Real wines don't spoil within minutes

Precisely. Too many wines are made to impress tasters, rather than to be DRUNK with food. That's why I oppose 'tasting'. It encourages the production of wines that 'taste' good but do not necessarily go well with food. It does not, however, have anything to do with 'breathing'.

The rest of your post was false.

I'm just the opposite. I don't want food to wreck a great wine. I'd rather drink a great wine by itself and not let it get tainted by food.

If I am presented with a mediocre wine that goes well with food.....I guess I'd rather have a beer.

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No, it is true. I was there and confirm each word. The problem is that Mike is talking about wines that I suppose you never tasted (and I'd like you did).

Luk

Wine by itself? nah.....

I don't know how many Italian wines I have enjoyed, but it is a large number....

I tend to shy away from the 'international style' wines, and stick with the more traditional ones...especially lately. I have enjoyed a good many wines from the south.

Patrigione Notarpanaro Salice Salentino Primitivo Aglianico Vulture Il Falcone Regaleali (Sicily) Monica di Sardegna Cannonou di Sardegna Carignano (Sardegna) Nuragus (Sardegna) Vermentino di Sardegna Velletri Ramitello Morellino di Scansano

etc. etc. etc.

I don't know how many Italian wines I have enjoyed, but it is a large number....

I tend to shy away from the 'international style' wines, and stick with the more traditional ones...especially lately. I have enjoyed a good many wines from the south.

Patriglione Notarpanaro Salice Salentino Primitivo Aglianico Vulture Il Falcone Regaleali (Sicily) Monica di Sardegna Cannonou di Sardegna Carignano (Sardegna) Nuragus (Sardegna) Vermentino di Sardegna Velletri Ramitello Morellino di Scansano

etc. etc. etc.

Luk, non rispondere, questo e' un trollone di quelli che non mollano.

Sorry, just warning Luk about AFW recent history...

Hey Luk, so when are we going to taste that bottle of Liechstenstein sparkling pinot noir that Kurt Wachter gave us last weekend? I know you are the custodian, but I am nervous ;-)))

Ciao

Mike

Mike Tommasi, Six Fours, France email link

In the original evrsion it was "preciousssss".

Ack!

Vilco