Glad to hear it! Were you able to find it locally in MA?

Hadn't heard of it so thanks! I'll try to track it down.

Yes, both sender and receiver need Amazon Payments accounts.

Thanks Scott. I was just leafing through the latest issue and saw the the tasting portion of the New York Wine Experience this fall is $250pp. Might be a good chance to meet up if we can swing it!

Hi Ed! We had a nice but brief chat with whomever was pouring the Flowers there that evening. Not sure if it was Jason. Flowers is a great Pinot Noir brand though. I was thinking, if there was such thing as a "premium steakhouse Pinot Noir brand", Flowers would be one of the first that comes to mind.

I'd say the 50/50 hype to quality ratio sums it up. No burger and fries experience can be *that* good, right? What's impressive is when places like this maintain long lines for years. For example, we recently stopped at an In-N-Out in Carlsbad, CA on a weekday afternoon at 1:30. The drive-thru line was out the parking lot! Amazing. I'd like to be on the receiving end of that cashflow.

Looking forward to your thoughts on Shake Shack!

It is unusual, but I was thrilled when I saw it on the menu because I've enjoy CA Cab Franc in the past and it's typically not very affordable. I wonder if maybe I got a bottle from the night before that was under a stopper? I might have to try again.

Looking forward to your thoughts if you stop in!

Thanks for the tip on the Shroom Burger, Rick! A friend coincidentally mentioned that as a good play as well - I'll look forward to visiting again.

I haven't tried another bottle of this though I'm sure if I had some on hand I would have opened at least a couple of them. For me this wine is a great value every time.

No. Looks like it's hardly available at retail at all. Mostly mailing list only and try to finagle a way to get it here! :)