Jim Chen

8.9

Yummy — every day Tuesday wine that can age! My last bottle of ‘14. Still tasty! Slight consolation for LIV. — 6 years ago

Severn G

8.9

It's officially Spring in New England, as witnessed by the 4-6" of snow still covering our property. 🤨
This means it's chimnea time again 🔥 and I've collected some snow into a sizeable mound to act as our outdoor chill station for hopefully the next 6 weeks or so 🤞.
Today's theme is wines we can drink slightly colder and still have some appreciating quality.

Toasty brioche spread with a dollop of warm sugared butter, yum. We could drink this all afternoon. It was a comp bottle from our local 5 🌟 AAA restaurant after they gave my wife's coat to another lady, following an extensive wine dinner. It was of minor consolation on a chilly and snowy December night. We did get the coat back the following afternoon, and it was accompanied by this bottle. We're only a short drive from the restaurant, so the bottle was palatable then, and now. — 8 years ago

Emmanuel Cazes

8.9

Un peu trop boisé au début, puis le vin prend le dessus — 9 years ago

Jeffrey Long

9.2

Consolation for being robbed by a missing Draymond Green. Layers of cassis and tobacco. Initially with well structured tannins, but fading with air time. — 9 years ago

P

9.5

Paired it with Red fish broccoli and broad bean salad, and reading 'where's wally'? — 10 years ago

Mark Kosmicki

9.0

Although the last vintage blackcap is unbeatable to me, this is a good consolation prize. — 10 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.5

Awesome...but only a small consolation after MSU lost to Wisconsin 64-63.😡 — 6 years ago

with Phil

Roman Sukley

10

So tonite, I’m enjoying two great artists: Miles Davis, “Kind Of Blue,” 1959, and Manfred Krankl, “Poker Face,” 2004. My all-time favorite Jazz recording (consolation prize to Chet Baker), and my knock down, drag out, unwavering all-time favorite Non-barrel aged SQN Syrah. Fairly bold statement, right? Plenty of great SQN Syrah over the years. But none that over-stimulate the olfactory senses, and catapult the taste buds to warp speed every single time I pull the cork. 15.5% alcohol. Impenetrably dark, opaque, achromatic, inky, motor oil appearance. Off the charts aromatic exhibition of incense, spice box, black pepper, Blackberry liqueur, wet stones and floral notes. Similar palate profile. Definitely fruit driven complexity, but less noticeable oak this time along with some developing nuances of mushroom, forest floor and roasted game. Pure silk texture. Positively chewy. Concentrated and dense, yet subtle and nuanced. A huge wine that’s light on its feet. Stopwatch still running on the finish. Miles and Manfred. Always pushing the envelope, but still instantly recognizable styles. Art transcends genres. “Dedicated to M’s adopted Brother.” — 8 years ago

Jeffrey Long

9.1

Nice but no consolation for a very sad Warriors defeat. — 9 years ago

with Mircea, Jarad and 2 others

Alia Connor

8.9

Igor did pretty well on his consolation prize. At Djuret. — 10 years ago

Paul Costigan

Founder Courtier Wines

9.2

1995: The "Oh well, why not" consolation prize wine, opened to keep the conversation going. Classic La Mission nose, very supple and approachable on the palate. Vaporized a bit quickly on the finish, yet wrapped up the evening nicely with a little breeding. — 10 years ago

with Michael

Emmanuel Cazes

9.1

Consolation sur de petites cailles — 11 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.2

Stupid young, but accessible with a long decant. Not likely the vintage to make old bones, but the consolation is that the ripe red and black cherry fruit and (relatively) soft structure make this thoroughly enjoyable in the short term. — 8 years ago

Felicity Ferguson

9.4

Glorious. 1985 vintage. — 8 years ago

Frank Chen

8.9

Nice strong beer balanced very well ...had in conference room w/ owner in Woburn....9.6% alcohol — 9 years ago

Gary Westby

Champagne & Sherry buyer K&L Wines

9.8

Sometimes a man likes to drink a beer in a glass with a soccer ball shape on the top. I am missing the euro cup, but this tasty beer is good consolation. — 9 years ago

Chris Bensick

9.2

Consolation for last night's petite sirah. Drying out a bit but very savory nonetheless. 12% abv. Up yours, Parker! — 9 years ago

Andrew Brenner

9.1

Berries and acid. A tasty consolation to probably not winning the Powerball. — 10 years ago

Sue Mohle

9.4

White chocolate dusted cherries after 1 day open — 10 years ago

Lya Edwards

9.3

Consolation prize. — 12 years ago