On Aug 28, 6:13�pm, wrote:
> Until a few months ago I was the winemaker at Foris. Am I the distant
> relation? I'm a Harriman and/or a Baber. You have me curious!
>
> DaleW a �crit :
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> > Last night we headed to some friends for dinner. We took along the
> > Basset Hound, to play with her friend the Springer Spaniel. We tried
> > her off leash, she promptly took off at a run and went 30 yards
> > through neighbor's yard into kitchen, where she ate catfood. Luckily,
> > nice people thought it was hilarious. We dragged her back to proper
> > yard, had a vegetarian dinner (Asian stirfry, kale, asparagus, rice,
> > and Caprese salad prepared by Jim's son. A nice group sat out on
> > another gorgeous night and had a great evening with some nice
> > (moderately priced) �wines:
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> > 2006 Clos Roche Blanche Sauvignon #2 (Touraine)
> > Light grass, gooseberry and lime, a little lemon zest. Good acidity,
> > nicely balanced. B/B+
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> > 2005 I Greppi "Greppicante" Bolgheri
> > Decent modern mini-SuperTuscan, fleshy, ripe, some oak, �a bit
> > anonymous. B-/B
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> > 2006 Foris Pinot Noir (Rogue Valley)
> > Light, fresh, cherry soda and a little strawberry. Light tannins,
> > medium acidity, touch of oak, not bad. Betsy is always glad to try a
> > Foris as I think winemaker is distant cousin of �her dad or something.
> > B-
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> > 2006 Louro Do Bolo (Rafeal Palacios) Godello (Valdeorras)
> > Stone fruits and citrus, orange zest, minerals, nutty edge, �nice
> > acidity and concentration. B+
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> > OK, so an assortment of Bs, no great wines, but great people and great
> > evening.
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> > �Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent
> > wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't
> > drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no
> > promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.
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Sorry, apparently it's the owner, not the winemaker. My FiL Bob has a
"double first cousin" (had to look that up, want to hear that story)
named Don Gerber; it's his son Ted who owns Foris I guess. I'm not
capable of figuring out what that makes Betsy to the Foris guy (the
whole second/removed thing always confused me). I generally do like
the wines, though, thanks for your work!