tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374080322024-02-19T13:28:42.671+01:00Barry's Wine Notes & MemoriesBarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862966350128384923noreply@blogger.comBlogger723125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37408032.post-30471890598044767382021-04-12T17:43:00.000+02:002021-04-12T17:43:39.932+02:00La Rioja Alta<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Usually the top wine from any property should be the best. However, individual tastes decide the favourite. <br />I belong to a generation that were able to buy great Rioja...the 60's and early 70's...lovely soft vanilla aged gems. I remember spending a holiday in north Spain...where a restaurant had a ladder up to the bottles placed in the wall. I got to be a regular and was allowed to climb up to chose my choice for the evening. Not only so many goodies...but also reasonably priced. Rioja winemakers became greedy in the 80's...stretching the wines to make more. They got back on track in the 90's and the style split...the traditional version and the new technique.<br />One property that kept the old style was La Rioja Alta. Viña Ardanza Reserva was a regular house wine for many years. The next one up in quality was the Gran Reserva 904...for the special occasion. <br />Now we get to the nitty gritty of this post. For the very special occasion we would try a bottle of the Gran Reserva 890. Even back then...I was not the biggest fan. The wine should have been my favourite...but never was.<br />So...ordering a mixed case...I added a bottle of the 890. It was not a very special occasion. Those days are gone. A great bottle on a Tuesday and a glass of water on Saturday if you get my thread. Every day is special.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0mhsay4ojTGELJtzk9T2gS7MOISwLiKs_0dXp48aQl0CrpTN7RNdTzfnGd3YYowxAnWQ4bhAhJghJ07ObleNA96GX2XvpeuNELFkVeK3mBx4xBlEVUvA-l3cMfJ1KdwMxRF8/s2048/IMG_2340.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0mhsay4ojTGELJtzk9T2gS7MOISwLiKs_0dXp48aQl0CrpTN7RNdTzfnGd3YYowxAnWQ4bhAhJghJ07ObleNA96GX2XvpeuNELFkVeK3mBx4xBlEVUvA-l3cMfJ1KdwMxRF8/s320/IMG_2340.JPG" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">La Rioja Alta </span></span><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Gran Reserva 890 2005<br />Rioja<br />Spain</b></span><br /></span></span>The wine is a mix of Tempranillo (95%), Graciano (3%) and Mazuelo,
produced from their own old vines that are more than 40 years old and
planted in the Riojan town of Rodezno. It spends 72 months in American oak barrels, 20% new... and here lies my problem.<br />Much as I love the style...I always find the 890 has a touch too much dryness.<br />Nose to me is always more Bordeaux-like. Vanilla aromas. Mocca and cassis. A balsamic bite. Dominant acidity. Don't tell me I need to lay it down...it is over 15 years old. In no way a bad wine...it is just that we don't gel.<br /><span style="color: red;">Points 16.5</span><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The food was more Italian then Spanish. <br />Bruschetta followed by Black Carbonara.<br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8H3yD1j3n_m8F9ysQPcxelj4KkaKr1Fkm_5169b7XBDcRXdtskvoHRFEq1_87hBy46RCKTuoHyt9jLXVxo5fBbA8CvamOSYTy_bMdijR5PnmqEokKM05o-52uibAOpXVLcBS/s2048/IMG_2372.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8H3yD1j3n_m8F9ysQPcxelj4KkaKr1Fkm_5169b7XBDcRXdtskvoHRFEq1_87hBy46RCKTuoHyt9jLXVxo5fBbA8CvamOSYTy_bMdijR5PnmqEokKM05o-52uibAOpXVLcBS/s320/IMG_2372.JPG" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj978S1BswVGczuxllWG9OyDt8FqTQgZro8aO8cZ4-uUKFsHMY3F4RDuLg84aaLfZJWAEW0GDgYq6L24xYpIuFS9Gaj2xaHvn3nq6tXVU5T8jfF6Fyii2DjIs-Nu7r7QDe8NLnC/s2048/IMG_2373.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj978S1BswVGczuxllWG9OyDt8FqTQgZro8aO8cZ4-uUKFsHMY3F4RDuLg84aaLfZJWAEW0GDgYq6L24xYpIuFS9Gaj2xaHvn3nq6tXVU5T8jfF6Fyii2DjIs-Nu7r7QDe8NLnC/s320/IMG_2373.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTM3u90Kt4NFyV6uKu1I6NCndwimsLXBSUP0pAX_m8fWjkkDjogHCiNGN2s3JHq1vlWfk9l27TtQXxmIzIisMAMTpXS2NK2-KrdvKiiGI6XQTUvClVtQflhfzfV_-_nsQwzJV/s2048/IMG_2374.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTM3u90Kt4NFyV6uKu1I6NCndwimsLXBSUP0pAX_m8fWjkkDjogHCiNGN2s3JHq1vlWfk9l27TtQXxmIzIisMAMTpXS2NK2-KrdvKiiGI6XQTUvClVtQflhfzfV_-_nsQwzJV/s320/IMG_2374.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></span><p></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862966350128384923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37408032.post-86816030373481322242021-04-06T17:46:00.007+02:002021-04-06T17:46:41.633+02:00Memory Lane #1<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have been drinking wine for over 45 years..and in the early days I dealt </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJ7-szCpl40w6fynl433tNw0F3cNlpehNTYpj6R8XlU7We0W2hFy7MUIALSRoWL9oaZwcOq0KcWEYbdL-ijOn56c5ZW64DNZf9k_2BUopfoC5_o5GXNcw464Ox0sxonWSAxzwTA/s1600-h/Bill+Baker.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281862433746163538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJ7-szCpl40w6fynl433tNw0F3cNlpehNTYpj6R8XlU7We0W2hFy7MUIALSRoWL9oaZwcOq0KcWEYbdL-ijOn56c5ZW64DNZf9k_2BUopfoC5_o5GXNcw464Ox0sxonWSAxzwTA/s320/Bill+Baker.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 320px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 239px;" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">with the wine trade in England. My search for older vintages lead me to </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">a
couple of merchants..one being Reid Wines...a few miles south of
Bristol, England. I had lived in Bristol before I moved to Germany...so I
was back there a couple of times a year. I usually ordered the </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">wines...then
picked them on my visits (I drove over). Co-owner was a guy called Bill
Baker. Now..when whoever made us all..decided to build Bill...he didn't
cut corners...and the end product was a one-off! Bill passed away in
January 2008. Now..before you think this 'Memory Lane' is going to be a
sad post. Forget it. Bill Baker probably never knew the meaning. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vUtMzzNR9VEwnqWOTsaFwPErd_WaY9Lk0fakcJN61we-j1GYLPs2adlCHuY7IqDfQ5fBv5bCI1TF1QaYGzCWkQRG4wLEBh-w9n9cUMrbI-ff1uh5jG113x4D_iCqvbwZr9C7Ag/s1600-h/Bill+Baker+%26+Jancis+Robinson.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281468864845783202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vUtMzzNR9VEwnqWOTsaFwPErd_WaY9Lk0fakcJN61we-j1GYLPs2adlCHuY7IqDfQ5fBv5bCI1TF1QaYGzCWkQRG4wLEBh-w9n9cUMrbI-ff1uh5jG113x4D_iCqvbwZr9C7Ag/s320/Bill+Baker+%26+Jancis+Robinson.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 212px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 320px;" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Telegraph obituary report at the time....and </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I
smiled as I read it...mentioned him taking a few cases of vintage wines
with him when he traveled abroad. I once arranged to meet him at a top
restaurant in Bristol who he supplied wines to. I waited at the bar with
my glass of something. Bill 'rolled' in. As I mentioned..he was
large..but carried it well. Talking about carried..he was carrying a
picnic basket...We sat at the table and he opened it...to reveal 5
bottles!! Now I remember..at least I think I did..only drinking
one...where the other 4 went to...we can only summise. Reid Wines was in
the picturesque village of Hallatrow...in an old converted Mill. If I
called and said I wanted to come over..the answer was..'be here at 11.30
for lunch'. On arriving...a table outside by the stream..some old
oddity of a half-bottle as an apéritif..with some paté de Foie
Gras..then a decent red. Another memory..which I should try to
forget...was driving a few miles (<span style="font-style: italic;">a few more that it should have been</span>)..meeting
him for dinner...and returning by car along misty country roads...would
never do it nowadays...ah..the recklessness of youth! Another memory is
of joining him at the top country house 'Gidleigh Park'..for some
memorable wines. He once visited me in Germany. We had a guest room..and
a normal size bed. He managed. He asked if he could use the
bath...don't ask me!! My wife cooked us dinner...and <span style="font-weight: bold;">'bonvivant'</span>
was had by all. He was 'expressive' about wine and people...and said if
a wine was crap. He maybe annoyed a few..I never had a problem with
him...oh yes I did...trying to keep up with him. On one visit he told me
about a regular meet of all local merchants...once a month I
think..where each one took along something special. He kindly invited me
along..a privilege..and the rest of the group accepted the 'extra'
visitor. Great wines...although my memory goes back to a whisky..which I
never drink...it was a malt..about 40 years old..and as near to a great
Cognac as you can get.</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">The
wine trade is full of 'odd' characters...it must be the liquid. Bill
Baker was the last of a long gone style of
merchant/gourmet/imbibber..call it what you like. They don't make 'em
like that any more. The materials are no longer available!
</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Telegraph report <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1577305/Bill-Baker.html" style="color: #3333ff; font-weight: bold;">here</a></span> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">Enjoy the </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">video with Jancis Robinson</span></span></span></span><br /><br /></span> </span><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzZhD3A9X9eTXzGgQlxqSspLScIyXGcRuy2vrhSJnCjtwG-Q_KAu3uu0YXrzbkhFBKjzuWm9APACK8' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862966350128384923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37408032.post-64939466440466837452021-04-03T16:44:00.000+02:002021-04-03T16:44:32.218+02:00Clemens Strobl<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Discovering a fairly unknown property still gives me great pleasure. <br />Clemens Strobl in Kirchberg, Wagram is one case.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Clemens
Strobl is a family business in the second generation. Uncomplicated and
not bound by tradition. Experimentation and curiosity is their aim.
With passion and enthusiasm. Mixed culture instead of monoculture. These
are the key points of winemaker Clemens Strobl's philosophy. Only his
own grapes are hand-selected and carefully processed. With his wine
manufactory, he fully concentrates on organic viticulture with an
appreciation for flora and fauna. Birdhouses and beehives are small
signs of the times. When it comes to vinification, it's then a case of
"less is more". Spontaneous fermentation is a must and aging is in
stainless steel, wooden barrel and concrete egg. Pure, terroir-focused
wines that are fun to drink. Extract-rich finesse and elegance provide,
thanks to the relatively light alcohol for high drinking flow. Hence my
later gulping note!! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsDL3U270zpfofAzienH2b2_e8DrxcBBPnNJndUn_jfC4pNbar8n0slb54a8rpJ3YUdUGI8zobWs8KpJx2snnNPJzYg-HqdWY_5X8mJBi6qeZykLvxVXpOM3i3KEb-JfmJoWzL/s2048/20200816_153626.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsDL3U270zpfofAzienH2b2_e8DrxcBBPnNJndUn_jfC4pNbar8n0slb54a8rpJ3YUdUGI8zobWs8KpJx2snnNPJzYg-HqdWY_5X8mJBi6qeZykLvxVXpOM3i3KEb-JfmJoWzL/s320/20200816_153626.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">During my writing cramp last year I tried a few of the properties Grüner Veltliner.<br />The top one...</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="vintage"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Pfaff (Pfaffenberg) 2016 had impressed.<br /><br />Finally got round to the Riesling of the same vintage.</span></span></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsNfTfNhC5VxM90jKfgaa7XXy9tBBO1uIDWaBjaNeaPIGrnQoeU9GCLUz7C9sGPOm_2-AKv8faKVWydem2X43CcChOtfdUBXbeLmfjQNrQu7PAD3MDt0PU1_BVV-9hXmZXSc7/s2048/IMG_2367.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1529" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsNfTfNhC5VxM90jKfgaa7XXy9tBBO1uIDWaBjaNeaPIGrnQoeU9GCLUz7C9sGPOm_2-AKv8faKVWydem2X43CcChOtfdUBXbeLmfjQNrQu7PAD3MDt0PU1_BVV-9hXmZXSc7/s320/IMG_2367.JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Clemens Strobl Paffenberg Riesling 2016<br />Wagram<br />Austria</b></span><br />Vines are 35 years old.<br />A
gentle whiff of petrol...gets me every time. Aromas of peaches.
Slightly smoky, then comes the stone fruit. Peach flavours, thrilling
minerals...vibrant...total harmony...tried not to gulp this...a
riverting Riesling....sumptuous and with an elegant creaminess. <br /><span style="color: red;">Points 18.25<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxYunXyfk2dmRcvYnMbWqVzHXw7EJ4fBnIRAfDyrf0Cb6ujdHl4hQep2G9bmj_eJCpXzjxvsTsgzH9l9bwiqFrdcO9JsBgVYGXKbvE0P1oSyn-70NUw-1VtgAiTF-9gxLx-9N/s2048/IMG_2368.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxYunXyfk2dmRcvYnMbWqVzHXw7EJ4fBnIRAfDyrf0Cb6ujdHl4hQep2G9bmj_eJCpXzjxvsTsgzH9l9bwiqFrdcO9JsBgVYGXKbvE0P1oSyn-70NUw-1VtgAiTF-9gxLx-9N/s320/IMG_2368.JPG" /></a></div><br /></span>Italian-style food with the wine...Bruschetta and Pasta Bavette Nero Carbonari.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdoV5chU5nTR_M9byMH4kzw6tQb7QoeGSAUx_C-dkAvX2x2mYmHYsGKhAcOtOSh_bJWJX8cgOCEm56UGSlea47qCaPPrqbodIldElXKsGX9sxZZhWvK3qCegcAC_AN1zP3Mx3/s2048/IMG_2372.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXW6aOixaEBxYQB5eD9VC1_BoN4hmKoChUPDRLBf4atg9tlWK_SWafTnpW1CTTPQFKkC-HSsB0CkOWA50mHtRt_SJYGvWrStlyqqJtWD8eIbKEM0PaZ87PBUe60CmfDHz_Fm8/s320/20210324_133526.jpg" /></a></div><br />one of the assortment of Greek Honeys recently purchased...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuK2mNQSTKRiqtNgvatnvARpr49tJscl1opQaRLDazDFLxUxT0seZldAttRvYaMtgGaQDBA9N1UapKweAU7FUlwMIIkERSHZJhlGwhSAziDVVbMmCZMRxkkYhq50wWOZbiOogv/s2048/Honey.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuK2mNQSTKRiqtNgvatnvARpr49tJscl1opQaRLDazDFLxUxT0seZldAttRvYaMtgGaQDBA9N1UapKweAU7FUlwMIIkERSHZJhlGwhSAziDVVbMmCZMRxkkYhq50wWOZbiOogv/s320/Honey.JPG" /></a></div>a fine Havana...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_igkVTRyv4lY_0hE-GAN4LWuqVv1pvPP6OFJBY8DRoNBenL2K-NIVkSl65VbRjdoOwN5ncZUC9_Sx4H34bqEr7Z2pxOD9aQJHKs2cbOvpUNLTLNpq-WTU1JV3fUeMZJt-6VR/s2048/20210324_133613+-+Kopie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_igkVTRyv4lY_0hE-GAN4LWuqVv1pvPP6OFJBY8DRoNBenL2K-NIVkSl65VbRjdoOwN5ncZUC9_Sx4H34bqEr7Z2pxOD9aQJHKs2cbOvpUNLTLNpq-WTU1JV3fUeMZJt-6VR/s320/20210324_133613+-+Kopie.jpg" /></a></div>and a good book...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSHwCYtqV5Zp8NB68HTtPxDKhQUdaXwJFxPo-PwkzMVAD-PoB2Ob92voV1hri2iFazG8viiaqWPdkMj3dHW7jEtPUs09bx5AK2qDNaYJVBHI5A2lumM-9XqYCPpvyKBaodVcx0/s2048/Kinks.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSHwCYtqV5Zp8NB68HTtPxDKhQUdaXwJFxPo-PwkzMVAD-PoB2Ob92voV1hri2iFazG8viiaqWPdkMj3dHW7jEtPUs09bx5AK2qDNaYJVBHI5A2lumM-9XqYCPpvyKBaodVcx0/s320/Kinks.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br />at the moment the story of the Kinks. I think everyone knows the song...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz6mKDz0rYRWbLDdyxx0YaFQSI9WnjTeZGSzyRviPFdWR_uia-IjvU1LG0H4SOToi2R-9Jhqr3rAS4' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">All that is missing nowadays...is a few friends to enjoy the gastronomic times with you.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><br /></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862966350128384923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37408032.post-20520703338779267822021-03-23T14:24:00.000+01:002021-03-23T14:24:38.787+01:00Birthday Boy Barry<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">My birthday is over...and a success. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The food and wine I mean.<br /></span>It was on a Saturday. Good planing from my parents 75 years ago!<br /><br />The way I have run my business stood me in good stead to cook for 7 people. Organised...and keep your cool.<br /><br />Table prepared the day before...and the Iberico Cutlets put into a marinade of Mustard and Honey. 24 Hours in the fridge. </span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikA7SWaS1MEIprNR2JMW6J8ye60eha5sjYIEtzkkttzzy5BUnuhbv2GImRrrQHlGefu-DPj7IAAXQKPEwuxF6JS6vjTujkqYtqB0acBRYUPo9TBPeJq7Df-md2ab7E451vQOje/s2048/IMG_2366.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikA7SWaS1MEIprNR2JMW6J8ye60eha5sjYIEtzkkttzzy5BUnuhbv2GImRrrQHlGefu-DPj7IAAXQKPEwuxF6JS6vjTujkqYtqB0acBRYUPo9TBPeJq7Df-md2ab7E451vQOje/s320/IMG_2366.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">On the Saturday morning...the post arrived...and I had received a letter from the Hessen State Minister, Volker Bouffier, congratulating me on reaching 75! <br />Nice touch...hope Prince William remembers me in 25 years.<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix9aUrFpGGN_7-c5h7ZzFeOMerEnpN8qoQoVNely-jKlSaqEvtujEJ15hccpYLpVsjlWa1ycqdAGZX90EEOgDoKoPc1TCNfMRl3wrACW_lk83gYjCaLN00eExjK3awug5PnM_M/s2048/IMG_2342.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix9aUrFpGGN_7-c5h7ZzFeOMerEnpN8qoQoVNely-jKlSaqEvtujEJ15hccpYLpVsjlWa1ycqdAGZX90EEOgDoKoPc1TCNfMRl3wrACW_lk83gYjCaLN00eExjK3awug5PnM_M/s320/IMG_2342.JPG" /></a></div>Menu printed...<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqb1LSFErrdX84w9SvEpJA7ZYrfGkbSqubYobmzJwoS6kleL0tNCEwoxhtlA_7dEnm-OQ95p25bkeo-hcevbwDk1lqmS7WCv76274GJfPy7fXd9vehDcr6iwfWPARadk0fshZ5/s2048/IMG_2345.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqb1LSFErrdX84w9SvEpJA7ZYrfGkbSqubYobmzJwoS6kleL0tNCEwoxhtlA_7dEnm-OQ95p25bkeo-hcevbwDk1lqmS7WCv76274GJfPy7fXd9vehDcr6iwfWPARadk0fshZ5/s320/IMG_2345.JPG" /></a></div><br />The Panko Crusted Sea Scallops were prepared and placed in the cool cellar.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-V_qbNz6I5oEcsAHWHPoWoBlTmPWiOxOBLctvmOK0terZIp7OOFFlIDhsz3VuxDOSP4u_4b7j_jV17i3XJZVpwWO4mReWVr2z3iJhymWU1slOUb2dCdoamEQnVmbbdwRS0mh/s2048/IMG_2346.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-V_qbNz6I5oEcsAHWHPoWoBlTmPWiOxOBLctvmOK0terZIp7OOFFlIDhsz3VuxDOSP4u_4b7j_jV17i3XJZVpwWO4mReWVr2z3iJhymWU1slOUb2dCdoamEQnVmbbdwRS0mh/s320/IMG_2346.JPG" /></a></div>Went and had a midday sleep...hey....I am 75...I can do what I want!<br />Fresh mushrooms fried...garlic added...then cream and coconut milk. <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZIuV8YILl8syuJ9ch67LDbQwtwTT7PXH-lFi1RvrleqtIjVZrKc3NfEvJMwBDp8pp3FZYpBf4ULB4zYNk58tjlL6-zdBV3TceSI6qR7hh19IzllVUVv7eBbg1odAPpkf0Pgt/s2048/IMG_2347.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZIuV8YILl8syuJ9ch67LDbQwtwTT7PXH-lFi1RvrleqtIjVZrKc3NfEvJMwBDp8pp3FZYpBf4ULB4zYNk58tjlL6-zdBV3TceSI6qR7hh19IzllVUVv7eBbg1odAPpkf0Pgt/s320/IMG_2347.JPG" /></a></div></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cooked pasta...and added to sauce.
Now all I had to do later was warm it up...and I always think it tastes
better after leaving it all to enjoy each others company for a couple of
hours.</span><br />The Cutlets taken out of the fridge...2 hours before...so that they would not get a shock later.<br />All ready to go...so made myself beautiful...and waited for my three daughters and two son-in-laws to arrive.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpAB1pYzT0HG_K_sfr6czp2zjwqTLF3BTV9WzC7gx9xk6LzjDP_19WXgVe5NqzXsO5tSkY4twCnRw2-Co9UnqaljDw0RyzFuWAV245p320XeJY3BlQ-Chdjy2ONtLx_lKHPcD/s1280/IMG_2349.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpAB1pYzT0HG_K_sfr6czp2zjwqTLF3BTV9WzC7gx9xk6LzjDP_19WXgVe5NqzXsO5tSkY4twCnRw2-Co9UnqaljDw0RyzFuWAV245p320XeJY3BlQ-Chdjy2ONtLx_lKHPcD/s320/IMG_2349.JPG" /></a></div><br />Salad washed and ready to be covered in Sesame Oil and Raspberry Vinegar.<br />Scallops 4-5 minutes in the frying pan...only a little olive oil. On to the salad and served. Mmmmm...was the verdict.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnK_7HsUF7pfGw4uqNtQ1OGdiQXeVRYf591Iu6IAPo6PJIYFA2n2-nMGZEcs-fHISba0TkxtTwE2af5q4jq9mUog95UjaiWIVK5me_jVzCKTc6_MQZ3V0o_k9Ls8K3qdlp4uMp/s2048/IMG_2350.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnK_7HsUF7pfGw4uqNtQ1OGdiQXeVRYf591Iu6IAPo6PJIYFA2n2-nMGZEcs-fHISba0TkxtTwE2af5q4jq9mUog95UjaiWIVK5me_jVzCKTc6_MQZ3V0o_k9Ls8K3qdlp4uMp/s320/IMG_2350.JPG" /></a></div><br />I am a clean cook...and the kitchen always looks tidy...would not feel happy if it looked like a battlefield.<br />Cutlets into the pans...five minutes in all...then into oven for about 15 minutes...just circulating air 160 degrees.<br />Warmed up the sauce slowly and was able to sit at the table..so not to lose any points for not being visible. Only joking...but the children were telling me I may lose points for not having made the baguette on offer. <br /><br />Now...I was going to take a photo of the cutlets...just forgot...and by the time I thought about it...there were only the bones. Not pleasant viewing...so I leave it to your imagination. Again...and I repeat again...it was all excellent. <br />Man...was I proud of myself.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsaF02IcZcPdxfcsm2lQFmssLVf9Kezh6EH6gj9hQxpBTA4nN0GrytUlqppIiiS7qrbejMfhyphenhyphenkKzm2uPK2VbYEy1Qd4lm7JFFoGE8sO1QFphxJ0XRFdFl7Imtat3JzDTzRab7/s2048/IMG_2352.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsaF02IcZcPdxfcsm2lQFmssLVf9Kezh6EH6gj9hQxpBTA4nN0GrytUlqppIiiS7qrbejMfhyphenhyphenkKzm2uPK2VbYEy1Qd4lm7JFFoGE8sO1QFphxJ0XRFdFl7Imtat3JzDTzRab7/s320/IMG_2352.JPG" /></a></div>Three cheeses with some shortbread biscuits...the sweetness of the biscuit really does go well with them...were enjoyed by all.<br />A few wines were tasted... my concentration on two.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2o4zXRB6LdTwF6RPNcGMaOzDP6YV13v3yroTMCehYZM71_4byiQozYL_C7JaJZpciacUbyVUFJ6zgniKm7gRk_eXCJRlgE8k4xzk5v5HKurksigMtZGKiFMEVH5_hxA2bIYOp/s2048/IMG_2339.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2o4zXRB6LdTwF6RPNcGMaOzDP6YV13v3yroTMCehYZM71_4byiQozYL_C7JaJZpciacUbyVUFJ6zgniKm7gRk_eXCJRlgE8k4xzk5v5HKurksigMtZGKiFMEVH5_hxA2bIYOp/s320/IMG_2339.JPG" /></a></div><span style="color: red;"><b>Tablas Creek Vineyard Esprit Blanc de Tablas 2014<br />Adelaida District Paso Robles<br /></b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: red;"><b>San Luis Obispo County<br />California<br />U.S.A.</b></span><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>Notes from the Estate:<br />The wine is a blend of
three estate-grown varietals, propagated from budwood cuttings from the
Château de Beaucastel estate. Roussanne(72%) provides the core richness,
minerality, and flavors of honey and spice, while Grenache Blanc(23%)adds
green apple and anise flavors, a lush mouthfeel and bright acids.
