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Comment on Wine Tasting February 6, ‘10 by Mark Marshall

Mark Marshall — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:39:38 +0000

Dude
We’ve left Montevideo after two days and a week in Buenos Aires. We’re on the beach in Piriapolis near Punta del Este, body surfing n’ drinking vino. The wines of Argentina are great as you know but I thought I’d comment on the wine in Uruguay…it’s wonderful, a welcome surprise. The main grape is tannat but the country grows most of the varietals available in Argentina and blends them with this interesting grape. The tannat is dry,mild, herbal and slightly tannic and stands up well on its own. But in a cuvee it adds a vegetal quality, like the hint of parsley in a rioja. There are many vintners here but a couple of favorites so far are Uxmal, whose Malbec Bonarda blend is delicioso (so is their Cab) and Paisano which makes a Vino Verde called Vino Virgin that was the best Verde I’ve ever had…and I drank a lot of them in Portugal. The wine is inexpensive in Buenos Aires and Uruguay, $3-$10 in the grocery store. The Uxmal was $8. Well, Ricardo, the pounding surf calls. We’ll send some pictures to your email and be in touch.
Suerte,
Mark, Lis, and Charlie

Comment on Wine Tasting February 6, ‘10 by Jean et Chantal

Jean et Chantal — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:55:33 +0000

Thanks for both of you for such a warm welcome today! (Feb 6)

And the wine selection… simply wonderful. Who knew you could get such wine at such low prices!

Next time, we will be on our bikes. And maybe find a B&B!

Comment on Wine Tasting January 23, ‘10—we’re BACK! by Rich

Rich — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:40:28 +0000

So he LIKES becoming deaf…?!

Comment on Wine Tasting January 23, ‘10—we’re BACK! by Anne Gibert

Anne Gibert — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:17:40 +0000

Well, it started off slow, but picked up steam until the hubbub reached the level at which Jerry becomes deaf. Fun, as always.

And I think it should be the nauties!

Comment on Wine Tasting December 26 ho ho ho by Rich

Rich — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:18:32 +0000

Bailey got lucky in more ways than one…chocolate is toxic to a lot of dogs, kinda scary when they get into the chocolate, because they are very attracted to it (as when our girl Sylvie found a box of truffles in a guest’s luggage and ate the whole box in mere seconds…fortunately, she had no ill effects…

Comment on Wine Tasting December 26 ho ho ho by Mary Jane

Mary Jane — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:58:28 +0000

Just wanted to tell you how much Bailey enjoyed Theo’s new chocolate and pepper combination . He sniffed it out and polished off half before I found the two of them.

Comment on Wine Tasting December 26 ho ho ho by bobbie

bobbie — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:44:29 +0000

well, that turned out about as well as to be expected, eye Mate? Very well indeed! NIce pics too, that made their way to Sarah’s Portland haunt. Happy winey new year, Pat and Rich!!

Comment on Wine Tasting 1/2/10 and January announcements by Rich

Rich — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:51:23 +0000

You said that so well I am going to link to your blog so everyone can enjoy YOUR writing!

Nice to have you back from the other end of the Earth, atomic watch and all!

Comment on Wine Tasting 1/2/10 and January announcements by Anne Gibert

Anne Gibert — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:22:32 +0000

Great party, cool post. Julia said, “Rich writes well.” I said, “He writes just the way he talks.” She said, “That’s a real talent.”
Happy New Year to you and Pat!

Comment on Wine Tasting 1/2/10 and January announcements by Wynee

Wynee — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:38:25 +0000

Great post, Mr Rich. I assume you’d been quaffing the bubbly? With posts like this I may just have to add you to my blogroll, if that is I ever emerge from my efforts to create a site (sorta) for islanders to discuss and share info about The Ferry. Colleen and I plan to launch it Jan 3, warts and all, and then leave town for 2+ weeks in a warm, sunny, undisclosed and internet-free location. Happy new year.