On Sun, 22 Dec 2013 22:07:42 -0500, Joseph Coulter wrote:

> Over the years this gruop has been so many things but most of all it has
> been a place to meet new people and to expand our knowledge. Ian and
> Andrew our Father figures, Dale and Mark our earnest and excited
> brothers, Joe, may he rest in peace, our wacky uncle with his tales of
> wondrous things and 2000 year old wine merchants. There are others I am
> sure, but time is too short to mention: Santiago, Emery, Bi!!, so many I
> raise a glass to each and every one to those who I have forgotten, and
> those I have never really known and say Merry/Happy Christmas now and
> more to come. May we all dare to buy a first growth Bdx and we may live
> to enjoy the tasting notes.

Happy holidays to you too, Joe, and to all afw. May your Rhones be tarry
and your Rieslings zingy!

(At first I read: "buy first growth Bdx", then saw the essential
qualifying article. I sure don't buy 1st growth in the plural!)

cheers,

-E

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