On Jul 20, 11:40*am, Mark Lipton > wrote:
> Joseph Coulter wrote:
> > Mon Dieu! These wines are to be enjoyed with Petanque. Though truth be
> > told I believe that the authorized beverage for that game is Pastis
> > Ricard anyone?
>
> > But oh what a lovely way to spend an afternoon, wine and boule.
>
> Agreed. *Yes, pastis was the drink of choice when we got our asses
> handed to us on the petanque "field" in Provence. *Nice wines, Bill.
> Coincidentally, last week on vacation we played petanque on the beach,
> but no such lineup of wines to accompany it.
>
> Mark Lipton
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if you visit NYC and come up to Westchester, we can break out our
petanque set. I promise an upgrade from pastis for beverage.

Bill, thanks for notes.