Picpoul Blanc(5%) completes the blend, adding a saline minerality and
tropical notes.<br />My notes...<br />Lovely honey and yellow pear aromas...with a touch of wax. The palate is beautifully smooth and would not have to hide itself next to it's</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span class="aCOpRe"><span><em> </em>Rhône relatives.<br />Rich texture...again...honeyed..and spicy pear. The Grenache Blanc giving it a lift at the finish.<br /><span style="color: red;">Points 18</span></span></span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaDU0efIEGHjHhCPbVvm8zY7orCxZAhkAuUPW-2k2_XQYVGxEKelTI2jnb4A_p6DstNlJFEU9PU8SuuLXlP1T5MdHXnTUACsi_-JQGpvWNugEf-_ub0F-UX7DBDMgQLps5sCp/s2048/IMG_2351.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaDU0efIEGHjHhCPbVvm8zY7orCxZAhkAuUPW-2k2_XQYVGxEKelTI2jnb4A_p6DstNlJFEU9PU8SuuLXlP1T5MdHXnTUACsi_-JQGpvWNugEf-_ub0F-UX7DBDMgQLps5sCp/s320/IMG_2351.JPG" /></a></div><br /><b><span style="color: red;">Gritsch Singerriedel Ried Smaragd Grüner Veltliner 2018<br />Wachau<br />Austria<br /></span></b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">The Singerriedel in the east of Spitz is one of the most famous sites of the Wachau with soils of paragneiss, mica slate and silicate-rich brown earth. <br />Dense -yes oily- nose with quince...almonds, orange zest and lots of dark minerality. Very much lush Wachau! Plump texture on the palate tobacco, </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">fresh orange peel, mineral underlay. </span>Restrained acidity and minerality in the finish, but never heavy-handed despite 15 vol% alc.</span></span><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></span><span style="color: red;">Points 17.5</span><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A good night's sleep...then only a little bit to tidy up as I had done most of the cleaning while cooking. Nothing worse than getting up to a pile of plates and glasses.<br /> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmK1TsVW0YMGkTXgIl4-VkfnRAD1Q0009Jx4JFTuCJIxscpTjwZ3rHUeiWukjzhD_mBtNKf7c7AcJYXYnqJWb3uWZ9JeJWYOscnvdmBcoKKhoIbzvhs9DU_5ELZQ9ESriXIOrL/s2048/IMG_2369.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmK1TsVW0YMGkTXgIl4-VkfnRAD1Q0009Jx4JFTuCJIxscpTjwZ3rHUeiWukjzhD_mBtNKf7c7AcJYXYnqJWb3uWZ9JeJWYOscnvdmBcoKKhoIbzvhs9DU_5ELZQ9ESriXIOrL/s320/IMG_2369.JPG" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Just to prove I can eat without wine...I prepared myself a good breakfast before I left to play 5 hours of snooker. My way of spending a perfect Sunday. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17aaHXJ5hkRxwkl2gGW7BNmRStyDAqdIbpqDS_iS_9XMylC0ab3yE0Bt0U2-uO3ICZ_GG8e3eNwyw74l1MLIOaq1cTFnTEViYPAR-ow4lZlFCTb-HRXatZqCmSTrLBdFr-K6A/s2048/IMG_2366.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862966350128384923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37408032.post-76634755511505335312021-03-13T20:37:00.001+01:002021-03-13T20:38:23.266+01:00Viva España<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have a birthday soon...and my wish is that I cook for my family.<br />The kitchen is small...so the food has to be easy to prepare...well...not easy...but space is restricted. Iberico Chops is the plan...and trying a few ways in advance. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxEXAhYMUYSIOtgO6QZIzrW0lvLjor4DLmxj7h7oUeW0CefJXqbN3WxvNl18pFBKnLpyQlEXYEH_w2rlp2a5qUofjxfiiT86QzRBzfgVNfSAb5o9LJ2xl8uM1Haw0mPvdZlMZ/s2048/IMG_2321.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxEXAhYMUYSIOtgO6QZIzrW0lvLjor4DLmxj7h7oUeW0CefJXqbN3WxvNl18pFBKnLpyQlEXYEH_w2rlp2a5qUofjxfiiT86QzRBzfgVNfSAb5o9LJ2xl8uM1Haw0mPvdZlMZ/s320/IMG_2321.JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCKMr-lZodkThKAb1jgHcEcF80GDcwjMFdsziQfUaqtZclv4dNPOZqxvUP_mmUBFXcwoyiX9jcxbxNBkxzRbvEst4YwQbKterQdT9aeE1udCCE2XsEHZRwbF7F66pQjYt8veA/s2048/IMG_2322.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCKMr-lZodkThKAb1jgHcEcF80GDcwjMFdsziQfUaqtZclv4dNPOZqxvUP_mmUBFXcwoyiX9jcxbxNBkxzRbvEst4YwQbKterQdT9aeE1udCCE2XsEHZRwbF7F66pQjYt8veA/s320/IMG_2322.JPG" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Garlic,
Thyme and Rosmarin is on the left...on the right Mustard and Paprika
Powder. Have tried with Honey...but although it tastes good...not easy
on the eye.<br />Pan Fry them...till they are nice and crispy looking...2 times 2
minutes should do it. Then 17 minutes in the oven...160
degrees...Circulating Air.</span><p></p><pre class="tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta" data-placeholder="Übersetzung" id="tw-target-text" style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSYm3fUigi3RGMXMhIT2bL5PEbqJwTL8BLmeDVCqjqsdyE7fVyqoi5z01Wzt8xdlHk5YHEsAWi32aXEQc5dPst8l3mSMmhmGQEAyeUiHqCBipCImIgK3PR3xVjMn6gLGUkGf1/s2048/IMG_2306.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSYm3fUigi3RGMXMhIT2bL5PEbqJwTL8BLmeDVCqjqsdyE7fVyqoi5z01Wzt8xdlHk5YHEsAWi32aXEQc5dPst8l3mSMmhmGQEAyeUiHqCBipCImIgK3PR3xVjMn6gLGUkGf1/s320/IMG_2306.JPG" /></a></div><span lang="en"><br /></span></pre><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Marqués de Murrieta Castillo Ygay <br />Gran Reserva Especial 2010 <br />Rioja<br />Spain</b></span><br />This vintage is 85% Tempranillo and 15% Mazuelo, aged 24 months in American and French oak barriques. The former in American...the latter in French.<br />In 166 years...this is only the 53rd vintage. All the Castillo Ygay fruit comes from a single vineyard called La Plana...planted on a plateau 485 meters above sea level...the youngest vines here were planted in 1950.<br />Down to business...used the Coravin...but poured 3 hours before tasting.<br />A wonderful fragrant, enticing and complex wine.<br />Ruby violet colour. Nose throws up black fruits...aromas of truffle, balsamic, marzipan with airing.<br />Palate with finesse and elegant...this is not a sweet fruit blockbuster.<br />Silky and rich with currants and raspberries...and a fresh tart finish.<br /><span style="color: red;">Points 18</span><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862966350128384923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37408032.post-66876592790190862422021-03-06T12:09:00.004+01:002021-03-06T12:09:57.718+01:00Ain't Life Hard!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Only allowed to play Snooker twice a week..so some free time.<br />Below some evening pleasures.<br />A very fine Bratwurst...above the average...<br />with some Potatoes au Gratin (Dauphinoise) and fresh mushrooms.<br /> <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinipb-hrUbbdgcBTnQu85SPYxtbN36rRa6NR5El5dLpPb1lRKeOgiXLiUXh39VTlH64lXsFi6vK1eH5Fl6iTTNU22Miv41CTmt51GmE1wGVRs2Odk4p6EUoLimAYM1h3rv3oeU/s2048/IMG_2276.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinipb-hrUbbdgcBTnQu85SPYxtbN36rRa6NR5El5dLpPb1lRKeOgiXLiUXh39VTlH64lXsFi6vK1eH5Fl6iTTNU22Miv41CTmt51GmE1wGVRs2Odk4p6EUoLimAYM1h3rv3oeU/s320/IMG_2276.JPG" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Decided to try the other Ott in the celler...the recent Rosenberg 2018 was still too youthful and with baby fat.<br /><span style="color: red;"></span><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrazgQTb5n9LH_qLkutCReXHv5p67NMEkGe2uSfWnIFPqJh5keDuMcd2ZGz2WVpKEz6GpmSrmaGVqFmwgH6PD3EJorBzRgH2k4fq540QROmVNLQPjl_RzK0Mn6xbAs_duIH5Es/s2048/IMG_2315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrazgQTb5n9LH_qLkutCReXHv5p67NMEkGe2uSfWnIFPqJh5keDuMcd2ZGz2WVpKEz6GpmSrmaGVqFmwgH6PD3EJorBzRgH2k4fq540QROmVNLQPjl_RzK0Mn6xbAs_duIH5Es/s320/IMG_2315.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Ott Grüner Veltliner Spiegel 2018<br />Wagram<br />Austria</b></span><br />Orange
zest on the nose, a glossy texture, hidden exotic fruits dragged
upwards by a fine acidity. This is much more harmonious than it's
sibling.<br /><span style="color: red;">Points 17.25</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />I love throwing leftovers into a pan...<br />A mediterranean vegetable curry...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5qp5FrJex9I-LKEllIIBt5hpoWTMSZSG6ap-j61Ex55Ef73mfUeQh8ylC7vCQagi7pKBgOYkYpbWfSaiw_Fz8-y-XmsXupTGcXDUCHYdSSVl8leZYAo-xokAuzeA61cawghg/s2048/IMG_2316.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5qp5FrJex9I-LKEllIIBt5hpoWTMSZSG6ap-j61Ex55Ef73mfUeQh8ylC7vCQagi7pKBgOYkYpbWfSaiw_Fz8-y-XmsXupTGcXDUCHYdSSVl8leZYAo-xokAuzeA61cawghg/w176-h218/IMG_2316.JPG" width="176" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTuKtEiKbI4afzFuXsro5f7NqfPpDJZ902ZoUCrdiCLSCbvFnXj3hvy5x5fSdv3TM9s2A2PWsxzpZj8C65nca_NytNOG85FHBDAXYnB3t9LpS9RHNkGjhfJkx4fAmDyt5H12A7/s2048/IMG_2317.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTuKtEiKbI4afzFuXsro5f7NqfPpDJZ902ZoUCrdiCLSCbvFnXj3hvy5x5fSdv3TM9s2A2PWsxzpZj8C65nca_NytNOG85FHBDAXYnB3t9LpS9RHNkGjhfJkx4fAmDyt5H12A7/w164-h218/IMG_2317.JPG" width="164" /></a></span></div></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Way back when... a wine merchant told me they buy Alsace wines...but nobody bought them...so they had to drink them themselves. Hard life ain't it! <br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvyFaW0y2VmY3dvv76Cj7M7ibPJ5-Km5OZiVW9X-NYbCg21aGFVwtXt8dNc3rMn5i7rWq1_RYqfXFCFn62jtT1mNdJ1L8wh5nsN3cN6mDmgqxxsavU3Ra_XXs2vg4BhlB6M5M/s2048/IMG_2305.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvyFaW0y2VmY3dvv76Cj7M7ibPJ5-Km5OZiVW9X-NYbCg21aGFVwtXt8dNc3rMn5i7rWq1_RYqfXFCFn62jtT1mNdJ1L8wh5nsN3cN6mDmgqxxsavU3Ra_XXs2vg4BhlB6M5M/s320/IMG_2305.JPG" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Albert Mann Riesling Schlossberg 2015<br />Alsace<br />France</b></span><br />Had tried a glass a few days earlier...needed air...<br />Tried again after it had filled it's lungs.<br />Colour: Straw yellow with bright reflections, bright and clear.<br />Nose: Closed at first but then showed mango, ginger, apricot, peach and citrus...<br />Mouth: Initially closed. Spicy components...the orange and citrus notes opening...peach and apples...this is not searingly dry...just a trace of sweetness. This no doubt down to the Schlossberg site. Very good and perfect with the food.<br /><span style="color: red;">Points 17.75<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: red;"><br /><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My favourite fish at the moment is Sea Perch. What to have with it? Some Ravioli and a light mustard sauce.</span></span></span><span style="color: red;"></span><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEKnX-2wV91_oZND9w9hyphenhyphenqlfv1W1_jHfzEPClaUJVHMgAQDDxpBFsUl-1KlWuo7oBZ1SawmikySPXbyR1dVuzoPI1V16NNLjufLUZWZN_-F4shAxry7FpHyn0AwX94u9Za4fZ/s2048/IMG_2320.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEKnX-2wV91_oZND9w9hyphenhyphenqlfv1W1_jHfzEPClaUJVHMgAQDDxpBFsUl-1KlWuo7oBZ1SawmikySPXbyR1dVuzoPI1V16NNLjufLUZWZN_-F4shAxry7FpHyn0AwX94u9Za4fZ/s320/IMG_2320.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />A half finished bottle of white Burgundy seemed to wink at me from the fridge.<br /><span style="color: red;"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxG0eFYf8SxhEUjT7cEishjJ0NxJu0uDjyi3w3eJsLzeAix-TMBZsTiCiEFt5ymwZxpmsUxD8Q40QC8oJI-MqSF9dAW5P_oAVUbjGmIbZveWoChgYfj7Jg8gcruUC68jaeBv9e/s2048/IMG_2319.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxG0eFYf8SxhEUjT7cEishjJ0NxJu0uDjyi3w3eJsLzeAix-TMBZsTiCiEFt5ymwZxpmsUxD8Q40QC8oJI-MqSF9dAW5P_oAVUbjGmIbZveWoChgYfj7Jg8gcruUC68jaeBv9e/s320/IMG_2319.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: red;">Fabien Coche Meursault Charmes 2015<br />Burgundy<br />France</span></b><br />Rich...the
aromas of hazlenuts(with air), honey, caramel...lead you down the path
to a medium bodied palate of citrus and yellow fruits. Maybe a
touch heavy at the moment...<br /><span style="color: red;">Points 17.5</span></span><p></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862966350128384923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37408032.post-82296970505553847492021-02-26T11:48:00.012+01:002021-09-22T17:23:08.473+02:00Lockdown...What Lockdown?<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lockdown still very much in force...the Gastronomie are hoping Easter will be a date to get things going again. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsIV83j_FbB4WRc8ibctxP1sNCpyGbmBiaGfICk_k0TPjIaqde299Upbr6ytBsgol75GwFRPW4T_2FVPzVG_APb5pIEnSrfoGPXig1uf92sVhC2hvAWeHtXxKWLZCLJ-wazkM/s2048/20210218_130007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsIV83j_FbB4WRc8ibctxP1sNCpyGbmBiaGfICk_k0TPjIaqde299Upbr6ytBsgol75GwFRPW4T_2FVPzVG_APb5pIEnSrfoGPXig1uf92sVhC2hvAWeHtXxKWLZCLJ-wazkM/s320/20210218_130007.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">My good friend Karl Hodapp...<a href="https://rebstock-waldulm.de/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Rebstock</b></span></span></a>...Gasthof/Restaurant in Waldulm...has not been sitting around doing nothing. He has his vineyards...and he has his 'Brennerei'...Distillery.<br /><br />Evenings he has free of course...so I was there for two days. Spent the daytime walking, listening to music and reading. Just relaxing from the day job.<br />I arrived midday...and where was he?...in the Brennerei with son Basti. <br />Basti ist 13...been driving a tractor for 20 years. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzHUqZhj9v33KilPTyEVNUT3lMNL-aZzuPXzda3ix-E00-XYLlvuKr4W27oiK2g_tMlWSK4gBwLHhyUwkbh0SE39HHEMX4iRPiHvU2NdQCrU4HhjfaKx60YioEYFQpB_eMMfE6/s2048/20210219_160037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzHUqZhj9v33KilPTyEVNUT3lMNL-aZzuPXzda3ix-E00-XYLlvuKr4W27oiK2g_tMlWSK4gBwLHhyUwkbh0SE39HHEMX4iRPiHvU2NdQCrU4HhjfaKx60YioEYFQpB_eMMfE6/w157-h182/20210219_160037.jpg" width="157" /></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVdf6IWXXl9uLIWiZDXnUJ1RLmMgDbBczgAcD_gKmtJ2RrvApWLhUuYqSzRh3ueSfD37HKDgQMOGaGuSsN8jJemysuHeLw46TIrVcbz8VnqkLV_l5HBn8eiaDl-d63KbfnzRY/s2048/20210219_155646.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVdf6IWXXl9uLIWiZDXnUJ1RLmMgDbBczgAcD_gKmtJ2RrvApWLhUuYqSzRh3ueSfD37HKDgQMOGaGuSsN8jJemysuHeLw46TIrVcbz8VnqkLV_l5HBn8eiaDl-d63KbfnzRY/w168-h183/20210219_155646.jpg" width="168" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I unpacked and took the walk high up to Karl's best plot...<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://rebstock-waldulm.de/weinberg_russhalde/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Russhalde</b></span></a></span>...naked of course at this time of year...but all prepared for the coming months. <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfSi2mi2WmxF9vuLlBhYOic8IXpPI5Z_17kFO9-MM-lGRoqfoyFBfJ0c_AqczYpWrkiZ68OARW8w8OZcwASciIEsWkWHCzm6ca83W4Nf7bhyphenhyphenVxxzGfQcLAfzxZ9F3BXhBs_EZi/s2048/20210219_112015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfSi2mi2WmxF9vuLlBhYOic8IXpPI5Z_17kFO9-MM-lGRoqfoyFBfJ0c_AqczYpWrkiZ68OARW8w8OZcwASciIEsWkWHCzm6ca83W4Nf7bhyphenhyphenVxxzGfQcLAfzxZ9F3BXhBs_EZi/s320/20210219_112015.jpg" /></a><br /></div>Karl no longer sends his grapes to the local Co-Op. <br /><b><a href="https://schwarzwaldweingut.de/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Andreas Männle</span></span></a></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span>in Durbach has the recent vintage. We hope for great things.<br />Walking back down...the smoke from the Brennerei confirmed what Karl was doing. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0CJUIYJMH51ddi6OHMDKm_H0vzrIgFsZnIb9lR2wTIeGktbnHYUHN-EFmFrkXLjrGlEVtM9HZZZMPbw-q5LCtrsOvwJnf4ajLLdJxy0ib3gWRuw-KVP0BjeI6rTnJo9g3uP-/s2048/20210218_125838.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0CJUIYJMH51ddi6OHMDKm_H0vzrIgFsZnIb9lR2wTIeGktbnHYUHN-EFmFrkXLjrGlEVtM9HZZZMPbw-q5LCtrsOvwJnf4ajLLdJxy0ib3gWRuw-KVP0BjeI6rTnJo9g3uP-/s320/20210218_125838.JPG" /></a></div><br />That evening we were just the two of us...as Basti was with his grandparents.<br />Karl's lady Laura had prepared a dish already in the oven.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4Il67h7GlWWQj7l-1HqKPpojqHDFvxskq8B_bW9gYtZJo4XwQH8bpbvxurXvrTcCoh7qWPA7uMqKQojUuhmYxgq55tbUhV9urmIoPGGNKDYz5Rf-hSJGwdxY2qhJlTNlmr8S/s2048/IMG_2285.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4Il67h7GlWWQj7l-1HqKPpojqHDFvxskq8B_bW9gYtZJo4XwQH8bpbvxurXvrTcCoh7qWPA7uMqKQojUuhmYxgq55tbUhV9urmIoPGGNKDYz5Rf-hSJGwdxY2qhJlTNlmr8S/s320/IMG_2285.JPG" /></a></div>I had bought along all the wines for the two days...and this evening the first was a recent favourite. I have been trying a few White Burgundies recently.<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff3333;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span><span style="color: red;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3bpy2eDQW8fAfhKm9E3uEiSmU_uKayf8_ih14HKTNmXDIzgsFT-kCFjjwWGZmK4Fn7PzNKhyphenhyphenYt1q-8Ziu_eIIZSRLNlCc4mU3VuNdR83MD8LOkS_yHUuwKK44ZL1JcVH4W8-/s2048/IMG_2269.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3bpy2eDQW8fAfhKm9E3uEiSmU_uKayf8_ih14HKTNmXDIzgsFT-kCFjjwWGZmK4Fn7PzNKhyphenhyphenYt1q-8Ziu_eIIZSRLNlCc4mU3VuNdR83MD8LOkS_yHUuwKK44ZL1JcVH4W8-/s320/IMG_2269.JPG" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: red;">Marc Colin Chassagne Montrachet Les Cailleretes 2015 <br />Burgundy<br />France</span><br /></b>It costs € 80,-- which for top wines from this area...is fairly reasonable!<br />This is already quite open and forward. Lightly toasted, lemon tart, hazelnut aromas. Lemon and citrus notes. Light on it's feet with a gentle creamy texture and a fine finish.<br /><span style="color: red;">Points 18 </span><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Hirtzberger Honivogl Grüner Veltliner 1994<br />Wachau<br />Austria</b></span><br />The second wine had my name on a white label on the top...in Karl's handwriting. He asked why...then remembered that the wine had already paid a visit to Waldulm a few years before...not been touched...and had been transported back to my cellar </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzOCIyzltmAPwq6Y2qbeEvgJOxiUZWZROQuomV4NDtJDP3jX5a_MxWETFs3WyGtgdTUQ7ldjuRiAjoLkqBBHx8mU_8KTGBc4fYlIAjRgHd7IY7b_80OoTiKS2wg1jscTEurGHT/s2048/IMG_2286.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzOCIyzltmAPwq6Y2qbeEvgJOxiUZWZROQuomV4NDtJDP3jX5a_MxWETFs3WyGtgdTUQ7ldjuRiAjoLkqBBHx8mU_8KTGBc4fYlIAjRgHd7IY7b_80OoTiKS2wg1jscTEurGHT/s320/IMG_2286.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had brought along my <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Creuset-Accessories-Butlers-Friend-Nickel/dp/B007EFBVDY" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Butler's Friend</span></b></span></a>...as I expected that the cork would not freely leave it's partner. Clever Barry...but it was not fooled...the Butler got fired...and Karl left and returned with a decanter. Pushing the cork into the bottle as we poured...the medium dark yellow liquid flowed into it's temporary home.<br />Wonderful nose...Grüner Veltliner extra class. Flavours threw up spices and loads of nuance. Still amazingly young. A real experience.<br /><span style="color: red;">Points 18.5</span><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A good night's sleep...breakfast I bought at the local cafe and ate in the car.<br />Off to Achern...first Cafe Glatt...to pick up some chocolates that my wife likes.<br />Then to the local Supermarket to buy for the evening meal. I was cooking. Me...cooking for a top Chef! <br /><br />Bought some Sushi from the Supermarket and sat out on my balcony...the sun was pleasant. Had a nap...then up to Karl's apartment. I had the key...so did not have to trouble him...happily burning fruit a hundred metres away.<br />I was going to prepare a Thai-Style curry...WITH PULPO. <br />I had wanted the arms only...but at the Supermarket...without my glasses...(can't see with them wearing a mask) ...and standing a few metres from the display... I had pointed to some Pulpo. It was not until I arrived back and opened up the package...that I saw it was not cooked. You have to laugh...and it went into the Bio-bin. I did tell Karl to empty it in the evening! I had enough other items...so it was a Vegetable Curry.<br /><br />Basti was with us this evening and kindly gave the thumbs up to my food. <br />Karl ate 3 portions! I rest my case!<br />The Grosset Polish Hill Riesling 2018 was enjoyed with the Curry.<br /> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQQH97O-7YwxKcc0zWlrhzHjkvYWXtSilIrfZicrBEUeItE2jtPGZ2btEsN9GHMu5-6C1CZPpdX_CfE6ZBGrVNWJH2aC71SAQ5PcdOU0oyjHuxiI6-Hi10pYfJ39-Wysc31Fv/s2048/IMG_2270.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQQH97O-7YwxKcc0zWlrhzHjkvYWXtSilIrfZicrBEUeItE2jtPGZ2btEsN9GHMu5-6C1CZPpdX_CfE6ZBGrVNWJH2aC71SAQ5PcdOU0oyjHuxiI6-Hi10pYfJ39-Wysc31Fv/s320/IMG_2270.JPG" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Two 25 year old French ladies (reds are male, whites are female)...were to be tasted tonight.<br />The <a href="https://www.coravin.de/de/about/technology" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Corovin</span></b></span></a> was the tool to be used to extract the liquid.<br /><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>Ampeau Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes 1996<br />Burgundy<br />France</b></span><br />Golden colour...nose flinty....apples and vanilla. Buttery...still some oak. Flavours of burnt walnuts and caramel.<br /><span style="color: red;">Points 17.5</span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Ampeau Meursault Charmes 1996<br />Burgundy<br />France</b></span><br />Coravin pressed down...OK...for the first glasses. Next time...Coravin pressed down...cork went down.<br />Gold colour...nuttiness...toasted ok...but not harmonius. We concentrated on the sister. Karl said he would try it again next day. He did...and the day after that...it just went on improving. So my points really do not do it justice.<br /><span style="color: red;">Points 17</span>....Karl marked it 94/100 after 2 days. Lucky guy!<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Again...a great evening.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Next morning...breakfast in the car...the Autobahn was empty on a Saturday...and I was home in 90 Minutes. Porsche Cayenne...had it 10 years now...still wonderful!<br /> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHhKXs41PGIiv9yVdn9hTJjyAftZZ6opUmfnCkmGaN4VgUTGb8BOE4IC6nPqVHD3BkpuEJb9LQ7fyNWGMuheAcNvM1XUzFfncrVsN0PXP9l5xYt3UxnpTt0F71Da1yUfZVXz1Z/s2048/20210225_121443.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHhKXs41PGIiv9yVdn9hTJjyAftZZ6opUmfnCkmGaN4VgUTGb8BOE4IC6nPqVHD3BkpuEJb9LQ7fyNWGMuheAcNvM1XUzFfncrVsN0PXP9l5xYt3UxnpTt0F71Da1yUfZVXz1Z/s320/20210225_121443.jpg" /></a></div><br />Unpacked...prepared lunch...sun was shining<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUlmeXJk5dkOC0LL6yBDaNFi4LY_mIUBgK9kcvXmPFpPFiCA-LMGHaGK1rLZDChFqGjFpPcQK3i5EdaOpMzDXG9SRtSXr-AIJAxMPLsO_UgCMfhrAZye3YXR7cN7zTFbAPBOP/s2048/IMG_2290.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUlmeXJk5dkOC0LL6yBDaNFi4LY_mIUBgK9kcvXmPFpPFiCA-LMGHaGK1rLZDChFqGjFpPcQK3i5EdaOpMzDXG9SRtSXr-AIJAxMPLsO_UgCMfhrAZye3YXR7cN7zTFbAPBOP/s320/IMG_2290.JPG" /></a></div>Had my Havana Cigar ready...doorbell rang.<br /><br />Package...bottles of wine...does it never end?<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtl_nGpBlV0BZ5MX7fcdt0mSwsDTASG8lshuWkGxUs9BiILhFyFa6hCnEojMkVT8n8yHZ_bQkYQCDxxoOsHMsqFQ3Rv6kFrQdr-ZY2xiTTwDU6HmUPYRcvsdFCfIlrQo5zSVXh/s2048/IMG_2289.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtl_nGpBlV0BZ5MX7fcdt0mSwsDTASG8lshuWkGxUs9BiILhFyFa6hCnEojMkVT8n8yHZ_bQkYQCDxxoOsHMsqFQ3Rv6kFrQdr-ZY2xiTTwDU6HmUPYRcvsdFCfIlrQo5zSVXh/s320/IMG_2289.JPG" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtl_nGpBlV0BZ5MX7fcdt0mSwsDTASG8lshuWkGxUs9BiILhFyFa6hCnEojMkVT8n8yHZ_bQkYQCDxxoOsHMsqFQ3Rv6kFrQdr-ZY2xiTTwDU6HmUPYRcvsdFCfIlrQo5zSVXh/s2048/IMG_2289.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxPxZKqpcF-M8LM3hEI1h-G8llLjnlcorikFmsGSkkijrGre5JZHFRbz7BV1aDdCDms42CAU7UMp6WoRp1syJAfqNsfAH4APTZUu9gYKUwxT-uzyg5CuUq87zWqSxAhvqxXQ5/s2048/IMG_2288.