Who is really cheering the sale of Erath
This seems like a good opportunity to cool the rhetoric here and engage in a rational discussion of what is, after all, a topic of some importance, particularly to those of us who...

Great Valued California Wines Recommendations $10$20 & $20$30 Price Ranges
Scale down your expectations. California is a big state and wine is grown in a lot of areas of the state. You won't experience "all of the great wines California has to offer" in two...

From the sublime to the ridiculous... and in between
Sometimes you get highs and lows in close proximity :). Winewise, this was such a week. The low...

Who is really cheering the sale of Erath
I have watched this thread for a while and wanted to pipe in with my thoughts. I am not 100% against the sale of Erath. I am more worried about how this effects the rest...

Visit to Le Mans
On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 14:32:50 +0100 'lo Nigel, Jasni®res, of course! One of the best kept secrets in the world of whites, and the most northerly of the Loire appellations. Quite close...

76 Eltz, 95 Prado Enea, 96 Vega Sicilia, 70 Taylors
Bill S. I have not had this one, but I do have the Schloss Eltz...

Visit to Le Mans
Congratulations, Le Mans is a beautiful town. Unfortunately it would be so crowded during the...

TN: 3 2001 CdPs, 1 CdR blanc, & a Loire sticky
Our friend Oswaldo invited us for a tasting to 2001 CdPs last night. As always, he was a great host, providing excellent cheeses...

Who is really cheering the sale of Erath
Cole, Why are you trying to make everything we do and say sound negative or in some way sneaky? What is your motive here? What are you really after? Of course we have control over...

Carignan
So, I'm back from the Northern California wine country, schlepping 24 bottles of mostly reds in carry-on baggage. I am especially interested in the less usual (at least...

76 Eltz, 95 Prado Enea, 96 Vega Sicilia, 70 Taylors
Notes from a dinner with friends. 1988 Perrier Jouet Belle Epoque Brut Ros=E9 - the colour...

TN: Lagrein, CdP, Chablis, Macon, Touraine
With an herbed pork tenderloin, cauliflower with parmesan, and brown rice, the 2003 Kellerei Kaltern...

Who is really cheering the sale of Erath
My point using supermarkets and Wal-mart is as follows. First it is cyclical. Independents and...

Who is really cheering the sale of Erath
Hi privates, Well, the corporate consumer landscape looks a lot alike, but I'm hoping to find out from someone - anyone - if they've seen a case where a wine region in the U.S...

Oz tns
Thanks for the notes Martin-Swoop. I drink mostly Oz wine, so I really like it when ppl post Oz notes. Matt S Coincidentally I...

Who is really cheering the sale of Erath
David, I cannot tell you in Wine specific but in virtually every business I can think of today there is mbuttive consolidation where corporate take over the market share. Example: Grocery Stores. Years ago...say...

Corporate vs.Boutique was Erath sale
You say it does not have to be that way but it usually does and will not end here. Monadavi fought the buy...

Corporate vs.Boutique was Erath sale
On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 11:30:02 GMT, "Richard Neidich" This is an interesting point. Two factors govern the ability to...

Who is really cheering the sale of Erath
Hi privates, Good points. By itself, this may not seem like a big thing -- but if more wineries jump on board, especially with many local owners quoted as seeing this as a good...

Who is really cheering the sale of Erath
Hi Cole, I'm glad to find common ground with you on this, because this is something that will take a lot of people's input...

Who is really cheering the sale of Erath
David: I read with interest your reponse to my posting. Clearly, you are pbuttionate about the Oregon wine...

Who is really cheering the sale of Erath
Cole, Thanks for the correction. I'm sure you didn't intend to, but it almost sounds as though you grouped Ste. Michelle...

TN: Dinner at Tru
Ooowwwww! For a fighter pilot to make that directional error is grim! I'd have screwed up Horace Greeley's directions big time. When I was growing up and big enough...

Who is really cheering the sale of Erath
On 6 Jun 2006 21:17:00 -0700, "David Anderson" First of all, let me correct you regarding...

TN: Dinner at Tru
For my birthday, Jean arranged babysitting and took me up to Chicago for a night out. Dinner was a...

TN: Burgs,almostSoave, CdR, rose Champagnes
Sunday we had my parents and another couple over. Ron likes wine, but was in the early "induction" stages of a diet, so I put away the good Cal Cab and...

Winbe en force
Gagner de l'argent facilement et rapidement www.mediabarre.com-cgi-bin-mba.cgi?035404 ou www.winbe.com-membres.inscription.php?parrain=5063910 Moi non plus...

Of wine, politics and the security of isolation on a holiday Monday
Richard Neidich" wrote ............... Obviously, I cannot comment on Australia. NZ depends heavily on agriculture - and we have an almost paranoic atbreastude to the importation of all primary produce. This whole country would be bankrupt if...

Deciphering a German label
Anders T=F8rneskog so a This is all correct for recent wines, but it has not always been the same. There were major changes in how a wine can...

Deciphering a German label
sibeer wrote on Mon, 5 Jun 2006 09:39:48 -0400: I'm sure the majority of readers here are familiar with German wine terms but may I add...

Of wine, politics and the security of isolation on a holiday Monday
On Mon, 5 Jun 2006 17:26:45 +1200, "st.helier" Ahhh, I love to talk about wines, but when you tweak the political nose of an former US military man who coincidentally teaches political science, I've...

Of wine, politics and the security of isolation on a holiday Monday
Way Off Topic: Voting the Bastards out is not an option anymore. G-d himself decreed that...

Aussie Icons for sale...maybe
G'day folks. Having been an avid reader of this forum for many years, I do understand the dislike of folks...

Of wine, politics and the security of isolation on a holiday Monday
privates neidich" wrote ...... Your good wishes are a little premature - As indicated, our thoughts are...

Oz tns
A few Oz wines tasted last week. Prices in Oz dollars. Cheers! Martin Hanging Rock Macedon NV Brut CuvÈe XI - up to $45 - The back label tells us that...

TN: MR82 and others
Hi all celebrating a birthday I found it appropriate to delve into the cellar and get out...

TN: LONG 2006 Wine Cornucopia
Yup. All too often, the rep can't even identify a corked wine. I've almost given up even pointing...

TN: '88 La Lagune, '05 Muga rose
My parents arrived Friday for a short visit. Betsy made trout filled with a spinach-garlic-raisin-pinenut stuffing accompanied by a salad and brown rice. The 2005 Muga...

Advice concerning a US starter and wine accompaniment
On Sat, 3 Jun 2006 16:57:52 -0400, "Joe"Beppe-"Rosenberg" Ahh, Beppe, you should have been with me two...

TN: LONG 2006 Wine Cornucopia
DaleW Yup. All too often, the rep can't even identify a corked wine. I've almost given up even pointing these things out these days. I'd guess that there was a stylistic...


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