Let's Hear it for Screaming Eagle...

[Superfly]

Now going for $850 per bottle at auction...(which is quite a steal for this wine, but the price is sure to climb)

Link



Compare to the price at this bistro:

Todd Jurichs Bistro

$2400/bottle

[alwynsw]

1. Ouch!

Is it sent via Airborne delivery?

I imagine there are 101 reasons to buy it.

Does it go well with Campbell's?

I'll stop now. I have to pack my bad jokes for the trip.

[Superfly]

2. Those *are* bad...

ugh....

[alwynsw]

3. Gotta remember, I'm next door to Ft. Knox now, but!

I grew up within spitting distance of Ft. Campbell.

I chose a cleaner military career. The USAF.

[commander bunnypants]

4. You are killing me Superfly

lets buy a bottle, drink it, and jump out of a aeroplane..


DDQM

[Superfly]

5. I only wish...

buy one bottle for $2400 or 100 bottles for $24...

we can get more drunk on the latter...

[alwynsw]

6. I'll spring for a case of Two Buck Chuck

[Superfly]

7. This was *supposed* to be a thread on

Fine Wines...

:evilgrin:

[alwynsw]

8. Does that mean that Thunderbird is out?

Hey! It's my last chance to needle you for a week. Whaddya expect?

[Superfly]

9. T-Bird is a definite no-no

this thread is at least $500 at the door for wines to get in...

[commander bunnypants]

10. Boones Farm

apple wine?

DDQM

[alwynsw]

14. Mad Dog?

[jmowreader]

16. Two Buck Chuck is as "fine" as I can afford

There's a Bush in the White House, remember?

I still remember the Six Dollar a Gallon Wine Fests in the Goodfellow AFB student barracks. The Class VI Store sold several of the more...uhhh...popularly-priced vintages, and the analyst students made it a point to sample them all. Among their features were "lack of solid objects," "no notes of petroleum products in their bouquet" and "unbreakable plastic jug, for when you drop it."

I remember they tasted somewhat like wine and gave a pretty decent buzz, after the first couple of quarts.

[alwynsw]

11. OK. I'll play nice.

A couple of interesting wine tours you can take here in the good old US of A without ever touching California. You may be surprised at the quality of some of the wines you'll find.

Check out the Missouri Wine Trail (or road maybe, I forget). It includes around 90 wineries. Some are surprisingly good.

You can also enjoy some pleasant surprises in Arizona - of all places. You can start with Kokopelli Winery in Wilcox and continue to The Village of Elgin for some pleasant surprises. Their motto: "NAPA makes auto parts. Elgin makes wine."

Either one of these can provide you with some good -not great, yet - wines. They also have a knack for names that make for great conversation.

[Superfly]

12. My wife absolutely loves St James Winery

outside of Rolla, Missouri. She really likes their $3 a bottle blackberry wine and always has me bring back 2 cases on my trips out there.

[alwynsw]

13. Next time you're out that way, try Gloria Winery.

It's right on I-44 between Rolla and Joplin as I recall.

[alwynsw]

15. From the hotel kick - just for kicks