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tim

Great warm-up with Dani and Joel! I decided at the last minute to bring the 55 Pape Clement as the fill was low and I didn't want to risk traveling with it. The wine was really excellent despite the low shoulder fill. The nose was stunning, powerful, structured. It fell a little flat on the palate, ...

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Love the empty Ausone bottle in the back, great memories!

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are we limiting the blind tasting to six?

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I think I need to bail on Thursday, was trying to make it work but need to just do Friday and Saturday.

Ian, let me know if there is any issues for it.

Thanks,

Tim

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Starter: Burrata
Main: Lamb
Side: Potatoes
Dessert: Cheeses

Canape: wild mushrooms

tim

Bon Anniversaire BWE! And thank you Jim, our BD, for taking the plunge all those years ago.

And welcome Will! It is the combination of new members and old timers that keep this community vibrant!

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That works, thanks Ian.

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What was the conclusion of the start time? I have a couple of work meetings that I need to do, so trying to juggle times.

Thanks

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I'm in for Thursday

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Have you read the book Vins de Feu by Frankel? A very interesting book about volcanic wines. Unfortunately only in French as I recall (at least that is my version).

tim

First time in the Auction market for awhile. Splurged on a bunch of stuff, some seem solid, some more risky: 93 Blanc de Lynch Bages 81 Haut de Smith 99 Esprit de Chevalier 2012 Oratoire de Chasse Spleen 2012 Relais de Dufort Vivens 95 Pagodes de Cos 75 Batailley 75 La Violette 75 Talbot 7? Chateau ...

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Please remove my +1, it will just be me.

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This is difficult... Removing any first growths or equivalent 1. Pontet Canet (no surprise there) 2. Lynch Bages 3. Branaire Ducru 4. La Conseillante 5. VCC 6. Leoville Las Cases 7. Sociando Mallet 8. Haut Maco 9. Suduiraut 10. Montrose or Cos d'Estournel (tie) I guess the last one is cheating but t...

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Looks good Ian. I'm really bummed that 67 Pall Mall bailed on us, not a good experience.

My mystery guest is still tbd, I'll see if I can get a confirmation this weekend.

Looking forward to this! Need to pick out my wines... hmmm

tim

I'm with Ed on the ordering.

And I've had many spectacular Latour. The only reason that Haut-Brion beats it is that it is more consistent in off years.

Then again, I have had many fewer Lafites. Perhaps if more showed up at BWE events, I'd have a better feeling for it

tim

Question: for Friday, 67 Pall Mall cannot accommodate our number, but they can do it Thursday. Would anyone object to switching the Anything But Bordeaux to Thursday night and having the Italian Friday night?

Otherwise, we can look for a different venue for Friday.

Cheers,

Tim

tim

I watched it. Definitely targeting a different demographic, and there are lots of parts that are just cringeworthy. (spoilers ahead...) There has been a lot of criticism of the stereotypes, but from my observation, many if not most of the stereotypes of living and working in France are spot on. Same...

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Happy New Year all!

Looking forward to a better 2023!

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Felicitations Nicolas et Marie-Claude!

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Can you put a +1 for me, to be confirmed?

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Congrats Nick! Train tickets purchased, hotel reserved (Doubletree, right near the Hilton). Now need to pick out which wines to bring

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My two favorite regions for approachable young Burgundy are Savigny Les Beaune and Ladoix. Both have had excellent QPR in my experience, across multiple domains. But my heart is in Volnay and Pommard. Most of the Volnay and Pommard 1er Crus are fantastic. On the Volnay side, Taillepieds, Santenots a...

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Reviewing this thread, it looks like we are currently at a max of 12 BWE attendees? 1. Ian ( confirmed ) 2. Jim ( confirmed ) 3. Patrick ( confirmed ) 4&5. MichaelP and Nalan ( confirmed ) 6&7. Ed and Lisa ( confirmed ) 8. Tim ( confirmed ) 9. Alex ( confirmed ) 10. Joel ( probable ) 11&...

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While it is a crazy way to decide a tie, on the other hand it really does demonstrate the strength of the entire team versus just two players. Yes, it is dependent on the goalkeeper and some luck, but it is also a testament to the skill of the five that take the shots.

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I am confirmed, still need to buy my train ticket.

Any thoughts to a hotel? There are a couple of hotels near Ian’s place that are usually good value for London.

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I'm in. No travel plans for March.

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Happy thanksgiving!

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A well deserved honor! Looking forward to some amazing selections in the coming years.

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Thank you all! This is very useful info.

tim

I agree that, in general, the system goes way too far in sentencing for non-violent crimes. That being said, in this case and in the case of Madoff, factoring in the people impacted is an important component of the sentence. She destroyed a lot of people's lives. Her lack of empathy for her victims ...

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Question for the endless depth of knowledge on this forum: Is there a technical requirement for a Sauternes to be considered a Creme de Tete? Or is it just something like a reserve that a Chateau can designate for a particular bottling? Why is it that only a few properties create a Creme de Tete? Th...

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I am all out. FIFA needs to be reformed. Ignoring human rights to allow Qatar to host the games is crazy. We laugh at the whole alcohol fiasco but it is really quite serious. Supporting this event enables the worst of human rights abuses. (and I did my best to stifle the swear words that I feel abou...

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That's a young wine to have such a weak cork.

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Timmy McCracken, the most liberal BWEer on this site, by the way, thinks Mike Pence is the cat's meow. Ha, well I don't think I am the most liberal BWEer here, and I despise Pence's policy positions. I just praise what he did on 1/6, and specifically not leaving the capitol when it was under attack...

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Sounds good! I'll be up for a trip to London, it's been too long!

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Wow, looks like an amazing night! Wish I could have been there, but was on a plane back to the motherland. Looking forward to the next BWE in France!

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Would love to go, but apologies that I cannot make it. Will be headed to Paris end of October. Working on moving back. And between that and lots of work and personal crises, a DC trip isn't in the cards this year.

Miss y'all.

tim

For those that have the stomach for it, here is a transcript of one of the recordings of Depp/Heard, some of which was played at trial.

I don't recommend reading or listening.

https://annsilvers.com/blogs/news/johnn ... transcript

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Ha I just went on the NYT site, where Michelle Goldberg called it a travesty... https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/02/opinion/amber-heard-johnny-depp-verdict.html Is there any word on whether she is going to appeal? He seemed awfully abusive slamming those kitchen cabinets while finishing off his morn...

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I agree with you Jim that the adoration over Depp's legal team, especially Camille, is overblown. Though I don't agree about the "most legal experts" comment (at least not the ones I've read). One of the big lies that is being propagated right now by the radical press is that the backlash ...

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