tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post8449671528603150176..comments2023-10-10T14:43:29.795-04:00Comments on Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog: "Here, Taste this 31 Year Old Rioja."Brooklynguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-81536029057555123012007-11-30T10:38:00.000-05:002007-11-30T10:38:00.000-05:00Neil,Thanks for introducing me to this shop -- Now...Neil,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for introducing me to this shop -- Now I know EXACTLY what you are talking about!<BR/><BR/>And thanks for the champers! I forgot this was the one named after me -- I must be losing my mind...<BR/><BR/>We'll talk soon!Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221624021529319291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-76289669972762742662007-11-28T21:13:00.000-05:002007-11-28T21:13:00.000-05:00hi kathleen - so are you a century club member? i ...hi kathleen - so are you a century club member? i doubt i could even NAME more than 20 grapes, never mind taste them. <BR/><BR/>scampy - i like to stop by and greet the burgundies too, not just the champs. how's the shopping in texas?Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-44294091851224940742007-11-27T22:07:00.000-05:002007-11-27T22:07:00.000-05:00Very enjoyable story! I envy you your neighborhoo...Very enjoyable story! I envy you your neighborhood wine shop, and I know just what you mean about going in to say hello to the Champagnes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-8412684954868945612007-11-27T12:23:00.000-05:002007-11-27T12:23:00.000-05:00I do! I do browse wine shops. I picked up the habi...I do! I do browse wine shops. I picked up the habit while studying for my CSW exam, and then got all dusty in the back shelves trying to qualify for wine century club. Now my browsing is mostly for WBW. <BR/>Kathleen LissonKathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642619132374115564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-63686322385801994432007-11-26T22:48:00.000-05:002007-11-26T22:48:00.000-05:00how can you be sure andrew - maybe the 96 was bett...how can you be sure andrew - maybe the 96 was better...it was a real treat though. <BR/><BR/>hi doug - couldn't agree any more. so completely different from the young fruitBrooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-68724836042211089102007-11-26T22:36:00.000-05:002007-11-26T22:36:00.000-05:00The old wines are beautiful, aren't they? I had a...The old wines are beautiful, aren't they? I had an experience slightly similar. It was a Burgundy that was only 10 years old, but it was amazing how all the flavors just melded together--dried fruits, leather--just an amazing wine. Too bad it had been the last bottle in the shop.Doug Shaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18244914225595305478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-40463245407136397552007-11-26T22:35:00.000-05:002007-11-26T22:35:00.000-05:00Wow. What a treat. We drank a '96 Viña Gravonia fo...Wow. What a treat. We drank a '96 Viña Gravonia for Thanksgiving. Although very good, it is no where close to the Bosconia you tasted.RougeAndBlanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16929348100653484353noreply@blogger.com