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxPxZKqpcF-M8LM3hEI1h-G8llLjnlcorikFmsGSkkijrGre5JZHFRbz7BV1aDdCDms42CAU7UMp6WoRp1syJAfqNsfAH4APTZUu9gYKUwxT-uzyg5CuUq87zWqSxAhvqxXQ5/s320/IMG_2288.JPG" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><br /></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862966350128384923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37408032.post-42653430583827085172021-02-15T17:18:00.002+01:002021-02-17T13:35:07.728+01:00Ott not too hot<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sunday evening...and after a hard day at the <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><a href="https://scbreakers.de/" target="_blank">Snooker</a></b></span> table I needed something quick and easy. I love Gnocchis and the Gorgonzola sauce with some added walnuts was quite delicious.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYLDqjrj1191eOv1eVjwcOFHgnbwTtB9R5O2xQ5ppW7Cq5p_dZaEVjKrWyFc5r4dMwdjgvmCgTBZ_atchVvEXUM2q1hSMQZfEu__sK0V4FkVzNaWbg3GGkmim9Oe9nlPu_d_J/s2048/Gnocchis.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYLDqjrj1191eOv1eVjwcOFHgnbwTtB9R5O2xQ5ppW7Cq5p_dZaEVjKrWyFc5r4dMwdjgvmCgTBZ_atchVvEXUM2q1hSMQZfEu__sK0V4FkVzNaWbg3GGkmim9Oe9nlPu_d_J/s320/Gnocchis.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The white had been opened a few days...as I find the Ott wines need airing </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDrIdxgpayoF0yfBw5iTPOsXsQ1yPDIJKAoktO44QRaziCCSnOr2bftVkJP1LAIdq2DmfRYnpBhoCycsn45w0lTvplYo1kKgIQct2yVzpnLGm8DuoR768aD9Toexj-ZuoDhRC/s2048/IMG_2267+-+Kopie.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDrIdxgpayoF0yfBw5iTPOsXsQ1yPDIJKAoktO44QRaziCCSnOr2bftVkJP1LAIdq2DmfRYnpBhoCycsn45w0lTvplYo1kKgIQct2yVzpnLGm8DuoR768aD9Toexj-ZuoDhRC/s320/IMG_2267+-+Kopie.JPG" /></a></div><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ott Rosenberg Grüner Veltliner 2018<br />Wagram<br />Austria</span></span></b><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rich concentration is the overall short version.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Rich peach mixed with buttery smoky undertones.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Round, lush and intense on the densely textured palate, this is a full-bodied, rich and and powerful Veltliner. Generally I am fan of the Winemaker....but found this a touch too much.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="color: red;">Points 17</span></span><p></p><p> </p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862966350128384923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37408032.post-74099401349162110532021-02-11T15:43:00.003+01:002021-02-11T15:43:56.104+01:00Buses from Australia<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Strange world of wine...this was not planned...and I do not have many Aussie wines. Like buses....two come along at the same time after waiting ages. <br />Well..ages it has not been as my opening wine since I relaunched...was <a href="http://barrys-wine.blogspot.com/2018/02/blog-post.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Grosset Polish River Riesling 2018.</b></span></a><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72dKjFJyq7LnsItmnp3AXJbXQcTgbJAFK14-vigGr9RkB49ofh9Jlv_uq08lKWTRA6ullxjZ4eckmvJt_32P6MDRaFI4JOC8ylJut3MOvRULHbblICqLxolQKuCA-GER0v5kq/s2048/Springvale+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72dKjFJyq7LnsItmnp3AXJbXQcTgbJAFK14-vigGr9RkB49ofh9Jlv_uq08lKWTRA6ullxjZ4eckmvJt_32P6MDRaFI4JOC8ylJut3MOvRULHbblICqLxolQKuCA-GER0v5kq/s320/Springvale+2.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">A Thai Green Curry asked for a Riesling...not too dry.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdG2XPjvCoqmRFE35lb1UJMOGrUHtiyP2AEndVbIchlrbLn5TpPL9nxGO8OwI9ulN9YvQ3j29ZRv-hcKy4FizliCaY1HKbvJoFYlzmMnMBizE3YLGd_OTEshUcG_VqF6WKAYm/s2048/Springvale+1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdG2XPjvCoqmRFE35lb1UJMOGrUHtiyP2AEndVbIchlrbLn5TpPL9nxGO8OwI9ulN9YvQ3j29ZRv-hcKy4FizliCaY1HKbvJoFYlzmMnMBizE3YLGd_OTEshUcG_VqF6WKAYm/s320/Springvale+1.JPG" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Grosset Springvale Riesling 2018<br />Clare Valley<br />South Australia<br />Australia</b></span><br />This is not bone dry like the Polish Hill...</span>just on the verge of being off-dry.<br />Nose shows touch of petrol....I am a fan already...</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">limes, plenty of citrus zest as well as fresh cut pear and
green apple.<br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A zingy lime acidity and
full fruits across the palate</span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">and a long finish of honey and chalk</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">.<br />Very juicy, flavors that
envelope the mouth and acidity that gets the mouth watering. Delicious...and PERFECT with Thai Curry.<br /><span style="color: red;">Points 17</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Next day...I decided on Iberico Pork Chops. Spanish pigs lead a happy life....certainly those I have come to love. Marinate in olive oil with Thyme, Rosemary and Garlic. Hot pan...two minutes per side...heat down...then 4 minutes each side...add some butter...and serve. <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BGguHQlxheyjFhddM8lGoAs75II2g2S3lcalBm_ApOx1Nf6uJ7A2pFMzpFAb17CsK8d7DtCOXlLDb2CY8uHpB9svZFN5pjlh_aG5UfdsmfzypkbEbMeX39W9PJaKA6w0edkG/s2048/Iberico+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BGguHQlxheyjFhddM8lGoAs75II2g2S3lcalBm_ApOx1Nf6uJ7A2pFMzpFAb17CsK8d7DtCOXlLDb2CY8uHpB9svZFN5pjlh_aG5UfdsmfzypkbEbMeX39W9PJaKA6w0edkG/s320/Iberico+2.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">A red would be a match...but a Chardonnay of class would be no hardship...price € 60,--</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br />Vasse Felix Chardonnay Heytesbury 2017</span></b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br />Margaret River</span></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: red;"></span></b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: red;">Australia</span></b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Pale yellow colour...aromas of smoke, incense, lemon peel, lime juice, honeysuckle, butter, vanilla, walnut.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Steely with medium body and mouthwatering acidity, tastes of lemon peel, lime zest, grapefruit, clementine, yellow apples, flinty.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Leaves you wanting more.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Great balance with lovely crisp acidity keeping the wine vibrant and fine.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: red;"><br />Points 18</span></span><p></p><p><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862966350128384923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37408032.post-58324458443539776802021-02-08T17:17:00.002+01:002021-02-08T17:18:40.186+01:00Serious Rosé<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rosé wines are not for serious wine drinkers.!!! That is what you will hear from the majority of serious wine drinkers.To be honest...I would never order a Rosé wine in a restaurant...and can't remember making up a mixed case with the pink stuff. The problem may be that some are beefed up whites and the others watered down reds.<br />Robert, friend and wine merchant...paid a visit and we shared a few glasses of white.<br />As a present...he gave me a half bottle...and a few days later..I risked it!<br /><br />The food was a favourite...Lamb Filets...with some Dauphinoise Potatoes and very fresh Mushrooms.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Zkz85XvLFPVjss_Q7brBx5A584EmxP9nHtkplX3RUyNrjHguaJPr_j2GqebKlIDXluOFDklauTUaTMU5yTslwRIdoVdZHSnYQIShyXGR40x9_kX5RE9gRtEcVMpAhVZLsSsP/s2048/Lamb.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Zkz85XvLFPVjss_Q7brBx5A584EmxP9nHtkplX3RUyNrjHguaJPr_j2GqebKlIDXluOFDklauTUaTMU5yTslwRIdoVdZHSnYQIShyXGR40x9_kX5RE9gRtEcVMpAhVZLsSsP/s320/Lamb.JPG" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mint sauce...very English. Very
delicious. I still can't convince the Germans to try it...they all
expect something like a Peppermint tea!</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcvcdhLtyOHaiNYRzDQmsf7Ec8QLE3ukDxn62rr7eAujKFDx1TWPb0uSTsimHmFnJd1Wkfp-8cfOUvT4w1gGy71UiH1DGpNxw9rnVnpoYrFUO_gkrg0rFtJbRIy26gWa4vHXm/s2048/Mint+Sauce.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcvcdhLtyOHaiNYRzDQmsf7Ec8QLE3ukDxn62rr7eAujKFDx1TWPb0uSTsimHmFnJd1Wkfp-8cfOUvT4w1gGy71UiH1DGpNxw9rnVnpoYrFUO_gkrg0rFtJbRIy26gWa4vHXm/s320/Mint+Sauce.JPG" /></a><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></b></div><p><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Château de Pibarnon Rosé 2018<br /></span></span></b>Bandol<br />France</span></span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Intense salmon color. Nose of apricot core, tangerine, fresh
pineapple, licorice...even a trace of mild whiskey. Palate of citrus and stone
fruit with well balanced bitters and acids. <br /><span style="color: red;">Points 16</span></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTawMsJAWvbGZ8-MN4bKh0C3LBuvXfCO9wBwHYKFabSpqPd_f99OQP-FXCzGeAwqruGVpfkOM7f7GOZ6PlUmsiipSG_GvslzODvDrhvvnzEfckZFU5iVsBYIxSXKleyL75w9w/s2048/Pibarnon.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTawMsJAWvbGZ8-MN4bKh0C3LBuvXfCO9wBwHYKFabSpqPd_f99OQP-FXCzGeAwqruGVpfkOM7f7GOZ6PlUmsiipSG_GvslzODvDrhvvnzEfckZFU5iVsBYIxSXKleyL75w9w/s320/Pibarnon.JPG" /></a></div><br />Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862966350128384923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37408032.post-23738149761246113342021-02-05T17:34:00.001+01:002021-02-17T13:35:41.274+01:00The Butcher from the Pfalz<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Uli Metzger took over the reins at this
property in 2010 from his father and has invested intensively....not
only in vats and barrels...but in the marketing. Of course...with a
name like Metzger (Butcher) the oportunities were there. His reds are worth searching for...with names 'Prago', 'Arthos' and 'Melandor' added to
the labels.<br />I was shopping in my new favourite Supermarket...and they have a massive wine selection. Not that I ever buy from large chains...but this Edeka Scheck-In has a really good selection...so as I filled my trolley with plenty of food goodies...I also slipped in this white.<br /> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9UKWGmdSPorAzVLfs2W_1tuTZ9c-Pjrr_FYCbS3Dwus7Asqb2G4_CdhuKMw6UezrONey2vgibhSARdHWf7qXTZVsDFF4hU_z7D-i6RDVbeq3NBtTAfGyVtrhoFSpcWBB8RfL/s2048/Metzger.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9UKWGmdSPorAzVLfs2W_1tuTZ9c-Pjrr_FYCbS3Dwus7Asqb2G4_CdhuKMw6UezrONey2vgibhSARdHWf7qXTZVsDFF4hU_z7D-i6RDVbeq3NBtTAfGyVtrhoFSpcWBB8RfL/s320/Metzger.JPG" /></a></div><br /><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Metzger St. Stephan Chardonnay Reserve 2018<br />Pfalz<br />Germany</span></span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Light yellow in colour...gentle aromas of lime and lemon...yellow apples...which crossed over to the palate. Medium acidity and trace of oak. Well balanced...and good value at Euros 20,—</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="color: red;">Points 15</span></span><p></p><p><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862966350128384923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37408032.post-15494522367076691622021-01-29T13:57:00.005+01:002021-02-06T20:05:50.905+01:00Classy Glasses<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have loads of wine glasses...all those years of drinking the stuff.<br />Lots have broken...others are too thick...<br />Anyway...I decided to buy some new ones...just for me.<br />The first two...one was great...the other a mistake. <br />My mistake...as I only realised when it had arrived...that it had a stem...but no foot. It is recommended as the perfect glass. Pour in a small amount of wine (not for drinkers who fill to the rim)...smell, taste...then lie it down on the table. There is a small flat side to the bowl. It works but is not going to be a regular visitor to the table.<br /> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcreECHSY0x7gX-cNhM-4kethbVdPe8J5MWeJ4o0AWXNFDl7dpJhxwUbMKu46OEBgsEPpjkPXkUo76S7r1vmAzpPgd0vtvcx2W_Nr9N-wpnMKAw8qpPkhc7QCxng7HmpD9Zz0b/s2048/Glass+Multi.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcreECHSY0x7gX-cNhM-4kethbVdPe8J5MWeJ4o0AWXNFDl7dpJhxwUbMKu46OEBgsEPpjkPXkUo76S7r1vmAzpPgd0vtvcx2W_Nr9N-wpnMKAw8qpPkhc7QCxng7HmpD9Zz0b/w157-h182/Glass+Multi.JPG" width="157" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBSRCwhA4owRfRDCxrWGuLiU3iBnzIO5RZSjuazg-kWyf8Gz-3Gg_Rl5pSNd5L7pZpB3rQZIUf65eje0-yApkK-MDIVIfZv8o9_j0_aNn2NVmacSWSpozFh0vu3TqTICdDbJq/s2048/Glass.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBSRCwhA4owRfRDCxrWGuLiU3iBnzIO5RZSjuazg-kWyf8Gz-3Gg_Rl5pSNd5L7pZpB3rQZIUf65eje0-yApkK-MDIVIfZv8o9_j0_aNn2NVmacSWSpozFh0vu3TqTICdDbJq/w159-h179/Glass.jpg" width="159" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcreECHSY0x7gX-cNhM-4kethbVdPe8J5MWeJ4o0AWXNFDl7dpJhxwUbMKu46OEBgsEPpjkPXkUo76S7r1vmAzpPgd0vtvcx2W_Nr9N-wpnMKAw8qpPkhc7QCxng7HmpD9Zz0b/s2048/Glass+Multi.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a> </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp95tsFtSnzXzNx4Y72H6ustphdv0AE95YUSsRX2dT5PE3mhDlR-CdelA__C4d1Zb_-o3Dgemyiwuw5m5tMyXduEirgxkqhIdEedwVIQdHhYpmV5Ve1cDaEiQ6SBVvTn1iK1wv/s600/gravitasomega_zalgra1_10000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp95tsFtSnzXzNx4Y72H6ustphdv0AE95YUSsRX2dT5PE3mhDlR-CdelA__C4d1Zb_-o3Dgemyiwuw5m5tMyXduEirgxkqhIdEedwVIQdHhYpmV5Ve1cDaEiQ6SBVvTn1iK1wv/s320/gravitasomega_zalgra1_10000.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The other glasses I saw on the net...four different from Riedel.<br />Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet.<br /> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHFBRHXnS21rugXYP9Oj4ROATKTBzYrrKA-8m8SUoHNNQao4SNBqUZPPim9Tt5HmOU72WkuwEMyNX6rXm46UKhVlN8lPegO_G2Tnb1HsjvFlUZ7k7xcoSsWNAADWp7bCPGo6L/s2048/Glas+Selection.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHFBRHXnS21rugXYP9Oj4ROATKTBzYrrKA-8m8SUoHNNQao4SNBqUZPPim9Tt5HmOU72WkuwEMyNX6rXm46UKhVlN8lPegO_G2Tnb1HsjvFlUZ7k7xcoSsWNAADWp7bCPGo6L/s320/Glas+Selection.JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Previous posts...Polish Hill Riesling and Chablis were tried in the respective glasses. Perfect. I also tried using the 'wrong' glass...and to be honest..there is a difference. That does not mean if you want to drink good wine you have to have special glasses. They just look and feel good..and we wine freaks are a bit crazy!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85gbdktzW0U7ISHMYnu6InVEiigKD_gbRtGNcUkujVUJVAg8yC1VTlQZ6ucv5LXClXR3rSu-N1GKHf-yvIJZ-zQvARvitrcAEskXVctXlUGUKD5fatqSks4dSCyzdkzzH0a-X/s2048/Glass+Riesling+Chardonnay.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85gbdktzW0U7ISHMYnu6InVEiigKD_gbRtGNcUkujVUJVAg8yC1VTlQZ6ucv5LXClXR3rSu-N1GKHf-yvIJZ-zQvARvitrcAEskXVctXlUGUKD5fatqSks4dSCyzdkzzH0a-X/s320/Glass+Riesling+Chardonnay.JPG" /></a></span></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XzRHYrisNHhP1jlcLfxGpxg4wg6fVdNlDI2HA5wJBVj7qOz3Duf9DCFMtsEAQumZUE_-oATG3YrL4d8TiqBia9LqrznsTD9ISMZqREXgXrMfgV9aos9ZLiTXOhqzvIjOWfEE/s2048/Glass+Pinot+Cabernet.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XzRHYrisNHhP1jlcLfxGpxg4wg6fVdNlDI2HA5wJBVj7qOz3Duf9DCFMtsEAQumZUE_-oATG3YrL4d8TiqBia9LqrznsTD9ISMZqREXgXrMfgV9aos9ZLiTXOhqzvIjOWfEE/s320/Glass+Pinot+Cabernet.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862966350128384923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37408032.post-30349640683928660492021-01-29T13:41:00.002+01:002021-02-06T20:04:29.724+01:00Mellow Yellow<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>Fish is easy to prepare...if you just remember the rule. Don't cook it if you want to fry it. Salt, pepper and some flour...then 4-5 minutes hot pan. It works....<br />I have tried many different species. Cod I like best breaded. Kingklip was a recent find...and it holds tegether better in the frying pan than cod. Difficult to find though.<br />Rotbarschfillet...which gives two translations in English...Ocean Perch or Redfish.<br />Prepared as above...and served with yellow potatoes and corn...yellow of course...the fish took on a colour of it's own...yellow.<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkn8D-j5D0Ne1Dp_zYPDBVxseItHlQc1blDyDEllpiQjnv6CbvGjINX0pWbBjLFkRcXTijCirlLkFg0HXnRmVQIG79s5I1gMPyrDLXXhWWscEnF8Kh7faPiucviVZ91Zn_K45b/s2048/Yellow+Fish.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkn8D-j5D0Ne1Dp_zYPDBVxseItHlQc1blDyDEllpiQjnv6CbvGjINX0pWbBjLFkRcXTijCirlLkFg0HXnRmVQIG79s5I1gMPyrDLXXhWWscEnF8Kh7faPiucviVZ91Zn_K45b/s320/Yellow+Fish.JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">What I needed was a mellow wine to go with it.<br />Rarely drink Chablis nowadays...but I am on a Burgundy trip at the moment.<br />Start at the top I thought...so it was a Grand Cru. <br />They generally need 5- 8 years before they show their best.<br /> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoHbaftvNZbjpTp17hZI2UMqqaUiDw3MGtToYIBoJPKdt4Kt0CYcZZ2RDMoOyc1n74i1533NceoAMTF_0_f_iP0pm5WSodcxCLRv5HL0WBcK1LR8L_xwfYepJS8fON0h26KMI/s2048/Chablis+2012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoHbaftvNZbjpTp17hZI2UMqqaUiDw3MGtToYIBoJPKdt4Kt0CYcZZ2RDMoOyc1n74i1533NceoAMTF_0_f_iP0pm5WSodcxCLRv5HL0WBcK1LR8L_xwfYepJS8fON0h26KMI/s320/Chablis+2012.JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Domaine Christian Moreau Pere & Fils </b></span><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>Grand Cru Les Clos 'Clos des Hospices' 2012<br />Chablis <br />Burgundy<br />France</b></span><br />Lemon and melon aromas...delicate...not for nose drinkers. Vibrant acidity. Tropical flavours. Die-hard Chablis drinkers may think this is too lush...but hush...there are many way to please a wine drinker. This was a perfect match with the meal.<br /><span style="color: red;">Points 17</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><p></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862966350128384923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37408032.post-36129304745382413352021-01-29T11:54:00.000+01:002021-01-29T11:54:09.095+01:00Steak for Kings<span style="font-family: verdana;">Meat is not meat. Steaks are never cheap if the quality is good. I have a local eatery that does really good rump steaks. Outside of them...I would never risk it. Never seems worth the money.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As so it was...that I landed in a shop in Mainz...<a href="https://www.edel-beef.de/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b></b></span></a><b><a href="https://www.edel-beef.de/" rel="nofollow">'EdelBeef'</a></b></span>. <br />Huge sides of beef behind glass...massive selection of top meat. I dived in and told the owner to give me a selection. Four different cuts...price?...you never ask a woman her age...so don't ask the price.<br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBuDK4xoq32hyphenhyphenE87qCOFLPJIbARj0QuR2skdTx6JXUCrkKIB9j7ezsDBBu2m5XMab8k35ltVKtRXYCdYs_y0qBh-mrcpKOeKpVVnHCGr_x5CJ8cnzyCx6wHJI9LTBLYCGonxy/s2048/Kobe+1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBuDK4xoq32hyphenhyphenE87qCOFLPJIbARj0QuR2skdTx6JXUCrkKIB9j7ezsDBBu2m5XMab8k35ltVKtRXYCdYs_y0qBh-mrcpKOeKpVVnHCGr_x5CJ8cnzyCx6wHJI9LTBLYCGonxy/w136-h166/Kobe+1.JPG" width="136" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBuDK4xoq32hyphenhyphenE87qCOFLPJIbARj0QuR2skdTx6JXUCrkKIB9j7ezsDBBu2m5XMab8k35ltVKtRXYCdYs_y0qBh-mrcpKOeKpVVnHCGr_x5CJ8cnzyCx6wHJI9LTBLYCGonxy/s2048/Kobe+1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLL_Mu4-emno83JbDLGcuYT6byD8xV19ayP6GyjxBs3NwwPWv4P63C-Tc5FRX04GHyB8kXkWgdLg4NOeXU08HTfkG8Dxm5RHxyxwQVAGtdg11TQVMiqTfUWvjUZVXUKXQJYE01/s2048/Kobe+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLL_Mu4-emno83JbDLGcuYT6byD8xV19ayP6GyjxBs3NwwPWv4P63C-Tc5FRX04GHyB8kXkWgdLg4NOeXU08HTfkG8Dxm5RHxyxwQVAGtdg11TQVMiqTfUWvjUZVXUKXQJYE01/w196-h154/Kobe+2.JPG" width="196" /></a></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have always wanted to try the Japanese Kobe Beef...Kagoshima Entrecote was the selection.<br />Hot pan...two minutes each side...then onto a warm oven tray and at 60 degrees....15 minutes to develope.<br />I will never forget the first mouthful. It looked perfect after cutting a piece.<br />It looked like steak...but just seemed to melt in the mouth. Unforgetable!<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWS62KMuP-aFgN1hMN9oOrxElqZVMfjoL-WvmpeZbzVTs9uXn-DUqXtPph1kpAL9WAlkCFsX_VDq9F7NAkrVIIbmqQbY4gv0-3e0FwfSopBi5geyJrgjEblPRly8Aj8eIma0p/s2048/Kobe+3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWS62KMuP-aFgN1hMN9oOrxElqZVMfjoL-WvmpeZbzVTs9uXn-DUqXtPph1kpAL9WAlkCFsX_VDq9F7NAkrVIIbmqQbY4gv0-3e0FwfSopBi5geyJrgjEblPRly8Aj8eIma0p/w155-h161/Kobe+3.JPG" width="155" /></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1CAU3fAhl-yb3IMmMs4K-WPj3LSAeB0ZyPfw33wWOeEPYyTqY3v-bXplGIFFTZL1yF-1u3RsP3SxwHsTDQ8SG6WnNCYe7_H0kMS4_MmXQmOKKGRm0rjcUJXY-HqsdEdzLA8W/s2048/Kobe+4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1CAU3fAhl-yb3IMmMs4K-WPj3LSAeB0ZyPfw33wWOeEPYyTqY3v-bXplGIFFTZL1yF-1u3RsP3SxwHsTDQ8SG6WnNCYe7_H0kMS4_MmXQmOKKGRm0rjcUJXY-HqsdEdzLA8W/w170-h140/Kobe+4.JPG" width="170" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Two other cuts were Ok(and not as expensive...so as always...you get what you pay for)<br />The last one I had popped into the deep freezer after purchase and was looking forward to this Australian version...Westholme Waygu.</span> </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjie06jsSw4p18WYYBQJ4-aB8ZxvEsRvNUFVctIMdLNL8mig8_tarz7HOjo13AzEGzzXBAPliZ-Kd0UtNu7pdv68LMCcUxOc8criXvwgDG8wLZswu-eOkY8DDTOXcDw9JiL8oqO/s2048/Westholme.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tC3PMsKvyT-902n35evx-ZzwV8yK3_gutCrnrGPObzsuprViaisdGVr3IyqBrvP7xVzXmGlbbDBw0LxfKgFPztiqyffoCq_FlRrbOUmSSYQ-175F_8rjxpcxve9crErDZEKn/s2048/Oven+1.JPG"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDiNbTc8qwKRJOhXgZRsMHLrcHg92TzFQ1TQ7UPLY_z0F6Mqto_FjxOU_geTQ0gVPq1wG6dD0Fx1tmifqe72O4BTuPq1HKb5FOwdR9NhzWeFzJltdFaSFMtpAJhv2vQtzkaBj/s2048/Westholme.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDiNbTc8qwKRJOhXgZRsMHLrcHg92TzFQ1TQ7UPLY_z0F6Mqto_FjxOU_geTQ0gVPq1wG6dD0Fx1tmifqe72O4BTuPq1HKb5FOwdR9NhzWeFzJltdFaSFMtpAJhv2vQtzkaBj/w154-h207/Westholme.JPG" width="154" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tC3PMsKvyT-902n35evx-ZzwV8yK3_gutCrnrGPObzsuprViaisdGVr3IyqBrvP7xVzXmGlbbDBw0LxfKgFPztiqyffoCq_FlRrbOUmSSYQ-175F_8rjxpcxve9crErDZEKn/w143-h204/Oven+1.JPG" width="143" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZdFkhljORwWSnoTULs4NGTAJlyBgAaaSYtPNbDR6BeuU51RwK8FKwPduOd5FBnmERIaZEYf6vmjPe4fDx6H-K1xNX6Dk9-4DUQd9RHP59B8o3tPty56LdyQI_8-UzWt6U6lv/s2048/Oven+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZdFkhljORwWSnoTULs4NGTAJlyBgAaaSYtPNbDR6BeuU51RwK8FKwPduOd5FBnmERIaZEYf6vmjPe4fDx6H-K1xNX6Dk9-4DUQd9RHP59B8o3tPty56LdyQI_8-UzWt6U6lv/w153-h202/Oven+2.JPG" width="153" /></a><br /> <span style="font-family: verdana;">From the shop Pre-Oven Read to eat</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> So...when I feel like going over the top....I will treat myself to the Japanese version...but the Aussie would not be any trouble.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /> </span><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p><br /><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><br /></p><p><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /><br /><br /></p><br />Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862966350128384923noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37408032.post-35839603073472233532021-01-27T11:06:00.005+01:002021-02-06T20:03:38.935+01:00Corsica Gem<p><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Situated in South Corsica in the Taravo valley, the
domaine Comte Abbatucci was founded in 1950. With 18 hectares of
vineyards planted on granite slopes at 100m above sea level, the domaine
is a veritable museum of Corsican viticultural history and heritage.
