sweet peach flavor. I’m assuming they were kind of going for a cookie flavor in this, but it certainly does not taste like that anymore. 0.5/10

Purple Rain (Luva Bella Winery) - Made with Concord grapes is an understatement. I don’t know if this was ever wine. It tastes straight up like Welch’s grape juice, but even sweeter. Not as bad as the first wine though. 1.1/10

Beau (Bluestone Vineyard) - This one I know for a fact has been in the fridge for close to 4 years. The reason I know is because my wife and I got married at Bluestone in August of 2021. This was one of the wines we chose because we knew it would likely be a crowd favorite. An enjoyably sweet white blend that is very similar to moscato and named after the family’s dog. We had some bottles left over from the wedding, and I guess my mom ended up with this one. It actually tastes very similar to when I last had it years ago. 5.0/10

Peach Cotton Candy (Duplin Winery) - As you can tell, my mom definitely has a type when it comes to wine, and this one is right in that sweet spot (pun intended). This tastes exactly how you’d think. And if you’re thinking gummy peach ring, then you’re right. This one has probably only been in the fridge for a little over a year or so. Sadly this is the second best wine of the lot. 2.5/10.

I hope you enjoyed this. This was purely meant for a laugh and not trying to make fun of my mom. I love her dearly, and it honestly brought me joy to see these silly wines in her fridge after all this time.

took the intro exam on Saturday, back to back with the cert on Sunday. absolutely hellish stress, but just can't believe I did it

Was browsing the local inventory on TW’s website looking for a bottle to source for an upcoming dinner event when I came across a bottle of 2008 Krug Clos du Mesnil Blanc de Blanc listed on the website for $240. Called the store to confirm they had the wine in stock and they confirmed the price was the same as what was listed online.

Long story short, I made it to 3 separate stores across the DFW metro area whom all just received a single bottle allocation a few days prior and successfully made it out with three of these guys at $240 a pop before I was stopped by the manager at the 4th store in the checkout line who informed me of the pricing error and apologized saying they could not sell me the bottle until they fixed the price. He said he literally just got off the phone with his manager who informed him they need to pull the bottle from the shelf asap. Two days later and I’m still buzzing with adrenaline from my rampage buying spree.

Has anyone had similar stories either getting lucky at a retail purchase or at a restaurant?

I know bottle porn pics sans tasting notes is kind of lame but the story was too good not to share. Hoping to pop one of these soon!