In article ,
Cheryl Isaak wrote:

On 12/24/07 1:30 PM, in article
, "Billy"
wrote:

In article ,
Cheryl Isaak wrote:

On 12/23/07 5:48 PM, in article
, "Billy"
wrote:

In article ,
Cheryl Isaak wrote:

What's your pleasure? I like Remy, but haven't had some in the house in
quite a while

I'm not real fussy. Lately it has been Landy ($15) or Remy "Petit
Champagne" ($19). For something similar that is domestic
(Germain-Robin), I'd be looking at at least $30. But after the holidays
it will be back to Jaques Bonnet ($8.69) and my budget:-(

Alles Gute,

Well, I got really spoiled in college - lots of bad beers/wine/liquor and
then was introduced to the good stuff. I'll buy the good stuff and eke it
out; and do without if I need the $$$ for some kid related expense.

Cheryl

I like to think that I have a paisano attitude towards my table. The
bread and the wine don't have to be gold medal winners, but it has to be
there. Cheap-skate oenophiles also take great pride in finding under
priced wines, and buying them by the cases to hold them over until the
next discovery. Then comes the question of good and gooder. Chateau
Ausone sells for $800/btl but would I enjoy it 130 times more than the
little Bordeaux and Cotes du Rhone that I enjoy at $5/btl? Lastly there
is the question of gourmet vs. gourmand. I, wholeheartedly, embrace the
later group. It would appear that you are a member of the former;-)

Allons voir, si le vin est bon.

Joyeux Noel et une Bonne Annee

Actually, for me, wine price doesn't always equal taste (in fact on the
night in question, my $5 bottle was much nicer than either of the 2 $15
bottles). But when it comes to my cognac or single malts, the equation is
much more linear to a point (around $50). The difference between a 12 year
old and 15 year old scotch is amazing.


C

Age in the barrel can make good distillate great. In 1990, in Gascony,
we drank 15 yr. old Armagnac for $20/btl and it was heavenly. The
Armagnac I have found in the US, I would only use for liniment. In 1999,
the price for two glasses of the 20 yr. old Fine Champagne Cognac at a
little restaurant in Paris, cost more than the meal that preceded it.
I've never checked it out but I am told that because Calvados is not a
big seller, that it is possible to find farmers who have barrels of 100
year old Calvados out in their barns:-o Next time.

At one point in my life I could justify the prices for such excesses as
tuition, but I know it now, and I can no longer justify the price, not
that I don't appreciate it, when it is offered.

The problem is that price isn't an indicator of quality. The really good
stuff is always expensive but more often than not price is based on
reputation, packaging, or nothing. Conversely, occasionally, quality can
be found among the plonk. Gallo, Korbel, and Christian Bros. brandy I
reserve for cooking.

Next monday evening will find my liver and I (and my sweetie) ensconced
in front of our wood burning stove, bravely facing what will probably be
another year of national disasters, and hoping for a few personal
triumphs (no matter how small).

Let's rock.
--

Billy

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