Recent content by mark meyer

Oswaldo maybe you need to try the Rousanne with a bit more age as I had an older bottle earlier this summer and it was singing-a bit fattish so I can see what you are saying. Chicago is the place to buy Gourgonnier rouge and rose. Still have some 2001 left-which was one of the wedding reds I...

Oswaldo maybe you need to try the Rousanne with a bit more age as I had an older bottle earlier this summer and it was singing-a bit fattish so I can see what you are saying. Chicago is the place to buy Gourgonnier rouge and rose. Still have some 2001 left-which was one of the wedding reds I...

Just wanted to follow up-belatedly. We had lunch at a wonderful restaurant-Le Vieux Logis-in the very small town of Tremolat on the Dordogne upriver 30 mins from Sarlat-the tapas lunch was outstanding value-the cost for two of us was less than we would pay for one in Sydney-and the food was...

Where to begin-many old memories in this thread. 1) Jim I hope you look as young as you did in STL those many yrs ago-was it 10 or so with the Col-BTW what has happened to the the Col and his pickup? 2) Lou bringing back the old WLDG days-how nice it is to see doghead posting again. Not part...

Where to begin-many old memories in this thread. 1) Jim I hope you look as young as you did in STL those many yrs ago-was it 10 or so with the Col-BTW what has happened to the the Col and his pickup? 2) Lou bringing back the old WLDG days-how nice it is to see doghead posting again. Not part...

Eric, Thanks for the info. Still in Oz until Sat so will be looking at tasting some wines when I get back to the US. It wlll mainly be an Aussie and Brit crowd so will likely have to go for more robust wine than I am used to drinking. mark

We have a friend having her 60th b'day in a small town between Limoges and Periguex. There will be 20+ people and it is spread over 4 days. I am in charge of buying the wine. We need some Champagne, Sauterne, rose, rouge and blanc. So some questions. Do French wine stores ship to home...

Jeff, I saw the WSJ article on antique apples and considered putting in some-but your tasting doesn't sound like I need to rush out and order any. Thanks for the impressions. mark

Ken, I also had problems with deer on my fruit trees and even in the garden-I read that a tree farm in C Mo had tried everything and finally found that putting Irish Springs soap on the trees was the only deer solution. I have been using it for the past 4 yrs on my fruit trees and have had no...

Like Robert Denis, whose wines I've never tasted and which no longer exist, though the vineyards do, with wines made by someone else Sharon Some of Robert Denis wine's exist in my cellar-have a 89 standing up to maybe try before I leave for Sydney. mark

Sam's Club had an open house weekend in Aug and since I had never been in a Sam's Club I stopped by one to have a look-they had the Trimbach 07 yellow label riesling for $9.99-so I picked up a few-are these 10+ yr wines? I did try one and it was bone dry and its austerity led me to conclude I...

I was surprised that a $5 wine in less than ideal storage, aged so well-it was the yellow label.

So I am asking myself why am I finding Bordeaux is no longer matching my expectations-frequently I feel I would enjoy and old Baudry or Breton more. Last night it was 1982 Cheval Blanc. Wonderful nose but it had dried out a bit. It did improve with some air and was very nice-but for the...

This summer we sampled quite a few of the usual suspect beaujolais from 1999-2005-by far the stand out wine was the 2000 Thevenet. Perfectly balanced, seamless and moving into that pinotness but still retaining a gamay side. Last bottle-and a producer that seems to get no love from the...

Nicole made some pork rillettes and in looking for a wine to accompany it had happened upon a 1992 Trimbach Gewurzt. The basic bottle-passively stored. What a great surprise it was-it had a slightly sweetish bouquet but tasted and finished dry. Was very fresh and just kept improving over time. I...