bugsy

i'm in the wholesale wine and spirit trade and we buy single cask single malts from an outfit called Murray McDavid. they spend most of there time sniffing out rare casks....they would certainly be able to give you a good idea! fax is 44(0)141 842 3001

i've sold wine at winebid.com very good experience!

hey katie, i've got a bunch of new 'mini-decanters' coming from Riedel that i had them put lines at 5 oz and 8 oz....see if your local wholesaler has them on order,also.

one other idea... if you want to stop at a place on the way back about 30-40 minutes from baltimore in Havre de Grace it's called Aquatica 931 Pulaski Hwy (rt 40) 410-939-7686 ...it's only been open a few months,but getting good reviews from people i know.

you'll love casa in taos...make sure to eat at joseph's now located in the the la fonda hotel and lambert's is perhaps my 2nd choice. even if you don't eat at the el monte sagrado, make sure to visit ...they will give you a tour of this "eco-resort" the yak meat burgers at their bar are great!

my favorite is not in ABQ, but in Espanola. its El Parasol which is a take out spot, tho they do have a restaurant next door. turn east at the long john silver off the main road.as the guide michelin would say "worth a journey"

chezcherie got my rule explanation perfect... katie,i'm the riedel wholesaler in MD and DC...we can elect not to play by riedel rules and risk losing the line. we elect to abide by them. seems like you (for once!) have an advantage in dealing with the PLCB.....sounds like a new business opportunity to me,resell riedel restaurant....

you all perhaps should consider joining the AIWF(american institute of food&wine) this past year we've had food and wine events at bicycle,mortons,saffron,aldo's,abacrombie,della notte,cord's and soon linwoods and brass elephant. prices vary,but are usually between $60 and $75 inc.of tax and tip and wine.....plus it supports a number of worthy projects and it's a lot of fun! 410-244-0044 or AIWFBaltimore@yahoo.com

sorry,i screwed up the 1st post..i just wanted to add a footnote to katie's post...the riedel restaurant series are indeed the same shape as the vinum line.the difference is that they are not lead crystal and therefor they are not as "clear" nor as light.they are FOR restaurant service and riedel requires us to agree to not sell them to consumer outlets....i prefer the vinum line and rarely break any because our house rule is to never wash them the night of use.

IMHO, it's been the best MD crab season in memory

it ain't my favorite but going east from the inner harbor on aliceanna til it dead ends into boston st and taking boston east bound about a mile will put you at Bo Brooks...it's on the water. www.bobrooks.com

we sell quite a number of wines from priorat in MD,DC and DE. most are sourced from christopher cannan and his company europvin...these include clos figueras, clos nelin,clos mogador,clos martinet,cims de porrera, gran clos-j.m. fuentes... i'm sure he could arrange visits...he's based in bordeaux. ph +33(0)5 57 87 43 21 fax... 22 email. europvin@europvin.com