tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post9023149577319080985..comments2024-01-26T20:41:02.065+13:00Comments on Quote Unquote: John Freeman on Shrinking the WorldStephen Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-82757087525572843652010-05-21T21:31:00.595+12:002010-05-21T21:31:00.595+12:00Mmmm, sounds good. Elizabeth and I are up to the W...Mmmm, sounds good. Elizabeth and I are up to the Wairarapa tomorrow for lunch and poetry at the Gladstone Vineyard, and dinner with friends. We know the wine will be good. But we're going to take a promising Okanagan Valley pinot noir we brought home a couple of years ago, to provide a little competition...Fergusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-45205660517084783642010-05-21T20:47:47.976+12:002010-05-21T20:47:47.976+12:00Phil asks, "Was the Coleraine OK?" Fergu...Phil asks, "Was the Coleraine OK?" Fergus too wants to know.<br /><br />All I can say is, it was the 2006 and it was . . . nice. No, it was fantastic.<br /><br />I have had a few, from the outstanding 1991 to the great 1998 (a magnum was a wedding present) and a few since. This one was perhaps too young to call but I liked it very much. Can't do the adjectives, sorry. Kevin, as the poet at the table, was lyrical in its praises but for some reason I can't recall the lyrics. <br /><br />It was that kind of weekend.<br /><br />There are more and better-informed Coleraine reviews from Sue Courtney at http://www.wineoftheweek.com/tastings/0305coleraine.htmlStephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-65757670144396263492010-05-21T11:55:36.624+12:002010-05-21T11:55:36.624+12:00Of course, the wine consumption reference was dire...Of course, the wine consumption reference was directly related to: " ..our days are limited, our hours precious, we have to decide what we want to do, what we want to say, what and who we care about, and how we allocate our time to these things .."Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844770989707493644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-29895692798037707642010-05-21T00:05:51.917+12:002010-05-21T00:05:51.917+12:00Yes, THIS is what we really want to talk about!Yes, THIS is what we really want to talk about!Fergushttp://victoria.ac.nz/vupnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-10411465990969709202010-05-20T22:33:54.683+12:002010-05-20T22:33:54.683+12:00One of the original Coleraines (Te Mata ur1996?) w...One of the original Coleraines (Te Mata ur1996?) was bloody good.<br /><br />Or it could be, after all the bubbles etc. on NY 2000, our reliable taste buds were sleep.<br /><br />The only other one I've drunk since was treacally.Keri Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-8053151505135009082010-05-20T20:28:05.831+12:002010-05-20T20:28:05.831+12:00Was the Coleraine OK?
Seriously - I have never ha...Was the Coleraine OK?<br /><br />Seriously - I have never had a Te Mata that I liked.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844770989707493644noreply@blogger.com