Spanish wines are ace. AU wines are ace too. had a fantastic "champagne" made in the US once.
I suggest borders/passports dont mean much when it comes to wine and food. On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 7:14 AM, Brendan <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Damian, > > What's your view on Spanish wine? My french colleague is always sniffy and > dismissive of everything La Rioja has to offer... > > Very jealous of the wine cellar... > > BMW > > PS who's on our shopping list in Jan with this new investment? > > --- Original Message --- > > From: "Richard walker" <[email protected]> > Sent: 30 November 2013 20:28 > To: "Damian Walsh" <[email protected]> > Cc: "leedslist" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LU] Satdi > > Serious wine drinking ! I'm impressed. > > Sent from my iPad > > > On 30 Nov 2013, at 19:16, Damian Walsh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I managed to build up a half decent collection of wine 20 odd years ago > > because friends of mine had a 13th Century farmhouse with huge dry-stone > > vaulted cellars. They live 20 odd km from where I lived so there was no > "by > > gum that wer a grand bottle, lets bring oop another one" (my first > "cellar" > > in the UK only lasted until a particulary boozy night with an alcky > friend). > > > > I moved and bought a house with 2 stone vaults, got up to 900 bottles > (all > > good good stuff BTW) then moved here - to a modern house, with a modern > > cellar - only to end up pouring more than 300 bottles down the drain and > > taking the enamel off my teeth with another 300. > > > > I've not got the money to vin de garde anymore, for the bottles I lost, I > > got a bit back on the insurance - the so called expert agreed that the > > auction value of the last 300 was 14 000€....... I got 1980€ back. > > > > All that too long story to say that you can dream about a cellar, but > don't > > buy one built after the war, its not worth it :( > > > > Damian > > > > PS I think at least some of the Lards have drunk the odd bottle in my > > Pussay cellar (the 2 vaults...) - this is going to bring on another > mail.... > > > > > > On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 7:01 PM, Richard walker <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > >> 'From the cellar ' ??? > >> > >> It's my ambition in life to have a wine cellar. > >> > >> > >> > >> Sent from my iPad > >> > >>> On 30 Nov 2013, at 17:45, Damian Walsh <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> Just opened a '08 Capitan-Gagnerant Cotes de Nuits Villages. Straight > up > >>> from the cellar so a little bit cold but the bottle's in front of the > >> fire > >>> and I have hopes ;) > >>> > >>> It's the last bottle I've got from that year. Will I be able to wait a > >>> couple of years for the '11? In fact will I see out this evening > without > >> ;) > >>> > >>> > >>> On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 6:06 PM, Richard Walker < > [email protected] > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Where's the wine. > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leedslist mailing list > >>> Info and options: > >> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > >>> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > >>> > >>> MARCHING ON TOGETHER > > _______________________________________________ > > Leedslist mailing list > > Info and options: > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
