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Beverage buyer Nolan Freij works through his inbox in San Francisco Wednesday. Cru & Cellar

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Buyer Says He'll Circle Back, Circles Back In 2031

"Are these still available?" buyer asks winery that closed in 2029.

Assuring a hopeful winery representative that the wines were terrific and that he would absolutely circle back once the list refresh was finalized, restaurant beverage buyer Nolan Freij noted that he would circle back Wednesday, in 2031, sources reported. “Hey! Sorry for the delay on this one,” wrote Freij in a scheduled email to be sent in five years, four months, and eleven days after the initial tasting, to a winery that is slated to close in 2029. “Are these still available?” Freij added that he had been meaning to reach out and that things had been crazy.