tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post2568610097513955891..comments2023-10-10T14:43:29.795-04:00Comments on Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog: An Old RiojaBrooklynguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-1538443150297580032007-06-25T14:29:00.000-04:002007-06-25T14:29:00.000-04:00Hey Mike - thanks for the impassioned plea on my b...Hey Mike - thanks for the impassioned plea on my behalf to the wine gods. I will heed your advice and avail myself of at least one bottle. Don't know what I was thinking. Thank you again for helping me to not screw myself over.Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-35944355211170648022007-06-21T23:29:00.000-04:002007-06-21T23:29:00.000-04:00You're "deciding" whether or not to get the '99? D...You're "deciding" whether or not to get the '99? Don't be a damned fool! It's explosively aromatic (dried sour cherry, lavender, cinnamon, sage, dill, and walnuts) and it's fresh, elegant, and balanced in the mouth. The spice is gorgeous, too. To not buy at least one bottle is to commit wine malpractice.<BR/><BR/>Sidenote: I was not so taken with their leathery 2001 Alberdi, which was brown, oxidized, and raisiny (and not in that good northern Italy way). Not sure if it was the bottle -- I read somewhere that it's supposed to be brick red -- or the style...Wicker Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15976225032244371755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-22760058205518273372007-06-21T16:05:00.000-04:002007-06-21T16:05:00.000-04:00Hey John - she does rock, my wife.Joe - Deetrane b...Hey John - she does rock, my wife.<BR/><BR/>Joe - Deetrane brought this wine. That's all you need to know, eh?Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-26361530661665539952007-06-21T11:09:00.000-04:002007-06-21T11:09:00.000-04:00Too bad about the Burgundy...never had a Rioja Alt...Too bad about the Burgundy...never had a Rioja Alta (many Riojas, but not this one). From the label it looks like it was rescued from a dumpster!Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747056255576335926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-24300743932921587052007-06-19T16:20:00.000-04:002007-06-19T16:20:00.000-04:00Homemade Ice cream sandwiches? Now you're talking!...Homemade Ice cream sandwiches? Now you're talking! Go Brooklyn Lady!John Holkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16264712844474267549noreply@blogger.com