Jeff Patten
@jeffrey-chambertin.bsky.social
Partner in Flatiron Wines.
It depends on your customers! My Piedmont customers love a good diurnal shift and plenty of maceration
May 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
It depends on your customers! My Piedmont customers love a good diurnal shift and plenty of maceration
Absolutely, but FYI VOS is from New York, not Oregon
May 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Absolutely, but FYI VOS is from New York, not Oregon
But I’m surprised to see Brouilly (not Cote de Brouilly) higher than a number of other Crus, as I think of it as the least interesting of the ten.
December 23, 2024 at 3:51 AM
But I’m surprised to see Brouilly (not Cote de Brouilly) higher than a number of other Crus, as I think of it as the least interesting of the ten.
The spread here is incredible, given that actual bottles of these wines are quite close in price. I should buy some Chenas. I’m not so surprised by Fleurie over Morgon though I wouldn’t have guessed it.
December 23, 2024 at 3:51 AM
The spread here is incredible, given that actual bottles of these wines are quite close in price. I should buy some Chenas. I’m not so surprised by Fleurie over Morgon though I wouldn’t have guessed it.
Wine production is hard. When you plant vines, you have to think about not just what people like to drink now, but also what people will like to drink in 30, 40 or more years from now.
December 13, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Wine production is hard. When you plant vines, you have to think about not just what people like to drink now, but also what people will like to drink in 30, 40 or more years from now.
That does not look like delicious wine
December 13, 2024 at 1:33 PM
That does not look like delicious wine
I’m not sure I’ve had Latvian vermouth. Intriguing!
November 27, 2024 at 3:16 AM
I’m not sure I’ve had Latvian vermouth. Intriguing!
Or a little Timorasso with a few years of age….
November 23, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Or a little Timorasso with a few years of age….
According to this the world produces 13% too much wine
November 23, 2024 at 9:41 PM
According to this the world produces 13% too much wine
This seems to measure jug wine? “Gallo Chablis…1.5L”
November 23, 2024 at 4:34 AM
This seems to measure jug wine? “Gallo Chablis…1.5L”
Or just less of a good overall so they start grubbing up vines, like in France
November 22, 2024 at 12:11 AM
Or just less of a good overall so they start grubbing up vines, like in France
Wow that look looks brand new
November 20, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Wow that look looks brand new
What’s the theory to explain this? Regulated industry so easier to resist competition?
November 17, 2024 at 2:57 AM
What’s the theory to explain this? Regulated industry so easier to resist competition?
Somebody asked in my shop today “I want a Brunello, an Italian one” and I thought of the point you are making here
November 15, 2024 at 1:19 AM
Somebody asked in my shop today “I want a Brunello, an Italian one” and I thought of the point you are making here
What vintage? Jaboulet went through a rough phase where they made too much wine and quality suffered
November 11, 2024 at 3:38 AM
What vintage? Jaboulet went through a rough phase where they made too much wine and quality suffered