Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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I'm mostly on a wine buying freeze, but a couple of my wines-of-my-lifetime came up and I couldn't resist:

1968 Vega Sicilia Unico (magnum)
1947 Chateau Margaux
1947 Clos Fourtet
1945 Leoville Las Cases
1926 Latour
1916 Latour
1900 Chateau Margaux

Ah the French auction market...

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Do you have enough glasses?

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A place called Oktobre in the Latin Quarter. Was just a random selection that looked good. Turned out to be excellent. We had some drinks and snacks beforehand at Ambassade de Bourgogne. We selected a bottle of Forey Petit Monts 2022. Jim liked it more than I did, even though I selected it. I though...

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Fun night at dinner with Jim this evening. Some excellent Burgundy wines and fantastic food. Looking forward to the next one!

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Friday or Saturday work.

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Yes please.

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Haven't been around in awhile, but wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. Was supposed to be visiting the family in the US but had to cancel due to Covid. So ended up doing a quiet Thanksgiving with a Guinea Hen in Paris. But wanted to wish everyone glad tidings.

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we are trying to book as many Michelin restaurants in Paris and Bangkok as possible It is not Michelin starred, but try Perception (https://www.restaurant-perception.com/). Been there twice, highly recommended. Best wines seem to be on the Italian side though. And of course if you have time to meet...

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Happy birthday Ed!

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So sorry to hear this Joel. My sincere condolences.

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The lineup

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I value BWE.

At work, we have a guiding principle of “assume positive intent.” I’d suggest that would be a good principle to apply here. Law is an adversarial system, wine shouldn’t be.

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Happy Anniversary! great way to celebrate!

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Trump likes to be fawned over but he doesn’t like to be upstaged. I doubt Vivek will get the VP nod. I am betting on Kari Lake.

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I have some (many) experience with China despite never visiting there myself. A few observations: 1. Chinese people are extremely proud of their history and their place in the world. They don't want to be the US. They want to be China. 2. Chinese people tolerate their system of government, not becau...

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I'm curious: did they retry any of the hung jury trials?

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Why are these prosecutions so important? Trump has been living in the world of facts don't matter for so long that he has become adept at ignoring the rules completely. For him, there are no rules, only power. Courts are different, they have rules. And criminal courts are different than civil courts...

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Also, Jim, I completely agree with you about the political ramifications of this. There is no doubt that these prosecutions will motivate his base and drive voter turnout on the right. And I also agree that people are not equal under the law. Prosecutors have discretion about who they charge and whe...

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The man literally tried to overturn a Presidential election he lost. Do I think Clinton or Dubya committed crimes? Not in the same sense, no. And Trump committed many many many more crimes than the ones he was charged with. Fraud, sexual assault, bribery, the list is endless. Other countries are not...

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The mug shot needed to be taken to demonstrate that status does not put you above the law. I don't think the left is gloating at all. The left doesn't believe that Trump will be held accountable for his crimes. He will get away with it. Populism often comes at the expense of the law. The fact that G...

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I got it. Didn't lose smell or taste. Just lost my voice and had a horrible cough (no fever).

But then got an inner ear infection a few weeks later that had me in bed for almost a week.

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Ugh. Talk about peer pressure, just bought a case. Which is the first case of wine I've purchased in... geez, a year at least? Maybe a couple years.

BWE, the site for wine purchase enabling.

And fwiw, $32.50 a bottle in France.

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I don't believe he answered the St Julien question...

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If Trump is convicted (and I believe there is a high likelihood of that happening), he will not go to jail pending appeal. And the appeals process will take a long time.

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The threat of a nuclear war was a threat to the planet and life as we know it, so the US would cease to exist. But I find Trump being re-elected to be far more likely than nuclear Armageddon is or was, even in the 60s (though I did not live through that time). His re-election would destroy the U.S. ...

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I am less confident than either of you. Trump represents the greatest threat to the survival of the US as it exists today since the Civil War. He weaponizes his followers in order to satisfy his narcissistic and authoritarian cravings and avoid consequences for violating laws. As for the case for co...

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Looks like a ton of fun!

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Howard's article is mostly focused on the attack on the Capitol and how Trump's speech influenced it. I've always been a bit skeptical that the "fight" phrase was considered instigation. Elizabeth Warren used it in her speeches all the time, for example. But the indictment really centers a...

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How sad that we lose another legend. The only time I met him was on the 2005 trip as well. He was gracious and down to earth. RIP

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I bought Neal Martin's book, mostly because it is so difficult to find information on older vintages. He does a good job of describing the conditions of various vintages. However I was surprised at how few tasting notes he has for older wines. That would have added additional depth to the work.

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Found a couple more:

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Wow, that is very sad. RIP.

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Bon anniversaire Alex!!

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Daniel Ellsberg dead at age 92. I met him back in February 1990 in an elevator in the defense ministry building in Moscow when I was the newly elected young mayor of Lewiston and a spy for the NSA. Those were heady days. I have heard from extremely confidential sources that you were not a spy for t...

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I think Trump is Biden's best bet to getting re-elected. I don't think he will win against other opponents.

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I must admit it is frustrating constantly hearing how misunderstood and wonderful Trump voters are, and how awful those libtards are who are trying to take away all their freedom. The Fox News chyron says it all: WANNABE DICTATOR SPEAKS AT THE WHITE HOUSE AFTER HAVING HIS POLITICAL RIVAL ARRESTED.

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Far worse, Trump and the GOP's efforts to circumvent democracy by taking control of state legislatures, getting zealots into ministerial election positions, the Kari Lake phenomenon, etc., etc. Also, just an observation, but I don't think Trump is behind the state legislatures, it is far too Machia...

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On all of that, I am 110+% percent with you. I'm just disagreeing with you on the issue of prosecuting a candidate for the presidency during an election year on grounds that I don't believe warrant upending a heretofore successful democratic form of government over the past 250 years. So you are sa...

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Didn't answer the question, but that's okay. On the other subjects, I think you are targeting your disdain in the wrong direction. Republicans removing people from committees for political retribution. Attempts to impeach the head of DHS because they disagree with his policies. Holding the governmen...

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