Monday I made a mushroom (enoki and shiitake)/coy sum stirfry over sprouts and soba, then filled the bowl with miso broth, that was dinner accompanied by hiyakko (with shiso, ginger, and bonito) and the 2010 Ch. Chantegrive blanc. Pessac meets NZ, very grassy and gooseberry, not bad with meal. B-

Tuesday I did littlenecks over spaghetti with the 2008 Mt. Eden “Saratoga” Chardonnay. A bit of oak, pretty good acidity, sturdy Chardonnay. B/B-

Next night she made roast chicken, roast root vegetables, and an arugula/choy sum salad. Wine was the 2010 Lapierre Morgon- I was wondering if it might be starting to shut down, but it was lively and giving. Beautiful fresh red fruits, spice and earth, crisp and refreshing, while Morgon can age this is quite lovely now. S bottling. A-

Betsy made pasta with mussels and zucchini Thursday, cooking/drinking wine was the 2010 Pepiere “Clos des Briords” Muscadet. Saline, citrusy, and full, excellent length, delicious. A-/B+

Thursday Betsy also cooked Friday’s dinner, and used about half a bottle of the 2009 Viticcio Chianti Classico for braising liquid. Riper/fleshier style of Chianti, but enough acids to keep it typical, good buy at $10. B

Friday dinner was Italian/Asian fusion, with veal shanks in a prune braise, rice, and Chinese not so long beans, with the 2002 Montevetrano (Colli di Salerno). Good Bordeaux ringer (60%CS, 30%Merlot, 10% Aglianico), with black currant and plum fruit, cedary, fullbodied, moderate acidity. B+/B


Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.

On 10/13/2012 3:02 PM, DaleW wrote:
.....................
Monday I made a mushroom (enoki and shiitake)/coy sum stirfry over
sprouts and soba, then filled the bowl with miso broth, that was dinner
accompanied by hiyakko (with shiso, ginger, and bonito) and the 2010 Ch.
Chantegrive blanc. Pessac meets NZ, very grassy and gooseberry, not bad
with meal. B-
..............................

What's hiyakko? I'd thought it was some sort of Manga paperback adventure.

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

Extraneous "not" in Reply To.

On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:36:57 -0400, James Silverton
> wrote:

> On 10/13/2012 3:02 PM, DaleW wrote:
> ....................
> Monday I made a mushroom (enoki and shiitake)/coy sum stirfry over
> sprouts and soba, then filled the bowl with miso broth, that was dinner
> accompanied by hiyakko (with shiso, ginger, and bonito) and the 2010 Ch.
> Chantegrive blanc. Pessac meets NZ, very grassy and gooseberry, not bad
> with meal. B-
> .............................
>
> What's hiyakko? I'd thought it was some sort of Manga paperback adventure.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiyayakko


--
Ken Blake

On 10/13/2012 4:17 PM, Ken Blake wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:36:57 -0400, James Silverton
> > wrote:
>
>> On 10/13/2012 3:02 PM, DaleW wrote:
>> ....................
>> Monday I made a mushroom (enoki and shiitake)/coy sum stirfry over
>> sprouts and soba, then filled the bowl with miso broth, that was dinner
>> accompanied by hiyakko (with shiso, ginger, and bonito) and the 2010 Ch.
>> Chantegrive blanc. Pessac meets NZ, very grassy and gooseberry, not bad
>> with meal. B-
>> .............................
>>
>> What's hiyakko? I'd thought it was some sort of Manga paperback adventure.
>
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiyayakko
>
>
Yes, enlightenment; you missed a "ya" : hiyayakko! See my quote, it was
copied not typed.

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

Extraneous "not" in Reply To.

On Saturday, October 13, 2012 5:26:13 PM UTC-4, James Silverton wrote:
> On 10/13/2012 4:17 PM, Ken Blake wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:36:57 -0400, James Silverton
>
> > < wrote:
>
> >
>
> >> On 10/13/2012 3:02 PM, DaleW wrote:
>
> >> ....................
>
> >> Monday I made a mushroom (enoki and shiitake)/coy sum stirfry over
>
> >> sprouts and soba, then filled the bowl with miso broth, that was dinner
>
> >> accompanied by hiyakko (with shiso, ginger, and bonito) and the 2010 Ch.
>
> >> Chantegrive blanc. Pessac meets NZ, very grassy and gooseberry, not bad
>
> >> with meal. B-
>
> >> .............................
>
> >>
>
> >> What's hiyakko? I'd thought it was some sort of Manga paperback adventure.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiyayakko
>
> >
>
> >
>
> Yes, enlightenment; you missed a "ya" : hiyayakko! See my quote, it was
>
> copied not typed.
>
>
>
> --
>
> Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)
>
>
>
> Extraneous "not" in Reply To.

