"Bill" > wrote in message
...
> Tom S wrote:
> > "Rich R" > wrote in message
>
> >>What was the first glass of wine that told you wine is a bit different
and
> >>would be fun to explore?
>
> My first was a German Mosel in 1961 and it was like drinking liquid
> sunshine. I had never tasted anything so pleasant. Then I discovered
> Burgundies. My first case purchased was Ch Bel Air and my second one
> was 1961 La Tour. My life was ruined after than because all my money
> was marked for wine purchases.
>
>
>
> > Awhile after this I experienced the 1970 and 1968 Heitz Martha's
Vineyard
> > Cabernets. The 1970 was the best wine from that great vintage - better
than
> > all of the first growth Bordeauxs - but 1970 was a stronger year in
> > California than it was in France (which wasn't too shabby either!). The
> > 1968 Martha's is my benchmark Cabernet, and the best wine of _any_ type
I've
> > tasted in over 30 years. Yes, it was that good!
>
>
> In 1994 I was working as a marketing consulting for a large company and
> I was hosting a dinner one night with 8 or 10 people there and I ordered
> a very large bottle of Martha's Vineyard. When I turned in my expense
> report, my boss hit the ceiling that I would buy an $800 bottle of wine.
> I told him that it fed the multitude but he was still bent out of shape.
> I quit the company right on the spot and found another company that did
> not have such reservations.
>
Bill,

Great story and great story telling.

Rich