An introduction and Paris Recommendation request

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Kevin Roberts

Kevin Roberts
Hi,

I'm Kevin and I want to get my disorder on...

Quick introduction-- I live in Iowa City, IA which as best I can tell is 4 hours by car from anywhere to buy Dressner Wines, but that is the only thing actually wrong with it. Well, that and the fact that we'll have to leave when my wife (eventually) gets her Ph.D. in Art History, as American Art Historian jobs don't exactly grow on trees, much less in the rolling hills of eastern Iowa.

I'm oh so slightly in the (beer) business as the Iowa rep for a beer Importer (shelton brothers) but for a day job I huff organic solvents all day as an organic chemist for a small biotech company.

I'm a certified Loire fanatic, but am slowly working my way through other interesting regions as I go. I've managed to stay off the burgundy for the most part, but that's mainly because I'm afraid I'll like it too much, and can ill afford a burgundy addiction. Since I need to live vicariously, I actually enjoy reading tasting notes, shocking I'm sure. Last wine opened-Clos Roche Blanche Sauvignon 04. I found it insanely drinkable, there may have been slurping noises, but I'd rather not say.

My wife and I are off to Paris for 5 days next week, leaving our 2 and 5 year old boys in the capable hands of my mother-in-law. I've done my research, and I know what the options are, but which Paris wine shops/bars/restaurants do you deem unmissable? I'm having trouble prioritizing. Maybe if you're fairly experienced with Paris you could pick one of each for me. There seem like lots of good options, but what are your personal favorites?

Maybe any place likely to have wines that are not available in the USA, or are splurgeworthy.

Cheers,

Kevin
 
And welcome to the best place on the interwebs to call a man with brain cancer an asshole!

Don't be confused about the value of TNs, there really is very little except as a starting point for discussion.

You came really close to using the S-word, which I strongly advise against for your own safety and well-being.

Hopefully Sharon will chime in with places to go as she seems to know all the ones I would recommend and has been to all much more recently even though she should be embarrassed by some of the company she keeps.

Again, welcome and go fuck yourself.
 
I'll actually be in Paris in a couple of weeks, so please report back. I don't where I should be dining and what stores I should be visiting, but I do know of a great wine storage facility there.
 
Bought lots of fun bottles at Lavinia and Auge on my last trip. Auge was tough to navigate esp. since they were packed for a tasting that day, but Lavinia was a veritable emporium, like Best Buy for wine geeks. Both had all sorts of cool wines you can't get here, particularly trendy sans soufre wines and grower Champagnes. At Lavinia there was also the occasional Burgundy well below U.S. retail, but the majority were above.
 
David Lillie is very enthusiastic about a shop near the Pantheon, Caves du Pantheon or some such. And David doesn't gush about much.
 
Kevin, FYI in the future if you preface a post with "RTN:" it will receive immediate attention from the rest of the board!

Kay
 
originally posted by Joe Dressner:
Kevin:

We sell lots of wine in either Iowa or Idaho. I tend to confuse the two states.

By the way:

Fuck you!
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ASSHOLE!!!

Join a support group, would you. I have a cousin at the Mayo Clinic.

Note: The edit function was used in an attempt to keep from calling a guy with brain cancer an asshole, but I just couldn't stop myself.
 
I'm an American art historian and I have a job, and you're right, it's not in a tree in Iowa. I'll be sure to welcome you to New York when you guys move here.
 
originally posted by Kay Bixler:
Kevin, FYI in the future if you preface a post with "RTN:" it will receive immediate attention from the rest of the board!

Kay
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And when in doubt keep a low profile like Joe Perry. That will help keep you off the Dressner-radar.
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
Kevin,

For which biotech company do you huff?

I'm a recovering biotech chemist myself.
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I work for Integrated DNA, we sell DNA to the medical research market. I have little to do with that, I make dyes and linkers and such. Where did you work?
And how well are you recovering?
 
originally posted by Zachary Ross:
I'm an American art historian and I have a job, and you're right, it's not in a tree in Iowa. I'll be sure to welcome you to New York when you guys move here.
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We'll see where we end up. Though it does seem that 75% of American Art History are in New York, though my wife's specialty is in Western American Art, so that tends things a bit westward.
 
originally posted by Kevin Roberts:
originally posted by SFJoe:
Kevin,

For which biotech company do you huff?

I'm a recovering biotech chemist myself.
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I work for Integrated DNA, we sell DNA to the medical research market. I have little to do with that, I make dyes and linkers and such. Where did you work?
And how well are you recovering?
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In the "it's a small world" world, I spent a few months this past year learning about pcr, plasmids, home brews, markers and such. I am now realizing I should have just posted my questions here instead of wasting time reading fucking books.
 
originally posted by Kevin Roberts:
originally posted by Zachary Ross:
I'm an American art historian and I have a job, and you're right, it's not in a tree in Iowa. I'll be sure to welcome you to New York when you guys move here.
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We'll see where we end up. Though it does seem that 75% of American Art History are in New York, though my wife's specialty is in Western American Art, so that tends things a bit westward.
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Indeed, there are options for people like your wife. The art market is here, in large part, hence there are many art historians here. Best of luck to her -- are her interests strictly academic?
 
originally posted by Bwood:
originally posted by Kevin Roberts:
originally posted by SFJoe:
Kevin,

For which biotech company do you huff?

I'm a recovering biotech chemist myself.
Click to expand...

I work for Integrated DNA, we sell DNA to the medical research market. I have little to do with that, I make dyes and linkers and such. Where did you work?
And how well are you recovering?
Click to expand...

In the "it's a small world" world, I spent a few months this past year learning about pcr, plasmids, home brews, markers and such. I am now realizing I should have just posted my questions here instead of wasting time reading fucking books.
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I am an avid homebrewer as well, with specialties in funky belgian-style things as well as low-alcohol english-style things.

cheers,

Kevin
 
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