tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017457764988110566.post6161692675217377455..comments2023-10-09T11:45:33.422-04:00Comments on McDuff's Food & Wine Trail: Five for Friday, Including Passing References to QPR and the Tyranny of the Tasting NoteDavid McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03274955351036700406noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017457764988110566.post-80750314488468596402009-11-03T10:07:47.890-05:002009-11-03T10:07:47.890-05:00@Anon -- The "Gran Reserva" designation ...@Anon -- The "Gran Reserva" designation for the Lopez de Heredia Rioja appears only on the back label, which I did not photograph.David McDuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274955351036700406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017457764988110566.post-71640331256735063062009-11-03T09:12:37.171-05:002009-11-03T09:12:37.171-05:00Where does it say "Gran Reserva" on this...Where does it say "Gran Reserva" on this wine?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017457764988110566.post-56097770381347940072009-11-02T18:29:11.418-05:002009-11-02T18:29:11.418-05:00David - I know what you mean. But I think these ar...David - I know what you mean. But I think these are regularized bin ends discounts (for wine releases that linger too long and take up retail space when new releases need to come out). It's reassuring because it means the discounts are applied across the network, not by case or by specific retail outlet.Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221624021529319291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017457764988110566.post-74540582045501284032009-11-02T16:19:12.586-05:002009-11-02T16:19:12.586-05:00@Marcus -- That's quite the deal, assuming the...@Marcus -- That's quite the deal, assuming the bottles are still in good shape. Here in PA, heat damaged wine is always an issue, with the risk increasing in direct proportion to the depth of the discount.David McDuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274955351036700406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017457764988110566.post-90579840276252804812009-11-02T09:42:20.979-05:002009-11-02T09:42:20.979-05:00Hmmm... I guess somebody at the LCBO really wants ...Hmmm... I guess somebody at the LCBO really wants to frisk me. Prices are down to $14.75 for Vignes Les Toules. Cannot refuse that kind of offer.<br /><br />That's US$80 for a half-case.<br /><br />http://www.vintages.com/frame_results.html?ITEM_NAME=106260Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221624021529319291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017457764988110566.post-35940490482158654612009-11-02T09:16:19.612-05:002009-11-02T09:16:19.612-05:00That pricing is definitely more like it, Marcus. ...That pricing is definitely more like it, Marcus. And I like your "mineral water" analogy -- a great way to describe the wine's texture. And it's always comforting to hear someone hate on their local LCB as much as I despise Pennsylvania's.David McDuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274955351036700406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017457764988110566.post-79519696751130153372009-11-02T09:05:41.207-05:002009-11-02T09:05:41.207-05:00Too bad about Les Cretes. It is definitively "...Too bad about Les Cretes. It is definitively "regular quaff" up here for $18 CDN, after tax. I thoroughly enjoyed it for all that you enumerate (wonderfully refreshing raspberry-flavoured mineral water thing is something I am partial to). Stocks dwindling as it is part of a bin-end sale at the Ontario Liqueur Control Board. Would be frisked and carded by the state agency for more of this stuff!Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221624021529319291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017457764988110566.post-8103195578103955222009-11-01T12:35:19.086-05:002009-11-01T12:35:19.086-05:00It's available, vg, not widely but it's ou...It's available, vg, not widely but it's out there. Try wine-searcher.com or Chambers Street Wines to start.David McDuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274955351036700406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017457764988110566.post-57012088810185643102009-10-29T23:49:46.477-04:002009-10-29T23:49:46.477-04:00I would love to get my hands on that Sancerre!!!!I would love to get my hands on that Sancerre!!!!Vinogirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10145696108646897751noreply@blogger.com