Wine Lines

Daily Press ^ | Wednesday, September 13, 2006 | Bob Johnson

[NautiNurse]

I set a pretty table for 6 once with 6 different settings.

I knew a psychologist couple who did the same. They teased it was a psychology experiment to see who chose which place setting and wine glasses.

It made a lovely eclectic table--and I do like eclectic.

[DollyCali]

That is my background (and last career) also! I never thought of it as a "test" but clever.. I just was being artistic & trying to use my odds & ends & prove SOME PEOPLE wrong who said I would never use the mish mash!

My sign other at the time was a therapist also & at first he thought it would be bizarre but bowed to my decision. I told him if he wanted to set the table, he could also cook. Settled that quickly!

:-)

[eddiespaghetti]

Word on the street is that if you liked Red Zin out of California . . . .

My advice is PASO ROBLES! Best Zins & Syrah anywhere (IMO). Still much cheaper than Napa (although the gap is closing fast).

If you're not familiar with California, Paso Robles is about midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, approx. 22 miles inland from the ocean and 25 miles north of the city of San Luis Obispo.

The first modern winemaker, IINM, was Gary Eberle (Def. Tackle for Penn State way back when); others followed.

They are still coming, and even French producers have set up shop there -- Beacastel (from Chateauneuf-du-Pape in the Rhone region) opened up Tablas Creek in PR and makes great Rhone-style wines.

Another French family (Mom, Dad, and 3 kids) moved into Paso and founded L'Aventure, which makes OUTSTANDING wine.

In vino veritas in aeternam!

[NautiNurse]

a pretty good sized one is owned by a former Hollywood magnate... anyone recall who?

Raymond Burr owned vineyards/winery for many years. I believe it is still in his name. I would imagine there are other Hollywood types with investments in the wine industry.

[NautiNurse]

That is my background (and last career) also!

Too funny!

[wireman]

It's hard to figure how the Frenchies can make a profit at that price.

You could say that about their airliners too.

[PurpleMan]

VIRGINIA IS FOR WINE - NAPA IS FOR AUTO PARTS

(Not even close to being true, but a funny slogan)

[wayne_b24]

now THAT is a good bumper sticker!
new keyboard on order...
Chateau Morrisette still a winner. try Naked Mountain, too - wine is foul but great t-shirts and hats.

[LibWhacker]

Pairs well with cucumbers!

[Renfield]

"...My GF bought a bottle of French Wine for $5.99 the other day.

After I scolded her, I had a great laugh at the price...."

I bought a $6 bottle of French wine a few months ago, and it was undrinkable. Worse than kerosene. I had to pour it out.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Mine was identical to the pix. Black, gold script, disc brake in front with peashooter exhausts. It would shoot a squirt of oil out the pipes on cold start so it wasn't good to stand directly behind it. There is a place in Colorado, Colorado Norton Works, that rebuilds these beasts. New wiring, frame, .20 overbore and better brakes front and rear. They get $20,000 a copy, plus one Norton core. Very tempting.

[ricer1]

Wow... that's fairly pricy stuff.

I went the Japanese route with the Yamaha, and am pretty happy with how it performs. Yes, there are faster beasts out there and more expensive ones. But what does that prove... ?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I owned a 3 cylinder 500 2 stroke Kawasaki back in the 1970s. It was a real screamer. No power until past 5,000 rpm, then HANG ON. It had a wobble on long right hand sweepers. The forks were made of recycled aluminum foil.

[ccmay]

Weak dollar against the euro

You've got it backwards. That makes our exports cheaper over there, and their exports (like wine) more expensive over here.

plus the French make a LOT of wine.

That much is true. Sky-high, subsidized production, in the face of declining demand = Cheap wine!

-ccm

[ricer1]

Do you still ride? Or was the Norton your last bike?

[ccmay]

I would imagine there are other Hollywood types with investments in the wine industry.

Fess Parker in the Santa Barbara area. You may recall his winery as the tourist-infested site where Miles had a breakdown in the movie "Sideways", taking a big drink from the spittoon.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

After being dried with a clean cloth, the glass should be stored upright so stale air doesn’t become trapped in the bowl

Do it this way and you have to wash them again before you use them.

Instead you should spend five bucks on a rack that suspends your wine glasses in the cupboard. It not only keeps your glasses clean and ready for use but it also frees up shelf space below the glasses.

[steveo]

Chardonnay?

[PurpleMan]

Have been to them all.

My favorite Virginia winery is Pearmund Cellers in Broad Run, VA. Very, very good wines.

Check out their website http://www.pearmundcellars.com/ (and wines and regular dining events!)

[Vision]

In the Stags Leap District

LOL, these phony Californians are so full of themselves.

Reminds me of the lunch I experienced with a top salesman of Far Niente. He said Bush was a maniac and that they was no way he was going to send his kid to die in some oil field.