Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tarek- Come to Canada near Niagara Falls and try some of world famous and award winning ice wine. Cheers, Kevin Argue - ---------- >From: Tarek Charara <tarek.charara@pix-that-stimulate.com> >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: [Leica] RE: wine comments >Date: Wed, Sep 24, 2003, 6:58 PM > > Hello Felix, > > I'm on the other side, in Perpignan - not too far from Spain. Perpignan > sort of becomes Leica country the first two weeks of september - then it's > "Visa pour l'image" time again. I haven't tasted Petrus YET, but Barolo, > Tokay, Latour, etc. It's very addictive! These days I'm more into wines of > the "terroir" - Collioure, Madiran, etc. and wine from South Africa. What a > wine country! > > Tarek, epicurean > > > > >> Tarek >> >> I do live near Bordeaux (150 miles) in Basque Country (Spain). Though I >> am by no means a wine expert I've visited many, many times this nice >> part of France and know a large quantity of the wines produced there. >> Twenty years ago I used to carry with me this excellent pocket guide >> that wrote Hugh Johnson, I think this was the guy name but I'm not sure, >> just for asking the right year. I, too, visited the cellars and knew how >> this wine was made. >> >> But right now I trust the "sommelier" advice when choosing a determinate >> wine and only I can distinguish if a wine is good or not. I "do" prefer >> a wine "made" with enough years in the cask than a new wine. I know the >> wine from Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Austria, Rumania, Russia, >> Chile, Argentina, California and many other countries and, humbly, I've >> not found something better than Chateau Petrus...I like the Italian >> Barolo and the Tokay and the Louis Roederer Cristal champagne but there >> so many different wines where you can choose! When in Paris, I've >> visited most of three star Michelin guide chefs, and I religiously >> follow the "orders" of the sommelier either choosing the wine either, >> not less important, matching the wine and the food. >> >> My only important experience in USA was visiting the Le Cirque in NY >> when I asked for the sommelier and they told me they hadn't got him >> because his presence could impress too much visitors. By the way the >> food, mainly a mix of Italian and French cook, was fine and the owner a >> sympathetic man; the Californian wine was excellent too. >> >> After forty five years of experience I strongly believe the French wine >> is the best in the world. Best French Wine is the Leica of the wines... >> >> Kind regards >> >> Felix >> >> (A man of two hundred twenty pounds weight and a sinful stomach) >> >> >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html