Followup Items, Sebastiani
It was pointed out to me that I didn't mention the cost of the Pinzimini dinner. Our bill ran around $130, including the wine. We felt it was reasonable.
Two nights ago I tasted the 2003 Sebastiani Cabernet Sauvignon, another Costco purchase. This relatively inexpensive wine is full-bodied and pleasantly fruity. I agree with the description on the web page about the blackberry flavors and that it will mature a bit over the next few years. This wine is good if you just feel like having a glass after dinner or while reading a book on a rainy day. I may have time to do a full tasting and review next week.
Sebastiani has a wine-tasting complex in Sonoma that's pretty elaborate. They're one of the original vineyards in the valley and the area would have had a very different history without them. I have not yet had an opportunity to visit it.
Tomorrow I'm expecting a direct shipment of wines which I purchased over the web from a vineyard in Napa. There were recommended to me by a friend with ties to the Napa/Sonoma area. He regularly gets to taste some of the best of the best, and I'm fortunate that he's willing to pass on his best finds.
A second reason for the direct purchase is that I'm slowly gathering notes for an article on wine-buying over the internet. There's a lot to cover including cost, convenience, availability, interstate commerce regulations and so on. One thing that's already obvious is that you will end up paying more for wine than you would in a brick-and-mortar store. Distributors are able to buy large quantities at a discount. The largest buyers (such as Costco) are able to get some of the largest discounts. For example the Sebastiani mentioned above is listed at $17 on the manufacturer's website. Buying at Costco was 30% cheaper and it's also discounted at the grocery store.
Two nights ago I tasted the 2003 Sebastiani Cabernet Sauvignon, another Costco purchase. This relatively inexpensive wine is full-bodied and pleasantly fruity. I agree with the description on the web page about the blackberry flavors and that it will mature a bit over the next few years. This wine is good if you just feel like having a glass after dinner or while reading a book on a rainy day. I may have time to do a full tasting and review next week.
Sebastiani has a wine-tasting complex in Sonoma that's pretty elaborate. They're one of the original vineyards in the valley and the area would have had a very different history without them. I have not yet had an opportunity to visit it.
Tomorrow I'm expecting a direct shipment of wines which I purchased over the web from a vineyard in Napa. There were recommended to me by a friend with ties to the Napa/Sonoma area. He regularly gets to taste some of the best of the best, and I'm fortunate that he's willing to pass on his best finds.
A second reason for the direct purchase is that I'm slowly gathering notes for an article on wine-buying over the internet. There's a lot to cover including cost, convenience, availability, interstate commerce regulations and so on. One thing that's already obvious is that you will end up paying more for wine than you would in a brick-and-mortar store. Distributors are able to buy large quantities at a discount. The largest buyers (such as Costco) are able to get some of the largest discounts. For example the Sebastiani mentioned above is listed at $17 on the manufacturer's website. Buying at Costco was 30% cheaper and it's also discounted at the grocery store.
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