Recent content by Peter Creasey

Jim, The Club was formed in 1963. The first meeting (dinner) was April 7, 1964. . . . . Pete

MENU . . . . . Pete

My posting from the prior site titled "Nice Wines w/dinner (menu)" with some replies is not findable on this site. . . . . . Pete

Jim, SADLY, Food & Wine says, "Each year, the TTB conducts an alcohol beverage sampling program, where both random wines and risk-based samples are tested. Typically, this includes testing a few hundred products. Non-compliance rates are high, even with the allowable wiggle room. One recent...

Jim, well accepted belief...sadly...PP.. . . . . . Pete

Per The Wine Spectator... In the United States, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) regulates wine labels. The TTB rules state that for wines containing 14 percent or less alcohol by volume (ABV), the actual alcohol content can vary by plus or minus 1.5 percentage points. So, a...

I very rarely will go to a restaurant that stipulates preset menu. A la carte for me all the way. And, yes, one reason is that I, like you, have no desire for the "sweet finale"... PP .. . . . . . Pete

Interesting reasoning and description of same. You have made me realize that I virtually never pull any of the Sauternes I have on hand, the exception being those occasions when I have guest(s) who especially appreciate them...PP.. . . . . Pete

I've generally thought the Henri Boillot Pulignys are more moderate with oak influence...more moderate than the JM Boillots. Your comments on the '17 are more what I recall with the Henri Boillot Pulilgnys. PP .. . . . . . Pete

I didn't view loath as a verb in that sentence; thus, the loath spelling rather than loathe. PP .. Thanks for the good info which I anticipated receiving from you. PP .. I actually made a brief (feeble?) attempt to google for an answer. PP .. . . . . Pete

Which is correct? PP .. I am loath to taking delivery. PP .. I am loath to take delivery. PP .. . . . . . Pete

Yule, thanks for the great notes...in my case, especially about the Haut Brion '89. I've been wondering about my stash and feel better knowing your bottle showed so well. PP .. Your notes seem to help answer some of the recent discussions/questions about the '75 Clarets. Your notes mirror the...

Eden, yours is a powerful and appreciated posting...deserving of some kind of MVP honor. [PP] .. You mention En Remily. I couldn't get past my first taste of the Andremily and my neighbors declined my offering my glass for their consumption. Fortunately for me, the SQN Lightmotif and PYCM...

Keith, for the record, I didn't and don't disagree with Jim. I was only commenting on the SQN whites and extending a comment about the Lightmotif being something he might like. I was receptive to Jonathan's firm comments. . . . . . Pete

Probably the best course of the evening -- Australian Barramundi, Wild Caught Jumbo Lump Crab Meat Risotto, Citrus Foam, House Pickled Mustard... And nicely complemented by the PYCM Chassagne-Montrachet Les Chenevottes '13 En Jeroboam. . . . . Pete