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We spent a few days in Girona over Christmas and enjoyed a few local vermouths, some commercial and some 'homemade' in restaurants and bars. So on returning we got a little carried away, a good selection from Bodeboca, a Spanish retailer who deliver throughout the EU: IMG_8031.jpeg We then tested th...

The new winery is quite a scar on the landscape.

I’ve never much cared for the wines but should probably retry, it’s been a while.

Full video with translation

https://www.france24.com/en/20200312-li ... s-scrapped

I didn’t get the impression borders were closing now.

I thought he spoke very well. The transcript will be available I’m sure.

French schools and universities to close from Monday and companies advised to allow working from home.

I wouldn’t come here as a tourist.

Televised address from Macron at 8pm local tonight.

Noticeable today that people have stopped shaking hands and kissing for the most part.

I live in Bordeaux, school reopens after the scheduled break tomorrow. You wouldn’t really know there was an ‘issue’ except all the pharmacies have signs saying no masks or sanitiser available.

Retail is more or less dead in Europe for fine wine.

There are of course some great exceptions but it’s still true.

Almost all transactions are online somehow.

You won’t walk into a London store and buy a single bottle of this for $120.

I drank an 03 last week, quite hollow mid palate and harsh oak tannins. Didn’t finish the bottle.

Ha, that’s the story of my entire cellar. Stuff I love but the vast majority I look at and think, “now what here can I serve at a dinner party? Hmm, almost nothing is a crowd pleaser”. Although I did open a 2017 Lambert Breze for a few people recently and everyone loved it. One of the most floral C...

I once calculated the value of the red added to DP to make the Rose. It worked out more than La Tache.

Of course it’s not that simple but still...

Luckily we can drive most places we want to go, my in laws just cancelled a trip to Turkey and Cyprus though for next month.

As always it depends!

If you visit Latour there’s little point taking an 80s vintage along.

If you visit Vilmart there’s every point in doing so.

Lots of roast monkfish dishes work well, sturgeon with red wine sauce and leeks also just a couple of days ago.

It’s really not so hard!

Consider whether the additional counterparty risk and time taken is worth the money saved.

I occasionally use such a service but if it doesn’t make a serious saving I use my bank.

d_sharp wrote: ↑
February 12th, 2020, 8:59 am
Hi Brian,

Do you recall the A.P. #?

Thanks,
Dale

Mosel Fine Wines say 09.

Interesting. I have full cases of VCC and Trotanoy (and a half of Lafleur) I was thinking of getting them out of storage this year.

Barry Rothof wrote: ↑
February 8th, 2020, 12:41 pm

Russell Faulkner wrote: ↑
February 8th, 2020, 12:03 pm
Nice, is this AP 04? Only 90 bottles. Wow.
It was the AP 03

Nice, the 04 *** is meant to be even better!

Nice, is this AP 04? Only 90 bottles. Wow.

Ian S wrote: ↑
February 7th, 2020, 7:07 pm

Russell Faulkner wrote: ↑
February 7th, 2020, 9:28 am
But I don’t eat it.
Okay, I'll give you the opportunity: Why don't you eat steak tartare, Russell?

Don’t like it. That’s all!

I always thought the classical match was BoJo. But I don’t eat it.

Young guy, excellent wines, worked with Julian Haart. We have drunk through 2 x 18 bottle cases of a mix of 16-18s. But they don't seem to exist anywhere one can actually buy them! Well I just email Max and he sends them to me. A joy of living in the EU! :) Mention him to your friendly importer!

The same is true of the Doctor. Very glad Thomas Haag is making wine there.

I’m in the same camp totally. The (very) sweet wines can be good though. I have some 2011 TBA to start drinking.

I don’t care for the wines very much. More stylistic than qualitative though.

Young guy, excellent wines, worked with Julian Haart. We have drunk through 2 x 18 bottle cases of a mix of 16-18s.

And Max Kilburg!

Thanks for the amazing note.

Brian, the Doctor GG was only sold in a mixed 6 pack or in mags at the auction in 2018 afaik. There were tiny quantities of Doctor Kabi.

Can someone please comment on styles and qualities of recent vintages.

Bear in mind Schanz is excellent but service can be slow. I only say it because you mentioned a teenager.

You aren’t talking about dry wines.

I give up.

Francois, I’m afraid you aren’t really familiar with modern dry German wines. Perhaps you should pick up a mixed six or dozen to try. Whilst there might not be much availability in Paris most producers will ship directly to you from Germany.

I wouldn’t call Loosen or Bergweiler big guns. Sure Loosen makes a gazillion bottles of Doctor L but not in Bernkastel. I wouldn’t bother to visit either personally. The Vinothek is an ok visit. I went once (I’ve been to Bernkastel 50+ times). It’s nice with non wine geeks. There are a few decent wi...

Eolithe is widely available here. What vintage should I buy? Prices vary a bit but not much back to 2010.

Count me not slightly convinced!

This. 2 years ago, I ordered a bottle of 2004 Rogeard Bourg at a terrific restaurant near Laguiole in Aveyron and the price of the bottle was below any WS US prices. After the meal, I asked the sommelier if I can buy a few more bottles to take home, he politely said no as he'd prefer to serve his r...

Normal?

Kind of splitting hairs to discuss the ‘health benefits’ of eating beef!

Also the Zeltinger Hof

That’s not JJ Prum but I’ve heard it’s nice.

For a fancier place look at Schanz in Piesport.

In some ways it really highlights the success of the rail network in France.

In Bordeaux we only had one day where the local buses didn’t run, and we rarely use intercity trains. We wouldn’t know there was a ‘national strike’ on.

Ah it happens everywhere. Can’t let it spoil things or they win! Thank you though

Really odd. Nothing was taken that we can spot anyway. My $1000 Stone Island jacket was still there in the trunk as was a bag with all our FC Barca goodies. I can’t work it out. I assume he was somewhat smart as he picked our rental crappy Toyota that doesn’t have deadlock doors, but didn’t take any...

Any suggestions for a family friendly place near the Nou Camp? 3 nights? We are going for 10 hours. Well it was an eventful 10 hours. Barcelona seems quite a petty crime centre. This was in a main central underground parking. The staff were not slightly interested in helping. 54F659A6-093A-49C0-B9D...

Better than average? Anything imported by a quality importer. These wines are cheap, buy lots and find what you like. Personally I think Julian Haart, Spater-Veit, Max Kilburg and Keller are making the most interesting classic Kabinett of late (every year). But in cooler vintages there are dozens of...

Yes.

Whattaboutism.

Any suggestions for a family friendly place near the Nou Camp?

3 nights? We are going for 10 hours.

I don’t know it but it’s very central. I wouldn’t have very high expectations of the hotel generally.

Bordeaux hotels aren’t that expensive.

They are franchises. Don’t expect consistency.

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