Garagiste garage sale case

RDH, I ordered one of the $250 cases but never heard either way. A couple weeks after the original offer, thinking I'd missed something, I emailed Niki and she said they weren't done yet. I still haven't heard either way - did you order and get confirmation on yours?

I wrote Niki shortly after getting the e-mail and was told it was sold out. I sent her another e-mail yesterday and she advised that they had no cancellations. It's a bit of a risk to buy wine like that though, especially since I am not a fan of whites (gasp!). There are plenty of specific wines I could buy wth that $250, but it would force me to expand my palate which was the purpose of my inquiry.

I honestly would love to hear from people who bought them when they receive them to find out what is in them.

We were there a week or two ago, and pape du neuf tried to get his case. They said they weren't ready yet.

The e-mail made it sound as if they were boxed and ready to go, at least that's my recollection.

RDH, I thought that too; the language of the original offer seemed pretty clear.

This thread made me curious about whether I got one and since I had not heard from them either way, I emailed Niki again today and she replied that they are still putting together the last few cases and will have confirmations out asap.

I take that as a positive that I might get one; if I do, I'll try and remember to come back here this fall and list what I got.

From the conversations I've had at the warehouse in Seattle, my understanding is that the response to the mystery cases was so large that they decided to compile as much as they could from unpaid or unassigned wines on hand.

Due to the constraints Jon placed on diversity and relative deals, it was taking a long time to assemble and equalize the cases. I don't know how many cases were promised or sold, but they got over 7000 requests.

I'll let you know what kind of grab bag I scored when I'm allowed to pick it up. Odds are that I already own at least one. (See-The Birthday Problem)

Thanks, PdN.

This "Mystery" thing is working out pretty well for Garagiste, it seems.

I'd forgotten all about this. I did order one $250 case but have not heard back yet. Guess I'll wait a day or two to see if I hear from her.

Why would you let someone ship you a case of wine that you don't know? I finally broke down and bought some wines from these guys - I think their business model is excellent in that it's the palate of one person selecting the wine to offer - but I'm still not going to suggest that they send me something I don't know. For the money, I can think of a hundred wines I already know and I'd buy - why let someone else decide what I'll drink? What if it's a whole lot of some offbeat chardonnay that I don't like?

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Originally posted by GregT:
Why would you let someone ship you a case of wine that you don't know? I finally broke down and bought some wines from these guys - I think their business model is excellent in that it's the palate of one person selecting the wine to offer - but I'm still not going to suggest that they send me something I don't know. For the money, I can think of a hundred wines I already know and I'd buy - why let someone else decide what I'll drink? What if it's a whole lot of some offbeat chardonnay that I don't like?

Greg,

If one of the wines in the case is Chardonnay, I hope it is not from my home state.
Each case is supposed to be from 12 different regions, and different countries as much as is possible.

The reason to purchase is the same as if the offering was of a random selection of Joe Dressner, Kermit Lynch, Bobby Kacher, Eric Solomon, or other importer who's taste is well established.
You won't hit gold every time, but the hope is that you will end up with something good that you would have overlooked, and the rest will be within your normal drinking range at a considerable discount.

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Originally posted by GregT:
Why would you let someone ship you a case of wine that you don't know? I finally broke down and bought some wines from these guys - I think their business model is excellent in that it's the palate of one person selecting the wine to offer - but I'm still not going to suggest that they send me something I don't know. For the money, I can think of a hundred wines I already know and I'd buy - why let someone else decide what I'll drink? What if it's a whole lot of some offbeat chardonnay that I don't like?

Anyone purchasing these will already be a fan of Jon and the wines he offers. It's the gambling theory, hoping you will get more than you put in. In this case, you hope you get either wines worth more than you spend, or a broad assortment of wines you already purchased and enjoyed. I considered going for one but I have already spent more on wine in the last six months than I had planned for the year.

Exactly. We've bought enough from Jon to know we are rarely if ever disappointed and we're hoping for good wines at great value. Probably several we wouldn't have a chance to try elsewhere.

One or two we don't care for as much? Oh well. Overall it most likely is going to be a great experience with some very nice wines at discounted prices.

That's why we do it.

Everyone has their different reasons, of course, but mine was to try different regions and wines that I would have never tried. Not a bad price for my wine education. What, maybe the price of one credit hour?

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Originally posted by GregT:
Why would you let someone ship you a case of wine that you don't know? I finally broke down and bought some wines from these guys - I think their business model is excellent in that it's the palate of one person selecting the wine to offer - but I'm still not going to suggest that they send me something I don't know. For the money, I can think of a hundred wines I already know and I'd buy - why let someone else decide what I'll drink? What if it's a whole lot of some offbeat chardonnay that I don't like?

+1. My guess is that it's the perception of a deal. My perception is that the reason they're packaged this way and sold for this price is that the original pricing was too high in the first place.....

yup, +2.

3 decent bottles, 9 more that wouldn't move on it's own.

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Originally posted by Gigond Ass:

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Originally posted by GregT:
Why would you let someone ship you a case of wine that you don't know? I finally broke down and bought some wines from these guys - I think their business model is excellent in that it's the palate of one person selecting the wine to offer - but I'm still not going to suggest that they send me something I don't know. For the money, I can think of a hundred wines I already know and I'd buy - why let someone else decide what I'll drink? What if it's a whole lot of some offbeat chardonnay that I don't like?

+1. My guess is that it's the perception of a deal. My perception is that the reason they're packaged this way and sold for this price is that the original pricing was too high in the first place.....

I'm starting a new company. All you need to do is give me your credit card information. In exchange whenever I feel like it I'll send you some completely random crap from my overstuffed attic.

