Pussay, indeed. Some very good memories of visits to Damian and family there. Getting the Rapide from Paris out to ??? (can't remember which station it was but think it was the end of the line). Still a fair way to Pussay, something like a 20 min journey or so if I remember correctly. Pussay, a functional but also charming village. The house was great, roomy and robust, up a not quite a cul de sac, with a good garden. The food was superb made even better by the magnificent wines Damian would produce (and he jokes not about the stone vaults) and all topped off with convivial company.
Sorry to hear about the misfortune with so many bottles Damian. guy On 30 Nov 2013 at 20:16, Damian Walsh 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 000EUR....... I got 1980EUR 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 > <richleed...@yahoo.co.uk>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 <pussaydam...@gmail.com> 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 <richleed...@yahoo.co.uk > > >wrote: > > > > > >> Where's the wine. > > >> > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leedslist mailing list > > > Info and options: > > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > > > > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER > > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
