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  <id>576062</id>
  <title>Cardenal Mendoza jerez brandy  - bay area retailers?</title>
  <published_at>Sat Nov 29 16:35:22 -0800 2008</published_at>
  <post_count>5</post_count>
  <board>
    <id>1</id>
    <name>San Francisco Bay Area</name>
  </board>
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    <post>
      <post>
        <level>0</level>
        <id>4208797</id>
        <content>Hi Chowhounds:

I'm looking for a bay area liquor store that has Cardenal Mendoza Spanish brandy.   K&amp;L and BevMo don't seem to stock it.  I'd like to start trying out the Jerez brandies, had a delicious few glasses in Costa Rica during a recent vacation.  Any tips?  </content>
        <published_at>Sat Nov 29 16:35:22 -0800 2008</published_at>
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        <user>
          <id>244390</id>
          <name>hotlipshoagie</name>
        </user>
      </post>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>1</level>
      <id>4209287</id>
      <content>Have you called Spanish Table to see if they carry it? </content>
      <published_at>Sat Nov 29 23:22:43 -0800 2008</published_at>
      <parent_id>4208797</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>10264</id>
        <name>rworange</name>
      </user>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>2</level>
      <id>4211042</id>
      <content>No luck, they carry only wines.  I'll try a few more liquor stores and report back if I find any.</content>
      <published_at>Sun Nov 30 23:59:58 -0800 2008</published_at>
      <parent_id>4209287</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>244390</id>
        <name>hotlipshoagie</name>
      </user>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>1</level>
      <id>4211048</id>
      <content>Beltramo's in Menlo Park shows it on its website,
http://www.beltramos.com/istar.asp?a=6&amp;id=304020</content>
      <published_at>Mon Dec 01 00:07:30 -0800 2008</published_at>
      <parent_id>4208797</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>10039</id>
        <name>Melanie Wong</name>
      </user>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>1</level>
      <id>4212329</id>
      <content>Interesting, as I've frequently bought it at BevMo in the past.

Be that as it may, D&amp;M on Filmore in SF has it on their website -- see http://www.dandm.com/category_products_list.php?cPath=23_78&amp;cat=brandy&amp;subcat=Imported+Brandies</content>
      <published_at>Mon Dec 01 13:01:36 -0800 2008</published_at>
      <parent_id>4208797</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>28122</id>
        <name>zin1953</name>
      </user>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>2</level>
      <id>4212588</id>
      <content>Thanks for the tips - I'll check out Beltramo's and D&amp;M.  Just checked again on the BevMo site, no dice.  They do not list it as an out-of-stock item either, so perhaps it has been discontinued (or the web site is incorrect).  Beltramo's also has Gran Duque D'Alba Jerez Brandy, which is next on my list to try.

The D&amp;M buying club also looks great, thanks again!</content>
      <published_at>Mon Dec 01 14:23:26 -0800 2008</published_at>
      <parent_id>4212329</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>244390</id>
        <name>hotlipshoagie</name>
      </user>
    </post>
  </posts>
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