Comments on Viva la Wino!: NV Marguet Pere et Fils Rosé Champagne

@CabFranco, I would totally recommend the Roederer...

2009-12-11T15:55:14.683-08:00

@CabFranco, I would totally recommend the Roederer Anderson Valley stuff... I'd like to try the Iron Horse sparklers, I'm planning on visiting there in April.

@Jeff, I'm not sure my higher ups have thought about Lemme as a spokesman but I would be all for it!

Dude that made me laugh out loud. Seriously. You&#...

2009-12-11T13:02:45.368-08:00

Dude that made me laugh out loud. Seriously. You're right though, I don't think he knows what he likes. We were all there at one point. (Theoretically, at least.) I can remember buying 6 bottles of Thomas Hyland Shiraz from Penfold's because I thought it was so good. Wonder if I would like it now??? I remember lots of blueberry jam. It wasn't until I started shopping at this tiny store called Madison Cellars and started to ask "What's interesting, but not too expensive," that I really started to develop what I liked, as opposed to blindly following points.

Well, short term, $20 and free samples is better t...

2009-12-11T12:57:56.477-08:00

Well, short term, $20 and free samples is better than nothing. I'm sure he sells a few t-shirts as well. But there's not much substance there, though he's working on it. That's the catch, he started with a clever idea, now he has to have real content. If you develop your palate on samples of random CA wineries, it's gonna be a rough road.

Maybe I'm wrong and he can play the anti-snob card forever, even once he realizes what he actually likes.

Funny thing to me is that he trades his space for ...

2009-12-11T12:02:03.075-08:00

Funny thing to me is that he trades his space for so cheap! It makes him seem desperate to me. I mean really, 20$? How is that worth his time?? Also, just on another note, when I was in college, I had a marketing professor (yes, I got one of THOSE degrees), who also happened to be a romance writer on the side. She was awesome. Basically a super cool, super raunchy, single, 40-ish year old woman. But she constantly talked about how sex was one of the worst ways to sell a product to a wide-reaching audience. Basically, all the studies show, that in general, people remember the ribald parts, and not the context or advertisement contained within.

TWW, well, he's a character alright. If a blo...

2009-12-11T11:55:12.577-08:00

TWW, well, he's a character alright. If a blog gets a lot of samples (Vinography comes to mind), cool. Building a blog solely on trading PR for samples, not cool. Kind of ironic TWW has a post up trashing a magazine for offering wine advice with sexual double entendres when the blog itself has a bawdy title and double entendre sub-title.

That was an awesome post. I was against Twitter to...

2009-12-10T17:49:15.145-08:00

That was an awesome post. I was against Twitter too...I do think that it is a great way to get information and/or network though. Anyways, @lenndevours tweeted that post too (The New York Cork Report). Funny you bring up the Wine Whore...I have a feeling we feel the same way...haha.

Here's a link to the W Blake Gray thing. I like his writing; I don't ever recall reading his stuff when he wrote for the SF Chronicle. http://wblakegray.blogspot.com/2009/12/roederer-estate-go-to-bubbly-from.html

I'll post how the Iron Horse BdB turns out. I ...

2009-12-10T16:45:45.344-08:00

I'll post how the Iron Horse BdB turns out. I remember it was very dry and pure, though not as austere as their Ultra Brut. Hoping for some yeast and earth, but we'll see. Green Valley is a definite cool climate, great potential.

Will check out W Blake's post.

Thanks for linking to me. Guess I should get on Twitter to self promote my 'personal brand.' I could be the next The Wine Whore! Wow, already set a new record for visits according to analytics, now I know why. Thanks!

2009-12-10T16:37:40.451-08:00

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I haven't had the Anderson Valley Brut, but W ...

2009-12-10T16:27:01.648-08:00

I haven't had the Anderson Valley Brut, but W Blake Gray recently posted about that saying that it was really good. Heard Iron Horse was good too. All the California Sparklers I've had have been either much riper or not as complex as the Champagne I've had.

On another note, you got a lot of clicks on that Graphite Post today. The link that I posted on Twitter had 42 clicks on bit.ly today.

I'm getting some Iron Horse sparklers for the ...

2009-12-10T16:21:17.665-08:00

I'm getting some Iron Horse sparklers for the holidays. I recall loving their Blanc de Blanc when I tasted it at the winery. Seemed like the best use of 100% Chardonnay possible. It'll be interesting to have a full flute or two, though it ran me about $35.

Is Roederer Brut Anderson Valley decent? Seen those at Costco. Cool climate and French owners might be promising.

Nice...sounds like you have the hook-up on that. G...

2009-12-10T13:47:42.848-08:00

Nice...sounds like you have the hook-up on that. Gotta love a luxury brand that shared a name with a Motorhead Song...Lemmy drinking Champagne? Hmmm. Doesn't quite fit, but it is funny. And I totally agree with you that the price is prohibitive--if I'm dropping 30-50$ on a bottle of wine, there are a lot of things that I would probably be more interested in, just in general. But I have found my tastes gradually getting whiter and lighter since I was a complete neophyte.

I haven't tried it, but I have heard lots about the Gruet. Next time I see a bottle of that, I think I'll pick it up and try it. Thanks for the suggestion.

Have you tried the Gruet sparkling wines from New ...

2009-12-10T13:33:22.044-08:00

Have you tried the Gruet sparkling wines from New Mexico? Those are great and only about $15 a bottle.

I'd like to drink more champagne, but it is a little price prohibitive. There are so many other things I will go to first when I'm going to drop $30 plus for a bottle.

Ironically, when I do drink Champagne it's often the high dollar Armand De Brignac in the gold bottle... the company I work for is part owner of the brand... it's actually good stuff (especially when free).

Yeah, I heard something to that effect as well. Th...

2009-12-10T10:36:06.836-08:00

Yeah, I heard something to that effect as well. They make a Winston Churchill Cuvee too...You're right though--there's something Champagne has that other sparkling wines don't. Thinking back to a fairly nice bottle I had from California earlier in the year (that was rated fairly high), it was obviously different--much riper, rounder, and less elegant.

I think it was the '47 Pol Roger vintage that ...

2009-12-10T10:18:57.478-08:00

I think it was the '47 Pol Roger vintage that Winston Churchill squirreled away 20,000 bottles to last him the rest of his life, or so I've heard.

I agree though, there are a lot of good sparkling wines, but only one Champagne.