On Apr 26, 3:28*pm, Mark Lipton > wrote:
> On 4/26/12 1:24 PM, Bi!! wrote:
>
> > Hi Mark. Much of that was just tongue in cheek....you to will be over
> > 60 some day!! *;-) I was really referring to the classified stuff that
> > I used to buy in case lots...I had stopped buying first growths a few
> > years prior when pricing jumped in the 2000 vintage. *I find that many
> > classified Bordeaux in the "great" vintage years ( and I don't know
> > what that means anymore since it seems that every other year is the
> > vintage of the century) need at least 10 years in the cellar for my
> > tastes but I'm just now drinking Cal Cabs from the mid to late 90's as
> > well as many Rhone and Bordeaux wines.
>
> Yeah, I figured as much, Bill, but just had to weigh in anyway.
> Clearly, the solution is for me to find my way out to Columbus to help
> you polish some of those wines lingering in your cellar! ;-) *For the
> most part, I agree with you. *More and more I am shying away from the
> "great" vintages in favor of the "leaner" years, for reasons of taste,
> pricing and life expectancy ;-)
>
> Mark Lipton
>
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Well, we do have a major university here with a Chemistry department
that has occasional seminars.