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"DaleW" > wrote:

> Lawrence Leichtman wrote:
> >> So, are you still speaking to the gift-giver?
>
> Sure, I like trying new stuff. These aren't wine people, but gave me a
> nice basket with this, a Pinotage (that I also didn't like, but not
> like this), artisanal cheeses, etc. I'm sure they got the cheeses at a
> little boutique store near them (Jonathan was present when I talked
> once about preferring unoaked Chardonnays, so this was actual
> thoughful). It's fun to be able to write a note occasionally about a
> wine with no redeeming features!
> cheers!

Well, I have to admit that was one of the worst reviews I ever read
though we served what turned out to be a bad Alsatian wine many years
ago that a guest promptly vomited. That was my worst wine review ever.