Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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The Jets still have to play Indi and Cinci which I can't see them winning. I'm not even sure they can beat Atlanta. I would predict the Jets end 7-9 (maybe 8-8). The only team the Pats should have trouble with is Jacksonville and I think they're playing in Foxboro where the Pats are 6-0. Miami has t...

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RE: cooking with corked wine. I agree it doesn't really make sense, but empirical evidence suggests the TCA is no longer detectable in the finished dish. I've heard this from multiple people, so I think something must be going on that we just don't understand. Of course, I'm not brave enough to try ...

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I agree with the ok to cook with. You''re boiling the wine in the cooking process anyway and this bottle would still probably be better in the dish than a really cheap bottle of plonk. I've heard that even corked wines are ok to cook with. The cooking process appears to get rid of the TCA, although ...

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In reviewing my cellar composition lately I've discover that my tastes have officially changed and I've been lured over the ocean from CA to Brdx. "Patience my friend. In time he will seek *you* out, and when he does, you must bring him before me. He has grown strong. Only together can we turn...

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The psychologists will tell you that it is very difficult to eliminate subconscious influence in situations like this, but it's hard to deny your own senses. And in the end, aren't your own senses what wine appreciation is all about? Maybe I’m just in a philosophic mood this morning, but if you enj...

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We had an awesome time the rest of the weekend, it was really great to finally meet the Massachusetts BWEers Mike and Andy and their lovely spouses, Susan and Lisa. As mentioned above, we had to subject them to a secret whoopie pie initiation that will from this point forward become a mandatory haz...

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an after-midnight hazing ritual of the new BWE inductees in the darkness that, well, it's secret of course, but let's just say it involved a hooded ceremony and whoopie pies.... Oh dear... Who took their pants off this time? I'm not saying, but at least they were wise enough not to be caught on cam...

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Give me 8 minutes. Nice one. Lisa and I both had a great time in BoothBay. Our thanks to everyone, especially Jim for organizing and letting us use his room as party central. Popham beach was absolutely gorgeous. It was great to meet everyone. Looking forward to the next one, especially one in Main...

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I can't say that I had any clear favorites. I think I was too focused on evaluating the wines for village, vintage and which one was a higher predigree so I didn't "just enjoy" the wines. I totally messed up on years. I also thought the first flight was older than it was and that competely...

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I was first out this game and frankly it isn't fun going out early. I became permenant dealer for one of the tables just so I had something to do. Once a few more people get knocked out we usually start up a low cost side game or play Wii or PS3.

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The gift was much appreciated but really not neccessary. It was no trouble at all.

Andy

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We'll have to see how the Domaine de Chevalier is doing tonight. Dan (my older son) and I finished off the last glass of the Le Bon Pasteur and Haut Brion yesterday and they were both singing. Very different styles, but both really nice and no sign of fading on either of them. Rob and Susan, sorry w...

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Thanks for the note Susan. It was great meeting you and Rob. I can't believe the night flew by like that. I didn't realize how late it was getting, I was so caught up in the conversation (and wines).

See you up in Maine.

Andy

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It may hold its own. I don't think 2000 was a particularly stellar year in Germany, but I don't really know how well Prum did. I guess it depends on which Prum it will be matched with.

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Lisa and I won't be able to make it up that early, but don't let that change anything. Lisa's not into lobster anyway (I know, sacrilege).

Andy

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Corr wrote: Agree to disagree?

Corr

Of course. It's all good.

I should take another trip up to FL sometime. It is a great area.

Andy

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I spent a lot of time in California wine country in graduate school and don't have the same reaction to CA wines - they just don't taste unique to me. Corr While I agree that they may be in-line (or better) with Cali and Washington State Rieslings for QPR, that's not really my benchmark for Rieslin...

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It was a fun weekend, even though it took nine hours to drive there and back from New York. Finger Lakes is a young wine region, with a lot of 'boutiquey' or small scale wineries, and has a lot of potential. The prices are generally not competitive...a lot of the wines they will try to sell you in ...

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Jim - I wish I could make it up for Thursday night, sounds like a lot of fun. It's just not possible. I'm sure we'll find some opportunity to drink well in BoothBay Harbor. Susan and Rob - Susan & Michael and Lisa & I are good to go Sunday the 6th. It looks like my house is our best option, ...

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It doesn't look like Smuggler's Cove Inn does dinner (only breakfast), but do they have any facility we could use to grill up some meat one night? They may be accommodating since it’s kind of off season.

Andy

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Hi everyone, I have been lurking in the weeds on this event and it is now looking like Susan and I will actually be able to get babysitting so we can come up to Boothbay for Friday and Saturday nights. We still have to get a reservation at the hotel and all that, but it is looking like a go! Michae...