Ja, I missed a ya!

On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:26:26 -0400, James Silverton
> wrote:

> On 10/13/2012 4:17 PM, Ken Blake wrote:
> > On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:36:57 -0400, James Silverton
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> On 10/13/2012 3:02 PM, DaleW wrote:
> >> ....................
> >> Monday I made a mushroom (enoki and shiitake)/coy sum stirfry over
> >> sprouts and soba, then filled the bowl with miso broth, that was dinner
> >> accompanied by hiyakko (with shiso, ginger, and bonito) and the 2010 Ch.
> >> Chantegrive blanc. Pessac meets NZ, very grassy and gooseberry, not bad
> >> with meal. B-
> >> .............................
> >>
> >> What's hiyakko? I'd thought it was some sort of Manga paperback adventure.
> >
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiyayakko
> >
> >
> Yes, enlightenment; you missed a "ya" : hiyayakko! See my quote, it was
> copied not typed.


Not me; it was Dale who missed it.


--
Ken Blake

On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:30:01 -0700, Ken Blake >
wrote:

> On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:26:26 -0400, James Silverton
> > wrote:
>
> > On 10/13/2012 4:17 PM, Ken Blake wrote:
> > > On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:36:57 -0400, James Silverton
> > > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> On 10/13/2012 3:02 PM, DaleW wrote:
> > >> ....................
> > >> Monday I made a mushroom (enoki and shiitake)/coy sum stirfry over
> > >> sprouts and soba, then filled the bowl with miso broth, that was dinner
> > >> accompanied by hiyakko (with shiso, ginger, and bonito) and the 2010 Ch.
> > >> Chantegrive blanc. Pessac meets NZ, very grassy and gooseberry, not bad
> > >> with meal. B-
> > >> .............................
> > >>
> > >> What's hiyakko? I'd thought it was some sort of Manga paperback adventure.
> > >
> > >
> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiyayakko
> > >
> > >
> > Yes, enlightenment; you missed a "ya" : hiyayakko! See my quote, it was
> > copied not typed.
>
>
> Not me; it was Dale who missed it.



Reading what I wrote, it sounds like an attack on Dale. Dale, my
apologies; I didn't at all mean it that way.


--
Ken Blake

On 10/13/2012 9:01 PM, Ken Blake wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:30:01 -0700, Ken Blake >
> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:26:26 -0400, James Silverton
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 10/13/2012 4:17 PM, Ken Blake wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:36:57 -0400, James Silverton
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 10/13/2012 3:02 PM, DaleW wrote:
>>>>> ....................
>>>>> Monday I made a mushroom (enoki and shiitake)/coy sum stirfry over
>>>>> sprouts and soba, then filled the bowl with miso broth, that was dinner
>>>>> accompanied by hiyakko (with shiso, ginger, and bonito) and the 2010 Ch.
>>>>> Chantegrive blanc. Pessac meets NZ, very grassy and gooseberry, not bad
>>>>> with meal. B-
>>>>> .............................
>>>>>
>>>>> What's hiyakko? I'd thought it was some sort of Manga paperback adventure.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiyayakko
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Yes, enlightenment; you missed a "ya" : hiyayakko! See my quote, it was
>>> copied not typed.
>>
>>
>> Not me; it was Dale who missed it.
>
>
>
> Reading what I wrote, it sounds like an attack on Dale. Dale, my
> apologies; I didn't at all mean it that way.
>
>
I hope no-one thinks I was attacking Dale either. I enjoy (and envy) his
descriptions of meals. I really was just puzzled by mention of a
Japanese dish that I did not know about.

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

Extraneous "not" in Reply To.

