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ParticipantMy docs were ordered today, right after I renegotiated a rate .5 below what it was last week, my savings were close to $90 a month. I’m not borrowing a ton of money but moving my P&I from near $1600 to $1500 is actually about a 6-7% in monthly savings, I’ll take it. If someone said I didn’t have to pay my water and gas bill for the next 30 years, I’d do that to, in effect, that is the same thing as what happened today. Dumb luck is awesome.
People buy on payment, not price.
ParticipantMy docs were ordered today, right after I renegotiated a rate .5 below what it was last week, my savings were close to $90 a month. I’m not borrowing a ton of money but moving my P&I from near $1600 to $1500 is actually about a 6-7% in monthly savings, I’ll take it. If someone said I didn’t have to pay my water and gas bill for the next 30 years, I’d do that to, in effect, that is the same thing as what happened today. Dumb luck is awesome.
People buy on payment, not price.
ParticipantMy docs were ordered today, right after I renegotiated a rate .5 below what it was last week, my savings were close to $90 a month. I’m not borrowing a ton of money but moving my P&I from near $1600 to $1500 is actually about a 6-7% in monthly savings, I’ll take it. If someone said I didn’t have to pay my water and gas bill for the next 30 years, I’d do that to, in effect, that is the same thing as what happened today. Dumb luck is awesome.
People buy on payment, not price.
Participantsdrealtor, you are right about relationships with the merchants, I am a huge supporter of drinking your way inside. The independant merchants as well as the independant winemakers have a passion for their wine, once they see you share it, they treat you differently. Those after hours tasting events are great for finding what you like.
I’m pretty blessed for living within 5 miles of 30 wineries. They all have a wine club and for a local it makes sense to join, for about $180 a year, you get 2 bottles every other month and you and a guest drink free all year, plus they always have a variety of events. I maintain 2 memberships at all times and rotate them every six months to a year, before going to dinner or if anyone is visiting from out of town, a tasting trip is an absolute must. Weekdays at the wineries is a whole different ballgame, tip the pourer big at the onset, develop a rep and they break out the winethief (a turkey baster like contraption) and hit the barrels in the back.
Participantsdrealtor, you are right about relationships with the merchants, I am a huge supporter of drinking your way inside. The independant merchants as well as the independant winemakers have a passion for their wine, once they see you share it, they treat you differently. Those after hours tasting events are great for finding what you like.
I’m pretty blessed for living within 5 miles of 30 wineries. They all have a wine club and for a local it makes sense to join, for about $180 a year, you get 2 bottles every other month and you and a guest drink free all year, plus they always have a variety of events. I maintain 2 memberships at all times and rotate them every six months to a year, before going to dinner or if anyone is visiting from out of town, a tasting trip is an absolute must. Weekdays at the wineries is a whole different ballgame, tip the pourer big at the onset, develop a rep and they break out the winethief (a turkey baster like contraption) and hit the barrels in the back.
Participantsdrealtor, you are right about relationships with the merchants, I am a huge supporter of drinking your way inside. The independant merchants as well as the independant winemakers have a passion for their wine, once they see you share it, they treat you differently. Those after hours tasting events are great for finding what you like.
I’m pretty blessed for living within 5 miles of 30 wineries. They all have a wine club and for a local it makes sense to join, for about $180 a year, you get 2 bottles every other month and you and a guest drink free all year, plus they always have a variety of events. I maintain 2 memberships at all times and rotate them every six months to a year, before going to dinner or if anyone is visiting from out of town, a tasting trip is an absolute must. Weekdays at the wineries is a whole different ballgame, tip the pourer big at the onset, develop a rep and they break out the winethief (a turkey baster like contraption) and hit the barrels in the back.
Participantsdrealtor, you are right about relationships with the merchants, I am a huge supporter of drinking your way inside. The independant merchants as well as the independant winemakers have a passion for their wine, once they see you share it, they treat you differently. Those after hours tasting events are great for finding what you like.
I’m pretty blessed for living within 5 miles of 30 wineries. They all have a wine club and for a local it makes sense to join, for about $180 a year, you get 2 bottles every other month and you and a guest drink free all year, plus they always have a variety of events. I maintain 2 memberships at all times and rotate them every six months to a year, before going to dinner or if anyone is visiting from out of town, a tasting trip is an absolute must. Weekdays at the wineries is a whole different ballgame, tip the pourer big at the onset, develop a rep and they break out the winethief (a turkey baster like contraption) and hit the barrels in the back.
Participantsdrealtor, you are right about relationships with the merchants, I am a huge supporter of drinking your way inside. The independant merchants as well as the independant winemakers have a passion for their wine, once they see you share it, they treat you differently. Those after hours tasting events are great for finding what you like.
