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Skriven 2007-10-28 19:19:10 av Carol Shenkenberger (1:261/1466.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Michael Loo
Ärende: eatin' 350
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 ML> Special occasion German chocolate cake
 RH> That's not German either. (G)
 ML> [I know.] Wonder how many among us know why GCC is called that.
 ML> I'll bet on 75%.
 CS> I'd be the 25%.  Wanna tell me?

 ML> I'll wait a day or two to see if anyone else answers or
 ML> admits ignorance. It's a simple and rather banal reason.

Ok!  I'll be patient.
 
 CS> Things we like: Paul Mason, Mateus,  most rose, most italian white
 CS> table wines. Hate red wines and chardonnay (too dry).  Dont like
 CS> overtly sweet or fruity. 

 ML> Those parameters are tough for me. First, I like most wine except
 ML> for "most rose," and my favorites are "red wines and chardonnay."
 
Well I got a second bottle.  Now have a Sutter Homes Chenin Blanc.  3.99$.

 ML> You're making me think that you ought to lay in a supply of white
 ML> Zinfandel (pace Burt Ford, wherever he is) - I believe Beringer is
 ML> a reliable brand of that, worth the extra buck it costs over the
 ML> cheap brands.

I was looking at that one.  Exchange has it for 4.99 and looked good.

 ML> Of course, a nice white Riesling might please you (though some
 ML> brands are overtly sweet and fruity) - I was thinking of Washington
 ML> Hills, which is quite cheap and fairly tasty.

Ok!  I looked at several like that too.  I did a marathon shopping trip but
only
perused the wines a bit to see what they had.  While I havent the money (or the
inclination) to have a wine rack folks go 'ooh, ahh!' over, I'm looking for 
'decent enough plonk'.  I guess i should put in one bottle of red for possible
guests.  Is there a decent red you'd suggest within my price range?  Can be
a bit more as you can see, I can get some types pretty cheap.

 ML> Pinot Grigio? There are respectable American brands that are
 ML> cheaper than Italian ones. For example, Delicato.

Ok!  I'll look for that.  Have 4 empty slots and come high summer, Don and I do
the horrible thing of making wine coolers with part of a bottle then having
the rest with dinner <grin>.
 
            xxcarol



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