Model: Meh One Day Birthday Rosé (Full or Half Case)
Condition: New
Vintage: 2019
Varietal: Zinfandel
Appellation: Sonoma Valley, MacLeod Vineyard
Harvested: October 24, 2019 at 23.6° Brix
Fermentation: Gently pressed with minimal skin contact followed by cold fermentation in stainless steel
Alcohol: 13.5%
pH: 3.7
Total Acidity: 4.3 g/L
This rosé of Zinfandel was grown on rocky exposed soil in the heart of Sonoma Valley. That terroir is reflected in the brilliant red tones found in the glass. The “Wente” selection of Zinfandel yields a riper rosé with bright red fruit flavors and captures the freshness and vibrancy of the vintage. The wine is ideal for barbecue, duck, salmon or anything off the grill. Enjoy chilled all summer long!
Wine is sold by the licensed winery
You must be 21 years or older to order
By placing an order you represent that you are at least 21 years of age
Alcohol cannot be delivered to a PO Box
Someone 21 years or older must be present to sign for the alcohol when it is delivered
We recommend shipping the wine to your business address
If visibly intoxicated upon delivery, you will not be allowed to receive the wine
Void where prohibited by law
Coupon Details
One $25 Coupon will be sent to each account that purchases Meh One Day Birthday Rosé
Coupon will be sent via email no later than July 15, 2022
@Coldwyn
While RS is not stated, I’d be more than amazed it this was at all sweet. Perhaps a perception if it’s ‘fruit forward’, but almost assuredly dry.
@klezman Since MacLeod Vineyard was sold in '20, wondering if this was some residual juice…
CT has '14, '16 and '17 vintages of MacLeod Family Vineyard Zinfandel Rosé.
@Kyeh Thanks, I guess I should’ve figured that out.
What a Meh thing to bring up: “Hey, if you don’t like rosé, just buy 6 or 12 bottles and we’ll give you a coupon for something you might like at Casemates.”
$25 dollar coupon to new customers, but us Kickstarters are SOL? WTF is that?
Make the coupon work for us casemate loyalists, and order will be placed. Otherwise it is almost reverse psychology making me not want to because of the insult.
@KNmeh7 I was hoping that it meant ‘first time customers… this week’ Maybe they could change it to ‘customers who haven’t yet bought 24 cases of wine’. That coupon would work for me… if it gets here quickly.
@capnjb@KNmeh7
For me (and many other Casemates kickstarters I’m sure), it would have to be “customers who HAVE bought over 24 cases” to benefit from the coupon!
24 is oddly specific. Did you specifically check out how many “cases” I have purchased? Why would you pick that number?
I truly have no idea how many orders I have placed on casemates. A lot went to other people, and I have many bottles that you wouldn’t see me having ordered. Hence, caseMATES.
@KNmeh7 Agree with you, regarding the “reverse psychology.” I was irritated enough that I canceled my membership, which had been steady from the launch of Casemates, as a Kickstarter participant.
Maybe it’s irrational, but we are humans and subject (and entitled) to an occasional irrational thought.
Anyway, this has come up on the Casemates forum before, has gone unaddressed, and here we are - I’ll re-join at $6 when something comes up that I like…then cancel…then rejoin some other day. Oy. Could have been avoided by “taking care of” the Kickstarters, IMO.
EDIT: I actually like my little “poop” ex-VMP avatar here…I’ll wear it as a badge of honor.
Is this only Available for AZ; CA; CO; CT; DC; FL; GA; IA; ID; IL; IN; KS; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MT; NC; ND; NE; NJ; NM; NV; NY; OH; OK; OR; PA; RI; SC; SD; TN; TX; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY? Or, since “Wine is sold by the licensed winery” are they on their own for enforcing that rule?
@InFrom@oggusfoo Some of those states may not regulate the private importation of wine below some stated level, or whatever. In the case of Utah and New Hampshire, only the state-run liquor stores have the authority to sell alcoholic beverages by the bottle at all. I don’t know what’s up with the ones like Kentucky, Alabama and Mississippi. This nation’s bizarre crazy-quilt or laws is infuriating.
Another vestige of religious fascism. I suspect the other holdout states are for the same reasons. And the small wineries cannot compete with the Big Drunk industry lobbyists that keep the big money flowing to the incumbents so the political class stays bought and paid for. So much for pro-business, anti-regulation free-market bullshit that comes out of their mouths when they need mouth breathers to vote them back into office for more grifting.
@gman1341@Krystinel@TimW it’s the most corrupt state in the country. All it takes is a little money and anything is possible. JB Pritzker can smuggle a few cases for you under his moobs.
