tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27657184.post4428365866066938150..comments2023-07-06T08:09:02.418-04:00Comments on Joe's Wine: One Hundred! 2004 Donnafugata TancrediJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747056255576335926noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27657184.post-14648855720213289502009-02-19T05:31:00.000-05:002009-02-19T05:31:00.000-05:00Joe,I don't work in the wine business but know peo...Joe,<BR/><BR/>I don't work in the wine business but know people who do. My hobby is wine so I always stop off at different wine stores.<BR/><BR/>The best wine store in Edmonton is DeVines (104 Street just north of Jasper Avenue), it has the best selection of fine wines, knowledgeable staff, and reasonable prices.<BR/><BR/>The best selection of single malts (I recently hosted a single malt tasting for my running group) is at the shop at the side of the Chateau Louis Hotel on Kingsway Avenue. They have the best Scotch prices in town and even have some single malts bottled for them by Murray McDavid with a limited release of 210 bottles!<BR/><BR/>The local SuperStore has a limited selection of fine wines and single malts but the lowest prices of all.<BR/><BR/>Have fun.............Mahmoud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27657184.post-17415931709151834462009-02-07T11:28:00.000-05:002009-02-07T11:28:00.000-05:00Hi Mahmoud - glad you found it - I may go and get ...Hi Mahmoud - glad you found it - I may go and get some more. Do you work in the wine industry in Edmonton? Any good shops there? I am going there on business quite frequently now.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747056255576335926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27657184.post-17569024707354351522009-02-01T08:03:00.000-05:002009-02-01T08:03:00.000-05:00Just an update.I finally spotted the Tancredi here...Just an update.<BR/><BR/>I finally spotted the Tancredi here in Edmonton, the 2002 vintage. One store had it priced at $38 and another at $30. The best part of the story is that I looked up the brochure I picked up when I was at Donnafugata and see from my tasting notes that I tasted the 2002 Tancredi. I thought it excellent and had given it 90-92 points.<BR/><BR/>Naturally I bought a couple of bottles to cellar. A happy ending.<BR/><BR/>Cheers...............MahmoudAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27657184.post-25546913933682655242008-10-24T15:07:00.000-04:002008-10-24T15:07:00.000-04:00You are the master of the bargain, Marcus! Juicy s...You are the master of the bargain, Marcus! Juicy steak-frites sounds perfect (I'm thinking Entrecote St-Jacques)Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747056255576335926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27657184.post-28914715647590802462008-10-24T01:43:00.000-04:002008-10-24T01:43:00.000-04:00I found this wine for $24 over the summer -- a sin...I found this wine for $24 over the summer -- a single bottle on Parc Ave priced to clear by the manager. I drank it around the same you did with a big juicy steak.Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221624021529319291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27657184.post-23698614952097631712008-10-23T23:33:00.000-04:002008-10-23T23:33:00.000-04:00Ed - Thanks - I will now join one other Quebecer (...Ed - Thanks - I will now join one other Quebecer (wonder who they are...) and just 37 Canucks on the list. Only 6 Aussies there Ed... I rarely find "green" in overripe fruit, just underripe - this was not an overripe wine. Anyway, the Mitolo sounds like a decent backup - I may just send you my full spreadsheet so you can decide.<BR/><BR/>Hi Mahmoud - Quebec is an odd wine market, highly taxed yet with such buying power (monopoly buyer for the highest per capita wine drinkers in North America, and we don't drink local) that they pass down the savings on a bunch of odd items - I'd probably pay two bucks more per bottle than you for some tasty "Yellow Tail", yet save on the Tancredi! You need to fly to Montreal to pick up some wine. We have some of the Tasca d'Almerita offerings here, but not the Rosso del Conte - I may just try one now that you piqued my interest. Cheers!Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747056255576335926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27657184.post-1241644293720248492008-10-23T06:49:00.000-04:002008-10-23T06:49:00.000-04:00What! Tancredi for C$33.75! That is a great price....What! Tancredi for C$33.75! That is a great price. Wish I could get it for that price in Edmonton. I've been to Donnafugata's cellar door and tasted the Tancredi. Don't remember the vintage but it was delicious.<BR/><BR/>The best Nero d'Avola I've had was the 1997 Rosso del Conte by Tasca d'Almerita. It was a few years ago and I haven't seen the wine recently.<BR/><BR/>If anyone can tell me where I can find the Tancredi in Edmonton i would be grateful.<BR/><BR/>Cheers.............MahmoudAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27657184.post-84129460071911382702008-10-23T00:00:00.000-04:002008-10-23T00:00:00.000-04:00Joe,Just back from some retail therapy (only 3 bot...Joe,<BR/><BR/>Just back from some retail therapy (only 3 bottles made it home). I saw the Donnafugata Mille e una Notte - which sells for $A130. . . I'm not sure I'm quite that curious. . .<BR/><BR/>Could not perfectly match you on anything, other than the 05 Mitolo GAM - which I picked up for a future 'rematch'.Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16020445581810054798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27657184.post-4997110301981991412008-10-22T18:49:00.000-04:002008-10-22T18:49:00.000-04:00Joe,Well done on the 100. The name of the wine sou...Joe,<BR/><BR/>Well done on the 100. The name of the wine sounds very rude, and very interesting. <BR/><BR/>In my feeble mind, I find a meat and pea wine (smells at once of meat and something a little green) can mean the grapes have had a very hot vintage, or that they have been left a little too long on the vine.Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16020445581810054798noreply@blogger.com