Wednesday, April 15, 2009

NOW ON A MORE SERIOUS NOTE...WHERE ON THE PLANET ARE THE BEST WINE GRAPES GROWN WHICH MAKE THE BEST WINE IN THE KNOW UNIVERSE? IF YOU DIDN'T ANSWER "BURGUNDY", TAKE 3 STEPS BACKWARDS! NOW!!

WHAT ARE THESE VINES BUSY DOING? GETTING READY TO BUD OF COURSE.
THE VINEYARDS OF NUITS St. GEORGES...........THERE CAN BE NO DOUBT...THE BEST OF THE BEST. EVEN "LE VIN ORDINAIRE" FROM THIS REGION STANDS HEAD AND ARMS ABOVE ANY CALIFORNIA PRODUCT. THAT HIGH ALCOHOL, OVER-OAKED, TANNIC SWILL. NOTE TO SELF...CALL ROBERT PARKER WHEN I RETURN...HIS 94 NAPA VALLEY CABS ARE...WELL...THE VERY DEFINITION OF...STYLE OVER SUBSTANCE. MARKETING GENIUS...VERY WIDE OFF THE MARK.

I RAN INTO A LOCAL VIGNERON ON THIS ROAD...I DIDN'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHAT I WAS DOING THERE...HE KNEW INSTINCTIVELY...PAYING HOMMAGE. C'EST OBLIGATOIRE! N'EST-CE PAS?!

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