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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (92836)	11/3/2001 6:08:13 AM
From: Bruce Brown	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Bruce, Alas, that bottle has come out since my gout bout. Bummer. Wish I'd tried it. Sorry about the gout and having to pass on nectar of the Gods. If you sampled plenty of good Merlot and Cabernet in your time, you are not missing that much. I'm not that familiar with the residual effects of gout outside of it being in the arthritis family. Does one have to avoid all forms of alcohol to prevent flare ups? Just curious. Geez, $20 is moderate for a zin. I remember when they couldn't give them away. I usually helped them out. Glad you used to help out. Most people still haven't even heard of a red zin, let alone tried it. Geyser Peak red zinfandel - the one I suggested based on my own recent sampling - may sell for well below that price in the states. I'm sure there are other California vineyards that have a fine red zinfandel as well, but they don't import too many vintners here (just some basics with marketing firms like Fetzer, Gallo, Geyser Peak, Eagle Ridge, etc...). I have to pay import fees as well as the 20% sales tax here in Europe which works out to about $19 or $20 a bottle unless I buy by the case and get a discount. It may well go for $9 to $14 in a U.S. grocery store. As a former Californian, I miss the oak barrel taste - so I splurge for a case or two of red every year. Most everything else I just buy directly from the vineyards here in Austria - since I live a block away and it makes more economical sense - or across the border in Italy. BB