tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37913725.post902134381108251308..comments2023-03-29T07:22:43.667-06:00Comments on sometimes far afield: wine postmdmnmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00191436711956580423noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37913725.post-55307642308246240432008-05-21T12:35:00.000-06:002008-05-21T12:35:00.000-06:00Steve:I recently saw Gruet Brut on a wine list in ...Steve:<BR/>I recently saw Gruet Brut on a wine list in New Orleans and the wine guy was very enthusiastic about it. <BR/><BR/>Henry:<BR/>Ditto on being simple and liking lots of fruit, but no sweetness, in my wine. I haven't had anything from Llano in a long time, I'll have to give them a try.mdmnmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191436711956580423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37913725.post-82620398402220177392008-05-11T13:35:00.000-06:002008-05-11T13:35:00.000-06:00I rarely pay more then $12 for a bottle of wine. L...I rarely pay more then $12 for a bottle of wine. Like a lot of Texans, I like fruity wines, though I don't like them sweet. I'm partial to reds from the High Plains - Shiraz and Zin from Llano Estacado Winery. Honestly, "hints of leather and tobacco" really don't sound that great. But then I'm a simple boy.Henry Chappellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18013645114503780931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37913725.post-23338587200295306912008-05-09T12:13:00.000-06:002008-05-09T12:13:00.000-06:00"I like lots of garlic, lots of black pepper, lots..."I like lots of garlic, lots of black pepper, lots of green chile, plenty of any spice but cumin and salt- strong flavors generally appeal most to me."<BR/><BR/>YES.<BR/><BR/>Gruet is our default "Champagne"-- and native too! Interestingly, our friend Emily, a professional wine person who was then living in Berkeley and now in NYC, had to show us something made in our own backyard.Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.com