Merry Christmas to you are your friends and family as well. When we were in Switzerland several years ago, we discovered that quite a few of the better Swiss wines were using screw caps. I think it is the thing to come, especially for wines not meant to be saved for decades before being drunk.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Dec 25, 2014 at 10:13 PM, Bill <[email protected]> wrote: > The last of the guests just went home, and Christmas dinner was very much a > success. > We seated nine this year, including ourselves, and served roasted chickens, > one with bread stuffing, the other with sausage, yam cooked with maple syrup > and cranberries (very, very yummy), mashed potatoes (sounds boring, but I > did them, and I start everything with a generous amount of butter, they were > pretty good), mixed veggies in a white wine and cheese sauce, gravy, of > course. I served a Spanish Rose and a Chilean Carmenere, and had a Sauvignon > Blanc, another Chilean entry ready, but no one wanted white, so it stayed > capped. > Yes, capped. More and more of the wines we are getting here are screw > capped. Apparently it is nearly as good, but I still prefer pulling a cork. > Anyway, no family this year, but instead, friends of our choosing. It was > refreshing, pleasant conversation, lots of laughing and fine humor. > A good time was had by all. > > Merry Christmas and a happy day off to everyone. > > bill > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
