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Default TN: Corked wines at the CIA

On Jan 31, 10:15*am, "James Silverton" >
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> *DaleW *wrote *on Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:54:03 -0800 (PST):
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> > On Jan 30, 12:47 pm, "James Silverton" >
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> >> *DaleW *wrote *on Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:32:58 -0800 (PST):

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> > >> This evening was part of their dinner series, the theme was
> > >> Slow & Savory Cooking. Just in case it sounds like I'm
> > >> carping/complaining, let me say at the outset that I had a
> > >> good time, I found the kids delightful in their trying so
> > >> hard, and the food was mostly good.

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> >> I wish you wouldn't abbreviate the Culinary Institute of
> >> America as the CIA. Corked wines might be useful to the real
> >> CIA. My nephew passed out after drinking some wine (provided
> >> by his mother) that was only slightly corked.

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> >Are you saying he passed out because it was corked?!?!?

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> That's what the evidence seems to suggest! His mother and I drank a
> glass or two with dinner. Needless to say, he didn't.
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> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
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> Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not


Strange, I've never heard of a physical effect (other than aromatic)
of TCA