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Default TN: Burgs, Loire, CdP, Bdx blanc with duck and foraged chanterelles

In article >, Mark Lipton >
wrote:

> Lawrence Leichtman wrote:
>
> > Mark do you get the Oregon Domaine Drouhin Pinots? Bit pricey but nice.

>
> Larry,
> Jean and I have been fans of DDO since its inaugural vintage. We
> still usually end up buying it when on the West Coast, but (weirdly) a
> local bar/restaurant for years has offered DDO for $30 a bottle on their
> wine list. Storage conditions weren't perfect, but we drank through
> their supply fast enough that it wasn't a problem and they kept
> resupplying. We haven't had that much fun with a local wine list since
> drinking through a stash of '86 Beaucastel at a local "fine dining"
> establishment shortly after arriving here in '90 ;-)
>
> Mark Lipton


$30? That's way under retail. Wow.