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OzPiper replied to the thread A Wine Dinner.

I was in another wine group - all bottles had to be tete du cuvée, first growths or grand cru. I quit after a few years This group is...

Yesterday at 3:02 PM
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OzPiper replied to the thread A Wine Dinner.

10-12 most dinners. There is usually a wine writer or two, winemakers, vigneron, wine marketer, but mostly just wine lushes (like moi)...

Yesterday at 2:53 PM
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OzPiper replied to the thread A Wine Dinner.

The wine is all contributed, so the only bill is for the food. The bottle of DRC Grands Echezeaux (current prices) alone will pay for...

Wednesday at 11:54 PM
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OzPiper reacted to Richmond B. Funkenhouser's post in the thread A Wine Dinner with Like.

That lobster/shrimp looks tasty. You learn something new every day.

Wednesday at 11:47 PM
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OzPiper replied to the thread A Wine Dinner.

A couple members have deep pockets and large cellars and the generosity that goes with it. Most of us make do with much more humble fare.

Wednesday at 7:42 PM
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OzPiper replied to the thread A Wine Dinner.

I was at an Italian restaurant some years ago with a few bottles that we had brought along. The very young waiter (probably 18 or 19yo)...

Wednesday at 7:39 PM
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OzPiper reacted to Briarcutter's post in the thread A Wine Dinner with Haha.

Ha ha, I had to look up "corkage", geeze, I'm my days we call it unscrewage😂

Wednesday at 7:35 PM
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OzPiper replied to the thread A Wine Dinner.

There is a very similar species called a Balmain bug (after a waterside suburb in Sydney, Oz) Both Moreton Bay and Balmain bugs have...

Wednesday at 7:35 PM
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OzPiper replied to the thread A Wine Dinner.

Thank you. Wine (and food) has been an interest since university days. I'm blessed with a group of like-minded and very generous friends.

Wednesday at 6:17 PM
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OzPiper replied to the thread A Wine Dinner.

It's a set price menu which includes corkage - no surprises at the end of the night

Wednesday at 6:12 PM
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OzPiper replied to the thread A Wine Dinner.

2001 Rauzan Segla, 2001 Ch Margaux, 1966 Ch Lafite 3 Rhones - 2 Crozes Hermitage and a Chateaunruf du Pape 2010 JJ Prum Spatlese and...
Wednesday at 4:22 PM
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OzPiper posted the thread A Wine Dinner in Food & Drink.

I caught up with my wine group last night, having missed the previous dinner Menu 3 bottles of Krug to go with the savoury...
Wednesday at 4:17 PM
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OzPiper reacted to Sobrbiker's post in the thread Your Favorite Pipes? with Wow.

It definitely is. I still like my Kaywoodies, but my how my collection has grown in the past couple of years. My leanings towards 75+...

Wednesday at 2:53 PM
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OzPiper reacted to huntertrw's post in the thread Show Us Your Comoy's (Collectors Thread) with Like.

Here's my first Comoy's-stamped briar, an estate Tradition pot, Shape 126, which I recently purchased from the Forums' ssjones. This...

Wednesday at 2:50 PM
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OzPiper reacted to Stonemonk's post in the thread Updating the History of Sasieni Pipes and Their Subsidiary Brands with Love.

There is a new article on Sasieni Pipes on Pipedia that I wrote with the assistance of Jon Guss and Jesse SIlver. Al Jones and James...

Tuesday at 5:39 PM