Antoine Abbatucci, father of the current winemaker Jean-Charles
Abbatucci, was a passionate man and was devoted to local grape
varieties, in fact, if it wasn't for him, many of them would have been
lost to international varieties. Jean-Charles followed the footsteps of
his father and became the winemaker of the domaine, preserving a 100
year heritage. Since 2000, he has moved towards biodynamic principles
and also joined the association Renaissance des Appellations (created by
Nicolas Joly, Clos de la Coulée de Serrant). </span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Descending directly from high
profile commanders under Napoléon Bonaparte and faithful to the Corsican
charm, Jean-Charles Abbatucci is a proud defender of the tradition and
the environment. Ambitious, passionate and keenly aware of his land as a
jewel of nature, he has managed to reconcile the tradition of the
Corsican terroir and the modernity of the biodynamic viticulture.</span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">After that information above you should be kneeling when tasting this wine. <br />Not tonight Josephine!<br /> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj93849yEHg21uYgEpdn4_tRtKGigGMolWbhkpP1_ONVvkIy17G5wkdr7zLGvRiMaDHENYQUy_T5GI2gRW2a0DXXFzCJyC0Edas8moxEKjXWdfSM-u1qVOdviLfs5gwS0qdkQen/s2048/Thai.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj93849yEHg21uYgEpdn4_tRtKGigGMolWbhkpP1_ONVvkIy17G5wkdr7zLGvRiMaDHENYQUy_T5GI2gRW2a0DXXFzCJyC0Edas8moxEKjXWdfSM-u1qVOdviLfs5gwS0qdkQen/s320/Thai.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />I prepared a red Thai Curry with squid and some Risi Bisi rice.<br />Cooked separately then thrown together in the pan.</span><br /> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZL5eDWVhETFTDrM9FvLZRwiSkPOEy2MQNeYEEwSgcfnXGgUek4jxLw2PMuKPY5QXPNQhhPj1o5PE-rLaLzM4sHzhQ1LPdwCWveY-98U9ol6erHLywgh1MnRp4Z9-dJXmpp41/s2048/Corsica+1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZL5eDWVhETFTDrM9FvLZRwiSkPOEy2MQNeYEEwSgcfnXGgUek4jxLw2PMuKPY5QXPNQhhPj1o5PE-rLaLzM4sHzhQ1LPdwCWveY-98U9ol6erHLywgh1MnRp4Z9-dJXmpp41/s320/Corsica+1.JPG" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Domaine Comte Abbatucci Diplomate d'Empire Cuvée 2016<br />Corsica<br />France</span></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">The wine would be a 'killer' at a blind tasting. Guess the grape! <br />After about five attempts you would get on one knee and beg it to be a </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cuvée. Arise Sir Lancelot.<br />To be honest...there is no instant singular aroma. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The blend:
37% Vermentinu, 20% Rossola Bianca, 19% Biancu Gentile, 14% Genovese, 10% Brustiano<br />Reminded me of Rousanne wines in the South of France. Glossy...pear and melon...exotic...what I needed for the food. Lush texture...vanilla...low in acidity...</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">delicious wine. </span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Drinking well now but has potential to age.<br /></span><span style="color: red;">Points 17.5 <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-aJp-W_mD3OsD85MWtbTmhxgVxGTm-Z_3H9yuEBGE_UJc60U1BkNyoBz7DH_bil6exs-nVVrkOp9cSk6QIaczV9OXqhTpV6wrNcOvRV2-euovPP-VMRSPKe1KosESS_olshj/s2048/Corsica+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-aJp-W_mD3OsD85MWtbTmhxgVxGTm-Z_3H9yuEBGE_UJc60U1BkNyoBz7DH_bil6exs-nVVrkOp9cSk6QIaczV9OXqhTpV6wrNcOvRV2-euovPP-VMRSPKe1KosESS_olshj/s320/Corsica+2.JPG" /></a></div><br /></span></span></span></span>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862966350128384923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37408032.post-81917386886000371822021-01-26T13:11:00.005+01:002021-01-26T20:39:13.122+01:00Malmsey 1920<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The gastronomie are going through a difficult time. They have done so much to follow the rules...and I would feel safer in a restaurant than at the gates of the local school!<br />My good friend Karl...<a href="https://rebstock-waldulm.de/" rel="nofollow">Gasthof Rebstock</a>...is closed at the moment. That does not stop me visiting him. I get room 7...and spend the days walking, reading, maybe watch a movie...then up to his apartment in the evening. One of us cooks...and we enjoy the wines.<br />One visit recently...and I decided it was time to take along this bottle. It had been in the cellar 30 years and every time I found it...could not decide when and where to open it. Why not on it's century birthday. <br /> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyEidWiwAje6kPHXJ5FI7jVsqg5MLoq5Iatn7TmkHkesInNT3NLGEmzxcTh2ZPsVMSA97kSlq1CDZBlB71wkOOpoArXnNEz7Z6Sc1WQQchthp4vrrhvNmSf90ZZU0zcrzItqp/s2048/20200820_210459.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyEidWiwAje6kPHXJ5FI7jVsqg5MLoq5Iatn7TmkHkesInNT3NLGEmzxcTh2ZPsVMSA97kSlq1CDZBlB71wkOOpoArXnNEz7Z6Sc1WQQchthp4vrrhvNmSf90ZZU0zcrzItqp/s320/20200820_210459.JPG" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have drank 'older' Madeira...</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://barrys-wine.blogspot.com/search?q=Madeira+Solera" rel="nofollow">Madeira</a>...but they were Solera...which means that the barrel was topped up with equal quality vintages until it was bottled.<br /><br />I had decanted the wine before leaving home. Cleaned out the bottle then poured the liquid back into it's century old abode.<br />We sat out as the evening was warm...food was finished...cork was viewed.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvceaeWKe84lf4Ahh5JyOY72KTTJH_pMeNR5GZ2z3neuabHvk3tOY-5_uVdJ9Iuo6rqhHuGIaHAG6fWQNUf1BB0djOcol4f4oASh_TeJ2_gn6FT7UYwtlkiic9RqEndrktqhDa/s2048/IMG_2154.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvceaeWKe84lf4Ahh5JyOY72KTTJH_pMeNR5GZ2z3neuabHvk3tOY-5_uVdJ9Iuo6rqhHuGIaHAG6fWQNUf1BB0djOcol4f4oASh_TeJ2_gn6FT7UYwtlkiic9RqEndrktqhDa/s320/IMG_2154.JPG" /></a></div><br />Wine poured...smelled...tasted. The usual formular. I made some notes...but when you drink old wines...you always tend to associate with history. The First World War was just over...my mum (who is 96) was not yet born...a world so different to today and this bottle had been filled with a magic juice. We had planned to drink a small amount but a second glass was needed. Karl called his head chef up...he tried a glass. There was still some in the bottle...so after pouring a small amount in a water bottle...to take back home...the remains were given to Karl. He had been saying that on Friday evenings there is a tour of his wine cellar for guests. He is always asked...'What is the oldest wine you have in your cellar?'. As soon as the lockdown is over...guess what he will be showing them. </span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcB6QRvfKqGeGujjbCbX-Rf32Y42V0eGdxgYjELMQ1v9FUdVPtMt_S8g3GzijnOIZ8odT5qKwxQYDEL4D4GyvpuAEiwX36KnAOxC1ZYu4me-hzsII4tQ7luRY5z3EaBrewtm6/s2048/20200816_153817.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcB6QRvfKqGeGujjbCbX-Rf32Y42V0eGdxgYjELMQ1v9FUdVPtMt_S8g3GzijnOIZ8odT5qKwxQYDEL4D4GyvpuAEiwX36KnAOxC1ZYu4me-hzsII4tQ7luRY5z3EaBrewtm6/s320/20200816_153817.JPG" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Cossart Malmsey 1920<br />Madeira<br />Portugal</b></span><br />Clear, pale garnet. Aromas of almond, walnut, fudge,
chocolate, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">sweet dates and Christmas pudding.</span> Perfect acidity, medium body and
long finish. Very complex. Memorable wine. <br /><span style="color: red;">Points 19</span><br /></span><p></p><br /><p> <br /></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862966350128384923noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37408032.post-31042176624899879502021-01-26T11:05:00.001+01:002021-01-26T11:05:25.229+01:00Return Of The Blogger<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Age, other interests, business, and a whole lot of other reasons have meant that the blog has been empty of anything to do with wine, food or gastronomical </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">pleasures. <br />I can't promise this reappearance guarantees permanent reports...but it is a start!<br />The silence did not mean I had stopped eating and drinking...just that I could not be bothered writing much down. Eat, drink...and mind your own business.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMxP4GvfSxnGD7YmZ0c15FtonZXc-A8WLbfPUCugDY-1nVq9VuCP-pRbCETc9ow0ufZm2NUGY0foVVEROjLZlJLdsj48bmsrlHOwu3E75CiUhSUzk9-wBF7VFZeD0qmYwQGyf/s1280/Cook.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMxP4GvfSxnGD7YmZ0c15FtonZXc-A8WLbfPUCugDY-1nVq9VuCP-pRbCETc9ow0ufZm2NUGY0foVVEROjLZlJLdsj48bmsrlHOwu3E75CiUhSUzk9-wBF7VFZeD0qmYwQGyf/s320/Cook.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Where to start then? How about with a polish Australian? I smiled as I smelled from my new Riedel Riesling glass. A few years ago at a tasting with friends Volker and Robert...the bottles had been covered...Robert had offered up this Aussie. I sniffed and tasted...and guessed the wine. No idea why...but a previous tasting had stayed with me.<br /><br />Corona has meant less enjoying my refound hobby...Snooker(Google it). What to do with so much time? Start to cook I thought...and I have. Nothing world beating...but good enough for my daughters to insist we would not get take-aways when they visit. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jeolMUsIR4ibUDzIQTsuDIMfc7OfgihNH-p6vTtBv0GpBq5VbQnaFUS93S77vqcop6QDDhnn3iY7X82swH6qF_6M9dRzVrpLB91aovjd0JIUXF3L2Q3azGDo0-VIKZPc9czo/s2048/Pasta+Ttuffel.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jeolMUsIR4ibUDzIQTsuDIMfc7OfgihNH-p6vTtBv0GpBq5VbQnaFUS93S77vqcop6QDDhnn3iY7X82swH6qF_6M9dRzVrpLB91aovjd0JIUXF3L2Q3azGDo0-VIKZPc9czo/s320/Pasta+Ttuffel.JPG" /></a></div>So here we are...first post...and the meal was pasta filled with truffel in a mushroom sauce.<br /><br />The first wine:</span><br /><p></p><p class="break_word" itemprop="reviewBody"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0YrGrVPMttF4k2Tikv3hPdN8F4RUZOq2v7CDqe5ISuyH__2RKh28wslQjC02tYyueJvlRe3912gW0eh_Ar0tIbqZsb3OHwvzOVfmIrd0C9TN5usDytV8reDiwZkg1hWm3Hne/s2048/Polish+Hill.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0YrGrVPMttF4k2Tikv3hPdN8F4RUZOq2v7CDqe5ISuyH__2RKh28wslQjC02tYyueJvlRe3912gW0eh_Ar0tIbqZsb3OHwvzOVfmIrd0C9TN5usDytV8reDiwZkg1hWm3Hne/s320/Polish+Hill.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>Grosset Polish Hill 2018<br />Clare Valley<br />South Australia<br />Australia</b></span><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Very good right now, with
potential to develop into something more with another 5-10 years of
bottle age. What I love...notes of petrol...white flowers, slate on the nose. <br />Steely acidity, beautiful balance. I expected a harsher palate but this is already enjoyble. Citrus and pears.<br /><span style="color: red;">Points 17.5</span></span><br /><p></p><br />Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862966350128384923noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37408032.post-52272011328603524592018-02-03T17:27:00.001+01:002018-02-03T17:29:53.142+01:00Casamia, Bristol<div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17.41pt;">Not writing too much on the blog does not mean I have not been enjoying food and drink. ...but my most memorable meal in 2017 was in the U.K. A
recent trip to England to see my mum was preceded by a visit to Bristol
to meet up with old friends. I stayed with Peter and we spent our days
playing snooker...and trying to eat well in the evenings. I had planned a
few eateries.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOf-m2_GBMuQj8_UaXCZ-D-jdH0diXH9Cg1TtFd2QN5D1hX2kG2NjLwr1dUkt8Fq2n3bmv44_VijM2O7pqqaDh3H8lPOB81kCmVcuQcXJ0_TRlr_OgMi0u8XMISVzZKq1ojbT-/s1600/5203396_orig.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOf-m2_GBMuQj8_UaXCZ-D-jdH0diXH9Cg1TtFd2QN5D1hX2kG2NjLwr1dUkt8Fq2n3bmv44_VijM2O7pqqaDh3H8lPOB81kCmVcuQcXJ0_TRlr_OgMi0u8XMISVzZKq1ojbT-/s320/5203396_orig.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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was Casamia...tried to book 3 weeks before my trip...and spoke to Roman
a few times...and finally we found a date which suited. No way to bring
my own wine...but he sent me an email with the wine list...and
hurrah...they have a Coravin...and enough fine wines per glass to
satisfy this wine buff. Nine tables in the restaurant...so able to
accommodate about 30 and only the tasting menu...12 courses...would Pete
and myself manage this at our age?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17.41pt;">Situated down by the Harbour...we found a parking space just round the corner</span></span></span></div>
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arrived punctually and were immediately impressed with the
welcome....and the service was superb the whole evening. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17.41pt;">Parmesan tartlet - great start</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17.41pt;">Carabineros, seaweed - beautifully presented, left you wanting more</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17.41pt;">Scallop, pomelo - the zing of the pomelo worked perfectly with the scallop</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17.41pt;">Winter salad - lovely</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17.41pt;">Beetroot risotto - this was exceptional </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17.41pt;">Brown trout, crab - very good</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17.41pt;">Lemon sole, sabayon - even better</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17.41pt;">Duck: part one - break the yoke before you eat we were advised</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17.41pt;">Turkish delight - melted in the mouth </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17.41pt;">Mushroom fudge - very clever</span></span></span></span></div>
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price of the tasting menu...this was 2 star quality...they only have
one star I think...breathtaking flavors...each course with a short
description from a member of staff or the kitchen. I have been to all
the fine restaurants in 40 years of dining...this was memorable. If I
lived near Bristol again...this would be a 'must' visit once a month.</span></span></span></div>
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Coravin choices...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Bründlmayer
Zöbinger Heiligenstein <br />Riesling Alte Reben 2002<br />Kamptal,
Austria</b></span><br />Fine yellow/ green...still all there. Trace of
petrol on the nose...elegant ripe apples. Perfect mix of slaty
minerals and fine acidity. A lovely mouthful and at 15 years old a
real surprise.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Points
17.5</span><br />The white Burgundy I had been looking forward to...<br /><b><span style="color: red;">Domaine
Jean-Michel Gaunoux</span></b></span></span><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Meursault
Les Perrières 2007<br />Burgundy,
France</span></span></span></b></div>
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was fine, although not the gem I thought it would be. A little tired
but the food was taking center stage.<br /><span style="color: red;">Points 16.5</span></span></span> </span></span>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Father
John Oehlman Vineyard <br />Reserve Pinot Noir 2013<br />Russian River, U.S.A.</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sexy
aromas of cherries, spice and raspberry preserves. Very elegant, but
highly flavorful. A cherry-driven core of vibrant fruit framed by
silky tannins, integrated acidity, and finishing with plenty of
cherry goodness. <br /><span style="color: red;">Points 18.5</span></span></span></div>
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had a 'rapport' with Roman. Although this is a top restaurant...most
customers will take a simple bottle...or the menu with a fine wine
selection. It was obvious that he enjoyed a customer who was a wine
freak...talking about wine. Although I headed for a Zind-Humbrecht Pinot
Gris 2008 for the dessert....he said a sweet wine from Australia
a...Chateau Tahbilk...would be a perfect partner...and it was. The 4 hours flew
by...and we headed home in a gastronomic trance...Pete was driving...and
had been a good boy and only had a couple of glasses.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17.41pt;">Every single member of staff knew how to deliver the best quality of service and nothing was too much </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17.41pt;">Every
course is lovingly prepared in an open kitchen right next to the
diners. Chefs brought their dishes to the table: each was immaculately
prepared and executed. <br />I was reminded to post this...as I am off to England again in March...and have already booked again.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17.41pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Watch this space...</span></span></span></span></div>
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Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862966350128384923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37408032.post-6860954620579062092017-09-17T16:36:00.000+02:002017-09-18T14:09:34.055+02:00Blogging Again At Rebstock<div style="color: #454545; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">It has been a year since my last post...a year since I was in Waldulm...and a year since I drank this wine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">However...the day started with me driving there...then hiring a bike...and a bowl of soup in nearby Achern for lunch. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">As
the owner of Rebstock, Karl Hodapp, is taking a short break...the
restaurant is closed this Tuesday...but to be exact...the kitchen is
closed. I had forgotten that Sandra Stark told me when I changed the booking...but was informed on arriving that I could sit out on the
terrace...but would have to bring some food. Edeka supermarket...some
Sashimi and a small portion of cheese were my choices. Claudia, who has
been working at Rebstock for a while, noted the wine and knew she should have to
open it in advance.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYmZdLGspsUCJZxVdHujoDHdwhHgT92bxLTszWM7dGFmOg-U6w0PHDSHO_9k5VgiNkPQ5z1SfF7XX_NlnM_YaBbsa-LZyWirEqpEOh4qswhAQgbOZ2c_Gadzjz-gQmLmf7-yf/s1600/IMG_0536.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYmZdLGspsUCJZxVdHujoDHdwhHgT92bxLTszWM7dGFmOg-U6w0PHDSHO_9k5VgiNkPQ5z1SfF7XX_NlnM_YaBbsa-LZyWirEqpEOh4qswhAQgbOZ2c_Gadzjz-gQmLmf7-yf/s320/IMG_0536.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREUyThNbu33zROhjsWfJm9ZOlKgwnGGHcA6iLMMYWjxaPupAD1zUwVW0Zc1NLl5RJc8AVBooU_jVet3jzjYUYTg6IvjxYz6LS47WlK10A8P8xEK536IJKGiOYmlsxvODLdOea/s1600/IMG_0538.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREUyThNbu33zROhjsWfJm9ZOlKgwnGGHcA6iLMMYWjxaPupAD1zUwVW0Zc1NLl5RJc8AVBooU_jVet3jzjYUYTg6IvjxYz6LS47WlK10A8P8xEK536IJKGiOYmlsxvODLdOea/s320/IMG_0538.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext-bold"; font-size: 17pt; font-weight: bold;">2008 Tement Sauvignon Blanc Erste Lage IZ Zieregg</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext-bold"; font-size: 17pt; font-weight: bold;">South Styria, Austria</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Smokey aroma, grapefruit, ripe gooseberries...intensive and complex.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Creamy...soft
yellow fruits...perfect balance...the fatness you think will be there
after sniffing is balanced by a layed-back acidity. Trace of caramel
keeps appearing.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Points 17.75</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Next
day...it was time to try out the bike...after having a hearty breakfast on the
terrace. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjmcIe3tTdq_WRFRSIvBHPpOoWh49SedXpJOJhjTaeAZqT-4aGJLc1N6UUW6HtZ0YUlaDjSC7G64Ro6E4kz2jG5YrBYmWax0BhrSjo3oLzlYUIm6qfNNyuSpDe_NS4Rp3r_S7/s1600/IMG_0539.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjmcIe3tTdq_WRFRSIvBHPpOoWh49SedXpJOJhjTaeAZqT-4aGJLc1N6UUW6HtZ0YUlaDjSC7G64Ro6E4kz2jG5YrBYmWax0BhrSjo3oLzlYUIm6qfNNyuSpDe_NS4Rp3r_S7/s320/IMG_0539.JPG" width="239" /></a><br />Headed for Appenweier...mainly because it is a flat route.