The shipping laws to PA seemingly change daily. Sometimes they can ship to your house, then the next day to your house with adult to sign for it, then it’s only to the state store where they can charge you the 30% markup that they would have gotten, had you bought it there…
Sometimes it matters if it’s a full case or minimum 2 bottles
That’s why I buy my alcohol in New Hampshire. Haha!
WTF… Where’s the can’t ship to Alabama notice? Went thru the whole order process after trying to use a few “share it” discount code (with no luck) only to be told you won’t ship here. Damnit!
@whogots every winery has to go through the regulations and paperwork for every state. Casemates doesn’t actually ship the wine…it comes from the winery.
Specs
Coupon Details
About The Winery
What’s Included?
OR
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Aug 1
/giphy sleep
/giphy underwhelming
@studerc TWSS
That was disappointing.
/giphy disappointing
Is this a dry or sweet wine?
@Coldwyn
While RS is not stated, I’d be more than amazed it this was at all sweet. Perhaps a perception if it’s ‘fruit forward’, but almost assuredly dry.
Meh, I don’t drink wine. Now if you had some meh rum I’d buy that without a coupon bribing me for future purchases.
/giphy cardiac-scarlet-screwdriver
So we’re hiding the real winery now?
@klezman I have the same question.
Perhaps @casemates can clear that up?
@klezman Since MacLeod Vineyard was sold in '20, wondering if this was some residual juice…
CT has '14, '16 and '17 vintages of MacLeod Family Vineyard Zinfandel Rosé.
@klezman I think I’ve got it figured out.
@klezman I found only one comment on CellarTracker, re: the 2017 vintage: “7/6/2019 good for price point. A bit of fruit but definitely not sweet”
I’m considering it. We go through a fair amount of of Rosé. Wish I could find out more about it.
@InFrom @klezman
I’m thinking a 6er as well, or perhaps a case so I can gift some to UPS as well.
@InFrom I’d be up for a few if that helps.
No rat report?
Cool … I was able to use one of my Meh-rathon coupons on this!
/giphy calculating-minty-peanut
IRK Coupon ftw!
/giphy sleepy-sporty-leaf
Tempted, but honestly put off by the promise of a coupon that I can’t use. Not a huge selling point.
@mossygreen And I’m guessing it’s tied to our account, so can’t even give it away to another. Maybe somebody at Meh will clarify it it’s otherwise.
@mossygreen yeah, I’d buy a case if the coupon worked for existing Casemates users as well. It’s def excluding a bunch of folks there.
Cellar Tracker link:
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=4365919
@Foobarski
Likely to be very similar to this earlier vintage
Someone during the meh-rathon nailed it. A case of wine to finish it.
@bfg9000 There was a pretty broad hint dropped over on Casemates this evening. No
needed.
Blek… bring on the meads and tawny ports!
I’d buy if these came with the cool box that you used with woot wine
Did we figure out if this is sweet yet? I don’t like sweet wines so hoping it’s dry.
@silveropal3 I don’t think “sweet rosé” is even a thing.
@silveropal3 @silveropal3
Likely to be very similar to this earlier vintage
@ShotgunX it is. I always have to check rosés to make sure they’re not sweet. Sometimes they’re syrupy sweet.
@rjquillin thanks!
@ShotgunX @silveropal3 It is dry or it is sweet? I actually want it to be sweet! lol
EDIT: Realized I hadn’t uncovered half the comments. This is supposed to be dry. Enjoy yall!
I’m more of a sweet white gal myself.
@Star2236 But what kind of wine do you like?
Just kidding.
@Kyeh
fomo got me
in for a case
Uh… I saw something about a Malbec option, but I’m not seeing it.
@mehvid1
The Malbec is on Casemates.
@Kyeh Thanks, I guess I should’ve figured that out.
What a Meh thing to bring up: “Hey, if you don’t like rosé, just buy 6 or 12 bottles and we’ll give you a coupon for something you might like at Casemates.”
Bummer for those who already bought from Casemates and don’t get the $25 coupon.
@steelersluver
/image no good deed gos unpunished
Meh, so if you bought from casemates before you don’t get the coupon? That doesn’t really make sense
Happy birthday to me. In for 6.
/giphy birthday wine
/giphy tempered-unwilling-paper
@a5meiser That order number giphy is awe some!
Bought a case, figuring it will make a nice weekend for three of us!
$25 dollar coupon to new customers, but us Kickstarters are SOL? WTF is that?
Make the coupon work for us casemate loyalists, and order will be placed. Otherwise it is almost reverse psychology making me not want to because of the insult.
@KNmeh7 I was hoping that it meant ‘first time customers… this week’ Maybe they could change it to ‘customers who haven’t yet bought 24 cases of wine’. That coupon would work for me… if it gets here quickly.
