![]() ![]() These days my dream is to buy all of the cool, geeky, Lyle Fass stuff, and to get more into Loire, cool parts of Italy, and just things I don’t have a lot of or know much about. And then because of the great recession, we had some personal misfortune when we were invested with Bernie Madoff, I stopped buying wine from 2009-2011. I was buying off of mailing lists, Sine Qua Non, Next of Kyn. Chateauneuf du Pape is my favorite region. Wine Searcher, Wine Bid (trying to get aged examples), K&L, Premier Cru, McCarthy & Schiering. Where do you source most of your bottles? It’s just fermented grape juice, it’s meant to be fun, it’s meant to besocial, it’s meant to be enjoyable. I try not to be too precious about anything. I bought them with the goal of drinking them. In 2007, I was reunited with my 2000+ collection from storage and stopped buying because I finally had access to my wines.įirst Growth Bordeaux, a mag of ‘89 Beaucastel Hommage a Jacques Perrin and a mag of ‘90 Beausejour Duffau, which Parker gave a hundred points to. In 2005, we had the cellar planned, and in June 2006 we started the 1 year build. We moved into the house in 2000, racked out a cellar space under the stairs that held 700 bottles, but I dramatically underestimated my appetite, and started keeping bottles at Seattle Wine Storage. How do you store your wine? Has that changed? ![]() I did a pretty strong Old World pivot, maybe an over correction even. Initially and for a very short time I was into California and Washington and some Australian wines, then I got a taste for Bordeaux, Northern Rhone, and German Riesling. The data geek in me meant buying them and having a plan. Being able to follow the progress and have magic happen. It’s the collector's ideal of buying wines at release, and then storing perfectly, and then opening them at an appropriate age. What inspired you to start collecting wine? I started slowly, found Parker bulletin board, and found a monthly tasting group in 2003. When I got back I went to Dan McCarthy at McCarthy & Schiering (a Seattle institution). It was experiencing four Sangiovese wines of Chianti Classico, Chianti Classico Riserva, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, and Brunello di Montalcino. ![]() In the mornings I walk the dogs with my wife. I’ve made meals with more emphasis on seafood and portion control. We’ve done a few distanced deck dinners, sitting 20 feet away from each other with friends, and family. I publish a menu for the family each week. I turned 50 and decided it was enough, and took control over my diet. What have you been doing during quarantine? What have you been eating/drinking? ![]()
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