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Brad Widelock

Brad Widelock
At the risk of having my ass handed to me, I am entering the breach. Although I have chimed in a few times, I have yet to introduce myself. I use the postings on this board for both map and compass through the ever-expanding wine universe. Through this board, I was able to meet Florida Jim whose kind and generous spirit is reflected in his wines (I am not just saying this for allocation purposes, but, if it helps, so be it).
My wife is planning a trip this spring to Croatia. She is traveling throughout the country. Anyone have any suggestions for wineries to visit or wines to purchase that are unavailable in the U.S.? Also, any wine shop recommendations?

Thanks in advance,

Brad
 
I was racking my brain trying to recall why your name looked so familiar to me, Brad, until I remembered seeing it in the Comments area of Eric Asimov's blog. Oh, and fuck you.

Mark Lipton
 
Brad, I'm certainly open to welcoming you to Wine Disorder sans the otherwise-obligatory "fuck you" extended in your direction by the other reprobates populating this (virtual) burg (although "virtue" is not always the sort of word that occurs in conjunction with the words "Wine Disorder").

As you are probably already aware, Wine Disorder is the interweb's finest source of information on the wines of Croatia and other places suffering from words lacking letter that might otherwise be known as vowels in the english language (or what passes for english in the United States. I can't understand why the correspondents have yet to chime in with their recommendations, but better silence than a chorus of "don't you know how to use the fucking search function?!?!" or even a link to http://lmgtfy.com/?q=croatian+wine is what I always say. My presumption (and this is only MY presumption, and you know that when you presume, you make a pre of you and me, or words to that effect) is that the "good" stuff is probably available here through Blue Danube Wine so why put your wife through contortions trying to find unpronounceable wines made of unheard of grapes from unknown producers if they're likely not to be decidedly better (if not even different) from what can be obtained here. And how would she get it back to the US? Do you know how difficult TSA makes it to smuggle cases of wine into the country these days? And particularly from that part of the world? It's like bringing Bandol into Australia...not worth the hassle, IMO. But that's me. She's YOUR wife, it's YOUR wine collection, and you know the dynamic envelope so just don't be calling ME in as a witness in the divorce action, you know what I'm sayin'?

-Eden (hell, just buy a case of Grgich-Hills Chardonnay and be done with it- that's kinda Croatian in a wine geneology sense, plus it's biodynamic and that gives you indie cred in a wine holier-than-thou sense)
 
One must wake up very early to outeloquent Eden Mylunsch.

Fortunately, it's almost happy hour in Paris. One can console oneself with terse, Hemingwayan thoughts that never get cast apage (or ascreen); the pile of saucers that speaks two point five thousand words.
 
originally posted by Eden Mylunsch:
Brad, I'm certainly open to welcoming you to Wine Disorder sans the otherwise-obligatory "fuck you" extended in your direction by the other reprobates populating this (virtual) burg (although "virtue" is not always the sort of word that occurs in conjunction with the words "Wine Disorder").

As you are probably already aware, Wine Disorder is the interweb's finest source of information on the wines of Croatia and other places suffering from words lacking letter that might otherwise be known as vowels in the english language (or what passes for english in the United States. I can't understand why the correspondents have yet to chime in with their recommendations, but better silence than a chorus of "don't you know how to use the fucking search function?!?!" or even a link to http://lmgtfy.com/?q=croatian+wine is what I always say. My presumption (and this is only MY presumption, and you know that when you presume, you make a pre of you and me, or words to that effect) is that the "good" stuff is probably available here through Blue Danube Wine so why put your wife through contortions trying to find unpronounceable wines made of unheard of grapes from unknown producers if they're likely not to be decidedly better (if not even different) from what can be obtained here. And how would she get it back to the US? Do you know how difficult TSA makes it to smuggle cases of wine into the country these days? And particularly from that part of the world? It's like bringing Bandol into Australia...not worth the hassle, IMO. But that's me. She's YOUR wife, it's YOUR wine collection, and you know the dynamic envelope so just don't be calling ME in as a witness in the divorce action, you know what I'm sayin'?

-Eden (hell, just buy a case of Grgich-Hills Chardonnay and be done with it- that's kinda Croatian in a wine geneology sense, plus it's biodynamic and that gives you indie cred in a wine holier-than-thou sense)
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Pithy as usual!!!!!!!!
 
originally posted by Lou Kessler:

Pithy as usual!!!!!!!!
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Thank you, Lou, but I do hope that you aren't writing with a lisp.

-Eden (BTW, I just saw Pam Anderson at the local supermarket and she lingered by the Grgich-Hills display. Maybe she too is a fan of "close-enough-to-be-Croatian" wines?)
 
originally posted by Eden Mylunsch:

-Eden (BTW, I just saw Pam Anderson at the local supermarket and she lingered by the Grgich-Hills display. Maybe she too is a fan of "close-enough-to-be-Croatian" wines?)
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Hmmm... Pam Anderson and Mike Grgich. Isn't that an image to savor?

Mark Lipton
 
Disorderlies,

Thank you for the warm welcome!

Eden, my wife has now cancelled her trip to Croatia and will be spending a week this summer roaming the Napa Valley seeking out Croatianesque wines. Who knows, maybe she'll run into Pamela Anderson.

It's great to be in the company of other Brads.

Best,

Brad
 
Eden, my wife has now cancelled her trip to Croatia and will be spending a week this summer roaming the Napa Valley seeking out Croatianesque wines. Who knows, maybe she'll run into Pamela Anderson.

It's great to be in the company of other Brads.

Best,

Brad
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Three absurdities in so few words! Croatianesque (?!) wines in Napa. Pamela Anderson (ew). Great to be in the company of (any) Brads - that's what gave you away ...

Stop it, Coad!
 
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