@capnjb @KNmeh7
For me (and many other Casemates kickstarters I’m sure), it would have to be “customers who HAVE bought over 24 cases” to benefit from the coupon!
24 is oddly specific. Did you specifically check out how many “cases” I have purchased? Why would you pick that number?
I truly have no idea how many orders I have placed on casemates. A lot went to other people, and I have many bottles that you wouldn’t see me having ordered. Hence, caseMATES.
@KNmeh7 I’m at 23
@KNmeh7 Agree with you, regarding the “reverse psychology.” I was irritated enough that I canceled my membership, which had been steady from the launch of Casemates, as a Kickstarter participant.
Maybe it’s irrational, but we are humans and subject (and entitled) to an occasional irrational thought.
Anyway, this has come up on the Casemates forum before, has gone unaddressed, and here we are - I’ll re-join at $6 when something comes up that I like…then cancel…then rejoin some other day. Oy. Could have been avoided by “taking care of” the Kickstarters, IMO.
EDIT: I actually like my little “poop” ex-VMP avatar here…I’ll wear it as a badge of honor.
Is this only Available for AZ; CA; CO; CT; DC; FL; GA; IA; ID; IL; IN; KS; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MT; NC; ND; NE; NJ; NM; NV; NY; OH; OK; OR; PA; RI; SC; SD; TN; TX; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY? Or, since “Wine is sold by the licensed winery” are they on their own for enforcing that rule?
@oggusfoo It means the winery has licenses to ship to customers only in those states.
@InFrom @oggusfoo Some of those states may not regulate the private importation of wine below some stated level, or whatever. In the case of Utah and New Hampshire, only the state-run liquor stores have the authority to sell alcoholic beverages by the bottle at all. I don’t know what’s up with the ones like Kentucky, Alabama and Mississippi. This nation’s bizarre crazy-quilt or laws is infuriating.
@InFrom @oggusfoo @werehatrack
Alabama has restricted sales of any alchoholic beverages to state-run ABC stores.
Another vestige of religious fascism. I suspect the other holdout states are for the same reasons. And the small wineries cannot compete with the Big Drunk industry lobbyists that keep the big money flowing to the incumbents so the political class stays bought and paid for. So much for pro-business, anti-regulation free-market bullshit that comes out of their mouths when they need mouth breathers to vote them back into office for more grifting.
@mike808
Wrong. They changed that a few months back. BUT each winery has to file to deliver direct to the customer.
That’s a terrifying sundress.
Doesn’t ship to IL
They won’t ship to IL!!!
same. I went to buy a case. @Krystinel
@gman1341 @Krystinel @oggusfoo @InFrom
The shipping laws are truly Byzantine.
Free The Grapes
@gman1341 @Krystinel Illinois apparently has some of the worst regulations. U see many times on Casemates that wineries don’t ship to Illinois.
@gman1341 @Krystinel @TimW it’s the most corrupt state in the country. All it takes is a little money and anything is possible. JB Pritzker can smuggle a few cases for you under his moobs.
“One Day Birthday Rosé?” Seems like a lot to drink in one day, but okay.
@ravenblack
Florida man…
@pseudogourmet98 @ravenblack
Only in Florida. Know your limits.
This is a real billboard in Inverness, FL.
It reads “Getting drunk is never an excuse. She’s your daughter. Not your date. We’re calling incest out.”
What’s up with no shipping to Illinois?
@ellen3kay apparently there are terrible complicated regulations to ship wine to Illinois.
Couldn’t resist, got a case
/giphy bogus-mute-mushroom
The shipping laws to PA seemingly change daily. Sometimes they can ship to your house, then the next day to your house with adult to sign for it, then it’s only to the state store where they can charge you the 30% markup that they would have gotten, had you bought it there…
Sometimes it matters if it’s a full case or minimum 2 bottles
That’s why I buy my alcohol in New Hampshire. Haha!
/giphy expert-poised-top
/giphy itchy-sly-stove
WTF… Where’s the can’t ship to Alabama notice? Went thru the whole order process after trying to use a few “share it” discount code (with no luck) only to be told you won’t ship here. Damnit!
In for a case. Figured at that price, can’t go wrong!
Why doesn’t Casemates sell to Alabama? It’s legal now with a $200 license… surely that’s chump change.
@whogots every winery has to go through the regulations and paperwork for every state. Casemates doesn’t actually ship the wine…it comes from the winery.
@TimW So now it’s on a …
case by case basis.
sigh
@whogots ha! Figuratively and literally!!
I hope I can gift the coupon to someone, but in for a case.
/giphy unequal-nominated-orc
My half case was delivered this week and I tasted some last night. Verdict: decidedly meh. I guess I should have expected nothing more.