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Skriven 2009-02-03 06:14:00 av Dave Drum (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
Ärende: Re: Coincidence
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-=> MICHAEL LOO wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 DD> There were also people with a grudge
 DD> against the silver buyer who owned a "Sterling" stamp and were stamping
 DD> German/nickle silver with the magic word and selling it at silver
 DD> prices to the a$$h*!@. Never mind who.

 ML> People have been found floating in the river for less.
 ML> It's not recommended behavior.

Not with this character. And it was a one-off ... not to be repeated.

 -=> Dave Drum said to Glen Jamieson <=-

 DD> I have tried shiraz (syrah) a number of times. Never met on I would
 DD> consider "full-bodied" yet. Mostly thin tasting ... to me.

 ML> Shiraz lends itself well to hot temperatures, which means
 ML> easy ripening, which means high sugar and glycerin, which
 ML> means high alcohol and full body. I'm wondering if what
 ML> you're experiencing is some sort of aftereffect of the
 ML> inflated popularity (thanks to the trickle-down effect
 ML> from Parker and others) of the grape: growers pulling the
 ML> hated Merlot vines and replanting with Shiraz, then starting
 ML> to harvest too early and adulterating with the allowable
 ML> limit of other varieties.

 GJ> Have you tried the South Australian shirazes, still and sparkling?
 GJ> They are better than the NSW and Victorian ones.  I share your liking
 GJ> for those heavy reds.  One of the best I had was in Evora, Portugal,
 GJ> the vinho de mesa, which came in an earthenware jug, evil-looking and
 GJ> almost black in colour, but wonderfully intense flavour.

 ML> Of course, ordering vinho de mesa is a crapshoot, as it's
 ML> the same as vinho de casa - whatever the itinerant wineseller
 ML> has brought cheaply to the back door. Glen's lucky that with
 ML> wine that concentrated someone didn't try to water it down.

 DD> I've not tried fizzy shiraz. The Ozzie stills I have tried have been
 DD> Penfold's (not the U$25/bottle Grange), Grant Burge Benchmark (sweet),
 DD> and Long Flat Shiraz

 ML> US$25 for Grange, eh. Someone found a Sterling stamp, did they?

That _SHOULD_ have been U$225/bottle - which is the last (only) price I have
seen for the Grange. Well out of my price range.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Bruschetta W/Gorgonzola Cheese & Honey
 Categories: Five, Breads, Cheese, Snacks
      Yield: 6 servings
 
     36 sl (1/2") baguette bread
    1/4 c  Extra-virgin olive oil
      8 oz Gorgonzola; sliced
      3 tb Honey
 
  Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis
  
  Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  
  Arrange the sliced baguette on a baking sheet. Brush with
  olive oil. Bake until the bread is pale golden and crisp,
  about 10 minutes.
  
  Arrange the cheese on the toasts and bake until the cheese
  is melted, about 3 minutes.
  
  Drizzle the toasts with honey. Place on a serving platter
  and serve immediately.
  
  Copyright Television Food Network, G.P. All rights reserved
  
  MM Format by Dave Drum - 10 January 2009
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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