I’m pretty blessed for living within 5 miles of 30 wineries. They all have a wine club and for a local it makes sense to join, for about $180 a year, you get 2 bottles every other month and you and a guest drink free all year, plus they always have a variety of events. I maintain 2 memberships at all times and rotate them every six months to a year, before going to dinner or if anyone is visiting from out of town, a tasting trip is an absolute must. Weekdays at the wineries is a whole different ballgame, tip the pourer big at the onset, develop a rep and they break out the winethief (a turkey baster like contraption) and hit the barrels in the back.
ParticipantWine for me has three categories: daily swill, date or weekend wine and special occasion or collection/library wine.
Daily swill requires it to be under $10 for 750ml, as a two glass a night guy, that is my $5 a day overhead. Weekend wine can go up to $30 and the collecter stuff has about a $100 cieling with some exceptions, but I only buy 4 or 5 a year and prefer to buy $50 wines and age them ten years.
Some of you mentioned my favorite dailies, Menage is my standard, love it. If I have to pick a Yellow tail, i’d go with the 1.5 litre of Shiraz from costco at $8.50 it’s four days worth, so it’s a bargain. I can’t do chuck, just cant get into it. Blackstone is the other fav, costco has the white label for about $11, it is noticeably better than the copper label but even that is a fine daily.
The best daily, combination weekenders are the cameron hughes wines at costco. They vary since cameron is a broker and owns no grapes. He is basically a costco employee and that is the only place you can find it. The Stagg’s leap cab at $12 was a godsend, the lot 16 meritage is still my favorite but my stock is low. The trouble with the camerons is that they arey are all one time deals, when they sell out that’s it forever. Their business model is impressive, no marketing, no advertising, no distributor, every bottle is paid in full by costco before it is labeled and they can sell it for 30-40 cents on the dollar. http://chwine.com/
Their tempranillo is a bit high for a cameron at $21, but a love temp, so I think that is my next endeavor. Don’t screw around when buying cameron, it can sell out forever in a day. I have frieds in different parts of the state that I sometimes call upon to buy me a case when it’s sold out locally. Lately I’ll buy one bottle, run to the car, open it, taste it, and if I like it, head back in and get a case. It may sound crazy but more than once I’ve taken one home and returned the next day only to find out it’s sold out forever. When they are good they are damn good.
ParticipantWine for me has three categories: daily swill, date or weekend wine and special occasion or collection/library wine.
Daily swill requires it to be under $10 for 750ml, as a two glass a night guy, that is my $5 a day overhead. Weekend wine can go up to $30 and the collecter stuff has about a $100 cieling with some exceptions, but I only buy 4 or 5 a year and prefer to buy $50 wines and age them ten years.
Some of you mentioned my favorite dailies, Menage is my standard, love it. If I have to pick a Yellow tail, i’d go with the 1.5 litre of Shiraz from costco at $8.50 it’s four days worth, so it’s a bargain. I can’t do chuck, just cant get into it. Blackstone is the other fav, costco has the white label for about $11, it is noticeably better than the copper label but even that is a fine daily.
The best daily, combination weekenders are the cameron hughes wines at costco. They vary since cameron is a broker and owns no grapes. He is basically a costco employee and that is the only place you can find it. The Stagg’s leap cab at $12 was a godsend, the lot 16 meritage is still my favorite but my stock is low. The trouble with the camerons is that they arey are all one time deals, when they sell out that’s it forever. Their business model is impressive, no marketing, no advertising, no distributor, every bottle is paid in full by costco before it is labeled and they can sell it for 30-40 cents on the dollar. http://chwine.com/
Their tempranillo is a bit high for a cameron at $21, but a love temp, so I think that is my next endeavor. Don’t screw around when buying cameron, it can sell out forever in a day. I have frieds in different parts of the state that I sometimes call upon to buy me a case when it’s sold out locally. Lately I’ll buy one bottle, run to the car, open it, taste it, and if I like it, head back in and get a case. It may sound crazy but more than once I’ve taken one home and returned the next day only to find out it’s sold out forever. When they are good they are damn good.
ParticipantWine for me has three categories: daily swill, date or weekend wine and special occasion or collection/library wine.
Daily swill requires it to be under $10 for 750ml, as a two glass a night guy, that is my $5 a day overhead. Weekend wine can go up to $30 and the collecter stuff has about a $100 cieling with some exceptions, but I only buy 4 or 5 a year and prefer to buy $50 wines and age them ten years.
Some of you mentioned my favorite dailies, Menage is my standard, love it. If I have to pick a Yellow tail, i’d go with the 1.5 litre of Shiraz from costco at $8.50 it’s four days worth, so it’s a bargain. I can’t do chuck, just cant get into it. Blackstone is the other fav, costco has the white label for about $11, it is noticeably better than the copper label but even that is a fine daily.
