A Night Together

With an eye on the Mayan calendar, I'm keeping you in my prayers...
— May 18, 2011 7:03 p.m.

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Gringo, you're right. On all counts.
— September 5, 2009 10:02 a.m.

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Okay, SDaniel, did you read or react? Did you watch the video? Before you "so what" my "so what" you ought to at least notice that I was quoting the woman in the video reading the wine notes, who then said, "I think they make this s*** up..." My comment was based on how I thought it was an accurate description of what sounded like a Syrah. So, where did I disagree with your "awesome and accurate" experience? The "description of Syrah (or a Syrah dominant blend)" - that was my call - not anyone else's. That wasn't in the video. The 'Scrabble' comment was in response to her "they make this s*** up". People have just as much fun with wine-descriptive words - as they do with free radicals and mixed tocopherols. Yet they criticize what they don't understand or that in which they have no interest. Still, so what? Let 'em. Accuracy and perspective, important in comments as it is with wine. Slow down. Chill. Chill an Albarino or Arneis. They'll start your Top Ten SHDWs alphabetically, and we can argue about Rias Baixas or Santa Ynez. I love the fact you love wine. Keep it up.
— September 5, 2009 12:29 a.m.

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OPINION | August 31, 2009 Advantage France By ROGER COHEN Time bows at the altar of gastronomy in France. In the U.S., time is the altar. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/opinion/31iht-e… If you read the article above, perhaps time is the ultimate anti-oxidant, if we use it, and don't waste it. We not only miss the forest for the trees, we miss the trees for the, acai, Quercetin, flavonoids, we're measuring to get 40 TIMES more. I'm in agreement with you! But walk-the-walk. I understood the video's "intense plum, roasted fig, BACON FAT, mineral aromas alongside blackberry, boysenberry, and white pepper" to be someone's Scrabble-game description of Syrah (or a Syrah dominant blend). So what? Why did you go on-line to organize your “Seems most scientists agree that free radicals are part of life and that antioxidants are good for you, but that they only work in their natural form...something about how the molecules need to be bound to the apple skin or blueberry in order for the body to process them in a beneficial way"? Be careful in those houses overlooking the SB Channel - tremendous views, but if you look too closely, you may find they're all glass. Still, loved the column. Keep it up. And, if you want to hassle someone about wine...call me.
— September 4, 2009 7:57 p.m.