Getting there to early for lunch I turned left and arrived in
Oberkirch. Tripadvisor is not perfect...all depends on the person who
reviewed a restaurant. Do they want large portions...cheap wine etc. I
had typed in Thai and ended up in a quaint garden and from a large
menu...I chose a red curry which I had to spice up. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclDlbDujgUWNuV9jAtoCnIU25Rt1mRx79JNizRgr4oYYheqUPMf4HWtmLrNxM4P4cCWihyEyhvvtBqBscoKWAeOmxHE0jlyvKrmXHBMCz9yHUVuu2vvURH8Riad0lYiUw_fmz/s1600/IMG_0545.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclDlbDujgUWNuV9jAtoCnIU25Rt1mRx79JNizRgr4oYYheqUPMf4HWtmLrNxM4P4cCWihyEyhvvtBqBscoKWAeOmxHE0jlyvKrmXHBMCz9yHUVuu2vvURH8Riad0lYiUw_fmz/s320/IMG_0545.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYUU8F_eodO70_RJPnCpwv0BlFmxjgtWKDWE-skbOuWNOOopLSsilDoKmLWeUbKihOU3ip8aFyTibeyTDQnIba2Htz6L2YBZzEyvq_QKBlbxp33z9j3HxCiqFO1ah32rXip1g/s1600/IMG_0543.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYUU8F_eodO70_RJPnCpwv0BlFmxjgtWKDWE-skbOuWNOOopLSsilDoKmLWeUbKihOU3ip8aFyTibeyTDQnIba2Htz6L2YBZzEyvq_QKBlbxp33z9j3HxCiqFO1ah32rXip1g/s320/IMG_0543.JPG" width="240" /></a><br /><br />No doubt the locals
eat more 'European' but I love it a little spicier. A good Riesling
would have been a fair match...but I am on my bike...and the ride back
to Waldulm is up...and then, thankfully down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Choice for the evening...food wise...carpaccio from beef...and the Zanderfilet.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5sR09o2KNYJyGbg3sh_Lr3xoJiB7o6Eg0VCs9UYwA47qq2km_mgoS_zrmyFTKtjclG_flePZEfIsulFGcjikA5IuwjV2fnQI3lMz2RpHO_Un_acw__VDbTIy_B73q9Yj6686/s1600/IMG_0548.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5sR09o2KNYJyGbg3sh_Lr3xoJiB7o6Eg0VCs9UYwA47qq2km_mgoS_zrmyFTKtjclG_flePZEfIsulFGcjikA5IuwjV2fnQI3lMz2RpHO_Un_acw__VDbTIy_B73q9Yj6686/s320/IMG_0548.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8IWFfpdOWMWYQSjB2IIr3hqdKWX3Qmjtkew-ut1ed85KXEvOkssLNCmsJnzafkhUd34UbI5H4OCEpNgOyI4xiXSLKVpSEwR0A0ZZaMS8FwLfRDmkIzs4WgwUrZVjQiOQikPU/s1600/IMG_0550.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8IWFfpdOWMWYQSjB2IIr3hqdKWX3Qmjtkew-ut1ed85KXEvOkssLNCmsJnzafkhUd34UbI5H4OCEpNgOyI4xiXSLKVpSEwR0A0ZZaMS8FwLfRDmkIzs4WgwUrZVjQiOQikPU/s320/IMG_0550.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Choice of wine...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizYC1YfvElMvySeDaiwrZM2aoniuBGev52yYSAZ64Vg546ewimNWm5Ut9QCg5gXgwCLRN_WrVs8bX4UeP2DfRhSevtJ-hCjNoDB4Q-wQXpkrWSRs8kfEGtxNHjdemtohFX04ar/s1600/IMG_0546.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizYC1YfvElMvySeDaiwrZM2aoniuBGev52yYSAZ64Vg546ewimNWm5Ut9QCg5gXgwCLRN_WrVs8bX4UeP2DfRhSevtJ-hCjNoDB4Q-wQXpkrWSRs8kfEGtxNHjdemtohFX04ar/s320/IMG_0546.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Knoll Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Vinothekfüllung 2013</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Wachau, Austria</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">A selection of the best plots. Loibenberg, Kellerberg und Kreutles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Exotic aromas of honey, mangos and ripe pineapple. With 14.5% this is upfront.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Elegant but very concentrated. Silky texture. This needed some airing...still quite fat... </span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Points 17</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">As
the weather was wet...slept long...then set off in the car to Willstätt..a small
village near Strasbourg. Lunch at Restaurant Kinzigbrücke. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9gCd9sLfQUsLE2Xdvs3TMJ2Ix__tAjvWV-EiFtWDNN2b613hKFl0vv0ZkZpTGso5718JmNzlLTP3DaubWrU7U_im2J2ng7TWvFH80uVK1Vd99Sbk5eRfKVIb_gJ8_0ENbeko/s1600/IMG_0552.JPG" imageanchor="1"></a><br />A 'LARGE'
salad then the Loup de Mer. Checked the wine list which was small with
local properties, mainly from Durbach.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">It
is quiet in the Gasthof Rebstock in the evening so a white tomato soup
and guinea fowl(with purple carrots) would be my conversation partners.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFUcUp3GDW_eEQAh1k-yA6CdI0BQWAWqLYj5ey68RhpET55oxcXBInC9nWIARRiULJMAHkwUr88gLpHYr1P1oQCxvtaHUHvelPboagLu6vA79tZB_bUOpaY6JidS2ltFNp9GYR/s1600/IMG_0563.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFUcUp3GDW_eEQAh1k-yA6CdI0BQWAWqLYj5ey68RhpET55oxcXBInC9nWIARRiULJMAHkwUr88gLpHYr1P1oQCxvtaHUHvelPboagLu6vA79tZB_bUOpaY6JidS2ltFNp9GYR/s320/IMG_0563.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NXi8NjDp6BJ0Mn8layw68kqbPNLSQCzaVBeYXMXWsMQRUI_DU8l6ZwjQmTCEa3WpZAWJIc0S0qSno9XmDaMoESvicPslLekqzu8IQTd-6Li73Z66yP0LtZIQaDTPh-LvoDd5/s1600/IMG_0565.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NXi8NjDp6BJ0Mn8layw68kqbPNLSQCzaVBeYXMXWsMQRUI_DU8l6ZwjQmTCEa3WpZAWJIc0S0qSno9XmDaMoESvicPslLekqzu8IQTd-6Li73Z66yP0LtZIQaDTPh-LvoDd5/s320/IMG_0565.JPG" width="239" /></a><br />The wine I had brought with me...</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Histoire d'Enfer Petite Arvine Reserve 2014</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Wallis, Switzerland</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Love
the discrete aroma...like a fine Burgundy...could be Chardonnay.
Grapefruit and peaches. This sees some oak...but it is never fat...the
14.4% hard to believe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">On the palate there is citrus and a salty tang. </span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Points 17.25</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">The
next day started with a Thai massage in Renchen...the lady is no skinny
lizzy...and she bends and twists...and afterwards I have an appetite.
Nearby Urloffen has a hideaway restaurant called Chevalier. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrL_ZgeTEFo8TTix8uxDo3y4jLDI8QsLhvLHpDGRm-Drdxyx0LHetkMLQvlo-KL9oYB9aXci_uhjMnLwwUuXit-Tt0-NVscbVXmHJKjbR-TH4hQCOMxNGl-0mdb3SuDSRPBBm/s1600/IMG_0567.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrL_ZgeTEFo8TTix8uxDo3y4jLDI8QsLhvLHpDGRm-Drdxyx0LHetkMLQvlo-KL9oYB9aXci_uhjMnLwwUuXit-Tt0-NVscbVXmHJKjbR-TH4hQCOMxNGl-0mdb3SuDSRPBBm/s320/IMG_0567.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1G5Bo1CnZMoEBT9y9hyphenhyphen-5WumlseXIj-8K6KCuo99Ga_yHRoBNHVpHW_nWfZZ5_AYcENQ-NR_gIfouaCwUA1bDFyvE-bh5zXQWRHF8cHDQk5bFqmEiKc2rbCWfY7f4kjDbKUQ/s1600/IMG_0570.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1G5Bo1CnZMoEBT9y9hyphenhyphen-5WumlseXIj-8K6KCuo99Ga_yHRoBNHVpHW_nWfZZ5_AYcENQ-NR_gIfouaCwUA1bDFyvE-bh5zXQWRHF8cHDQk5bFqmEiKc2rbCWfY7f4kjDbKUQ/s320/IMG_0570.JPG" width="239" /></a><br /><br />I had heard
that the chef visits the tables...and he was there before I ordered...a
quick amusing talk...then I ordered a rump steak...200 Gramms? 'Nein' I
was informed. 300 Gramms it had to be. The Pommes Frites I had also
heard about...let us wait and see. The sun had come out so I was in the
beer garden.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Back
to my 'home ' and needed a walk.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCZjolxkKyZnL90j5FyIlo-Qg87JycA4pM3laSJkp07CQbETfQ0UQkeqwFB4N20kpPq-pjM5DNkxgbVVgkPFhXheRH-8_9DtQYJuWZvxiGMVGYuWtWRypzKKhRVpR1NTq-2H6/s1600/MESC4136.jpg" imageanchor="1"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir28O8dLHTMcx00B77iPSIkpPFXrYWfZODVmsRohIQvlPL4G8049rnkCGDJRIKVwkcAtdup-v_7GxGHKHkPCauUt-nGzex-5hMoExQS7Bzl5XyZASY8wpjv7lkUbdJRmm-tbJU/s1600/IMG_0573.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir28O8dLHTMcx00B77iPSIkpPFXrYWfZODVmsRohIQvlPL4G8049rnkCGDJRIKVwkcAtdup-v_7GxGHKHkPCauUt-nGzex-5hMoExQS7Bzl5XyZASY8wpjv7lkUbdJRmm-tbJU/s320/IMG_0573.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXwSj0iwhomTiqEsz8j1wjgj8eOjZJQyTXctvMQVavMPFWKHJNzOLl_y7p_KiAXMw62DMKAWeAvMwYaUuykWDrU1lwtNHvOJuRKLMQuP2tt8JSLpbZdDhiPuDKPRkLzB45kIw/s1600/MESC4136.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXwSj0iwhomTiqEsz8j1wjgj8eOjZJQyTXctvMQVavMPFWKHJNzOLl_y7p_KiAXMw62DMKAWeAvMwYaUuykWDrU1lwtNHvOJuRKLMQuP2tt8JSLpbZdDhiPuDKPRkLzB45kIw/s320/MESC4136.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdmcM7_kR11OfLaZFVs-N4sF0MdVxkwzpqwNyPiNE1OLyG10q39lYa8xznqb1UmOpx1H37eqtGfgSjfKduTmyrS0-lIHFRxQ8rJ1C3bMODb0sY4WtiNC29capNa1V3GeUzxPW/s1600/IMG_0572.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdmcM7_kR11OfLaZFVs-N4sF0MdVxkwzpqwNyPiNE1OLyG10q39lYa8xznqb1UmOpx1H37eqtGfgSjfKduTmyrS0-lIHFRxQ8rJ1C3bMODb0sY4WtiNC29capNa1V3GeUzxPW/s320/IMG_0572.JPG" width="240" /></a><br />Up through
the vineyards and down to the Zuckerbergschloss Cafe for coffee and
cake...and a cigar. The surprise sunshine warmed my back...and with the
headset on...the walk back gave me more appetite.<br />New shirt...bought a few...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLFUh6NIsBvBFMQLkC4dJrh3y8_DwKVBk6gyBt2NCCTd5ZXISdOkr9E9IdH38ESrsl8Uyk0axHnopzbJPyPuJjbviybK7S4YqWjtO37_D5HydmbHSwgJZlp22vdG7iZ79ii6tj/s1600/IMG_0607.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLFUh6NIsBvBFMQLkC4dJrh3y8_DwKVBk6gyBt2NCCTd5ZXISdOkr9E9IdH38ESrsl8Uyk0axHnopzbJPyPuJjbviybK7S4YqWjtO37_D5HydmbHSwgJZlp22vdG7iZ79ii6tj/s320/IMG_0607.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;"><br />Chose 3 of the small starters....and the Pike.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2_f40_ZpIe9wiBEPbZVKekxUxG96d1a3dUmbTGATFtv40Za8E0l91byUqQyZIGo2sHR6rTRSLDug2oN1Xvb9_Cx0Zkb_l8LprEWTEZJ8GCnDAzI1DzGHQGvSZEMlb-kSPIFg/s1600/IMG_0576.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2_f40_ZpIe9wiBEPbZVKekxUxG96d1a3dUmbTGATFtv40Za8E0l91byUqQyZIGo2sHR6rTRSLDug2oN1Xvb9_Cx0Zkb_l8LprEWTEZJ8GCnDAzI1DzGHQGvSZEMlb-kSPIFg/s320/IMG_0576.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1pbRzUylrkCB4oZCHhw_peEKZD9k3S2pJOlpdP2ay8Z5dbjM3qxGJBs0DaWILtzuX2yV38tlT9BEsHYd3gvANIGM4b63DoLkcMp9SEGp3BrFQnbpL0yG4OVoskLoY038Ufef/s1600/IMG_0577.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1pbRzUylrkCB4oZCHhw_peEKZD9k3S2pJOlpdP2ay8Z5dbjM3qxGJBs0DaWILtzuX2yV38tlT9BEsHYd3gvANIGM4b63DoLkcMp9SEGp3BrFQnbpL0yG4OVoskLoY038Ufef/s320/IMG_0577.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Chose the Keller...and Sandro informed me it was the last bottle.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI93MqD1LEQXjSEblcTaEAHyBUeqr5AHZvk9fV-I2wBzKmd2PGeiixLTOv4N7rGhhtjT_nJRD3Map-GXXyTYh7WMcbHhWXPtmMWvJ4XLnhf_5VQvNVfJAYjFG2zjBsHwM0kHBe/s1600/IMG_0575.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI93MqD1LEQXjSEblcTaEAHyBUeqr5AHZvk9fV-I2wBzKmd2PGeiixLTOv4N7rGhhtjT_nJRD3Map-GXXyTYh7WMcbHhWXPtmMWvJ4XLnhf_5VQvNVfJAYjFG2zjBsHwM0kHBe/s320/IMG_0575.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Keller Westhofener Abts E Riesling Grosses Gewächs 2012</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Tears
streamed down the glass...but not from my eyes. Keller, as you may
know, has a way with Riesling. Refined nose of petrol...which gets me
every time. There is a touch of lemon and the super clear color even
looks like one. Pure and elegant on the palate...such a precise
style...the stylish acidity lingers...this will go on for years...but
that is wasted information for the next guest.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Points 18<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjet7AuaW9u8H3dTkPclDe1NI7svoYnELOuC38cDDneeTi51Aa9WZpPGe_hvC8n-QfGjvwXYYeSBCx38oM2vlmimkPnhaGG9p_RoqIyFYjWnM8rnE_vcDaIoK4VQcW-0uVwdgG6/s1600/IMG_0581.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjet7AuaW9u8H3dTkPclDe1NI7svoYnELOuC38cDDneeTi51Aa9WZpPGe_hvC8n-QfGjvwXYYeSBCx38oM2vlmimkPnhaGG9p_RoqIyFYjWnM8rnE_vcDaIoK4VQcW-0uVwdgG6/s320/IMG_0581.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">The
previous evening I had greeted four guests from the U.S.A. This evening I was
already finished with my starters when Sandro asked if I could translate.
On arriving at the table they asked me to join them so I stopped my
main course until later and we spent 2 enjoyable hours. I still had a
small amount of the Knoll which they loved....and as we sat there with
empty glasses later...the Keller 'rest' planned for the next evening was
taken from the fridge and five glasses were enjoyed by all. A lovely
evening.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Getting
later to bed than the norm I slept until 11.am and set off down on a
rainy morning to Cafe Glatt for breakfast. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0TaVOgsiuckwxwt1DnqBBwbPNwFNYudCY7hyphenhyphenVwjymjrOSpDfLo1bMQuLoWcrC99lQs5b_csQgaFKN3j9nMrvGpekPOpmrrYT6e0aCxLqfk32d6idp_WO9p0eN1uKbat4dhFY/s1600/IMG_0583.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0TaVOgsiuckwxwt1DnqBBwbPNwFNYudCY7hyphenhyphenVwjymjrOSpDfLo1bMQuLoWcrC99lQs5b_csQgaFKN3j9nMrvGpekPOpmrrYT6e0aCxLqfk32d6idp_WO9p0eN1uKbat4dhFY/s320/IMG_0583.JPG" width="239" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Titled 'English
Breakfast'...it was enough for more than one stomach.</span></span><br />They also sell good chocolates.</span></div>
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appeared later then went then came again. Sounds like a red wine choice
this evening. Karl has some fine Bordeaux and the 2000 vintage was
excellent.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Food would be a repeat of the carpaccio and an Entrecote Steak...with Münsterkäse on the side.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5f5oo0TST1-NZyI2YVqBKZltxPwmjt9wGExy-v0ds7VBDtgsfYinTtL8VI37KDqgHk8gzaXPqv2KaJ7QR-WADnF5pQVWucSbosf-URh7-6R6h98X_VVeBMagyd1f4jGA_K4i/s1600/IMG_0597.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5f5oo0TST1-NZyI2YVqBKZltxPwmjt9wGExy-v0ds7VBDtgsfYinTtL8VI37KDqgHk8gzaXPqv2KaJ7QR-WADnF5pQVWucSbosf-URh7-6R6h98X_VVeBMagyd1f4jGA_K4i/s320/IMG_0597.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyHrMwGtA0CF_HcK3YRouqGRSkPRvY6F7EOUyV7xmSsnPcOUIK_c6yxrzjYZYgvbZCak_4bwYqhXrMPLYkfJGaNF4HbucORy_poRwK9Ge6-8iaFjRhWMyyIprc00tHpC7lS4y/s1600/IMG_0602.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyHrMwGtA0CF_HcK3YRouqGRSkPRvY6F7EOUyV7xmSsnPcOUIK_c6yxrzjYZYgvbZCak_4bwYqhXrMPLYkfJGaNF4HbucORy_poRwK9Ge6-8iaFjRhWMyyIprc00tHpC7lS4y/s320/IMG_0602.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5WQub_0YE9gQ3oO3fvKNQlEz7OTh5XlRe66Gf5XJ0oIADixd1lyzIE0BGClPyHFr5db6DConnig2cRBV3T_xchhxuBC91n6KeWSiR2V9_DFMoa1N8jfKBx6WB85GqAG31gRy/s1600/IMG_0603.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5WQub_0YE9gQ3oO3fvKNQlEz7OTh5XlRe66Gf5XJ0oIADixd1lyzIE0BGClPyHFr5db6DConnig2cRBV3T_xchhxuBC91n6KeWSiR2V9_DFMoa1N8jfKBx6WB85GqAG31gRy/s320/IMG_0603.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA8oKL_TvitotJq4wxS_kTlirx92uvsNAODf9CGidnmkgFRvkrMjcsfxGcbWTqM-ujl3KlSwyapCKqMBdURg5Jxc_qwa6UiFfD5ARNvkfVGZDjsVffQiuPiucsDgFl3ILkKV2i/s1600/IMG_0604.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA8oKL_TvitotJq4wxS_kTlirx92uvsNAODf9CGidnmkgFRvkrMjcsfxGcbWTqM-ujl3KlSwyapCKqMBdURg5Jxc_qwa6UiFfD5ARNvkfVGZDjsVffQiuPiucsDgFl3ILkKV2i/s320/IMG_0604.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Chateau Beychevelle 2000</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">St. Julien, Bordeaux</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Two
hour decant...just a slight fade at the rim...otherwise still quite
dark. Supple and rounded...just about right. Boring to say...cedar and
currants and tobacco on the nose. THAT IS WHY I LOVE BORDEAUX! Reminded
me of how Bordeaux used to taste...before styles were changed. Sweet
fruit but earthy....perfect with the steak. Must open more Bordeaux from
my cellar. I tend to forget how my love for wine started.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Points 17.5</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Sunday
morning and it was just warm enough to breakfast on the terrace. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNoaXf0C4bB6QPZAT1pefZp1_j-W2AtPu0B_qc70fj3F1Gin0F4bE1YbaolbehpY1pRieMLHE66DF0_YCeq5aT1v8Kh4HO74iEA4Zo2KCm57G0Fa_m9FLo9BJJqOsbuhjQDvh/s1600/IMG_0605.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNoaXf0C4bB6QPZAT1pefZp1_j-W2AtPu0B_qc70fj3F1Gin0F4bE1YbaolbehpY1pRieMLHE66DF0_YCeq5aT1v8Kh4HO74iEA4Zo2KCm57G0Fa_m9FLo9BJJqOsbuhjQDvh/s320/IMG_0605.JPG" width="239" /></a><br />I was
aiming for the Mummelsee with my bike....but the battery showed low
halfway there...and I did not want to spend the night up there so headed
back down. The local soccer team were at home and the view is still as
beautiful as ever...and they won 2-0. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">As
usual I thought I would have light starter...but the warm Foie Gras
begged me this evening. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIwtroA-JTbkwWuyWHBBNSLd_1lyijZmXvbt6W3cbSJ2QJJ_xrNfEFoajGNW8oa48Qyyt2l02tUQHu0-DFm-oLNn7hUdabPd40VQMXFNc8ru8WDX8KI3fE7AvKE_AN2a7_2fC/s1600/IMG_0609.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIwtroA-JTbkwWuyWHBBNSLd_1lyijZmXvbt6W3cbSJ2QJJ_xrNfEFoajGNW8oa48Qyyt2l02tUQHu0-DFm-oLNn7hUdabPd40VQMXFNc8ru8WDX8KI3fE7AvKE_AN2a7_2fC/s320/IMG_0609.JPG" width="239" /></a><br />The pike did not have to...a repeat would be no
strain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">The wine was another that had made the journey with me. Friend Robert had introduced me at one of our get-togethers.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigc1eojq1q0NmC0F0M74KHH7wv2hXKHnrdsF5Gjh2zNWNMXHKrirybJ7aZOKeW5dvRk4KOIKFwFCxaz-Esa_hC8eKNVyO5EZYzwWYfNKuYefBIp-6oqvXxkmFlU_mqTwIoaUl7/s1600/IMG_0608.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigc1eojq1q0NmC0F0M74KHH7wv2hXKHnrdsF5Gjh2zNWNMXHKrirybJ7aZOKeW5dvRk4KOIKFwFCxaz-Esa_hC8eKNVyO5EZYzwWYfNKuYefBIp-6oqvXxkmFlU_mqTwIoaUl7/s320/IMG_0608.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Louis Bovard Buxus Sauvignon 2015</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Wallis, Switzerland</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Trace of cork...was not undrinkable...but not like the last bottle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Green Paprika and gooseberry nose...palate throws up exotic fruit...pineapple and mandarin...</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;"><span style="color: black;">A clear night...will the wolves be about?</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZTztw-m82zhzz30lHnxuwnQIQGP_TEq7cwLQW5zoMD3JG9LYWd7CJkNQmbSDmQunK-fhrsTi7mf09J2-jpoPiWQ1qwb-u2EW-7xb_JudeHOQ5dQ-FF9HAeF-9ST44oeeFded/s1600/IMG_0611.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZTztw-m82zhzz30lHnxuwnQIQGP_TEq7cwLQW5zoMD3JG9LYWd7CJkNQmbSDmQunK-fhrsTi7mf09J2-jpoPiWQ1qwb-u2EW-7xb_JudeHOQ5dQ-FF9HAeF-9ST44oeeFded/s320/IMG_0611.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">The
weather for Monday was without rain...so...banana for breakfast and off
I go on my E-Bike from Germany to France and back...sounds impressive...but Black
Forest to Alsace and back...only 75 km's. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoJ5mz5SD0EkSunudNhO24HBRybdnXamc3KrsG3BY_nkjiO4cUpoa3XDodpwb4XI2mDXU_Ex0McvUdVAP-S9pnb3QXRa7EoWwkn6_BnATr3wu0ToXJ7pcNiRQt9ZGlXApdiZe/s1600/IMG_0622.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoJ5mz5SD0EkSunudNhO24HBRybdnXamc3KrsG3BY_nkjiO4cUpoa3XDodpwb4XI2mDXU_Ex0McvUdVAP-S9pnb3QXRa7EoWwkn6_BnATr3wu0ToXJ7pcNiRQt9ZGlXApdiZe/s320/IMG_0622.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9raTu90Cq5aL3Ub7t3ArEuu_UxUfXUJqEvogX5yTY0DzzTYG_nVKPdc9ijoh6fjB61uQdAsLi58O1BXgbxblFBdrODTCYLDGOM0rnsd-KZWUBwpskdAGOhz0OIUmv-F3MN-z4/s1600/IMG_0618.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9raTu90Cq5aL3Ub7t3ArEuu_UxUfXUJqEvogX5yTY0DzzTYG_nVKPdc9ijoh6fjB61uQdAsLi58O1BXgbxblFBdrODTCYLDGOM0rnsd-KZWUBwpskdAGOhz0OIUmv-F3MN-z4/s320/IMG_0618.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_jw5R5E_WTujA-CZhpgRlvXlsjJY8YVJwXHFprrC7m3i1EhF4HXwItAnUquEfiQSbtS5ja3Rg3uwvjP15m_v-4XgCKRsf9u_vono7qCzHRfj36FfHjiFJqCAAKZnwMU6Xoqt/s1600/IMG_0620.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_jw5R5E_WTujA-CZhpgRlvXlsjJY8YVJwXHFprrC7m3i1EhF4HXwItAnUquEfiQSbtS5ja3Rg3uwvjP15m_v-4XgCKRsf9u_vono7qCzHRfj36FfHjiFJqCAAKZnwMU6Xoqt/s320/IMG_0620.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-gOnGixf__2OZwqVmVwVYkjuaWGjUc6WRLE_xDb5s3cLzYzjWHCtQ-hl8C7bDXbOENk1rPAtiI6Kzh9jErnDefZt8f0rJhS50kLdVgGP3ScyLissPtuoImNs6GRblqPNIXIW8/s1600/IMG_0621.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-gOnGixf__2OZwqVmVwVYkjuaWGjUc6WRLE_xDb5s3cLzYzjWHCtQ-hl8C7bDXbOENk1rPAtiI6Kzh9jErnDefZt8f0rJhS50kLdVgGP3ScyLissPtuoImNs6GRblqPNIXIW8/s320/IMG_0621.JPG" width="240" /></a><br />Lunch at Restaurant Au Pont
d'Ill in La Wantzenau. Hommard Salat followed by Grenouilles. No need to Google...that is Lobster Salad and Frog's Legs. Have not had them for
years. My legs are a bit that shape after the long day on the bike.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Really was going to have a beer tonight...but my heart takes over my brain from 7pm...and I remembered how lovely this wine is.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Pumpkin Soup and Beef Ragout to soak it up.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9Hf-ncT0-RlmgnpsnxYobn3Hq-w4LEWRko1G46VtOqpYWwzJ0CJXNPFKrEVfGWbMwtzhMbfhCTNUxjf7sKRw9q5FTDdmQWXiei8rDTwWWi6TI-xEtvj6S5GU-bhyphenhyphendpua4bfb/s1600/IMG_0615.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9Hf-ncT0-RlmgnpsnxYobn3Hq-w4LEWRko1G46VtOqpYWwzJ0CJXNPFKrEVfGWbMwtzhMbfhCTNUxjf7sKRw9q5FTDdmQWXiei8rDTwWWi6TI-xEtvj6S5GU-bhyphenhyphendpua4bfb/s320/IMG_0615.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvpPmvQMebnR2Ed8wdAybcQOHOMKyQtBXSjpOzWYv5NcBHADoE2BLJKVNLzIJ0KMNSDaMoyeQcjjpbhyXJCInIbuSHg1nZWclPD4-M-b20SotmIwcLdA7ckVyDDo8y_CnP2qP/s1600/IMG_0623.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvpPmvQMebnR2Ed8wdAybcQOHOMKyQtBXSjpOzWYv5NcBHADoE2BLJKVNLzIJ0KMNSDaMoyeQcjjpbhyXJCInIbuSHg1nZWclPD4-M-b20SotmIwcLdA7ckVyDDo8y_CnP2qP/s320/IMG_0623.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8SUOnnD4fcXkXZrGIC6sC7CM0ildQobC4rNIsUShvpY-iqkb97x1NRrParlOzUX_VjymAowbTfEbSnaUoXz3nEYAAVY0TRyppRrnZlnGs9b9l0NnRsxMtcQVK1sT2wZJVVB8U/s1600/IMG_0624.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8SUOnnD4fcXkXZrGIC6sC7CM0ildQobC4rNIsUShvpY-iqkb97x1NRrParlOzUX_VjymAowbTfEbSnaUoXz3nEYAAVY0TRyppRrnZlnGs9b9l0NnRsxMtcQVK1sT2wZJVVB8U/s320/IMG_0624.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmDMEAMg5sto-plVQOMKx1AghZNzN26bjkXZLzTJJ_LwSFY2ryPQOkkBL0LczJn7OShSZeE93sUHvlPBAc27PgRVGN-r56_FgUZrR710ODnkYQgfOLPrMOLNCsQnSF20vq_cT/s1600/IMG_0614.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmDMEAMg5sto-plVQOMKx1AghZNzN26bjkXZLzTJJ_LwSFY2ryPQOkkBL0LczJn7OShSZeE93sUHvlPBAc27PgRVGN-r56_FgUZrR710ODnkYQgfOLPrMOLNCsQnSF20vq_cT/s320/IMG_0614.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Robert Weil Kiedrich Gräfenberg Riesling 2007</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Rheingau, Germany</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">I
have to stop wanting to gulp this...it must be those miles and miles on
the bike. I tried to have a nap before the meal this evening...no
way...the legs were still pounding. The only way is to knock myself out.
