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     Kommentar till en text av GLEN JAMIESON
Ärende: WINNING WINE 71115
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Hiya Glen!

-> 
->  ->  HN> more robust reds, Cabernet Sauvignon primarily, though I am
->  HN> beginning
->  ->  HN> to look for pinot noir more often now.
->  -> 
->  -> I drink all of those, although South Australia is mainly known for
its
->  -> robust Shiraz, which wins lots of awards.
-> 
->  HN> I usually go for the few wines I am fairly familiar with, but I'll
->  HN> start looking for some shiraz and give it a try!
-> 
-> Look out for those from South Australia, particularly Barossa Valley,
-> in the mid-price range.  I don't think Anne would like it, but I hope
-> that you would.
-> 

Duly noted, Barossa valley...what the heck is a "mid" price though? (grin)
 
->  ->  HN> Wow, I'm impressed! Wonder how much the infamous Kevin has
packed
->  ->  HN> away? 
->  -> Probably about 2 or 3 times as much, although I have had a 1/4
century
->  -> head start over him.  I have on occasions suggested to him that he
->  -> should reduce his consumption, lest he become an alcoholic.
-> 
->  HN> At that level of consumption I would think there would be little
doubt
->  HN> that he has reached that goal already!
-> 
-> He occasionally has an AFD (alcohol free day), just to convince himself
-> that he is not.   I think the last AFD was in 2005...
-> 

Either he's sozzled to incomprehension daily or he's very tolerant of large
quantities! One AFD in the last 700+ is not a good indicator!


->  HN> I probably drink less than 6 bottles of wine a year, but I am
trying
->  HN> to drink a bit more pinot noir which is supposed to be good for my
->  HN> heart! 
-> 
-> Keep it up.  Several of the early wineries here were started by
-> doctors, so that their patients could enjoy the benefits of drinking
-> good wine.  On a per capita basis Australians drink twice as much wine
-> as Americans, and South Australia is the main wine producing state in
-> the country, so we drink more than the rest.
-> 

I'm working in that direction! I'm sure that we'll open a bottle of red for
me on Thanksgiving and it may take me a couple of days to finish it but
I'll enjoy it I'm sure!


->  ->  -> Where you live, are you now getting flooded with rich Canuks
->  HN> crossing the border to take advantage of the cheap US $$?
-> 
->  ->  HN> Yes, in fact we are! the "tooney" (Canadian two dollar coin) is
->  ->  HN> about US$2.15 right now and the Canubians are flocking across
the
->  ->  HN> border to shop and take advantage of the cheap commodities
offered
->  ->  HN> in the southland. The have done that for years though even when
our
->  ->  HN> dollar was 50% higher than their own...mostly because they
could
-> 
->  ->  HN> (grin). I was actually planning a trip north of the border to
->  ->  HN> Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton to see photographer
friends....but
->  ->  HN> declining us Dollare has encouraged me to stay home!
-> 
-> Perhaps you could persuade them to visit you instead.
-> 

I try, but they are awfully provincial (grin)!

->  -> The tourist agencies here are bewailing the weak US$, as there has
->  -> been a sharp reduction in tourists coming here from USA.  Our beef
->  -> producers have been warned to grow cheaper beef in order to remain
->  -> competitive in the Asian market against the cheaper American beef.
-> 
->  HN> Well the value of the dollar certainly affects my travel plans
(grin)!
->  HN> Of course with petrol approaching $4 a gallon I may not have
anything
->  HN> left to travel with anyway!
-> 
-> With the cost of getting oil out of the ground less than $10 a barrel,
-> but the sale price now over $100, it is obvious that some people are
-> doing very well indeed!
-> 

May they all be infested with wombats in their woolies!


-> If your Canuk friends want to send gift parcels of meat for you, you
-> could do something like this with it.
-> 

I have a ready supplier of bison meat whenever I wish it, and the price is
not too bad either!
chat with you soon
ha
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