ChangeMe  
Master of Wine
Posts: 11169
 | | 11-13-2003 02:51 AM |
| We returned yesterday from three days in upstate New York, some of spent visiting some of the Finger Lakes wineries. ellwer and I had arranged to meet for dinner at Pascale's in Syracuse and we were joined by Chuck, the restaurant owner and an avid wine enthusiast. ellwer brought a 1982 Cos d'Estournel and I've never had a great Cos...til Monday. The '82 was just reaching it's prime and was rich, smooth, and elegant, yet with an iron fist in that velvet glove. I brought a 2002 Marquis Philips Shiraz 9 which has been reviewed frequently. Suffice it to say it paired excellently with my confit.
After a disappointing experience at the Arad Evans Inn in Fayettteville outside Syracuse the night before, Pascale's was a welcome change. The food was excellently prepared and the service attentive, yet pleasantly unobtusive. The two hours flew by. I hope to have a retrun engagement, and ellwer, if you ever get down this way, we'll get a group together. Thanks for setting this up.
P.S. I'm trying to get ellwer to this site. He'd be a welcome addition. | | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Sorter
Posts: 307
| | 11-13-2003 03:03 AM |
| sounds like a great dinner. i'm glad you finally found a cos to your liking. i remember discussing that in nyc. by the way we won't hold it against ellwer, that he is a friend of yours   | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts: 13767
| | 11-13-2003 03:05 AM |
| | Pimp the site, Board-o, pimp it! | | | www.roguefood.com -- www.cellartracker.com | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts: 11169
| | 11-13-2003 03:30 AM |
| | LOL. I'm not indiscriminately pimping the site. I still have a fear that this site will get too big and degenerate the way the WS site has. ellwer was a great pleasure and I'd love to see him here. Hey, we just got Maresh here. His family owns a well-respected vineyard (winery also?) in the Willamette Valley. |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts: 13767
| | 11-13-2003 03:36 AM |
| I do not fear that my pimping the site will make it de-evolve into mayhem -- that is why we have moderators here. heh heh
Besides, I think it takes 10 successful pimps to get one regular poster here.  | | | www.roguefood.com -- www.cellartracker.com | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Sorter
Posts: 307
| | 11-13-2003 12:13 PM |
| | i know what you mean tj. i got bret here for 2 posts and i haven't seen him here since. that reminds me, when i see him this weekend i will have to ask him where he's been. | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts: 13767
| | 11-13-2003 01:47 PM |
| | Ant-- I was gonna ask you about him. Is he still the Luke Skywalker to your Obi-Wan/Yoda? | | | www.roguefood.com -- www.cellartracker.com | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Sorter
Posts: 307
| | 11-13-2003 11:34 PM |
| tj,
yes and no. he just got engaged and i remodeling his house so i haven't seen him in a while. we are supposed to do dinner this weekend. | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts: 13767
| | 11-14-2003 02:22 PM |
| | Smack him around and tell him to get busy tasting some wine. Prioprities, man, priorities! Sheesh. | | | www.roguefood.com -- www.cellartracker.com | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts: 11169
| | 11-14-2003 04:05 PM |
| | ellwer emailed me last night and said he was going to take a look at our site. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Sorter
Posts: 307
| | 11-14-2003 11:15 PM |
| now everyone remember to be on their best behavior. we will be having a friend of pizza man stopping by for a visit  | | | |
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