Wine drinking very fine now. Nose of petrol, tropical fruits and slatey
minerality. Lightweight yet concentrated on the palate. Easy-drinking
and serious at the same time. Gulp Gulp Gulp!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Points 17.25</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Sleep
came early but in the middle of the night I was hungry....watched some
comedy on the iPad and fell back to sleep. Today's the day I am changing
rooms...I changed my plan a few weeks ago as Karl was away. Only
trouble was...my room is taken so I am moving downstairs.Quick
breakfast in the warm Gasthaus was planned...nope...sun was shining so
out on the terrace for bacon and eggs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Lunch...Spicy Thai Curry in Oberkirch...the bike is being used.<br />Owner remembered me and upgraded the spicyness.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8E6wWH9GTJL3CWPzr79f75P4PCoFKdZPNbmatiEaiHZYeMI6Lofc1-icHvv-pd_vOCadL-D5jjq8_slpDyzFEU73GnNUb4V0JNrxFu5S1VWefL3AJCEfZZzm31I13R9eS5-a/s1600/IXIE5415.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8E6wWH9GTJL3CWPzr79f75P4PCoFKdZPNbmatiEaiHZYeMI6Lofc1-icHvv-pd_vOCadL-D5jjq8_slpDyzFEU73GnNUb4V0JNrxFu5S1VWefL3AJCEfZZzm31I13R9eS5-a/s320/IXIE5415.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Karl offered me the wine for the evening...on the house.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5viUHt-DC5Iw7Rb3QeaIn5iipG3j2iZslV10xH-JSZHUumnbelR-wqn3fUPxV-dztblhmXFpMgrua1mIcF6SAiKeYKZ_OK1FlGQG_gldyqyflUOcjxijFQCfXw015j5z2zbb/s1600/IMG_0632.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5viUHt-DC5Iw7Rb3QeaIn5iipG3j2iZslV10xH-JSZHUumnbelR-wqn3fUPxV-dztblhmXFpMgrua1mIcF6SAiKeYKZ_OK1FlGQG_gldyqyflUOcjxijFQCfXw015j5z2zbb/s320/IMG_0632.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Van Volxem Alte Reben 2015</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Mosel, Germany</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">The
vines are up to 120 years old. Pale colour...with green tinges. Trace
of honey on the nose...flowery...red grapefruit. Palate throws up
slates, salty minerals...grapefruit again...and some orange peel. This
is dry but not searingly...but a glass or two was all I could
manage...needed something a little more mature...so I tried the rest of
previous evening's remains.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Points 16<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfCLEPd4cdRXBpjC_Bro2E6LESTadY3D-wv5X6Xwfymss3zLAQfNscVlTw7gDoRjBkGJwruSBUg1kwdxYxrkCdUQzMS4nkDpkiwslN988lDkWRphxLt3QiZO9nwMPMq8QYgZn/s1600/IMG_0634.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfCLEPd4cdRXBpjC_Bro2E6LESTadY3D-wv5X6Xwfymss3zLAQfNscVlTw7gDoRjBkGJwruSBUg1kwdxYxrkCdUQzMS4nkDpkiwslN988lDkWRphxLt3QiZO9nwMPMq8QYgZn/s320/IMG_0634.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">House made Pralines...consumed in my room...I really must eat them slowly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Karl had his free evening...so...one floor up to his place. The two bottles I had brought with me last year.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhyphenhyphenSYEq907eLpH941swgCYXNv-_5imXOSfQttFQHGlrA8O1grNZWU9Q4oOzoxN5xk6NfEmg78iMmSFRm46Z6qmEK7H7jMXib07OhtuUafQT57QwVy2b7rto_ItS8PxXzw37PP/s1600/IMG_0663.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhyphenhyphenSYEq907eLpH941swgCYXNv-_5imXOSfQttFQHGlrA8O1grNZWU9Q4oOzoxN5xk6NfEmg78iMmSFRm46Z6qmEK7H7jMXib07OhtuUafQT57QwVy2b7rto_ItS8PxXzw37PP/s320/IMG_0663.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext-bold"; font-size: 17pt;">Weingut Keller Dalsheimer Hubacker Riesling 2007</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Rheinhessen, Germany</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Strange...aged
candy on the nose...bottle not 100%.?...we were not sure...leave it
until after the Wittmann. Going back 2 hours later....it had eased...but
still tasted even older that it is. Had no chance to compete.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;"><span style="color: red;">Points 15</span>...but if anyone has tried this recently...let me know.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Rheinhessen, Germany</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">So
fresh...alive...thrilling...bouquet of ripe apples, spices...just
lovely. Palate is a beautiful balance between acidity and
sweetness...smooth, crisp, citrus...salty...succulent.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Perfect now.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Points 18.25</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Two wines...almost the same age...but oh so different this evening</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">After
the fish...we walked through the vineyards then Karl showed me his 'baby'. A tractor from his birth year 1961.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Returned for some cheese and to finish off the wines.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Weather is now heading for autumn...although I enjoyed the late afternoon sun on the balcony.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Last bottle of my wines tonight...after the Wittmann last night...this is obviously still a baby.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUAxtAx4iBQmR29Sdx1ZovENlPnYdILlRfVsT1feKAkH4J50sAbqBlYgT3-f9__7AFnJJCf5AMQOBU8yKRL0S981ZiPIfijC0wJXrLq04HKTZkvqRELQ02AiBn_hLWeuSC2HvA/s1600/IMG_0672.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUAxtAx4iBQmR29Sdx1ZovENlPnYdILlRfVsT1feKAkH4J50sAbqBlYgT3-f9__7AFnJJCf5AMQOBU8yKRL0S981ZiPIfijC0wJXrLq04HKTZkvqRELQ02AiBn_hLWeuSC2HvA/s320/IMG_0672.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext-bold"; font-size: 17pt;">Wittmann Westhofener Morstein Riesling </span><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">2013</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Rheinhessen, Germany</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Chalk...limes...complex palate...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Still a touch austere...with the ripe honey tropical fruits bursting to be seen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;"><span style="color: red;">Points 17.25</span> but time will up this score.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Last day...slept long...light lunch in Achern...then up to Zuckerbergschloss...Apple Strudel...and a walk through the vineyards.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDZdK4uRYHyOxT2aDsx-oYMjojO8JcZxWsYGw4hOgK516Bg0S_AbG0HL3YgvfFL9N4tqM93b1HfGhS10u6Gw7BTFjtQzyXhO8sXYeJzMgoE3qaLpVL91vHEHAU9dP1wRvHHld-/s1600/IMG_0674.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDZdK4uRYHyOxT2aDsx-oYMjojO8JcZxWsYGw4hOgK516Bg0S_AbG0HL3YgvfFL9N4tqM93b1HfGhS10u6Gw7BTFjtQzyXhO8sXYeJzMgoE3qaLpVL91vHEHAU9dP1wRvHHld-/s320/IMG_0674.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVCjSfav327D9Bof3rqMxrkV2ABucMTx8C79Uzfu-Ig8xgxc89FEs-1ns7J-JSVhB5zs9d42j6vnPoApb4pf0Xz7xDCL3-O5w_IrNjP2k7SxibIjxW507pUcnQ0e_A_SZg4Sx/s1600/IMG_0676.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVCjSfav327D9Bof3rqMxrkV2ABucMTx8C79Uzfu-Ig8xgxc89FEs-1ns7J-JSVhB5zs9d42j6vnPoApb4pf0Xz7xDCL3-O5w_IrNjP2k7SxibIjxW507pUcnQ0e_A_SZg4Sx/s320/IMG_0676.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYk3FV8Y4LSQlXuRuJYU2BKMzXNnW0CilU12qviA3UKl-MpVy9Z1YZtT8e0LgpelBDyU9MzIrzrdor-_mVDeoHnpMdJ_hIoOy01vdyOK1P7Xfsn7qs2mk7k7SgQuKWl6FYrWJ/s1600/IMG_0677.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYk3FV8Y4LSQlXuRuJYU2BKMzXNnW0CilU12qviA3UKl-MpVy9Z1YZtT8e0LgpelBDyU9MzIrzrdor-_mVDeoHnpMdJ_hIoOy01vdyOK1P7Xfsn7qs2mk7k7SgQuKWl6FYrWJ/s320/IMG_0677.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBRX54Er2XC7qMn_dU3oow1KkZCGFOx5AQIcblJYjexvi7xUBmCxFfaWRYc6sckzNREacD2YnvmfcZtJ8GY1PYmE3_XznN_plMyP7DrUGqYFVOax1y7akVX0qUBxpmDmWoQkl/s1600/IMG_0678.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBRX54Er2XC7qMn_dU3oow1KkZCGFOx5AQIcblJYjexvi7xUBmCxFfaWRYc6sckzNREacD2YnvmfcZtJ8GY1PYmE3_XznN_plMyP7DrUGqYFVOax1y7akVX0qUBxpmDmWoQkl/s320/IMG_0678.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Last minute decision...was going to drink the rest of the Wittmann....<br />BUT...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LP2QU9GiJnsvoLdG0tdL8lxppEGYHZhdPHuC4b-quR1aSONUQnXNUKFs-GaqvinQbc-xjzDRnclPSgXCsl18AgG09_7ERD8nzA-Ewd9R14Y2iaoZl1C1yDvO08T1i_cOxD2k/s1600/IMG_0682.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LP2QU9GiJnsvoLdG0tdL8lxppEGYHZhdPHuC4b-quR1aSONUQnXNUKFs-GaqvinQbc-xjzDRnclPSgXCsl18AgG09_7ERD8nzA-Ewd9R14Y2iaoZl1C1yDvO08T1i_cOxD2k/s320/IMG_0682.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Ziereisen Jaspis Gutedel Alte Reben 10 Hoch 4 2011</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Baden, Germany</span></b></span></div>
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I try this every year...well...that is my excuse...was not
planned...still smells like a white Burgundy...intense
minerality...stone fruit...I think I once said...a wine for experienced
tasters...so beautifully balanced...lingering on the
palate...concentrated....slimline...salty...asks to be tasted again.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Points 17.75</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Slept well...must drink more of the Gutedel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Last photos...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0r2ZPX6e-5s4wej2AnFJehPZ7-b4ETVAdCmxLDxummnW8pSu0c5QaTTnEntg6MUuafxUAXKUgu08TYttjJyMqpWkhNcJ2UzB8B_zTE3Yevcx_oHBX4PyOJZ5Ji4ZTptxFm5n/s1600/IMG_0680.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0r2ZPX6e-5s4wej2AnFJehPZ7-b4ETVAdCmxLDxummnW8pSu0c5QaTTnEntg6MUuafxUAXKUgu08TYttjJyMqpWkhNcJ2UzB8B_zTE3Yevcx_oHBX4PyOJZ5Ji4ZTptxFm5n/s320/IMG_0680.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAp7Z7cnyHJBmxnLCLV0xPu1bghxUuWPATyLY0-G-4gHRfN4taFYEphs01mvnp1phhphzAkW5AZkafP-IO6Rp5E0H2JwP6EuOEO6jQ8VWpNv1CX9Z3JttTKDc2ZS_fn_I2IXfX/s1600/IMG_0681.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAp7Z7cnyHJBmxnLCLV0xPu1bghxUuWPATyLY0-G-4gHRfN4taFYEphs01mvnp1phhphzAkW5AZkafP-IO6Rp5E0H2JwP6EuOEO6jQ8VWpNv1CX9Z3JttTKDc2ZS_fn_I2IXfX/s320/IMG_0681.JPG" width="239" /></a><br />Home by 10.30.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">To go back anywhere...you first have to leave.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Thanks to all at Rebstock...owners Karl and Sandra...plus all in the kitchen and the excellent restaurant staff.</span></div>
Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862966350128384923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37408032.post-56966319760495524532016-10-09T12:18:00.000+02:002016-10-09T12:18:51.777+02:00Time For Me At The Rebstock<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Every year...10 days 'me' time...<br /><b>Friday 26 August</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Arrived unpacked and a thai massage to relax the shoulders.<br />Evenings' choice...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihesa6lv8EPsIBPlwP9hZ1l8fRv1PWZYtrEuPVNjcjUHjBPy9_kS0PlCIDq3xn5KF-SQFuPKwUJBNQ79o7qqVS1yXomCbVhcbnOLFAzYrPodbo0-j1PyE9eKrKoaTAh0Bl4Qf1/s1600/IMG_2332.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihesa6lv8EPsIBPlwP9hZ1l8fRv1PWZYtrEuPVNjcjUHjBPy9_kS0PlCIDq3xn5KF-SQFuPKwUJBNQ79o7qqVS1yXomCbVhcbnOLFAzYrPodbo0-j1PyE9eKrKoaTAh0Bl4Qf1/s320/IMG_2332.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3CE08z1383zxO9jBFTcuVvnIoX4bB5KaosnvAWGNmz0xA6SXQbRRP9lzdRgmpG4NnoLyYKBpkHlw18kz2ZV4nkzXXZf749QDpkbYMxLZuibI2InG5s8zMLBovJnNBblxyE_7/s1600/IMG_2333.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3CE08z1383zxO9jBFTcuVvnIoX4bB5KaosnvAWGNmz0xA6SXQbRRP9lzdRgmpG4NnoLyYKBpkHlw18kz2ZV4nkzXXZf749QDpkbYMxLZuibI2InG5s8zMLBovJnNBblxyE_7/s320/IMG_2333.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Tement Zieregg IZ Sauvignon Blanc 2008</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">South Styria, Austria</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Nose
of gooseberry and lychee...slick minerals...soft nougat
sweetness...never ending pleasure here...someone wrote a wine for
experts...but even the normal folk would have to appreciate this goodie.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">18.25</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Food...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFVimExqFloWE_lQr_odw_IqnUntxNLQKvS5LlLoohFdCptYOepqYp47O98gnOcFZmPY7urEuSYue6NTvrHDMzkFXamRN4TT3ho5wv9B5U9WeG1FGduLj_EUgaItiHNDCO1ia/s1600/IMG_2335.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFVimExqFloWE_lQr_odw_IqnUntxNLQKvS5LlLoohFdCptYOepqYp47O98gnOcFZmPY7urEuSYue6NTvrHDMzkFXamRN4TT3ho5wv9B5U9WeG1FGduLj_EUgaItiHNDCO1ia/s320/IMG_2335.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvFdNe1acC92WlcgMm30tpA-L17WJOj7oBmbt1TlSK-VabYpW-WeeZFsfO7HFwg451OHKWUD5hrfiD0o8-se46-6TFSX0v0DR2bFnoLa6dXyC09BPgtf-KbZDOG5lVFkiRDyI/s1600/IMG_2336.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvFdNe1acC92WlcgMm30tpA-L17WJOj7oBmbt1TlSK-VabYpW-WeeZFsfO7HFwg451OHKWUD5hrfiD0o8-se46-6TFSX0v0DR2bFnoLa6dXyC09BPgtf-KbZDOG5lVFkiRDyI/s320/IMG_2336.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Saturday 27 August</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">An
annoying fly had kept me awake until midnight...altho...to be
honest...it may have been the cigar after the meal....but so nice to sit
out until 10pm after the meal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">With just a morcel to eat and
then a long walk to <br />Kappelrodeck. The plan was to stop over at a
cafe...but it was closed as they had a wedding...so I continued homeward
throught the vineyards. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY7ZlGlOZrvxngf9qvVSHDg_aphOrO5OX4_wkFrs2Je59WeIGlCQBX5Zjc3Bk6I6hhgUJtNkhHnYDjyDvLMKlXCv7THylgG70j591Q5ZQPpmnPF6zIiUVwf_daQwZFT09Bzrpi/s1600/IMG_2339.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY7ZlGlOZrvxngf9qvVSHDg_aphOrO5OX4_wkFrs2Je59WeIGlCQBX5Zjc3Bk6I6hhgUJtNkhHnYDjyDvLMKlXCv7THylgG70j591Q5ZQPpmnPF6zIiUVwf_daQwZFT09Bzrpi/s320/IMG_2339.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1sxxgKnwkCT9H5ceEqroBPD5YoWGg5lPx8Fugbz-YUyni3V9N-nuCElN-FuqH-7e1WJLPgT8amlUMg1EeRsv2TqOMj1gSu3kytLlKzKdMcDr9vz3mo_peDoGV9cZia6cGfHAv/s1600/IMG_2342.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1sxxgKnwkCT9H5ceEqroBPD5YoWGg5lPx8Fugbz-YUyni3V9N-nuCElN-FuqH-7e1WJLPgT8amlUMg1EeRsv2TqOMj1gSu3kytLlKzKdMcDr9vz3mo_peDoGV9cZia6cGfHAv/s320/IMG_2342.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-UtBE-ecA2fFs_PKk7kipzl-ZuQkfakOK4Zh6M_8UvztI7M3SZtDorAJDRdSUtsnGAIqwtH5Z9T8jLksFLzxyljSY1uxSbUJi25fxsWpQIGHp-9xhEuSnVry8_KX-nMO21dy/s1600/IMG_2337.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-UtBE-ecA2fFs_PKk7kipzl-ZuQkfakOK4Zh6M_8UvztI7M3SZtDorAJDRdSUtsnGAIqwtH5Z9T8jLksFLzxyljSY1uxSbUJi25fxsWpQIGHp-9xhEuSnVry8_KX-nMO21dy/s320/IMG_2337.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarxAt6RfAK4Ma_VChmYE3S8H22mqtyYYEapVL8Hj8fbw9uRQRM9gmWGVoJ4AeSFRujXiX3yql343gDlzUBm61KMlDLdP9p6iQt-31TCxzr_JqCy9lmwC6qVxzwr1H2RJIaMPN/s1600/IMG_2338.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarxAt6RfAK4Ma_VChmYE3S8H22mqtyYYEapVL8Hj8fbw9uRQRM9gmWGVoJ4AeSFRujXiX3yql343gDlzUBm61KMlDLdP9p6iQt-31TCxzr_JqCy9lmwC6qVxzwr1H2RJIaMPN/s320/IMG_2338.JPG" width="239" /></a><br />Soup for lunch on the terrace...then plum tart
and coffee along with a cohiba.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Bettina...long standing
waitress...was asked to open my choice for the evening...one of the
wines I had brought with me. Four hours airing...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5WQuMxUmOd1ohmsg_B-2aWRg6SpYvmfl2iMErjrKRksAgDLelLTmL5tqnT4erK7ICHkVBB8Twi71ePStW2LGs-lOEumDgc6RsHxtaWxq88UhaBVAiDdNHRHgacH6NaCdCs2_/s1600/IMG_2344.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5WQuMxUmOd1ohmsg_B-2aWRg6SpYvmfl2iMErjrKRksAgDLelLTmL5tqnT4erK7ICHkVBB8Twi71ePStW2LGs-lOEumDgc6RsHxtaWxq88UhaBVAiDdNHRHgacH6NaCdCs2_/s320/IMG_2344.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Wittmann Brunnenhäuschen Riesling 2011</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Rheinhessen, Germany</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Nose
of yellow fruit...and as always...the Wittmann minerality...this just
got better with air...trace of bitter grapefruit...lingering finish.
