mostly wine stuff

[cantunamunch]

Not necessarily the only one, if talking overall menu. But.

One problem is that USAian cheese boards tend to have a lot less range in them than even Quebecker cheese boards.

Another problem is USAian insistence on bringing in sweetness to savory dishes. I want paprikash and Bikaver for crying out loud, not nassty paprikash-aroma sweet pudding with late harvest Furmint. To the person who put sugar in my red pepper fish stew? F*ck off and go work for Gerber until you learn to cook.

 

[Uncle-A]

Am I the only one who looks at the wine list and picks what looks good and then looks at the menu to find a proper pairing? Can't say I do that 100% of the time. But if something catches my eye, I am totally looking for food to pair with it.

I can't say I have ever looked at the wine list first and then picked a dinner that paired well with the wine I ordered. But I have gone to some restaurants because they had a good choice of wine and ordered a seafood because I knew that they had a good selection of white wine. Especially if it was a Spanish or Portuguese restaurants.

 

[mdf]

I retired today. A few of my coworkers (and the "site-leadership team") gave me a small sendoff with a card and a bottle. The bottle was tightly wrapped up in a gift bag, so I'm thinking champagne or champagne-adjacent .

Not that there is anything wrong with that, but I'm just not a fan of bubbles.

But no! Someone was paying attention. When I unwrapped it, this is what I found!

 

[Paul Lutes]

Alrighty then .... best to stay in touch with those (former) co-workers!

 

[Uncle-A]

I retired today. A few of my coworkers (and the "site-leadership team") gave me a small sendoff with a card and a bottle. The bottle was tightly wrapped up in a gift bag, so I'm thinking champagne or champagne-adjacent .

Not that there is anything wrong with that, but I'm just not a fan of bubbles.

But no! Someone was paying attention. When I unwrapped it, this is what I found!



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Congratulations on your retirement. BTW you know what retirement means? Mid week skiing!!!

 

[Andy Mink]

I retired today. A few of my coworkers (and the "site-leadership team") gave me a small sendoff with a card and a bottle. The bottle was tightly wrapped up in a gift bag, so I'm thinking champagne or champagne-adjacent .

Not that there is anything wrong with that, but I'm just not a fan of bubbles.

But no! Someone was paying attention. When I unwrapped it, this is what I found!



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Congrats!

 

[Scruffy]

I retired today. A few of my coworkers (and the "site-leadership team") gave me a small sendoff with a card and a bottle. The bottle was tightly wrapped up in a gift bag, so I'm thinking champagne or champagne-adjacent .

Not that there is anything wrong with that, but I'm just not a fan of bubbles.

But no! Someone was paying attention. When I unwrapped it, this is what I found!



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Best wishes to you on your retirement, Mike!

 

[JCF]

I retired today. A few of my coworkers (and the "site-leadership team") gave me a small sendoff with a card and a bottle. The bottle was tightly wrapped up in a gift bag, so I'm thinking champagne or champagne-adjacent .

Not that there is anything wrong with that, but I'm just not a fan of bubbles.

But no! Someone was paying attention. When I unwrapped it, this is what I found!



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Interesting name - "The bored, or melancholic hunt" (or something close to that as spleen is hard to translate exactly)
No doubt you'll be a bit sad when it's empty

 

[cantunamunch]

He's retired now - he can spend more time with Baudelaire?

Or Robert Burton at least.

The black humour pun works either way.

 

[Swede]

Noticed that there are a few wineries in Long Island, prob'y a few wino's too. Got me curious. Have never tried, I guess they are all consumed locally? What do they make there? Rieslings? Pinot N? Any nice ones?

 

[cantunamunch]

80 pages ago, in this thread, I expressed a liking for Pindar bubbly. Haven't had it since the DOOM

 

[skibob]

Noticed that there are a few wineries in Long Island, prob'y a few wino's too. Got me curious. Have never tried, I guess they are all consumed locally? What do they make there? Rieslings? Pinot N? Any nice ones?

Long Island most known for Merlot and Cab Franc. I have had a few good examples of each. More vintage variation than on the West coast I believe.

 

[skibob]

Too quiet here. I keep thinking I've lost the thread.

 

[cantunamunch]

Too quiet here.

So... how are you for converting vineyards to olive production?

#franceneedsya

I keep thinking I've lost the thread.

OP stopped drinking

*obligatory How Dare You .gif*

 

[pete]

Where Did All the Merlot Go?

Misunderstood, maligned, lately a unicorn on wine store shelves, the great Bordeaux grape is ripe for rediscovery. Lettie Teague tracks down the bottles worth buying.

www.wsj.com

Fun reading on **cking Merlots. ... : )

 

[Jilly]

I have 2 cases in my cellar and ordering another one on this offering. Think I have one coming from SA too.

 

[skibob]

Where Did All the Merlot Go?

Misunderstood, maligned, lately a unicorn on wine store shelves, the great Bordeaux grape is ripe for rediscovery. Lettie Teague tracks down the bottles worth buying.

www.wsj.com

Fun reading on **cking Merlots. ... : )

A great occasion to post this. Probably the best $20 merlot I've had . . . since the early 2000s?

 

[Uncle-A]

I have some family visiting for a few days so we started the visit with a little Cab.

I think this is the first time I have tried this Cab but not sure. Very pleasant and smooth to my taste.

 

[pete]



Had this before and liked it, hitting grapes less known to us

 

[Paul Lutes]

I have some family visiting for a few days so we started the visit with a little Cab.
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I think this is the first time I have tried this Cab but not sure. Very pleasant and smooth to my taste.

Seems a little ..... immature.