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     Kommentar till en text av GLEN JAMIESON
Ärende: WINNING WINE 71117
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Hi there Glen!
-> 
-> Dooday Hap,
-> 

Hmmm, "Dooday?" That's a new one for me!

->  ->  -> I drink all of those, although South Australia is mainly known
for
->  ->  -> robust Shiraz, which wins lots of awards.
->  -> 
->  ->  HN> I usually go for the few wines I am fairly familiar with, but
I'll
->  ->  HN> start looking for some shiraz and give it a try!
->  -> 
->  -> Look out for those from South Australia, particularly Barossa
Valley,
->  -> in the mid-price range.  I don't think Anne would like it, but I
hope
->  -> that you would.
->  -> 
-> 
->  HN> Duly noted, Barossa valley...what the heck is a "mid" price though?
->  HN> (grin) 
-> 
-> I suggest between $10 and $20 a bottle.  Anything above $20 would be
-> for special guests.  And below $10, for less welcome guests.  :)
-> 

That gives me plenty of working room...although 
I tend to see more lower priced wines in the 
grocery stores and more $15 and up wines in
wine stores. I like pinot noir, and it's 
hard to find a good one for less than $20 
although I do look! I think most of the 
wines I have at home run somewhere between
$15 and $35 so I think that would work for 
my "midprice".

  HN> At that level of consumption I would think there would be little
  HN> doubt ->  HN> that he has reached that goal already!
-> 
-> I very much suspect he might be on the way if he starts to drink more
-> heavily.
-> 
->  -> He occasionally has an AFD (alcohol free day), just to convince
himself
->  -> that he is not.   I think the last AFD was in 2005...
-> 
->  HN> Either he's sozzled to incomprehension daily or he's very tolerant
of
->  HN> large quantities! One AFD in the last 700+ is not a good indicator!
-> 
-> He can still operate at a blood alcohol level which would leave me in a
-> horizontal state. I occasionally have an AFD or longer if I happen to
-> be in circumstances where alcoholic drinks are not appropriate.
->  

It would certainly have me almost comatose!(grin)
I don't think I've had a sip of wine in 
the last 2 or 3 weeks...but I'm planning
on having wine on Thanksgiving!
BTW, saw on TV this morning a segment
on wine...screw cap -vs- cork, 50% of 
New Zealand wines are screw cap, 15% of
Australian wines are, and less than 5% of
American wine is. very interesting!


->  ->  HN> I probably drink less than 6 bottles of wine a year, but I am
->  HN> trying
->  ->  HN> to drink a bit more pinot noir which is supposed to be good for
my
->  ->  HN> heart! 
-> 
->  HN> I'm working in that direction! I'm sure that we'll open a bottle of
->  HN> red for me on Thanksgiving and it may take me a couple of days to
->  HN> finish it but I'll enjoy it I'm sure!
-> 
-> When I travelled around in Austria, Italy and France with my niece from
-> Houston, she was surprised to see that virtually everyone there always
-> drank wine or beer with lunch and dinner as a matter of course.  She
-> soon got into that habit, and appreciated the natural association
-> between food and wine, and general convivial good living.
-> 

I'd probably be fine with a bit more...but I
 don't enjoy being drunk, and it takes me 
several days to finish a bottle of wine, 
and often it manages to go bad before I
manage to finish it...and I hate wasting things.


-> I normally drink wine with dinner, at least, whether I am dining alone
-> or with friends.  When working on the plantation and dining in the
-> canteen in Sumatra, Indonesia, alcohol was not served, but the highly
-> spiced and flavoursome food didn't really suit wines; iced tea was
-> better.  A beer back at my hostel room was welcome, later.
-> 

I enjoy a good beer about as often as I
do a good glass of wine.


-> Visiting Brunei for a week, where no alcohol is sold or available,
-> caused me no distress, although the first glass of red wine once I got
-> back to Darwin was very welcome.
->  

Doing without doesn't bother me much.
Having it available is good too.(grin)

->  ->  ->  HN> (grin). I was actually planning a trip north of the border
to
->  ->  ->  HN> Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton to see photographer
->  ->  ->  HN> declining us Dollare has encouraged me to stay home!
->  -> 
->  -> Perhaps you could persuade them to visit you instead.
-> 
->  HN> I try, but they are awfully provincial (grin)!
-> 
-> Tell them it is now time for them to play the part of rich tourists, so
-> they should take advantage of the present exchange rate while it lasts.
->
Most of them are as frugal as they are
provincial (grin). Like me when they
have discretionary dollars they tend
to spend them on photo gear!

->  -> With the cost of getting oil out of the ground less than $10 a
barrel,
->  -> but the sale price now over $100, it is obvious that some people are
->  -> doing very well indeed!
-> 
->  HN> May they all be infested with wombats in their woolies!
-> 
-> At the very least!
->

AMEN!

->  HN> I have a ready supplier of bison meat whenever I wish it, and the
->  HN> price is not too bad either!
-> 
-> Lucky you.  That should go well with the Australian shiraz.
-> 
Or Cabernet, or pinot noir! 
I think I'll have a glass today!
chat with you soon
ha
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