Skeeter
Reged: 12/20/06
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Since my wife and I are going to St.Barth for our anniversary, I wanted to bring a few special bottles of wine with us. I used to just pack it in my carry on where I knew it would be safe, but I don't think that's permitted anymore.
Anybody have experience with bringing wine in (2-3 bottles)?
Also is there a general rule for corkage at St. Barth restaurants?
Am I better off just saving the stuff for when we get back home?
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JEK
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Loc: Northern Virginia
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Coals to Newcastle. I'd save it for home as you would have to check it due to TSA restrictions and you can find wonderful wines at (still) good prices on the island.
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Skeeter
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Coals to Newcastle. I'd save it for home as you would have to check it due to TSA restrictions and you can find wonderful wines at (still) good prices on the island.
It is the vintage that matters.
We are looking forward to sitting out on our villa's balcony, looking ut to sea, and enjoying grapes that were on the vine when we were getting married.
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tim
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Skeeter,
I'm confident you can find any vintage of grapes on St. Barth in which grapes were growing during your lifetime. I've never seen anyone take their own wine into a resto here.
Let us know what vintage you have in mind, and some of our experts can advise you where to shop for it.
Edited by tim (05/12/08 02:53 PM)
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Skeeter
Reged: 12/20/06
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Tim,
Thanks.
A 1998 Champagne (Pol Roger, Bollinger, or Veuve, but if Dom was available at a reasonable price, I might be interested). That is the one we want to enjoy late in tbe evening with the view.
Also a quality 1998 Bordeaux, pref. right bank. That one we would like to enjoy with a meal, but since we are going with a villa, I just might cook dinner myself.
If those were available at decent prices, it would beat the heck out of transporting it.
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tim
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Skeeter,
This is the first post of this nature since we've had a resto specific forum, and I'm not sure where it belongs, so I put your quest over on the main forum to make sure it gets proper coverage.
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JEK
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Reged: 01/20/04
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Loc: Northern Virginia
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Tim,
Thanks.
A 1998 Champagne (Pol Roger, Bollinger, or Veuve, but if Dom was available at a reasonable price, I might be interested). That is the one we want to enjoy late in tbe evening with the view.
Also a quality 1998 Bordeaux, pref. right bank. That one we would like to enjoy with a meal, but since we are going with a villa, I just might cook dinner myself.
If those were available at decent prices, it would beat the heck out of transporting it.
Skeeter,
Decent is in the eyes of the beholder :-) I suggest you have an island shopper try to procure your vintages for you ahead of time (price checks) and let you know. When are you going? I have a friend who can help.
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JEK
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Skeeter,
Look through the Wall House wine list for an idea of restaurant prices. Several '98s there.
http://www.wallhouserestaurant.com/WHWine.htm
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eddie
Reged: 04/14/04
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Loc: virginia
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Absolutely Wine & St Barth's Wine also list a few '98's.
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KevinS
Reged: 07/23/03
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Loc: Boston
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Absolutely Wine's website is www.absolutely-wine.com
St Barth Wine's website is www.stbarthswine.com
Edited by KevinS (05/12/08 04:27 PM)
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BeachBob1
Reged: 02/18/08
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Skeeter, If the vintage is important then just but it in a wine shipping container or pack it in bubblewrap and FedEx it so SBH. Have it help at Fed Ex and just pick it up. It takes two open days at most to get there. So if shipped on a Monday plan on Wed or Thursday arrival.
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KevinS
Reged: 07/23/03
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Loc: Boston
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Bob's got a point. If you can't get what you want at a reasonable price from either of the above-mentioned sites then consider shipping it. Carrying it will work too, but the wine must be in checked baggage. You've obviously put a lot of thought into this, and have set a high standard. If it's that important to you then do whatever it takes to get it there.
Your "anniversary vintage" idea appeals to me, and you've now got me thinking about wines for my 20th anniversary next year. I may find myself in your exact position in about 11 months. Fortunately, I have two trips to SBH between now and then to work on an on-island wine order.
While I do cook quite well, I prefer not to cook on vacation. I will likely bring in a private chef one night. The cost is not that much different than the cost of dinner in a very good restaurant in SBH. If the idea of a private chef appeals to you then click on Eating & Drinking at the top of the page, and then on Private Chefs. I've used Bernard Javelle before, but there are others listed there too.
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