http://www.gothamist.com/2007/02/22/on_the_plate_up_52.php All comments for On the Plate: Upcoming Food and Wine Events en-us 2007 arts_jen Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:33:04 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss jencarlson@gothamist.com jencarlson@gothamist.com 60 http://www.gothamist.com/2007/02/22/on_the_plate_up_52.php#comment-1071960 http://www.gothamist.com/2007/02/22/on_the_plate_up_52.php#comment-1071960 Comments Sat, 21 Apr 2007 12:08:35 -0500 <p>Dear Pknut, We have been doing a lot of interesting, free events at Bottlerocket which is, I believe, why Gothamist has been happy to list them. Your comment about our 1999 Chateau Tour Simard is both unkind and utterly inaccurate. The 1999 is a current vintage available now from the distributor, not something we've been sitting on (as you noted yourself, we have not been open a year yet.) Traditionally, Bordeaux wines benefit tremendously from age. 2003 was a freak year, because of the terrible heat wave that enveloped France. The grapes were incredibly ripe at harvest and the resulting wines are full of ripe fruit and very approachable now. Of course, many wines are crafted for immediate consumption, but many good wines from Bordeaux lose their rough edges and gain complexity with a little bit of age. Therefore we are very happy to be able to offer that experience to our customers. People are already so confused about wine, you do a disservice to the public adding to the misinformation floating around. And from your post, it sounds like you have had a bad experience with Bottlerocket. If I can address it personally, I would love the opportunity. I am in the store most days and would be happy to talk. We pride ourselves on giving people a great wine buying experience and I would be grateful for your feedback. Tom from Bottlerocket</p> http://www.gothamist.com/2007/02/22/on_the_plate_up_52.php#comment-1019675 http://www.gothamist.com/2007/02/22/on_the_plate_up_52.php#comment-1019675 Comments Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:23:50 -0500 <p>Someone at Bottlerocket, or the store's public relations people, have clearly gotten to Gothamist. Eight separate plugs by Gothamist and the store's only been open, what, eight months now? You give more play to this store than many other worthy wine stores. For the record, '99 Simard is a recommendation that would only reward a retail shop with excess '99 Simard in inventory. (Later releases like the '99 Simard that compete with currently available vintages like 2003 are not necessarilly better vintages just because they have an earlier year on the label.)</p>