Recent content by erik wiberg

Brad, you have an amazing memory, that was the very bottle! It would have had to have been a bit earlier than that, as in mid-98 I did the "reverse SFJoe" (i.e., I left Wall St in NYC for a pharma company in California). Joe moved to NYC in '96 I believe, so '97 or '98?

Listening to Piano Man on the drive home last night brought out the tears once again. So with no apologies to the songwriters, an alternative version based on get-togethers at her place on the deck: Grilling Man It's three o'clock on a Saturday the regular crowd trickles in There's a good man...

I love how the table at Brun sags under the weight of the bottles.

Steve, Right you are! I found a lone bottle of this at a Bay Area shop and a voice in my head said to grab it. Serious shit indeed. For me slaton pretty much nailed the description of this in his start to the thread. I'd have to say that as a lover of Italian whites, this one goes right up near...

Thanks. Yes, if Ramos is turning anything over these days, maybe it's a new leaf.

Victor, What is the reaction in Madrid to Spain winning in "Barca style"? Or is it not seen that way?

Congratulations to Spain! What a fine performance. Once again, it's 1-nil to La Furia Roja.

Certainly a goodly amount of whatever such wisdom I have has been gained at your table.

I am well called out! Time to stop lurking and start contributing.

This is all well and good but where do your stand on aged Muscadet and intentionally oxidative whites? I have to say I prefer my Muscadet aged! It rounds it off a bit for me. I am definitely in favor of oxidative whites although I struggle to come up with any other than Sherry (which I don't...

Actually, I'm not sure the ref got any of the big calls wrong in this one, although some are certainly open to debate. On the Paraguay goal waved off for offside, I think Roberto Martinez correctly pointed out the Cardozo, who was clearly offside, made an attempt at the cross and thus could be...