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TN: Post Thanksgiving wines- Sicily, Liguria, Wachau, South Africa

Enough leftovers! Saturday Betsy made a quick bouillabaisse , and I went no n-traditional with Gruner Veltliner. The 2002 Donabaum “Spitzer Point ” Grüner was full, rich and fresh. Crisp, with white nectarine and whit e pepper. Holding well, drinking well. B+

Sunday we went to her sister-in-laws for a big family dinner, provisioned f rom a trip to Arthur Avenue. Bruschetta, olives, etc, followed by cavatell i with sausage and broccoli rabe, chittara with shrimp fra diavolo, & ravio li with sage butter sauce. Three wines made it around:

2011 Iona Sauvignon Blanc Decent South African SB, quite grassy, good acids, a bit short. B- 2012 Bruna “Le Russeghine:” Pigato (Riviera Ligure di Ponente ) nervy with melon and citrus, very aromatic. B+/B

2011 Occhipinti Frappatto Crunchy red fruits, great acid balance, some tannin,lively. Delicious long finish, lovely wine. A-/B+

Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a pa rty where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivi ty, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.

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DaleW
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I'm just curious as to how many people here know where Arthur Avenue is or what's there.

I do, but I suspect that I'm in the great minority.

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Ken Blake, MVP

ed from a trip to Arthur Avenue.

Since Dale lives in NYC I assumed he meant the Market in the Bronx in Littl e Italy. I was there last Thanksgiving and my son in law took me there oth erwise I wouldn't have known. Interesting that I watched a segment on The Travel Channel recently on The Market and the Deli.

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Bi!!

Actually a suburb of NYC, unless he recently moved to the city.

Yes, I'm sure that's what he meant.

I've been there many times. I've shopped there and eaten in several restaurants there. And when I used to live in Westchester county (the same county Dale is in) I used to buy bread that was made on Arthur Avenue in a local salumeria near my home. Although I live on the other side of the country now, I used to live in the Bronx. And for a year I went to a High School very close to Arthur Avenue.

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Ken Blake, MVP

Yes, I should have been more detailed, but I post my notes in a couple of locations and the other one has mostly people who know Arthur Ave. Mea culpa!

Reply to
DaleW

No big deal, of course. There were at least two of us here who knew it.

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Ken Blake, MVP

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