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Originally posted by wineismylife:
I'm starting a new company. All you need to do is give me your credit card information. In exchange whenever I feel like it I'll send you some completely random crap from my overstuffed attic.

LOL. Got any old coins or maybe vintage sunglasses?

joe's attic.

I have all kinds of crap up there! Everything from old and useless computer equipment to rusted out camping gear to inflatable dolls. OOOPS!!!! Did I just say that out loud?

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Originally posted by TBird:
yup, +2.

3 decent bottles, 9 more that wouldn't move on it's own.

Very unlikely. Keep in mind most of us have bought many many cases from Jon. I have rarely been disappointed. He simply doesn't have 9 bottles for every three that he can't get out the door. What he has is decent wine in numbers that aren't large enough to warrant his normal offering procedure.

His warehouse isn't filled with plonk. I agree with the perception and wouldn't consider the offer from most anywhere else. But I highly doubt I will be disappointed.

But let's wait until delivered and get some opinions at that time.

I received the full case last evening - opening it up was kind of like Christmas. I thought I'd share my wines since people were curious. I haven't had any of them before, so please let me know what you think (I was pleased, and the experience was fun, so I'd do it again):

2000 Louis Roederer Brut Rose Cristal
2004 Cirillo 1850 Old Vine Grenache
2006 Bret Brothers La Clos de Grand Pere
2005 Joh. Jos. Prum Graacher Himmelreich Auslese
2006 M. Sorrel Hermitage Le Greal
1998 Mosconi Bussia Soprana Barolo
2003 Leoville Poyfere
2005 Aleth Girardin Pommard Epenots
2004 Les Clos Perdrycourt
2004 Nikolaihof Steiner Hund Reserve
2004 CdP La Morderee La Reine des Bois
2005 Casanova dei Neri Pietradonice

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Originally posted by insalatacaprese:
I received the full case last evening - opening it up was kind of like Christmas. I thought I'd share my wines since people were curious. I haven't had any of them before, so please let me know what you think (I was pleased, and the experience was fun, so I'd do it again):

2000 Louis Roederer Brut Rose Cristal
2004 Cirillo 1850 Old Vine Grenache
2006 Bret Brothers La Clos de Grand Pere
2005 Joh. Jos. Prum Graacher Himmelreich Auslese
2006 M. Sorrel Hermitage Le Greal
1998 Mosconi Bussia Soprana Barolo
2003 Leoville Poyfere
2005 Aleth Girardin Pommard Epenots
2004 Les Clos Perdrycourt
2004 Nikolaihof Steiner Hund Reserve
2004 CdP La Morderee La Reine des Bois
2005 Casanova dei Neri Pietradonice

what the... there was a bottle of cristal in there??

I'd say that's a pretty darn nice case! How much was it?

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Originally posted by insalatacaprese:


2000 Louis Roederer Brut Rose Cristal
2004 Cirillo 1850 Old Vine Grenache
2006 Bret Brothers La Clos de Grand Pere
2005 Joh. Jos. Prum Graacher Himmelreich Auslese
2006 M. Sorrel Hermitage Le Greal
1998 Mosconi Bussia Soprana Barolo
2003 Leoville Poyfere
2005 Aleth Girardin Pommard Epenots
2004 Les Clos Perdrycourt
2004 Nikolaihof Steiner Hund Reserve
2004 CdP La Morderee La Reine des Bois
2005 Casanova dei Neri Pietradonice

I would buy that for a [250] dollar[s]!

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Originally posted by spo:

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Originally posted by insalatacaprese:


2000 Louis Roederer Brut Rose Cristal
2004 Cirillo 1850 Old Vine Grenache
2006 Bret Brothers La Clos de Grand Pere
2005 Joh. Jos. Prum Graacher Himmelreich Auslese
2006 M. Sorrel Hermitage Le Greal
1998 Mosconi Bussia Soprana Barolo
2003 Leoville Poyfere
2005 Aleth Girardin Pommard Epenots
2004 Les Clos Perdrycourt
2004 Nikolaihof Steiner Hund Reserve
2004 CdP La Morderee La Reine des Bois
2005 Casanova dei Neri Pietradonice

I would buy that for a [250] dollar[s]!

there were 2 cases, one for $250 and another for i think $500 (??)... i'd assume this was the latter, but still a great deal. even if it were $600, the Cristal alone is $400+ retail

In no particular order:
1998 Comtes de Champagne Taittinger Brut Champagne Blanc de blancs
2003 Eugenio Bocchino CELu Barolo
1966 Chateauneuf de Pape La Grappe des Papes
2001 Casanov de Nero Pietradomice Sant" Antino Rosso
2007 Hermitage J Boulin Arenamico
2008 Reisling Smaraed LoibaerBerg
2005 Aleth Giradin Vigneronne Premier Cru Pommard Charmots
2005 AALTO PS Ribera del Duero
2003 Cote Rotie Domaine Jean Michel Stephan
2003 Grand Vin de Leoville Saint Julien Medoc
1981 Sang Reisling Spatlise Eilelsbacher Karthauserhofberg
2004 Y Bordeaux

Took me back to when I was a kid at Christmas!
Hope I got all the pertinent details correct. Did not recognise half of these and am looking forward to trying them out, which was the point of my doing this. (This was NOT the $250 case!)

Wow all I can say is...awesome selection both in terms of variety as well as older vintages. How cool.

just curious, anyone else get these cases? what'd you get??

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Originally posted by jorgerunfast:
just curious, anyone else get these cases? what'd you get??

I missed on this Jorge. Emailed a few times to inquire about status and kept being told they were still allocating and then nothing.

Would have been a nice grab bag surprise and I'm confident I would have been happy with what I got, but oh well.

I too would be interested in what others got.