Very drinkable...but give it a few hours in the decanter.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">17.75</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Food...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Tomato Terrine and Kotelett</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjupBS08luF45MzFLHjV7qxesa2v7HRdJnkBbQjoL-OKe0GquqjA1azLk4tCPmO83FCvaqtFFcb9RUjGYyU4Kx3DqAMvMa8too-5982MPdjPayzSKlF_e_WsJ6MeomSIMYYWbqf/s1600/IMG_2345.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjupBS08luF45MzFLHjV7qxesa2v7HRdJnkBbQjoL-OKe0GquqjA1azLk4tCPmO83FCvaqtFFcb9RUjGYyU4Kx3DqAMvMa8too-5982MPdjPayzSKlF_e_WsJ6MeomSIMYYWbqf/s320/IMG_2345.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkwHS6Hj40WCk5vP7o-ApN_slB1RNzyHsmuMxeB2bMSvTy_qCFdh2kWLaQ9r35e1cgCBtMAqDCt7du8X4f1WK1_wSXDkMIa4EjWrYy6BJV-ovDulpQ2pGCj4YJ1eqqyl48Yqj/s1600/IMG_2346.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkwHS6Hj40WCk5vP7o-ApN_slB1RNzyHsmuMxeB2bMSvTy_qCFdh2kWLaQ9r35e1cgCBtMAqDCt7du8X4f1WK1_wSXDkMIa4EjWrYy6BJV-ovDulpQ2pGCj4YJ1eqqyl48Yqj/s320/IMG_2346.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sunday 28 August</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Another
hot day....and a walk down the road to a cafe across from the
Winzergenossenschaft...then back through the lower vineyards...and a
soup for lunch...and a large glass of alcohol free beer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Outside on the terrace...and we had a quick rain shower.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgez1n-OcRdBDtuJDzi4Sv-1VPOux3ZkYm99GC5perQ2QCvxJ4_U-MB-yRGAFo6ZnKSmnBvdYFo5DId5fUTE_wl0XLlXmiV86v4Qa4-r_eFYgBJHSEOZPZYyTUEU79pxpSDhl/s1600/IMG_2348.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgez1n-OcRdBDtuJDzi4Sv-1VPOux3ZkYm99GC5perQ2QCvxJ4_U-MB-yRGAFo6ZnKSmnBvdYFo5DId5fUTE_wl0XLlXmiV86v4Qa4-r_eFYgBJHSEOZPZYyTUEU79pxpSDhl/s320/IMG_2348.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDE5B_i4nC5sxvZ63qJnWYNCcZB3LlOsL0Q1xRpdpVLK-OOQuT3z-5V_x5mv6kvJs1iugq1rEsHUCWrHfocV3tA693IaonTMVqQBCtB3Ow1Tn8tXg1m4sxgHQ5e9XscZIs0llA/s1600/IMG_2350.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDE5B_i4nC5sxvZ63qJnWYNCcZB3LlOsL0Q1xRpdpVLK-OOQuT3z-5V_x5mv6kvJs1iugq1rEsHUCWrHfocV3tA693IaonTMVqQBCtB3Ow1Tn8tXg1m4sxgHQ5e9XscZIs0llA/s320/IMG_2350.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Keller Abts Riesling 2012</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Rheinhessen, Germany</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: justify;">This
was the first vineyard purchased by the Kellers after much
investigation, but they showed super-human patience in the negotiations.
Consider that they bought their parcel way back in 1996 yet were forced
to wait nearly ten years for the current lease to end in 2005 before
they could produce a single bottle under their label.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Aroma of pears...freshly cut grass...and a touch of lemon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Elegant with super salty minerality and bright acidity with very long finish. Pure...precise...perfection...</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">18.5</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Monday 29 August</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Cooler
today...and I had breakfast on the terrace. light lunch ...soup...at
cafe Glatt in Achern...then a walk to the sitting area above the
vineyards...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpCYOOdkHiHAbPOj1e-rKVY9_w5JyT9NiYZ-deS7nc3_vbE6-Lk_ITbArzMlEfBUUcaoDpSdIVUo7Qg0nOnbzy3VkG9uvrVOPp13V8i_WmFftbTbi5rL_o0bZVDLH2gjVS_q7/s1600/IMG_2351.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpCYOOdkHiHAbPOj1e-rKVY9_w5JyT9NiYZ-deS7nc3_vbE6-Lk_ITbArzMlEfBUUcaoDpSdIVUo7Qg0nOnbzy3VkG9uvrVOPp13V8i_WmFftbTbi5rL_o0bZVDLH2gjVS_q7/s320/IMG_2351.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Ur0aElMSkAz_NFQrgsrTXU-s8MKQDUfA-QLPg-4HkL9fNqrnzKuxrctqS6wxGGE7o3nTVsAOLa_5F_O2M1SogJBJlr2vrwcHKPKSsTBIMOJYUn4C-G4nQj7DWYerz13pJmWq/s1600/IMG_2352.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Ur0aElMSkAz_NFQrgsrTXU-s8MKQDUfA-QLPg-4HkL9fNqrnzKuxrctqS6wxGGE7o3nTVsAOLa_5F_O2M1SogJBJlr2vrwcHKPKSsTBIMOJYUn4C-G4nQj7DWYerz13pJmWq/s320/IMG_2352.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Had this wine a few times...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35tyxpcJukjX9sw0__KWBJh3mEI8QTlWK7hP03LOLW1KIT9W5CFYcWXdWg4tXKXT30E4tZRqDYWMddH4GZUqlm0E8scvtC0vtj2N8MBeGWwRSQ5nFYFQyK-UJc7vUpD-PH1KN/s1600/IMG_2359.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35tyxpcJukjX9sw0__KWBJh3mEI8QTlWK7hP03LOLW1KIT9W5CFYcWXdWg4tXKXT30E4tZRqDYWMddH4GZUqlm0E8scvtC0vtj2N8MBeGWwRSQ5nFYFQyK-UJc7vUpD-PH1KN/s320/IMG_2359.JPG" width="239" /></a><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>Ziereisen Jaspis Gutedel 10 Hoch 4 2011<br />Baden, Germany</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Repeat...repeat...like
a great White Burgundy. Give it a large glass...and take a large
whiff...and an extra large gulp. Only kidding...but this is very good.
Butter and caramel aftertaste. Long...long...</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">18.25</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Food...Warm Goose liver and Zander Filet<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgcwh5J5ITO81SHbPfBd10dOWzMAiwcpAjCQ1fEYweAJSm3QgNT_9tm0qCIIb1oZH1N8D-UjzVcGWkAdUEVZyEONqRxDHxgEZ1LxIRbk_xtO9VWtmS1OQvXSK7EbTBMX3XMst/s1600/IMG_2360.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgcwh5J5ITO81SHbPfBd10dOWzMAiwcpAjCQ1fEYweAJSm3QgNT_9tm0qCIIb1oZH1N8D-UjzVcGWkAdUEVZyEONqRxDHxgEZ1LxIRbk_xtO9VWtmS1OQvXSK7EbTBMX3XMst/s320/IMG_2360.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdGC4OHFDeA8e4yRV105HYaDXEtYlwyTO4cyasWIoSCv-xmPLg8PiMpVYgb4kASPnLBYdJRlf0lHyWhANVtqM2RtF3f1Jl9f-a-w3Vol-tdm9e0pkoOCD_3CruvgUxELbOp17Q/s1600/IMG_2361.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdGC4OHFDeA8e4yRV105HYaDXEtYlwyTO4cyasWIoSCv-xmPLg8PiMpVYgb4kASPnLBYdJRlf0lHyWhANVtqM2RtF3f1Jl9f-a-w3Vol-tdm9e0pkoOCD_3CruvgUxELbOp17Q/s320/IMG_2361.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A
couple I met last year were there again. They like their wine...so
after they were given a glass of mine....they offered back Huber's
Wildenstein Spätburgunder 2010...still wild and complex.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We arranged to meet up for dinner next day.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Tuesday 30 August</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Another
massage...then into Achern to buy some new shoes for walking. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENt8bsci6NamDTSxqMSR_IRx8NJ_TRapIsR3HKxjR5QOQx7G_oyisUcSU8z44wW7udHxUxhtW68CHfp6u6RJz-H7DNwU8pnPM_AdgzfEqwgQVuCIBl9ahzUEJ4iH8V4fKuqPn/s1600/IMG_2362.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENt8bsci6NamDTSxqMSR_IRx8NJ_TRapIsR3HKxjR5QOQx7G_oyisUcSU8z44wW7udHxUxhtW68CHfp6u6RJz-H7DNwU8pnPM_AdgzfEqwgQVuCIBl9ahzUEJ4iH8V4fKuqPn/s320/IMG_2362.JPG" width="239" /></a><br />Tried
them out through he vineyards...as I never wear socks in Summer...no
blisters...great.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Franz Josef and Caroline arrived...they had brought along a bottle purchased from the Saar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It was a pleasant opener while we chose the food.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Jumping
ahead...I wanted something for the main course that needed little
attention...as we would be chatting. The lamb was not the correct
choice!<br />Too much work...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvyT64dq3l_hkXb1-xNc9pW-6neT2ZIZp0_1pS-DQ6KcFRb6-38EvZtGtblcuVFtq7qY-aIglpw_jZpoyTRp1dvtuP7VOvZ3gvTICCEhyL0P731YiYKhHYFz7PV-zRThTYmaC/s1600/IMG_2365.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvyT64dq3l_hkXb1-xNc9pW-6neT2ZIZp0_1pS-DQ6KcFRb6-38EvZtGtblcuVFtq7qY-aIglpw_jZpoyTRp1dvtuP7VOvZ3gvTICCEhyL0P731YiYKhHYFz7PV-zRThTYmaC/s320/IMG_2365.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Back to the starters...and I had asked for the Hirtzberger to be given a couple of hours.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8MI4Im3ej8NkInh8t4kr5Ox4LXg-UlojZ9p0Mz7TXeZ9NZGQDxvD4b8_dmUv8MIPo2PcwHUpFuKRMeHJHuLDAmyputK0IucyvKoSpGWYJiq_xuTPufL3EnA6KLiSAUQu9Sam/s1600/IMG_2364.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8MI4Im3ej8NkInh8t4kr5Ox4LXg-UlojZ9p0Mz7TXeZ9NZGQDxvD4b8_dmUv8MIPo2PcwHUpFuKRMeHJHuLDAmyputK0IucyvKoSpGWYJiq_xuTPufL3EnA6KLiSAUQu9Sam/s320/IMG_2364.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hirtzberger Hochrain Smaragd Riesling 2010</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Wachau, Austria</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">First impression was a little fat....but as it mixed in the glass the hidden acidity came through.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This would have complimented the Warm Goose Liver eaten on the previous evening...</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">17.5</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We
had discussed a few possibilities for the red...Franz Josef thinking
about the Wildenstein 2009...I would have been happy with trying the
Tignanello 2007 or the Spanish Ygay 2005...but they let me guide them to
Becker's top Pinot...a wine I had drank with friends a few months ago.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJB4fUhlqukKGkUs-_tNU3QXZpM5WbtF_OZXeTg4YlTPyGFZ9fF1_AtcPzfh1NUvSSaIEI6-cOppQhWcjJnWQHBp2_eQ6r8AbSRyWbFbK9Oul1QIP3TzoDgsMreswos-r-70-/s1600/IMG_2366.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJB4fUhlqukKGkUs-_tNU3QXZpM5WbtF_OZXeTg4YlTPyGFZ9fF1_AtcPzfh1NUvSSaIEI6-cOppQhWcjJnWQHBp2_eQ6r8AbSRyWbFbK9Oul1QIP3TzoDgsMreswos-r-70-/s320/IMG_2366.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Becker Pinot Noir 2009</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Pfalz, Germany</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Fuller evolved and ready...oak just about hovering on the nose...and perfect served cooler on the warm evening.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">18</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Wednesday 31 August</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Long
hike to the Zuckerbergschloss....listening to the music I love...Soul
and Gospel. Reibekuchen and a beer...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAoSuYIh2dbuXMk0lNBXGkxanktb1UC3pGq5LHWG8iI8vmZqBXqsO-uU1Syk4GHHYMCO8Y9hqePmgNrwJLEpCjuQgxZKv1C_9u-QONxi4LNddsafwfvvoPt0li-lp-0NgMm34T/s1600/IMG_2375.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAoSuYIh2dbuXMk0lNBXGkxanktb1UC3pGq5LHWG8iI8vmZqBXqsO-uU1Syk4GHHYMCO8Y9hqePmgNrwJLEpCjuQgxZKv1C_9u-QONxi4LNddsafwfvvoPt0li-lp-0NgMm34T/s320/IMG_2375.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbx-AmBuITFbLAfBKjHEWS58gM36j6v0a5eZlk72du3W9R9Eaqmv0wWogrtOmVYQpromrPj8fZrQnuB0V3bD0ZRac9P_UxdUl4URv5clpd6DAm0TfSFXM6bsIWKeoznGvHh6z/s1600/IMG_2376.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbx-AmBuITFbLAfBKjHEWS58gM36j6v0a5eZlk72du3W9R9Eaqmv0wWogrtOmVYQpromrPj8fZrQnuB0V3bD0ZRac9P_UxdUl4URv5clpd6DAm0TfSFXM6bsIWKeoznGvHh6z/s320/IMG_2376.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPOloyjV5eWJ_qC_49w4YD-H4YOS5avcXM4C-Sa5R9sxbN6gk3XcurNRa-vvFFbAJ3AuPXg6LH8y86gzvjwTCeOrFKiDA0lvbh1dVe42o7rzfUz2I-GZoDrftk9SNw8_jrI2E/s1600/IMG_2377.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPOloyjV5eWJ_qC_49w4YD-H4YOS5avcXM4C-Sa5R9sxbN6gk3XcurNRa-vvFFbAJ3AuPXg6LH8y86gzvjwTCeOrFKiDA0lvbh1dVe42o7rzfUz2I-GZoDrftk9SNw8_jrI2E/s320/IMG_2377.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFpm5xMMJ8A5DO1gXZ3Yd-JgX6m-82y6L4MqONmOpBR-DPhhvrwuingSPkyhLWnF_Yg055TIVLfomLF_iDQqx2GFxKJUQv17_QyMtBmkoLN2mlthlHjIRndoUlfciXux3xK_Y/s1600/IMG_2379.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFpm5xMMJ8A5DO1gXZ3Yd-JgX6m-82y6L4MqONmOpBR-DPhhvrwuingSPkyhLWnF_Yg055TIVLfomLF_iDQqx2GFxKJUQv17_QyMtBmkoLN2mlthlHjIRndoUlfciXux3xK_Y/s320/IMG_2379.JPG" width="239" /></a><br />then on the way back...a coffee and
apple tart at Huber' cafe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">For the evening...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Asked
for a table in the corner of the terrace. Have a feeling I do not want
to converse tonight...and the staff know what I want.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The wine I want is the surprise last time I was here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNry1Xt9TBRNOPeCOkTDnlbNCHSk25vQ7M5f8JPSVeizQjhfIcgRJdgFY_WNq2SNl_DtBalxCRdXLVn8cJTmtuYEL_DJFQZs3nQRQWzaV8BYgHNFIJhfDqG0Y_afG3HgUwvMp2/s1600/IMG_2384.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNry1Xt9TBRNOPeCOkTDnlbNCHSk25vQ7M5f8JPSVeizQjhfIcgRJdgFY_WNq2SNl_DtBalxCRdXLVn8cJTmtuYEL_DJFQZs3nQRQWzaV8BYgHNFIJhfDqG0Y_afG3HgUwvMp2/s320/IMG_2384.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Robert Weil Kiedrich Gräfenberg Riesling trocken 2007 </b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: red;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: start;">
<b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Rheingau, Germany </b></div>
</span></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: start;">
I
loved this...floral notes...peaches...perfect time with the minerals
and acidity stroking the Rheingau fruit. Exciting
wine...harmonious...just my style. </div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Points 17.75</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Thursday 01 September<br />Breakfast with Franz Josef and Caroline</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcM7Aw5-4RQCJWIZaL34oNxHnLkQ9khhvg-UteIni__wT8pHFuj_c_2Au_FsoK9HikV6rDBL3uMMpxSg0ZbAhl3CwkUDtJpKBS3Abp9ZxeLQtsDw7xBrYjLpkfJDnkBosvFnV/s1600/IMG_2387.JPG"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcM7Aw5-4RQCJWIZaL34oNxHnLkQ9khhvg-UteIni__wT8pHFuj_c_2Au_FsoK9HikV6rDBL3uMMpxSg0ZbAhl3CwkUDtJpKBS3Abp9ZxeLQtsDw7xBrYjLpkfJDnkBosvFnV/s320/IMG_2387.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The
shoes are made for walking...getting a rhythm...at this rate I will
sell the car...buy myself a case of Keller's G-Max. Which leads me into
the evening...and I was undecided what to drink. The plan HAD been...to
sit with owner Karl Hodapp and share some wines...but yesterday he fell
off his bike...and wine was not on the menu for his evening. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AxDxMndXzkHkxcaPqdXnQCAm9nk-ZThV1s-YG3y5MsAM9UpXgajALsE9WR-gBu9KSP0PW6xD5-zRV_R99d5APQcpsAVzXbfqXL9r3TWwDYk8Kkryp2NayMJeQXDT4dbBhUEC/s1600/IMG_2392.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AxDxMndXzkHkxcaPqdXnQCAm9nk-ZThV1s-YG3y5MsAM9UpXgajALsE9WR-gBu9KSP0PW6xD5-zRV_R99d5APQcpsAVzXbfqXL9r3TWwDYk8Kkryp2NayMJeQXDT4dbBhUEC/s320/IMG_2392.JPG" width="239" /></a><br />I sat on
the terrace and both Claudi and Sandro greeted me with...wine is on the
house! I threatened a G-Max 2014...which I know is in a mixed case Karl
had collected from the property a few months ago...and we laughed. I
compromised with a repeat of the Abtserde 2012.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Friday 02 September</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Fancied a Pizza for lunch...Pizzeria in Achen...only ate half...look at the size of it!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOQ3A8nk0DuNjGL69RpQah2BRyPZIB7Q1TkBa1m2w2wpnfRwnlA2AifDog9YNDwIribbC2Qq3QBDtmIRvplgL7ShaI7AOmkR_UUleaHhcxrlDua3fLVxJhgCSmTDUna8n7529/s1600/IMG_2393.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOQ3A8nk0DuNjGL69RpQah2BRyPZIB7Q1TkBa1m2w2wpnfRwnlA2AifDog9YNDwIribbC2Qq3QBDtmIRvplgL7ShaI7AOmkR_UUleaHhcxrlDua3fLVxJhgCSmTDUna8n7529/s320/IMG_2393.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWZ_Qw2mC9cTF3DXZHUo_M5uBYuoSIo-zTsmrnlv2uTD7YcxO_gg5rMEm02NEprDqzbq115nrpO7VqkYKIhbAK0I0ELFlVLWCm5DaqptMPClKQYsX-9aewOGCxRUToO7UuNie/s1600/IMG_2394.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWZ_Qw2mC9cTF3DXZHUo_M5uBYuoSIo-zTsmrnlv2uTD7YcxO_gg5rMEm02NEprDqzbq115nrpO7VqkYKIhbAK0I0ELFlVLWCm5DaqptMPClKQYsX-9aewOGCxRUToO7UuNie/s320/IMG_2394.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Friday
afternoon...Karl had recovered enough to join me for a cup of tea...and
said to leave the two bottles I had brought with me...they are covered
up and he has no idea what they are...and sometime in November we will
empty them. Karl said he was well enough for the usual glass I send into
the kitchen...and suggested <span style="color: red;"><b>Keller's Silvaner Feuervogel 2015</b></span> which has
a flinty nose...herby...quite full and juicy...soft smokey
minerals...and vibrant acidity. Think it will be ok with warm Goose
Liver followed by the Entrecôte.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Points 17</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1OiQ49WKR2dAY_sippZghsJPUrs2VwtpimtfkcVXsmwn5esPOpSrzCQK3qB8u5InqPIlyg1EAQL2jrQNJG90OvAgf_8UPHqOWY3t1G_xiM3xkuO_uoHvQ16N66iPURSilYPom/s1600/IMG_2395.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1OiQ49WKR2dAY_sippZghsJPUrs2VwtpimtfkcVXsmwn5esPOpSrzCQK3qB8u5InqPIlyg1EAQL2jrQNJG90OvAgf_8UPHqOWY3t1G_xiM3xkuO_uoHvQ16N66iPURSilYPom/s320/IMG_2395.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So here I am...slumming it again with Klaus Peter Keller...he would be proud of me!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Saturday 03 September</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Walked
up to the Hochsitz and ate some on the Pizza from yesterday. When I
watch films and people are eating cold Pizza I shudder...but this was
not bad. Weather is still warm...but the light clouds are keeping off
the sun. It must be a record for my visits...every night eating out n
the terrace!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">At last...the Quail is on the menu...filled with Blutwurst und Gänseleber...a perfect match for the wine.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Knoll Riesling Pfaffenberg Selection 2006</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Wachau, Austria</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Last of the three bottles I brought from home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Yellow
with green tinges...gorgeous nose...yellow apples...pineapples...and it
continues onto the palate...10 years old...and a point...still quite
full...but that is Knoll's style.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">17.5</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Sunday 04 September</b><br />Never tire of the trees viewed from the balcony...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQ67vKYYQyOCPdouvweWOBSPRg5tQTX17vL8jB1eDIXr9UVy1pPp-j4BdC43EK2h8okXq_-LI1al1tE6LyktqUm1HK4DoIiKm43vEKIAhpMcb0TKW6Ies4nw7JQFy3Vi8ubg_/s1600/IMG_2405.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQ67vKYYQyOCPdouvweWOBSPRg5tQTX17vL8jB1eDIXr9UVy1pPp-j4BdC43EK2h8okXq_-LI1al1tE6LyktqUm1HK4DoIiKm43vEKIAhpMcb0TKW6Ies4nw7JQFy3Vi8ubg_/s320/IMG_2405.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFUKAUJBujvfKjwBVZNgHIIawqMKmSUG6bTYDQcH53GxyqUBY_znPJva610sdCsIVbfBcdzyxplZTg7aTeM2cgXch3o3GetEvlmw44tIKkj3lZsyBCIEAdsrePK1Nh3k54YJ5/s1600/IMG_2402.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFUKAUJBujvfKjwBVZNgHIIawqMKmSUG6bTYDQcH53GxyqUBY_znPJva610sdCsIVbfBcdzyxplZTg7aTeM2cgXch3o3GetEvlmw44tIKkj3lZsyBCIEAdsrePK1Nh3k54YJ5/s320/IMG_2402.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Breakfast on the terrace...but it is cloudy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The local football team are at home...and an early kick-off. They won 3-0.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsc4Upk0v-81Dkc6dGNFg9EINrLJcY2XFz6SJ67nTS22v3-f0TOviKYP7J0nfr9O4kRKXtDT9bNE00HbyFoOheQ7IGlL_F2Jv1KYolzKSZOYcEN1pXC1-uM2IKa7WN4gdO5S_K/s1600/IMG_2407.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsc4Upk0v-81Dkc6dGNFg9EINrLJcY2XFz6SJ67nTS22v3-f0TOviKYP7J0nfr9O4kRKXtDT9bNE00HbyFoOheQ7IGlL_F2Jv1KYolzKSZOYcEN1pXC1-uM2IKa7WN4gdO5S_K/s320/IMG_2407.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1rT6CgmVLwuOYJsn13UbTAtTaqDYLBwKUA-VRSTuQq7rHoeU614tzwKbNcmLX9GPv8NsQE8BT4Bto9wUhRg0C_Y75dkmlm1maVQSqsA44ACPYt62Gw7GEtuuxo3g1NCOoX_x/s1600/IMG_2408.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1rT6CgmVLwuOYJsn13UbTAtTaqDYLBwKUA-VRSTuQq7rHoeU614tzwKbNcmLX9GPv8NsQE8BT4Bto9wUhRg0C_Y75dkmlm1maVQSqsA44ACPYt62Gw7GEtuuxo3g1NCOoX_x/s320/IMG_2408.JPG" width="239" /></a><br />Rain came as the game finished...but I was prepared.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">No way you could sit outside tonight...so inside to the Stube.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKclTRIEUw88QGtTON98FKp5jKMxb9ddlH_E9fkxpFOEgk2dSywd3LzF_D6sQxhMaiVxDBBWRxqKmKBer-UXmfQoVyuEHJFI8_iUgj59PsLmNn7wbOpqznEU2ay3-UKKYX5HZ/s1600/IMG_2409.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKclTRIEUw88QGtTON98FKp5jKMxb9ddlH_E9fkxpFOEgk2dSywd3LzF_D6sQxhMaiVxDBBWRxqKmKBer-UXmfQoVyuEHJFI8_iUgj59PsLmNn7wbOpqznEU2ay3-UKKYX5HZ/s320/IMG_2409.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwevqmRKn_5g1UmV7e6V7wLge3O4Qlgb5gHSC1Lhz5ITWGb8OhXtfWWTLLTix3_HcDiE4ZZzyE5siygmgIPzzQOWbnSr-RiXMrfDoUTJS3J_YJstMh1Pz-UuFxXgoSpqn8J4Kl/s1600/IMG_2412.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwevqmRKn_5g1UmV7e6V7wLge3O4Qlgb5gHSC1Lhz5ITWGb8OhXtfWWTLLTix3_HcDiE4ZZzyE5siygmgIPzzQOWbnSr-RiXMrfDoUTJS3J_YJstMh1Pz-UuFxXgoSpqn8J4Kl/s320/IMG_2412.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have been off the red wine...but tonight...last night...a red I tried 2 years ago.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Dominus Estate 2004</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Nose bacon-like...complex cedar...loads of blackcurrants...creamy...soft and lush...but earthy enough to hold your attention.</span></div>
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Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862966350128384923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37408032.post-42357651406144400672016-05-05T17:48:00.000+02:002016-05-05T17:48:08.136+02:00No Riesling from Volker<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As promised...the next meeting...and Volker had been reading the blog.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">He offered to open proceeding...bottle screw cap...and most definitely not a Riesling.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sauvignon Blanc?...there was some lychees in there...a crazy Sylvaner?...we finally ended up with a Chardonnay. What a beauty...</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Friedrich Becker Chardonnay Minéral 2010<br />Pfalz, Germany</b></span><br />Becker reds I know...but...and I miss very little...I had missed this white.<br />Rich and creamy on the nose...and it does what it says on the body...it offers you super minerals. This was probably a little fat in it's youth...but now there is a complete balance. Still some oak on the palate...but so lovely with it...a crowd-pleaser...a wine-freak pleaser. I could have stayed with this all evening.<br /><span style="color: red;">Points 17.5</span><br /><br /><br />Robert tends towards northern Spain / southern France.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCj_N93KZhf1njBqK8vITPU_QLrAMOM41PzJOKCGPW_OmlhTS-cUAwK6aab8h4_gtoHzdkTabTE9pJKz_o12dzlckQJ3Lp-CuhMqr1vBBj-0vEZ_dbpp0IQKxHAw78wKiId2wy/s1600/IMG_2056.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCj_N93KZhf1njBqK8vITPU_QLrAMOM41PzJOKCGPW_OmlhTS-cUAwK6aab8h4_gtoHzdkTabTE9pJKz_o12dzlckQJ3Lp-CuhMqr1vBBj-0vEZ_dbpp0IQKxHAw78wKiId2wy/s320/IMG_2056.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpZvmE0u1i_7F38HvABYsqSppTJq2OAc7VpaKidh-tJUT_TBG6GR5wE6C1ZFi_f0YImQtcgsOh-jaN3fPg2lmGs_YXBRTphyERG8BvvoMf-giCW-DGp4GQQZeHi2gahR7FU8o/s1600/IMG_2057.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpZvmE0u1i_7F38HvABYsqSppTJq2OAc7VpaKidh-tJUT_TBG6GR5wE6C1ZFi_f0YImQtcgsOh-jaN3fPg2lmGs_YXBRTphyERG8BvvoMf-giCW-DGp4GQQZeHi2gahR7FU8o/s320/IMG_2057.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">Chêne Bleu Aliot 2012<br />Vaucluse, Rhione, France</span></b><br />60% Roussanne, 35% Grenache Blanc, 5% Marsanne and some Viognier maybe...but that would mean my maths are not good.<br />White peach, honey, spicy. Volker craved for seafood with it...non available.<br />Quite rich on the palate with some ginger...and as always from Monsieur Robert...a wine to test you...just it's bad luck to have followed Mr. Becker<br /><span style="color: red;">Points 16.75</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHt7oStleKt50S9Wz5bEKiKJdsz7RlPbTjclrLFdCYNq09hisIPdbzV0Hzbat0lvoWXeknRJ-n7GphkjLYYwdr2D7z835Xio17XIe8clNqANGWwLUTDpYvuY7-r1WgaN6r3PD/s1600/IMG_2053.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHt7oStleKt50S9Wz5bEKiKJdsz7RlPbTjclrLFdCYNq09hisIPdbzV0Hzbat0lvoWXeknRJ-n7GphkjLYYwdr2D7z835Xio17XIe8clNqANGWwLUTDpYvuY7-r1WgaN6r3PD/s320/IMG_2053.JPG" width="239" /></a></span></span></span></h1>
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Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862966350128384923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37408032.post-64831536247723409272016-05-01T12:19:00.004+02:002016-05-01T12:23:44.711+02:00Drink The Wine, Not The Bottle<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Late post on our last meeting early April...but as the next one is due...I had better pull my finger out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Volker always brings a white...and a <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">R</span>iesling...and
it is good to have some stability in our monthly meeting. Robert on the
other hand always produces some rarity and it takes us a while to nail
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Dönnhoff Hermannnshöhle Riesling GG 2014<br />Nahne, Germany</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To be honest...this too young...and
was showing its best an hour later as it warmed. I find Dönnhoff's.