On Saturday, October 13, 2012 9:53:13 PM UTC-4, James Silverton wrote:
> On 10/13/2012 9:01 PM, Ken Blake wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:30:01 -0700, Ken Blake >
>
> > wrote:
>
> >
>
> >> On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:26:26 -0400, James Silverton
>
> >> > wrote:
>
> >>
>
> >>> On 10/13/2012 4:17 PM, Ken Blake wrote:
>
> >>>> On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:36:57 -0400, James Silverton
>
> >>>> > wrote:
>
> >>>>
>
> >>>>> On 10/13/2012 3:02 PM, DaleW wrote:
>
> >>>>> ....................
>
> >>>>> Monday I made a mushroom (enoki and shiitake)/coy sum stirfry over
>
> >>>>> sprouts and soba, then filled the bowl with miso broth, that was dinner
>
> >>>>> accompanied by hiyakko (with shiso, ginger, and bonito) and the 2010 Ch.
>
> >>>>> Chantegrive blanc. Pessac meets NZ, very grassy and gooseberry, not bad
>
> >>>>> with meal. B-
>
> >>>>> .............................
>
> >>>>>
>
> >>>>> What's hiyakko? I'd thought it was some sort of Manga paperback adventure.
>
> >>>>
>
> >>>>
>
> >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiyayakko
>
> >>>>
>
> >>>>
>
> >>> Yes, enlightenment; you missed a "ya" : hiyayakko! See my quote, it was
>
> >>> copied not typed.
>
> >>
>
> >>
>
> >> Not me; it was Dale who missed it.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > Reading what I wrote, it sounds like an attack on Dale. Dale, my
>
> > apologies; I didn't at all mean it that way.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> I hope no-one thinks I was attacking Dale either. I enjoy (and envy) his
>
> descriptions of meals. I really was just puzzled by mention of a
>
> Japanese dish that I did not know about.
>
>
>
> --
>
> Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)
>
>
>
> Extraneous "not" in Reply To.

You are BOTH vicious coldhearted meanies skewering a poor winegeek over a simple missing YA and I'm going to take my ball and go home!!!!

Seriously, sorry about that, I should edit myself a bit closer. Betsy actually much better on Japanese than I am, I should doublecheck any Japanese dishes against her.

On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 19:12:18 -0700 (PDT), DaleW >
wrote:

> On Saturday, October 13, 2012 9:53:13 PM UTC-4, James Silverton wrote:
> > On 10/13/2012 9:01 PM, Ken Blake wrote:
> >
> > > On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:30:01 -0700, Ken Blake >
> >
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >
> >
> > >> On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:26:26 -0400, James Silverton
> >
> > >> > wrote:
> >
> > >>
> >
> > >>> On 10/13/2012 4:17 PM, Ken Blake wrote:
> >
> > >>>> On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:36:57 -0400, James Silverton
> >
> > >>>> > wrote:
> >
> > >>>>
> >
> > >>>>> On 10/13/2012 3:02 PM, DaleW wrote:
> >
> > >>>>> ....................
> >
> > >>>>> Monday I made a mushroom (enoki and shiitake)/coy sum stirfry over
> >
> > >>>>> sprouts and soba, then filled the bowl with miso broth, that was dinner
> >
> > >>>>> accompanied by hiyakko (with shiso, ginger, and bonito) and the 2010 Ch.
> >
> > >>>>> Chantegrive blanc. Pessac meets NZ, very grassy and gooseberry, not bad
> >
> > >>>>> with meal. B-
> >
> > >>>>> .............................
> >
> > >>>>>
> >
> > >>>>> What's hiyakko? I'd thought it was some sort of Manga paperback adventure.
> >
> > >>>>
> >
> > >>>>
> >
> > >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiyayakko
> >
> > >>>>
> >
> > >>>>
> >
> > >>> Yes, enlightenment; you missed a "ya" : hiyayakko! See my quote, it was
> >
> > >>> copied not typed.
> >
> > >>
> >
> > >>
> >
> > >> Not me; it was Dale who missed it.
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Reading what I wrote, it sounds like an attack on Dale. Dale, my
> >
> > > apologies; I didn't at all mean it that way.
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > I hope no-one thinks I was attacking Dale either. I enjoy (and envy) his
> >
> > descriptions of meals. I really was just puzzled by mention of a
> >
> > Japanese dish that I did not know about.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)
> >
> >
> >
> > Extraneous "not" in Reply To.
>
> You are BOTH vicious coldhearted meanies skewering a poor winegeek over a simple missing YA and I'm going to take my ball and go home!!!!



LOL!


> Seriously, sorry about that, I should edit myself a bit closer.


No big deal. It was a very minor error, as far as I'm concerned.



--
Ken Blake