OT Salvation Army was Tsunami Disaster A challenge
WARNING, OT Anders, I do think that the SA is pretty efficient as far as administrative costs (though unlike secular...
Order of wines from sweet to dry
Hi This is a grape variety originally grown in Germany and which has spread around the globe. It is picked in various stages...
TN: Slightly Old Notes Giacosa bubbles, old Barbaresco
Apologies for the slightly stale notes from a couple of wines at Thanksgiving dinner with the cousins in Tokyo. I'm going through a project (connected to a New Year's Resolution...
Trivia Quiz #2
It is New Years Eve afternoon; the weather is now fantastic - a mere 25C, a zephyr of a...
TN: wines with chicken "bouillabaisse
Last night a diverse group of friends joined us for a buffet dinner. Betsy made...
Vodka's end
The end of vodka? It may not be the end of vodka but it surly gives the vodka makers a run...
Trivia Quiz
Possible. The reason why I said Veuve is due to the fact, that champagne's oldest still existing producer-importer relationsship is Veuve Clicquot and the...
TN: Pinots, Noir and Grigio
Simply had to tweak you a bit. Although I grew up in Chicago, I've lived (except for several years of military excursions to Europe and Asia) most of my adult...
TN: Dinner Last Week Boillot, Morot, Moulin Touchais
Had dinner at a great French restaurant in Tokyo last week. Restaurant Le Bourguignon served good food, slightly Japan-influenced by way of local ingredients, but always well balanced, well executed, and...
TN: Boxing Day with Family 98 Mugnier Moose, 97 Leoville Barton
At a casual Boxing Day gathering of mostly non-wine geek types. Among the array ordinary Chilean merlot and Aussie shiraz, two interesting wines were opened. **1997 Ch=E2teau L=E9oville Barton - France...
TN: Christmas Dinner
At a gathering at my house of my wife and kids, with my parents (visiting from the US), my cousin's family who also...
TN: Pinots, Noir and Grigio
With vegetarian tacos (guacamole, cheese, lettuce, tomato, salsa, etc.) the 2002 Ca Montini "L'Aristocratico" Pinot Grigio (Veneto). Hey, really unusual bottle. Kind of pyramid...
A "special" Birthday wine
net says... SNIP Susannah, The Roadkill Red is from Colorado Cellars: Colorado's oldest winery - since 1978, featuring Champagne, Port, 12 grape...
Trivia Quiz
Hey, it is holiday season under the summer sun here in New Zealand (telling the truth it is raining dogs and cats) - I am bored, and I have one...
NYT: Small Wineries Being Acquired by Big Names
The New York Times December 29, 2004 MARKET PLACE Small Wineries Being Acquired by Big Names By...
2001 Reignac red question
I picked up three bottles of Reignac red for about $16 each at Costco. I've just started getting interested in wines, so to...
Some Fair Words About German Wines
Hi guys The German section of wines here in our Singapore stores looks somewhat miserable....often hidden at a secluded corner with...
That magical time of the year
Ahh, the holidays, that time of year where one is able to visit their family and find the hidden...
TN: Christmas with friends
Saturday morning we opened our Christmas presents, then I had to go to my office for an hour. When I returned, Betsy was busily making her last batch of spiced nuts. We...
visit to vancouver canada
Bas van Beek Places to eat (my favourites): Sushi: there are hundreds of sushi place in Vancouver. On Robson, try Miko sushi and try the Magurai (tuna in hot mustard suace). If you want...
The Joy of "consumable" Christmas gifts
privates R. Hello privates, Merry Christmas. :) Yep, one of the things I most look forward...
Restaurantonly allocation
I've termed the practice of using a highly desired wine to move other wine as "bundling". Here's how it worked when I represented DeGrazia in Maryland ans worked for the wholesaler...
TN: Loads of cheapies right before Christmas
Thursday Betsy made a chicken recipe with caramelized onions, olives, and sage from a magazine recipe. Andrea Immer suggested a big Zin, but what was sitting on counter...
AussieSydney: Wine Course Recommendations
David E They are some excellent points David. I think that wine being such a fluid excuse...
AussieSydney: Wine Course Recommendations
David E Hello David, Quite often local universities offer short courses on wine. not sure if TAFE is in NSW, but sure there...
AussieSydney: Wine Course Recommendations
Looking at doing a Wine Appreciation-Tasting Course of some sort. Novice level I've narrowed it down to 2 courses. (well of those I could on...
TN Christmas Eve Bubbly
Christmas Eve in Colorado brought a covering of beautiful snow and a wonderful evening at home before the fire place. The morning light will reveal...
OT a tadBook Review "SIRIO
SIRIO The Story of My Life and Le Cirque Sirio Maccioni and Peter Elliott John Wiley and Sons, 2004 Six decades of stuffing food into me, leads me to conclude...
What Wine Would You Most Like To Taste
My wishes are much less specific than several of the responses I've seen here. Those spoiled by years of tasting fine wines professionally or as a perq...
Wine Spectator On Zinfandels
Newest issue of WS rates California Zins. If I ever had doubts about their relationship to selected vintners, they were effectively stilled once and for all. The ratings were so ludicruous that even...
TN: excellent Lafarge, good Cline, soso Qba and Macon
Monday David was home sick from school, and Betsy decided to make her version of comfort food- beef simmered in broth with cinnamon, ginger, and garlic. Usually served over udon, but an empty pantry...
Student Wine Survey
Hospitality Marketing Prof It's for US ppl only. Why do ppl always buttume everyone on the net is American? I was bored enough to do...
3 recent ones
Chateau Brown, Pessac-Leognan, 2001 - blanc A light honey gold color that emits lemon, lanolin, and honeyed-wax on the nose, having parafin and lime-flower with straw in...
Sangria
On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 14:49:09 GMT, "Vincent" I've always viewed sangria as a summer drink, but if it...
Sangria
It just about that time again. For the past 3-4 years, I've been making Sangria. I made it one Christmas...
Wine & Fish
says... All excellent advice, except for any decent American wine in this particular case. After exchange, markups, and very high...
Wine & Fish
Imagine the entirity of the Usenet. That probably covers the gamut of subscribers to this NG. Don't feel bad, as...
TN: first miniholiday party
When we got married 3 years ago Betsy gamely agreed to continue my tradition of a very large holiday...
Suggestions for a Swedish Christmas Eve Dinner
Hello; No you¥re right Anders, particularly the lingonberries which are both sweet, acid, and bitter will kill any vineous beverage known to man. But I...
Deer Memories
Dinner at home with old friends. The raison d'etre of this gathering was some venison - white tail...
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