We're in Georgia visiting family. I will ponder the numerous things I
have to be thankful for today. One of which will be wine. It won't
make the list because of the beverage itself, though I certainly love
that. But because of all the delightful (and sometimes contentious-I
don't find the two mutually exclusive) discussion that wine engenders,
and especially the friends that I have made through wine. Whether you
are living in US or not, I hope that today (and every day of the year)
gives you much to be thankful for.

On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:38:11 -0800 (PST)
DaleW wrote:

We're in Georgia visiting family. I will ponder the numerous things I
have to be thankful for today. One of which will be wine. It won't
make the list because of the beverage itself, though I certainly love
that. But because of all the delightful (and sometimes contentious-I
don't find the two mutually exclusive) discussion that wine engenders,
and especially the friends that I have made through wine. Whether you
are living in US or not, I hope that today (and every day of the year)
gives you much to be thankful for.

Happy Thanksgiving to all, from muddy Normandy. We'll have turkey
over the weekend, but I may take some time and watch those Lions.

-E
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Emery Davis wrote:
On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:38:11 -0800 (PST)
DaleW wrote:


We're in Georgia visiting family. I will ponder the numerous things I
have to be thankful for today. One of which will be wine. It won't
make the list because of the beverage itself, though I certainly love
that. But because of all the delightful (and sometimes contentious-I
don't find the two mutually exclusive) discussion that wine engenders,
and especially the friends that I have made through wine. Whether you
are living in US or not, I hope that today (and every day of the year)
gives you much to be thankful for.


Happy Thanksgiving to all, from muddy Normandy. We'll have turkey
over the weekend, but I may take some time and watch those Lions.

Happy Thanksgiving to you both, and the rest of afw. We celebrated with
a dinner spent with friends. With a meal of roast turkey, stuffing,
mashed potatoes, three forms of cranberry sauce/relish and sautéed
carrots, we had two non-American wines:

2005 Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc
nose: minerals and a hint of citrus
palate; austere, stones, not much fruit, good acidity

2000 Bonnefond Côte-Rotie "Les Rochains"
nose: pencil lead, pie spices, dark berries
palate: medium-weight, spices, good fruit, good acidity

The Cloudy Bay was the first we'd had in several years, and quite
honestly didn't compare very well to some other, less expensive examples
such as the '06 Babich. It was much better with food, but was still
raqther one-dimensional. Since it was under screwcap, I don't think
that it was tired or flawed, just not terribly exciting.

I chose the Cote-Rotie as a potential Turkey wine because our friends
don't care for Pinot Noir or Gamay and my notes on this wine suggested
that it was a lighter, fruitier sort of Cote-Rotie. In the event, it
proved very successful with the bird, and our friends loved it. In many
ways, I would have guessed that this was a Ridge Zin had I not known
what it was (ironic since the backup bottle was an '02 Ridge Paso Robles
Zin). I was worried that it might be too oaky, but the only sign of new
oak was the clove/cinnamon/nutmeg sort of spiciness that leapt out of
glass. It also went very well with the brined organic turkey we cooked.
All in all, quite a fun evening and a reminder of all that we have to
be thankful for.

Mark Lipton
--
alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com

On Nov 22, 10:30 pm, Mark Lipton wrote:
Emery Davis wrote:
On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:38:11 -0800 (PST)
DaleW wrote:

We're in Georgia visiting family. I will ponder the numerous things I
have to be thankful for today. One of which will be wine. It won't
make the list because of the beverage itself, though I certainly love
that. But because of all the delightful (and sometimes contentious-I
don't find the two mutually exclusive) discussion that wine engenders,
and especially the friends that I have made through wine. Whether you
are living in US or not, I hope that today (and every day of the year)
gives you much to be thankful for.

Happy Thanksgiving to all, from muddy Normandy. We'll have turkey
over the weekend, but I may take some time and watch those Lions.

Happy Thanksgiving to you both, and the rest of afw. We celebrated with
a dinner spent with friends. With a meal of roast turkey, stuffing,
mashed potatoes, three forms of cranberry sauce/relish and sautéed
carrots, we had two non-American wines:

2005 Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc
nose: minerals and a hint of citrus
palate; austere, stones, not much fruit, good acidity

2000 Bonnefond Côte-Rotie "Les Rochains"
nose: pencil lead, pie spices, dark berries
palate: medium-weight, spices, good fruit, good acidity

The Cloudy Bay was the first we'd had in several years, and quite
honestly didn't compare very well to some other, less expensive examples
such as the '06 Babich. It was much better with food, but was still
raqther one-dimensional. Since it was under screwcap, I don't think
that it was tired or flawed, just not terribly exciting.

I chose the Cote-Rotie as a potential Turkey wine because our friends
don't care for Pinot Noir or Gamay and my notes on this wine suggested
that it was a lighter, fruitier sort of Cote-Rotie. In the event, it
proved very successful with the bird, and our friends loved it. In many
ways, I would have guessed that this was a Ridge Zin had I not known
what it was (ironic since the backup bottle was an '02 Ridge Paso Robles
Zin). I was worried that it might be too oaky, but the only sign of new
oak was the clove/cinnamon/nutmeg sort of spiciness that leapt out of
glass. It also went very well with the brined organic turkey we cooked.
All in all, quite a fun evening and a reminder of all that we have to
be thankful for.

Mark Lipton
--
alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com

I would imagine the Cote-Rotie also went well with the carrots.

As for myself, my sister-in-law provided a magnum of Riunite D'oro.
She likes her whites simple and sweet, and this one had enough tingle
to make it work with the turkey, stuffing, potato filling, candied
yams, corn bake (a corn with muffin dough dish), and Boston cream pie.
Yum!

Dan-O