On Sat, 18 Sep 2010 16:31:36 -0700, Michael Sylvester wrote: >Cfris: Is this the St.Bernard who was one of the founders of the >Trappist monks( the trappists separated from the Benedictines >and were called The Order of the Strict Observance).I am aware >of a St.Bernard of Clairvaux.Om the other hand there was some >monks in Chartreuse-famous for wines.
Dear Michael S, I understand that it is a Saturday night and, if your spelling is any indication, it is customary for some people to have some beverages with their activities (for example, I am having a brewski or two while watching the NY Yankees beat the Orioles -- though the game is not over and things could change). Even so, would it be too much to ask of you if before you asked questions such as you have above, you do a simple Google search or check Wikipedia (yada-yada)? If you did, then you find that there is a Wikipedia entry on Bernard of Chartres (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_of_Chartres NOTE: Bernard of Chartres is not a Saint; And here is an the entry for the quote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_on_the_shoulders_of_giants There is no mention of Trappists in either entry and the Wikipedia entry on Trappist has no mention of Bernard of Chartres: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trappists St. Bernard of Clairvaux has nothing to do with Bernard of Chartres though he was involved with the Trappists; see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_of_Clairvaux As for the monks of Chartreuse, they do not make wine but a liqueur which come in at least two forms: yellow chartreuse (80 proof) and green chartreuse (110 proof). For the monks, see; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Chartreuse For the Liqueur see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartreuse_%28liqueur%29 The liqueur green chartreuse has a very distinctive taste (not surprisingly given that it contains extracts from 132 plants as well as being 55% alcohol). One should not confuse it with wine though it does have a wine alcohol base. It is an acquired taste and is relativelyly expensive. Expect to get a bill for my research activities on your behalf via snail mail. I'm now going back to my game and brewski and you can go back to whatever. Good night, -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=4964 or send a blank email to leave-4964-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