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Sorry I hadn't responded yet. Too much going on recently. Lisa and I are in for the weekend at Boothbay Harbor / Smuggler's Cove Inn. Unfortunately, we can't swing getting up to Lewiston for the Thursday dinner due to work commitments. I think there are a couple of others from Boston that are still ...

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Mrs V is planning a business dinner in September for around 25 folks who will be staying at the Jury's back bay hotel at stuart and barkely streets. The venue must be within walking distance. Three places have been recommended: Davios, Mustard, and Grill 23. Which has the best food and a decent lis...

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That was a great line up Michael. It was a shame about the two corked bottles, but the rest of the line up was just great to drink and we certainly didn't go thirsty.

Thanks for putting it together.

Andy

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I opened another of the '73 Pape Clement yesterday and it was just like the first bottle. A hint of the green pepper, but otherwise a nicely aged, although on the lighter side, elegant, complex Bordeaux. My son and I polished off the bottle with ease. So far, 2 out of 3 the bottles showed well - not...

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I'm sure, though, that criminal culpability is not dependent on the fortuity of whether or not you can eventually pay the bill. But it might. Just thinking out loud here, but if a business accepts funds from a customer and puts those funds into an escrow account until the wine is secured and paid f...

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Wow 8 - 0 for the Sox. That is just amazing. Who would have believed that was possible.

Hope I didn't just jinx the Sox.

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Rieslingfan wrote:Frank,

The fact that you are comparing eBob to North Korea just shows that you have taken the entire situation way out of proportion.

Rieslingfan wrote:Well thanks for the fun guys. I hope you truly enjoy your hollow feeling of moral superiority.

Ciao.

Wow, now who is taking the entire situation to seriously.

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Sounds delicious, and in keeping with our BWE discovery of excellent quality, underrated 1996 Bordeaux. I think I should be test drinking my ' 89 Baron as well. Probably a good idea. I've never had the '89, but I've been hearing some good things about it lately. Unfortunately, I don't have any as I...

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Nice Notes Michael. Concerning the 1973 Chateau Pape Clement Pessac-Leognan - man I was so happy when we opened that bottle. I picked one with a lower fill and it was really nice. I patted myself on the back for making such a wise purchase. :) Then Peter opened one and it was just an oxidized mess. ...

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most of the ebob outcasts have moved to winebeserker.com. I invited Daniel Posner (recently banned from ebob land) over here-good guy ITB with whom I have dealt. I think MS's days are numbered as moderator or at least his powers will be reduced. He's upset a whole lot of folks, many of whom are WA ...

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Speaking of Icons, B B King is coming around this summer - I'm seeing him in August.

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They handled this situation unbelievably stupid at the WA and Squires is as unfairly dominant as he has always been, but I don't see any reason why this will not blow over very soon. That is, if there is something to really blow over since nothing really happened. The ethical infringements were ver...

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I think the big difference is we have a Benevolent Dictator on this board. They have an RD (Repressive Dictator). Dan Posner did indeed get locked out of the Squires Board, per his comments on another board. Why he was locked out is really anyone's guess because he was not told or notified. After th...

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Andy, I think Neal Martin has recognizable palate preferences and is quite consistent in his notes, much as Parker is. To me, that makes him a reliable and useful critic. When I said he's not a heavyweight, I meant in terms of his ability to drive purchases and prices. I wasn't discounting his seri...

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quote="JimHow"]And of course I don't mean every single person on the Squires site, just most of them. [/quote] I don't even think it's most of the people, but the people on Squires board that are like that - post a lot. They post on a lot of threads and they post the same comments over and...

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Jim, Please count me in, but most likely just Friday-Sunday. It will be hard to get away on Thursday since it's a short week already. Susan, I'm sure we (the Boston based BWE'ers) can put something together to welcome you and Rob to Boston. Let me know when your plans firm up. There are a few places...

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Hey Paul,

Maybe the same people, but a different location. This place is in Billerica and has only been open for a few years but I think they had a place somewhere else before (maybe Wilmington). BTW, not really BYO.

Andy

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Living in the US, you are, of course, far more aware of market trends than I am. I wouldn't go that far... It's just the younger people I drink with don't even talk much about Bordeaux. They may enjoy it when someone opens a bottle, but they are much more into Cali Cult and mailing list wines and h...

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Let's not forget too that there are up and coming generations of wine consumers, who perhaps weren't buying the 2000s, as well as loads of people getting married or having babies in 2005. For them, a great vintage from a benchmark year is of great interest. I guess my question is, is the new genera...

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