Wine Contamination and Naughty Cats

] Ours is a very cat friendly household, and an unneutered male cat paid a few ] visits to our basement. ] []

Hi Tom,

If any are NZ Sauvignon Blancs (or should that be Sauvignons Blanc?) how will you know?? :)

Sorry, couldn't resist. I think as you got the odour cleaned up you will not have a problem.

BTW thanks for the pinot notes, very interesting. I'm a big fan of Isabel SB, but haven't had a chance to try the pinot; most of the ones I've had have had that "young vines green" flavor that St H, Ian and Mark have elsewhere commented on.

-E

I resisted the temptation in my original post to to talk of the bad smell of "Sauvignon Blanc", but it's pretty funny.

This is only my second NZ pinot, and I guess I missed these other posts. Are you suggesting a weedy, bell pepper flavor? I've tasted this in inexpensive Washington Merlots, but the top ones are excellent.

I would try this NZ Pinot with something heavier than salmon, say wild game, but the other Pinots were a match for the meal.

Tom Schellberg

If you are interested in the recipe for "cat a la bourguignonne" just ask and I'll post it.

Vilco [jess trolling]

[] ] This is only my second NZ pinot, and I guess I missed these other posts. Are ] you suggesting a weedy, bell pepper flavor? I've tasted this in inexpensive ] Washington Merlots, but the top ones are excellent. ] ] I would try this NZ Pinot with something heavier than salmon, say wild game, ] but the other Pinots were a match for the meal. ] ] Tom Schellberg

Tom,

"weedy" is a pretty good adjective, weak and stemmy perhaps. Sometimes there is a lack of concentrated fruit, but in certain hands they can be tightened up considerably, producing a most unpleasant result. I rarely find young vines produce a wine that's very long in the mouth.

-E

Salut/Hi Vilco [out],

le/on Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:23:15 +0200, tu disais/you said:-

If it's to be cat, it's got to be cat au chinon

From what I gathered it was a Tom, quite a different flavour. Thai Tom yum, I feel would be better. But Tom tikka kebab, might be a possibility. But judging by its manners its no better than a moggy, so obviously moggy moghlai would be the appropriate cure.

All recipes available upon simple demand. Of course, catstration is a permanent and less radical cure.

Watch out, Vilco - on another group I posted a site that really polarises people - it's a controversial car ad (

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The pussy posse was out to get me! I was ducking hate mail from the Felingist faction for days.

Hmmm... Yes, I can see how that might raise the ire of a few ppl who might be a touch humor-impaired. It reminds me of the now-infamous "bonsai kitten" site:

Mark Lipton

Tom, Speaking only for myself, I believe that Emery's referring to my characterization of several NZ Pinots as having a green, sappy character to them, a bit reminiscent of pine sap. They were also noteworthy for their color, which was a good deal more purple than the Pinots I'm used to seeing (and tasting). Ian remarked that those characteristics were typical of young vines, to which Lord St. H. remarked that most Pinot vines in NZ were indeed very young. At least, that's how I recall the whole thing! ;-)

Mark Lipton

that's very long in the mouth.

Thanks Emery. I think young vines is a problem in many Oregon Pinots (simple, one-dimensional). I'll have to try more of the NZ product.

Tom Schellberg

My poor kitties would not stand for that. Actually, they are quite the gourmets themselves. One has acquired quite the taste for Stilton.

Tom Schellberg