WD1YATN - 2004 Huet Le Haut Lieu Vouvray Sec

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Jay Miller

Jay Miller
Yes I know I'm a day early but that's what being disorderly is all about, right? And I anticipate an insanely hectic Monday. So I'm not on the official thread but hopefully the prefix will allow for easy identification.

For my wine I went old school, i.e., a wine that would annoy Brad Kane. First he sees the label - Huet! Then the small print - Sec. Finely calculated for maximum annoyance.

From a 375 ml bottle in a Zalto white wine glass while rereading PG Wodehouse's Luck of the Bodkins at Tacqueria Downtown in Jersey City.

Rich and waxy with hints of quince and orange. Long finish with an attractive slightly bitter note. A bit shut down at the moment though there is still joy to be had. It really takes off with the fish taco and even more so with the cactus taco so if you must open one now do so with food.
 
Wodehouse and Huet. Awesome.

(How was the book? I've not yet read that title, need to read more of the non-Jeeves or Psmith stuff.)
 
The Jeeves stuff is awesome. I recently also read three volumes of Mr. Mulliner stories but I haven't tried the other stuff. So I gather that Psmith stuff is worth reading?
 
originally posted by Salil Benegal:
Wodehouse and Huet. Awesome.

(How was the book? I've not yet read that title, need to read more of the non-Jeeves or Psmith stuff.)
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Possibly my all time favorite, though that depends on my mood at any given point in time.

The best Psmith books are very good indeed but I found Psmith, Journalist lacking in comparison. Though Wodehouse is a bit like sex or pizza.
 
How do you feel about Mortimer/Rumpole? Asterix in German is my favorite for cheap red, but I feel Rumpole could stand up to a wine like the Huet.
 
You have to love the cultural cosmopolitanism. French wine, British literature, and Mexican food. All coming together in one person's senses. Not to mention whatever New Jersey atmosphere may have existed.

Nice.
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
The golf stories never worked for me at all.

Blandings stories from the 20s or 30s, for me.
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I'll also proclaim a soft spot for the Ickenham stories.

Most of the golf stories were, I'll agree, not all that interesting. But there was one (I'll look up the title tonight) that I really liked. I loved the section where someone was telling the oldtimer that he was in love and that worthy was shocked and appalled "but you can't have considered! She plays tennis!"
 
..- It really takes off with the fish taco and even more so with the cactus taco so if you must open one now do so with food.
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Well I don't understand what the fuck you just wrote, pretext-wise, but this observation about chenin and Mexican food is truly a match made in heaven. A bottle of Closel Papillon and chips n'salsa was revelatory.
 
originally posted by Jay Miller:
originally posted by SFJoe:
The golf stories never worked for me at all.

Blandings stories from the 20s or 30s, for me.
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I'll also proclaim a soft spot for the Ickenham stories.

Most of the golf stories were, I'll agree, not all that interesting. But there was one (I'll look up the title tonight) that I really liked. I loved the section where someone was telling the oldtimer that he was in love and that worthy was shocked and appalled "but you can't have considered! She plays tennis!"
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Up From the Depths.

"'Good God!'
'What do you mean?'
I felt it best to be frank.
'My dear Ambrose, I am sorry to give you pain, but Miss Tewkesbury is a tennis player. I have seen her with my own eyes leaping about the court shouting "Forty Love", "Thirty all" and similar obscenities.'
He astounded me by receiving my words with a careless nod.
'Yes, she told me she played tennis.'
'And you still love her?'"
 
originally posted by Jay Miller:
originally posted by Jay Miller:
originally posted by SFJoe:
The golf stories never worked for me at all.

Blandings stories from the 20s or 30s, for me.
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I'll also proclaim a soft spot for the Ickenham stories.

Most of the golf stories were, I'll agree, not all that interesting. But there was one (I'll look up the title tonight) that I really liked. I loved the section where someone was telling the oldtimer that he was in love and that worthy was shocked and appalled "but you can't have considered! She plays tennis!"
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Up From the Depths.

"'Good God!'
'What do you mean?'
I felt it best to be frank.
'My dear Ambrose, I am sorry to give you pain, but Miss Tewkesbury is a tennis player. I have seen her with my own eyes leaping about the court shouting "Forty Love", "Thirty all" and similar obscenities.'
He astounded me by receiving my words with a careless nod.
'Yes, she told me she played tennis.'
'And you still love her?'"
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thanks for that - I think I'll have to read some - with which should I start?
 
originally posted by maureen:

thanks for that - I think I'll have to read some - with which should I start?
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A good question. Maybe Something Fresh (first Blandings book)? Or maybe Carry On Jeeves (which, while not the first Jeeves collection does have the story where they originally meet)?

Or if you don't mind plunging into the middle Luck of the Bodkins stands up very well without knowing anything about the rest of the oeuvre. There's a short reference to Blandings Castle (Monty Bodkin - the title character - was one of a long list of secretaries employed by Emsworth) but you don't need to know anything about it.

Joe? Lisa? Any other suggestions for a good place to start?
 
I have only read the Jeeves books. It doesn't matter where one starts. I used to laugh so hard that I would give myself an asthma attack. I am sure there are cases of people laughing themselves to death. One should perhaps ease into these by starting with Tom Sharpe books, which are very funny, but don't become sublimely ridiculous.
 
originally posted by Salil Benegal:
Agree, where is irrelevant - just grab a book and start someplace. Psmith in the City is one of my favourites though.
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I agree but should really read Psmith at School first and that isn't quite as good.
 
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