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A suggestion. Should you decide to order bouillabaisse, be sure to get an idea of the portion size. My ex and I once ordered some in Cannes and we didn't even begin to make a dent in this huge tureen full of stuff. But I'd do it again.

Maybe we should gather a mass of these sponges and drop em on Saddam.

Is it my imagination Or have I finally found something worth living for? I was looking for some action But all I found was cigarettes and alcohol

We're all excited But we don't know why Maybe it's cuz We're all gonna die

Isn't the problem we are killing off too many harmless bacteria, resulting in stronger ultimately bad strains and more allergies too? At some point the cleanliness thing gets obsessive-compulsive.

Do you know anything about this? http://www.asahi.com/english/weekend/K2002...2110900169.html

Compared to Utopias this, at $135--$150 per case, is a bargain. Utopias per Adams site retailed for $100 per bottle. I found a bottle for sale listed at $499.99!

That's our (California's) terroir!

Mais non!

I don't see the meaningfulness of the objective/subjective distinction. All the objective stuff is just science. It's the subjective assessments that relate to taste. Meanwhile, as I inquired some time ago..... Maybe I missed out along the way. Which writers or publications do you, Steve, respect at this point in your journey through the vineyards?

Trader Joe has a passable Amarone for $9.99. Might be interesting to compare it with yours.

What's wrong with green tea or kidney bean ice cream?

Funny, but I feel the same Catholic guilt when I buy a bottle of wine that is so cheap that I know the poor schlep who grew the grapes probably isn't making more than a nickel from that bottle..... If it's that cheap, it's probably been sold at fire sale prices to some distributor (who should perhaps be feeling the guilt) and your buying it doesn't cost the poor grower anything.

What was I thinking?!

You pay $749 for a concrete vibrator but you balk at $25-$50 for a glass of the nectar of the gods?

Maybe I missed out along the way. Which writers or publications do you, Steve, respect at this point in your journey through the vineyards?

Armani suits are great but Boss suits are a lot less dear. As for Gramenon, just a year ago Ms. Wells was touting their wine at $12-$20 a bottle. http://www.patriciawells.com/reviews/other/TCdec01.pdf

Don't forget the pagan babies.

Perhaps you could stay in Avignon or maybe Aix. You wouldn't be too far from Montpellier, home of Jardin des Sens (***), or in Aix there's Clos de la Violette (**). There are quite a few 2 stars in the South. Check Michelin.

I've returned thru LA, NYC and Atlanta on various occasions declaring more than the limit but being waived on thru without payment several times. Were they too busy?

I agree and disagree. Certainly, I can buy many wines that retail between $20 and $30 that will knock the socks off of wines priced at 10 times the prices (German riesling is a fine example here). But Chilean wines?? Please. Chile produces some nice, drinkable table wine. And on the upper end, some very promising wines. But, for my money, there is only one great Chilean wine, and that is Domus Aurea, which retails upwards of $50 (it is currently on the wine list at both Metrazur and March, for those interested). Moreover, the Chileans have unfortunately embraced new world winemaking, producing the overextracted crap that defines much of California these days. These wines do not display the balance that is essential to creating a great wine. Coincidentally (?) my wine calendar talks up Weinert (Argentina) today. Any tips?

I thought it was ... smug too much ____ on his _______ hands. Yes?

Are you channeling TAFKAP now (again) currently known as Prince?