Texier wines are good!

[VLM]

originally posted by Jay Miller:

originally posted by Vincent Fritzsche:
We have the Texier basic Cotes du Rhone by the glass at our winery in Portland and it's really good. Amazing. I heard he sucked.

I love that stuff. Such a delightful wine.

Had another bottle last night (bottle 10 so far...) that was beautiful. Served to non-geeks, they loved it.

 

[Yule Kim]

Texier's Cote du Rhone is a really great wine, especially at its price point. Everyone I have ever shared a bottle with has loved it without exception.

It's really a great intro wine for a non-geek.

 

[Cliff]

Depending on the vintage, it may not be from the north.

 

[Vincent Fritzsche]

Is this a good wine for blind tasting?

 

[Steve Edmunds]

I've heard that blind people love it, but I'm not sure about the source...

 

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

Sounds like a case of the blind leading the blind.

 

[Cliff]

Look at the corks.

 

[MLipton]

2005 Texier Brézeme was opened in part because of reports of fake cork closures, but thankfully was (in my case) sealed under cork. Bright and sprightly, opening up to reveal juicy black fruit in a medium-weight package. Not offering too much aromatically except a little pencil lead, but pretty damn fine with some grilled, butterflied leg of lamb.

Mark Lipton

 

[VLM]

originally posted by MLipton:
2005 Texier Brézeme was opened in part because of reports of fake cork closures, but thankfully was (in my case) sealed under cork. Bright and sprightly, opening up to reveal juicy black fruit in a medium-weight package. Not offering too much aromatically except a little pencil lead, but pretty damn fine with some grilled, butterflied leg of lamb.

Mark Lipton

That sounds perfect.

 

[MLipton]

originally posted by VLM:

originally posted by MLipton:
2005 Texier Brézeme was opened in part because of reports of fake cork closures, but thankfully was (in my case) sealed under cork. Bright and sprightly, opening up to reveal juicy black fruit in a medium-weight package. Not offering too much aromatically except a little pencil lead, but pretty damn fine with some grilled, butterflied leg of lamb.

Mark Lipton

That sounds perfect.

It would have been had the Freak been able to pitch a decent game last night.

Mark Lipton

 

[Larry Stein]

originally posted by MLipton:

originally posted by VLM:

originally posted by MLipton:
2005 Texier Brézeme was opened in part because of reports of fake cork closures, but thankfully was (in my case) sealed under cork. Bright and sprightly, opening up to reveal juicy black fruit in a medium-weight package. Not offering too much aromatically except a little pencil lead, but pretty damn fine with some grilled, butterflied leg of lamb.

Mark Lipton

That sounds perfect.

It would have been had the Freak been able to pitch a decent game last night.

Mark Lipton

Yeah, Timmeh forgot to smoke last night. When it got to 6-1, I switched over to the 49ers game for the duration.

 

[Zachary Ross]

He's been awful all year. Doesn't look good for the future.

 

[Steve Edmunds]

head case, looks to me

 

[Larry Stein]

I'm not a fan of Buck and McCarver, but their explanation on his leg mechanics and the direction his feet need to point towards the plate for his pitching to be effective was very interesting.

Do we get this year's Zito or the last 5 years Zito tonight?

 

[Zachary Ross]

They're the same Zito, he was just luckier this year.

 

[MLipton]

I expect Zito to be OK, but they'll need to score at least 3 runs for him to have a chance. His "luck" this year was more run support (and fewer rocky innings). Since he's going up against Lynn, there's a chance at least.

Mark Lipton

 

[Steve Edmunds]

Posey seriously needs to get hot.

 

[MLipton]

Now to see if Voges can capture lightning in a bottle for a second outing.

Mark Lipton

 

[Larry Stein]

Epic performance by Zito, both pitching and offense. Sneak attack bunt!

 

[Zachary Ross]

Yeah that was awesome.