The best daily, combination weekenders are the cameron hughes wines at costco. They vary since cameron is a broker and owns no grapes. He is basically a costco employee and that is the only place you can find it. The Stagg’s leap cab at $12 was a godsend, the lot 16 meritage is still my favorite but my stock is low. The trouble with the camerons is that they arey are all one time deals, when they sell out that’s it forever. Their business model is impressive, no marketing, no advertising, no distributor, every bottle is paid in full by costco before it is labeled and they can sell it for 30-40 cents on the dollar. http://chwine.com/
Their tempranillo is a bit high for a cameron at $21, but a love temp, so I think that is my next endeavor. Don’t screw around when buying cameron, it can sell out forever in a day. I have frieds in different parts of the state that I sometimes call upon to buy me a case when it’s sold out locally. Lately I’ll buy one bottle, run to the car, open it, taste it, and if I like it, head back in and get a case. It may sound crazy but more than once I’ve taken one home and returned the next day only to find out it’s sold out forever. When they are good they are damn good.
ParticipantWine for me has three categories: daily swill, date or weekend wine and special occasion or collection/library wine.
Daily swill requires it to be under $10 for 750ml, as a two glass a night guy, that is my $5 a day overhead. Weekend wine can go up to $30 and the collecter stuff has about a $100 cieling with some exceptions, but I only buy 4 or 5 a year and prefer to buy $50 wines and age them ten years.
Some of you mentioned my favorite dailies, Menage is my standard, love it. If I have to pick a Yellow tail, i’d go with the 1.5 litre of Shiraz from costco at $8.50 it’s four days worth, so it’s a bargain. I can’t do chuck, just cant get into it. Blackstone is the other fav, costco has the white label for about $11, it is noticeably better than the copper label but even that is a fine daily.
The best daily, combination weekenders are the cameron hughes wines at costco. They vary since cameron is a broker and owns no grapes. He is basically a costco employee and that is the only place you can find it. The Stagg’s leap cab at $12 was a godsend, the lot 16 meritage is still my favorite but my stock is low. The trouble with the camerons is that they arey are all one time deals, when they sell out that’s it forever. Their business model is impressive, no marketing, no advertising, no distributor, every bottle is paid in full by costco before it is labeled and they can sell it for 30-40 cents on the dollar. http://chwine.com/
Their tempranillo is a bit high for a cameron at $21, but a love temp, so I think that is my next endeavor. Don’t screw around when buying cameron, it can sell out forever in a day. I have frieds in different parts of the state that I sometimes call upon to buy me a case when it’s sold out locally. Lately I’ll buy one bottle, run to the car, open it, taste it, and if I like it, head back in and get a case. It may sound crazy but more than once I’ve taken one home and returned the next day only to find out it’s sold out forever. When they are good they are damn good.
ParticipantWine for me has three categories: daily swill, date or weekend wine and special occasion or collection/library wine.
Daily swill requires it to be under $10 for 750ml, as a two glass a night guy, that is my $5 a day overhead. Weekend wine can go up to $30 and the collecter stuff has about a $100 cieling with some exceptions, but I only buy 4 or 5 a year and prefer to buy $50 wines and age them ten years.
Some of you mentioned my favorite dailies, Menage is my standard, love it. If I have to pick a Yellow tail, i’d go with the 1.5 litre of Shiraz from costco at $8.50 it’s four days worth, so it’s a bargain. I can’t do chuck, just cant get into it. Blackstone is the other fav, costco has the white label for about $11, it is noticeably better than the copper label but even that is a fine daily.
The best daily, combination weekenders are the cameron hughes wines at costco. They vary since cameron is a broker and owns no grapes. He is basically a costco employee and that is the only place you can find it. The Stagg’s leap cab at $12 was a godsend, the lot 16 meritage is still my favorite but my stock is low. The trouble with the camerons is that they arey are all one time deals, when they sell out that’s it forever. Their business model is impressive, no marketing, no advertising, no distributor, every bottle is paid in full by costco before it is labeled and they can sell it for 30-40 cents on the dollar. http://chwine.com/
Their tempranillo is a bit high for a cameron at $21, but a love temp, so I think that is my next endeavor. Don’t screw around when buying cameron, it can sell out forever in a day. I have frieds in different parts of the state that I sometimes call upon to buy me a case when it’s sold out locally. Lately I’ll buy one bottle, run to the car, open it, taste it, and if I like it, head back in and get a case. It may sound crazy but more than once I’ve taken one home and returned the next day only to find out it’s sold out forever. When they are good they are damn good.
ParticipantOk, you gotta tell me the name of the wine shop, almvs7 online (black bottle/red label) starts at $50 and is as high as $200 online. It’s such a boutique winery that I’m not going to find it at any big retailers so point me in the right direction. It does appear on numerous restaraunt wine lists at just over $20 a glass.
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