NickL1538

What I think...

A fair restaurant corkage fee is: 

$15-$25, depends on the restaurant

My wine travels have taken me to the following wine regions: 

Planning to get over to Washington State, Oregon and California soon.

What I think of the movie Sideways: 

I loved it!

My "wish list" of wines I want to acquire soon: 

Multiple bottles from 2008 (anniversary year)

My biggest wine pet peeve: 

"popping" the cork (sparkling or otherwise)

A tell-tale sign of a wine snob is: 

A wine snob is someone who insists that their wine tastes should be everyones wine tastes.

The wine region I most want to visit: 

Rioja, Spain

The people with whom I most often enjoy wine: 

My wife and other family members.

The best wines I have ever tasted: 

Need to taste a few more before I can label any of them "the best."

My dream wine to one day taste or own: 

A collection of 2008 vintages to cellar and enjoy for anniversaries.

My favorite wine quote: 

"The biggest barrier between you and enjoying a good glass of wine should be the cork."
-Andrea Immer Robinson

The last wine I had that I absolutely loved: 

1994 Lafluer de Gay Pomerol: Had it on my honeymoon with Lamb.

My thoughts on the 100 point rating scale made famous by Robert Parker and emulated by seemingly everyone: 

I think the rating scale is a good tool for wine buying. People just need to make sure that their tastes are similar to the tastes of the person doing the rating.

History

Blog: http://www.intowine.com/blog/687
Member For: 15 weeks 2 days

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