wines tend to some restsüsse...and in thei<span style="font-size: small;">r you</span>th are a little
unbalanced. Negatives by side...this was an aggreeable starter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Alfredo Arribas Trossos Tros Blanc 2013<br />Montsant, Spain</b></span><br />Robert
always brings something not readily available...usually from
Spain...and he was recently in the area. After we guessed North
Spain...it made the grape guess easier...Grenache Blanc...and he told us
the vines were up to 80 years old. I can usually taste the aged
ones...and this threw up some creamy fruit. Ripe peaches and with pleanty of depth. Very interesting.</span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVI4p-9cYlP-68q36moLSId2l_mjYp0OWXEAYYV33nvtvgsaPCdMRCdTGokKlUg4Hxm0GQrrnFDvd36LeRNrwf3MJXabaex4dSpbqIEyO7J3KFzhlTIbrocgNOFdByexfUsAV/s1600/IMG_1998.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVI4p-9cYlP-68q36moLSId2l_mjYp0OWXEAYYV33nvtvgsaPCdMRCdTGokKlUg4Hxm0GQrrnFDvd36LeRNrwf3MJXabaex4dSpbqIEyO7J3KFzhlTIbrocgNOFdByexfUsAV/s320/IMG_1998.JPG" width="239" /></a><br /><br />Now...as you know...our meeetings are great fun as we have to guess what is hidden inside the covered wine.<br />I had been asked to bring a red...and anyone who has been around wine over the last 20 years will know the bottle size from Au Bon Climat. The punt at the bottom is a finger long. The kitchen foil would have been a waste of time. My two friends should work for their success as I have to with their wines.</span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They guessed Pinot Noir...and in the normal bottle would have said 'New World' Au Bon Climat.<br /><br />Now...what do you think happnened? They went all over the world!<br /><br />When they finally <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ended up</span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">in</span> Santa Barbara County...I nodded. <i>'But the only wine we know like that is Au Bon Climat...and there are no slim bottles with screwtop'</i></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />Did I say there was. My giggles had started by now and I revealed the label.</span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The wine...well...showing some age... </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Meaty...eucalytus...still soft biting tannins...</span></span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br />What awaits me in our future tastings?. I will be on my toes!</span></span></span></span></h1>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The REAL Bottle</td></tr>
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Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862966350128384923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37408032.post-19957879269095949342016-03-28T12:06:00.001+02:002016-03-28T12:06:33.309+02:00Great Red Wine<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">These meetings we really look forword to. Once a month and you bring something special or interesting.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As I knew the others would be bringing white I spent a long time in my celler for something to 'knock 'em out'.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Robert and Volker arrived at our usual haunt Schaab Louis...and the first cork was popped.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Roagna Solea 2013<br />Langhe, Italy</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was first to try to guess...and instantly said Chardonnay. A nod came...but then an answer saying there was more. What is the other? We went through as many white grapes as we knew...and only as an afterthought said Nebbiolo. Robert does like to make it difficult for us. This is like a Blanc de Noir. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Apricots, peaches, flowers and light honey in a round, supple style.<br /><span style="color: red;">Points 16.5</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Volker had sent me a wine list from a local restaurant in Nierstein.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was endless...although there only seems to be 1 or 2 bottles of every wine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The vintages are 10 - 20 years old...and the prices very attractive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">His wine this evening had been selected and purchased.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">St. Antony Pettental Riesling 2003</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Rheinhessen, Germany</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Clear petroleum...ripe Riesling.. I guessed 2003...although not through negativity of the hot vintage. This was just perfect. Good winemakers make good wine in difficult y<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ears.</span><br />Volker had brought along a newer vintage...2013 if I remember...but the style has changed...oak is dominant. If it not broken...why mend it...seemed the perfect phrase.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The 2003 gets</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Points 17.5</span> from me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Friedrich Becker Pinot Noir 2009</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Pfalz, Germany</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The absolute top wine from Becker. 'Tafelwein' he used to call it. The grapes grow over the border in France. This has been slumbering in the celler a couple of years...bought when it was 'cheaper'. Price is relative! <br />Newer vintages cost € 120,-- but if they are like this then they are worth every penny / cent! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Toasty oak...dive in and enjoy. Pure Pinot fruit...and to me...the oak is just perfect. Traces of cherries and milk chocolate. Great mouthful and a lingering aftertaste.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The guys...who mark out of 100...gave it 97/98...praise indeed from these experts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I don't give 19 to often...but this wine just threatened me with every sip.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Points 19</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The guys asked me about our last meeting... I had not posted anything.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Time, health, holiday...was my excuse.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What I do remember was the wine I had brought along.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Patience is a virtue...and my wine for the evening had been in the cellar 20 years.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">However...patience seemed to leave me on this evening...I just could not wait to try it...and had not taken notes on the two wines offered by my buddies.</span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Chateau Lynch-Bages 1989<br />Pauillac, France</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The trouble was...I had opened it 4 hours previously...and sniffed to check. That sniff made me impatient.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">However...my patience in leaving this bottle in the celler had repaid me.<br />Deep ruby colour. Nose a touch of eucalyptus, cedar, black fruits, the usual cigar box and lead pencils. The palate just knocks you out. Loads of fruit...you have refrain from taking big gulps. Super balance. Top top wine.</span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Points 19.5</span></span><br />
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Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862966350128384923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37408032.post-26964118109125759972016-02-25T11:48:00.002+01:002016-02-25T11:48:37.746+01:00England, Mum, Niece, Son but no Sun<pre wrap=""><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">About this time every year I travel to England...to visit my mum and my niece.</span></span></pre>
<pre wrap=""><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sunday was packing day...more than enough clothes a<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s</span> the weather could be any type in <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">England.</span></span></span></pre>
<pre wrap=""><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A case of wine...just enough room for the driver. </span></span></span></pre>
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<b>Monday 25 January 2016</b>
Left home at 9.30 and in Holland had some pleasant weather
which stayed until I reached Rotterdam.
Smaller ship than normal...but same food in the Brasserie.
A glass of Riesling and an early night. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Storm</span>...force gale 8...
which you notice more on a smaller ship.
<b>Tuesday 26 January 2016</b>
Had arrived at midday...and was greeted by a happy mum. Unpacked and rested.
As we sat down at the table in the Twelve restaurant my body was still racing.
A racy riesling had been carried over and we chose the food.
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Soup for my mum and the madras cured salmon for me. </span></span></pre>
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It was light and delicious and the wine grew to love it as well.
My mother chose the barbecued pork...which her elderly hands had
difficulty with so I cut it up into small pieces. I opted for <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">M</span>r <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">J</span>ohnsons <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">D</span>uck...
he being of a farm that rears them.
Tasty and by this time the riesling had opened and filled out.
<span style="color: red;"><b>Alzinger Höhereck Smaragd <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">R</span>iesling 2011
Wachau, Austria</b></span>
Delicate at first and a touch withdrawn...and the special glasses owner Caroline
had got for us really enhanced the wine...no more thick rims.
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It was really special to take every sip as it developed into perfection.
Mum even took a second glass!
<span style="color: red;">Points 17.5</span>
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<b>Wednesday 27 <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">J</span>anuary 2016</b>
Went for a massage to loosen the muscles from the drive...
My niece <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">N</span>athalie wanted to take us out for lunch...and we had pie and chips at a local cafe...
then back to mum's place...with <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">N</span>athalies dog Pepe.
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She left at 5pm...
and we still had no plan for dinner so we ended up at 12 again.
No pain...mum went for the soup and cod loin...
I had the corned beef salad and then the Rösti....both courses ' suggested'
to the waitress along with others...so both surprises<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> when they arrived.
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Hirsch Grüner Veltliner 2011
Kamptal, Austria</b></span>
A touch unbalanced after the unscrew...the fatness of the grape slightly dominant.
Needed food and was fine for us both...just the memory of yesterday with the Riesling...
<span style="color: red;">Points 16.5</span>
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<b>Thursday 28 January 2016</b>
A light lunch at the Euston Hotel...and a lazy sleepy afternoon.
Having no chores or appointments...causes the body to worry after months of asking...
Out to...you know where...with Mum and Nathalie...and took along Pichlers M.
Scotch Eggs and the Chicken.</span></span></pre>
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<pre wrap=""><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">F.X. Pichler Smaragd M 2005
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Wachau, <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Austria</span></span></span></span></b></span></pre>
<pre wrap=""><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have</span>ad this a cou<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ple of times(lucky me)...so alluring at thi<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s age.
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Points 17.25</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></pre>
<pre wrap=""><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></pre>
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<b>
Friday 29 January 2016</b>
Busy evening at the <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">T</span>welve.
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Changed our normal table as there were 'loud' children nearby. Loud meaning...</span></span></span></pre>
<pre wrap=""><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">their parents just let them roam. I<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">know <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">from my family and friends...you let them roam
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">now...<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">only yourself to blame later.</span></span></span></span></span></span>
Mushrooms for starter and then the Bowland Beef</span></span></pre>
<pre wrap=""><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevdqsbhgY-GxL-QORCbnXNsd7d5FqNi_-hk549FKpTkbzWqAYpIhH-yDbdUFzTgQqfvRUOGzjLliRKbiik0DmqaluHYhCbVhS8_s-QBuHjAnjOU8FD6X97ZsrOdLtiqLW2Sph/s1600/IMG_1817.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevdqsbhgY-GxL-QORCbnXNsd7d5FqNi_-hk549FKpTkbzWqAYpIhH-yDbdUFzTgQqfvRUOGzjLliRKbiik0DmqaluHYhCbVhS8_s-QBuHjAnjOU8FD6X97ZsrOdLtiqLW2Sph/s320/IMG_1817.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUphzBv_XfL08bOIeuBErr2PUv6_2RVCwo4_zhyU53vAyGEtbLIS_2BnL4KoacC80yIaGMOUSyA7mvrmOe3QkqDBp63ZG8o45kvDA9rdXG6pMNTjzwia71FMrKFqp9WCccigFh/s1600/IMG_1818.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUphzBv_XfL08bOIeuBErr2PUv6_2RVCwo4_zhyU53vAyGEtbLIS_2BnL4KoacC80yIaGMOUSyA7mvrmOe3QkqDBp63ZG8o45kvDA9rdXG6pMNTjzwia71FMrKFqp9WCccigFh/s320/IMG_1818.JPG" width="239" /></a> </span></span></pre>
<pre wrap=""><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Wine had <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">not travelled with me...but I had contacted a merchant in Cambridge</span></span></span></pre>
<pre wrap=""><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">for a mixed case of this property
<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Pewsey Vale The Contours Riesling 2003
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Eden Valley, Australia</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></pre>
<pre wrap=""><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Need to try this again at home...seemed to be needing a few years s<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">till.</span>
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Points 16.75</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></pre>
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<pre wrap=""><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">
<b>Saturday 30 January 2016</b>
Bought a racing paper and watched the horses on tv...had 3 winners and was up on the day.
We decided to stay in so it was fish and chips from <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">S</span>eniors '<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Chippy'</span> and a bottle of
German beer from the local supermarket
<b>Sunday 31 January 2016</b>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We w</span>andered across the square with a bottle of Hirztberger.
They had a Sunday menu which we chose as the choices we had not had as yet.
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The goats cheese with beetroot and then the grilled Salmon.
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Franz Hirtzberger Riesling Singerriedel 200<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">7</span></b></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Wa</b></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b>c</b></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b>hau, Austria</b></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This seemed a li<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">t</span>tle fat...maybe needed more airing...cos it</span></span></span></span>did not stir the soul in me.
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Points 17</span></span>
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<pre wrap=""><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>
Monday 1 February 2016</b>
Out to a light lunch at the Shard Pu<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">b</span>...down by the river...where we spread my
brother's ashes 6 years ago. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">With the wind g<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">us</span>ting...</span>I helped my mum down the few steps </span></span></pre>
<pre wrap=""><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">to the pub<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">...and </span>she was shouting<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">...<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">'</span>I can<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">'t</span> see', I can't see!</span></span>
I turned to look at her and the cape<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> she was wearing had b<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">lown</span></span> over her head. S<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">o fu<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">nny.</span></span></span></span></pre>
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<pre wrap=""><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></pre>
<pre wrap=""><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the evening we went to the local Italian...Mimmos...and took the first red of the holiday.
The starter of Black Pudding was a touch too much but mum finished it off. </span></span></pre>
<pre wrap=""><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCg1bEiB1KkKqk7Emia2NOVt5MWiyxkbQ2tHEiYG7bPV-Aqv9theXCeR6qAObrOxE592aHrOc3mjRh-cRSOJaVkZJndMFHo5nmmGpHJYO7vjQRpPBy0MW6_5tXr8J_-0a8x7YU/s1600/IMG_1831.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCg1bEiB1KkKqk7Emia2NOVt5MWiyxkbQ2tHEiYG7bPV-Aqv9theXCeR6qAObrOxE592aHrOc3mjRh-cRSOJaVkZJndMFHo5nmmGpHJYO7vjQRpPBy0MW6_5tXr8J_-0a8x7YU/s320/IMG_1831.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1ONhyuagTzAxVsHrcTlgDQj5pNLp2jpFNHjQG7xZAlreeZ4oZM9AUyuG-nSYEZMAf_lyGVM_TdzihXMtCfc5KgpjQ5fheGtytdQRSOwMWAqn72TPOQ2Y4vOw6xzgidMBccBV/s1600/IMG_1830.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1ONhyuagTzAxVsHrcTlgDQj5pNLp2jpFNHjQG7xZAlreeZ4oZM9AUyuG-nSYEZMAf_lyGVM_TdzihXMtCfc5KgpjQ5fheGtytdQRSOwMWAqn72TPOQ2Y4vOw6xzgidMBccBV/s320/IMG_1830.JPG" width="239" /></a> </span></span></pre>
<pre wrap=""><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Nathalie and I were laughing because she had already had her Prawn with Melons.
A shared Pizza Marinara went nicely with soft <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Pinot Noir.</span></span></span></pre>
<pre wrap=""><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Schneider Weiler Schlipf Pinot Noir *** 2009<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">
Baden, Germany</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></pre>
<pre wrap=""><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Schneider makes such attactive Pin<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ots...young or old...the balance is always perfect.<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">
Just a trace of strwaberry fruit...a<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">nd a nice maturity.
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Points 17</span></span></span></span></span> </span></span>
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T</span>he jovial waiter made for a nice evening. The wind was strong outside...
Storm Henry they are calling it.
<b>Tuesday 2 February 2016</b>
For some reason...could not sleep from 6am...and eventually gave up.
We set off for Lytham and had a light lunch at a cafe called 'Fancy That'...
homemade Quiche with fresh salad...and then a piece of cake...
with the amusing name of Lemon Drizzle.
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My wanted to buy her<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> perfume...so we went to the perfum shop.
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s</span> she enetered the assistant asked if she could help. </span></span></span></span></pre>
<pre wrap=""><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Mum said she wanted he<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">r favourite p<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">erfume...which is Boucher<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">o</span>n...but she said Bergerac.</span></span></span></span></span></span></pre>
<pre wrap=""><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The assis<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">tant <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">looked at me...and was going to ask...but I beat her to it...
yes I said..he is a de<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">t</span>ective..mum means Bouscheron!</span></span></span> So funny.</span></span></span></span></span></span></pre>
<pre wrap=""><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">T</span>welve again...
Pigs head...wh<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ich</span> sounds worse than it is.</span>
<span style="color: red;"><b>Alzinger Boibenberg Smaragd <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">R</span>iesling 2012
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Wa<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">chau, Austria</span></span></b></span>
More acidity than expected...needs a year.</span></span></pre>
<pre wrap=""><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Points 16.5</span>
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<pre wrap=""><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">
<b>Wednesday 3 February 2016</b>
Shopping with my niece...lunch at the New Penny....
And our favourite Thai had opened after the staff holidays.it is in Cleveleys...called Thai Delicious.
The food had changed....the sauces seemed thicker...the win<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e</span> much better.
<span style="color: red;"><b>F.X. Pichler<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Dürnsteiner Keller<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">berg Smaragd Grüner Veltliner </span></span>2009</b></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Wachau, Austria</b></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Perfect...if only the food had been. There is gloss and spice to this...
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Points 17.5</span></span></span>
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<b>Thursday 4 February 2016</b>
Nowhere we wanted to 'risk' so back to our regular haunt.
The artichokes were a nice taster...and the lamb carre medium rare as ordered.
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<pre wrap=""><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">
Finally...I opened a Chardonnay. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Kollwen<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">tz Chardonnay Taschler 2011
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Burgenland, Austria</span></span></span></span></span></b></span>
No overoaked version...headlng for streamlined...
but still asking for a few jogging years to round the hips.</span></span></pre>
<pre wrap=""><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A touch fat s<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ti<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ll...this always i<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s compared to it's sister <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Gloria.</span></span></span></span>
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Points 16.75</span></span></span></span></span>
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<b>
Friday 5 February 2016</b>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">T</span>reated myself to a massage to relax the shoulders.
We are out tonight with Nathalie and her boyfriend Adam.
<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Nelles Spätburgu<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">nder B<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">52 2009
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ah<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">r, Germany</span></span></span></span></span></b></span>
About time for a red...and Nelles B52 never disappoints...
with it's silky palate and soft tannins...Nathalie even came back for a second glass.
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Points 17</span></span>
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<b>Saturday 6 February 2016</b>
My football team...Manchester City play the league leaders at lunchtime....
so it is down to the local pub to watch on the big screen.
They lost....to a team who could be champions.
After the poor Thai a few days ago a takeaway from the Mews was collected...
Sea Bass in Red Curry. Maybe it is me...but we did not become friends.
Even the Bavarian Beer failed to please tonight. Early to bed and forget the day!
<b>Sunday 7 February 2016</b>
Some sun and WIND. We drove to the Shard pub down by the river f<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">o</span>r lunch...
Lancashire Hotpot and Beef Sue<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">t</span> Pudding....very British.
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Watching to two ladies clinging to each other in the wind on the way to the car was. So funny.
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The view from my mum's apartment is a windmill...and it was brighter today.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2cv99G4Ke61VcRcjB4A9Dg5oS7f5LRfiNvstQIoH_UjClNl1b8B10L0sWCF9dR4f17hXrdgjrqRu0xp40mFhwhILTcSUuNHFtzabiRXm0xRSYPM13Y_3yWnpBEcTPIHnYSqk6/s1600/IMG_1873.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2cv99G4Ke61VcRcjB4A9Dg5oS7f5LRfiNvstQIoH_UjClNl1b8B10L0sWCF9dR4f17hXrdgjrqRu0xp40mFhwhILTcSUuNHFtzabiRXm0xRSYPM13Y_3yWnpBEcTPIHnYSqk6/s320/IMG_1873.JPG" width="239" /></a>
A rest in the afternoon...some packing and a last date at the twelve with Nathalie and Adam.
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A couple of new choices...one being a goat's cheese tart...
and I ended up with beef and Yorkshire Pudding as my mum 'stole' my Rösti.
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A recent favourite Hirsch's Riesling 2011 completed the pleasures.
I asked to pay and <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">owner Caroline</span> said as we had been so often...9 visits in all...
only 2 meals would be charged. Nice touch!
<b>Monday 8 February 2016</b>
Had done most of my package yesterday...so had breakfast and said goodbye to Mum.
I had contacted an old school friend...and stopped over for lunch to see Kevin and his wife Erica.
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From their cottage to Hull is 2 hours...and I arrived just after 16.00.
No wait to get on the ship as I book priority( means I get off first next day).
I had bought some food at a motorway supermarket as I always eat in the cabin on the way home.
No way I am going to eat the ship's food twice in 2 weeks.
Early night as we lose an hour from England to Mainland Europe.
Finished the tasty food and captain informed us that it would blow force gale 9 in the night.
I managed to get a couple of hours before it started.</span></span></pre>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">S</span>omehow got enough sleep<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and had time to</span> eat a bowl of porridge for breakfast.
Left the ship at 9.30 and was home 5 hours later.
Terrible weather though on the way back.
Rain and aqua planning...but made it.</span></span>
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